❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice requesting expenditure details on mobile phones, device data, and credit card administration fees for departments, agencies, and government trading enterprises within the Premier's portfolio from January 1, 2017. The answer provides a breakdown of these costs for various entities.
AnsweredQoN 2414Legislative Assembly
Asked
30 November 2017
Member
Portfolio
Premier; Minister for Public Sector Management; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Federal-State Relations
QuestionView source ↗
For each department, agency and government trading enterprise within the Premier'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
Answer
Gold Corporation
(a) & (b) The total spend on mobile phones and device data for the period was $64,233.08
(c) Credit card administration fees for the period were $1,125.00
Lotterywest
(a) Mobile phone bill expenditure from the 1 January to 31 December 2017 $49,528.73.
(b) Total mobile Device expenditure from the 1 January to 31 December 2017 $15,201.55.
(c) Total cost of administration (surcharge) is $25,704.85.
Premier and Cabinet
(a) $149,927.52 exclusive of GST
(b) $35,654.93 exclusive of GST
(c) I am advised that there are no administrative costs associated with the Department's purchasing card system.
Public Sector Commission
a) $7 792 excluding GST
b) $10 825 excluding GST
c) Nil (Administration)
Salaries and Allowances Tribunal
(a) $409.30
(b) $2,773.37
(c) Total cost of administration was nil
State Development, Jobs and Trade
For the former Department of State Development for the period from 1 January 2017 to 30 June 2017:
(a) $46,127
(b) $18,112
(c) Nil (Administration)
For the former Western Australian Tourism Commission for the period from 1 January 2017 to 30 June 2017:
(a) $42,572
(b) $22,800
(c) Nil (Administration)
For the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation for the period from 1 July 2017 to 31 December 2017:
(a) $73,905
(b) $50,359
(c) Nil (Administration)
Gold Corporation
(a) & (b) The total spend on mobile phones and device data for the period was $64,233.08
(c) Credit card administration fees for the period were $1,125.00
Lotterywest
(a) Mobile phone bill expenditure from the 1 January to 31 December 2017 $49,528.73.
(b) Total mobile Device expenditure from the 1 January to 31 December 2017 $15,201.55.
(c) Total cost of administration (surcharge) is $25,704.85.
Premier and Cabinet
(a) $149,927.52 exclusive of GST
(b) $35,654.93 exclusive of GST
(c) I am advised that there are no administrative costs associated with the Department's purchasing card system.
Public Sector Commission
a) $7 792 excluding GST
b) $10 825 excluding GST
c) Nil (Administration)
Salaries and Allowances Tribunal
(a) $409.30
(b) $2,773.37
(c) Total cost of administration was nil
State Development, Jobs and Trade
For the former Department of State Development for the period from 1 January 2017 to 30 June 2017:
(a) $46,127
(b) $18,112
(c) Nil (Administration)
For the former Western Australian Tourism Commission for the period from 1 January 2017 to 30 June 2017:
(a) $42,572
(b) $22,800
(c) Nil (Administration)
For the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation for the period from 1 July 2017 to 31 December 2017:
(a) $73,905
(b) $50,359
(c) Nil (Administration)
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