A WA parliamentary question seeks data on government credit card usage within the State Development portfolio, including the number of cardholders, credit limits, expenditure, and unauthorized spending over five financial years. The response provides the requested data, with some caveats regarding departmental mergers and inadvertent personal use.

AnsweredQoN 1715Legislative Council
Asked
2 March 2004
Portfolio
State Development

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Will the Minister please advise -
(1) The total number of employees within all Departments and agencies responsible to the Minister, authorised to use Government credit cards in the following years (in comparable figures) -
(a) 1999-2000;
(b) 2000-2001;
(c) 2001-2002;
(d) 2002-2003; and
(e) 2003-2004 (to date)?
(2) The total authorised limit of all Government credit cards within all Departments and agencies responsible to the Minister in the following years (in comparable dollar figures) -
(a) 1999-2000;
(b) 2000-2001;
(c) 2001-2002;
(d) 2002-2003; and
(e) 2003-2004 (to date)?
(3) The total authorised expenditure on all Government credit cards within all Departments and agencies responsible to the Minister in the following years (in comparable dollar figures) -
(a) 1999-2000;
(b) 2000-2001;
(c) 2001-2002;
(d) 2002-2003; and
(e) 2003-2004 (to date)?
(4) The total unauthorised expenditure on Government credit cards within all Departments and agencies responsible to the Minister in the following years (in comparable dollar figures) -
(a) 1999-2000;
(b) 2000-2001;
(c) 2001-2002;
(d) 2002-2003; and
(e) 2003-2004 (to date)?

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Answered
31 March 2004
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for State Development
Response time
29 days
(b) 2000-2001; (c) 2001-2002; (d) 2002-2003; and (e) 2003-2004 (to date)?
(c) 2001-2002; (d) 2002-2003; and (e) 2003-2004 (to date)?
(d) 2002-2003; and (e) 2003-2004 (to date)?
(e) 2003-2004 (to date)?
(b) 2000-2001; (c) 2001-2002; (d) 2002-2003; and (e) 2003-2004 (to date)?
(c) 2001-2002; (d) 2002-2003; and (e) 2003-2004 (to date)?
(d) 2002-2003; and (e) 2003-2004 (to date)?
(e) 2003-2004 (to date)?
(b) 2000-2001; (c) 2001-2002; (d) 2002-2003; and (e) 2003-2004 (to date)?
(c) 2001-2002; (d) 2002-2003; and (e) 2003-2004 (to date)?
(d) 2002-2003; and (e) 2003-2004 (to date)?
(e) 2003-2004 (to date)?
(b) 2000-2001; (c) 2001-2002; (d) 2002-2003; and (e) 2003-2004 (to date)?
(c) 2001-2002; (d) 2002-2003; and (e) 2003-2004 (to date)?
(d) 2002-2003; and (e) 2003-2004 (to date)?
(e) 2003-2004 (to date)?
(1) (a) 1999 – 2000 - 270 (b) 2000 – 2001 - 288 (c) 2001 – 2002 - 311 (d) 2002 – 2003 - 396 (e) 2003 – 2004 (to date) 448 – includes 51 new cards issued as a result of the inclusion of DoIT staff into DoIR (2) (a) 1999 – 2000 - $1,155,500 per month (b) 2000 – 2001 - $1,385,000 per month (c) 2001 – 2002 - $1,233,000 per month (d) 2002 – 2003 - $1,466,000 per month (e) 2003 – 2004 (to date) $2,099,000 per month (3) (a) 1999 – 2000 - $1,406,299 per annum (b) 2000 – 2001 - $1,479,366 per annum (c) 2001 – 2002 - $1,467,577 per annum (d) 2002 – 2003 - $1,769,602 per annum (e) 2003 – 2004 (to date) $2,772,005 per annum (4) (a) 1999 – 2000 - Nil (b) 2000 – 2001 - Nil (c) 2001 – 2002 - Nil (d) 2002 – 2003 - $86 (e) 2003 – 2004 - Nil Notes: The card details for the Department of Industry & Technology, prior to the Department’s merger with Mineral & Petroleum Resources, are not included in these figures. On occasions Departmental officers have inadvertently used their Corporate Credit Card for personal purchases. On all occasions this expenditure has been recouped as soon as the error was detected. These circumstances have not been classified as unauthorised expenditure.
(b) 2000 – 2001 - 288 (c) 2001 – 2002 - 311 (d) 2002 – 2003 - 396 (e) 2003 – 2004 (to date) 448 – includes 51 new cards issued as a result of the inclusion of DoIT staff into DoIR (2) (a) 1999 – 2000 - $1,155,500 per month (b) 2000 – 2001 - $1,385,000 per month (c) 2001 – 2002 - $1,233,000 per month (d) 2002 – 2003 - $1,466,000 per month (e) 2003 – 2004 (to date) $2,099,000 per month (3) (a) 1999 – 2000 - $1,406,299 per annum (b) 2000 – 2001 - $1,479,366 per annum (c) 2001 – 2002 - $1,467,577 per annum (d) 2002 – 2003 - $1,769,602 per annum (e) 2003 – 2004 (to date) $2,772,005 per annum (4) (a) 1999 – 2000 - Nil (b) 2000 – 2001 - Nil (c) 2001 – 2002 - Nil (d) 2002 – 2003 - $86 (e) 2003 – 2004 - Nil Notes: The card details for the Department of Industry & Technology, prior to the Department’s merger with Mineral & Petroleum Resources, are not included in these figures. On occasions Departmental officers have inadvertently used their Corporate Credit Card for personal purchases. On all occasions this expenditure has been recouped as soon as the error was detected. These circumstances have not been classified as unauthorised expenditure.
(c) 2001 – 2002 - 311 (d) 2002 – 2003 - 396 (e) 2003 – 2004 (to date) 448 – includes 51 new cards issued as a result of the inclusion of DoIT staff into DoIR (2) (a) 1999 – 2000 - $1,155,500 per month (b) 2000 – 2001 - $1,385,000 per month (c) 2001 – 2002 - $1,233,000 per month (d) 2002 – 2003 - $1,466,000 per month (e) 2003 – 2004 (to date) $2,099,000 per month (3) (a) 1999 – 2000 - $1,406,299 per annum (b) 2000 – 2001 - $1,479,366 per annum (c) 2001 – 2002 - $1,467,577 per annum (d) 2002 – 2003 - $1,769,602 per annum (e) 2003 – 2004 (to date) $2,772,005 per annum (4) (a) 1999 – 2000 - Nil (b) 2000 – 2001 - Nil (c) 2001 – 2002 - Nil (d) 2002 – 2003 - $86 (e) 2003 – 2004 - Nil Notes: The card details for the Department of Industry & Technology, prior to the Department’s merger with Mineral & Petroleum Resources, are not included in these figures. On occasions Departmental officers have inadvertently used their Corporate Credit Card for personal purchases. On all occasions this expenditure has been recouped as soon as the error was detected. These circumstances have not been classified as unauthorised expenditure.
(d) 2002 – 2003 - 396 (e) 2003 – 2004 (to date) 448 – includes 51 new cards issued as a result of the inclusion of DoIT staff into DoIR (2) (a) 1999 – 2000 - $1,155,500 per month (b) 2000 – 2001 - $1,385,000 per month (c) 2001 – 2002 - $1,233,000 per month (d) 2002 – 2003 - $1,466,000 per month (e) 2003 – 2004 (to date) $2,099,000 per month (3) (a) 1999 – 2000 - $1,406,299 per annum (b) 2000 – 2001 - $1,479,366 per annum (c) 2001 – 2002 - $1,467,577 per annum (d) 2002 – 2003 - $1,769,602 per annum (e) 2003 – 2004 (to date) $2,772,005 per annum (4) (a) 1999 – 2000 - Nil (b) 2000 – 2001 - Nil (c) 2001 – 2002 - Nil (d) 2002 – 2003 - $86 (e) 2003 – 2004 - Nil Notes: The card details for the Department of Industry & Technology, prior to the Department’s merger with Mineral & Petroleum Resources, are not included in these figures. On occasions Departmental officers have inadvertently used their Corporate Credit Card for personal purchases. On all occasions this expenditure has been recouped as soon as the error was detected. These circumstances have not been classified as unauthorised expenditure.
(e) 2003 – 2004 (to date) 448 – includes 51 new cards issued as a result of the inclusion of DoIT staff into DoIR (2) (a) 1999 – 2000 - $1,155,500 per month (b) 2000 – 2001 - $1,385,000 per month (c) 2001 – 2002 - $1,233,000 per month (d) 2002 – 2003 - $1,466,000 per month (e) 2003 – 2004 (to date) $2,099,000 per month (3) (a) 1999 – 2000 - $1,406,299 per annum (b) 2000 – 2001 - $1,479,366 per annum (c) 2001 – 2002 - $1,467,577 per annum (d) 2002 – 2003 - $1,769,602 per annum (e) 2003 – 2004 (to date) $2,772,005 per annum (4) (a) 1999 – 2000 - Nil (b) 2000 – 2001 - Nil (c) 2001 – 2002 - Nil (d) 2002 – 2003 - $86 (e) 2003 – 2004 - Nil Notes: The card details for the Department of Industry & Technology, prior to the Department’s merger with Mineral & Petroleum Resources, are not included in these figures. On occasions Departmental officers have inadvertently used their Corporate Credit Card for personal purchases. On all occasions this expenditure has been recouped as soon as the error was detected. These circumstances have not been classified as unauthorised expenditure.
(2) (a) 1999 – 2000 - $1,155,500 per month (b) 2000 – 2001 - $1,385,000 per month (c) 2001 – 2002 - $1,233,000 per month (d) 2002 – 2003 - $1,466,000 per month (e) 2003 – 2004 (to date) $2,099,000 per month (3) (a) 1999 – 2000 - $1,406,299 per annum (b) 2000 – 2001 - $1,479,366 per annum (c) 2001 – 2002 - $1,467,577 per annum (d) 2002 – 2003 - $1,769,602 per annum (e) 2003 – 2004 (to date) $2,772,005 per annum (4) (a) 1999 – 2000 - Nil (b) 2000 – 2001 - Nil (c) 2001 – 2002 - Nil (d) 2002 – 2003 - $86 (e) 2003 – 2004 - Nil Notes: The card details for the Department of Industry & Technology, prior to the Department’s merger with Mineral & Petroleum Resources, are not included in these figures. On occasions Departmental officers have inadvertently used their Corporate Credit Card for personal purchases. On all occasions this expenditure has been recouped as soon as the error was detected. These circumstances have not been classified as unauthorised expenditure.
(2) (a) 1999 – 2000 - $1,155,500 per month (b) 2000 – 2001 - $1,385,000 per month (c) 2001 – 2002 - $1,233,000 per month (d) 2002 – 2003 - $1,466,000 per month (e) 2003 – 2004 (to date) $2,099,000 per month (3) (a) 1999 – 2000 - $1,406,299 per annum (b) 2000 – 2001 - $1,479,366 per annum (c) 2001 – 2002 - $1,467,577 per annum (d) 2002 – 2003 - $1,769,602 per annum (e) 2003 – 2004 (to date) $2,772,005 per annum (4) (a) 1999 – 2000 - Nil (b) 2000 – 2001 - Nil (c) 2001 – 2002 - Nil (d) 2002 – 2003 - $86 (e) 2003 – 2004 - Nil Notes: The card details for the Department of Industry & Technology, prior to the Department’s merger with Mineral & Petroleum Resources, are not included in these figures. On occasions Departmental officers have inadvertently used their Corporate Credit Card for personal purchases. On all occasions this expenditure has been recouped as soon as the error was detected. These circumstances have not been classified as unauthorised expenditure.
(b) 2000 – 2001 - $1,385,000 per month (c) 2001 – 2002 - $1,233,000 per month (d) 2002 – 2003 - $1,466,000 per month (e) 2003 – 2004 (to date) $2,099,000 per month (3) (a) 1999 – 2000 - $1,406,299 per annum (b) 2000 – 2001 - $1,479,366 per annum (c) 2001 – 2002 - $1,467,577 per annum (d) 2002 – 2003 - $1,769,602 per annum (e) 2003 – 2004 (to date) $2,772,005 per annum (4) (a) 1999 – 2000 - Nil (b) 2000 – 2001 - Nil (c) 2001 – 2002 - Nil (d) 2002 – 2003 - $86 (e) 2003 – 2004 - Nil Notes: The card details for the Department of Industry & Technology, prior to the Department’s merger with Mineral & Petroleum Resources, are not included in these figures. On occasions Departmental officers have inadvertently used their Corporate Credit Card for personal purchases. On all occasions this expenditure has been recouped as soon as the error was detected. These circumstances have not been classified as unauthorised expenditure.
(c) 2001 – 2002 - $1,233,000 per month (d) 2002 – 2003 - $1,466,000 per month (e) 2003 – 2004 (to date) $2,099,000 per month (3) (a) 1999 – 2000 - $1,406,299 per annum (b) 2000 – 2001 - $1,479,366 per annum (c) 2001 – 2002 - $1,467,577 per annum (d) 2002 – 2003 - $1,769,602 per annum (e) 2003 – 2004 (to date) $2,772,005 per annum (4) (a) 1999 – 2000 - Nil (b) 2000 – 2001 - Nil (c) 2001 – 2002 - Nil (d) 2002 – 2003 - $86 (e) 2003 – 2004 - Nil Notes: The card details for the Department of Industry & Technology, prior to the Department’s merger with Mineral & Petroleum Resources, are not included in these figures. On occasions Departmental officers have inadvertently used their Corporate Credit Card for personal purchases. On all occasions this expenditure has been recouped as soon as the error was detected. These circumstances have not been classified as unauthorised expenditure.
(d) 2002 – 2003 - $1,466,000 per month (e) 2003 – 2004 (to date) $2,099,000 per month (3) (a) 1999 – 2000 - $1,406,299 per annum (b) 2000 – 2001 - $1,479,366 per annum (c) 2001 – 2002 - $1,467,577 per annum (d) 2002 – 2003 - $1,769,602 per annum (e) 2003 – 2004 (to date) $2,772,005 per annum (4) (a) 1999 – 2000 - Nil (b) 2000 – 2001 - Nil (c) 2001 – 2002 - Nil (d) 2002 – 2003 - $86 (e) 2003 – 2004 - Nil Notes: The card details for the Department of Industry & Technology, prior to the Department’s merger with Mineral & Petroleum Resources, are not included in these figures. On occasions Departmental officers have inadvertently used their Corporate Credit Card for personal purchases. On all occasions this expenditure has been recouped as soon as the error was detected. These circumstances have not been classified as unauthorised expenditure.
(e) 2003 – 2004 (to date) $2,099,000 per month (3) (a) 1999 – 2000 - $1,406,299 per annum (b) 2000 – 2001 - $1,479,366 per annum (c) 2001 – 2002 - $1,467,577 per annum (d) 2002 – 2003 - $1,769,602 per annum (e) 2003 – 2004 (to date) $2,772,005 per annum (4) (a) 1999 – 2000 - Nil (b) 2000 – 2001 - Nil (c) 2001 – 2002 - Nil (d) 2002 – 2003 - $86 (e) 2003 – 2004 - Nil Notes: The card details for the Department of Industry & Technology, prior to the Department’s merger with Mineral & Petroleum Resources, are not included in these figures. On occasions Departmental officers have inadvertently used their Corporate Credit Card for personal purchases. On all occasions this expenditure has been recouped as soon as the error was detected. These circumstances have not been classified as unauthorised expenditure.
(3) (a) 1999 – 2000 - $1,406,299 per annum (b) 2000 – 2001 - $1,479,366 per annum (c) 2001 – 2002 - $1,467,577 per annum (d) 2002 – 2003 - $1,769,602 per annum (e) 2003 – 2004 (to date) $2,772,005 per annum (4) (a) 1999 – 2000 - Nil (b) 2000 – 2001 - Nil (c) 2001 – 2002 - Nil (d) 2002 – 2003 - $86 (e) 2003 – 2004 - Nil Notes: The card details for the Department of Industry & Technology, prior to the Department’s merger with Mineral & Petroleum Resources, are not included in these figures. On occasions Departmental officers have inadvertently used their Corporate Credit Card for personal purchases. On all occasions this expenditure has been recouped as soon as the error was detected. These circumstances have not been classified as unauthorised expenditure.
(3) (a) 1999 – 2000 - $1,406,299 per annum (b) 2000 – 2001 - $1,479,366 per annum (c) 2001 – 2002 - $1,467,577 per annum (d) 2002 – 2003 - $1,769,602 per annum (e) 2003 – 2004 (to date) $2,772,005 per annum (4) (a) 1999 – 2000 - Nil (b) 2000 – 2001 - Nil (c) 2001 – 2002 - Nil (d) 2002 – 2003 - $86 (e) 2003 – 2004 - Nil Notes: The card details for the Department of Industry & Technology, prior to the Department’s merger with Mineral & Petroleum Resources, are not included in these figures. On occasions Departmental officers have inadvertently used their Corporate Credit Card for personal purchases. On all occasions this expenditure has been recouped as soon as the error was detected. These circumstances have not been classified as unauthorised expenditure.
(b) 2000 – 2001 - $1,479,366 per annum (c) 2001 – 2002 - $1,467,577 per annum (d) 2002 – 2003 - $1,769,602 per annum (e) 2003 – 2004 (to date) $2,772,005 per annum (4) (a) 1999 – 2000 - Nil (b) 2000 – 2001 - Nil (c) 2001 – 2002 - Nil (d) 2002 – 2003 - $86 (e) 2003 – 2004 - Nil Notes: The card details for the Department of Industry & Technology, prior to the Department’s merger with Mineral & Petroleum Resources, are not included in these figures. On occasions Departmental officers have inadvertently used their Corporate Credit Card for personal purchases. On all occasions this expenditure has been recouped as soon as the error was detected. These circumstances have not been classified as unauthorised expenditure.
(c) 2001 – 2002 - $1,467,577 per annum (d) 2002 – 2003 - $1,769,602 per annum (e) 2003 – 2004 (to date) $2,772,005 per annum (4) (a) 1999 – 2000 - Nil (b) 2000 – 2001 - Nil (c) 2001 – 2002 - Nil (d) 2002 – 2003 - $86 (e) 2003 – 2004 - Nil Notes: The card details for the Department of Industry & Technology, prior to the Department’s merger with Mineral & Petroleum Resources, are not included in these figures. On occasions Departmental officers have inadvertently used their Corporate Credit Card for personal purchases. On all occasions this expenditure has been recouped as soon as the error was detected. These circumstances have not been classified as unauthorised expenditure.
(d) 2002 – 2003 - $1,769,602 per annum (e) 2003 – 2004 (to date) $2,772,005 per annum (4) (a) 1999 – 2000 - Nil (b) 2000 – 2001 - Nil (c) 2001 – 2002 - Nil (d) 2002 – 2003 - $86 (e) 2003 – 2004 - Nil Notes: The card details for the Department of Industry & Technology, prior to the Department’s merger with Mineral & Petroleum Resources, are not included in these figures. On occasions Departmental officers have inadvertently used their Corporate Credit Card for personal purchases. On all occasions this expenditure has been recouped as soon as the error was detected. These circumstances have not been classified as unauthorised expenditure.
(e) 2003 – 2004 (to date) $2,772,005 per annum (4) (a) 1999 – 2000 - Nil (b) 2000 – 2001 - Nil (c) 2001 – 2002 - Nil (d) 2002 – 2003 - $86 (e) 2003 – 2004 - Nil Notes: The card details for the Department of Industry & Technology, prior to the Department’s merger with Mineral & Petroleum Resources, are not included in these figures. On occasions Departmental officers have inadvertently used their Corporate Credit Card for personal purchases. On all occasions this expenditure has been recouped as soon as the error was detected. These circumstances have not been classified as unauthorised expenditure.
(4) (a) 1999 – 2000 - Nil (b) 2000 – 2001 - Nil (c) 2001 – 2002 - Nil (d) 2002 – 2003 - $86 (e) 2003 – 2004 - Nil Notes: The card details for the Department of Industry & Technology, prior to the Department’s merger with Mineral & Petroleum Resources, are not included in these figures. On occasions Departmental officers have inadvertently used their Corporate Credit Card for personal purchases. On all occasions this expenditure has been recouped as soon as the error was detected. These circumstances have not been classified as unauthorised expenditure.
(4) (a) 1999 – 2000 - Nil (b) 2000 – 2001 - Nil (c) 2001 – 2002 - Nil (d) 2002 – 2003 - $86 (e) 2003 – 2004 - Nil Notes: The card details for the Department of Industry & Technology, prior to the Department’s merger with Mineral & Petroleum Resources, are not included in these figures. On occasions Departmental officers have inadvertently used their Corporate Credit Card for personal purchases. On all occasions this expenditure has been recouped as soon as the error was detected. These circumstances have not been classified as unauthorised expenditure.
(b) 2000 – 2001 - Nil (c) 2001 – 2002 - Nil (d) 2002 – 2003 - $86 (e) 2003 – 2004 - Nil Notes: The card details for the Department of Industry & Technology, prior to the Department’s merger with Mineral & Petroleum Resources, are not included in these figures. On occasions Departmental officers have inadvertently used their Corporate Credit Card for personal purchases. On all occasions this expenditure has been recouped as soon as the error was detected. These circumstances have not been classified as unauthorised expenditure.
(c) 2001 – 2002 - Nil (d) 2002 – 2003 - $86 (e) 2003 – 2004 - Nil Notes: The card details for the Department of Industry & Technology, prior to the Department’s merger with Mineral & Petroleum Resources, are not included in these figures. On occasions Departmental officers have inadvertently used their Corporate Credit Card for personal purchases. On all occasions this expenditure has been recouped as soon as the error was detected. These circumstances have not been classified as unauthorised expenditure.
(d) 2002 – 2003 - $86 (e) 2003 – 2004 - Nil Notes: The card details for the Department of Industry & Technology, prior to the Department’s merger with Mineral & Petroleum Resources, are not included in these figures. On occasions Departmental officers have inadvertently used their Corporate Credit Card for personal purchases. On all occasions this expenditure has been recouped as soon as the error was detected. These circumstances have not been classified as unauthorised expenditure.
(e) 2003 – 2004 - Nil Notes: The card details for the Department of Industry & Technology, prior to the Department’s merger with Mineral & Petroleum Resources, are not included in these figures. On occasions Departmental officers have inadvertently used their Corporate Credit Card for personal purchases. On all occasions this expenditure has been recouped as soon as the error was detected. These circumstances have not been classified as unauthorised expenditure.
Notes: The card details for the Department of Industry & Technology, prior to the Department’s merger with Mineral & Petroleum Resources, are not included in these figures. On occasions Departmental officers have inadvertently used their Corporate Credit Card for personal purchases. On all occasions this expenditure has been recouped as soon as the error was detected. These circumstances have not been classified as unauthorised expenditure.
Notes: The card details for the Department of Industry & Technology, prior to the Department’s merger with Mineral & Petroleum Resources, are not included in these figures. On occasions Departmental officers have inadvertently used their Corporate Credit Card for personal purchases. On all occasions this expenditure has been recouped as soon as the error was detected. These circumstances have not been classified as unauthorised expenditure.
The card details for the Department of Industry & Technology, prior to the Department’s merger with Mineral & Petroleum Resources, are not included in these figures. On occasions Departmental officers have inadvertently used their Corporate Credit Card for personal purchases. On all occasions this expenditure has been recouped as soon as the error was detected. These circumstances have not been classified as unauthorised expenditure.
On occasions Departmental officers have inadvertently used their Corporate Credit Card for personal purchases. On all occasions this expenditure has been recouped as soon as the error was detected. These circumstances have not been classified as unauthorised expenditure.

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