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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 6 Hansard (22 June) . . Page.. 1693 ..
Mr Stanhope asked the Minister for Urban Services, 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 Smyth:
The answers to Mr Stanhope's questions are:(1) See attachment A.
(2) American Express
(3) See attachment A.
(4) Financial Management Reform Unit Guidance Paper Number 10 - Cash
Management Procedural Paper Number 3 - Corporate Credit Card.
Cardholders are also required to sign an "Agreement by cardholder of an ACT
Government Corporate Credit Card" (copies at Attachment B and C).
Corporate Credit Card Guidelines for Urban Services are currently being prepared.
(5) The Protocols listed in the answer to Q4 also specify the procedures to be
followed by cardholders in providing details I order to ensure correct costing
of transactions and reconciliation of monthly statement from American
Express.
(6) See Attachment D.
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