Question On Notice No. 125 asked in the Legislative Council on 25 May 2021 by Hon Tjorn Sibma
Question Directed to the: Minister for Regional Development; Agriculture and Food; Hydrogen Industry
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 15 June 2021
(a) This information is controlled by NAB and data for the 2019-20 financial year has been purged. To respond to the Member’s question, data based on current card numbers for the financial year 2020-21 is provided below, noting that there have been no significant changes in activity between the financial years.
Department / Agency
|
Number of active cards as at 2020-21
|
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD)
|
1,159
|
Gascoyne Development Commission
|
3
|
Goldfields-Esperance Development Commission
|
3
|
Great Southern Development Commission
|
4
|
Kimberley Development Commission
|
3
|
Mid West Development Commission
|
3
|
Peel Development Commission
|
2
|
Pilbara Development Commission
|
2
|
South West Development Commission
|
1
|
Wheatbelt Development Commission
|
3
|
Agricultural Produce Commission
|
6
|
Rural Business Development Corporation
|
0
|
(b) As per the previous question, data for DPIRD, the Regional Development Commissions and the Agricultural Produce Commission provided below is based on current figures for the financial year 2020-2021, noting that there have been no significant changes in activity between the financial years.
DPIRD
|
Credit limits
|
No. of cardholders
|
|
Transaction limits
|
No. of cardholders
|
$0 – $5,000
|
862
|
|
$0 – $5,000
|
1,086
|
$5,001 – $10,000
|
154
|
|
$5,001 – $10,000
|
41
|
$10,001 – $25,000
|
110
|
|
$10,001 – $25,000
|
23
|
$25,001 – $50,000
|
27
|
|
$25,001 – $50,000
|
6
|
$50,001 – $100,000
|
6
|
|
$50,001 – $100,000
|
3
|
Gascoyne Development Commission
|
Credit limits
|
No. of cardholders
|
|
Transaction limits
|
No. of cardholders
|
$0 – $5,000
|
2
|
|
$0 – $5,000
|
2
|
$5,001 – $10,000
|
1
|
|
$5,001 – $10,000
|
1
|
$10,001 – $25,000
|
0
|
|
$10,001 – $25,000
|
0
|
$25,001 – $50,000
|
0
|
|
$25,001 – $50,000
|
0
|
$50,001 – $100,000
|
0
|
|
$50,001 – $100,000
|
0
|
Goldfields-Esperance Development Commission
|
Credit limits
|
No. of cardholders
|
|
Transaction limits
|
No. of cardholders
|
$0 – $5,000
|
2
|
|
$0 – $5,000
|
2
|
$5,001 – $10,000
|
0
|
|
$5,001 – $10,000
|
0
|
$10,001 – $25,000
|
0
|
|
$10,001 – $25,000
|
0
|
$25,001 – $50,000
|
1
|
|
$25,001 – $50,000
|
1
|
$50,001 – $100,000
|
0
|
|
$50,001 – $100,000
|
0
|
Great Southern Development Commission
|
Credit limits
|
No. of cardholders
|
|
Transaction limits
|
No. of cardholders
|
$0 – $5,000
|
3
|
|
$0 – $5,000
|
3
|
$5,001 – $10,000
|
1
|
|
$5,001 – $10,000
|
1
|
$10,001 – $25,000
|
0
|
|
$10,001 – $25,000
|
0
|
$25,001 – $50,000
|
0
|
|
$25,001 – $50,000
|
0
|
$50,001 – $100,000
|
0
|
|
$50,001 – $100,000
|
0
|
Kimberley Development Commission
|
Credit limits
|
No. of cardholders
|
|
Transaction limits
|
No. of cardholders
|
$0 – $5,000
|
0
|
|
$0 – $5,000
|
0
|
$5,001 – $10,000
|
1
|
|
$5,001 – $10,000
|
1
|
$10,001 – $25,000
|
2
|
|
$10,001 – $25,000
|
2
|
$25,001 – $50,000
|
0
|
|
$25,001 – $50,000
|
0
|
$50,001 – $100,000
|
0
|
|
$50,001 – $100,000
|
0
|
Mid West Development Commission
|
Credit limits
|
No. of cardholders
|
|
Transaction limits
|
No. of cardholders
|
$0 – $5,000
|
0
|
|
$0 – $5,000
|
0
|
$5,001 – $10,000
|
2
|
|
$5,001 – $10,000
|
2
|
$10,001 – $25,000
|
1
|
|
$10,001 – $25,000
|
1
|
$25,001 – $50,000
|
0
|
|
$25,001 – $50,000
|
0
|
$50,001 – $100,000
|
0
|
|
$50,001 – $100,000
|
0
|
Peel Development Commission
|
Credit limits
|
No. of cardholders
|
|
Transaction limits
|
No. of cardholders
|
$0 – $5,000
|
0
|
|
$0 – $5,000
|
0
|
$5,001 – $10,000
|
1
|
|
$5,001 – $10,000
|
1
|
$10,001 – $25,000
|
1
|
|
$10,001 – $25,000
|
1
|
$25,001 – $50,000
|
0
|
|
$25,001 – $50,000
|
0
|
$50,001 – $100,000
|
0
|
|
$50,001 – $100,000
|
0
|
Pilbara Development Commission
|
Credit limits
|
No. of cardholders
|
|
Transaction limits
|
No. of cardholders
|
$0 – $5,000
|
1
|
|
$0 – $5,000
|
1
|
$5,001 – $10,000
|
1
|
|
$5,001 – $10,000
|
1
|
$10,001 – $25,000
|
0
|
|
$10,001 – $25,000
|
0
|
$25,001 – $50,000
|
0
|
|
$25,001 – $50,000
|
0
|
$50,001 – $100,000
|
0
|
|
$50,001 – $100,000
|
0
|
South West Development Commission
|
Credit limits
|
No. of cardholders
|
|
Transaction limits
|
No. of cardholders
|
$0 – $5,000
|
0
|
|
$0 – $5,000
|
0
|
$5,001 – $10,000
|
1
|
|
$5,001 – $10,000
|
1
|
$10,001 – $25,000
|
0
|
|
$10,001 – $25,000
|
0
|
$25,001 – $50,000
|
0
|
|
$25,001 – $50,000
|
0
|
$50,001 – $100,000
|
0
|
|
$50,001 – $100,000
|
0
|
Wheatbelt Development Commission
|
Credit limits
|
No. of cardholders
|
|
Transaction limits
|
No. of cardholders
|
$0 – $5,000
|
1
|
|
$0 – $5,000
|
1
|
$5,001 – $10,000
|
0
|
|
$5,001 – $10,000
|
0
|
$10,001 – $25,000
|
2
|
|
$10,001 – $25,000
|
2
|
$25,001 – $50,000
|
0
|
|
$25,001 – $50,000
|
0
|
$50,001 – $100,000
|
0
|
|
$50,001 – $100,000
|
0
|
Agricultural Produce Commission
|
Credit limits
|
No. of cardholders
|
|
Transaction limits
|
No. of cardholders
|
$0 – $5,000
|
1
|
|
$0 – $5,000
|
1
|
$5,001 – $10,000
|
2
|
|
$5,001 – $10,000
|
2
|
$10,001 – $25,000
|
1
|
|
$10,001 – $25,000
|
1
|
$25,001 – $50,000
|
2
|
|
$25,001 – $50,000
|
2
|
$50,001 – $100,000
|
0
|
|
$50,001 – $100,000
|
0
|
(c) – (d)
Department / Agency
|
Total value of purchasing card expenditure
2019-20
|
Total number of purchasing card transactions
2019-20
|
DPIRD
|
$17,890,635.36
|
55,439
|
Gascoyne Development Commission
|
$60,654.04
|
315
|
Goldfields-Esperance Development Commission
|
$47,898.75
|
241
|
Great Southern Development Commission
|
$22,460.48
|
278
|
Kimberley Development Commission
|
$81,647.25
|
313
|
Mid West Development Commission
|
$34,276.92
|
217
|
Peel Development Commission
|
$8,122.46
|
82
|
Pilbara Development Commission
|
$83,175.78
|
333
|
South West Development Commission
|
$17,984.53
|
58
|
Wheatbelt Development Commission
|
$20,993.81
|
94
|
Agricultural Produce Commission
|
$50,395.86
|
304
|
(e) To answer this question would use an excessive amount of resources. If the Member could be more specific, I will endeavour to provide a response.