❓ Hon Tjorn Sibma requests detailed information on the Department of Finance's purchasing card usage in 2019-2020. The department provides some data but declines to offer a detailed breakdown of expenditure categories due to resource constraints.
AnsweredQoN 116Legislative Council
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For each department and agency within the Minister's portfolio, could the Minister please provide information for the financial year 2019-2020, concerning the use of purchasing cards (including debit and credit cards) including: (a) how many cards were issued to staff; (b) what expenditure and transaction limits applied to the use of those cards; (c) the total dollar value of transactions made via those cards; (d) the total number of transactions made via those cards; and (e) a breakdown of the categories of goods and services purchased via those cards?
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Answered
22 June 2021
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Finance
Response time
9 days
The Department of Finance advises:
(a) 433 cards
(b) Limits range from $1 to $50,000
(c) $2,604,693.52
(d) 10,255 transactions
(e) This detailed information would require considerable time, which would divert staff away from their normal duties and it is not considered to be a reasonable or appropriate use of government resources to provide this information. If the member has a more specific query, I will endeavour to provide a reply.
(a) 433 cards
(b) Limits range from $1 to $50,000
(c) $2,604,693.52
(d) 10,255 transactions
(e) This detailed information would require considerable time, which would divert staff away from their normal duties and it is not considered to be a reasonable or appropriate use of government resources to provide this information. If the member has a more specific query, I will endeavour to provide a reply.
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