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Monday, 21 November 2011

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Clean Energy Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates Amendments) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Household Assistance Amendments) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Tax Laws Amendments) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Fuel Tax Legislation Amendment) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Customs Tariff Amendment) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Excise Tariff Legislation Amendment) Bill 2011, Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment Bill 2011, Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Unit Shortfall Charge — General) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Unit Issue Charge — Auctions) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Unit Issue Charge — Fixed Charge) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (International Unit Surrender Charge) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Charges — Customs) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Charges — Excise) Bill 2011, Clean Energy Regulator Bill 2011, Climate Change Authority Bill 2011, Steel Transformation Plan Bill 2011, Australian Renewable Energy Agency Bill 2011, Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2011, Excise Tariff Amendment (Condensate) Bill 2011, Excise Legislation Amendment (Condensate) Bill 2011, Trade Marks Amendment (Tobacco Plain Packaging) Bill 2011; Returned from Senate

Photo of Mr Tony BurkeMr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities) Share this | Hansard source

The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has provided the following answer to the honourable member's question:

(1) Table 1

DAFF Departmental Notes

(a) Advertising disclosed on page 279 of the 2010-11 Annual Report includes GST and Administered advertising.

(b) Travel includes - fares, allowances, vehicle mileage, accommodation and meals.

APVMA - Notes

(d) Includes all IT and Communication costs including, internet charges & telephone costs.

(e) Excludes external legal services

(g) (i) Includes an external audit firm that conducts "internal audits" ($49,000), & ANAO audit costs

CRDC - Notes

(b) Travel international - the ICAC meeting in USA 2010

(e) Consultancy includes R&D consultants and general administration services

FRDC - Notes

(c) Approximate derived from FBT entertainment expenses   

(g) (i) internal audit and is included in consultancy

(h) projects expenditure

SRDC - Notes

(h) Comprises of the following:-

(1) Sponsorships;

(2) Milestone payments for contracted SRDC projects;

(3) Joint CRRDC expenses;

(4) Includes travel associated with SRDC contracted projects. This travel has not been accounted for again in (b) above;

(5) Includes communication expenses which have not been accounted for again in (d) above.

WEA - Notes

(a) Advertising cost includes recruitment advertising and Australian Government Directory entry and website

(b) Travel cost includes airfares, accommodation, travel allowance, taxi and parking fares, travel agent booking fee, conference registration fee etc.

Portfolio Agencies

AFMAAustralian Fisheries Management Authority

APVMA— Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority

CRDC— Cotton Research and Development Corporation

FRDC— Fisheries Research and Development Corporation

GRDCGrains Research and Development Corporation

GWRDC— Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation

RIRDCRural Industries Research and Development Corporation

SRDC— Sugar Research and Development Corporation

WAC— Wine Australia Corporation

WEA— Wheat Exports Australia

(2) Table 2

(3) Table 3

(4) (a) Table 4

Note: Portfolio Agency FTE's not included

(4) (b) Table 5

Note: Portfolio Agency FTE's not included

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