Hon. Tjorn Sibma asks about the composition of the community assessment panel for the Office of Multicultural Interests' community grants program and the Minister's adherence to its recommendations. The answer is deferred.

AnsweredQoN 1298Legislative Council
Asked
23 October 2024
Portfolio
Citizenship and Multicultural Interests

QuestionView source ↗

OFFICE OF MULTICULTURAL
INTERESTS — COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM
1298. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the Leader of the House representing
the Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Interests:
I refer to the community grants
program administered by the Office of Multicultural Interests.
(1) W ho were the members of the community assessment
panel appointed by the minister for CGP assessment in the following
years —
(a) March 2021 to
February 2022;
(b) March 2022 to
February 2023;
(c) March 2023 to
February 2024; and
(d) March 2024 to
February 2025?
(2) How often do
independent funding recommendations provided by the community assessment panel
get endorsed by the minister?
(3) Since March
2021, how many times did the minister approve grant funding that was higher
than the amount recommended by the assessment panel?

AnswerView source ↗

I
thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I provide this
answer on behalf of the Leader of the House, who is away from the chamber
on urgent parliamentary business.
An answer cannot be provided in the
given time and will be provided in two sitting days' time on 24 October
2024, noting that it was asked yesterday. We will see if we can get it.

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