❓ Hon Giz Watson asks about outstanding debts owed to the Forest Products Commission (FPC) by specific customers, including the amount owed and the duration of the debt. The Minister declines to answer citing the Auditor General's opinion regarding potential commercial disadvantage.
AnsweredQoN 4455Legislative Council
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I refer to Tabled Paper No. 3392 ‘Forest Products Commission customers with outstanding debt as of the 10 June 2011’ tabled on 21 June 2011, and I ask -
(1) How much does each customer owe the Forest Products Commission?
(2) For how long has each debt been owed?
(3) What is the total amount owed for -
(a) more than 90 days;
(b) more than six months; and
(c) more than 12 months?
(1) How much does each customer owe the Forest Products Commission?
(2) For how long has each debt been owed?
(3) What is the total amount owed for -
(a) more than 90 days;
(b) more than six months; and
(c) more than 12 months?
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Answered
6 September 2011
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection representing the Minister for Forestry
Response time
28 days
(1)-(3) The Auditor General's opinion under section 24(2)(c) of the AG Act on a notification
received from the Minister for Forestry under section 82 of the
Financial Management Act 2006
can be found in the Auditor General's Report 3 - May 2011, which was presented to the Parliament on 25 May 2011 and available online at
http://www.audit.wa.gov.au/reports/pdfreports/report2011_03.pdf
).
In the report the Auditor General makes the following remarks...
"In our view, disclosing the names of customers that owe a debt to the FPC may cause some embarrassment, but there is not a high risk of causing significant commercial disadvantage to those customers.
A high risk would exist if the amount owed by individual customers was disclosed. Revealing the level of debt of a business in isolation of other financial data could present an incorrect view of the financial viability of that business."
Therefore, based on the opinion of the Auditor General, I will not disclose how much each customer owes.
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received from the Minister for Forestry under section 82 of the
Financial Management Act 2006
can be found in the Auditor General's Report 3 - May 2011, which was presented to the Parliament on 25 May 2011 and available online at
http://www.audit.wa.gov.au/reports/pdfreports/report2011_03.pdf
).
In the report the Auditor General makes the following remarks...
"In our view, disclosing the names of customers that owe a debt to the FPC may cause some embarrassment, but there is not a high risk of causing significant commercial disadvantage to those customers.
A high risk would exist if the amount owed by individual customers was disclosed. Revealing the level of debt of a business in isolation of other financial data could present an incorrect view of the financial viability of that business."
Therefore, based on the opinion of the Auditor General, I will not disclose how much each customer owes.
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