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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 11 Hansard (26 September) . . Page.. 3591 ..

MRS CARNELL - The answer to the Member's question is as follows:

(1) Payments to the State Bank were made for various purchases using credit cards issued to staff in the Chief Minister's Department. As most purchases with the credit cards did not exceed $2,000, this payment was not required to be notified in the ACT Gazette.

(2) Statements of transactions for each holder of the credit cards are available for the full financial year if required.

(3) State Bank is no longer the provider of credit cards for the Chief Minister's Department. This service was transferred to American Express in February l996 with no outstanding monies owing to State Bank.

(5) Relevant finance officers were issued with corporate credit cards for the purchase of necessary goods and services in the course of normal duties requiring immediate payment. A listing of these relevant officers is available if required.

(6) No.

(7) A copy of the guidelines for the use of corporate credit cards will be provided to the Member.

(8) All expenditure was properly scrutinised and authorised by finance staff. Expenditure relates to the Chief Minister's Department.

(9) A limited number of cards are issued to staff engaged in purchasing to speed up delivery and reduce purchasing costs. There are currently 3 cards in use in the Department.

(10) No.

(11) Yes. Most purchases using credit cards do not exceed $2,000 and therefore are not gazetted.

(12) State Bank - $26,000; American Express $24,025.60.

(13) The gazettal related only to the Chief Minister's Department.

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