Question On Notice No. 123 asked in the Legislative Council on 25 May 2021 by Hon Tjorn Sibma
Question Directed to the: Minister for Mental Health representing the Deputy Premier; Minister for Health; Medical Research; Science
Parliament: 41 Session: 1
Question
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?
Answered on 17 June 2021
For the South Metropolitan Health Service:
(a) 62 issued.
(b)
|
Expenditure Limit $
|
Transaction Limit $
|
No. of Cards
|
|
50,000
|
50,000
|
1
|
|
50,000
|
30,000
|
2
|
|
50,000
|
20,000
|
2
|
|
50,000
|
5,000
|
1
|
|
20,000
|
20,000
|
1
|
|
20,000
|
10,000
|
1
|
|
20,000
|
6,000
|
1
|
|
20,000
|
5,000
|
8
|
|
10,000
|
5,000
|
2
|
|
5,000
|
5,000
|
16
|
|
5,000
|
3,000
|
6
|
|
5,000
|
2,000
|
3
|
|
5,000
|
1,000
|
11
|
|
1,000
|
1,000
|
6
|
|
1,000
|
500
|
1
|
|
Grand Total:
|
62
|
(c) 1,192,981.30
(d) 1,778 transactions.
For the East Metropolitan Health Service:
(a) 59 issued.
(b)
|
Expenditure Limit $
|
Transaction Limit $
|
No. of Cards
|
|
80,000
|
N/A
|
1
|
|
75,000
|
N/A
|
1
|
|
70,000
|
N/A
|
1
|
|
50,000
|
N/A
|
1
|
|
30,000
|
N/A
|
1
|
|
20,000
|
N/A
|
17
|
|
10,000
|
N/A
|
1
|
|
5,000
|
N/A
|
25
|
|
1,000
|
N/A
|
6
|
|
1
|
N/A
|
5
|
|
Grand Total:
|
59
|
c) $1,115,316
d) 1,943 transactions.
For the Child and Adolescent Health Service:
(a) 121 issued.
(b)
|
Expenditure Limit $
|
Transaction Limit $
|
No. of Cards
|
|
60,000
|
60,000
|
1
|
|
50,000
|
50,000
|
10
|
|
20,000
|
20,000
|
42
|
|
10,000
|
10,000
|
1
|
|
5,000
|
5,000
|
46
|
|
1,000
|
1,000
|
3
|
|
1
|
1
|
13
|
|
-
|
-
|
5
|
|
Grand Total:
|
121
|
(c) $3,680,817.51
(d) 7415 transactions.
For the North Metropolitan Health Service:
(a) 536 issued.
(b)
|
Expenditure Limit $
|
Transaction Limit $
|
No. of Cards
|
|
150,000
|
5,000
|
1
|
|
50,000
|
50,000
|
5
|
|
50,000
|
20,000
|
2
|
|
50,000
|
10,000
|
7
|
|
50,000
|
5,000
|
8
|
|
20,000
|
20,000
|
5
|
|
20,000
|
10,000
|
7
|
|
20,000
|
6,000
|
1
|
|
20,000
|
5,000
|
52
|
|
20,000
|
4,000
|
1
|
|
20,000
|
2,500
|
1
|
|
20,000
|
2,000
|
17
|
|
20,000
|
1,000
|
2
|
|
10,000
|
10,000
|
1
|
|
10,000
|
5,000
|
4
|
|
5,000
|
5,000
|
54
|
|
5,000
|
3,000
|
5
|
|
5,000
|
2,500
|
6
|
|
5,000
|
2,000
|
7
|
|
5,000
|
1,500
|
1
|
|
5,000
|
1,000
|
24
|
|
5,000
|
500
|
2
|
|
2,000
|
1,000
|
1
|
|
1,000
|
1,000
|
151
|
|
1,000
|
500
|
165
|
|
1,000
|
400
|
1
|
|
1,000
|
350
|
1
|
|
1,000
|
300
|
3
|
|
1,000
|
200
|
1
|
|
Grand Total:
|
536
|
(c) $5,243,199.40
(d) 12,122 transactions.
For the WA Country Health Service:
(a) 627 issued.
(b)
Expenditure Limit $
|
Transaction Limit $
|
No. of Cards
|
|
150,000
|
150,000
|
1
|
|
100,000
|
100,000
|
3
|
|
80,000
|
80,000
|
2
|
|
70,000
|
70,000
|
2
|
|
65,000
|
65,000
|
1
|
|
50,000
|
50,000
|
61
|
|
50,000
|
20,000
|
1
|
|
50,000
|
10,000
|
1
|
|
50,000
|
5,000
|
4
|
|
50,000
|
3,000
|
2
|
|
50,000
|
2,000
|
1
|
|
30,000
|
30,000
|
1
|
|
20,000
|
20,000
|
161
|
|
20,000
|
15,000
|
1
|
|
20,000
|
10,000
|
4
|
|
20,000
|
5,000
|
20
|
|
20,000
|
3,000
|
4
|
|
20,000
|
2,000
|
3
|
|
20,000
|
1,000
|
2
|
|
10,000
|
10,000
|
8
|
|
5,000
|
5,000
|
256
|
|
5,000
|
2,000
|
12
|
|
5,000
|
1,000
|
12
|
|
5,000
|
500
|
2
|
|
3,000
|
3,000
|
1
|
|
1,000
|
1,000
|
36
|
|
1,000
|
500
|
1
|
|
1
|
1
|
24
|
|
Grand Total:
|
627
|
(c) $28,944,428.27
(d) 78,373 transactions.
For Pathwest:
(a) 31 issued.
(b) Cardholders currently do not have a transaction limit attached to their purchase cards.
Expenditure Limit $
|
Transaction Limit $
|
No. of Cards
|
|
50,000
|
N/A
|
5
|
|
20,000
|
N/A
|
10
|
|
5,000
|
N/A
|
15
|
|
1,000
|
N/A
|
1
|
|
Grand Total:
|
31
|
(c) $1,160,700.05
(d) 2,006 transactions.
For the Department of Health:
(a) 140 issued.
(b)
Expenditure Limit $
|
Transaction Limit $
|
No. of Cards
|
|
150,000
|
10,000
|
4
|
|
150,000
|
5,000
|
1
|
|
100,000
|
20,000
|
4
|
|
100,000
|
5,000
|
9
|
|
50,000
|
20,000
|
1
|
|
50,000
|
1,0000
|
1
|
|
50,000
|
5,000
|
5
|
|
20,000
|
10,000
|
1
|
|
20,000
|
5,000
|
30
|
|
20,000
|
3,000
|
1
|
|
20,000
|
2,000
|
1
|
|
20,000
|
1,500
|
1
|
|
10,000
|
5,000
|
1
|
|
5,000
|
5,000
|
42
|
|
5,000
|
3,000
|
1
|
|
5,000
|
2,500
|
2
|
|
5,000
|
2,000
|
5
|
|
5,000
|
1,500
|
13
|
|
5,000
|
1,000
|
13
|
|
1,000
|
1,000
|
4
|
|
Grand Total:
|
140
|
(c) $5,904,420.62
(d) 10,190 transactions.
For the Health Support Services:
(a) 70 issued.
(b)
Expenditure Limit $
|
Transaction Limit $
|
No. of Cards
|
|
50,000
|
50,000
|
1
|
|
20,000
|
20,000
|
14
|
|
5,000
|
5,000
|
34
|
|
1,000
|
1,000
|
21
|
|
Grand Total:
|
70
|
(c) $518,735.49
(d) 2,688 transactions.
For all WA Health:
(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.