04-27-2015, 04:45 PM
Quote:Is it possible that the Senators could perhaps push for a timeframe on QON''s be introduced, the same way CAsA enforces timelines for audit/NCN responses? For example the department be given 30 days to respond fully with all elements of the 'question' addressed thoroughly? Department executives are then to be held accountable for these responses - if they are not adequate, they are obsfucated or ignored then punitive action be taken against the accountable individuals! Hell CAsA aren't afraid to issue a show cause to an operator or pineapple a Chief Pilot out of his position if satisfactory answers/mitigation is not implemented.
What do you think boys, should we have "accountable skies for all"?
Great idea Gobbles it is certainly well past time that the Murky Machiavellian & Co were performance reviewed for their tardy responses to RRAT committee QONs. If it is good enough for the rest of the public service departments to get the AQONs/ Additional information & final reports in on time- then it should be good enough for the DoIRD. Maybe Murky's crew should be penalised (KPI'd) for repeatedly attempting to obfuscate the Senate?? Make the bastards more accountable, after all they are wasting all this time on our dime...
Not sure if it is a coincidence or not but today the RRAT Committee finally updated the Estimates webpage to reflect the administration progress of the Additional Estimates & final report:
Quote:Additional estimates 2014-2015 (February 2015)
Agriculture portfolio program (PDF 52KB) (PDF 36KB)
View report - (PDF 144KB)
Infrastructure and Regional Development portfolio program: (PDF 48KB)
Hansard Transcripts
23 February 2015 (HTML & PDF)
Agriculture
24 February 2015 (HTML & PDF)
Infrastructure and Regional Development
5 March 20155 (HTML & PDF)
Agriculture
Index and Answers to Questions on Notice
As you can see the Ag Dept have tabled their final report but M&Ms crew have not, however this could be largely due to the fact that the vast majority of the QONs are yet to be answered. This is despite the fact they are overdue by ten days:
Quote:Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development
Questions on notice index: (PDF 569KB)
Answers were due Friday 17 April 2015
Answers to Questions on Notice
QoN no.
Division/Agency
View File
Date received
92-94
Australian Rail Track Corporation
(PDF 911KB)
22/04/2015
105-109
Australian Maritime Safety Authority
(PDF 93KB)
22/04/2015
122
Office of Transport Security
(PDF 25KB)
22/04/2015
182-183
Western Sydney Unit
(PDF 33KB)
22/04/2015
Tabled Documents
View File
1.) New South Wales Auditor-General's Report- Performance Audit - WestConnex: Assurance to the Government
Tabled by Senator Doug Cameron.
(PDF 1949KB)
2.) Answer from the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development to Question on Notice No. 148 from Budget Estimates 2014-15. Tabled by Senator Doug Cameron.
(PDF 323KB)
3.) Document outlining a list of air carriers of which all operations are subject to a ban within the EU. Tabled by Mr Mike Mrdak, Secretary, Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development.
(PDF 2204KB)
4.) Article entitled 'Reforms bid forces tourism firm to sell' from the Cairns Post, 28 January 2015. Tabled by Senator Glenn Sterle.
(PDF 206KB)
Additional Information and clarification of evidence
View File
1.) Correspondence received 5 March 2015 from Mr Mark Skidmore AM, Director of Aviation Safety, Civil Aviation Safety Authority, correcting evidence given on 24 February 2015.
(PDF 8599KB)
2.) Correspondence received 17 March 2015 from Mr Peter Foley, General Manager, Australian Transport Safety Bureau, correcting evidence given on 24 February 2015.
(PDF 61KB)
{NB: You will note that at the top of the DoIRD Estimates page is a link for the QON index}
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