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❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice requested detailed information on the use of purchasing cards within the Minister for Health's portfolio for the 2019-2020 financial year. The Minister provided data on the number of cards issued, expenditure and transaction limits, total transaction values and counts for various health services and departments, but declined to provide a breakdown of goods and services purchased due to resource constraints.

AnsweredQoN 123Legislative Council

Asked

25 May 2021

Member

Hon Tjorn Sibma

Portfolio

Deputy Premier; Minister for Health; Medical Research; Science

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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

17 June 2021

Responded by

Minister for Mental Health representing the Deputy Premier; Minister for Health; Medical Research; Science

Response time

8 days

For the South Metropolitan Health Service:
(a)   62 issued.
(b)
Expenditure Limit $
Transaction Limit $
No. of Cards
50,000
50,000
1
50,000
30,000
2
50,000
20,000
2
50,000
5,000
1
20,000
20,000
1
20,000
10,000
1
20,000
6,000
1
20,000
5,000
8
10,000
5,000
2
5,000
5,000
16
5,000
3,000
6
5,000
2,000
3
5,000
1,000
11
1,000
1,000
6
1,000
500
1
Grand Total:
62
(c)   1,192,981.30
(d)   1,778 transactions.
For the East Metropolitan Health Service:
(a)   59 issued.
(b)
Expenditure Limit $
Transaction Limit $
No. of Cards
80,000
N/A
1
75,000
N/A
1
70,000
N/A
1
50,000
N/A
1
30,000
N/A
1
20,000
N/A
17
10,000
N/A
1
5,000
N/A
25
1,000
N/A
6
1
N/A
5
Grand Total:
59
c) $1,115,316
d) 1,943 transactions.
For the Child and Adolescent Health Service:
(a)   121 issued.
(b)
Expenditure Limit $
Transaction Limit $
No. of Cards
60,000
60,000
1
50,000
50,000
10
20,000
20,000
42
10,000
10,000
1
5,000
5,000
46
1,000
1,000
3
1
1
13
-
-
5
Grand Total:
121
(c)   $3,680,817.51
(d)   7415 transactions.
For the North Metropolitan Health Service:
(a)   536 issued.
(b)
Expenditure Limit $
Transaction Limit $
No. of Cards
150,000
5,000
1
50,000
50,000
5
50,000
20,000
2
50,000
10,000
7
50,000
5,000
8
20,000
20,000
5
20,000
10,000
7
20,000
6,000
1
20,000
5,000
52
20,000
4,000
1
20,000
2,500
1
20,000
2,000
17
20,000
1,000
2
10,000
10,000
1
10,000
5,000
4
5,000
5,000
54
5,000
3,000
5
5,000
2,500
6
5,000
2,000
7
5,000
1,500
1
5,000
1,000
24
5,000
500
2
2,000
1,000
1
1,000
1,000
151
1,000
500
165
1,000
400
1
1,000
350
1
1,000
300
3
1,000
200
1
Grand Total:
536
(c)   $5,243,199.40
(d)   12,122 transactions.
For the WA Country Health Service:
(a)   627 issued.
(b)
Expenditure Limit $
Transaction Limit $
No. of Cards
150,000
150,000
1
100,000
100,000
3
80,000
80,000
2
70,000
70,000
2
65,000
65,000
1
50,000
50,000
61
50,000
20,000
1
50,000
10,000
1
50,000
5,000
4
50,000
3,000
2
50,000
2,000
1
30,000
30,000
1
20,000
20,000
161
20,000
15,000
1
20,000
10,000
4
20,000
5,000
20
20,000
3,000
4
20,000
2,000
3
20,000
1,000
2
10,000
10,000
8
5,000
5,000
256
5,000
2,000
12
5,000
1,000
12
5,000
500
2
3,000
3,000
1
1,000
1,000
36
1,000
500
1
1
1
24
Grand Total:
627
(c)   $28,944,428.27
(d)   78,373 transactions.
For Pathwest:
(a)   31 issued.
(b)   Cardholders currently do not have a transaction limit attached to their purchase cards.
Expenditure Limit $
Transaction Limit $
No. of Cards
50,000
N/A
5
20,000
N/A
10
5,000
N/A
15
1,000
N/A
1
Grand Total:
31
(c)   $1,160,700.05
(d)   2,006 transactions.
For the Department of Health:
(a)   140 issued.
(b)
Expenditure Limit $
Transaction Limit $
No. of Cards
150,000
10,000
4
150,000
5,000
1
100,000
20,000
4
100,000
5,000
9
50,000
20,000
1
50,000
1,0000
1
50,000
5,000
5
20,000
10,000
1
20,000
5,000
30
20,000
3,000
1
20,000
2,000
1
20,000
1,500
1
10,000
5,000
1
5,000
5,000
42
5,000
3,000
1
5,000
2,500
2
5,000
2,000
5
5,000
1,500
13
5,000
1,000
13
1,000
1,000
4
Grand Total:
140
(c)   $5,904,420.62
(d)   10,190 transactions.
For the Health Support Services:
(a)   70 issued.
(b)
Expenditure Limit $
Transaction Limit $
No. of Cards
50,000
50,000
1
20,000
20,000
14
5,000
5,000
34
1,000
1,000
21
Grand Total:
70
(c)   $518,735.49
(d)   2,688 transactions.
For all WA Health:
(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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