Question On Notice No. 135 asked in the Legislative Council on 25 May 2021 by Hon Tjorn Sibma
Question Directed to the: Leader of the House representing the Minister for Housing; Local Government
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
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITIES
Please refer to Legislative Council Question on Notice 132
DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SPORT AND CULTURAL INDUSTRIES
Please refer to Legislative Council Question on Notice 126
METROPOLITAN CEMETERIES BOARD
(a) 31
(b) In accordance with Metropolitan Cemeteries Board policy each card has a $5000.00 transaction limit. Monthly expenditure limits vary depending upon individual delegation limits. This is a table of the approved limits for 2019-2020:
Number of Cards
|
Transaction Limit
|
Monthly Limit
|
4
|
$5,000
|
$5,000
|
11
|
$5,000
|
$10,000
|
1
|
$5,000
|
$12,000
|
8
|
$5,000
|
$15,000
|
4
|
$5,000
|
$20,000
|
1
|
$5,000
|
$25,000
|
1
|
$5,000
|
$30,000
|
1
|
$5,000
|
$75,000
|
(c) $691,172.75
(d) 1,673
(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.