❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding mobile phone, mobile device data, and credit card expenditure within the Treasurer's portfolio agencies from January 1, 2017. Reveals varying levels of expenditure across different departments and entities.
AnsweredQoN 2404Legislative Assembly
Asked
30 November 2017
Member
Portfolio
Treasurer; Minister for Finance; Energy; Aboriginal Affairs
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For each department, agency and government trading enterprise within the Treasurer's portfolio of responsibilities, since 1 January 2017 how much money has been spent on: (a) mobile phone bill expenditure; (b) total mobile device (i.e. iPad) data expenditure; and (c) total credit card expenditure?
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Answered
13 February 2018
Response time
1 days
Department of Finance (Including PUO from 1 January 2017 to 30 June 2017) (a) $102,145 – voice and data expenditure for 301 mobile phones (b) $57,232.74 – mobile device data expenditure for 94 iPads ($19,283.75) and 84 dongles ($37,948.99) (c) Nil
Department of Treasury (Including PUO from 1 July 2017 to Present) (a) - (b) For the period 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017, total mobile phone and iPad expenditure was $17,401 for 28 mobile phones and 17 iPads. (c) Nil.
Western Australia Treasury Corporation (a) $7,934 for 13 devices. (b) $1,219 for 2 devices. (c) Nil.
Economic Regulation Authority (a) $9,145 (excluding GST) for 17 mobile phones. (b) Nil. (c) Nil.
Former Department of Aboriginal Affairs (1 January 2017 – 30 June 2017) (a)-(b) $47,715.89 (c) Nil.
Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage (and WAPC) (1 July 2017 to 30 November 2017) (a)-(b) $85,087.59 (c) Nil.
Lands, Approvals and Native Title Unit (a) – (c) Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on notice 2414.
Aboriginal Policy Unit (a) – (c) Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on notice 2414.
Western Power (a) –(b) $2,474,479. (c) $19,562. Please note this figure covers fees and charges relating to running Western Power credit cards through a credit card management software Flexipurchase, and not actual expenditure on the card.
Synergy (a) – (b) $307,661.76. (c) Nil
Horizon Power (a) – (b) $112761.93. (c) Nil.
Government Employees Superannuation Board (a) – (b) Total mobile device data expenditure and mobile phone bill expenditure between 1 January 2017 and 30 November 2017 was $27,849.94 for 35 devices used by senior staff and Key Account Management team members (c) Nil
Fire and Emergency Services Superannuation Fund (a) $1,223.56. (b) Nil. (c) $40. Please note this figure relates to the administrative fees and charges of running credit cards, not expenditure on the card.
Insurance Commission of Australia (a) - (b) $71,896. (c) Nil.
Independent Market Operation (a) None. (b) None. (c) None.
Office of the Auditor General (a) – (b) $121,603 expenditure for 214 mobile devices (including laptops, iPads and mobile phones). Expenditure includes data, equipment, calls and charges, service access fees and other service charges. (c) Nil.
Department of Treasury (Including PUO from 1 July 2017 to Present) (a) - (b) For the period 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017, total mobile phone and iPad expenditure was $17,401 for 28 mobile phones and 17 iPads. (c) Nil.
Western Australia Treasury Corporation (a) $7,934 for 13 devices. (b) $1,219 for 2 devices. (c) Nil.
Economic Regulation Authority (a) $9,145 (excluding GST) for 17 mobile phones. (b) Nil. (c) Nil.
Former Department of Aboriginal Affairs (1 January 2017 – 30 June 2017) (a)-(b) $47,715.89 (c) Nil.
Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage (and WAPC) (1 July 2017 to 30 November 2017) (a)-(b) $85,087.59 (c) Nil.
Lands, Approvals and Native Title Unit (a) – (c) Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on notice 2414.
Aboriginal Policy Unit (a) – (c) Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on notice 2414.
Western Power (a) –(b) $2,474,479. (c) $19,562. Please note this figure covers fees and charges relating to running Western Power credit cards through a credit card management software Flexipurchase, and not actual expenditure on the card.
Synergy (a) – (b) $307,661.76. (c) Nil
Horizon Power (a) – (b) $112761.93. (c) Nil.
Government Employees Superannuation Board (a) – (b) Total mobile device data expenditure and mobile phone bill expenditure between 1 January 2017 and 30 November 2017 was $27,849.94 for 35 devices used by senior staff and Key Account Management team members (c) Nil
Fire and Emergency Services Superannuation Fund (a) $1,223.56. (b) Nil. (c) $40. Please note this figure relates to the administrative fees and charges of running credit cards, not expenditure on the card.
Insurance Commission of Australia (a) - (b) $71,896. (c) Nil.
Independent Market Operation (a) None. (b) None. (c) None.
Office of the Auditor General (a) – (b) $121,603 expenditure for 214 mobile devices (including laptops, iPads and mobile phones). Expenditure includes data, equipment, calls and charges, service access fees and other service charges. (c) Nil.
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