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❓ Hon Kate Doust questions the Minister for Finance regarding the lack of payment performance monitoring and statutory declaration checks by Building Management and Works on government contracts, despite it being a condition of contract award. The Minister's response indicates support for the report's recommendations and planned implementation.

AnsweredQoN 241Legislative Council

Asked

13 August 2013

Member

Hon Kate Doust

Portfolio

Finance

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I refer the Minister to the Small Business Commissioner’s report into the Construction Subcontractor Investigation, page 44, which states “Whilst Building Management and Works identified payment performance monitoring as a “condition” of contract award, there were no systems in place for such monitoring to be undertaken”, and I ask: (a) why does Building Management and Works have no system in place to monitor payment performance or the provision and checking of statutory declarations when it is stated as a condition; and (b) why did Building Management and Works not check that Statutory Declarations were being complied with on Government contracts when Building Management and Works were on notice regarding non-payment of subcontractors?

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Answered

15 October 2013

Responded by

Leader of the House representing the Minister for Finance

Response time

63 days

(a)-(b) Government supports all of the recommendations of the Report and they will be implemented. Planning for the implementation of the longer term recommendations is well progressed and will be completed shortly.

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