❓ Hon Tjorn Sibma requested a list of the 10 most expensive credit card purchases by each portfolio agency for FY19-20 and FY20-21. The Treasurer declined to provide the information, citing excessive time and resource diversion.
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Please list, in tabular form, the 10 most expensive items purchased via credit card/purchasing card by each portfolio agency for the financial years 2019-20 and 2020-21?
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Answered
30 November 2021
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Treasurer
Response time
7 days
Government departments and agencies make thousands of purchases, for a range of purposes and matters, each financial year.
To collect this information would require considerable time, which would divert staff away from their normal duties and is not considered to be a reasonable or appropriate use of government resources.
To collect this information would require considerable time, which would divert staff away from their normal duties and is not considered to be a reasonable or appropriate use of government resources.
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