ANSWERS TO WRITTEN QUESTIONS
16 September 2008
3. Bob Collins - Investigation and Prosecution
Mr ELFERINK to CHIEF MINISTER
1. On what date or dates did -
2. Did the now Chief Minister, then Police minister, Mr Paul Henderson, discuss or inform the then Chief Minister Ms Clare Martin of the nature of the briefings he had received regarding Bob Collins; if so, how did this discussion occur (by phone or meeting) and who was present at this meeting?
3. Did the then Chief Minister, Ms Clare Martin, contact the Police Commissioner on 9 February 2005 on the strength of a rumour she had heard about Bob Collins; if so, in respect of this information:
5. If government declines to provide details on the timings and information provided at these briefings enumerated in questions 1 to 4, on what grounds are the details withheld?
6. Was there any communication between ministers’ offices and the Department of Justice regarding the Bob Collins investigations; if so, what was the substance of those communications and when did they occur; and will the government make available any documents including unofficial documents such as e-mails, notes or any other such communication pertaining to such communications?
7. Was Bob Collins’ name removed from court lists; if so, why, and what grounds did the prosecution support the suppression order sought by defence counsel in the Bob Collins investigation?
8. Did Supt Gary Smith of the Northern Territory Police (now deceased), write a letter suggesting unwarranted interference into investigations surrounding Bob Collins; if so, will the government provide a copy of that letter to the Leader of the Opposition and, if not, why not?
9. Will the Chief Minister support a judicial inquiry into the activities of Bob Collins in the Territory, including identifying any other victims and the interaction and involvement between ministers, ministerial offices and Bob Collins and associates in the time leading up to and following the announcement of an investigation into these activities?
ANSWER
The member for Port Darwin has received a full briefing on this issue and I will not be answering any further questions on this matter.
21 October 2008
13. Community Benefit Fund – Annual Report 2006-07
Mr ELFERINK to MINISTER for JUSTICE and ATTORNEY-GENERAL
Section 68B(4) of the Gaming Control Act requires that an annual report be provided to parliament regarding the operation and dissemination of the Community Benefit Fund. Essentially, the report cannot be tabled later than October in the next financial year. The 2006-07 annual report has not been submitted.
1. Why is the annual report still not available even though it is a year late?
2. Why has the requirements of the act not been adhered to?
ANSWER
The Community Benefit Fund committee must provide a report on its activities within three months of the end of the financial year.
During October 2006, responsibility for the fund transferred from Northern Territory Treasury to the Department of Justice, along with other Racing, Gaming and Licensing functions. In April 2007, due to a realignment of functions, the fund secretariat transferred from Enterprise House to the Community and Justice Policy Unit in Old Admiralty Towers.
Information about the overall performance of the fund and its grant program were included in the Department of Justice Annual Report for that year. The fund secretariat assumed that this information formed the annual report of the committee.
Due to the passage of time, the Chair of the committee assumed that the regulatory requirements had been met.
The information in the Department of Justice Annual Report is insufficient to meet the requirements of the act. Once the error was realised, a report was finalised and was tabled in the October 2008 sittings.
The fund is audited on a regular basis and documentation on all aspects of the fund is maintained.
28 October 2008
16. Power and Water Corporation – Fuel Supply
Mr ELFERINK to MINISTER for ESSENTIAL SERVICES
1. How much diesel has the PAWC purchased to provide an alternate fuel reserve to power their installations in the event that there is a disruption to the supply of gas since 1 July 2007?
2. What was the total purchase price of the reserve diesel stock? Would you provide this detail by power station in the Alice Springs and Darwin regions?
ANSWER
Purchases at Channel Island are a direct response to providing alternate fuel reserve in the event of disruption to gas supply. Alice Springs can and does use distillate during normal operations. The distillate is purchased under existing and expired contracts, the terms of which are commercial-in-confidence.
Channel Island purchases to directly displace any gas shortfall:
2007-08 2008-09 July 09-Sept 09
27 ML 74 ML 17 ML
Alice Springs purchases to directly displace any gas shortfall:
2007-08 2008-09 July 09-Sept 09
3 ML - -
Fuel Holdings as at 30/9/2009 Litres
17. Gas Supplies
Mr ELFERINK to MINISTER for ESSENTIAL SERVICES
Has ConocoPhillips agreed to supply the NT government with gas in the event normal supplies are disrupted? If so:
ANSWER
1. ConocoPhillips (CoP) has agreed to supply gas to Power and Water in the event normal supplies are disrupted.
19. Capital Infrastructure
Mr MILLS to MINISTER for INFRASTRUCTURE and TRANSPORT
1. Please provide a list of the works on the approved capital infrastructure program, including proposed tender and construction time lines.
2. Please provide a compete list of the forward capital works under consideration for approval to be added to the infrastructure program, including proposed time lines for completion.
3. Please provide a list of forward capital works that have been identified by departments as necessary for inclusion into required capital works into the future.
ANSWER
1. For details of this question, and answer, please see Attachment A.
2. There is no public forward capital works listing; however after the Cabinet Budget process Cabinet will announce the new full Capital Works Program, complete with commencement dates. Project completion dates can be advised after this process.
3. Each of the departments provides their own requirements for capital works to Budget Cabinet. On completion of the Cabinet Budget process, Cabinet will announce the new full Capital Works Program, complete with commencement dates. My department can provide project completion dates after this process.
21. ENI Gas
Mr MILLS to MINISTER for ESSENTIAL SERVICES
1. What are the terms of the arrangements between the NT government and ENI Australia to supply gas to the Power and Water Corporation?
2. What price will the Territory be paying for each MMBtu of gas from the project?
3. What is the anticipated annual cost to be paid by Power and Water for the supply?
4. Is the Territory contributing to the construction of the infrastructure associated with the delivery of gas to Darwin? If so, can the commitment be detailed and what is the cost of the Territory government’s commitment?
ANSWER
1. Pursuant to a Gas Sale Agreement (GSA) between ENI and Power and Water up to 860 petajoules (PJ) of Blacktip gas will be sold to Power and Water Corporation over a 25-year period commencing in 2009. In accordance with the GSA, Power and Water will be entitled to purchase up to 37 PJ of gas each year, at a maximum daily rate of 104 Terajoules (TJ) per day.
2. Power and Water’s contractual arrangements with ENI are bound by confidentiality undertakings, given by both parties.
3. Power and Water’s contractual arrangements with ENI are bound by confidentiality undertakings, given by both parties.
4. The Bonaparte gas pipeline (BGP) has been constructed by APA Group, for an estimated $170m as stated publicly by the company. Power and Water has entered into a 25-year haulage contract with APA Group, and will pay an annual tariff for use of the pipeline. The tariff quantum is subject to the standard confidentially provisions in the contract.
22. Electricity Network
Mr MILLS to MINISTER for ESSENTIAL SERVICES
1. What are the terms of reference given to Mr Mervyn Davies to investigate the problems with the NT electricity network?
2. How many generators are being brought into Darwin to provide emergency/back-up power? Break down by size and type.
3. What is the total cost of transporting the generators to the Territory?
4. Are the generators leased or has the government purchased the generators? How many and what generators have been purchased? How many and what generators have been leased?
5. If purchased, how much has the government paid? Please itemise by type.
6. What are the lease arrangements for the borrowed generators? Where have they come from? How long will they be leased for? What is the cost per week to have the generators on loan?
7. Are there arrangements to ensure the security of the generators once in place? Please outline those arrangements.
8. Are there arrangements in place to guarantee the supply of diesel to the generators for the duration the generators are required? What are those arrangements?
9. What is the fuel consumption of each generator by type/size?
10. What is the cost per litre for diesel to run the generators?
11. What is the expected running time per day of each generator?
12. What are the running, servicing and refuelling arrangements for the generators?
13. What are the environmental protection measures in place for the sites that the generators will be located?
14. What is the expected carbon footprint of the generators? Are there any carbon offset plans in place? If so, what are they?
15. Are there any other major substations in the Territory that are likely to experience similar failures to those experienced at Casuarina?
16. What measures are in place if the problems experienced in Casuarina are experienced at other major substations in the Darwin region?
17. Are there any arrangements in place for generators elsewhere in the Darwin/Katherine grid to supply power back into the grid?
18. How much have measures to supplement Casuarina substation cost the NT government to date (9 Oct)?
19. What is the estimate of total costs before the Casuarina substation is back on line?
20. How is the bill for the lease, running and transportation of the generators being paid?
21. Will Power and Water customers be expected to foot the bill? If so, what percentage of the bill will be added to electricity accounts?
22. What are the expected law and order ramifications if there are further long-term blackouts? What measures are in place to mitigate any problems?
23. What are the expected public health ramifications if there are further long-term blackouts? What measures are in place to mitigate any problems?
24. Are there any compensation measures in place for residents and businesses affected by long-term blackouts?
ANSWER
1. This information was released by the Minister for Essential Services in a press release dated Friday 3 October 2008.
2. There are 61 generators available to Power and Water. See Attachment A for details.
3. Transport costs were $784 090.
4. All the generators have been leased.
5. All the generators have been leased.
6. The lease arrangement is operating under standard terms and conditions. The lease period is for eight weeks and Power and Water has an option to extend after this time. Cost per week, including generator lease, fuel and transformers is around $430 000.
7. All generator sites are double fenced, locked and patrolled by Chubb security on a 24/7 basis.
8. Power and Water is utilising existing contracts for the supply of diesel. DIRECTHAUL is delivering the diesel to the generator sites based on expected usage and actual consumption.
9. Fuel consumption is based on loading for each generator. Please see table at Attachment B, which is indicative of fuel consumption at different loads.
10. The diesel is purchased under an existing contract, the terms of which are commercial in confidence.
11. Generators at schools will operate 24/7 and will only be shut down for scheduled maintenance. Other generators will only be run to provide emergency backup power supply.
12. The generators are currently checked three times a day by the suppliers of the generators. Generators will be serviced by the generator suppliers and this is based on their running time. Refuelling of the generators is undertaken by DIRECTHAUL and is scheduled to take place outside normal school hours.
13. Operational Environmental Management Plans have been produced for the generation sites which address impact areas of air, water, land, biodiversity, resources and community. Noise surveys have been undertaken and results recorded.
14. An environmental fee of 1% is charged to Power and Water from the generator suppliers.
15. The independent review undertaken by Mervyn Davies will assess the possibility of similar incidents occurring in other substations. However, there is a greatly reduced risk of this occurring elsewhere, as the mode of failure of the circuit breaker is now understood, and this particular type of breaker is not in service elsewhere.
16. All zone substations are built to the n-1 capability, as is the Casuarina Zone Substation. This means that in the event of a similar failure, the substation can still carry the full load.
17.No.
18. Please see answer below.
19. Power and Water has a $4m capital provision for this financial year, and $7m operational costs for the emergency standby generators.
20. All invoices are paid by Power and Water within seven days of receipt.
21. No. Like any business, the additional cost will simply mean that Power and Water’s profit forecast will be downgraded by these costs.
22. This question should be referred to the appropriate NT government agency.
23. This question should be referred to the appropriate NT government agency.
24. Power and Water voluntarily compensated customers affected by the Casuarina power outages; however, there is currently no guaranteed service level scheme. The Utilities Commission, as part of its work program, will examine the options for implementing a Guaranteed Service Level Scheme in early 2010.
25 November 2008
28. Tree Point Conservation Reserve
Mr WOOD to MINISTER for NATURAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENT and HERITAGE
As the Tree Point Conservation Reserve on the Gunn Point Peninsula is part of NT Parks:
1. Does the department intend to repair or rebuild the fence which protects the sand dunes at Tree Point from vehicle traffic?
2. How many people have been prosecuted for driving along the foreshore within the boundary of the reserve?
3. What is the maximum fine for driving on the foreshore?
4. The department removed Poinciana trees from within the reserve over 12 months ago. The trees are starting to grow again. What:
5. Are there any plans to station a Parks and Wildlife Ranger temporarily on weekends, or permanently at Tree Point or nearby to this area?
Could you give a breakdown of capital and maintenance expenditure projects carried out on the Tree Point Reserve over the last five years?
ANSWER
1. The fence to protect the beach dune has been maintained and repaired over the past 10 years by Parks and Wildlife, and these fences underwent major maintenance in May 2009.
2. There have been no prosecutions for driving along the beach from the boundary to the barrier opposite the private properties. The barrier consists of poles set into boulders. It is not possible to drive a vehicle past this barrier. Motorcycles may be able to fit through the poles and quad bikers may be able to get around the barrier at low tide. On the weekend, patrolling rangers speak to the people in the area, including people camping on the land along the beach towards Gunn Point. The activities of users are monitored in this way.
3. The fine for off-road driving is $200.
4. (a) Re-growth of Poinciana will be treated with the herbicide Glyphosate this financial year as has been done for the past three years. It is important to treat regrowth at the appropriate growth time to gain maximum effect. The new growth that comes with the Wet Season needs to be sprayed to obtain maximum benefit.
(b) The treatment of the Poinciana regrowth will continue until the amount of re-treatment is reduced and then another section of the large Poinciana trees can be cut down and removed and the regrowth treatment program for the new section continued.
5. There are currently no plans to station a ranger at Tree Point Conservation Area neither over weekends nor permanently in the area. Rangers based at Howard Springs Nature Park manage Tree Point Conservation Area, including a number of other areas in the Darwin Parks District. Rangers from Howard Springs have increased their visits to Tree Point Conservation Area from twice a week to at least three times a week during the Dry Season, which includes daily visits on weekends, where surveillance of the beach is up to an hour each time. The number of visits during the Wet Season is dependent on road access along the unsealed Gunn Point Road.Rangers are also trying to educate beach users during their patrols, and fences and barriers have been improved to prevent damage to dunes.
6. There has been no capital development at Tree Point Conservation Area in the past five years; however, works have been carried out using operational funds and Repairs and Maintenance funding.
28 April 2009
45. Advertising/Information Campaigns - Treasury Portfolio
Mr ELFERINK to TREASURER
For the years 2007, 2008 and 2009:
1. What advertising or information campaigns have been undertaken by the ministerial portfolio? Please provide the name of each campaign and which companies were engaged to undertake the work.
2. What was the cost of each of these campaigns?
3. Please advise the months in which the expenditure occurred, the medium that was used for the campaign (TV, leaflet, radio) and the amount spent on each medium.
4. What market or other research was undertaken ahead of each campaign; who conducted it; at what cost; and when was it undertaken?
ANSWER
1. In 2007 and 2008, the Northern Territory Treasury ran campaigns to coincide with the release of the 2007-08 and 2008-09 Northern Territory Budget. In 2008 and 2009, Treasury ran campaigns to advertise the Buildstart initiative. These are the only major campaigns Treasury has coordinated in the last three calendar years. The table in Attachment A provides the name of each campaign and the companies engaged to undertake the work.
Treasury also engages in advertising and promotions throughout the year on smaller projects which are not classified as campaigns, such as recruitment, careers fairs and Superannuation (NTGPASS) member seminars. This has also been included in the table for completeness.
2. The table in Attachment A provides details on the cost of these campaigns.
3. The table in Attachment A provides details on the months in which the expenditure occurred, the mediums used for the campaign and the amount spent on each medium.
4. There was no market or other research undertaken ahead of any campaign.
46. Advertising/Information Campaigns - Business Portfolio
Mr TOLLNER to MINISTER for BUSINESS
For the years 2007, 2008 and 2009:
1. What advertising or information campaigns have been undertaken by the ministerial portfolio? Please provide the name of each campaign and which companies were engaged to undertake the work.
2. What was the cost of each of these campaigns?
3. Please advise the months in which the expenditure occurred, the medium that was used for the campaign (TV, leaflet, radio) and the amount spent on each medium.
4. What market or other research was undertaken ahead of each campaign; who conducted it; at what cost; and when was it undertaken?
ANSWER
Please see Attachment A, which outlines the Department of Business and Employment’s advertising/information campaigns.
50. Advertising/Information Campaigns – Justice Portfolio
Ms CARNEY to MINISTER for JUSTICE and ATTORNEY-GENERAL
For the years 2007, 2008 and 2009:
1. What advertising or information campaigns have been undertaken by the ministerial portfolio? Please provide the name of each campaign and which companies were engaged to undertake the work.
2. What was the cost of each of these campaigns?
3. Please advise the months in which the expenditure occurred, the medium that was used for the campaign (TV, leaflet, radio) and the amount spent on each medium.
4. What market or other research was undertaken ahead of each campaign; who conducted it; at what cost; and when was it undertaken?
ANSWER
Please see Attachment A, which outlines the Department of Justice advertising/information campaigns.
56. Advertising/Information Campaigns - Planning and Lands Portfolio
Mr GILES to MINISTER for PLANNING and LANDS
For the years 2007, 2008 and 2009:
1. What advertising or information campaigns have been undertaken by the ministerial portfolio? Please provide the name of each campaign and which companies were engaged to undertake the work.
2. What was the cost of each of these campaigns?
3. Please advise the months in which the expenditure occurred, the medium that was used for the campaign (TV, leaflet, radio) and the amount spent on each medium.
4. What market or other research was undertaken ahead of each campaign; who conducted it; at what cost; and when was it undertaken?
ANSWER
For details of this question, and answer, please see Attachment A.
57. Advertising/Information Campaigns – Infrastructure Portfolio
Mr GILES to MINISTER for INFRASTRUCTURE
For the years 2007, 2008 and 2009:
1. What advertising or information campaigns have been undertaken by the ministerial portfolio? Please provide the name of each campaign and which companies were engaged to undertake the work.
2. What was the cost of each of these campaigns?
3. Please advise the months in which the expenditure occurred, the medium that was used for the campaign (TV, leaflet, radio) and the amount spent on each medium.
4. What market or other research was undertaken ahead of each campaign; who conducted it; at what cost; and when was it undertaken?
ANSWER
For details of this question, and answer, please see Attachment A.
61. Commonwealth Specific Purpose Grants Revenue in 2007-08 and 2008-09
Mr MILLS to MINISTER for EDUCATION and TRAINING
According to the 2007-08 Annual Report, the Department of Employment, Education and Training received $146.6m in Commonwealth Specific Purpose Grants revenue in 2007-08.
1. What programs are covered by the Specific Purpose Grants?
2. What is the purpose of each of these programs?
3. What is the funding allocation to each of these programs from the Commonwealth and from the Northern Territory?
4. Please itemise how much was spent on each of these programs in 2007-08 and how much remains to be spent.
5. What guidelines, operating practices and reporting have been developed in conjunction with the Commonwealth to expend the received funds?
6. What performance indicators or markers are in place from the Commonwealth or Territory that relate to these monies?
7. What was our performance against these performance indicators or markers in 2007-08?
8. Was any payment returned to the Commonwealth or carried over from 2007-08 to 2008-09?
9. If payments were returned or carried over, in what areas and how much were they?
10. What is the budgeted amount of Commonwealth Specific Purpose Grants to be received in 2008-09 by the Department of Employment, Education and Training?
11. What programs are covered by the 2008-09 budgeted Specific Purpose Grants?
12. What is the allocation to each of these programs for 2008-09?
13. How much of this allocation has been spent by 1 March 2009?
14. What guidelines, operating practices and reporting have been developed in conjunction with the Commonwealth to expend the received funds?
15. Is the department expecting to expend all the funding allocated?
16. If not, in what areas will funding expenditure not be met?
17. Are there any areas within Education, Employment and Training where Commonwealth funding has been provided for either in 2007-08 or 2008-09 where monies have not been allocated to specific purposes?
18. What performance indicators or markers are in place from the Commonwealth or Territory that relate to these monies?
19. What was our performance so far this year against these?
ANSWER
Preliminary explanation:
The questions appear to be designed to understand the level to which Commonwealth government funds are being carried forward from each year. The following provides the context behind the answers in order that they can be fully understood.
The carrying forward of Commonwealth government Specific Purpose Payment (SPP) revenue from year to year is normal business practice. This is because the lump sum revenue stream typically follows signing, by both governments, of a funding agreement for the contracting of the specific purpose activities that follow. Revenue for new agreements can flow to the Territory in the later months of a financial year. Thus, the SPP activities and related expenditure that follows may as a result occur in the following financial year.
It is for this reason that care is taken to accurately predict/budget the timing of Commonwealth government SPP expenditure against this SPP revenue source. The resulting expenditure budget allocation in Northern Territory budget papers can span a number of years. Money received in the later months of a financial year will often result in budgeted expenditure being applied in the outer years.
As an example, the NT Emergency Response, NTER, agreement signed during 2007-08 provided an additional $10m in SPP revenue to the Department of Education and Training, DET, during 2007-08. $5.3m of this was received in May and June 2008. Of the $10m of revenue, $3.8m was planned/budgeted expenditure during 2007-08. The balance was planned to occur in 2008-09.
Another significant example that impacts on cash balances is that of the 200 teacher initiative under the Indigenous Education Agreement. This Commonwealth government SPP initiative resulted in $3.8m being received in May 2008. The majority of this expenditure, $2.8m, was programmed to be spent in 2008-09.
For details of this answer, please see Attachment A.
63. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Outsourcing
Mr BOHLIN to MINISTER for BUSINESS
The NTG Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Outsourcing contract expires in 2010:
1. What operational procedures are in place in relation to ICT to ensure that all @nt.gov.au (NTG) account holders' electronic (e-mail) and voice communication information is secure from misappropriation?
2. What operational procedures are in place to identify the inappropriate distribution of information from NTG account holders through ICT, particularly as it relates to material in confidence?
3. What operational procedures are in place to identify the improper use by NTG account holders of ICT resources, particularly as it relates to accessing inappropriate content or abuse of service?
4. What security and probity checks are completed on persons within the NTG who may access the electronic and voice communication information and data of NTG account holders?
5. What security and probity checks are completed on persons working for providers of ICT services to the NT who have access to NTG account holders' electronic and voice communication information?
6. What physical controls are in place for the security of the storage and transmission of electronic and voice communication?
7. Has any person been identified distributing electronic communication acquired through the monitoring or surveillance of NTG ICT in a way that breaches the confidentiality of that communication?
8. Has any person, within NTG or ICT service provider contractor employees, been disciplined for the inappropriate access of electronic or voice communication from NTG account holders?
9. What positions (including numbers of persons, NTG or ICT provider) have access to the NTG electronic and voice communication for the purpose of implementing and monitoring security of the ICT system?
10. What, if any, additional security practices and activities are proposed for future ICT service delivery?
ANSWER
Answers to the 10 questions raised give some insight into the layers of security the Northern Territory government uses to minimise misappropriation of government information and misuse of government electronic services. Business best practice is to minimise making public detail of such security responses.
1. Operational procedures are in place to ensure that Northern Territory government (NTG) user accounts, including e-mail accounts, are only created when authorised by an NTG delegate. User accounts are protected by passwords that are required to be changed every 30 days.
4. As covered in Question 1, NTG staff members do not have the system administration privileges required to access other user’s e-mail accounts, electronic data, or voice communications information directly. Access to e-mail accounts and electronic data can be gained only when an investigation is authorised by an agency Chief Executive.
6. There are numerous physical controls in place for the security of the storage and transmission of electronic and voice communication. These range from, for example, the security controls against unauthorised access to the Chan Building Data Centre, to the special cages containing communications equipment in NTG occupied buildings.
7. No.
8. In May 2008, an ex-employee of a service provider caused disruption of the NTG’s network. Police prosecutions were levied against the offender who has been tried and convicted.
9. For details of this question, and answer, please see Attachment A.
10. Future outsourcing requirements are currently being developed. Changes to some important security technologies are best put in place at the time of contract transition. DBE is developing technical initiatives including:
64. Dwelling/Housing Unit Projections 2001 to 2013
Mr GILES to MINISTER for PLANNING and LANDS
On Wednesday, 4 February 2009, the Chief Minister stated that ‘the Territory government will need to provide 1700 new dwellings of housing per year’.
Subsequently, the government announced the projected release of Bellamack, Johnston, Zuccoli and Mitchell, noting 150 blocks in 2009; 850 blocks in 2010; 670 blocks in 2011; 800 blocks in 2012 and 1300 blocks, 2013 and later.
1. What was the population increase for the Northern Territory in each calendar year from 2001 to 2008?
2. How many dwellings were constructed in the Northern Territory in each calendar year from 2001 to 2008?
3. At the end of each year, 2001 to 2008, what was the number of dwellings approved for construction but not commenced?
4. What is the projected population increase in the Northern Territory each year for the period 2009 to 2012?
5. What is the occupation density figure (number of people per unit of dwelling) used to calculate the number of additional dwellings required in the 4 February 2009 statement?
6. What variations, if any, are used in calculating the occupation density to account for differences in the type of dwelling counted or for any local or regional effect?
7. What proportion in the estimate of 1700 housing units are for stand alone (single occupancy use) dwellings?
8. What proportion of all blocks to be released in the years 2009 to 2012 are for stand alone (single occupancy use) dwellings?
9. What, if any, additional land is proposed to be released in each year 2009 to 2013 to meet the demand for 1700 housing units?
ANSWER
1. This information is available from the Northern Territory Government’s Budget Paper No 3 (2008-09).
2.
3. Regarding the number of approvals which are not ultimately commenced, data is not currently collected by government agencies. In any case, a meaningful count would be difficult given that time frames for approvals exceed any given calendar year.
4. This information can be obtained from the website of the Northern Territory Treasury (NTT) - http://www.nt.gov.au/ntt.
5. The occupation density figure used to make the calculation was 2.64, in line with the Greater Darwin average household size calculated by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) using the 2006 census data (remembering that the calculation of 1700 refers to Greater Darwin only). ABS and NTT estimate that this average will fall to 2.57 by 2011 and 2.51 by 2016.
6. The occupation densities, as described in 5, apply only to Greater Darwin and do not take into account dwelling type or other locations.
7. The proportion of the 1700 housing units for stand alone dwellings cannot be quantified at this time because this will be determined by future market supply and demand.
8. The blocks to be released in the years 2009 to 2012 will be for apartments, duplexes, triplexes, single dwellings and town houses. The mix of these possible types will reflect unit developers’ activities and the market analysis by land developers.
9. In his speech of 4 March 2009, mentioned earlier, the Chief Minister identified several additional land release areas outside of the four new suburbs in Palmerston. Please refer to the Housing the Territory information pack, provided for the Chief Minister’s speech on 4 March. Also, information about some of these additional areas is available on the Northern Territory government’s Housing the Territory website.
24 November 2009
70. Staffing of NTPS
Mr ELFERINK to MINISTER for PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
As at 29 October 2009:
1. How many persons were employed by the Northern Territory Public Service?
2. How many persons are employed in each agency, broken down by designated level?
3. How many positions were nominally vacant in the NTPS and what is the breakdown of vacancies in terms of number of positions and their level for the periods of one month or less, one month to three months, three months to six months, and those six months or more?
4. How many persons were acting in a position that was not their nominal position?
5. How many persons are on higher duties payments, broken down to groups of their current level against their nominal level?
6. How many persons have contract positions with the NTPS?
7. Of those persons with contract positions, how many are temporarily appointed public servants and from what levels have those persons been appointed; broken down by current contract level against nominal level?
ANSWER
1. NTPS staffing numbers are reported quarterly on the Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment website. As at 29 October, the total number was 18 292.
2. For detail on persons employed by each agency see Attachment A.
3. Accurate information on this is unavailable as staffing in agencies is not subject to a fixed number of ‘positions’ but by budget.
4. There were 3103 persons acting in a designated position other than their nominal position.
5. Total number on HDA was 2726 persons.
6. All temporary positions are contract positions. Total number of employees classified as temporary – 4917.
7. Contract employees do not have nominal permanent positions.
72. TEAMhealth Funding and Performance
Ms PURICK to MINISTER for CHILDREN and FAMILIES
1. How much government money has been given to TEAMhealth for the 2007-08 and 2008-09 years as:
2. Have you received acquittal of fund reports for TEAMhealth and, if not, why not?
3. Have you had representations from concerned members (staff) of TEAMhealth and, if so, how many representations and what were the issues of discussion?
4. Has the government undertaken any quality audits of TEAMhealth? If not, why not and, if so, are the reports available for the affected stakeholders?
5. Have you received any complaints about the management of TEAMhealth and, if so, how many?
6. Have you responded to these complaints and, if not, why not?
7. Has the department received complaints about TEAMhealth board and management and, if so, have they been addressed and replied?
8. Do you have a copy of the independent consultant’s report into the management of TEAMhealth. If so, will you make it available?
9. Have you met with the board and management of TEAMhealth at any time?
10. Have departmental representatives met with the TEAMhealth board and management?
11. Have you met with concerned carers, consumers and/or stakeholders in regard to TEAMhealth’s performance?
ANSWER
1. Payments to external service providers, including TEAMhealth, are provided in the Department of Health and Families’ Annual Reports 2007-08 and 2008-09. These can be found at: www.health.nt.gov.au/Publications/Corporate_Publications/index.aspx
2. It is not usual practice for a minister to receive acquittal reports directly from funded organisations. The Department of Health and Families has received the Audited Financial Statements from TEAMhealth for 2007-08 and 2008-09.
3. The former Minister for Children and Families’ office received one representation.
4. The Mental Health Program is currently implementing a quality review process designed for non-government organisations. The review process is based on compliance with the National Mental Health Standards.
5. The former Minister for Children and Families received:
7. Yes. The department has received complaints about the TEAMhealth board and management.
8. The decision to publicly release the confidential report or provide a copy to any individual rests with the Board of TEAMhealth.
9. The former Minister for Children and Families met with the CEO of TEAMhealth and the Chair of the Board of TEAMhealth.
10. Yes. The Director Mental Health Program has met with TEAMhealth board and management on a number of occasions.
11. The former Minister for Children and Families regularly met with carers, clients and other stakeholders in a range of forums related to her portfolio responsibilities.
73. Water Capacity and Limits of McMinns Bore Field
Ms PURICK to MINISTER for ESSENTIAL SERVICES
2. What is the licence limit for each bore:
4. Are there any plans to deepen the bores at McMinns? If so, what environmental research was undertaken to support such an action?
5. Does the Power and Water Corporation intend to seek an increase in the licences for the McMinn bores and if so, to what extraction level and for which bores?
6. What impact any increase of the licence level would have on the Howard River East Aquifer?
7. What is the intended use and usage quantities of fresh water by INPEX’s proposed LNG plant and operations?
8. Could you advise what planning has been undertaken by PAWC in regard to the future demands from operators in industrial activities such as LNG plants, rare earths processing plant and related businesses?
9. Are all the storage tanks in Darwin, Palmerston and the rural area being used currently?
10. What is the holding capacity for the following tanks, being:
ANSWER
For details of this question, and answer, please see Attachment A.
16 February 2010
74. Patient Assisted Travel Scheme – IVF Treatment
Mr CONLAN to MINISTER for HEALTH
1. What is the current policy in regard to women utilising the Patient Assistance Travel Scheme in order to undertake IVF treatment?
2. When was the policy introduced?
3. How does this policy differ from any previous policy on the use of the Patient Assistance Travel Scheme for women seeking IVF treatment and, if so, what were those previous policies?
4. If there is a formal policy document, would the minister please provide me with a copy?
5. How many women accessed the Patient Assistance Travel Scheme in order to undertake IVF treatment in each of the following years:
6. Can a woman access the PATS if they have previously utilised the Patient Assistance Travel Scheme for:
ANSWER
1. Patient Assistance Travel Scheme (PATS) assists Northern Territory residents to access a range of essential specialist medical/surgical services where these services are not available locally or from a visiting service.
Intrastate.
Approval will be given for intrastate travel for all IVF treatment and other assisted reproductive treatment.
Interstate.
The maximum entitlement per patient and partner is three interstate trips per year for the purpose of “pre implantation genetic diagnosis” only.
2. April 2003.
3. It has not been possible to locate prior policies.
4. The formal policy with regards current patient eligibility for IVF under PATS can be found in section 5.3 of the PATS Guidelines. See answer to question No 1.
5. Data for 2005-06 was not able to be extracted and data for 2009-10 has not been calculated at this point in time. See Attachment A for available data.
6.
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2. Details of generators available to Power and Water Corporation.
Suppliers
PowerWater
Azure Wireless
CAAMA (Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association)
Chamber of Commerce
Chung Wah Society
Creative Territory
Digifilm
Display Creation
Employee Assistance Service
Fordtronic Video and Sound
Glenelg Football Club
Government Printing Office
Harbourview Function Centre
HMA Blaze
IHG Hotels Management
Katherine Times
Moreton Hire
Nationwide News
Northern Territory Broadcasters
QANTAS
Reidys Lures
Renniks Exhibitions
Senbri Travel
Signcity
Sprout
Tennant and District Times
Stickers and Stuff
Vic Racing Club
Financial year 2008-09, costs incurred up to 13 March 2009
January 2008 – December 2008, including costs incurred up to 28 February 2009.
1. The following details each Commonwealth funded program according to the overarching agreements.
2. The following details each Commonwealth funded program according to the overarching agreements.
3. In 2007-08, the total of current (non-capital) Commonwealth SPP Revenue was $146m. The amount of $146.6m reported in the annual report included some amounts from other external grants not specifically from the Commonwealth.
4. The amount recorded as ‘unspent’ is the unspent portion of the revenue received in 2007-08 as per the specific question. The level of carry forward (which takes into account prior year cash balances) is answered in response to question 9.
5. Many of the guidelines, operating practices and reporting developed in conjunction with the Commonwealth can be viewed via Commonwealth websites; the website link has been provided against each program in the attachments.
6. Performance indicators for each program are included in either the guidelines, the schedules to the agreements or the actual agreements. A summary of those performance indicators is included. Further information can be obtained by viewing the appropriate Commonwealth websites.
7. What was our performance against these performance indicators or markers in 2007-08?
The student outcomes data collected by the department is reported annually in the National Report on Schooling in Australia (ANR). The annual ANR is published by the Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs (MCEECDYA). The aim of the ANR is to detail the scope of schooling in Australia and describe the activities of the sector, monitor the effects and progress of policy initiatives, and detail the source, volume and direction of education finances. The report is delivered to Australian parliaments to inform policy makers and the Australian public. A copy of that report can be found at: http://www.mceecdya.edu.au/mceecdya/anr/
For the period 2001 to 2007, the measurement of student achievement was through the Multilevel Assessment Program (MAP).
Since 2008, measurement is through the National Assessment Program Literacy and
Numeracy (NAPLAN). NAPLAN results can be found at: http://www.naplan.edu.au/naplan_2008_reporting/naplan_2008_reporting.html
8. Was any payment returned to the Commonwealth or carried over from 2007-08 to 2008-09?; and Question 9; If payments were returned or carried over, in what areas and how much were they?
CURRENT COMMONWEALTH SPECIFIC PURPOSE GRANTS FOR 2008-09
10. The budget amount of Commonwealth current (non-capital) SPPs revenue to be received during 2008-09 is $178.8m. This figure includes the amount expected to be received in respect of National Partnerships even though technically the revenue is not an SPP.
11. Details of each Commonwealth funded program according to the overarching agreements.
12. The total budgeted expenditure allocation against these programs for 2008-09 is $181m.
13. The total actual expenditure as at 28 February 2009 amounted to $124.8m.
14. Many of the guidelines, operating practices and reporting developed in conjunction with the Commonwealth can be viewed via Commonwealth websites; the website link has been provided against each program in the attachments.
15. Is the department expecting to expend all the funding allocated?
17. All funding that has been provided to Northern Territory for DET for specific purposes has been allocated to the specific purposes outlined in each individual agreement.
18. Performance indicators for each program are included in either the guidelines, the schedules to the agreements or the actual agreements. A summary of those performance indicators is as follows. Further information can be obtained by viewing the appropriate Commonwealth websites.
19. See Question 7.
Note: The numbers above do not include the schools environment which has its own outsourcing arrangements for e-mail and desktop services.
NTPS Agency by Classification Pay 09 - 29 Oct 2009
Department of Regional Development,
Primary Industry, Fisheries and Resources
Nominal Classification FTE
Admin Off 1 5.0
Admin Off 2 9.4
Admin Off 3 47.0
Admin Off 4 30.5
Admin Off 5 25.2
Admin Off 6 44.7
Admin Off 7 25.8
Admin Off 8 13.0
NTPS Apprent 3 6.7
NTPS Adlt Aprnt3 1.0
Cas Survey Intvw 0.2
Exec Officer 1 5.0
Exec Officer 1C 17.0
Exec Officer 2C 6.6
Exec Officer 3C 1.0
Exec Officer 4C 1.0
Exec Officer 6C 1.0
Graduate Trainee 2.0
Physical 2 2.7
Physical 6 1.0
Physical 7 2.0
Professional 1 14.0
Professional 2 53.7
Professional 3 33.6
Professional 4 7.4
Technical 1 20.1
Technical 2 20.7
Technical 3 48.9
Technical 4 26.6
Technical 5 5.0
PW Admn Corp Sv2 1.0
Total 478.7
Tourism NT
Nominal Classification FTE
Admin Off 2 4.0
Admin Off 3 4.4
Admin Off 4 3.5
Admin Off 5 2.0
Admin Off 6 3.6
Admin Off 7 2.0
Board Member 1.0
Exec Officer 1C 2.0
Exec Officer 2C 1.0
Exec Officer 4C 1.0
Exec Officer 6C 1.0
NT Holiday Conslt 9.8
Tourist Commn 1 23.3
Tourist Commn 2 53.5
Tourist Commn 3 17.0
Tourist Commn 4 5.0
Tourist Commn 5 3.0
NTTC Trainee 2.0
Total 139.1
Treasury
Nominal Classification FTE
Admin Off 1 1.0
Admin Off 2 8.7
Admin Off 3 12.0
Admin Off 4 35.0
Admin Off 5 30.4
Admin Off 6 27.2
Admin Off 7 19.2
Admin Off 8 21.3
NTPS Apprent 3 1.0
Board Member 2.0
Exec Officer 1 4.5
Exec Officer 1C 7.5
Exec Officer 2C 5.7
Exec Officer 3C 4.0
Exec Officer 4C 1.0
Exec Officer 6C 1.0
Graduate Trainee 11.0
Wk Integ Lrn Schol 0.8
Total 193.3
• M54 (RN6310) 67.33m (sump) 63 litres/sec
• M55 (RN6231) 43.7m (sump) 38 litres/sec
• M62 (RN7048) 56.6m (sump) 63 litres/sec
• M64 (RN7071) 52.1m (sump) 63 litres/sec
• HEB1 (RN20496) 47.2m (sump) 45 litres/sec
• HEB2 (RN20497) 58.6m (sump) 50 litres/sec
2. Licence limit for each bore:
M64 was previously removed from service due to the detection of E.coli and returned to service in August 2009 after ultraviolet (UV) disinfection equipment was installed at the bore.
5. Power and Water Corporation (PWC) currently extract less than 15% of the total annual extraction from the Howard East aquifer through the McMinns and Howard East Borefields. The majority of extraction (85%) is from around 3000 unmetered private horticultural and rural residential bores.
7. It is understood that the total water consumption of the INPEX site will be approximately two million litres per day. PWC does not have a detailed break-up of proposed water use by individual component.
8. PWC is advised by the Major Projects group of the Department of the Chief Minister regarding potential industrial activities such as LNG plants, rare earths processing plant and related businesses.
PWC has developed a number of growth scenarios including various step changes by large industrial developments. To cater for these developments, PWC are currently raising the level of Darwin River Dam at a cost of $13.8m. This is expected to increase the safe yield by approximately 20% or 9000 ML per annum. PWC are currently investigating the return to service of Manton Dam. It is estimated this will cost in excess of $150m and will provide between
7000 – 15 000 ML per annum.
PWC support the proposed Territory 2030 Strategy which aims for a 20% reduction in residential water consumption by 2015. Darwin’s residential water consumption is between two to three times higher than the National average.
9. Yes.
10. Holding capacity for the following tanks:
3. Bob Collins - Investigation and Prosecution
Mr ELFERINK to CHIEF MINISTER
1. On what date or dates did -
- (a) police brief government ministers and/or staff on the investigation into Bob Collins;
- (b) police brief any other government departments or public servants in respect to the investigation into Bob Collins;
- (c) police brief Chief Minister, Paul Henderson, as Chief Minister or in any other role, regarding the Bob Collins investigation and, if these briefings occurred, who was present at these briefings?
2. Did the now Chief Minister, then Police minister, Mr Paul Henderson, discuss or inform the then Chief Minister Ms Clare Martin of the nature of the briefings he had received regarding Bob Collins; if so, how did this discussion occur (by phone or meeting) and who was present at this meeting?
3. Did the then Chief Minister, Ms Clare Martin, contact the Police Commissioner on 9 February 2005 on the strength of a rumour she had heard about Bob Collins; if so, in respect of this information:
- (a) what investigations have been conducted to trace the source of the rumour;
- (b) what internal audits have been conducted to determine the source of how this rumour was leaked into the public domain; and
- (a) all relevant documents relating to the organisation of that briefing; and
(b) any e-mails, diary entries or notes in police files regarding that briefing?
5. If government declines to provide details on the timings and information provided at these briefings enumerated in questions 1 to 4, on what grounds are the details withheld?
6. Was there any communication between ministers’ offices and the Department of Justice regarding the Bob Collins investigations; if so, what was the substance of those communications and when did they occur; and will the government make available any documents including unofficial documents such as e-mails, notes or any other such communication pertaining to such communications?
7. Was Bob Collins’ name removed from court lists; if so, why, and what grounds did the prosecution support the suppression order sought by defence counsel in the Bob Collins investigation?
8. Did Supt Gary Smith of the Northern Territory Police (now deceased), write a letter suggesting unwarranted interference into investigations surrounding Bob Collins; if so, will the government provide a copy of that letter to the Leader of the Opposition and, if not, why not?
9. Will the Chief Minister support a judicial inquiry into the activities of Bob Collins in the Territory, including identifying any other victims and the interaction and involvement between ministers, ministerial offices and Bob Collins and associates in the time leading up to and following the announcement of an investigation into these activities?
ANSWER
The member for Port Darwin has received a full briefing on this issue and I will not be answering any further questions on this matter.
21 October 2008
13. Community Benefit Fund – Annual Report 2006-07
Mr ELFERINK to MINISTER for JUSTICE and ATTORNEY-GENERAL
Section 68B(4) of the Gaming Control Act requires that an annual report be provided to parliament regarding the operation and dissemination of the Community Benefit Fund. Essentially, the report cannot be tabled later than October in the next financial year. The 2006-07 annual report has not been submitted.
1. Why is the annual report still not available even though it is a year late?
2. Why has the requirements of the act not been adhered to?
ANSWER
The Community Benefit Fund committee must provide a report on its activities within three months of the end of the financial year.
During October 2006, responsibility for the fund transferred from Northern Territory Treasury to the Department of Justice, along with other Racing, Gaming and Licensing functions. In April 2007, due to a realignment of functions, the fund secretariat transferred from Enterprise House to the Community and Justice Policy Unit in Old Admiralty Towers.
Information about the overall performance of the fund and its grant program were included in the Department of Justice Annual Report for that year. The fund secretariat assumed that this information formed the annual report of the committee.
Due to the passage of time, the Chair of the committee assumed that the regulatory requirements had been met.
The information in the Department of Justice Annual Report is insufficient to meet the requirements of the act. Once the error was realised, a report was finalised and was tabled in the October 2008 sittings.
The fund is audited on a regular basis and documentation on all aspects of the fund is maintained.
28 October 2008
16. Power and Water Corporation – Fuel Supply
Mr ELFERINK to MINISTER for ESSENTIAL SERVICES
1. How much diesel has the PAWC purchased to provide an alternate fuel reserve to power their installations in the event that there is a disruption to the supply of gas since 1 July 2007?
2. What was the total purchase price of the reserve diesel stock? Would you provide this detail by power station in the Alice Springs and Darwin regions?
ANSWER
Purchases at Channel Island are a direct response to providing alternate fuel reserve in the event of disruption to gas supply. Alice Springs can and does use distillate during normal operations. The distillate is purchased under existing and expired contracts, the terms of which are commercial-in-confidence.
Channel Island purchases to directly displace any gas shortfall:
2007-08 2008-09 July 09-Sept 09
27 ML 74 ML 17 ML
Alice Springs purchases to directly displace any gas shortfall:
2007-08 2008-09 July 09-Sept 09
3 ML - -
Fuel Holdings as at 30/9/2009 Litres
- Channel Island 5 ML
Katherine 0.7 ML
Berrimah (Kerosene) 47 kL
Alice Springs 1.2 ML
Owen Springs 0.4 kL
17. Gas Supplies
Mr ELFERINK to MINISTER for ESSENTIAL SERVICES
Has ConocoPhillips agreed to supply the NT government with gas in the event normal supplies are disrupted? If so:
- (a) how much gas will be supplied;
- (b) how much will that gas cost the NT government; and
(c) will there be a cap on the amount of gas supplied?
ANSWER
1. ConocoPhillips (CoP) has agreed to supply gas to Power and Water in the event normal supplies are disrupted.
- (a) No less than 2.5 petajoules (PJ) per annum (or equivalent to 1.5 to two months of Power and Water’s total NT demand) will be available.
(b) The cost of the gas sold to Power and Water, by CoP varies with volume taken and the prevailing price of the Japanese Crude Cocktail (JCC), a pricing structure that determines the price points for LNG in the Japanese market.
- (c) The agreed gas supply of 2.5 PJ/annum is approximately 30% above Power and Water’s current daily requirements. More gas is available, if required.
19. Capital Infrastructure
Mr MILLS to MINISTER for INFRASTRUCTURE and TRANSPORT
1. Please provide a list of the works on the approved capital infrastructure program, including proposed tender and construction time lines.
2. Please provide a compete list of the forward capital works under consideration for approval to be added to the infrastructure program, including proposed time lines for completion.
3. Please provide a list of forward capital works that have been identified by departments as necessary for inclusion into required capital works into the future.
ANSWER
1. For details of this question, and answer, please see Attachment A.
2. There is no public forward capital works listing; however after the Cabinet Budget process Cabinet will announce the new full Capital Works Program, complete with commencement dates. Project completion dates can be advised after this process.
3. Each of the departments provides their own requirements for capital works to Budget Cabinet. On completion of the Cabinet Budget process, Cabinet will announce the new full Capital Works Program, complete with commencement dates. My department can provide project completion dates after this process.
21. ENI Gas
Mr MILLS to MINISTER for ESSENTIAL SERVICES
1. What are the terms of the arrangements between the NT government and ENI Australia to supply gas to the Power and Water Corporation?
2. What price will the Territory be paying for each MMBtu of gas from the project?
3. What is the anticipated annual cost to be paid by Power and Water for the supply?
4. Is the Territory contributing to the construction of the infrastructure associated with the delivery of gas to Darwin? If so, can the commitment be detailed and what is the cost of the Territory government’s commitment?
ANSWER
1. Pursuant to a Gas Sale Agreement (GSA) between ENI and Power and Water up to 860 petajoules (PJ) of Blacktip gas will be sold to Power and Water Corporation over a 25-year period commencing in 2009. In accordance with the GSA, Power and Water will be entitled to purchase up to 37 PJ of gas each year, at a maximum daily rate of 104 Terajoules (TJ) per day.
2. Power and Water’s contractual arrangements with ENI are bound by confidentiality undertakings, given by both parties.
3. Power and Water’s contractual arrangements with ENI are bound by confidentiality undertakings, given by both parties.
4. The Bonaparte gas pipeline (BGP) has been constructed by APA Group, for an estimated $170m as stated publicly by the company. Power and Water has entered into a 25-year haulage contract with APA Group, and will pay an annual tariff for use of the pipeline. The tariff quantum is subject to the standard confidentially provisions in the contract.
22. Electricity Network
Mr MILLS to MINISTER for ESSENTIAL SERVICES
1. What are the terms of reference given to Mr Mervyn Davies to investigate the problems with the NT electricity network?
2. How many generators are being brought into Darwin to provide emergency/back-up power? Break down by size and type.
3. What is the total cost of transporting the generators to the Territory?
4. Are the generators leased or has the government purchased the generators? How many and what generators have been purchased? How many and what generators have been leased?
5. If purchased, how much has the government paid? Please itemise by type.
6. What are the lease arrangements for the borrowed generators? Where have they come from? How long will they be leased for? What is the cost per week to have the generators on loan?
7. Are there arrangements to ensure the security of the generators once in place? Please outline those arrangements.
8. Are there arrangements in place to guarantee the supply of diesel to the generators for the duration the generators are required? What are those arrangements?
9. What is the fuel consumption of each generator by type/size?
10. What is the cost per litre for diesel to run the generators?
11. What is the expected running time per day of each generator?
12. What are the running, servicing and refuelling arrangements for the generators?
13. What are the environmental protection measures in place for the sites that the generators will be located?
14. What is the expected carbon footprint of the generators? Are there any carbon offset plans in place? If so, what are they?
15. Are there any other major substations in the Territory that are likely to experience similar failures to those experienced at Casuarina?
16. What measures are in place if the problems experienced in Casuarina are experienced at other major substations in the Darwin region?
17. Are there any arrangements in place for generators elsewhere in the Darwin/Katherine grid to supply power back into the grid?
18. How much have measures to supplement Casuarina substation cost the NT government to date (9 Oct)?
19. What is the estimate of total costs before the Casuarina substation is back on line?
20. How is the bill for the lease, running and transportation of the generators being paid?
21. Will Power and Water customers be expected to foot the bill? If so, what percentage of the bill will be added to electricity accounts?
22. What are the expected law and order ramifications if there are further long-term blackouts? What measures are in place to mitigate any problems?
23. What are the expected public health ramifications if there are further long-term blackouts? What measures are in place to mitigate any problems?
24. Are there any compensation measures in place for residents and businesses affected by long-term blackouts?
ANSWER
1. This information was released by the Minister for Essential Services in a press release dated Friday 3 October 2008.
2. There are 61 generators available to Power and Water. See Attachment A for details.
3. Transport costs were $784 090.
4. All the generators have been leased.
5. All the generators have been leased.
6. The lease arrangement is operating under standard terms and conditions. The lease period is for eight weeks and Power and Water has an option to extend after this time. Cost per week, including generator lease, fuel and transformers is around $430 000.
7. All generator sites are double fenced, locked and patrolled by Chubb security on a 24/7 basis.
8. Power and Water is utilising existing contracts for the supply of diesel. DIRECTHAUL is delivering the diesel to the generator sites based on expected usage and actual consumption.
9. Fuel consumption is based on loading for each generator. Please see table at Attachment B, which is indicative of fuel consumption at different loads.
10. The diesel is purchased under an existing contract, the terms of which are commercial in confidence.
11. Generators at schools will operate 24/7 and will only be shut down for scheduled maintenance. Other generators will only be run to provide emergency backup power supply.
12. The generators are currently checked three times a day by the suppliers of the generators. Generators will be serviced by the generator suppliers and this is based on their running time. Refuelling of the generators is undertaken by DIRECTHAUL and is scheduled to take place outside normal school hours.
13. Operational Environmental Management Plans have been produced for the generation sites which address impact areas of air, water, land, biodiversity, resources and community. Noise surveys have been undertaken and results recorded.
14. An environmental fee of 1% is charged to Power and Water from the generator suppliers.
15. The independent review undertaken by Mervyn Davies will assess the possibility of similar incidents occurring in other substations. However, there is a greatly reduced risk of this occurring elsewhere, as the mode of failure of the circuit breaker is now understood, and this particular type of breaker is not in service elsewhere.
16. All zone substations are built to the n-1 capability, as is the Casuarina Zone Substation. This means that in the event of a similar failure, the substation can still carry the full load.
17.No.
18. Please see answer below.
19. Power and Water has a $4m capital provision for this financial year, and $7m operational costs for the emergency standby generators.
20. All invoices are paid by Power and Water within seven days of receipt.
21. No. Like any business, the additional cost will simply mean that Power and Water’s profit forecast will be downgraded by these costs.
22. This question should be referred to the appropriate NT government agency.
23. This question should be referred to the appropriate NT government agency.
24. Power and Water voluntarily compensated customers affected by the Casuarina power outages; however, there is currently no guaranteed service level scheme. The Utilities Commission, as part of its work program, will examine the options for implementing a Guaranteed Service Level Scheme in early 2010.
25 November 2008
28. Tree Point Conservation Reserve
Mr WOOD to MINISTER for NATURAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENT and HERITAGE
As the Tree Point Conservation Reserve on the Gunn Point Peninsula is part of NT Parks:
1. Does the department intend to repair or rebuild the fence which protects the sand dunes at Tree Point from vehicle traffic?
2. How many people have been prosecuted for driving along the foreshore within the boundary of the reserve?
3. What is the maximum fine for driving on the foreshore?
4. The department removed Poinciana trees from within the reserve over 12 months ago. The trees are starting to grow again. What:
- (a) is the department doing to stop the regrowth this year; and
(b) are the plans for future destruction of any regrowth in following years?
5. Are there any plans to station a Parks and Wildlife Ranger temporarily on weekends, or permanently at Tree Point or nearby to this area?
Could you give a breakdown of capital and maintenance expenditure projects carried out on the Tree Point Reserve over the last five years?
ANSWER
1. The fence to protect the beach dune has been maintained and repaired over the past 10 years by Parks and Wildlife, and these fences underwent major maintenance in May 2009.
2. There have been no prosecutions for driving along the beach from the boundary to the barrier opposite the private properties. The barrier consists of poles set into boulders. It is not possible to drive a vehicle past this barrier. Motorcycles may be able to fit through the poles and quad bikers may be able to get around the barrier at low tide. On the weekend, patrolling rangers speak to the people in the area, including people camping on the land along the beach towards Gunn Point. The activities of users are monitored in this way.
- Although evidence of breaches sometimes exists in the form of tyre tracks on the beach, rangers very rarely observe vehicles on the Tree Point beach. When a breach is observed, rangers use discretion and take appropriate action, guided by the following:
If a vehicle stops and the driver or rider is contrite, issue a verbal warning.
If a vehicle stops and the driver or rider is aggressive, issue an infringement.
If a vehicle stops and the driver or rider is a repeat offender, issue an infringement notice.
If a vehicle does not stop and the vehicle registration cannot be identified, take no action.
If a vehicle does not stop and the vehicle registration can be identified, issue an infringement notice.
Rangers take the approach of not being heavy-handed to remorseful users and deal with the matter through verbal warnings. This method is commonly applied in similar situations across the Northern Territory’s parks and is used as a means of educating the public and maintaining good public relations.
- To date, most offenders have been responsive to instructions from rangers and have only been given verbal warnings. There are, however, a small number of people who refuse to stop when approached by staff and these are almost invariably in unidentifiable, unregistered vehicles.
- While there have been no prosecutions to date for driving on Tree Point beach, a media advertisement was placed in the NT News on Thursday 29 October 2009 and Saturday 31 October 2009, to alert the public about the access restrictions within Tree Point Conservation Area.
3. The fine for off-road driving is $200.
4. (a) Re-growth of Poinciana will be treated with the herbicide Glyphosate this financial year as has been done for the past three years. It is important to treat regrowth at the appropriate growth time to gain maximum effect. The new growth that comes with the Wet Season needs to be sprayed to obtain maximum benefit.
(b) The treatment of the Poinciana regrowth will continue until the amount of re-treatment is reduced and then another section of the large Poinciana trees can be cut down and removed and the regrowth treatment program for the new section continued.
5. There are currently no plans to station a ranger at Tree Point Conservation Area neither over weekends nor permanently in the area. Rangers based at Howard Springs Nature Park manage Tree Point Conservation Area, including a number of other areas in the Darwin Parks District. Rangers from Howard Springs have increased their visits to Tree Point Conservation Area from twice a week to at least three times a week during the Dry Season, which includes daily visits on weekends, where surveillance of the beach is up to an hour each time. The number of visits during the Wet Season is dependent on road access along the unsealed Gunn Point Road.Rangers are also trying to educate beach users during their patrols, and fences and barriers have been improved to prevent damage to dunes.
6. There has been no capital development at Tree Point Conservation Area in the past five years; however, works have been carried out using operational funds and Repairs and Maintenance funding.
- The fence protecting the small dune along the access road has been maintained regularly over the years. Fencing materials costing $6000 were used in May 2009 to replace and repair the fence by ranger staff.
- A long-term program of removing Poinciana was started as this invasive tree was taking over the coastal vine thicket that is present on the beachfront dune. Large trees in a section were cut down and used to barricade the beach dune preventing vehicles accessing the beach over the dune. Regrowth has been treated on a twice-a-year basis.
- A large amount of operational funding from the Department of Natural Resources, Environment, the Arts and Sport was spent on building a sea wall at the front of a property to prevent erosion and sea access to the property. The work involved using tipper trucks and front-end loaders and using qualified staff from the department. The property owner supervised the work as it was located mostly on his property.
- The metal sign on the beach explaining beach regulations has been repaired after being vandalised, and a second identical sign has been made at a cost of $900 so that it can be slotted in as soon as is necessary in the future.
28 April 2009
45. Advertising/Information Campaigns - Treasury Portfolio
Mr ELFERINK to TREASURER
For the years 2007, 2008 and 2009:
1. What advertising or information campaigns have been undertaken by the ministerial portfolio? Please provide the name of each campaign and which companies were engaged to undertake the work.
2. What was the cost of each of these campaigns?
3. Please advise the months in which the expenditure occurred, the medium that was used for the campaign (TV, leaflet, radio) and the amount spent on each medium.
4. What market or other research was undertaken ahead of each campaign; who conducted it; at what cost; and when was it undertaken?
ANSWER
1. In 2007 and 2008, the Northern Territory Treasury ran campaigns to coincide with the release of the 2007-08 and 2008-09 Northern Territory Budget. In 2008 and 2009, Treasury ran campaigns to advertise the Buildstart initiative. These are the only major campaigns Treasury has coordinated in the last three calendar years. The table in Attachment A provides the name of each campaign and the companies engaged to undertake the work.
Treasury also engages in advertising and promotions throughout the year on smaller projects which are not classified as campaigns, such as recruitment, careers fairs and Superannuation (NTGPASS) member seminars. This has also been included in the table for completeness.
2. The table in Attachment A provides details on the cost of these campaigns.
3. The table in Attachment A provides details on the months in which the expenditure occurred, the mediums used for the campaign and the amount spent on each medium.
4. There was no market or other research undertaken ahead of any campaign.
46. Advertising/Information Campaigns - Business Portfolio
Mr TOLLNER to MINISTER for BUSINESS
For the years 2007, 2008 and 2009:
1. What advertising or information campaigns have been undertaken by the ministerial portfolio? Please provide the name of each campaign and which companies were engaged to undertake the work.
2. What was the cost of each of these campaigns?
3. Please advise the months in which the expenditure occurred, the medium that was used for the campaign (TV, leaflet, radio) and the amount spent on each medium.
4. What market or other research was undertaken ahead of each campaign; who conducted it; at what cost; and when was it undertaken?
ANSWER
Please see Attachment A, which outlines the Department of Business and Employment’s advertising/information campaigns.
50. Advertising/Information Campaigns – Justice Portfolio
Ms CARNEY to MINISTER for JUSTICE and ATTORNEY-GENERAL
For the years 2007, 2008 and 2009:
1. What advertising or information campaigns have been undertaken by the ministerial portfolio? Please provide the name of each campaign and which companies were engaged to undertake the work.
2. What was the cost of each of these campaigns?
3. Please advise the months in which the expenditure occurred, the medium that was used for the campaign (TV, leaflet, radio) and the amount spent on each medium.
4. What market or other research was undertaken ahead of each campaign; who conducted it; at what cost; and when was it undertaken?
ANSWER
Please see Attachment A, which outlines the Department of Justice advertising/information campaigns.
56. Advertising/Information Campaigns - Planning and Lands Portfolio
Mr GILES to MINISTER for PLANNING and LANDS
For the years 2007, 2008 and 2009:
1. What advertising or information campaigns have been undertaken by the ministerial portfolio? Please provide the name of each campaign and which companies were engaged to undertake the work.
2. What was the cost of each of these campaigns?
3. Please advise the months in which the expenditure occurred, the medium that was used for the campaign (TV, leaflet, radio) and the amount spent on each medium.
4. What market or other research was undertaken ahead of each campaign; who conducted it; at what cost; and when was it undertaken?
ANSWER
For details of this question, and answer, please see Attachment A.
57. Advertising/Information Campaigns – Infrastructure Portfolio
Mr GILES to MINISTER for INFRASTRUCTURE
For the years 2007, 2008 and 2009:
1. What advertising or information campaigns have been undertaken by the ministerial portfolio? Please provide the name of each campaign and which companies were engaged to undertake the work.
2. What was the cost of each of these campaigns?
3. Please advise the months in which the expenditure occurred, the medium that was used for the campaign (TV, leaflet, radio) and the amount spent on each medium.
4. What market or other research was undertaken ahead of each campaign; who conducted it; at what cost; and when was it undertaken?
ANSWER
For details of this question, and answer, please see Attachment A.
61. Commonwealth Specific Purpose Grants Revenue in 2007-08 and 2008-09
Mr MILLS to MINISTER for EDUCATION and TRAINING
According to the 2007-08 Annual Report, the Department of Employment, Education and Training received $146.6m in Commonwealth Specific Purpose Grants revenue in 2007-08.
1. What programs are covered by the Specific Purpose Grants?
2. What is the purpose of each of these programs?
3. What is the funding allocation to each of these programs from the Commonwealth and from the Northern Territory?
4. Please itemise how much was spent on each of these programs in 2007-08 and how much remains to be spent.
5. What guidelines, operating practices and reporting have been developed in conjunction with the Commonwealth to expend the received funds?
6. What performance indicators or markers are in place from the Commonwealth or Territory that relate to these monies?
7. What was our performance against these performance indicators or markers in 2007-08?
8. Was any payment returned to the Commonwealth or carried over from 2007-08 to 2008-09?
9. If payments were returned or carried over, in what areas and how much were they?
10. What is the budgeted amount of Commonwealth Specific Purpose Grants to be received in 2008-09 by the Department of Employment, Education and Training?
11. What programs are covered by the 2008-09 budgeted Specific Purpose Grants?
12. What is the allocation to each of these programs for 2008-09?
13. How much of this allocation has been spent by 1 March 2009?
14. What guidelines, operating practices and reporting have been developed in conjunction with the Commonwealth to expend the received funds?
15. Is the department expecting to expend all the funding allocated?
16. If not, in what areas will funding expenditure not be met?
17. Are there any areas within Education, Employment and Training where Commonwealth funding has been provided for either in 2007-08 or 2008-09 where monies have not been allocated to specific purposes?
18. What performance indicators or markers are in place from the Commonwealth or Territory that relate to these monies?
19. What was our performance so far this year against these?
ANSWER
Preliminary explanation:
The questions appear to be designed to understand the level to which Commonwealth government funds are being carried forward from each year. The following provides the context behind the answers in order that they can be fully understood.
The carrying forward of Commonwealth government Specific Purpose Payment (SPP) revenue from year to year is normal business practice. This is because the lump sum revenue stream typically follows signing, by both governments, of a funding agreement for the contracting of the specific purpose activities that follow. Revenue for new agreements can flow to the Territory in the later months of a financial year. Thus, the SPP activities and related expenditure that follows may as a result occur in the following financial year.
It is for this reason that care is taken to accurately predict/budget the timing of Commonwealth government SPP expenditure against this SPP revenue source. The resulting expenditure budget allocation in Northern Territory budget papers can span a number of years. Money received in the later months of a financial year will often result in budgeted expenditure being applied in the outer years.
As an example, the NT Emergency Response, NTER, agreement signed during 2007-08 provided an additional $10m in SPP revenue to the Department of Education and Training, DET, during 2007-08. $5.3m of this was received in May and June 2008. Of the $10m of revenue, $3.8m was planned/budgeted expenditure during 2007-08. The balance was planned to occur in 2008-09.
Another significant example that impacts on cash balances is that of the 200 teacher initiative under the Indigenous Education Agreement. This Commonwealth government SPP initiative resulted in $3.8m being received in May 2008. The majority of this expenditure, $2.8m, was programmed to be spent in 2008-09.
For details of this answer, please see Attachment A.
63. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Outsourcing
Mr BOHLIN to MINISTER for BUSINESS
The NTG Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Outsourcing contract expires in 2010:
1. What operational procedures are in place in relation to ICT to ensure that all @nt.gov.au (NTG) account holders' electronic (e-mail) and voice communication information is secure from misappropriation?
2. What operational procedures are in place to identify the inappropriate distribution of information from NTG account holders through ICT, particularly as it relates to material in confidence?
3. What operational procedures are in place to identify the improper use by NTG account holders of ICT resources, particularly as it relates to accessing inappropriate content or abuse of service?
4. What security and probity checks are completed on persons within the NTG who may access the electronic and voice communication information and data of NTG account holders?
5. What security and probity checks are completed on persons working for providers of ICT services to the NT who have access to NTG account holders' electronic and voice communication information?
6. What physical controls are in place for the security of the storage and transmission of electronic and voice communication?
7. Has any person been identified distributing electronic communication acquired through the monitoring or surveillance of NTG ICT in a way that breaches the confidentiality of that communication?
8. Has any person, within NTG or ICT service provider contractor employees, been disciplined for the inappropriate access of electronic or voice communication from NTG account holders?
9. What positions (including numbers of persons, NTG or ICT provider) have access to the NTG electronic and voice communication for the purpose of implementing and monitoring security of the ICT system?
10. What, if any, additional security practices and activities are proposed for future ICT service delivery?
ANSWER
Answers to the 10 questions raised give some insight into the layers of security the Northern Territory government uses to minimise misappropriation of government information and misuse of government electronic services. Business best practice is to minimise making public detail of such security responses.
1. Operational procedures are in place to ensure that Northern Territory government (NTG) user accounts, including e-mail accounts, are only created when authorised by an NTG delegate. User accounts are protected by passwords that are required to be changed every 30 days.
- The technology in use for e-mail does not allow a standard NTG account holder to access any e-mail other than their own without the permission of the person concerned or under the authority of their agency Chief Executive. System administrators have the technical ability to access user e-mail files, but are only allowed to do so in specific circumstances, such as in the course of an investigation authorised by an agency Chief Executive, or while diagnosing and correcting a technical fault.
It is feasible for NTG e-mail accounts to be misappropriated as a result of user login credentials being stolen in ‘phishing’ attacks, where users are tricked into revealing their user ID and password. This form of attack is endemic on the Internet and, from time to time, a well crafted external e-mail, received by many NTG users, may result in a small number of compromises. Procedures are in place to identify and block these quickly. In general, these attacks do not target NTG information specifically, but are intended to facilitate the distribution of spam.
To protect voice communications against misappropriation, physical security limits access to rooms containing communications equipment. There is no instance where misappropriation of voice communications is suspected to have occurred.
- Breaches, if they occur, can be investigated. An investigation can determine if a user inappropriately distributed an in-confidence document to another person via e-mail by reviewing the logs.
Electronic documents are categorised according to their level of security. The authority levels of staff assigned by managers, governs the level of electronic access they can have to this information sufficient to carry out their duties.
- Access to websites by all NTG LAN users is filtered. SurfControl, a commercial web filtering product, is used for this purpose for most NTG users. The NT Schools environment uses a different product (Bluecoat) that provides equivalent functionality.
- SurfControl contains a list of several million websites, grouped into categories. A number of these categories are deemed to be inappropriate and so any website classified in those categories is blocked.
- The following roles and responsibilities apply:
Changes to the banned categories list requires the approval of NTG Information Management Committee (NTGIMC).
Re-categorisation of websites requires the approval of the ICT Security Unit.
Exemption from filtering requires the approval of an agency CE.
4. As covered in Question 1, NTG staff members do not have the system administration privileges required to access other user’s e-mail accounts, electronic data, or voice communications information directly. Access to e-mail accounts and electronic data can be gained only when an investigation is authorised by an agency Chief Executive.
- A very small number of the Department of Business and Employment (DBE) staff have access to network monitoring systems that watch and report on network traffic flows, network filtering, network intrusions, virus activity and other aspects of routine network administration.
Access to voice information (such as call intercepts) is not possible except under the provisions of the Telecommunications Interception Act (Commonwealth). In practice, if a Chief Executive wishes to have calls intercepted (say, for example, as a result of a complaint about abusive phone calls) then DBE will advise the Chief Executive to make a formal complaint to the police.
There are currently no special security or probity checks completed on the very small number of NTG Public Sector employees who may, from time to time, have access to the systems mentioned above, or participate in investigations.
6. There are numerous physical controls in place for the security of the storage and transmission of electronic and voice communication. These range from, for example, the security controls against unauthorised access to the Chan Building Data Centre, to the special cages containing communications equipment in NTG occupied buildings.
7. No.
8. In May 2008, an ex-employee of a service provider caused disruption of the NTG’s network. Police prosecutions were levied against the offender who has been tried and convicted.
- In the last two years, 10 investigations of misuse have been authorised and undertaken. In four cases there was no evidence of inappropriate use, in the three other cases disciplinary action was taken (with two officers subsequently resigning from the NTPS) and the three remaining cases are still under investigation.
9. For details of this question, and answer, please see Attachment A.
10. Future outsourcing requirements are currently being developed. Changes to some important security technologies are best put in place at the time of contract transition. DBE is developing technical initiatives including:
- stronger gateway standards;
64. Dwelling/Housing Unit Projections 2001 to 2013
Mr GILES to MINISTER for PLANNING and LANDS
On Wednesday, 4 February 2009, the Chief Minister stated that ‘the Territory government will need to provide 1700 new dwellings of housing per year’.
Subsequently, the government announced the projected release of Bellamack, Johnston, Zuccoli and Mitchell, noting 150 blocks in 2009; 850 blocks in 2010; 670 blocks in 2011; 800 blocks in 2012 and 1300 blocks, 2013 and later.
1. What was the population increase for the Northern Territory in each calendar year from 2001 to 2008?
2. How many dwellings were constructed in the Northern Territory in each calendar year from 2001 to 2008?
3. At the end of each year, 2001 to 2008, what was the number of dwellings approved for construction but not commenced?
4. What is the projected population increase in the Northern Territory each year for the period 2009 to 2012?
5. What is the occupation density figure (number of people per unit of dwelling) used to calculate the number of additional dwellings required in the 4 February 2009 statement?
6. What variations, if any, are used in calculating the occupation density to account for differences in the type of dwelling counted or for any local or regional effect?
7. What proportion in the estimate of 1700 housing units are for stand alone (single occupancy use) dwellings?
8. What proportion of all blocks to be released in the years 2009 to 2012 are for stand alone (single occupancy use) dwellings?
9. What, if any, additional land is proposed to be released in each year 2009 to 2013 to meet the demand for 1700 housing units?
ANSWER
1. This information is available from the Northern Territory Government’s Budget Paper No 3 (2008-09).
2.
| Calendar Year | Dwellings Constructed |
| 2001 | 1009 |
| 2002 | 1030 |
| 2003 | 937 |
| 2004 | 816 |
| 2005 | 1213 |
| 2006 | 1395 |
| 2007 | 1104 |
| 2008 | 794 |
3. Regarding the number of approvals which are not ultimately commenced, data is not currently collected by government agencies. In any case, a meaningful count would be difficult given that time frames for approvals exceed any given calendar year.
4. This information can be obtained from the website of the Northern Territory Treasury (NTT) - http://www.nt.gov.au/ntt.
5. The occupation density figure used to make the calculation was 2.64, in line with the Greater Darwin average household size calculated by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) using the 2006 census data (remembering that the calculation of 1700 refers to Greater Darwin only). ABS and NTT estimate that this average will fall to 2.57 by 2011 and 2.51 by 2016.
6. The occupation densities, as described in 5, apply only to Greater Darwin and do not take into account dwelling type or other locations.
7. The proportion of the 1700 housing units for stand alone dwellings cannot be quantified at this time because this will be determined by future market supply and demand.
8. The blocks to be released in the years 2009 to 2012 will be for apartments, duplexes, triplexes, single dwellings and town houses. The mix of these possible types will reflect unit developers’ activities and the market analysis by land developers.
9. In his speech of 4 March 2009, mentioned earlier, the Chief Minister identified several additional land release areas outside of the four new suburbs in Palmerston. Please refer to the Housing the Territory information pack, provided for the Chief Minister’s speech on 4 March. Also, information about some of these additional areas is available on the Northern Territory government’s Housing the Territory website.
24 November 2009
70. Staffing of NTPS
Mr ELFERINK to MINISTER for PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
As at 29 October 2009:
1. How many persons were employed by the Northern Territory Public Service?
2. How many persons are employed in each agency, broken down by designated level?
3. How many positions were nominally vacant in the NTPS and what is the breakdown of vacancies in terms of number of positions and their level for the periods of one month or less, one month to three months, three months to six months, and those six months or more?
4. How many persons were acting in a position that was not their nominal position?
5. How many persons are on higher duties payments, broken down to groups of their current level against their nominal level?
6. How many persons have contract positions with the NTPS?
7. Of those persons with contract positions, how many are temporarily appointed public servants and from what levels have those persons been appointed; broken down by current contract level against nominal level?
ANSWER
1. NTPS staffing numbers are reported quarterly on the Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment website. As at 29 October, the total number was 18 292.
2. For detail on persons employed by each agency see Attachment A.
3. Accurate information on this is unavailable as staffing in agencies is not subject to a fixed number of ‘positions’ but by budget.
4. There were 3103 persons acting in a designated position other than their nominal position.
5. Total number on HDA was 2726 persons.
6. All temporary positions are contract positions. Total number of employees classified as temporary – 4917.
7. Contract employees do not have nominal permanent positions.
72. TEAMhealth Funding and Performance
Ms PURICK to MINISTER for CHILDREN and FAMILIES
1. How much government money has been given to TEAMhealth for the 2007-08 and 2008-09 years as:
- (a) regular annual funding;
- (b) one-off grants and for what purpose; and
- (c) over-run funding?
2. Have you received acquittal of fund reports for TEAMhealth and, if not, why not?
3. Have you had representations from concerned members (staff) of TEAMhealth and, if so, how many representations and what were the issues of discussion?
4. Has the government undertaken any quality audits of TEAMhealth? If not, why not and, if so, are the reports available for the affected stakeholders?
5. Have you received any complaints about the management of TEAMhealth and, if so, how many?
6. Have you responded to these complaints and, if not, why not?
7. Has the department received complaints about TEAMhealth board and management and, if so, have they been addressed and replied?
8. Do you have a copy of the independent consultant’s report into the management of TEAMhealth. If so, will you make it available?
9. Have you met with the board and management of TEAMhealth at any time?
10. Have departmental representatives met with the TEAMhealth board and management?
11. Have you met with concerned carers, consumers and/or stakeholders in regard to TEAMhealth’s performance?
ANSWER
1. Payments to external service providers, including TEAMhealth, are provided in the Department of Health and Families’ Annual Reports 2007-08 and 2008-09. These can be found at: www.health.nt.gov.au/Publications/Corporate_Publications/index.aspx
- Specific information in relation to TEAMhealth is found at Appendix V for 2007-08 and Appendix 8 for 2008-09.
- The term ’over-run’ funding is not a common accounting term. It is unclear what is meant by this however, it is assumed that this refers to ‘expenditure by TEAMhealth above what was allocated by DHF’. TEAMhealth in 2007-08 and 2008-09 carried a surplus.
2. It is not usual practice for a minister to receive acquittal reports directly from funded organisations. The Department of Health and Families has received the Audited Financial Statements from TEAMhealth for 2007-08 and 2008-09.
3. The former Minister for Children and Families’ office received one representation.
4. The Mental Health Program is currently implementing a quality review process designed for non-government organisations. The review process is based on compliance with the National Mental Health Standards.
- TEAMhealth have agreed to participate in the quality review process.
5. The former Minister for Children and Families received:
- two complaints addressed to the Minister for Children and Families in relation to TEAMhealth;
- In addition, numerous letters, e-mails and copies of correspondence have been provided by Mr Garry Halliday, the CEO of Carers NT and previous Chair of TEAMhealth Committee of Management.
7. Yes. The department has received complaints about the TEAMhealth board and management.
- The Director of Mental Health Program has contacted all individuals who have written to the department with complaints.
- All complaints have been or are in the process of being investigated.
- The department is working with TEAMhealth to ensure service delivery continues and mental health clients are supported in an appropriate manner.
8. The decision to publicly release the confidential report or provide a copy to any individual rests with the Board of TEAMhealth.
9. The former Minister for Children and Families met with the CEO of TEAMhealth and the Chair of the Board of TEAMhealth.
10. Yes. The Director Mental Health Program has met with TEAMhealth board and management on a number of occasions.
11. The former Minister for Children and Families regularly met with carers, clients and other stakeholders in a range of forums related to her portfolio responsibilities.
- The former Minister for Children and Families met with Mr Garry Halliday, former Chair of TEAMhealth’s Board, in September 2009 to hear Mr Halliday’s concerns about TEAMhealth’s performance.
- As indicated at Q9 above, the former Minister for Children and Families also met with the Board and Management of TEAMhealth.
73. Water Capacity and Limits of McMinns Bore Field
Ms PURICK to MINISTER for ESSENTIAL SERVICES
- M54
M55
M62
M64?
2. What is the licence limit for each bore:
- M54
M55
M62
M64?
4. Are there any plans to deepen the bores at McMinns? If so, what environmental research was undertaken to support such an action?
5. Does the Power and Water Corporation intend to seek an increase in the licences for the McMinn bores and if so, to what extraction level and for which bores?
6. What impact any increase of the licence level would have on the Howard River East Aquifer?
7. What is the intended use and usage quantities of fresh water by INPEX’s proposed LNG plant and operations?
8. Could you advise what planning has been undertaken by PAWC in regard to the future demands from operators in industrial activities such as LNG plants, rare earths processing plant and related businesses?
9. Are all the storage tanks in Darwin, Palmerston and the rural area being used currently?
10. What is the holding capacity for the following tanks, being:
- Humpty Doo
Howard Springs
Palmerston
West Lane
Stuart Park
Montoro
Salonika
Parap
Winnellie
Mararra
Nightcliff
Rapid Creek
Casuarina
Karama?
ANSWER
For details of this question, and answer, please see Attachment A.
16 February 2010
74. Patient Assisted Travel Scheme – IVF Treatment
Mr CONLAN to MINISTER for HEALTH
1. What is the current policy in regard to women utilising the Patient Assistance Travel Scheme in order to undertake IVF treatment?
2. When was the policy introduced?
3. How does this policy differ from any previous policy on the use of the Patient Assistance Travel Scheme for women seeking IVF treatment and, if so, what were those previous policies?
4. If there is a formal policy document, would the minister please provide me with a copy?
5. How many women accessed the Patient Assistance Travel Scheme in order to undertake IVF treatment in each of the following years:
- 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009
(year to 30 November 2009)?
6. Can a woman access the PATS if they have previously utilised the Patient Assistance Travel Scheme for:
- (a) successful IVF treatments leading to the birth of a single child or multiple birth, if not, why not; and
ANSWER
1. Patient Assistance Travel Scheme (PATS) assists Northern Territory residents to access a range of essential specialist medical/surgical services where these services are not available locally or from a visiting service.
- PATS provides assistance with travel and where applicable, accommodation costs to residents of the Northern Territory who are required to travel more than 200 km to the nearest specialist medical treatment. However, PATS is a contribution scheme and is not intended to cover all travel and accommodation costs.
In 2003, a special ruling regarding eligibility for IVF treatment.
The ruling is as follows (extracted from Patient Assistance Travel Scheme (PATS) Guidelines revised June 2008 Version 1):
- 5.3 Invitro-Fertilisation (IVF)
Patients Receiving IVF treatment and other assisted reproductive treatments are eligible for assistance subject to the following criteria:
- The female partner is below the upper age limit set at 43 years of age.
Intrastate.
Approval will be given for intrastate travel for all IVF treatment and other assisted reproductive treatment.
Interstate.
The maximum entitlement per patient and partner is three interstate trips per year for the purpose of “pre implantation genetic diagnosis” only.
2. April 2003.
3. It has not been possible to locate prior policies.
4. The formal policy with regards current patient eligibility for IVF under PATS can be found in section 5.3 of the PATS Guidelines. See answer to question No 1.
5. Data for 2005-06 was not able to be extracted and data for 2009-10 has not been calculated at this point in time. See Attachment A for available data.
6.
- (a) The current ruling is that once a live birth has been achieved, eligibility for PATS for further IVF treatment ceases.
QUESTION 19
ATTACHMENT A
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ATTACHMENT A
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Approved Capital Infrastructure Program 2008-09
| Project | Estimated Completion Date |
| Parliament House upgrade cabling* | Est Feb 09 |
| Parliament House security to CCTV system | Est Feb 09 |
| Short and medium term accommodation correctional centre | Est Sep 09 |
| Staged completion |
| Darwin Correctional Centre perimeter fencing* | Act Oct 08 |
| Desert People's Centre Administration Building* | Est Feb 09 |
| Desert People's Centre Block 3* | Act Oct 08 |
| Desert People's Centre Block 6* | Est Feb 09 |
| Est Jul 09 |
| Desert Peoples Centre Block 7 Information & Technology* | Est Jul 09 |
| Wugularr School (Beswick) new school* | Act Aug 08 |
| Katherine Middle School Stage 2* | Act Feb 08 |
| Ross Park Primary Stage 1 upgrade classroom facilities | Act Oct 08 |
| Borroloola Community Education Centre | Est Jan 09 |
| Millner Primary School upgrade assembly area* | Act Nov 08 |
| Act Nov 08 |
| Anula Primary School upgrade* | Est Feb 09 |
| Top End Technical College* | Est Jan 09 |
| 12 New Classrooms at 11 New schools* | Est Jan 09 |
QUESTION 19
ATTACHMENT A
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Approved Capital Infrastructure Program 2008-09
| Project | Estimated Completion Date |
| Closing the Gap classrooms* | Est Jan 09 |
| Alawa School Stage 2. | Est Aug 09 |
| Est Jul 09 |
| Leanyer School Upgrade Stage 2. | Est Jul 09 |
| Malak Primary School - Upgrade assembly area | Est Jul 09 |
| Est Oct 09 |
| Ross Park Primary School upgrade - Stage 2 | Est Jun 09 |
| Rosebery Construct Pre Primary and Middle | Est Jan 11 |
| Alekarenge CEC Upgrades* | Est Jun 09 |
| Arlparra Homeland Centre Convert to school | Est May 09 |
| Ramingining CEC upgrades | Est Jun 09 |
| Ngukurr CEC upgrades | Est Nov 09 |
| Yilparra Homeland Centre - Convert to school | Est Aug 09 |
| Yirrkala CEC upgrades | Est Jan 10 |
| Alice Springs Hospital fire protection and airconditioning* | Est Jan 09 |
| Alice Springs Hospital upgrade Emergency Department* | Est May 11 |
| Est Dec 10 |
| Kalkarindji new health centre* | Act Oct 08 |
| Yirrkala health clinic upgrade* | Est Jan 09 |
QUESTION 19
ATTACHMENT A
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Approved Capital Infrastructure Program 2008-09
| Project | Estimated Completion Date |
| Royal Darwin Hospital upgrade lifts* | Act Sept 08 |
| Gove District Hospital Public Health Screening Facility | Act June 08 |
| Gove District Hospital replace generator* | Est Jan 09 |
| Sexual Assault Referral Centre fit out* | Est May 09 |
| Tennant Creek Hospital Stage 2 fire safety upgrade* | Act Oct 08 |
| Tennant Creek Hospital Fire Safety Upgrade Stage 3 | Est Jul 09 |
| Wadeye new health clinic* | Est Jun 10 |
| RDH office accommodation demountables* | Act Oct 08 |
| Residential Care Unit 175 Bees Creek Road (Closing the Gap) | Subject of a Cabinet Submission |
| Northern Territory Rural Clinical School Research Facility * | Est Jul 09 |
| Renal relocatable self care facilities* | Est Apr 09 |
| Katherine and Tennant Creek Sobering-Up Shelter | Require Brief from client |
| Milingimbi Health Clinic | Est Dec 09 |
| RDH Radiation and Oncology Unit | Est Nov 09 |
| Areyonga Health Centre | Est Oct 09 |
| Tiwi Wellbeing Clinic | Est Apr 09 |
| Alice Springs Hospital Elective Surgery Upgrade | Client considering options |
| East Arnhem Special Care Staff Accommodation | Est Oct 09 |
| East Arnhem Transitional After Care Service | Est Oct 09 |
QUESTION 19
ATTACHMENT A
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Approved Capital Infrastructure Program 2008-09
| Project | Estimated Completion Date |
| Mobile Dental Clinic Rooms | Est Jun 09 |
| RDH Elective Surgery Upgrade | Est Apr 09 |
| Tennant Creek Transitional After Care Service | House to be purchased prior to works commencing |
| Gove Multi Purpose Facility | Design Commenced possible change in scope client to advise |
| Est Sep 09 |
| Casuarina Sexual Assault Referral Centre | New item on program no dates set as yet |
| Replacement of Sterilisers | New Project waiting brief from client |
| Improved recreational fishing infrastructure* | Rolling Program of Works |
| Improved recreational fishing infrastructure | Rolling Program of Works |
| Darwin Business Park - South St 1* | Act Jul 08 |
| Darwin Business Park South* | Est Aug 09 |
| Est Jan 09 |
| Defence Support Hub | Options being considered by client |
| Casuarina Police Station* | Est May 09 |
| Galiwinku Police Station and accommodation* | Est Jan 09 |
| Business and Innovation Centre* | Est Jan 09 |
| Development House fit out* | Est Dec 09 |
QUESTION 19
ATTACHMENT A
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Approved Capital Infrastructure Program 2008-09
| Project | Estimated Completion Date |
| Marrara Outdoor Netball Centre | Est Feb 09 |
| Hidden Valley Electrical supply upgrade* | Est Feb 09 |
| Hidden Valley Raceway upgrade - Stage 4 | Est Apr 09 |
| Act Oct 08 |
| Nitmiluk National Park - replace ablution facility at visitor centre* | Act Nov 08 |
| West MacDonnell Stage 2 visitor centre and facilities | Est Sep 09 |
| Litchfield National Park Stage 1 upgrade visitor facilities | Est Sep 09 |
| Museum and Art Gallery air conditioning replacement | Est Sep 09 |
| Fogg Dam reconstruct boardwalk | Est Jan 09 |
| Leanyer Recreation Park Development Stage 2* | Est Feb 09 |
| Desert Knowledge Precinct Stage 2 headworks* | Est Apr 09 |
| Pigeon Hole Aerodrome upgrade* | Est Aug 09 |
| Mt Johns Valley Stage 1* | Act Aug-08 |
| Darwin City Waterfront Stage 4 headworks* | Est Jun 09 |
| Staged completion |
| Headworks to Howard Springs Lutheran Middle School* | Act Jul 08 |
| Warruwi Aerodrome resheeting and resealing existing runway* | Act Nov 08 |
| Bellamack subdivision headworks* | Est Jun 09 |
QUESTION 19
ATTACHMENT A
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Approved Capital Infrastructure Program 2008-09
| Project | Estimated Completion Date |
| East Arm Boat Ramp - new boat ramp* | Est Mar 09 |
| Est Jan 09 |
| Milyakburra aerodrome Upgrade* | Est Jun 09 |
| Nyirripi aerodrome upgrade* | Act Aug 08 |
| Papunya aerodrome upgrade* | Act Aug 08 |
| Peppimenarti aerodrome upgrade | Act Sep 08 |
| Palumpa aerodrome upgrade* | Act Oct 08 |
| Dinah Beach Pontoon* | Est May 09 |
| Myilly Point Redevelopment - upgrade of Flagstaff Park * | Staged completion |
| Darwin Waterfront Redevelopment | Est Jul 09 |
| Rosebery Middle and Primary* | Est May 09 |
| Cyclone Shelters | Est Aug 10 |
| Humpty Doo School Bus interchange expansion* | Est Sept 09 |
| Minjilang Airstrip upgrade (Croker Island) | Est Jul 09 |
| Level Crossing Upgrades | Staged completion |
| Palmerston East Headworks | Staged completion |
QUESTION 19
ATTACHMENT A
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Approved Capital Infrastructure Program 2008-09
| Project | Estimated Completion Date |
| Victoria Highway Stage 1* | Act Aug 08 |
| Victoria Highway Stage 2 flood plain upgrade and new bridges* | Est Dec 09 |
| Est Dec 09 |
| Victoria Highway future stages | Est Dec 09 |
| Pavement strengthening and widening* | Est May 08 |
| Pavement strengthening and widening* | Act Nov 08 |
| Est Nov 09 |
| All corridors pavement strengthening & widening | Est May 09 |
| Tiger Brennan Drive extension | Est Jun 10 |
| Est Nov 09 |
| Litchfield Loop Stage 1* | Est Jul 09 |
| Red Centre Way Stage 2* | Est Feb 09 |
| Est Jan 09 |
| Est Dec 09 |
| Local Roads - Roads 2 Recovery Program* | Est Jun 09 |
| Roads 2 Recovery program | Staged completion |
QUESTION 19
ATTACHMENT A
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Approved Capital Infrastructure Program 2008-09
| Project | Estimated Completion Date |
| Sandover Highway upgrade road sections* | Act Aug 08 |
| Tanami Road upgrade road sections* | Est May 09 |
| Est May 09 |
| Act Jun 08 |
| Santa Teresa selected upgrading and gravelling* | Est Dec 08 |
| Willowra selected roadworks upgrading * | Act Sep 08 |
| Urban Road landscaping in Alice Springs and Darwin* | Est Jun 09 |
| Apatula to Titjikala and Apatula to Kulgera | Est Mar 09 |
| Daly River upgrade stream crossings | Est Dec 09 |
| Est Feb 09 |
| Kata Tjuta to Kaltukatjara Road upgrade | Est Jun 09 |
| Papunya and Mt Liebig Road upgrade | Est Jun 09 |
| Sandover Highway upgrade | Est Jun 09 |
| Santa Teresa Road upgrade (Ltyentye Apurte) | Est Dec 09 |
| Blackspot (AG Funded) | Est Jun 09 |
| Passing lanes on Tiger Brennan Drive | Est Aug 09 |
| Rural arterials strengthening and widening | Est May 09 |
QUESTION 19
ATTACHMENT A
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Approved Capital Infrastructure Program 2008-09
| Project | Estimated Completion Date |
| Urban arterials strengthening | Est Jun 09 |
| Urban arterials traffic management | Est Jul 09 |
| Urban Roads landscaping | Est Dec 08 |
| Girraween Henning Rd intersection | Est Oct 09 |
| Maryvale Stage 2 | Est Jun 09 |
| Accident Prevention program | Est Sep 09 |
| Pine Hill Access Rd | Est Jun 09 |
| Tanami Road Stage 1 | Est Dec 09 |
| Central Arnhem Road Stage 1 | Clearances being sought |
| Plenty Highway Stage 1 | Est Aug 09 |
| Buntine Highway Stage 1 | Est Apr 09 |
| Lasseter Highway/Yulara Drive - upgrade intersection* | Est Jun 09 |
| * denotes revote projects |  |
QUESTION 22
ATTACHMENT A
ATTACHMENT A
2. Details of generators available to Power and Water Corporation.
| Type | Size KVA |
| Aggreko | 1250 |
| Cat | 1250 |
| Cat | 1250 |
| Cat | 1750 |
| Cat | 1750 |
| Cat | 1750 |
| Aggreko | 1650 |
| Cat | 1750 |
| Cat | 1750 |
| Aggreko | 1250 |
| Aggreko | 1250 |
| Aggreko | 1250 |
| Cat | 1250 |
| Cat | 1250 |
| Aggreko | 1250 |
| Aggreko | 1250 |
| Cat | 750 |
| Aggreko | 800 |
| Coates | 125 |
| Aggreko | 800 |
| Coates | 200 |
| Cat | 600 |
| Cat | 600 |
| Aggreko | 500 |
| Cat | 500 |
| Cat | 350 |
| Coates | 500 |
| Cat | 250 |
| Cat | 300 |
| Cat | 750 |
| Cat | 450 |
| Type | Size KVA |
| Coates | 500 |
| Aggreko | 500 |
| Aggreko | 500 |
| Aggreko | 500 |
| Aggreko | 500 |
| Aust Rental | 750 |
| Aggreko | 800 |
| Aggreko | 800 |
| Aggreko | 800 |
| Aggreko | 800 |
| Aggreko | 800 |
| Aggreko | 800 |
| Aggreko | 800 |
| Aggreko | 800 |
| Aust Rental | 1000 |
| Aust Rental | 1000 |
| Aust Rental | 1000 |
| Aggreko | 800 |
| Aggreko | 500 |
| Aggreko | 800 |
| Aggreko | 800 |
| Aggreko | 800 |
| Aggreko | 500 |
| Aggreko | 800 |
| Aggreko | 800 |
| Aggreko | 800 |
| Cat | 450 |
| Aggreko | 800 |
| Aggreko | 500 |
| Aggreko | 800 |
QUESTION 22
ATTACHMENT B
ATTACHMENT B
Generator Size (kW) | 1/4 Load (l/hr) | 1/2 Load (l/hr) | 3/4 Load (l/hr) | Full Load (l/hr) |
125 | 12 | 19 | 27 | 34 |
135 | 12 | 20 | 29 | 37 |
150 | 14 | 22 | 32 | 41 |
175 | 16 | 26 | 37 | 48 |
200 | 18 | 29 | 42 | 55 |
230 | 20 | 33 | 47 | 63 |
250 | 22 | 36 | 51 | 68 |
300 | 26 | 43 | 61 | 81 |
350 | 30 | 50 | 71 | 95 |
400 | 34 | 56 | 81 | 108 |
500 | 42 | 70 | 100 | 135 |
600 | 50 | 83 | 119 | 162 |
750 | 62 | 104 | 149 | 202 |
1000 | 82 | 138 | 197 | 269 |
1250 | 102 | 171 | 246 | 336 |
1500 | 122 | 206 | 294 | 403 |
1750 | 142 | 239 | 343 | 470 |
2000 | 162 | 273 | 392 | 537 |
2250 | 182 | 307 | 441 | 604 |
QUESTION 45
ATTACHMENT A
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ATTACHMENT A
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| Campaign | Month | Medium | Vendor | Vendor Invoice* | Cost of Medium * | Total for Month* | Campaign Cost* |
2007 | | | | $ | $ | $ | $ |
| 2007-08 Budget | April 2007 | Design | The Exhibitionist | 5 208 | 5 208 | | |
| | Budget Papers | Sue Dibbs (editing) | 4 488 | 4 488 | 9 696 | |
| May 2007 | Newspaper | Alice Springs News | 730 | | | |
| | | Arafura Times | 558 | | | |
| | | Katherine Times | 1 800 | | | |
| | | Nationwide News | 181 | | | |
| | | NT News | 17 647 | | | |
| | | Tennant and District Times | 2 050 | | | |
| | | Territory Times | 1 330 | 24 296 | | |
| | Radio | 8HA Sun FM | 2 040 | | | |
| | | CAAMA Radio | 1 938 | | | |
| | | NT Broadcasters (Hot 100 and Mix 104.9) | 4 769 | | | |
| | | Territory FM | 2 100 | | | |
| | | Top End Aboriginal Bush Broadcasting Association | 1 050 | 11 897 | | |
| | Budget Papers | Government Printing Office | 202 313 | 202 313 | 238 506 | 248 202 |
| 2007 Other | | Design | | | 5 350 | | |
| | Newspaper | | | 2 728 | | |
| | Radio | | | 546 | | |
| | Total | | | | | 8 624 |
| Other includes: design and creation of banners and posters for the show circuit, careers fair and money expo – vendors were Fusion, Liquid Orange Creative Design and The Exhibitionist; newspaper notices for recruitment, death condolences and superannuation seminars – vendors were NT News, Litchfield Times and Nationwide News; and radio advertisements for recruitment – vendor was Territory FM. *GST exclusive – nett cost to government | | | | | | | |
QUESTION 45
ATTACHMENT A
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ATTACHMENT A
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| Campaign | Month | Medium | Vendor | Vendor Invoice* | Cost of Medium * | Total for Month* | Campaign Cost* |
2008 | | | | $ | $ | $ | $ |
| 2008-09 Budget | April 2008 | Design | The Exhibitionist | 7 545 | | | |
| | | Liquid Orange Creative Design | 643 | 8 188 | | |
| | Radio | Simon Says Television | 1 300 | 1 300 | 9 488 | |
| May 2008 | Newspaper | Alice Springs News | 755 | | | |
| | | Arafura Times | 391 | | | |
| | | Katherine Times | 3 857 | | | |
| | | NT News | 23 028 | | | |
| | | Tennant and District Times | 2 820 | | | |
| | | Territory Times | 1 756 | 32 607 | | |
| | Radio | 8HA Sun FM | 4 290 | | | |
| | | NT Broadcasters (Hot 100 and Mix 104.9) | 5 586 | | | |
| | | Territory FM | 3 000 | | | |
| | | Top End Aboriginal Bush Broadcasting Association | 1 023 | 13 899 | | |
| | Budget Papers | Government Printing Office | 190 581 | | | |
| | | Sue Dibbs (Editing) | 5 814 | 196 395 | 242 901 | 252 389 |
QUESTION 45
ATTACHMENT A
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ATTACHMENT A
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| Campaign | Month | Medium | Vendor | Vendor Invoice* | Cost of Medium * | Total for Month* | Campaign Cost* |
2008 | | | | $ | $ | $ | $ |
| 2008 Buildstart | November 2008 | Newspaper | Alice Springs News | 1 969 | | | |
| | | Territory Regional Weekly | 1 751 | 21 634 | | |
| | Radio | 8HA Sun FM | 1 350 | | | |
| | | Territory FM | 2 500 | 3 850 | | |
| | Design | Sprout Creative | 1 761 | 1 761 | 27 245 | |
| December 2008 | Newspaper | NT News | 1 640 | 1 640 | 1 640 | 28 885 |
| 2008 Other | | Design | | | 2 638 | | |
| | Newspaper | | | 11 298 | | |
| | Total | | | | | 13 936 |
| Other includes: design and creation of banners and posters for the show circuit, careers fair and money expo – vendors were Liquid Orange Creative Design and The Exhibitionist; and newspaper notices for recruitment, death condolences and superannuation seminars – vendors were NT News, Territory Times, Katherine Times, Tennant and District Times, Macquarie University, University of Western Sydney, Nationwide News, HMA Blaze Pty Ltd and Graduate Careers Council of Australia. *GST exclusive – nett cost to government | | | | | | | |
QUESTION 45
ATTACHMENT A
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ATTACHMENT A
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| Campaign | Month | Medium | Vendor | Vendor Invoice* | Cost of Medium * | Total for Month* | Campaign Cost* |
2009 | | | | $ | $ | $ | $ |
| 2009 Buildstart | February 2009 | Design | Sprout Creative | 7 960 | 7 960 | 7 960 | |
| March 2009# | Mailer | GPO | 31 907 | 31 907 | | |
| | Newspaper | Centralian Advocate | 5 001 | | | |
| | | NT News | 11 451 | 16 452 | | |
| | Radio | 8HA Sun FM | 1 080 | | | |
| | | CAAMA | 1 200 | | | |
| | | NT Broadcasters (Hot 100 and Mix 104.9) | 6 944 | | | |
| | | Territory FM | 2 100 | 11 324 | | |
| | Television | Channel 9 | 5 521 | | | |
| | | Channel 10 | 2 735 | | | |
| | | Imparja | 3 640 | | | |
| | | Seven Central | 3 864 | | | |
| | | Seven Darwin | 6 045 | 21 805 | 81 488 | 89 448 |
| 2009 Other | | Design | | | 380 | | |
| | Newspaper | | | 19 264 | | |
| | Total | | | | | 19 644 |
| Other includes: recruitment advertising – vendors were NT News, Weekend Australian, Australian Financial Review and Seek with design from Zise. *GST exclusive – nett cost to government | | | | | | | |
QUESTION 46
ATTACHMENT A
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ATTACHMENT A
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| 2008-09 Campaign: Defence Support July 2008 - Ongoing |
| Print Advertising Radio Advertising TV Advertising Associated Marketing Expenditure Total Campaign |
| Expenditure---$11 577$11 577 |
Suppliers
HMA Blaze
NT News
Northern Defence Magazine
NORFORCE Magazine
Australian Defence Magazine
Market Research - None
| 2008-09 Campaign: Business and Skilled Migration July 2008 - Ongoing |
| Print Advertising Radio Advertising TV Advertising Associated Marketing Expenditure Total Campaign |
| Expenditure---$17 656.52$17 656.52 |
Suppliers
Michels Warren Munday
Government Printing Office
The Exhibitionist
First Class
Market Research - Desktop research, feedback from international attendance to information sessions.
QUESTION 46
ATTACHMENT A
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ATTACHMENT A
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| 2008-09 Campaign: Meet the Buyers - October 2008 |
| Print Advertising Radio Advertising TV Advertising Associated Marketing Expenditure Total Campaign |
| Expenditure$3 439$3 234-$17 985$24 658 |
Suppliers
First Class
Government Printing Office
NT News
Darwin and Palmerston Sun
Katherine Times
Tennant and District Times
The Centralian Advocate
Alice Springs News
Arafura Times
Gove FM (8EAR)
Mix 104.9
Hot 100
Territory FM
Sun FM
Market Research - Evaluation of previous program.
QUESTION 46
ATTACHMENT A
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ATTACHMENT A
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| 2008-09 Campaign: Business Upskills July 2008 - Ongoing |
| Print Advertising Radio Advertising TV Advertising Associated Marketing Expenditure Total Campaign |
| Expenditure$19 560.66--$24 375.88$43 936.54 |
Suppliers
Claire Pillant
Catalyst Consulting International
NT News
Darwin and Palmerston Sun
The Katherine Times
Tennant and District Times
The Alice Spring News
The Centralian Advocate
Arafura Times
Market Research - Previous event evaluation, survey of attendees.
QUESTION 46
ATTACHMENT A
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ATTACHMENT A
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| 2008-09 Campaign: Getting Started in Business July 2008 - Ongoing |
| Print Advertising (24 Feb, 7 Mar) Radio Advertising TV Advertising Associated Marketing Expenditure Total Campaign |
| Expenditure$1954.15--$1400$3354.15 |
Suppliers
NT News
The Centralian Advocate
Australian Hoteliers Association (AHA) Expo
Market Research - Previous event evaluation, survey of attendees.
| 2008-09 Campaign: ecoBiz NT Jan 2008 - Ongoing |
| Print Advertising (14 Feb, 24 Mar) Radio Advertising TV Advertising Associated Marketing Expenditure Total Campaign |
| Expenditure$2066---$2066 |
Suppliers
NT News
Market Research - None
QUESTION 46
ATTACHMENT A
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ATTACHMENT A
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| 2008-09 Campaign: October Business Month 2008 July – Nov 2008 |
| Print Advertising Radio Advertising TV Advertising Associated Marketing Expenditure Total Campaign |
| Expenditure$13 816.41$22 422-$42 261.92$78 500.33 |
Suppliers
First Class
NT News
Arafura Times
The Centralian Advocate
Darwin and Palmerston Sun
Southern Cross
Mix 101.4
Government Printing Office
Market Research
Previous event evaluation, survey of attendees.
QUESTION 46
ATTACHMENT A
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ATTACHMENT A
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| 2008-09 Campaign: Northern Territory Government Employment Programs – Entry level, apprenticeships, graduates and training programs July 2008 - Ongoing |
| Print Advertising Radio Advertising TV Advertising Associated Marketing Expenditure Total Campaign |
| Expenditure$28 483.67--$12 851.65$41 335.32 |
Suppliers
Stickers and Stuff
Government Printing Office
Aussie Signs
HMA Blaze
Arafura Publishing (Nt) Pty Ltd
Bellette Media
Goodcareermove Pty Ltd
Palm Photographics
Territory Party Hire
Charles Darwin University
Market Research
Evaluation of previous program.
QUESTION 46
ATTACHMENT A
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ATTACHMENT A
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| 2008-09 Campaign: Formerly DCM: Skilled Worker Program July 08 – Dec 08 Note: Project transferred to DBE from DCM in December |
| Print Advertising (Oct 08) Radio Advertising TV Advertising Associated Marketing Expenditure Total Campaign |
| Expenditure$103 694.64$60 824.80-$251 481.25$416 000.69 |
Suppliers
PowerWater
Azure Wireless
CAAMA (Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association)
Chamber of Commerce
Chung Wah Society
Creative Territory
Digifilm
Display Creation
Employee Assistance Service
Fordtronic Video and Sound
Glenelg Football Club
Government Printing Office
Harbourview Function Centre
HMA Blaze
IHG Hotels Management
Katherine Times
Moreton Hire
Nationwide News
Northern Territory Broadcasters
QANTAS
Reidys Lures
Renniks Exhibitions
Senbri Travel
Signcity
Sprout
Tennant and District Times
Stickers and Stuff
Vic Racing Club
QUESTION 46
ATTACHMENT A
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ATTACHMENT A
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| 2008-09 Campaign: Land Development Corporation |
| Print Advertising Radio Advertising TV Advertising Associated Marketing Expenditure Total Campaign |
| Expenditure$42 949.85--$21 199.47$64 149.32 |
Suppliers
HMA Blaze
Australian Financial Review
The Australian
The Weekend Australian
SignCity
Imprint Design
Image Offset
Sprout
Market Research
None
QUESTION 46
ATTACHMENT A
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ATTACHMENT A
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| 2007-08 Campaigns: July 07 – Jun 08 |
| Key Projects Print Advertising Radio Advertising TV Advertising Associated Marketing Expenditure Total Campaign |
| Business and Skilled Migration Suppliers - Government Printing Office - First Class ---$62 000$62 000 |
| Defence Support Suppliers - Northern Defence Magazine - NORFORCE Magazine - Defence Today - Relocation Northern - Defence Life $21 444.50 --$6500$27 944.50 |
QUESTION 46
ATTACHMENT A
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ATTACHMENT A
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| 2007-08 Campaigns: July 07 – Jun 08 |
| Key Projects Print Advertising Radio Advertising TV Advertising Associated Marketing Expenditure Total Campaign |
| Meet the Buyers Expo Suppliers - NT News - The Centralian Advocate - Darwin and Palmerston Sun - Katherine Times - Tennant and District Times - Alice Springs News - Arafura Times - Government Printing Office $4000--$29 000$33 000 |
| Territory Business Upskills Suppliers - NT News - The Centralian Advocate - Government Printing Office $30 000--$4 000$34 000 |
| Franchising Seminars Suppliers - NT News - The Centralian Advocate - Government Printing Office $3000--$10 000$13 000 |
QUESTION 46
ATTACHMENT A
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ATTACHMENT A
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| 2007-08 Campaigns: July 07 – Jun 08 cont. |
| Key Projects Print Advertising Radio Advertising TV Advertising Associated Marketing Expenditure Total Campaign |
| October Business Month 2007 Suppliers - Big Picture - The Paint and Sign Centre - KIK FM - Sprout - Government Printing Office - NT News - Arafura Times - The Centralian Advocate - Darwin and Palmerston Sun - Southern Cross - Mix 101.4 - Tennant and District Times $10 000$20 000-$43 000$73 000 |
| Land Development Corporation Suppliers - Government Printing Office - Sprout - Knight Frank $10 816.88--$15 7178$26 534.68 |
QUESTION 46
ATTACHMENT A
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ATTACHMENT A
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| 2007-08 Campaigns: July 07 – Jun 08 cont. |
| Key Projects Print Advertising Radio Advertising TV Advertising Associated Marketing Expenditure Total Campaign |
| NTG Employment Programs Suppliers Stickers And Stuff Charles Darwin University Government Printing Office DM's Promotional Products Aussie Signs Melzelco Pty Ltd Erwin Chlanda Pty Ltd SKYCITY Darwin Pty Ltd Seek Ltd Territory Party Hire Katherine Times Charttes Training Advisory Council Nationwide News Pty Ltd Palm Photographics HMA Blaze Pty Limited Radio Larrakeyah Yolngu Radio CAAMA (Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association) TEABBA – Top End Aboriginal Bush Broadcasting Association $42 108.54$2743-$18 813.25$63 664.79 |
QUESTION 46
ATTACHMENT A
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ATTACHMENT A
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| 2006-07 Campaigns: July 06 – Jun 07 |
| Key Projects Print Advertising Radio Advertising TV Advertising Associated Marketing Expenditure Total Campaign |
| Defence Support Suppliers - Northern Defence Magazine - Australian Infantry Magazine - Wings - NORFORCE Magazine - NT News - Australian Defence Magazine - Sprout - Stancan (Designs) - HMA Blaze - Australian Financial Review$10 816 --$11 1126$21 928.60 |
| Business Upskills Suppliers - Government Printing Office - NT News - The Centralian Advocate - Arafura Times $40 000---$40 000 |
| Territory Business Centre Suppliers - Government Printing Office ---$11 000$11 000 |
QUESTION 46
ATTACHMENT A
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ATTACHMENT A
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| 2006-07 Campaigns: July 06 – Jun 07 |
| Key Projects Print Advertising Radio Advertising TV Advertising Associated Marketing Expenditure Total Campaign |
| October Business Month Suppliers - First Class - NT News - Arafura Times - The Centralian Advocate - Darwin and Palmerston Sun - Southern Cross - Mix 101.4 - Government Printing Office - Stickers and Stuff $15 000$10 000-$31 000$56 000 |
| Business and Skilled Migration Suppliers - Government Printing Office ---$25 000$25 000 |
QUESTION 50
ATTACHMENT A
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ATTACHMENT A
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Ministerial portfolio: Justice and Attorney-General - Advertising / Information Campaigns
Notes:
1. Costs are GST inclusive
2. Costs have been rounded to the nearest dollar
3. ‘Expenditure Occurred’ reflects the invoice date or advertising schedules, not when the invoice was processed
4. Campaign costs do not include public notices issued in accordance with statutory requirements
Financial year 2006-07, costs commencing January 2007
Name of campaign | Item | Company | Medium (if applicable) | Cost $ | Expenditure Occurred |
| Breaking the Cycle (to inform stakeholders and the public about strengthening Community Corrections and the Community Safe NT initiative) (total $23 486) | Letterbox drop (brochure) | GPO | Brochure | 17 844 | March 2007 |
| Fact sheets | GPO | Fact Sheets | 960 | April 2007 |
| Brochure (reprint) | GPO | Brochure | 4 682 | April 2007 |
| Market or other research – include month it was undertaken, only include pre-campaign research, not evaluation | Nil | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Crime Victims Services Unit (CVSU) (to raise awareness of the new victims of crime compensation scheme and the CVSU) (total $9013) CVSU (cont.) | Radio ads | Territory FM | Radio | 1 100 | August 2007 |
| Radio ads | Sun FM/8HA | Radio | 1 518 | August – September 2007 |
| Radio ads | Mix 104 | Radio | 1 641 | August – September 2007 |
| Press ads | Katherine Times | Press | 495 | August 2007 |
| Press ads | Arafura Times | Press | 323 | August 2007 |
| Press ads | NT News | Press | 2 861 | August 2007 |
| Press ads | Centralian Advocate | Press | 314 | August 2007 |
| Press ads | Tennant and District Times | Press | 262 | August 2007 |
| Press ads | Katherine Times | Press | 248 | September 2007 |
| Press ads | Tennant and District Times | Press | 250 | September 2007 |
| Market or other research– include month it was undertaken, only include pre-campaign research, not evaluation | Nil | N/A | N/A | N/A |
QUESTION 50
ATTACHMENT A
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ATTACHMENT A
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Financial year 2007-08
Name of campaign | Item | Company | Medium (if applicable) | Cost $ | Expenditure Occurred |
| Parental Responsibility (to raise awareness of parental responsibility agreements across the NT) (total $73 378) Parental Responsibility (cont.) | Letterbox drop (brochure) | GPO | Brochure | 18 791 | April 2008 |
| Artwork design | Sprout | Brochure, poster | 1 600 | April 2008 |
| Poster | GPO | Poster | 3 471 | May 2008 |
| Radio ads | Hot 100/Mix 104 | Radio ads | 5 692 | May 2008 |
| Radio ads | 8HA | Radio ads | 543 | May 2008 |
| Radio ads | 8HA | Radio ads | 86 | May 2008 |
| Radio ads | SUN FM | Radio ads | 86 | May 2008 |
| Radio ads | SUN FM | Radio ads | 1 774 | May 2008 |
| Radio ad production | Cutting Edge | Radio ads | 2 871 | May 2008 |
| Radio ads | CAAMA | Radio ads | 132 | May 2008 |
| Radio ads | Mix 104 | Radio ads | 1 045 | June 2008 |
| Radio ads | Mix 104 | Radio ads | 253 | June 2008 |
| Radio ads | Hot 100 | Radio ads | 253 | June 2008 |
| Letterbox drop (brochure) | GPO | Brochure | 19 160 | June 2008 |
| TVC production | Simon Says Television | TVC | 4 929 | June 2008 |
| TVC | Ch7 Central | TVC | 2 587 | June 2008 |
| TVC | Ch7 Darwin | TVC | 2 231 | June 2008 |
| TVC | Ch9 | TVC | 3 759 | June 2008 |
| Radio ads | CAAMA | Radio ads | 1 320 | June 2008 |
| Radio ad production | Cutting Edge | Radio ads | 269 | June 2008 |
| Radio ads | Hot 100 | Radio ads | 2 526 | June 2008 |
| Market or other research – include month it was undertaken, only include pre-campaign research, not evaluation | Nil | N/A | N/A | N/A |
QUESTION 50
ATTACHMENT A
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ATTACHMENT A
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Financial year 2007-08
Name of campaign | Item | Company | Medium (if applicable) | Cost $ | Expenditure Occurred |
| Misuse of Drugs Act (to raise awareness of increased penalties for supplying drugs to Indigenous communities) (total $30 883) | Radio ads (including Indigenous languages) | CAAMA | Radio ads | 7 605 | June 2008 |
| Radio ads (including Indigenous languages) | TEABBA | Radio ads | 8 309 | June 2008 |
| Radio ads | Territory FM | Radio ads | 1 958 | June 2008 |
| Radio ads | Hot 100/Mix 104 | Radio ads | 6 011 | June 2008 |
| Radio ads | Radio Larrakia | Radio ads | 7 000 | June 2008 |
| Market or other research – include month it was undertaken, only include pre-campaign research, not evaluation | Nil | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| | | | | |
| Pornography Classification Education (to raise awareness of the pornography classification scheme in remote Indigenous communities) (total $26 788) | Storyboard design | Adzu | Storyboard | 3 793 | February 2008 |
| Storyboard design | Adzu | Storyboard | 1 572 | February 2008 |
| Posters | GPO | Posters | 3 935 | May 2008 |
| Storyboard | GPO | Storyboard | 14 100 | May 2008 |
| Posters | GPO | Posters | 736 | May 2008 |
| Poster design | Adzu | Posters | 2 652 | June 2008 |
| Market or other research – include month it was undertaken, only include pre-campaign research, not evaluation | The content of the storyboard was developed in consultation with the Indigenous Men’s Group and was focus tested with this group. | Storyboard | Nil | N/A |
QUESTION 50
ATTACHMENT A
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ATTACHMENT A
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Financial year 2008-09, costs incurred up to 13 March 2009
Name of campaign | Item | Company | Medium (if applicable) | Cost $ | Expenditure Occurred |
| Misuse of Drugs Act (to raise awareness of increased penalties for supplying drugs to Indigenous communities) (total $1052) | Press ad layout | Big Picture | Press ads | 103 | July 2008 |
| Press ads | Arafura Times | Press ads | 162 | July 2008 |
| Press ads | NT News | Press ads | 379 | July 2008 |
| Press ads | Centralian Advocate | Press ads | 243 | July 2008 |
| Press ads | Katherine Times | Press ads | 165 | July 2008 |
| Market or other research – include month it was undertaken, only include pre-campaign research, not evaluation | Nil | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Safe Work Australia Week (SWAW) (to raise awareness of SWAW and associated activities) (total $3761) | Stickers | Stickers & Stuff | Stickers | 560 | October 2008 |
| Stickers | Stickers & Stuff | Stickers | 520 | October 2008 |
| Car magnets | Stickers & Stuff | Car magnets | 1 180 | October 2008 |
| Press ads | NT News | Press ads | 903 | October 2008 |
| Press ads | Katherine Times | Press ads | 242 | October 2008 |
| Press ads | Centralian Advocate | Press ads | 356 | October 2008 |
| Market or other research– include month it was undertaken, only include pre-campaign research, not evaluation | Nil | N/A | N/A | N/A |
QUESTION 56
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| Ministerial portfolio: Planning and Lands | | | | |
| January 2007 – December 2007 | | | | |
Name of campaign | Medium | Item | Cost excl GST $ | |
| NT Planning Scheme Campaign Duration: Jan 07 | Newspaper Advertising | Design/Placement | 2 629.91 | |
| Suppliers used: | Total | 2 629.91 | | |
| Centralian Advocate, Katherine Times, NT News, Tennant and District Times | * No formal market research was conducted prior to this campaign | | | |
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| Darwin CBD Urban Planning Forum Campaign Duration: Feb 07 - Aug 07 | Brochure and Poster Panels | Design/Printing | 12 099.55 | |
| Suppliers used: First Class in Graphic Design, DM’s Promotional Products, Shade works Hire, GPT, Holiday Inn Esplanade, NT News, Territory FM, The Exhibitionist, Australia Post, GPO, Hot 100, Mail Fast | Community Consultation | Planning Forum | 15 334.33 | |
| Newspaper Advertising | Design/Placement | 4 832.06 | |
| Radio Advertising | Design/Placement | 3 068.80 | |
| Brochure/Letter box Drop | Printing/Delivery | 3 633.80 | |
| Total | 38 968.54 | | |
| * No formal market research was conducted prior to this campaign | | | |
| Bellamack Residential Subdivision: Campaign Duration: Aug 07 - Sept 07 | Newspaper | Design/Placement | 9 609.85 | |
| Suppliers used: | 2 x Pull up Banners | Design/Printing | 960.00 | |
| HMA Blaze, Roka Graphics | Total | 10 569.85 | | |
| * No formal market research was conducted prior to this campaign | | | |
QUESTION 56
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| January 2008 – December 2008, including costs incurred up to 28 February 2009. | | | |
Name of campaign | Medium | Item | Cost excl GST $ |
| Alice Springs Planning for the Future Forum Campaign duration: May 08 - Jun 08 | Newspaper Advertising | Design/Placement | 1 006.03 |
| Supplier used: Alice Springs News, Centralian Advocate, DM's Promotional Products, Bellette, A/S Convention Centre, | Display Banner | Design/Printing | 1 057.96 |
| Stickers | Design/Printing | 793.25 |
| Pull up Banners | Design/Printing | 2 154.03 |
| Community consultation | Planning Forum | 5 021.68 | |
| Web site | Design | 1 040.42 | |
| Fact sheets | Design | 804.06 |
| Total | 11 877.44 | |
* No formal market research was conducted prior to this campaign | | | |
| $ | |||
| Building Palmerston for the Future Campaign duration: Sept 08 - Nov 08 | Newspaper Advertising | Design/Placement | 9 389.08 |
| Suppliers used: | Flyer –Letterbox drop | Printing/Delivery | 19 062.41 |
| Darwin and Palmerston Sun, NT News, GPO, Sprout, The Exhibitionist | Advertisement, Flyer | Design | 4 317.50 |
| Pull up Banner | Printing | 1 254.60 |
| Total | 34 023.59 | |
| * No formal market research was conducted prior to this campaign | | |
| $ | |||
| Old Hospital site Campaign duration: Nov 08 | Newspaper Advertising | Placement | 4 027.49 |
| Suppliers used: | | Total | 4 027.49 |
| NT News | * No formal market research was conducted prior to this campaign | | |
QUESTION 56
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January 2008 – December 2008, including costs incurred up to 28 February 2009.
Name of campaign | Medium | Item | Cost excl GST $ | |
| Katherine Planning Forum Campaign duration: Nov 08 | Stickers | Printing | 90.91 | |
| Supplier used: | Radio Advertising | Design/Placement | 420.00 | |
| GPO, Katherine FM Radio, Katherine Times, NT News, The Exhibitionist, Bellette, DM's Promotion Products | Newspaper Advertising | Design/Placement | 1 960.00 | |
| Pull up Banner, Display Banner | Printing | 1 330.00 | | |
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| Website | Design | 1 130.61 | | |
| T-shirts/uniform | Printing | 743.00 | | |
| Total | 5 674.52 | | ||
| * No formal market research was conducted prior to this campaign | | | | |
| Total for 2007-08 up to 28 Feb 2009: | $107 771.34 | | | |
QUESTION 57
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| Ministerial portfolio: Infrastructure | | | |
| | | |
| Commencing January 2007 – December 2007 | | | |
Name of campaign | Medium | Item | Cost excl GST $ |
| Coolalinga Landscape Master Plan Campaign Duration: Aug 07 - Sept 07 | Newspaper Advertising | Design/Placement | 755.64 |
| Suppliers used in this Campaign: | Pull up banner | Printing/Design | 960.00 |
| NT News, Territory Times, Roka Graphics, Government Printing Office | Flyer | Printing | 605.23 |
| Total | 2 320.87 | ||
| * No formal market research was conducted prior to this campaign | | | |
| Middle School Road works Campaign Duration: Jul 07- Jun 08 | Newspaper Advertising | Design/Placement | 7 373.76 |
| Suppliers used in this Campaign: | Radio Advertising | Design/Placement | 5 675.73 |
| Darwin and Palmerston Sun, GPO, NT News, Hot 100, Mix 104.9, The Exhibitionist | Flyers | Printing/ Letterbox drop | 2 389.77 |
| Panel | Printing | 755.00 | |
| Total | 16 194.26 | ||
| * No formal market research was conducted prior to this campaign | | |
QUESTION 57
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| January 2008 – December 2008, including costs incurred up to 28 February 2009. | | |
| Name of campaign | Medium | ItemCost excl GST $ |
| Tiger Brennan Drive Stage 1 & 2 Extension Campaign Duration: Apr 08 - Jan 09 | Launches | Hire 1 546.64 |
| Suppliers used in this Campaign: | Radio | Design/Placement 1 860.00 |
| Grinners Catering, Shadeworks Hire, Hot 100, Mix 104.9, Sprout Creative | Road Signage | Design 1 535.32 |
| Total 4 941.96 | ||
| * No formal market research was conducted prior to this campaign | | |
| Construction Snapshot | Publication - 3 Editions | Design17 412.45 |
| Campaign Duration: Sept 08 - Jan 09 | Flyer | Printing 1 463.48 |
| Suppliers used in this Campaign: | International Publication | Design/Printing11 771.41 |
| Adzu, Government Printing Office | Total30 647.34 | |
| * No formal market research was conducted prior to this campaign | | |
| Palm Circuit/Stuart Highway Proposed Road work – Public Meeting: Campaign Duration: Dec 08 | Newspaper Advertising | Design/Placement 404.47 |
| Suppliers used in this Campaign: | Radio Advertising | Design/Placement 540.00 |
| Centralian Advocate, Sun FM/8HA | Total 944.47 | |
| * No formal market research was conducted prior to this campaign | | |
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| Total for 2007-08 up to 28 Feb 2009: | $55 048.90 | |
QUESTION 61
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1. The following details each Commonwealth funded program according to the overarching agreements.
NAME OF THE PROGRAM | PROGRAMS |
| General Recurrent Revenue for Government Schools | |
| Indigenous Education Funding Agreement (IEA) | Additional Teachers for the Northern Territory (200 Teachers) Building An Indigenous Workforce Indigenous Tutorial Assistance Scheme - In Class Tuition Indigenous Tutorial Assistance Scheme 9 to 12 Northern Territory Indigenous Education Council Secretariat/Committee Supplementary Recurrent Assistance and others (Indigenous Education Strategic Initiative Programs (IESIP)) English as a Second Language for Indigenous Language Speaking Students (ESL-ILSS) |
| Commonwealth Programs for Schools Quadrennial 2005 – 2008 and others | Literacy, Numeracy and Special Learning Needs Program Other Australian government programs National Accelerated Literacy Program |
| Northern Territory Emergency Response | Creating Real Jobs for Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) participants in the NT in Australian Government Service Delivery - Education Quality Teacher Program and Enhanced Literacy |
| Employment and Training Programs | Skilling Australia's Workforce Recurrent - Employment and Training Vocational Education and Training in Schools Program Australians Working Together Australian Government Welfare Reform Joint Indigenous Funding Pool Indigenous Training for Employment Program Adult Learners Week Recognition for Prior Learning Targeted Skills Needs in Regions Construction Project (TSNR) Various other programs |
| Other Grants | Clever Networks or Sky Connect National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy Universal Access to Early Childhood Education |
| Non-government Schools | |
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2. The following details each Commonwealth funded program according to the overarching agreements.
NAME OF THE PROGRAM | PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM |
| General Recurrent Revenue for government schools |
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| Indigenous Education Funding Agreement (IEA) Additional Teachers for the Northern Territory (200 Teachers) Building An Indigenous Workforce Indigenous Tutorial Assistance Scheme - In Class Tuition; Indigenous Tutorial Assistance Scheme 9 to 12 Northern Territory Indigenous Education Council Secretariat/Committee Supplementary Recurrent Assistance and others (Indigenous Education Strategic Initiative Programs (IESIP)) English as a Second Language for Indigenous Language Speaking Students (ESL-ILSS) | To improve educational opportunities and outcomes for Indigenous people. Provides funding to employ 42.5 teachers in schools servicing the Northern Territory Emergency Response communities. Teachers will be specifically focused on improving the educational outcomes of school age children in remote communities. Funding is provided to government and non-government preschools, schools and TAFE providers for the employment of Indigenous Australians in a range of jobs, including as Indigenous Education Workers. Tuition program for Indigenous students between years 1 to 12 that either didn't meet benchmark or at risk of not achieving benchmark in maths and literacy. Provides advice and makes recommendations to NT Government and Australian government ministers on education for Indigenous students in the NT. The objective of IESIP is to close the gap in educational outcomes that currently exist between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students. Funding to support Indigenous students from a non-English speaking background undertaking their first year of formal schooling in English. This program aims to facilitate the entry of eligible Indigenous students into education by providing intensive English. |
| Commonwealth Programs for Schools Quadrennial 2005 – 2008 and others Literacy, Numeracy and Special Learning Needs Program Other Australian government programs | Supporting quality school education for all Australian children. Aims to improve literacy, numeracy and other learning outcomes of students who are educationally disadvantaged through schools grants and to assist children and students with disabilities through grants for non-government centres support. Middle Years of Schooling Initiative, Drought Assistance for Schools, Drug Education Forums, National Safe Schools Week, National Drug Strategy, National Secondary Computer Fund, Values Education Forum, Reading Assistance Voucher Scheme, Mobile Early Childhood Program, Access Asia, An Even Start, Sustainable Schools, Literacy and Numeracy Week, Quality Teacher Programs, History Project, Stop It Before it Starts. |
QUESTION 61
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NAME OF THE PROGRAM | PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM |
| National Accelerated Literacy Program |
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| Northern Territory Emergency Response Creating Real Jobs for Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) participants in the NT in Australian Government Service Delivery - Education Quality Teacher Program and Enhanced Literacy | A range of new measures were introduced to support the Northern Territory National Emergency Response (NTER). CDEP $2.3m, Quality Teachers and Enhanced Literacy $7.53m, additional classrooms $0.3m. To convert 156 CDEP positions in remote NT government schools to real NT jobs. Variation in 2008-09 amended to 184 positions. The program is designed to embed at the local level good teaching practice to accelerate literacy outcomes and to strengthen the existing education workforce, with a strong emphasis on local Indigenous staff, by providing additional training and professional development. |
| Employment and Training Programs Skilling Australia's Workforce Recurrent - Employment and Training Vocational Education and Training in Schools Program Australians Working Together Australian Government Welfare Reform Joint Indigenous Funding Pool Indigenous Training for Employment Program Adult Learners Week Recognition for Prior Learning Targeted Skills Needs in Regions Construction Project (TSNR) | Recurrent funding for employment and training. To provide vocational education and training programs to senior students in urban, regional and remote areas to support them in gaining skills they need to move into the NT workforce. To improve employment and training opportunities for people from disadvantaged groups. To improve employment and training opportunities for people from disadvantaged groups. To improve vocational and technical outcomes for Indigenous students through improved and innovative education and training opportunities and products. This program has transferred to the Department of Business and Employment in 2008-09. An opportunity to celebrate, promote and advance all forms of adult learning through any form of adult leaning activity. Two projects to build training provider capacity to deliver quality recognition of prior learning programs and services. To construct three training and accommodation facilities in three NT remote communities; residents of these communities are working on these projects and are undertaking nationally recognised training as part of the project. |
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NAME OF THE PROGRAM | PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM |
| Various Other Programs |
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| Other Grants Clever Networks or Sky Connect National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy Universal Access to Early Childhood Education | Funding to build a Satellite Earth Station to improve communications to remote areas. Funding for national benchmark testing for Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 in the NT. For projects which enhance accessibility of quality early childhood education programs for Indigenous children and children living in low socioeconomic communities, for projects which involve collaborative arrangements with the non-state/territory governments. |
| Non-Government Schools | Non-government schools |
3. In 2007-08, the total of current (non-capital) Commonwealth SPP Revenue was $146m. The amount of $146.6m reported in the annual report included some amounts from other external grants not specifically from the Commonwealth.
- Following also provides details of this Commonwealth government revenue stream by program. Where an agreement specifically requires a Northern Territory contribution, this amount is detailed. Please note that the Northern Territory provides significant funding to improve educational and training outcomes, most of which is not directly tied to an agreement.
Australian Government Funding Allocation
NAME OF PROGRAM | FUNDING ALLOCATION ($m) |
| General Recurrent Revenue for Government Schools | 23.5 |
| Indigenous Education Funding Agreement (IEA) | 24.8 |
| Commonwealth Programs for Schools Quadrennial 2005 – 2008 and others | 14.4 |
| Northern Territory Emergency Response | 10.0 |
| Employment and Training Programs | 13.8 |
| Other Grants Clever Networks or Sky Connect National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy Universal Access to Early Childhood Education | 0.4 1.0 0.7 |
| Non-Government Schools | 57.3 |
| TOTAL CURRENT COMMONWEALTH SPP | 145.9 |
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Northern Territory Government Funding Allocation
NAME OF PROGRAM | FUNDING ALLOCATION ($m) |
| General Recurrent Revenue for Government Schools | 401.9 |
| Indigenous Education Funding Agreement (IEA) | |
| Commonwealth Programs for Schools Quadrennial 2005 – 2008 and others National Accelerated Literacy Program | 1.9 |
| Northern Territory Emergency Response | |
| Employment and Training Programs Vocational Education and Training in Schools Program Joint indigenous Funding Pool | 62.2 * Jointly matched funding by NTG $0.57 * Jointly matched funding by NTG $0.48 |
| Other Grants Clever Networks or Sky Connect National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy Universal Access to Early Childhood Education | |
| Non-Government Schools | |
| TOTAL CURRENT COMMONWEALTH SPP | 466.0 |
4. The amount recorded as ‘unspent’ is the unspent portion of the revenue received in 2007-08 as per the specific question. The level of carry forward (which takes into account prior year cash balances) is answered in response to question 9.
- The total amount unspent of $8.5m principally relates to revenue received late in 2007-08 for the NTER and the 200 teacher initiative (under the Indigenous Education Agreement) as per the earlier discussion under ‘preliminary explanation’.
- DET’s approved budget allocation for 2007-08 (including both capital and recurrent external sources of funds) was $133.8m. The amount underspent against the ‘approved expenditure allocation’ was $1.8m (1.4% of the budget allocation).
QUESTION 61
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2007-08 Expenditure
NAME OF PROGRAM | EXPENDITURE/SPENT ($m) |
| General Recurrent Revenue for Government Schools | 23.5 |
| Indigenous Education Funding Agreement (IEA) | 25.9 |
| Commonwealth Programs for Schools Quadrennial 2005 – 2008 and others | 15.3 |
| Northern Territory Emergency Response | 1.4 |
| Employment and Training Programs | 13.3 |
| Other Grants Clever Networks or Sky Connect National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy Universal Access to Early Childhood Education | 0.5 0.2 0.0 |
| Non-Government Schools | 57.3 |
| TOTAL CURRENT COMMONWEALTH SPP | 137.4 |
2007-08 Unspent Revenue
NAME OF PROGRAM2007-08 REVENUE UNSPENT ($m)
| General Recurrent Revenue for Government Schools | 0.0 |
| Indigenous Education Funding Agreement (IEA) | -1.1 |
| Commonwealth Programs for Schools Quadrennial 2005 – 2008 and others | -0.9 |
| Northern Territory Emergency Response | 8.6 |
| Employment and Training Programs | 0.5 |
| Other Grants Clever Networks or Sky Connect National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy Universal Access to Early Childhood Education | 0.0 0.8 0.7 |
| Non-Government Schools | 0.00 |
| TOTAL CURRENT COMMONWEALTH SPP | 8.6 |
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5. Many of the guidelines, operating practices and reporting developed in conjunction with the Commonwealth can be viewed via Commonwealth websites; the website link has been provided against each program in the attachments.
NAME OF PROGRAM | GUIDELINES/PRACTICES AND REPORTING DEVELOPED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COMMONWEALTH |
| General Recurrent Revenue for Government Schools | http://www.dest.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/ 706AD4D8-8BF1-4BA8-A6A8-807CFE5CB040/21702/quad_ admin_guidelines_2009.pdf |
| Indigenous Education Funding Agreement (IEA) Additional Teachers for the Northern Territory (200 Teachers) Building An Indigenous Workforce Indigenous Tutorial Assistance Scheme - In Class Tuition Indigenous Tutorial Assistance Scheme 9 to 12 Northern Territory Indigenous Education Council Secretariat/Committee Supplementary Recurrent Assistance and others (Indigenous Education Strategic Initiative Programs (IESIP)) English as a Second Language for Indigenous Language Speaking Students (ESL-ILSS) | http://www.dest.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/ E798EB86-8FB1-457D-95C2-C9E0919D31F5/24635/IEP_Guidelines_ October_2008V2.pdfhttp://www.dest.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/ 706AD4D8-8BF1-4BA8-A6A8-807CFE5CB040/21702/quad_admin _guidelines_2009.pdf All the following programs refer to websites as above |
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NAME OF PROGRAM | GUIDELINES/PRACTICES AND REPORTING DEVELOPED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COMMONWEALTH |
| Commonwealth Programs for Schools Quadrennial 2005 Literacy, Numeracy and Special Learning Needs Program Other Australian Government Programs National Accelerated Literacy Program | http://www.dest.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/ 706AD4D8-8BF1-4BA8-A6A8-807CFE5CB040/21702/quad_admin_ guidelines_2009.pdf http://www.dest.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/ 706AD4D8-8BF1-4BA8-A6A8-807CFE5CB040/21702/quad_admin_ guidelines_2009.pdf http://www.dest.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/ 706AD4D8-8BF1-4BA8-A6A8-807CFE5CB040/21702/quad_admin_ guidelines_2009.pdf and as per individual agreements http://www.dest.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/ E798EB86-8FB1-457D-95C2-C9E0919D31F5/24635/IEP_Guidelines_ October_2008V2.pdf and http://www.dest.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/706AD4D8-8BF1-4BA8-A6A8-807CFE5CB040/21702/ quad_admin_guidelines_2009.pdf |
| Northern Territory Emergency Response Creating Real Jobs for Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) participants in the NT in Australian Government Service Delivery - Education Quality Teacher Program and Enhanced Literacy | http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/indigenous_ education/programs_funding/program_categories/NT_Emergency_Response/ http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/indigenous_ education/programs_funding/program_ categories/NT_Emergency_Response/ http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/indigenous_ education/programs_funding/program_ categories/NT_Emergency_Response/ |
| Employment and Training Programs Skilling Australia's Workforce Recurrent - Employment and Training Vocational Education and Training in Schools Program Australians Working Together | http://www.dest.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/0F7233CC-FA81-44F0-B6E8-8AF5A79C8E67/22474 /2008NTVETPlan.pdf; and http://www.dest.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/1EFE58F8-47BD-4756-897C-5D9E43E72E9E/16651/ NTBilateralAgreement.pdf As above http://www.dest.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/0F7233CC-FA81-44F0-B6E8-8AF5A79C8E67/22474/ 2008NTVETPlan.pdf; and http://www.dest.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/1EFE58F8-47BD-4756-897C-5D9E43E72E9E/ 16651/NTBilateral Agreement.pdf and www.det.nt.gov.au/training/employment_disadvantaged/awt/index.shtml |
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NAME OF PROGRAM | GUIDELINES/PRACTICES AND REPORTING DEVELOPED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COMMONWEALTH |
| Australian Government Welfare Reform Joint Indigenous Funding Pool Indigenous Training for Employment Program Adult Learners Week Recognition for Prior Learning Targeted Skills Needs in Regions Construction Project (TSNR) | As above and www.det.nt.gov.au/training/employment_disadvantaged/awt/index.shtml As per agreement. Transferred to Department of Business and Employment. NT Guidelines refer at Appendix 1. As per agreement. National Project - Deed of Agreement - Specific Project Agreement each year. |
| Other Grants Clever Networks or Sky Connect National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy Universal Access to Early Childhood Education | http://www.archive.dcita.gov.au/2007/08/isdr1/ Clever_Networks_Guidelines.pdfhttp://www.mceetya.edu.au/mceetya/nap-national_assessment_program,16358.html# http://www.deewr.gov.au/EarlyChildhood/ Policy_Agenda/ECUA/Pages/UniversalAccesstoEarlyChildhood EducationProjects.aspx |
| Non-Government Schools | Not required |
6. Performance indicators for each program are included in either the guidelines, the schedules to the agreements or the actual agreements. A summary of those performance indicators is included. Further information can be obtained by viewing the appropriate Commonwealth websites.
NAME OF PROGRAMPERFORMANCE INDICATORS
| General Recurrent Revenue for Government Schools | Performance Framework Summary included under Program Commonwealth Programs for Schools 2005 - 2008 and Others |
| Indigenous Education Funding Agreement (IEA) Additional Teachers for the Northern Territory (200 Teachers) | Changes in teaching staff numbers in targeted schools subsequent to the implementation of this measure (baseline data at commencement then reported quarterly). Changes in enrolments in targeted schools subsequent to the implementation of this measure (baseline data at commencement reported quarterly). Changes in attendance levels in targeted schools subsequent to the implementation of this measure (baseline data at commencement reported quarterly). |
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NAME OF PROGRAM | PERFORMANCE INDICATORS |
| Building An Indigenous Workforce Indigenous Tutorial Assistance Scheme - In Class Tuition Indigenous Tutorial Assistance Scheme 9 to 12 Northern Territory Indigenous Education Council Secretariat/Committee | Output based reporting. Provision of agreed number of employment positions. Student performance assessed against school or system curriculum outcomes standards in the area of literacy attainment; by region and the Northern Territory as a whole. Student performance assessed against school or system curriculum outcomes standards in the area of numeracy attainment; by region and the Northern Territory as a whole. Qualitative assessment of the impact of ITAS tuition against educational outcomes indicators; by region and the Northern Territory as a whole. Provision of a state government endorsed strategic plan for the period 2005 to 2008. The strategic plan will outline the IECBs activities and detail how these will promote and add value to the Australian government's Indigenous Education Programs. The strategic plan must address the eight MCEETYA priority areas. Report on the achievements against the strategic plan. Provision of two Issues Papers which focus on discussing current issues and possible solutions to the Australian government and the state/territory strategic education policy and program initiatives from a regional and jurisdictional perspective. Arrange and attend an agreed number of consultation meetings with Indigenous parents and communities. Participation in minor provider's performance monitoring meetings. Maintain, promote and update IECB website. Produce and distribute newsletters as required. |
| Supplementary Recurrent Assistance and others (Indigenous Education Strategic Initiative Programs (IESIP)) | Literacy awareness of preschool students (indigenous and non indigenous) old enough to enter primary school in the following year, as measured by the Assessment of Student Competencies (ASC); examined by region and the Northern Territory as a whole . Numeracy awareness of preschool students (indigenous and non indigenous) old enough to enter primary school in the following year, as measured by the Assessment of Student Competencies (ASC); examined by region and the Northern Territory as a whole . Attendance rates of preschool, primary and secondary students (indigenous and non indigenous); examined by region and the Northern Territory as a whole . Number of preschool students (indigenous and non indigenous) enrolled; examined by region and the Northern Territory as a whole . |
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NAME OF PROGRAMPERFORMANCE INDICATORS
| Supplementary Recurrent Assistance and others (Indigenous Education Strategic Initiative Programs (IESIP)) continued. | Education provider based NAPLAN literacy (reading and writing) and numeracy testing for Year 3, 5 and 7 students (indigenous and non indigenous); examined by region and the Northern Territory as a whole. Bands of NAPLAN reading and numeracy achievement at Year 3, 5 and 7 (indigenous and non indigenous students). Level of literacy (reading) and numeracy achievement at Year 3, 5 and 7 as measured by the State-wide literacy assessment tool for Year 3 students or other literacy assessment tool as negotiated with the Commonwealth. Apparent student retention rates from Year 7 (or 8) to Year 10, as measured by the National Schools Statistics Collection August Census. Apparent student retention rates from Year 10 to Year 12, as measured by the National Schools Statistics Collection August Census. Year 10 enrolment and certificate attainment rates. Year 12 certificate attainment rates. University admission index (or equivalent) and Vocational Education and Training in schools qualifications as measured by SSABSA. Employment of indigenous and non indigenous staff in Education. Employment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Workers and equivalents in Education. Permanency rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Workers and equivalents in Education. Involvement of indigenous people on committees regarding indigenous issues at state and regional level. Involvement of indigenous people on committees regarding general educational issues at state and regional level. Inclusion of indigenous perspectives and indigenous studies across the school curriculum. Assessment of professional learning undertaken by indigenous staff. Assessment of formal training levels of AIEWs. Percentage of ESL-ILSS students assessed for English Language skills. |
| English as a Second Language for Indigenous Language Speaking Students (ESL-ILSS) | Identification of students eligible for ESL-ILSS tuition. Attendance of ESL-ILSS students. Factors that contributed to ESL-ILSS student success. Impediments to the success of the ESL-ILSS program. |
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NAME OF PROGRAMPERFORMANCE INDICATORS
| Commonwealth Programs for Schools Quadrennial 2005 – 2008 and others Literacy, Numeracy and Special Learning Needs Program Other Australian Government Programs | Make a commitment to the National Goals for Schooling prepared by MCEETYA. In relation to performance targets and performance measures set out in regulations: 1. make a commitment to achieve the performance targets and report against the performance measures; and 2. agree to provide reports as required addressing the requirements for performance information as specified in the regulations. In relation to the annual National Report on Schooling in Australia (ANR): 1. agree to participate in preparing the ANR; 2. agree to provide (for inclusion in the ANR) reports on performance information as specified in the regulations 3. make a commitment to the publication of the ANR within one year after the end of each program year; and 4. agree to provide (for inclusion in the ANR) any reports required by the minister. In relation to school performance information: 1. make a commitment to ensure that school performance information is made publicly available; and 2. agree to make publicly available school performance information specified in regulations in the manner specified in the regulations in relation to student attendance: 1. make a commitment to the Minister on student attendance; and 2. agree to provide reports as required in relation to student attendance information specified in the regulations Make a commitment to develop and implement Statements of Learning. In relation to common testing standards: 1. make a commitment to put in place common testing standards in English, mathematics, science, civics and citizenship education and ICT; and 2. agree to implement these common testing standards, including common national tests. Make a commitment to put into effect the National Safe Schools Framework. Make a commitment to provide two hours of physical activity each school week for primary and secondary students. |
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| Other Australian Government Programs continued. National Accelerated Literacy Program | Make a commitment to give the principal and the governing body of the school strengthened autonomy over education programs, staffing, budget and other aspects of the school's operations, within a supportive framework of policies. Make a commitment that appointment of staff will be made with the approval of the principal or the governing body of the school. Make a commitment to implement a consistent national system for timely transmission between schools of student information relating to students moving interstate. In relation to reporting to parents: 1. make a commitment to ensure that parents and guardians are given a report on their child's achievement against appropriate national literacy and numeracy benchmarks for Years 3, 5 and 7. Make a commitment to achieve national consistency in school starting ages and common nomenclature. Make a commitment to give parents plain language student reports conforming to certain principles. Agree to provide reports in relation to financial assistance. Agree to take part in evaluations of the outcomes of programs funded by the Australian government. Agree to provide reports in relation to expenditure on professional learning of teachers. | | |
| Northern Territory Emergency Response Creating Real Jobs for Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) participants in the NT in Australian Government Service Delivery - Education Quality Teacher Program and Enhanced Literacy | The NTER has no prescribed KPIs. All reporting is output based reporting. Number of allocated positions filled. Input/Output based reporting such as no. of PD programs run. | | |
| Employment and Training Programs Skilling Australia's Workforce Recurrent - Employment and Training Vocational Education and Training in Schools Program | Additional New Apprentice commencements in skills shortages in traditional trades (aeroskills; automotive; electrical; engineering; food; construction; personal services). Additional VET places in other areas of skills shortage (computing; community services, health and education, tourism; hospitality; childcare; business and retail). Additional VET places for mature age people (40-64 year olds) and youth (14-24 year olds). | | |
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NAME OF PROGRAMPERFORMANCE INDICATORS
| Australians Working Together Australian Government Welfare Reform Joint Indigenous Funding Pool Indigenous Training for Employment Program Adult Learners Week Recognition for Prior Learning Targeted Skills Needs in Regions Construction Project (TSNR) | Additional places for people with a disability. Increase training places in regional and remote locations for Indigenous Australians. Increase participation by Indigenous Australians at higher qualification levels. Participation with the Client and Student Voice Action Group. Over the life of the Bilateral Funding Agreement: 1. maintain or increase employer satisfaction levels; 2. maintain or increase graduate satisfaction levels; 3. improve completion rates and outcomes for mature age workers and youth; and 4. improve outcomes for people with a disability Project based. KPI is completion of all eight projects and achievement of project outcomes. Transferred to Department of Business and Employment Profile of adult learning raised and events held during Adult Learners Week. Project based. KPI is completion of the projects and availability of resources. Project based. KPI is completion of project and achievement of project outcomes. |
| Other Grants Clever Networks or Sky Connect National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy Universal Access to Early Childhood Education | Installation of broadband satellite services in remote schools, clinics and distance education students. http://www.mceetya.edu.au/mceetya/anr/ The additional number of disadvantaged four year old children in quality early childhood education program taught by a degree qualified teacher as a result of the project. The average duration the additional targeted children attend the quality early childhood education program. The cost per additional targeted child who attends the program, in relation to the context of the project undertaken. |
| Non-government schools | Not required |
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7. What was our performance against these performance indicators or markers in 2007-08?
- And, Question 19: What was our performance so far this year against these?
- The Territory’s achievement against schooling and vocational education and training related performance indicators on which DET reports to the Commonwealth government are captured and reported on a calendar year basis. The Commonwealth gathers these reports from all states and territories and performs various data integrity and quality testing checks before producing nationally comparable data sets and reports for release to the public and relevant stakeholders.
- Performance data reported by the Territory leads to the following publications and reports:
The student outcomes data collected by the department is reported annually in the National Report on Schooling in Australia (ANR). The annual ANR is published by the Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs (MCEECDYA). The aim of the ANR is to detail the scope of schooling in Australia and describe the activities of the sector, monitor the effects and progress of policy initiatives, and detail the source, volume and direction of education finances. The report is delivered to Australian parliaments to inform policy makers and the Australian public. A copy of that report can be found at: http://www.mceecdya.edu.au/mceecdya/anr/
For the period 2001 to 2007, the measurement of student achievement was through the Multilevel Assessment Program (MAP).
The results for MAP for the years 2001 to 2007 are published by the Performance Measurement
and Reporting Taskforce (established by Ministerial Council on Employment, Education, Training
and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA) in 2001) and are available on the following website: http://www.mceecdya.edu.au/mceecdya/anr
Since 2008, measurement is through the National Assessment Program Literacy and
Numeracy (NAPLAN). NAPLAN results can be found at: http://www.naplan.edu.au/naplan_2008_reporting/naplan_2008_reporting.html
For Indigenous Education Assistance programs, performance data supplied to the
Commonwealth is also released in the ‘National Report to Parliament on Indigenous
Education and Training’. A copy of the latest report (for 2006) is available at: http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/indigenous_education/publications_resources/other_publications/National_Report_Parliament_Indigenous_2006.htm
The VET data collected is reported annually in the Annual National Report of the Australian Vocational Education and Training System. A copy of this report is available at: http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/training_skills/publications_resources/profiles/ANR_VET_2007.htm
Territory early childhood, education and training performance is also reported in the Report on Government Services. A copy of this report is available at: http://www.pc.gov.au/gsp/reports/rogs
8. Was any payment returned to the Commonwealth or carried over from 2007-08 to 2008-09?; and Question 9; If payments were returned or carried over, in what areas and how much were they?
- No funds were returned to the Commonwealth and $9.3m of current (non-capital) Commonwealth SPP Revenue was carried over from 2007-08 to 2008-09. This balance takes into account cash balances at beginning of the year plus revenue during the year reduced by expenditure that occurred during the year. Details of the programs are as follows.
- Only $1.7m (1.4% of budget) of this carry forward was underperformance against budget in 2007-08 (refer Preliminary Explanation and answer to Question 4).
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NAME OF PROGRAM | RETURN OF FUNDS ($m) |
| General Recurrent Revenue for Government Schools | 0.00 |
| Indigenous Education Funding Agreement (IEA) | 0.00 |
| Commonwealth Programs for Schools Quadrennial 2005 – 2008 and others | 0.00 |
| Northern Territory Emergency Response | 0.00 |
| Employment and Training Programs Skilling Australia’s Workforce Recurrent – Employment and Training | 0.00 |
| Other Grants Clever Networks or Sky Connect National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy Universal Access to Early Childhood Education | 0.00 0.00 0.00 |
| Non-Government Schools | 0.00 |
| TOTAL CURRENT COMMONWEALTH SPP | 0.00 |
NAME OF PROGRAMCARRYOVER OF FUNDS ($m)
| General Recurrent Revenue for Government Schools | 0.0 |
| Indigenous Education Funding Agreement (IEA) | 4.8 |
| Commonwealth Programs for Schools Quadrennial 2005 – 2008 and others | 3.0 |
| Northern Territory Emergency Response | 8.3 |
| Employment and Training Programs Skilling Australia’s Workforce Recurrent – Employment and Training | 1.1 |
| Other Grants Clever Networks or Sky Connect National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy Universal Access to Early Childhood Education | 0.0 0.8 0.7 |
| Non-Government Schools | 0.6 |
| TOTAL CURRENT COMMONWEALTH SPP | 19.3 |
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CURRENT COMMONWEALTH SPECIFIC PURPOSE GRANTS FOR 2008-09
10. The budget amount of Commonwealth current (non-capital) SPPs revenue to be received during 2008-09 is $178.8m. This figure includes the amount expected to be received in respect of National Partnerships even though technically the revenue is not an SPP.
NAME OF PROGRAMESTIMATED BUDGET REVENUE ($m)
| General Recurrent Revenue - Government Schools | 11.5 |
| Non-Government Schools Commonwealth Assistance Schemes | 72.8 |
| Indigenous Education Agreement (IEA) | 11.6 |
| Australian Government Targeted Programs and Others | 9.9 |
| Employment and Training Programs | 7.6 |
| Early Childhood Services Universal Access to Early Childhood Education Australian Early Development Index | 0.1 0.2 |
| Northern Territory Emergency Response | 4.7 |
| Other Grants Clever Networks or Sky Connect | 3.9 |
| New Specific Purpose payments commencing 1 Jan 2009 National Education Agreement – Specific Purpose Payment from 1 Jan to 30 June National Agreement for Skills and Workforce Development SPP from 1 Jan to 30 June 2009 Specific Purpose payment non-government schools | 26.4 6.0 4.6 |
| National Partnerships Digital Education Revolution (government schools) Digital Education Revolution (non-government schools) Early Childhood Reform Indigenous Early Childhood Smarter Schools – Improving Teacher Quality Smarter Schools – Literacy and Numeracy Smarter Schools – Low Socio-Economic Status Schools Communities Nation Building – National School Pride Nation Building – Primary Schools for the 21st Century TAFE Fee Waivers for childcare qualifications | 7.8 3.2 0.7 0.2 0.1 2.1 0.5 4.8 0.1 0.1 |
| TOTAL CURRENT COMMONWEALTH SPP | 178.9 |
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11. Details of each Commonwealth funded program according to the overarching agreements.
NAME OF THE PROGRAM | PROGRAMS |
| General Recurrent Revenue - Government Schools | |
| Non-Government Schools Commonwealth Assistance Schemes | |
| Indigenous Education Agreement (IEA) | Strategic Recurrent Assistance English as a Second Language for Indigenous Language Speaking Students (ESL-ILSS) Indigenous Tutorial Assistance Scheme – In Class Tuition Indigenous Tutorial Assistance Scheme 9 to 12 Building an Indigenous Workforce Northern Territory Indigenous Education Council Secretariat/ Committee |
| Australian Government Targeted Programs and Others | Literacy, Numeracy and Special Learning Needs Program National Accelerated Literacy Program Other Australian Government Programs Strong Literacy and Numeracy in Communities – Literacy and Numeracy Pilot Regional Education Coordinator |
| Employment and Training Programs | Skilling Australia’s Workforce Recurrent – Employment Training Vocational Education and Training in Schools Program Australians Working Together Australian Government Welfare Reform Joint Group Training Project Joint Indigenous Funding Pool Indigenous Training for Employment Program Adult Learners Week Recognition for Prior Learning Targeted Skills Needs in Regions Project Various Others – Building a Stronger Community Sector, equity and innovation, Productivity Places Existing |
| Early Childhood Services | Universal Access to Early Childhood Education Australian Early Development Index |
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NAME OF THE PROGRAM | PROGRAMS |
| Northern Territory Emergency Response | Creating Real Jobs for Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) participants in the NT in Australian Government Service Delivery – Education Quality Teacher Program and Enhanced Literacy Accelerated Literacy and Quality Teaching Package |
| Other Grants | Clever Networks or Sky Connect National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy National Indigenous Cadetship Program |
| New Specific Purpose Payments commencing 1 Jan 2009 | National Education Agreement – Specific Purpose payment from 1 Jan to 30 June 2009 National Agreement for Skills and Workforce Development SPP from 1 Jan to 30 June 2009 Specific Purpose payment Non-Gov Schools |
| National Partnerships | Digital Education Revolution (Gov Schools) Digital Education Revolution (Non-Gov Schools) Early Childhood Reform Indigenous Early Childhood Smarter Schools – Improving Teacher Quality Smarter Schools – Literacy and Numeracy Smarter Schools – Low Socio-Economic Status Schools Communities Nation Building – National School Pride Nation Building – Primary Schools for the 21st Century TAFE Fee Waivers for childcare qualifications |
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12. The total budgeted expenditure allocation against these programs for 2008-09 is $181m.
NAME OF PROGRAM | ESTIMATED BUDGET EXPENDITURE (ALLOCATION) $m |
| General Recurrent Revenue - Government Schools | 11.5 |
| Non-government Schools Commonwealth Assistance Schemes | 72.8 |
| Indigenous Education Agreement (IEA) | 16.4 |
| Australian government Targeted Programs and Others | 11.7 |
| Employment and Training Programs | 6.8 |
| Early Childhood Services Universal Access to Early Childhood Education Australian Early Development Index | 0.8 0.1 |
| Northern Territory Emergency Response | 12.2 |
| Other Grants Clever Networks or Sky Connect National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy National Indigenous Cadetship Program | 2.7 0.8 0.3 |
| New Specific Purpose payments commencing 1 Jan 2009 National Education Agreement – Specific Purpose Payment from 1 Jan to 30 June 2009 National Agreement for Skills and Workforce Development SPP from 1 Jan to 30 June 2009 Specific Purpose Payment Non-Government Schools | 26.4 6.0 4.6 |
| National Partnerships Digital Education Revolution (government schools) Digital Education Revolution (non-government schools) Early Childhood Reform Indigenous Early Childhood Smarter Schools – Improving Teacher Quality Smarter Schools – Literacy and Numeracy Smarter Schools – Low Socio-Economic Status Schools Communities Nation Building – National School Pride Nation Building – Primary Schools for the 21st Century TAFE Fee Waivers for childcare qualifications | 1.8 0.0 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.5 4.8 0.1 0.0 |
| TOTAL CURRENT COMMONWEALTH SPP | 181.9 |
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13. The total actual expenditure as at 28 February 2009 amounted to $124.8m.
NAME OF PROGRAMACTUAL EXPENDITURE AS AT
28 FEBRUARY 2009 $m
28 FEBRUARY 2009 $m
| General Recurrent Revenue - Government Schools | 7.7 |
| Non-Government Schools Commonwealth Assistance Schemes | 71.8 |
| Indigenous Education Agreement (IEA) | 16.2 |
| Australian Government Targeted Programs and Others | 8.0 |
| Employment and Training Programs | 7.3 |
| Early Childhood Services Universal Access to Early Childhood Education Australian Early Development Index | 0.3 0.0 |
| Northern Territory Emergency Response | 8.8 |
| Other Grants Clever Networks or Sky Connect National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy National Indigenous Cadetship Program | 4.3 0.4 0.1 |
| New Specific Purpose payments commencing 1 Jan 2009 National Education Agreement – Specific Purpose Payment from 1 Jan to 30 June 2009 National Agreement for Skills and Workforce Development SPP from 1 Jan to 30 June 2009 Specific Purpose payment Non-Government Schools | 0.0 0.0 0.0 |
| National Partnerships Digital Education Revolution (Government Schools) Digital Education Revolution (Non-Government Schools) Early Childhood Reform Indigenous Early Childhood Smarter Schools – Improving Teacher Quality Smarter Schools – Literacy and Numeracy Smarter Schools – Low Socio-Economic Status Schools Communities Nation Building – National School Pride Nation Building – Primary Schools for the 21st Century TAFE Fee Waivers for childcare qualifications | 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 |
| TOTAL CURRENT COMMONWEALTH SPP | 124.8 |
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14. Many of the guidelines, operating practices and reporting developed in conjunction with the Commonwealth can be viewed via Commonwealth websites; the website link has been provided against each program in the attachments.
NAME OF THE PROGRAM | GUIDELINES/PRACTICES AND REPORTING DEVELOPED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COMMONWEALTH |
| General Recurrent Revenue - Government Schools | Agreement ended 31 December 2008 (response to Question 5 refers) |
| Non-Government Schools Commonwealth Assistance Schemes | Not required |
| Indigenous Education Agreement (IEA) Strategic Recurrent Assistance English as a Second Language for Indigenous Language Speaking Students (ESL-ILSS) Indigenous Tutorial Assistance Scheme – In Class Tuition Indigenous Tutorial Assistance Scheme 9 to 12 Building an Indigenous Workforce Northern Territory Indigenous Education Council Secretariat/Committee | Agreement ended 31 December 2008 (response to Question 5 refers) As above As above As above As above As above Agreement ended 31 December 2008 (response to Question 5 refers). New Agreement currently being negotiated |
| Australian Government Targeted Programs and Others Literacy, Numeracy and Special Learning Needs Program National Accelerated Literacy Program Other Australian Government Programs Strong Literacy and Numeracy in Communities – Literacy and Numeracy Pilot Regional Education Coordinator | Agreement ended 31 December 2008 (response to Question 5 refers) http://www.dest.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/E798EB86-8FB1-457D-95C2-C9E0919D31F5/24635/IEP_Guidelines_ October_2008V2.pdf; and http://www.dest.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/706AD4D8-8BF1-4BA8-A6A8-807CFE5CB040/21702/quad_admin_ guidelines_2009.pdf Some Agreements ended 31 December 2008 (response to Question 5 refers)and others are included in separate agreements. http://www.deewr.gov.au/Schooling/Literacyand NumeracyPilotProjects/Pages/Importanceofliteracy andnumeracy.aspx Shared Responsibility Agreement for a Regional Education Co-ordinator |
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NAME OF THE PROGRAMGUIDELINES/PRACTICES AND REPORTING DEVELOPED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COMMONWEALTH
| Employment and Training Programs Skilling Australia’s Workforce Recurrent – Employment Training Vocational Education and Training in Schools Program Australians Working Together Australian Government Welfare Reform Joint Group Training Project Joint Indigenous Funding Pool Indigenous Training for Employment Program Adult Learners Week Recognition for Prior Learning Targeted Skills Needs in Regions Project Various Others – Building a Stronger Community Sector, equity and innovation, Productivity Places Existing | Agreement ended 31 December 2008 (response to Question 5 refers) Agreement ended 31 December 2008 (response to Question 5 refers) Agreement ended 31 December 2008 (response to Question 5 refers) Agreement ended 31 December 2008 (response to Question 5 refers) Agreement ended 31 December 2008 (response to Question 5 refers) Response to Question 5 refers Response to Question 5 refers Transferred to Department of Business and Employment Response to Question 5 refers Response to Question 5 refers Response to Question 5 refers Response to Question 5 refers |
| Early Childhood Services Universal Access to Early Childhood Education Australian Early Development Index | http://www.deewr.gov.au/EarlyChildhood/Policy_Agenda/ECUA/Pages/UniversalAccesstoEarlyChildhood EducationProjects.aspx http://www.deewr.gov.au/EarlyChildhood/OfficeOfEarly Childhood/agenda/Pages/Earlychildhoodeducationand childcare.aspx#National_rollout_of_the_Australian_Early_Development_Index |
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NAME OF THE PROGRAMGUIDELINES/PRACTICES AND REPORTING DEVELOPED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COMMONWEALTH
| Northern Territory Emergency Response Creating Real Jobs for Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) participants in the NT in Australian Government Service Delivery – Education Quality Teacher Program and Enhanced Literacy Accelerated Literacy and Quality Teaching Package | Response to Question 5 refers Response to Question 5 refers http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/indigenous_education/programs_funding/program_ categories/NT_Emergency_Response/ |
| Other Grants Clever Networks or Sky Connect National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy National Indigenous Cadetship Program | Response to Question 5 refers Response to Question 5 refers http://www.det.nt.gov.au/grants/funding/ scholarships-and-bursaries/more-indigenous-teacher |
| New Specific Purpose Payments commencing 1 Jan 2009 National Education Agreement – Specific Purpose payment from 1 Jan to 30 June 2009 National Agreement for Skills and Workforce Development SPP from 1 Jan to 30 June 2009 Specific Purpose payment non-government schools | http://www.coag.gov.au/intergov_agreements/federal _financial_relations/docs/IGA_ScheduleF_national_ education_agreement.doc http://www.coag.gov.au/intergov_agreements/federal _financial_relations/index.cfm |
| National Partnerships Digital Education Revolution (government schools) Digital Education Revolution (non-government schools) Early Childhood Reform | http://www.coag.gov.au/intergov_agreements/federal _financial_relations/index.cfm Not required http://www.coag.gov.au/intergov_agreements/federal _financial_relations/index.cfm As above |
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NAME OF THE PROGRAM | GUIDELINES/PRACTICES AND REPORTING DEVELOPED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COMMONWEALTH |
| National Partnerships - continued. Indigenous Early Childhood Smarter Schools – Improving Teacher Quality Smarter Schools – Literacy and Numeracy Smarter Schools – Low Socio-Economic Status Schools Communities Nation Building – National School Pride Nation Building – Primary Schools for the 21st Century TAFE Fee Waivers for childcare qualifications | As above As above As above As above http://72.14.235.132/search?q=cache:TmTXzKSstbcJ:www.deewr.gov.au/Schooling/BuildingTheEducationRevolution/Documents/090224%2520APPROVED%2520BER%2520Guidelines.rtf+nation+building+ber+deewrandcd=2andhl=enandct=clnkandgl=au As above http://www.coag.gov.au/intergov_agreements/federal _financial_relations/index.cfm |
15. Is the department expecting to expend all the funding allocated?
- And Question 16: If not, in what areas will funding expenditure not be met?
- DET works very hard to meet budget targets each year. As at the end of May 2009, it is predicted that the department will be close to meeting its expenditure target of $181m of Commonwealth government funds. DET internal budget performance reports at the end of May 2009 show an underspend of all external funds of only $0.5m (0.3% of the cash flow budget to end of May 2009).
17. All funding that has been provided to Northern Territory for DET for specific purposes has been allocated to the specific purposes outlined in each individual agreement.
18. Performance indicators for each program are included in either the guidelines, the schedules to the agreements or the actual agreements. A summary of those performance indicators is as follows. Further information can be obtained by viewing the appropriate Commonwealth websites.
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NAME OF THE PROGRAM | PERFORMANCE INDICATORS |
| General Recurrent Revenue - Government Schools | Response to Question 6 refers, agreement ended 31 December 2008. |
| Non-Government Schools Commonwealth Assistance Schemes | Not required |
| Indigenous Education Agreement (IEA) Strategic Recurrent Assistance English as a Second Language for Indigenous Language Speaking Students (ESL-ILSS) Indigenous Tutorial Assistance Scheme – In Class Tuition Indigenous Tutorial Assistance Scheme 9 to 12 Building an Indigenous Workforce Northern Territory Indigenous Education Council Secretariat/Committee | Response to Question 6 refers, agreement ended 31 December 2008. As above As above As above As above As above Response to Question 6 refers, agreement ended 31 December 2008. New agreement currently being negotiated. |
| Australian Government Targeted Programs and Others Literacy, Numeracy and Special Learning Needs Program National Accelerated Literacy Program Other Australian Government Programs Strong Literacy and Numeracy in Communities – Literacy and Numeracy Pilot Regional Education Coordinator | Response to Question 6 refers, agreement ended 31 December 2008. Response to Question 6 refers. Individual agreements with various performance indicators. Currently being negotiated. No Guidelines. |
| Employment and Training Programs Skilling Australia’s Workforce Recurrent – Employment Training Vocational Education and Training in Schools Program Australians Working Together Australian Government Welfare Reform Joint Group Training Project | Response to Question 6 refers, agreement ended 31 December 2008. As above As above As above As above |
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NAME OF THE PROGRAM | PERFORMANCE INDICATORS |
| Employment and Training Programs - continued. Joint Indigenous Funding Pool Indigenous Training for Employment Program Adult Learners Week Recognition for Prior Learning Targeted Skills Needs in Regions Project Various Others – Building a Stronger Community Sector, equity and innovation, Productivity Places Existing | Response to Question 6 refers, no further funding available. Transferred to Department of Business and Employment. Response to Question 6 refers. Response to Question 6 refers, no further funding available. Response to Question 6 refers, agreement end 30 November 2009. Response to Question 6 refers. |
| Early Childhood Services Universal Access to Early Childhood Education Australian Early Development Index | Response to Question 6 refers. Currently being negotiated. |
| Northern Territory Emergency Response Creating Real Jobs for Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) participants in the NT in Australian Government Service Delivery – Education Quality Teacher Program and Enhanced Literacy Accelerated Literacy and Quality Teaching Package | Response to Question 6 refers. Response to Question 6 refers. The NTER has no prescribed KPIs. All reporting is output based reporting. |
| Other Grants Clever Networks or Sky Connect National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy National Indigenous Cadetship Program | Response to Question 6 refers. Response to Question 6 refers. Attract Indigenous NT students to undertake a 4-year teaching degree. Number of Cadets completing the program. Number of Cadet graduates employed in the department. |
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NAME OF THE PROGRAM | PERFORMANCE INDICATORS |
| New Specific Purpose Payments commencing 1 Jan 2009 National Education Agreement – Specific Purpose payment from 1 Jan to 30 June 2009 | Proportion of children enrolled in and attending school. Literacy and numeracy achievement of Year 3, 5, 7 and 9 students in national testing. The proportion of indigenous and low SES children enrolled in and attending school. The proportion of the 19 year old indigenous and low SES population having attained at least a Year 12 Certificate or equivalent or Australia Qualifications Framework (AQF) Certificate II. The proportion of Indigenous students completing Year 10. The proportion of students in the bottom and top levels of performance in international testing (for example Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)). The proportion of the 19-year-old population having attained at least a Year 12 or equivalent or AQF Certificate II. The proportion of young people participating in post-school education or training six months after school. The proportion of 18-24 year olds engaged in full-time employment, education or training at or above Certificate III. |
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NAME OF THE PROGRAM | PERFORMANCE INDICATORS |
| National Agreement for Skills and Workforce Development SPP from 1 Jan to 30 June 2009 Specific Purpose Payment non-government schools | Proportion of the working age population at literacy level 1, 2 and 3. Proportion of 20- to 64-year-olds who do not have qualifications at or above a Certificate III. Proportion of graduates employed after completing training, by previous employment status. The percentage of graduates with improved employment status after training. Number of hard to fill vacancies. Proportion of people employed at or above the level of their qualification, by field of study. |
| National Partnerships Digital Education Revolution (government schools) Digital Education Revolution (non-government schools) Early Childhood Reform | Currently being negotiated but involves the allocation of computers to all year 9 - 12 students by the end of 2011. Not required. Increased proportion of indigenous children attending the Children and Family Centres who have had all age-appropriate health checks and vaccinations. Increased proportion of indigenous 3- and 4-year-olds participating in quality early childhood education and development and child care services. Increased proportion of indigenous children attending the Children and Family Centres who go on to attend school regularly. Increased proportion of indigenous children and families accessing a range of services offered at or through Children and Family Centres, including but not limited to childcare, early learning, child and maternal health, and parent and family support services. Increased proportion of pregnant indigenous women with an antenatal contact in the first trimester of pregnancy each year. Increased proportion of indigenous teenagers accessing sexual and reproductive health programs and services. |
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NAME OF THE PROGRAM | PERFORMANCE INDICATORS |
| Early Childhood Reform continued. Indigenous Early Childhood Smarter Schools – Improving Teacher Quality Smarter Schools – Literacy and Numeracy Smarter Schools – Low Socio-Economic Status Schools Communities | Reduced proportion of indigenous babies born with low birth weight each year. Reduced mortality rate of indigenous infants each year. Reduced proportion of indigenous women who use substances (tobacco, alcohol, illicit drugs) during pregnancy each year. Reduced proportion of hospital admissions of indigenous children 0-4 years. The proportion of children enrolled in and attending school. Literacy and numeracy achievement of Year 3, 5, 7 and 9 students in national testing. The proportion of indigenous and low SES children enrolled in and attending school. Literacy and numeracy achievement of Year 3, 5, 7 and 9 indigenous and low SES children in national testing. The proportion of the 19 year old indigenous and low SES population having attained at least a Year 12 Certificate or equivalent or AQF Certificate II. The proportion of indigenous students completing Year 10. The proportion of students in the bottom and top levels of performance in international testing (eg. Program for International Student Assessment, Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study). The proportion of the 19-year-old population having attained at least a Year 12 or equivalent or AQF Certificate II. The proportion of young people participating in post school education or training six months after school. The proportion of 18- to 24-year-olds engaged in full time employment, education or training at or above Certificate III. |
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NAME OF THE PROGRAM | PERFORMANCE INDICATORS |
| National Partnerships continued. Nation Building – National School Pride Nation Building – Primary Schools for the 21st Century TAFE Fee Waivers for childcare qualifications | Submission of periodic reporting on all funded projects. Reports must include: 1. project expenditure versus budgeted expenditure; 2. administrative expenditure versus budget; 3. project schedule versus milestones; 4. jobs supported on the school site by the project; 5. issues of concern and an update on project risks using standardised risk descriptions; and 6. post completion community access to the facility. |
19. See Question 7.
NAME OF THE PROGRAM | WHAT IS THE NT’S PERFORMANCE SO FAR |
| General Recurrent Revenue - Government Schools | Data currently being collated |
| Non-Government Schools Commonwealth Assistance Schemes | Not required |
| Indigenous Education Agreement (IEA) Strategic Recurrent Assistance English as a Second Language for Indigenous Language Speaking Students (ESL-ILSS) Indigenous Tutorial Assistance Scheme – In Class Tuition Indigenous Tutorial Assistance Scheme 9 to 12 Building an Indigenous Workforce Northern Territory Indigenous Education Council Secretariat/Committee | Data currently being collated As above As above As above As above As above As above |
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NAME OF THE PROGRAM | WHAT IS THE NT’S PERFORMANCE SO FAR |
| Australian Government Targeted Programs and Others Literacy, Numeracy and Special Learning Needs Program National Accelerated Literacy Program Other Australian Government Programs Strong Literacy and Numeracy in Communities – Literacy and Numeracy Pilot Regional Education Coordinator | As above As above Report to be completed Data currently being collated New agreement No performance indicators |
| Employment and Training Programs Skilling Australia’s Workforce Recurrent – Employment Training Vocational Education and Training in Schools Program Australians Working Together Australian Government Welfare Reform Joint Group Training Project Joint Indigenous Funding Pool Indigenous Training for Employment Program Adult Learners Week Recognition for Prior Learning Targeted Skills Needs in Regions Project Various Others – Building a Stronger Community Sector, equity and innovation, Productivity Places Existing | Data currently being collated Data currently being collated Data currently being collated As above As above As above As above Transferred to Department of Business and Employment. Data to be collated As above As above As above |
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NAME OF THE PROGRAM | WHAT IS THE NT’S PERFORMANCE SO FAR |
| Early Childhood Services Universal Access to Early Childhood Education Australian Early Development Index | Three projects undertaken. No published performance reporting compiled to date. New agreement |
| Northern Territory Emergency Response Creating Real Jobs for Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) participants in the NT in Australian Government Service Delivery – Education Quality Teacher Program and Enhanced Literacy Accelerated Literacy and Quality Teaching Package | As above Data to be collated for 2008-09 Data to be collated for 2008-09 Data to be collated for 2008-09 |
| Other Grants Clever Networks or Sky Connect National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy National Indigenous Cadetship Program | Progress report to be completed Not Applicable Fourteen Cadetships active in 2009 Six Cadets have graduated since 2007 (five of the six are currently employed in the department). |
| New Specific Purpose Payments commencing 1 Jan 2009 National Education Agreement – Specific Purpose payment from 1 Jan to 30 June 2009 National Agreement for Skills and Workforce Development SPP from 1 Jan to 30 June 2009 Specific Purpose Payment non-government schools | New Agreement, no performance reporting compiled to date. As above Not required |
| National Partnerships Digital Education Revolution (government schools) Digital Education Revolution (non-government schools) Early Childhood Reform Indigenous Early Childhood | As above Not required New Agreement, no performance reporting compiled to date As above |
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NAME OF THE PROGRAM | WHAT IS THE NT’S PERFORMANCE SO FAR |
| National Partnerships continued. Smarter Schools – Improving Teacher Quality Smarter Schools – Literacy and Numeracy Smarter Schools – Low Socio-Economic Status Schools Communities Nation Building – National School Pride Nation Building – Primary Schools for the 21st Century TAFE Fee Waivers for childcare qualifications | As above As above As above As above As above As above |
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| NTG (Whole-of- government) | Agencies | Comms Service Provider | E-mail Service Provider | Desktop Service Provider |
| Firewalls, NTG Web Filter, Designs. | 1 (Approvals, monitoring) | | 5 (Applies changes, monitoring) | | |
| Telecomms Reports including Security reports | 2 | 10 (Incl Agency IT Managers) | 10 | | |
| E-mail systems and related filters. | 0 | | | 5 | |
| Network monitoring tools (including anti-virus consoles, network traffic flow tracking tools etcetera) | 1-2 | | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Note: The numbers above do not include the schools environment which has its own outsourcing arrangements for e-mail and desktop services.
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Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority
Nominal Classification FTE
Admin Off 2 1.1
Admin Off 3 3.0
Admin Off 4 5.0
Admin Off 5 1.0
Admin Off 7 2.0
Admin Off 8 1.0
Exec Officer 1 1.0
Exec Officer 3C 1.0
Professional 1 2.8
Professional 2 8.3
Professional 3 0.7
Technical 3 1.0
Technical 4 2.0
Total 29.8
Auditor-General
Nominal Classification FTE
Admin Off 3 0.6
Admin Off 6 0.7
Exec Officer 1C 2.0
Exec Officer 5C 1.0
Total 4.3
Chief Minister
Nominal Classification FTE
Admin Off 1 3.6
Ad Off 1 CBAT 0.5
Admin Off 2 9.4
Admin Off 2 92% 1.0
Admin Off 3 17.6
Admin Off 4 48.0
Admin Off 5 21.0
Admin Off 6 25.0
Admin Off 7 20.6
Admin Off 8 31.0
NTPS Apprent 3 4.0
Exec Officer 1 18.0
Exec Officer 1C 28.0
Exec Officer 2 3.0
Exec Officer 2C 12.0
Exec Officer 3 3.6
Exec Officer 3C 5.0
Exec Officer 4C 2.0
Exec Officer 5C 3.0
Exec Officer 6C 2.0
Graduate Trainee 1.0
Tourist Commn 2 1.0
Physical 2 5.0
Physical 3 4.5
Physical 4 1.0
Physical 5 1.0
Physical 6 1.0
Professional 2 2.0
Professional 3 3.0
Professional 4 3.0
Senior Teacher 3 1.0
Technical 1 1.8
Technical 3 1.0
Technical 4 1.0
PW Admn Corp Sv2 1.0
Total 286.5
Commissioner for Public Employment
Nominal Classification FTE
Admin Off 2 1.0
Admin Off 3 3.0
Admin Off 4 2.0
Admin Off 6 4.8
Admin Off 7 9.5
Admin Off 8 4.6
Exec Officer 1C 4.0
Exec Officer 2C 1.0
Exec Officer 5C 1.0
Senior Prison Of 1.0
Total 31.8
Darwin Port Corporation
Nominal Classification FTE
Admin Off 2 2.0
Admin Off 3 3.0
Ad Off 3 BIITE 1.0
Admin Off 5 3.0
Admin Off 6 1.0
Admin Off 8 1.0
DPC Control Twr 4.0
Exec Officer 1C 3.0
Exec Officer 2C 1.0
Exec Officer 4C 1.0
Marine Pilot 1 1.0
Marine Pilot 2 2.0
Marine Pilot 3 1.0
Marine Pilot 4 2.0
DPC Security 2 9.9
DPC Marine Svc Of 4.0
Admin Off 1 1.0
Admin Off 4 4.0
Admin Off 7 2.0
Professional 2 1.0
Professional 4 1.0
DPC Svce Wkr 1 2.0
DPC Svce Wkr 2 4.0
DPC Svce Wkr 3 3.0
DPC Svce Wkr 4 13.0
DPC Svce Wkr 5 5.0
DPC Svce Wkr 7 2.0
DPC Svce Wkr 8 2.0
Technical 4 1.0
Total 80.9
QUESTION 70
ATTACHMENT A
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ATTACHMENT A
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NTPS Agency by Classification Pay 09 - 29 Oct 2009
Department of Business and Employment
Nominal Classification FTE
Admin Off 1 3.2
Admin Off 2 122.0
Admin Off 3 155.1
Admin Off 4 137.5
Admin Off 5 64.2
Admin Off 6 73.8
Admin Off 7 65.2
Admin Off 8 48.7
NTPS Apprent 3 5.0
NTPS Adlt Aprnt3 2.0
Exec Officer 1 7.5
Exec Officer 1C 29.0
Exec Officer 2C 11.0
Exec Officer 3C 1.0
Exec Officer 4C 1.0
Exec Officer 6C 1.0
Apprent Auto 1.0
Graduate Trainee 5.0
Print Worker 2 2.8
Print Worker 3 1.0
Professional 2 1.0
Professional 3 0.9
Technical 1 3.0
Technical 2 12.0
Technical 3 10.0
Technical 4 2.0
Technical 5 1.0
Technical 6 2.0
PW Admn Corp Sv2 1.0
Total 769.9
Department of Education and Training
Nominal Classification FTE
Admin Off 1 1.1
Admin Off 1 92% 1.8
Admin Off 2 122.7
Admin Off 2 92% 78.0
Admin Off 2 96% 168.5
Admin Off 3 76.4
Admin Off 3 92% 70.0
Admin Off 3 96% 91.3
Admin Off 4 88.5
Admin Off 4 92% 32.6
Admin Off 4 96% 66.9
Admin Off 5 86.6
Admin Off 5 96% 15.0
Admin Off 6 94.2
Admin Off 7 41.8
Admin Off 8 29.7
NTPS Apprent 3 11.5
NTPS Apprent 4 1.0
NTPS Adlt Aprnt3 3.9
Assist Teacher 176.1
Class Teacher 2092.2
Cont Princpl 1 17.0
Cont Princpl 1A 30.0
Cont Princpl 2 25.5
Cont Princpl 3 7.5
Exec Officer 1 8.0
Exec Officer 1C 23.0
Exec Officer 2C 10.0
Exec Officer 3C 3.0
Exec Officer 4C 3.0
Exec Officer 6C 1.0
Graduate Trainee 2.0
Indg Cadet Suport 1.0
Indg Trn Tchr 1/2 11.0
Indg Trn Tchr 3rd 4.0
Indg Trn Tchr 4th 8.0
NTPS Apprentice 1.4
Physical 2 40.0
Physical 3 32.7
Physical 4 21.1
Professional 2 21.0
Professional 3 4.0
Sen Coleg Adm 2 6.0
Sen Coleg Adm 5 2.0
Sen Coleg Tcher 41.5
Senior Teacher 1 326.7
Senior Teacher 2 22.8
Senior Teacher 3 77.6
Senior Teacher 4 32.4
Senior Teacher 5 1.0
Senior Teacher 6 1.0
Senior Teacher 8C 2.0
Technical 3 3.0
Technical 4 1.0
Technical 5 1.0
Total 4141.6
QUESTION 70
ATTACHMENT A
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ATTACHMENT A
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NTPS Agency by Classification Pay 09 - 29 Oct 2009
Department of Health and Families
Nominal Classification FTE
Ab Hlth Workr 1 0.9
Ab Hlth Workr2/3 30.3
Ab Hlth Workr 3 34.1
Ab Hlth Workr 4 33.0
Ab Hlth Workr 5 10.8
Ab Hlth Workr 6 4.0
Admin Off 1 19.5
Admin Off 2 408.4
Admin Off 2 92% 0.7
Admin Off 3 331.9
Admin Off 4 199.3
Admin Off 5 108.2
Admin Off 6 202.3
Admin Off 7 107.9
Admin Off 8 59.4
NTPS Apprent 3 4.4
NTPS Apprent 4 2.0
NTPS Adlt Aprnt4 3.6
Clinical Manager 2.0
Dentist 3.0
Disablty Supprt1 9.7
Disablty Supprt2 21.8
Disablty Supprt3 15.0
Disablty Supprt4 3.0
Disablty Supprt5 1.0
Exec Officer 1 16.3
Exec Officer 1C 27.0
Exec Officer 2C 23.2
Exec Officer 3C 3.0
Exec Officer 4 0.3
Exec Officer 4C 3.0
Exec Officer 5C 1.0
Exec Officer 6C 1.0
Graduate Trainee 1.0
Hospital Med Off 27.7
Indg Cadet Suport 1.7
NT Holidy Conslt 1.0
Nurse 1 138.2
Nurse 2 1144.8
Nurse 3 170.7
Nurse 4 302.1
Nurse 5 125.0
Nurse 6 35.0
Nurse 7 9.0
Prncpl Dent Adv 1.0
Physical 1 1.5
Physical 2 378.2
Physical 3 283.4
Physical 4 20.3
Physical 5 13.0
Physical 6 11.6
Prison Officer 0.8
Professional 1 94.0
Professional 2 409.1
Professional 3 93.4
Professional 4 16.6
Rurl Com Med Off 4.3
Rurl Dentl Mangr 1.0
Registrar 82.9
Rural Med Admin 4.0
Resident Med Off 121.5
Rural Med Practr 13.0
Remote Svcs Mgr 2.0
Socl&Commty Wkr3 0.6
Socl&Commty Wkr4 2.0
School Aprentce 2.1
Spec Clinician 21.0
Senior Dentist 3.8
Dental Mangr Sen 1.0
Sen Medical Off 3.8
Specialist 3.8
Senior Registrar 41.1
Sen Rur Med Prac 23.0
S Spec Clinic 1 34.1
S Spec Clinic 2 45.6
S Spec Med Adm 2 1.0
S Spec PH Med 1 5.0
S Spec PH Med 2 1.0
PAWA Svce 4 0.8
Sessnl Medcl Off 3.0
Trn Rur Med Prac 2.0
Trn Rur Med PrcS 4.8
Technical 1 70.9
Technical 2 63.3
Technical 3 60.0
Technical 4 11.5
Technical 5 4.0
Technical 6 2.0
PW Admn Corp Sv1 1.0
Total 5610.8
QUESTION 70
ATTACHMENT A
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ATTACHMENT A
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NTPS Agency by Classification Pay 09 - 29 Oct 2009
Department of Justice
Nominal Classification FTE
Admin Off 1 0.2
Admin Off 2 64.7
Admin Off 3 178.5
Admin Off 4 125.7
Admin Off 5 66.9
Admin Off 6 77.7
Admin Off 7 26.6
Admin Off 8 26.8
NTPS Apprent 3 4.7
NTPS Adlt Aprnt3 1.9
Chf Industr Off 13.0
Chief Justice 1.0
Chief Magistrate 1.0
Coroner 1.0
Chf Prison Off 16.5
Class Teacher 0.6
Dep Chf Magistrt 1.0
Dir Public Pros 1.0
Dep Superintendt 5.0
Exec Officer 1 17.5
Exec Officer 1C 42.6
Exec Officer 2C 10.0
Exec Officer 3C 6.0
Exec Officer 4C 2.0
Exec Officer 6C 1.0
Home Detent Off 1.4
Head Lect Prsn3 1.9
Indg Cadet Suport 1.0
Judge 6.0
Lect Prsn Ed 10.0
Magistrate 8.7
Master Suprme Ct 1.0
Nurse 2 0.4
Police Auxiliary 1.9
Physical 3 2.0
Prison Offic 1st 90.3
Prisn Off Tr RDO 80.0
Prison Officer 145.4
Professional 1 17.0
Professional 2 38.5
Professional 3 20.5
Professional 4 16.4
Sen Industr Off 8.9
Solicitor Generl 1.0
Senior Prison Of 36.5
Technical 3 11.0
Technical 4 18.0
Technical 5 7.8
Technical 6 2.0
PW Admn Corp Sv3 1.0
Total 1221.3
Department of the Legislative Assembly
Nominal Classification FTE
Admin Off 2 3.8
Admin Off 3 6.8
Admin Off 4 9.5
Admin Off 5 35.2
Admin Off 6 6.2
Admin Off 7 3.0
Admin Off 8 4.0
Exec Officer 1 2.0
Exec Officer 1C 1.0
Exec Officer 2C 2.0
Exec Officer 5C 1.0
M Legis Assembly 25.0
Technical 5 1.0
Total 100.4
Department of Local Government and
Housing
Nominal Classification FTE
Ab Interpretrs 43.1
Admin Off 1 2.6
Admin Off 2 82.3
Admin Off 3 50.9
Admin Off 4 91.1
Admin Off 5 66.0
Admin Off 6 79.0
Admin Off 7 43.9
Admin Off 8 45.9
NTPS Apprent 3 3.9
Board Member 1.0
Class Teacher 1.0
Exec Officer 1C 20.4
Exec Officer 2C 8.0
Exec Officer 6C 1.0
Graduate Trainee 4.0
Interpreters 7.7
Tourist Commn 2 1.0
Physical 3 4.4
Professional 3 1.0
Professional 4 1.0
Technical 4 2.0
Technical 5 16.8
Technical 6 1.0
Total 578.8
QUESTION 70
ATTACHMENT A
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ATTACHMENT A
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NTPS Agency by Classification Pay 09 - 29 Oct 2009
Department of Natural Resources, Environment, The Arts and Sport
Nominal Classification FTE
Admin Off 1 20.2
Admin Off 2 54.2
Admin Off 3 49.5
Admin Off 4 44.2
Admin Off 5 39.8
Admin Off 6 39.1
Admin Off 7 18.2
Admin Off 8 11.4
NTPS Apprent 3 16.7
NTPS Adlt Aprnt3 10.8
NTPS Adlt Aprnt4 0.9
Exec Officer 1 14.0
Exec Officer 1C 9.5
Exec Officer 2C 9.0
Exec Officer 6C 1.0
Graduate Trainee 3.0
Head Coach 3 5.0
Physical 2 5.8
Physical 3 4.0
Physical 4 0.2
Professional 1 74.1
Professional 2 122.2
Professional 3 35.6
Professional 4 6.8
School Aprentce 0.3
Senior Teacher 1 1.0
Theatrical B 0.6
Theatrical D 0.1
Trainee Non Clas 3.0
Technical 1 102.6
Technical 2 75.7
Technical 3 80.6
Technical 4 34.0
Technical 5 17.5
Technical 6 2.0
Total 912.4
Northern Territory Electoral Commission
Nominal Classification FTE
Admin Off 1 0.4
Admin Off 3 2.0
Admin Off 5 1.0
Admin Off 6 1.0
Admin Off 7 1.0
Admin Off 8 3.0
Exec Officer 1 1.0
Exec Officer 3C 1.0
Total 10.4
Ombudsman
Nominal Classification FTE
Admin Off 2 1.0
Admin Off 3 2.0
Admin Off 4 2.0
Admin Off 5 3.0
Admin Off 7 4.9
NTPS Apprent 3 1.0
Exec Officer 1C 1.0
Exec Officer 2C 2.0
Exec Officer 5C 1.0
Total 17.8
Department of Planning and Infrastructure
Nominal Classification FTE
Admin Off 1 1.0
Admin Off 2 82.5
Admin Off 3 108.3
Admin Off 4 97.4
Admin Off 5 62.7
Admin Off 6 44.6
Admin Off 7 26.7
Admin Off 8 35.3
NTPS Apprent 3 1.9
Class Teacher 1.0
Exec Officer 1 10.0
Exec Officer 1C 36.0
Exec Officer 2C 8.0
Exec Officer 3C 2.2
Exec Officer 4C 2.0
Exec Officer 6C 1.0
Apprent Auto 1.0
Graduate Trainee 10.0
Physical 3 46.9
Professional 1 9.0
Professional 2 40.1
Professional 3 31.1
Professional 4 8.7
Trainee Tech Off 3.0
Technical 1 15.9
Technical 2 21.0
Technical 3 76.1
Technical 4 104.8
Technical 5 39.2
Technical 6 15.0
Wk Integ Lrn Schol 1.0
PW Admn Corp Sv2 1.0
Total 944.5
QUESTION 70
ATTACHMENT A
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ATTACHMENT A
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NTPS Agency by Classification Pay 09 - 29 Oct 2009
Police, Fire and Emergency Services
Nominal Classification FTE
Ass Comm Police 3.0
Ab Comm Police 78.8
Admin Off 1 2.0
Admin Off 2 68.6
Admin Off 3 77.4
Admin Off 4 29.8
Admin Off 5 24.8
Admin Off 6 24.0
Admin Off 7 9.7
Admin Off 8 10.0
NTPS Apprent 3 2.8
NTPS Adlt Aprnt3 1.0
Brevet Sergeant 21.0
Commander Police 8.0
Constable 305.8
Constable Recrt 38.9
Constble 1st Cls 124.6
Chf Pilot Plce 1.0
Dep Comm Police 1.0
Div Commndr PIO 1.0
Distr Offcr Fire 7.0
Exec Officer 1 1.0
Exec Officer 1C 7.0
Exec Officer 2C 1.0
Exec Officer 3C 2.0
Fire Auxilary 15.5
Firefighter Qual 24.0
Firefighter B 9.0
Firefighter D 10.0
Firefighter Recr 11.0
Ldng Firefighter 26.0
NTPS Apprentice 1.0
Police Auxiliary 152.3
Police Aux Recrt 7.0
Physical 2 9.0
Physical 3 5.9
Physical 4 1.0
Physical 5 3.0
Physical 6 2.0
Physical 7 2.0
Prison Officer 1.0
Professional 1 3.6
Professional 2 14.9
Professional 3 4.0
Professional 4 1.0
School Aprentce 1.0
Sen Constable 246.7
Sen Constbl 1st 128.2
Sen Firefighter 34.5
Sergeant 158.5
Station Officer 33.0
Sen Pilot Police 5.0
Senior Sergeant 48.2
Sen Statn Offr 8.0
S Statn Offr PIO 2.0
Super Police 35.0
Technical 1 1.0
Technical 2 6.0
Technical 3 8.0
Technical 4 9.0
Technical 5 2.0
Technical 6 4.5
Total 1884.9
Power and Water Corporation
Nominal Classification FTE
Admin Off 3 3.0
Admin Off 7 1.0
Admin Off 8 1.0
Board Member 5.0
Ex Contrct Manag 29.2
Exec Officer 1C 18.7
Exec Officer 2C 4.0
Exec Officer 3C 8.0
Exec Officer 6C 1.0
Professional 2 2.5
PAWA Svce Coord 103.7
PWC Sen Svc Cord 38.6
PWC Sen Svc Wkr1 9.5
PWC Sen Svc Wkr2 6.0
PWC Sn Tech Spec 6.0
PAWA Svce 2 16.7
PAWA Svce 3 1.0
PAWA Svce 3.5 27.7
PAWA Svce 4 29.0
PAWA Svce 4.5 24.7
PAWA Svce 5 19.4
PAWA Svce 5.5 24.0
PAWA Svce 6 14.0
PAWA Svce 6.5 40.2
PAWA Svce 7 47.7
PWC Technician 10.0
PAWA Tech Specl 25.0
PW Admn Corp Sv1 97.6
PW Adm Corp 1 PT 9.4
PW Admn Corp Sv2 74.8
PW Adm Corp 2 PT 0.6
PWC Profnl 2 28.3
PW Admn Corp Sv3 54.5
PW Adm Corp 3 PT 0.6
PWC Profnl 3 38.9
PWC Profnl 3 PT 0.6
PWC Profnl 4 27.0
PAW4 Sen Man Adm 6.6
Total 855.5
QUESTION 70
ATTACHMENT A
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ATTACHMENT A
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ATTACHMENT C
NTPS Agency by Classification Pay 09 - 29 Oct 2009
Department of Regional Development,
Primary Industry, Fisheries and Resources
Nominal Classification FTE
Admin Off 1 5.0
Admin Off 2 9.4
Admin Off 3 47.0
Admin Off 4 30.5
Admin Off 5 25.2
Admin Off 6 44.7
Admin Off 7 25.8
Admin Off 8 13.0
NTPS Apprent 3 6.7
NTPS Adlt Aprnt3 1.0
Cas Survey Intvw 0.2
Exec Officer 1 5.0
Exec Officer 1C 17.0
Exec Officer 2C 6.6
Exec Officer 3C 1.0
Exec Officer 4C 1.0
Exec Officer 6C 1.0
Graduate Trainee 2.0
Physical 2 2.7
Physical 6 1.0
Physical 7 2.0
Professional 1 14.0
Professional 2 53.7
Professional 3 33.6
Professional 4 7.4
Technical 1 20.1
Technical 2 20.7
Technical 3 48.9
Technical 4 26.6
Technical 5 5.0
PW Admn Corp Sv2 1.0
Total 478.7
Tourism NT
Nominal Classification FTE
Admin Off 2 4.0
Admin Off 3 4.4
Admin Off 4 3.5
Admin Off 5 2.0
Admin Off 6 3.6
Admin Off 7 2.0
Board Member 1.0
Exec Officer 1C 2.0
Exec Officer 2C 1.0
Exec Officer 4C 1.0
Exec Officer 6C 1.0
NT Holiday Conslt 9.8
Tourist Commn 1 23.3
Tourist Commn 2 53.5
Tourist Commn 3 17.0
Tourist Commn 4 5.0
Tourist Commn 5 3.0
NTTC Trainee 2.0
Total 139.1
Treasury
Nominal Classification FTE
Admin Off 1 1.0
Admin Off 2 8.7
Admin Off 3 12.0
Admin Off 4 35.0
Admin Off 5 30.4
Admin Off 6 27.2
Admin Off 7 19.2
Admin Off 8 21.3
NTPS Apprent 3 1.0
Board Member 2.0
Exec Officer 1 4.5
Exec Officer 1C 7.5
Exec Officer 2C 5.7
Exec Officer 3C 4.0
Exec Officer 4C 1.0
Exec Officer 6C 1.0
Graduate Trainee 11.0
Wk Integ Lrn Schol 0.8
Total 193.3
QUESTION 73
ATTACHMENT A
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ATTACHMENT A
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• M54 (RN6310) 67.33m (sump) 63 litres/sec
• M55 (RN6231) 43.7m (sump) 38 litres/sec
• M62 (RN7048) 56.6m (sump) 63 litres/sec
• M64 (RN7071) 52.1m (sump) 63 litres/sec
• HEB1 (RN20496) 47.2m (sump) 45 litres/sec
• HEB2 (RN20497) 58.6m (sump) 50 litres/sec
2. Licence limit for each bore:
| Bore | Annual limit (Million litres) |
| M54 | 2150 |
| M55 | 1020 |
| M62 | 1020 |
| M64 | 1550 |
| HEB1 | 1300 |
| HEB2 | 1380 |
| Total | 8420 |
Month | M54 | M55 | M62 | M64 | HEB1 | HEB2 |
| July 08 | 175 | 85 | 93 | 0 | 56 | 86 |
| August 08 | 171 | 93 | 93 | 0 | 54 | 88 |
| September 08 | 162 | 87 | 93 | 0 | 50 | 79 |
| October 08 | 162 | 84 | 84 | 0 | 48 | 73 |
| November 08 | 159 | 65 | 29 | 0 | 32 | 69 |
| December 08 | 161 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 70 |
| January 09 | 169 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 79 |
| February 09 | 159 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 86 |
| March 09 | 164 | 98 | 89 | 0 | 52 | 94 |
| April 09 | 167 | 79 | 89 | 0 | 53 | 96 |
| May 09 | 170 | 83 | 108 | 0 | 54 | 96 |
| June 09 | 168 | 52 | 89 | 0 | 52 | 90 |
| Total | 1987 | 951 | 767 | 0 | 599 | 1006 |
M64 was previously removed from service due to the detection of E.coli and returned to service in August 2009 after ultraviolet (UV) disinfection equipment was installed at the bore.
5. Power and Water Corporation (PWC) currently extract less than 15% of the total annual extraction from the Howard East aquifer through the McMinns and Howard East Borefields. The majority of extraction (85%) is from around 3000 unmetered private horticultural and rural residential bores.
PWC has no plans to seek additional extraction from the existing McMinns bores.
PWC has written to the Water Controller seeking approval to connect three additional bores in the Howard East borefield which was identified as Darwin’s future water supply in the 1980s and were drilled in the 1990s. These new bores would add an additional 3000 - 4000ML per annum.
QUESTION 73
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PWC has been advised that further licences for additional extraction are subject to the finalisation and outcomes of a Water Allocation Plan being undertaken by the Department of Natural Resources, Environment, the Arts and Sport, for the whole water district.
- The McMinns and Howard East Borefields provide about 10% of Darwin’s water supply and are an integral part of the diversification, security and emergency supply strategy.
7. It is understood that the total water consumption of the INPEX site will be approximately two million litres per day. PWC does not have a detailed break-up of proposed water use by individual component.
8. PWC is advised by the Major Projects group of the Department of the Chief Minister regarding potential industrial activities such as LNG plants, rare earths processing plant and related businesses.
PWC has developed a number of growth scenarios including various step changes by large industrial developments. To cater for these developments, PWC are currently raising the level of Darwin River Dam at a cost of $13.8m. This is expected to increase the safe yield by approximately 20% or 9000 ML per annum. PWC are currently investigating the return to service of Manton Dam. It is estimated this will cost in excess of $150m and will provide between
7000 – 15 000 ML per annum.
PWC support the proposed Territory 2030 Strategy which aims for a 20% reduction in residential water consumption by 2015. Darwin’s residential water consumption is between two to three times higher than the National average.
9. Yes.
10. Holding capacity for the following tanks:
| Humpty Doo | 0.50 ML |
| Howard Springs | 0.50 ML |
| Palmerston | 3.00 ML |
| West Lane | 1.36 ML |
| Stuart Park | 36.00 ML |
| Montoro | 0.68 ML |
| Salonika | 0.68 ML |
| Parap | 0.65 ML |
| Winnellie | 4.54 ML |
| Mararra | 36.00 ML |
| Nightcliff | 0.68 ML |
| Rapid Creek | 2.27 ML |
| Casuarina ground level | 27.24 ML |
| Casuarina elevated | 4.54 ML |
| Karama ground level | 18.00 ML |
| Karama elevated | 2.30 ML |
Last updated: 04 Aug 2016