❓ Hon Tjorn Sibma requested information on the use of purchasing cards within the Minister's Water, Forestry, and Youth portfolio for the 2019-2020 financial year. The response provides details on card numbers, limits, and total expenditure for several agencies, but declines to provide a detailed breakdown of purchase categories due to resource constraints.
AnsweredQoN 133Legislative 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?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
17 June 2021
Responded by
Minister for Regional Development representing the Minister for Water; Forestry; Youth
Response time
8 days
Aqwest
(a) There were six (6) cards active during the 2019-2020 financial year, however two (2) were also cancelled during the same financial year.
(b) All cards have a $15k monthly limit. Four (4) cards have a transaction limit of $5k and two (2) cards have a transaction limit of $2k.
(c) The total dollar value of transactions was $81 677.65 including GST.
(d) The total number of transactions was 244.
(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.
Busselton Water
Card 1
$20 000
$ 5 798.42
9
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.
Card 2
$10 000
$23 702.32
57
Card 3
$5 000
$16 852.94
31
Department of Communities
Please refer to question on notice LC 132
Department of Water and Environmental Regulation
Please refer to question on notice LC 134
Forest Products Commission
(a) 85
(b)
Spend/Credit Limit
No. of Account
$1 000
3
$2 000
34
$3 000
1
$4 000
4
$5 000
23
$7 000
1
$10 000
9
$15 000
4
$20 000
5
$25 000
1
Grand Total
85
(c) $337 656
(d) 2 629
(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.
Water Corporation
(a) Water Corporation had 806 active cards during the 2019-2020 financial year, however 77 of those cards were cancelled during the same financial year.
(b) Limits on Water Corporation purchasing cards vary according to role and may be between $200 and $10 000 per transaction with monthly card spends limited to between $500 and
$30 000.
(c) $9 151 491
(d) 42 269
(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) There were six (6) cards active during the 2019-2020 financial year, however two (2) were also cancelled during the same financial year.
(b) All cards have a $15k monthly limit. Four (4) cards have a transaction limit of $5k and two (2) cards have a transaction limit of $2k.
(c) The total dollar value of transactions was $81 677.65 including GST.
(d) The total number of transactions was 244.
(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.
Busselton Water
Card 1
$20 000
$ 5 798.42
9
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.
Card 2
$10 000
$23 702.32
57
Card 3
$5 000
$16 852.94
31
Department of Communities
Please refer to question on notice LC 132
Department of Water and Environmental Regulation
Please refer to question on notice LC 134
Forest Products Commission
(a) 85
(b)
Spend/Credit Limit
No. of Account
$1 000
3
$2 000
34
$3 000
1
$4 000
4
$5 000
23
$7 000
1
$10 000
9
$15 000
4
$20 000
5
$25 000
1
Grand Total
85
(c) $337 656
(d) 2 629
(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.
Water Corporation
(a) Water Corporation had 806 active cards during the 2019-2020 financial year, however 77 of those cards were cancelled during the same financial year.
(b) Limits on Water Corporation purchasing cards vary according to role and may be between $200 and $10 000 per transaction with monthly card spends limited to between $500 and
$30 000.
(c) $9 151 491
(d) 42 269
(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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