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Answers to Questions on Notice Relating to Supplementary Estimates 2005-2006 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATING TO THE EXAMINATION OF SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES FOR 2005-2006 Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee Transport and Regional Services Portfolio VOLUME 1 July 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS Transport and Regional Services Portfolio Additional Information relating to Supplementary Budget Estimates October/November 2005 Note: Hansard page numbers referred to in this volume are based on proof Hansards. Page numbers may vary slightly in the final Official Hansard transcripts. Page no. Letters of Correction Dated 23/11/05 from Mr Mick Palmer, Inspector of Transport Security, 1 correcting evidence he gave at the Supplementary Budget Estimates hearing on 31 October 2005 – expenditure for the previous financial year Dated 9/12/05 from Ms Susan Page, Deputy Secretary, DOTARS, correcting 3 evidence she gave at the Supplementary Budget Estimates hearing on 31 October 2005 – Newman Town Centre Project Dated 15/12/05 from Mr Andrew Lalor, Acting General Manager, Office of 4 Transport Security, clarifying evidence given by Ms Vicki Dickman at the Supplementary Budget Estimates hearing on 31 October 2005 – background checks for pilots licences and ASICs Dated 20/12/05 from Mr Daniel Owen, Acting Executive Director, Regional 6 Services Business Division, correcting evidence given by Mr Gary Dolman at the Supplementary Budget Estimates hearing on 31 October 2005 – Rural Transaction Centres Dated 22/12/05 from Ms Vicki Dickman, General Manager, Office of Transport 8 Security, correcting evidence she gave at the Supplementary Budget Estimates hearing on 31 October 2005 – Regional Airport Funding Program Dated 3/02/06 from Mr Bruce Byron, Chief Executive Officer, CASA, updating 9 evidence he gave at the Supplementary Budget Estimates hearing on 31 October 2005 – Ms Yeoh's revie w of CASA's market testing procurement procedures Question no. Senator Topic Page no. Corporate Services (CORP) CORP 01 O'Brien FTE positions 11 CORP 02 O'Brien FTE growth 11 CORP 03 O'Brien Inappropriate use of departmental credit cards 12 CORP 04 O'Brien Staff travel 12 CORP 05 O'Brien Cost of national office re-configuration 18 Question no. Senator Topic Page no. CORP 06 O'Brien Refurbishment budget 18 CORP 07 O'Brien Breakdown of employees 19 CORP 08 O'Brien Portfolio Strategic Policy and Projects Division's 20 2005-06 internal budget CORP 09 Conroy Information technology outsourcing 21 arrangements CORP 10 Conroy Information technology outsourcing 22 arrangements CORP 11 Conroy Information technology outsourcing 22 arrangements CORP 12 Conroy Information technology outsourcing 23 arrangements CORP 13 Conroy Information technology outsourcing 23 arrangements CORP 14 Fielding Travel 24 CORP 15 Fielding Travel 24 CORP 16 Fielding Travel 25 CORP 17 Fielding Travel 25 CORP 18 Fielding Travel 26 CORP 19 Fielding Travel 26 CORP 20 Murray Contract negotiations 27 CORP 21 Murray Training 27 CORP 22 Murray Commonwealth procurement guidelines 28 CORP 23 Murray ANAO audits 29 CORP 24 Murray The Senate Order 30 AusLink (AUSL) AUSL 01 O'Brien AusLink bilateral agreements 31 Attachments to AUSL 01 available from the committee secretariat on request AUSL 02 O'Brien Independent Tasmanian rail study 31 Attachment to AUSL 02 AUSL 03 O'Brien Funding for ARTC infrastructure 33 Attachment to AUSL 03 AUSL 04 O'Brien Funding for ARTC infrastructure 35 AUSL 05 O'Brien AusLink Inter-modal Terminals study consultants 35 AUSL 06 O'Brien The Peel Deviation 36 AUSL 07 O'Brien Peel Development Commission meeting 36 Question no. Senator Topic Page no. AUSL 08 O'Brien Tasman Highway election commitment 37 Attachment to AUSL 08 AUSL 09 O'Brien Tasman Highway: Commonwealth and State 42 consultation Attachment to AUSL 09 AUSL 10 O'Brien QLD government and the Warrego, Bruce, 45 Carnarvon and Outback Highways Maritime and Land Transport (MLT) MLT 01 Heffernan UN Booklet (UN Model Regulations on the 46 Transport of Dangerous Goods) MLT 02 Adams National Transport Commission 3rd 47 Determination MLT 03 O'Brien Fuel excise 48 MLT 04 O'Brien The new Customs System 49 Office of Transport Security (OTS) OTS 01 O'Brien General Manager positions 50 OTS 02 O'Brien Price of passenger and luggage scanning 50 equipment OTS 03 O'Brien Maritime workers affected through issuing of 51 MSICs OTS 04 Heffernan MSIC issuing bodies 52 OTS 05 Heffernan MSIC issuing bodies' criteria 52 OTS 06 O'Brien Permits for the Port of Fremantle 53 Attachments to OTS 06 available from the committee secretariat on request OTS 07 McLucas Aero Tropics security devices 54 OTS 08 McLucas North Queensland compliance with Aviation 55 Transport Security Act 2004 OTS 09 McLucas Aviation operators audits 55 OTS 10 McLucas Transport Security programs 56 OTS 11 McLucas Compliance visits for regional aviation 57 Inspector of Transport Security (IOTS) IOTS 01 O'Brien Inspector of Transport Security contract 58 Question no. Senator Topic Page no. Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) CASA 01 O'Brien Correspondence to Mr Toller 59 Attachment to CASA 01 CASA 02 O'Brien Minutes of meeting in Mr Matthew's office 61 Attachments A and B to CASA 02 CASA 03 O'Brien CASA staff redundancies 64 CASA 04 O'Brien CASA budget 64 CASA 05 O'Brien CASA staffing 65 CASA 06 O'Brien Change implementation team 65 CASA 07 O'Brien Budget for CEO office 66 CASA 08 O'Brien Mr Byron's meeting with European national 66 authorities CASA 09 O'Brien Mr Byron's time in Canberra 68 CASA 10 O'Brien High-risk operators 69 CASA 11 O'Brien TransAir audit 70 CASA 12 McLucas Cape York mail run 71 CASA 13 McLucas Cape York mail run 72 CASA 14 McLucas Airstrip licences 72 CASA 15 McLucas Balurga station incident 73 CASA 16 McLucas Briefing on RPT operators 73 CASA 17 Conroy Information technology outsourcing 74 arrangements CASA 18 Conroy Information technology outsourcing 75 arrangements CASA 19 Conroy Information technology outsourcing 76 arrangements CASA 20 Conroy Information technology outsourcing 76 arrangements CASA 21 Conroy Information technology outsourcing 77 arrangements CASA 22 Fielding Travel – domestic airfares 77 CASA 23 Fielding Travel – overseas airfares 78 CASA 24 Fielding Travel – economy class domestic airfares 78 CASA 25 Fielding Travel – business class domestic airfares 79 CASA 26 Fielding Travel – first class domestic airfares 80 CASA 27 Fielding Travel 80 Question no. Senator Topic Page no. CASA 28 Murray Contract negotiations 81 CASA 29 Murray Training 81 CASA 30 Murray Commonwealth procurement guidelines 82 CASA 31 Murray ANAO audits 82 CASA 32 Murray The Senate Order 83 CASA 33 McLucas Balurga station incident 83 CASA 34 McLucas Balurga station incident 84 CASA 35 McLucas Balurga station incident 84 CASA 36 McLucas Balurga station incident 85 CASA 37 McLucas Kowanyama incident 86 CASA 38 McLucas Kowanyama incident 86 CASA 39 McLucas Kowanyama incident 86 CASA 40 McLucas Kowanyama incident 87 CASA 41 McLucas Kowanyama incident 87 CASA 42 McLucas Kowanyama incident 88 CASA 43 McLucas Kowanyama incident 88 CASA 44 McLucas Kowanyama incident 89 Attachments A and B to CASA 44 CASA 45 McLucas Kowanyama incident 93 CASA 46 McLucas Kowanyama incident 93 CASA 47 McLucas Kowanyama incident 94 CASA 48 McLucas Cape York mail run 94 CASA 49 McLucas Cape York mail run 94 CASA 50 McLucas Cape York mail run 95 CASA 51 McLucas Cape York mail run 95 CASA 52 McLucas Cape York mail run 96 CASA 53 McLucas Cape York mail run 96 CASA 54 McLucas RPT pilots requirements 97 CASA 55 McLucas RPT pilots requirements 98 CASA 56 McLucas Aircraft performance capabilities for the Cape 99 York mail run CASA 57 McLucas Aero-Tropics new AOC 99 CASA 58 McLucas Safety standards in RPT operations 100 CASA 59 McLucas Cairns-Bamaga-Lockhart River-Cairns RPT route 101 CASA 60 McLucas Cairns-Bamaga-Lockhart River-Cairns RPT route 102 Question no. Senator Topic Page no. CASA 61 McLucas Cairns-Bamaga-Lockhart River-Cairns RPT route 102 CASA 62 McLucas Cairns-Bamaga-Lockhart River-Cairns RPT route 103 CASA 63 McLucas Cairns-Bamaga-Lockhart River-Cairns RPT route 103 CASA 64 McLucas Lockhart River crash 104 CASA 65 McLucas Allegations against TransAir 104 CASA 66 McLucas Renewal of TransAir's AOC 105 CASA 67 McLucas Pilot boards 106 CASA 68 McLucas Pilots 106 CASA 69 McLucas TransAir company records 107 CASA 70 McLucas Carriage of dangerous goods 107 CASA 71 McLucas Cape York mail run 108 CASA 72 McLucas Cairns Business and Leisure Travel 109 Attachment to CASA 72 CASA 73 McLucas Cape York mail run 112 CASA 74 McLucas CASA's risk rating system 112 CASA 75 McLucas CASA's risk rating system 113 CASA 76 McLucas CASA's risk rating system 113 Aviation and Airports (AAA) AAA 01 O'Brien Essendon Airport development 114 AAA 02 O'Brien Essendon Airport development 115 AAA 03 O'Brien Deep Vein Thrombosis Study 116 Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) AMSA 01 O'Brien Thor Hawke 117 AMSA 02 McEwen AMSA OH&S inspections 117 Attachment to AMSA 02 AMSA 03 Conroy Information technology outsourcing 121 arrangements AMSA 04 Conroy Information technology outsourcing 121 arrangements AMSA 05 Conroy Information technology outsourcing 122 arrangements AMSA 06 Conroy Information technology outsourcing 122 arrangements AMSA 07 Conroy Information technology outsourcing 123 arrangements Question no. Senator Topic Page no. AMSA 08 Fielding Travel 123 AMSA 09 Fielding Travel 124 AMSA 10 Fielding Travel 124 AMSA 11 Fielding Travel 125 AMSA 12 Fielding Travel 125 AMSA 13 Fielding Travel 126 AMSA 14 Murray Contract negotiations 126 AMSA 15 Murray Training 127 AMSA 16 Murray Commonwealth
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