❓ Hon Tjorn Sibma requests detailed information on the Department of Communities' purchasing card usage for the 2019-2020 financial year, including card numbers, spending limits, transaction values, and a breakdown of expenditure categories. The Minister provides some data but declines to provide a detailed breakdown of expenditure categories due to resource constraints.
AnsweredQoN 132Legislative Council
Asked
25 May 2021
Member
Portfolio
Child Protection; Women's Interests; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services
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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
17 June 2021
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Child Protection; Women's Interests; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services
Response time
8 days
This answer covers multiple Ministers’ portfolios, including Disability Services, Seniors and Ageing; Volunteering; Housing; Youth; and Child Protection, Women’s Interests, Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence and Community Services portfolios.
(a) The Department of Communities had 1707 active corporate and government purchasing cards.
(b) Spend limits range from $1,000 to $60,000.
(c) $30,568,969
(d) 151,416 transactions.
(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.
(a) The Department of Communities had 1707 active corporate and government purchasing cards.
(b) Spend limits range from $1,000 to $60,000.
(c) $30,568,969
(d) 151,416 transactions.
(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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