Question on Notice seeks details about the resources used to answer previous questions regarding the Leader of the Opposition's privatisation ambitions. The Premier's response is dismissive, stating the answers required little research.

AnsweredQoN 2687Legislative Assembly
Asked
23 March 2004
Portfolio
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(1) Which officers within the Department of Premier and Cabinet and the Office of the Premier were involved in the research and development of the answers to question without notice Nos 18, 20, 36, 48, 60 and 75 of 2004?
(2) Were David Hatt and/or other officers with the Economic Policy Unit involved with the research and development of the questions referred to in (1), and if so, who?
(3) How much time did these officers’ spend on this research and development?
(4) What is the salary of each officer?

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Answered
2 June 2004
Response time
71 days
(1) – (4)
The answers to the questions to which you refer were constructed by the Ministers who gave them. They required little or no research as the Leader of the Opposition’s privatisation ambitions and his lack of accountability are well known and regularly reinforced through his pronouncements and failure to act openly.

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