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Parliamentary Questions


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.