❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice from 2003 inquires about the Attorney General's office's use of facsimile signatures on documents. The Attorney General claims to have no notice of the question.
AnsweredQoN 630Legislative Council
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(1) Does the Attorney General’s office make any use of a facsimile application of his signature, whether by use of a rubber stamp, colour printing or otherwise? (2) If so - (a) which means is used; (b) since when has a facsimile of any sort been used; (c) to what class of documents is it applied, and, in particular, is it ever used - (i) in response to individual correspondence; (ii) in correspondence with members of Parliament; (iii) in response to correspondence from lobby groups; (iv) in response to letters which he has actually read or received; (d) who is responsible for this application; (e) what rules govern its application; (f) are these rules expressed in writing; and, if so, will the Attorney General table them; and (g) how does the Attorney General become acquainted with the content of letters to which it is applied, if at all? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS
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I advise the member that I have no notice of this question.
(2) If so - (a) which means is used; (b) since when has a facsimile of any sort been used; (c) to what class of documents is it applied, and, in particular, is it ever used - (i) in response to individual correspondence; (ii) in correspondence with members of Parliament; (iii) in response to correspondence from lobby groups; (iv) in response to letters which he has actually read or received; (d) who is responsible for this application; (e) what rules govern its application; (f) are these rules expressed in writing; and, if so, will the Attorney General table them; and (g) how does the Attorney General become acquainted with the content of letters to which it is applied, if at all? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I advise the member that I have no notice of this question.
(a) which means is used; (b) since when has a facsimile of any sort been used; (c) to what class of documents is it applied, and, in particular, is it ever used - (i) in response to individual correspondence; (ii) in correspondence with members of Parliament; (iii) in response to correspondence from lobby groups; (iv) in response to letters which he has actually read or received; (d) who is responsible for this application; (e) what rules govern its application; (f) are these rules expressed in writing; and, if so, will the Attorney General table them; and (g) how does the Attorney General become acquainted with the content of letters to which it is applied, if at all? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I advise the member that I have no notice of this question.
(b) since when has a facsimile of any sort been used; (c) to what class of documents is it applied, and, in particular, is it ever used - (i) in response to individual correspondence; (ii) in correspondence with members of Parliament; (iii) in response to correspondence from lobby groups; (iv) in response to letters which he has actually read or received; (d) who is responsible for this application; (e) what rules govern its application; (f) are these rules expressed in writing; and, if so, will the Attorney General table them; and (g) how does the Attorney General become acquainted with the content of letters to which it is applied, if at all? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I advise the member that I have no notice of this question.
(c) to what class of documents is it applied, and, in particular, is it ever used - (i) in response to individual correspondence; (ii) in correspondence with members of Parliament; (iii) in response to correspondence from lobby groups; (iv) in response to letters which he has actually read or received; (d) who is responsible for this application; (e) what rules govern its application; (f) are these rules expressed in writing; and, if so, will the Attorney General table them; and (g) how does the Attorney General become acquainted with the content of letters to which it is applied, if at all? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I advise the member that I have no notice of this question.
(ii) in correspondence with members of Parliament; (iii) in response to correspondence from lobby groups; (iv) in response to letters which he has actually read or received;
(iii) in response to correspondence from lobby groups; (iv) in response to letters which he has actually read or received;
(iv) in response to letters which he has actually read or received;
(e) what rules govern its application; (f) are these rules expressed in writing; and, if so, will the Attorney General table them; and (g) how does the Attorney General become acquainted with the content of letters to which it is applied, if at all?
(f) are these rules expressed in writing; and, if so, will the Attorney General table them; and (g) how does the Attorney General become acquainted with the content of letters to which it is applied, if at all?
(g) how does the Attorney General become acquainted with the content of letters to which it is applied, if at all?
I advise the member that I have no notice of this question.
(2) If so - (a) which means is used; (b) since when has a facsimile of any sort been used; (c) to what class of documents is it applied, and, in particular, is it ever used - (i) in response to individual correspondence; (ii) in correspondence with members of Parliament; (iii) in response to correspondence from lobby groups; (iv) in response to letters which he has actually read or received; (d) who is responsible for this application; (e) what rules govern its application; (f) are these rules expressed in writing; and, if so, will the Attorney General table them; and (g) how does the Attorney General become acquainted with the content of letters to which it is applied, if at all? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I advise the member that I have no notice of this question.
(a) which means is used; (b) since when has a facsimile of any sort been used; (c) to what class of documents is it applied, and, in particular, is it ever used - (i) in response to individual correspondence; (ii) in correspondence with members of Parliament; (iii) in response to correspondence from lobby groups; (iv) in response to letters which he has actually read or received; (d) who is responsible for this application; (e) what rules govern its application; (f) are these rules expressed in writing; and, if so, will the Attorney General table them; and (g) how does the Attorney General become acquainted with the content of letters to which it is applied, if at all? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I advise the member that I have no notice of this question.
(b) since when has a facsimile of any sort been used; (c) to what class of documents is it applied, and, in particular, is it ever used - (i) in response to individual correspondence; (ii) in correspondence with members of Parliament; (iii) in response to correspondence from lobby groups; (iv) in response to letters which he has actually read or received; (d) who is responsible for this application; (e) what rules govern its application; (f) are these rules expressed in writing; and, if so, will the Attorney General table them; and (g) how does the Attorney General become acquainted with the content of letters to which it is applied, if at all? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I advise the member that I have no notice of this question.
(c) to what class of documents is it applied, and, in particular, is it ever used - (i) in response to individual correspondence; (ii) in correspondence with members of Parliament; (iii) in response to correspondence from lobby groups; (iv) in response to letters which he has actually read or received; (d) who is responsible for this application; (e) what rules govern its application; (f) are these rules expressed in writing; and, if so, will the Attorney General table them; and (g) how does the Attorney General become acquainted with the content of letters to which it is applied, if at all? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I advise the member that I have no notice of this question.
(ii) in correspondence with members of Parliament; (iii) in response to correspondence from lobby groups; (iv) in response to letters which he has actually read or received;
(iii) in response to correspondence from lobby groups; (iv) in response to letters which he has actually read or received;
(iv) in response to letters which he has actually read or received;
(e) what rules govern its application; (f) are these rules expressed in writing; and, if so, will the Attorney General table them; and (g) how does the Attorney General become acquainted with the content of letters to which it is applied, if at all?
(f) are these rules expressed in writing; and, if so, will the Attorney General table them; and (g) how does the Attorney General become acquainted with the content of letters to which it is applied, if at all?
(g) how does the Attorney General become acquainted with the content of letters to which it is applied, if at all?
I advise the member that I have no notice of this question.
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