Question On Notice No. 116 asked in the Legislative Council on 25 May 2021 by Hon Tjorn Sibma
Question Directed to the: Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Finance
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 22 June 2021
The Department of Finance advises:
(a) 433 cards
(b) Limits range from $1 to $50,000
(c) $2,604,693.52
(d) 10,255 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.