Hansard - ACT Legislative Assembly

Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 6 Hansard (22 June) . . Page.. 1707 ..

Credit Cards - Use by Government Officers

(Question No. 146)

Mr Stanhope

asked the Minister for Education, upon notice, on 20 April 1999:

In relation to the use of credit cards by Government officers:

(1) Which officers within your portfolio hold Government credit Cards.

(2) What credit cards are operated by those officers.

(3) What credit limits apply to each of those officers.

(4) What protocols, if any, apply to the use of credit cards by officers in your

portfolio.

(5) What protocols, if any, apply to the disclosure of transaction details relating to

credit cards operated by officers of your portfolio.

(6) Can you table transaction details of credit cards operated by officers of your

portfolio for the year ended 31 December 1998.

Mr Stefaniak

: The answers to Mr Stanhope's questions are:

(1) Attachment 1 is a listing of all officers holding a credit card within the

Department of Education and Community Services (DECS).

(2) All credit cards are American Express which is the ACT Government vendor

for credit cards.

(3) Attachment 1 also details the credit limits for each credit card.

(4) The Chief Executive's Financial Instructions issued in December 1996

includes instruction for credit card usage within DECS. A copy of the section

relating to credit cards is at Attachment 2.

(5) The Chief Executive's Financial Instructions list the cardholder

responsibilities and the procedures for recording of purchases and

reconciliation of transaction details on monthly statements.

(6) Details are provided at Attachment 3.