❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding vehicle cleaning and detailing costs within the Treasurer's portfolios is answered, revealing details about vehicle allocation, washing arrangements, and costs across various departments and agencies.
AnsweredQoN 2435Legislative Assembly
Asked
10 March 2010
Member
Portfolio
Treasurer; Minister for Commerce; Science and Innovation; Housing and Works
QuestionView source ↗
For each Department and Agency within the Treasurer’s portfolios:
(a) as at 9 March 2010 how many vehicles are allocated to the department or agency;
(b) what washing arrangements are provided for each vehicle;
(c) if any vehicle is commercially cleaned since 23 September 2008 please provide:
(i) the cost breakdown for each vehicle and cleaning bill;
(ii) how often each vehicle is booked in to be commercially cleaned;
(iii) the address where the vehicle is cleaned; and
(iv) advise whether vehicles are cleaned during office hours;
(d) what detailing arrangements are provided for each vehicle;
(e) if any vehicle is commercially detailed since 23 September 2008 please provide:
(i) the cost breakdown for each vehicle and cleaning bill;
(ii) how often each vehicle is booked in to be commercially cleaned;
(iii) the address where the vehicle is cleaned; and
(iv) advise whether vehicles are detailed during office hours; and
(f) please provide a subtotal of a vehicle’s cleaning costs for each department or agency since 23 September 2008.
(a) as at 9 March 2010 how many vehicles are allocated to the department or agency;
(b) what washing arrangements are provided for each vehicle;
(c) if any vehicle is commercially cleaned since 23 September 2008 please provide:
(i) the cost breakdown for each vehicle and cleaning bill;
(ii) how often each vehicle is booked in to be commercially cleaned;
(iii) the address where the vehicle is cleaned; and
(iv) advise whether vehicles are cleaned during office hours;
(d) what detailing arrangements are provided for each vehicle;
(e) if any vehicle is commercially detailed since 23 September 2008 please provide:
(i) the cost breakdown for each vehicle and cleaning bill;
(ii) how often each vehicle is booked in to be commercially cleaned;
(iii) the address where the vehicle is cleaned; and
(iv) advise whether vehicles are detailed during office hours; and
(f) please provide a subtotal of a vehicle’s cleaning costs for each department or agency since 23 September 2008.
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
20 April 2010
Response time
41 days
(iv) Vehicles are not cleaned during office hours. (d) Vehicles are not detailed. (e) (i)-(iv) Not applicable. (f) Registration No. 1CIU088 1CSG356 1CTL632 1CTR631 1CVR585 1QBJ547 1DAT082 Cost $35.00 $149.00 $130.00 $15.00 $132.00 $25.00 $10.00 ICWA (a) As at 9 March 2010 the Insurance Commission of Western Australia had 34 motor vehicles in the fleet. Of these 34, 27 are salary sacrifice vehicles and 7 are job facility vehicles. (b) In the case of the salary sacrifice vehicles, participants can elect to have car wash as an additional benefit, which is added to the salary sacrifice cost. Only 5 of the salary sacrifice vehicles in the fleet have this option. Car washing is carried out in the employee's time on a needs basis with no bookings made to have the vehicles washed. The wash is carried out at which ever fuel station the vehicle happens to be at the time. Where the option is not taken up, employees clean their salary sacrifice vehicles themselves. The 7 job facility vehicles have the car wash option included as a cost of maintaining the motor vehicle fleet. The car wash option is included in the fuel card authority and is used purely on a needs basis with no bookings made to have the vehicles washed. The wash is carried out at which ever fuel station the vehicle happens to be at the time. (c) Refer to (b). (d) No Insurance Commission of Western Australia vehicle has a detailing arrangement. (e) Refer to (d). (f) Refer to (b). In the case of salary sacrifice vehicles that have the car wash option the expense is operated on a recovery basis i.e. the employee pays for the car wash as part of the salary sacrifice arrangement. The job facility vehicles costs of washing are estimated to be a total of $596 for the period 23 September 2008 to date. WATC Western Australian Treasury Corporation (a) One (b) Washed by driver responsible for vehicle (c) Not Applicable (d) None (e-f) Not Applicable Department of Housing The Department of Housing advises: (a) 194 Vehicles (b) Departmental vehicles are cleaned by 3 separate not for profit organisations employing people with disabilities. These not for profit organisations are: · Intework; · Work Power Inc; and · Essential Personnel. (c) (i) These not for profit organisations provide an ad hoc cleaning service utilising people with disabilities to clean vehicles available at that time. This is a development arrangement rather than a commercial agreement. The total paid to Intework, Work Power and Essential Personnel is $26,503.50. The total number of vehicles is 194, which equates to the cleaning cost of approximately $136.60 per vehicle over this time, from 23 September 2008 (ii) Ad hoc (iii) The addresses where the vehicles are cleaned are: · 6 Ilkeston Place, Mirrabooka; · 21 Old Northern Highway, Midland; · 42 Queen Street, Fremantle; · 11 Pinjarrah Road, Mandurah; · 17 Manning Road, Cannington; · 297 Fitzgerald Street, Northam; · 33 Bates Street, Merredin; · 99 Plain Street, East Perth (iv) Vehicles are cleaned during office hours (d) Nil (e) (i) N/A (ii) N/A (iii) N/A (iv) N/A (f) See (c)(i) above Department of Treasury and Finance answer (a) 138 (b) Many of DTF's staff that have the use of government plated vehicles take responsibility for cleaning the vehicle assigned to them in their own time and at their own cost. Fuel cards are provided for all DTF vehicles and non fuel items can be purchased such as carwashes. Auto car washing is not regarded as commercial cleaning. Some BMW Metropolitan departmental vehicles are cleaned by Intework (engaged by the Department of Housing), a not for profit organisation which employs people with disabilities. This organisation provides an ad hoc cleaning service utilising people with disabilities to clean the vehicles available at the time. This is a development arrangement rather than a commercial agreement. This service is not regarded as commercial cleaning. Regional vehicles are cleaned similar to the above with some being commercially cleaned/detailed due to off bitumen travel (see below). (c) (i-iv) Commercially Cleaned Vehicles Registration Number (i)Cost (ii)Frequency (iii)Address (iv)Office Hours 1QBG 510 $95.00 3 in 18mths Northam Yes 1QBG 511 $90.00 3 in 18mths Northam Yes 1QBG 704 $35.00 1 in 18mths Northam Yes 1QAW 227 $30.00 1 in 18mths Northam Yes 1QBF 673 $41.00 2 in 18mths Albany Yes 1QBF 674 $21.00 1 in 18mths Albany Yes 1QBG 632 $89.00 3 in 18mths Geraldton Yes 1QBE 457 $89.00 3 in 18mths Geraldton Yes 1QBG 638 $165.00 3 in 18mths Geraldton Yes 1QBG 892 $36.00 2 in 18mths Geraldton Yes 1QBG 786 $55.00 1 in 18mths Geraldton Yes $746.00 (d) see answer to (e) (e) (i-iv) Commercially Detailed Vehicles REG Number (i) Cost (ii)Frequency (iii)Address (iv)Office Hours 1QBE 947 $440.00 4 in 18mths Kalgoorlie Yes 1QBK 817 $450.00 1 in 18mths Broome Yes 1QBL 723 $120.00 3 in 18mths Narrogin Yes 1QBH 105 $253.00 1 in 18mths Bunbury Yes 1QBH 104 $354.00 1 in 18mths Bunbury Yes $1,617.00 (f) $10,359.63 GESB (a) 4 (b) Vehicles are washed as and when required using a public car wash but are not commercially cleaned. (c) i. N/a ii. N/a iii. N/a iv. N/a (d) None (e) i. N/a ii. N/a iii. N/a iv. N/a (f) Vehicle 1: $15; Vehicle 2: $12; Vehicle 3: $12; Vehicle 4: $14 Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission For the Department of the Registrar, WA Industrial Relations Commission (a) One (b) SG Fleet Australia Pty Ltd fuel card (c) Not applicable (d) None (e) Not applicable (f) $64.36 exc GST ChemCentre (a) 7 Vehicles (b) Not ChemCentre Policy to arrange washing. Responsible drivers have access to fuel cards which enables use of washing facilities (c) Nil (i) N/A (ii) N/A (iii) N/A (iv) N/A (d) N/A (e) N/A (i) N/A (ii) N/A (iii) N/A (iv) N/A (f) $0 Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on http://www.rtlib.com
(a) As at 9 March 2010 the Insurance Commission of Western Australia had 34 motor vehicles in the fleet. Of these 34, 27 are salary sacrifice vehicles and 7 are job facility vehicles. (b) In the case of the salary sacrifice vehicles, participants can elect to have car wash as an additional benefit, which is added to the salary sacrifice cost. Only 5 of the salary sacrifice vehicles in the fleet have this option. Car washing is carried out in the employee's time on a needs basis with no bookings made to have the vehicles washed. The wash is carried out at which ever fuel station the vehicle happens to be at the time. Where the option is not taken up, employees clean their salary sacrifice vehicles themselves. The 7 job facility vehicles have the car wash option included as a cost of maintaining the motor vehicle fleet. The car wash option is included in the fuel card authority and is used purely on a needs basis with no bookings made to have the vehicles washed. The wash is carried out at which ever fuel station the vehicle happens to be at the time. (c) Refer to (b). (d) No Insurance Commission of Western Australia vehicle has a detailing arrangement. (e) Refer to (d). (f) Refer to (b). In the case of salary sacrifice vehicles that have the car wash option the expense is operated on a recovery basis i.e. the employee pays for the car wash as part of the salary sacrifice arrangement. The job facility vehicles costs of washing are estimated to be a total of $596 for the period 23 September 2008 to date. WATC Western Australian Treasury Corporation (a) One (b) Washed by driver responsible for vehicle (c) Not Applicable (d) None (e-f) Not Applicable Department of Housing The Department of Housing advises: (a) 194 Vehicles (b) Departmental vehicles are cleaned by 3 separate not for profit organisations employing people with disabilities. These not for profit organisations are: · Intework; · Work Power Inc; and · Essential Personnel. (c) (i) These not for profit organisations provide an ad hoc cleaning service utilising people with disabilities to clean vehicles available at that time. This is a development arrangement rather than a commercial agreement. The total paid to Intework, Work Power and Essential Personnel is $26,503.50. The total number of vehicles is 194, which equates to the cleaning cost of approximately $136.60 per vehicle over this time, from 23 September 2008 (ii) Ad hoc (iii) The addresses where the vehicles are cleaned are: · 6 Ilkeston Place, Mirrabooka; · 21 Old Northern Highway, Midland; · 42 Queen Street, Fremantle; · 11 Pinjarrah Road, Mandurah; · 17 Manning Road, Cannington; · 297 Fitzgerald Street, Northam; · 33 Bates Street, Merredin; · 99 Plain Street, East Perth (iv) Vehicles are cleaned during office hours (d) Nil (e) (i) N/A (ii) N/A (iii) N/A (iv) N/A (f) See (c)(i) above Department of Treasury and Finance answer (a) 138 (b) Many of DTF's staff that have the use of government plated vehicles take responsibility for cleaning the vehicle assigned to them in their own time and at their own cost. Fuel cards are provided for all DTF vehicles and non fuel items can be purchased such as carwashes. Auto car washing is not regarded as commercial cleaning. Some BMW Metropolitan departmental vehicles are cleaned by Intework (engaged by the Department of Housing), a not for profit organisation which employs people with disabilities. This organisation provides an ad hoc cleaning service utilising people with disabilities to clean the vehicles available at the time. This is a development arrangement rather than a commercial agreement. This service is not regarded as commercial cleaning. Regional vehicles are cleaned similar to the above with some being commercially cleaned/detailed due to off bitumen travel (see below). (c) (i-iv) Commercially Cleaned Vehicles Registration Number (i)Cost (ii)Frequency (iii)Address (iv)Office Hours 1QBG 510 $95.00 3 in 18mths Northam Yes 1QBG 511 $90.00 3 in 18mths Northam Yes 1QBG 704 $35.00 1 in 18mths Northam Yes 1QAW 227 $30.00 1 in 18mths Northam Yes 1QBF 673 $41.00 2 in 18mths Albany Yes 1QBF 674 $21.00 1 in 18mths Albany Yes 1QBG 632 $89.00 3 in 18mths Geraldton Yes 1QBE 457 $89.00 3 in 18mths Geraldton Yes 1QBG 638 $165.00 3 in 18mths Geraldton Yes 1QBG 892 $36.00 2 in 18mths Geraldton Yes 1QBG 786 $55.00 1 in 18mths Geraldton Yes $746.00 (d) see answer to (e) (e) (i-iv) Commercially Detailed Vehicles REG Number (i) Cost (ii)Frequency (iii)Address (iv)Office Hours 1QBE 947 $440.00 4 in 18mths Kalgoorlie Yes 1QBK 817 $450.00 1 in 18mths Broome Yes 1QBL 723 $120.00 3 in 18mths Narrogin Yes 1QBH 105 $253.00 1 in 18mths Bunbury Yes 1QBH 104 $354.00 1 in 18mths Bunbury Yes $1,617.00 (f) $10,359.63 GESB (a) 4 (b) Vehicles are washed as and when required using a public car wash but are not commercially cleaned. (c) i. N/a ii. N/a iii. N/a iv. N/a (d) None (e) i. N/a ii. N/a iii. N/a iv. N/a (f) Vehicle 1: $15; Vehicle 2: $12; Vehicle 3: $12; Vehicle 4: $14 Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission For the Department of the Registrar, WA Industrial Relations Commission (a) One (b) SG Fleet Australia Pty Ltd fuel card (c) Not applicable (d) None (e) Not applicable (f) $64.36 exc GST ChemCentre (a) 7 Vehicles (b) Not ChemCentre Policy to arrange washing. Responsible drivers have access to fuel cards which enables use of washing facilities (c) Nil (i) N/A (ii) N/A (iii) N/A (iv) N/A (d) N/A (e) N/A (i) N/A (ii) N/A (iii) N/A (iv) N/A (f) $0 Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on http://www.rtlib.com
(a) As at 9 March 2010 the Insurance Commission of Western Australia had 34 motor vehicles in the fleet. Of these 34, 27 are salary sacrifice vehicles and 7 are job facility vehicles. (b) In the case of the salary sacrifice vehicles, participants can elect to have car wash as an additional benefit, which is added to the salary sacrifice cost. Only 5 of the salary sacrifice vehicles in the fleet have this option. Car washing is carried out in the employee's time on a needs basis with no bookings made to have the vehicles washed. The wash is carried out at which ever fuel station the vehicle happens to be at the time. Where the option is not taken up, employees clean their salary sacrifice vehicles themselves. The 7 job facility vehicles have the car wash option included as a cost of maintaining the motor vehicle fleet. The car wash option is included in the fuel card authority and is used purely on a needs basis with no bookings made to have the vehicles washed. The wash is carried out at which ever fuel station the vehicle happens to be at the time. (c) Refer to (b). (d) No Insurance Commission of Western Australia vehicle has a detailing arrangement. (e) Refer to (d). (f) Refer to (b). In the case of salary sacrifice vehicles that have the car wash option the expense is operated on a recovery basis i.e. the employee pays for the car wash as part of the salary sacrifice arrangement. The job facility vehicles costs of washing are estimated to be a total of $596 for the period 23 September 2008 to date. WATC Western Australian Treasury Corporation (a) One (b) Washed by driver responsible for vehicle (c) Not Applicable (d) None (e-f) Not Applicable Department of Housing The Department of Housing advises: (a) 194 Vehicles (b) Departmental vehicles are cleaned by 3 separate not for profit organisations employing people with disabilities. These not for profit organisations are: · Intework; · Work Power Inc; and · Essential Personnel. (c) (i) These not for profit organisations provide an ad hoc cleaning service utilising people with disabilities to clean vehicles available at that time. This is a development arrangement rather than a commercial agreement. The total paid to Intework, Work Power and Essential Personnel is $26,503.50. The total number of vehicles is 194, which equates to the cleaning cost of approximately $136.60 per vehicle over this time, from 23 September 2008 (ii) Ad hoc (iii) The addresses where the vehicles are cleaned are: · 6 Ilkeston Place, Mirrabooka; · 21 Old Northern Highway, Midland; · 42 Queen Street, Fremantle; · 11 Pinjarrah Road, Mandurah; · 17 Manning Road, Cannington; · 297 Fitzgerald Street, Northam; · 33 Bates Street, Merredin; · 99 Plain Street, East Perth (iv) Vehicles are cleaned during office hours (d) Nil (e) (i) N/A (ii) N/A (iii) N/A (iv) N/A (f) See (c)(i) above Department of Treasury and Finance answer (a) 138 (b) Many of DTF's staff that have the use of government plated vehicles take responsibility for cleaning the vehicle assigned to them in their own time and at their own cost. Fuel cards are provided for all DTF vehicles and non fuel items can be purchased such as carwashes. Auto car washing is not regarded as commercial cleaning. Some BMW Metropolitan departmental vehicles are cleaned by Intework (engaged by the Department of Housing), a not for profit organisation which employs people with disabilities. This organisation provides an ad hoc cleaning service utilising people with disabilities to clean the vehicles available at the time. This is a development arrangement rather than a commercial agreement. This service is not regarded as commercial cleaning. Regional vehicles are cleaned similar to the above with some being commercially cleaned/detailed due to off bitumen travel (see below). (c) (i-iv) Commercially Cleaned Vehicles Registration Number (i)Cost (ii)Frequency (iii)Address (iv)Office Hours 1QBG 510 $95.00 3 in 18mths Northam Yes 1QBG 511 $90.00 3 in 18mths Northam Yes 1QBG 704 $35.00 1 in 18mths Northam Yes 1QAW 227 $30.00 1 in 18mths Northam Yes 1QBF 673 $41.00 2 in 18mths Albany Yes 1QBF 674 $21.00 1 in 18mths Albany Yes 1QBG 632 $89.00 3 in 18mths Geraldton Yes 1QBE 457 $89.00 3 in 18mths Geraldton Yes 1QBG 638 $165.00 3 in 18mths Geraldton Yes 1QBG 892 $36.00 2 in 18mths Geraldton Yes 1QBG 786 $55.00 1 in 18mths Geraldton Yes $746.00 (d) see answer to (e) (e) (i-iv) Commercially Detailed Vehicles REG Number (i) Cost (ii)Frequency (iii)Address (iv)Office Hours 1QBE 947 $440.00 4 in 18mths Kalgoorlie Yes 1QBK 817 $450.00 1 in 18mths Broome Yes 1QBL 723 $120.00 3 in 18mths Narrogin Yes 1QBH 105 $253.00 1 in 18mths Bunbury Yes 1QBH 104 $354.00 1 in 18mths Bunbury Yes $1,617.00 (f) $10,359.63 GESB (a) 4 (b) Vehicles are washed as and when required using a public car wash but are not commercially cleaned. (c) i. N/a ii. N/a iii. N/a iv. N/a (d) None (e) i. N/a ii. N/a iii. N/a iv. N/a (f) Vehicle 1: $15; Vehicle 2: $12; Vehicle 3: $12; Vehicle 4: $14 Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission For the Department of the Registrar, WA Industrial Relations Commission (a) One (b) SG Fleet Australia Pty Ltd fuel card (c) Not applicable (d) None (e) Not applicable (f) $64.36 exc GST ChemCentre (a) 7 Vehicles (b) Not ChemCentre Policy to arrange washing. Responsible drivers have access to fuel cards which enables use of washing facilities (c) Nil (i) N/A (ii) N/A (iii) N/A (iv) N/A (d) N/A (e) N/A (i) N/A (ii) N/A (iii) N/A (iv) N/A (f) $0 Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on http://www.rtlib.com
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