Department of the Legislative Assembly, Northern Territory Government

Questions and Answers Taken on Notice 2012

Questions and answers are attached as one document and can be accessed by selecting the question number. If no answer is included in the document, an answer was not provided to the Estimates Committee within the required timeframe.

QuestionAgencySubject

1 - 1

Treasurer

Payroll tax paid by departments

1 - 2

Business and Employment

Indigenous apprentices employed by Government.

1 - 3

Business and Employment

Construction contracts

1 - 4

Department of Business and Employment

ICT contracts

1 - 5

Government Printing Office

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

2 - 1

Department of the Legislative Assembly

Government Agency briefings

2 - 2

Department of the Legislative Assembly

School visits to Parliament House

2 - 3

Department of the Legislative Assembly

Cost to the Legislative Assembly for damage to Parliamentary vehicles

3 - 1

Northern Territory Electoral Commission

Cost of local polling booths

3 - 2

Ombudsman's Office

Complaints regarding police being sent to wrong addresses

3 - 3

Department of the Chief Minister

Government branding strategy

3 - 4

Department of the Chief Minister

Breakdown of organisation travel

3 - 5

Department of the Chief Minister

Clarify terminology and break down of figures

3 - 6

Department of the Chief Minister

How many forums to be conducted in 2012/13

3 - 7

Department of the Chief Minister

SAO Vehicles

3 - 8

Major Projects and Economic Development

Revenue collected by Darwin City Council at the Waterfront precinct

3 - 9

Major Projects and Economic Development

Gross value sales

3 - 10

Major Projects and Economic Development

Details of changes to design of building at the Waterfront.

3 - 11

Police Fire and Emergency Services

Callouts to Wickham Point

3 - 12

Police Fire and Emergency Services

Police injured on duty

4 - 1

Education and Training

Current number of classroom teachers

4 - 2

Education and Training

DET employees moved to Department of Business

4 - 3

Education and Training

Communique sent to Principals

4 - 4

Education and Training

Teacher houses across NT

4 - 5

Education and Training

Houses classified as remote housing

4 - 6

Education and Training

School of the air - set up of remote trailers

4 - 7

Education and Training

Funding for Japanese language position

4 - 8

Education and Training

School reductions in electricity cost

4 - 9

Education and Training

Figures for reading and numeracy across NT

4 - 10

Education and Training

Indigenous Education

4 - 11

Education and Training

Lease payments

4 - 12

Education and Training

Behavioural issues in schools.

4 - 13

Public and Affordable Housing

Territory Housing evictions

4 - 14

Public and Affordable Housing

Number of urban public housing dwellings for 2011-12

4 - 15

Public and Affordable Housing

Location and Length of time Re; vacancies

4 - 16

Public and Affordable Housing

Vacancies of dwellings in public housing

4 - 17

Public and Affordable Housing

Completion time on eight rebuilds and two new houses

4 - 18

Public and Affordable Housing

Missing public housing dwellings in remote areas

5 - 1

Local Government and Regional Services

Commonwealth funds for employment program

5 - 2

Local Government and Regional Services

Job numbers for transitional program from CDEP

5 - 3

Local Government and Regional Services

Arrears payments to Shires

5 - 4

Local Government and Regional Services

Refuse tips

5 - 5

Local Government and Regional Services

Number of Council dumps

5 - 6

Local Government and Regional Services

Accredited dumps under NRETAS guidelines

5 - 7

Local Government and Regional Services

Cost estimate to accredit dumps

5 - 8

Local Government and Regional Services

Roads that are the responsibility of Local Government

5 - 9

Local Government and Regional Services

Leasing payments by shires

5 - 10

Local Government and Regional Services

Government key stakeholder forums

5 - 11

Local Government and Regional Services

Budget amount and carry over

5 - 12

Local Government and Regional Services

Regional Economic Development Fund, Indigenous Business Development Fund

5 - 13

Local Government and Regional Services

Breadkdown of budget papers

5 - 14

Local Government and Regional Services

Business development consultancy mud brick enterprise

5 - 15

Local Government and Regional Services

Regional Economic Development Fund & Indigenous Business Development Program

5 - 16

Local Government and Regional Services

Regional Development Section - ownership etc., of vehicles

5 - 17

Local Government and Regional Services

Breakdown of funding

5 - 18

Local Government and Regional Services

Indigenous ESO employment

6 - 1

Department of Health

Business class airfares funded by DOH

6 - 2

Department of Health

Number, reasons and costs for departmental moves in the past 2 years.

6 - 3

Department of Health

Cost of Patient Assistance Travel Scheme

6 - 4

Department of Health

Breakdown of $9m variation for cost during 2012-13

6 - 5

Department of Health

Cost Recovery procedures

6 - 6

Department of Health

Cost of maintaining faulty equipment in NT hospitals

6 - 7

Department of Health

Caesarean section performed at RDH

6 - 8

Department of Health

Amount spent on PATS scheme

6 - 9

Department of Health

PATS Inter and Intrastate travel

6 - 10

Department of Health

Breakdown of PATS travel costs

6 - 11

Department of Health

Interstate trips paid for

6 - 12

Department of Health

Emergency Caesarean section

6 - 13

Department of Health

Dental services to Non Indigenous and Indigenous communities

6 - 14

Department of Health

Investigate expenditure of CAAC

6 - 15

Department of Health

Mental Health Response Service

6 - 16

Department of Health

Cost for Carers

6 - 17

Department of Health

Water test results from Darwin beaches

6 - 18

Child Protection

Staff above A06

6 - 19

Department of Health

Grants and Subsidies

6 - 20

Department of Health

Executive positions in the Department

6 - 21

Child Protection

Increase in staffing

6 - 22

Child Protection

NGO contracts

6 - 23

Child Protection

NGOs to provide family support services

6 - 24

Department of Resources

Mining management plan and authorisation

6 - 25

Department of Resources

13 Mile Taylor Road extractive project

6 - 26

Department of Resources

Extractive Operation signs

7 - 1

Parks and Wildlife

Water quality and Park closures

7 - 2

Parks and Wildlife

Costing of stage 2 of Howard Springs Nature Park

7 - 3

Parks and Wildlife

Visitor numbers over five years

7 - 4

Parks and Wildlife

Tabletop walking route

7 - 5

Parks and Wildlife

Fines issued in past 12 months

7 - 6

Parks and Wildlife

Cost of Crocodile Management in last 12 months

7 - 7

Parks and Wildlife

Extent of Salvinia in Top End

7 - 8

Parks and Wildlife

Clearing applications during 2012/13

7 - 9

Natural Resources Environment and Heritage

Tonnage of recycled material under Cash for Containers

7 - 10

Natural Resources Environment and Heritage

Breakdown for Darwin and Palmerston - Cash for Containers

7 - 11

Natural Resources Environment and Heritage

Donations from Pubs and Clubs versus mums and dads

7 - 12

Natural Resources Environment and Heritage

Legal action over forced closures re closure of cash for container depots

7 - 13

Natural Resources Environment and Heritage

Federal Government assistance for cash for containers scheme

7 - 14

Natural Resources Environment and Heritage

Breakdown of advertising for the cash for containers scheme

7 - 15

Natural Resources Environment and Heritage

Television advertising costs for cash for containers scheme

7 - 16

Natural Resources Environment and Heritage

Donations made to organisations associated with Ian Kiernan

7 - 17

Natural Resources Environment and Heritage

Weight of plastic bag tonnage prior to introduction of plastic bag legislation

7 - 18

Natural Resources Environment and Heritage

Actual weight today of plastic bags going to landfills

7 - 19

Sport and Recreation

NTIS Staff

7 - 20

Sport and Recreation

Full acquittal of building costs

7 - 21

Sport and Recreation

Injury numbers during building times

8 - 1

Lands and Planning

Cost of the Commonwealth providing the service of Valuer-General to the NT

8 - 2

Lands and Planning

Securing of tied grants

8 - 3

Lands and Planning

How many positions are being filled by acting employees

8 - 4

Lands and Planning

Number of break-ins, assets stolen and vandalised during financial year 2012/13

8 - 5

Lands and Planning

Fees for legal expenses pertaining to the Department for financial year 2011/12

8 - 6

Lands and Planning

Provide detailed breakdown of legal expenses for the financial year 2011/12

8 - 7

Lands and Planning

Successful tenderer for consultancy project Re; growth towns

8 - 8

Lands and Planning

Provide a breakdown on tenderers and contracts not undertaken in a 30-day period

8 - 9

Lands and Planning

Negotiation of township leases

8 - 10

Lands and Planning

Revenue amount received, how does it compare to 2010/11

8 - 11

Lands and Planning

Services provided to commercial sites in Katherine East industrial area

8 - 12

Lands and Planning

Sale and acquisition of land for government for year 2011/12

8 - 13

Lands and Planning

Projects in relation to energy consumption

8 - 14

Transport

Collection of bus fares in NT

8 - 15

Transport

Daily passenger travel on rural express

8 - 16

Transport

Free public transport for events

8 - 17

Transport

Advertising for light rail corridor

8 - 18

Transport

Darwin Bus Service - Mandorah to City

8 - 19

Transport

Deloitte's Costs re Mandorah Ferry Contract

8 - 20

Transport

Breakdown in costs for the changeover for the Mandorah Ferry

8 - 21

Transport

Different carbon tax applied to buses that use distillate instead of LPG

8 - 22

Transport

Exemptions pertaining to people who are awarded taxi licenses

8 - 23

Transport

Wait times at MVR

8 - 24

Transport

License returns to MVR

8 - 25

Transport

Arnhem Highway and Freds Pass Road intersection upgrade

8 - 26

Transport

Causeway at Palumpa

8 - 27

Transport

Damage by loose stones on Tiger Brennan Drive

9 - 1

Department of Justice

Debt Recovery of fines

9 - 2

Department of Justice

Property forfeited

9 - 3

Department of Justice

Land upon which Jabiru stands

9 - 4

Department of Justice

Judge and Magistrate remuneration

9 - 5

Department of Justice

Key deliverables and Performance measures - Anti-Discrimination Commission

9 - 6

Department of Justice

Confidentiality Directives

9 - 7

Department of Justice

Ministerial briefings

9 - 8

Department of Justice

Client satisfaction for 2010/11regarding legal policy

9 - 9

Department of Justice

Course training for inspectors

9 - 10

Department of Justice

NT WorkSafe

9 - 11

Senior Territorians

Budget - comparison of previous five years for Council on the Ageing

Last updated: 03 Aug 2018