Hon Tjorn Sibma requested information on the use of purchasing cards within the Lands portfolio for the 2019-2020 financial year. The response provides data for DevelopmentWA and Landgate, but declines to provide a detailed breakdown of expenditure categories due to resource constraints.

AnsweredQoN 117Legislative Council
Asked
25 May 2021
Portfolio
Lands

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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
22 June 2021
Responded by
Minister for Regional Development representing the Minister for Lands
Response time
9 days
Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage
(a)-(e) Please refer to Legislative Council question on notice 131.
DevelopmentWA
(a)  90
(b)  Card credit limits ranged between $500 and $50 000 monthly.
(c)   $644 637
(d)  2 112
(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.
Landgate
a)    171
b)    $1,000 - $50,000
c)    $900,171.47
d)    3,464
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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