Mr. Krsticevic questions the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries regarding the termination of an inquiry into the City of Joondalup, seeking reasons, transparency, and decision-making details. The Department confirms the inquiry's cessation due to gathered information, denies resource constraints as a factor, and clarifies the decision-making process and notification timeline.

AnsweredQoN 4817Legislative Assembly
Asked
19 February 2019
Portfolio
Local Government

QuestionView source ↗

I
refer to the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries’
inquiry into the City of Joondalup and ask: (a) Has
the department terminated the inquiry; (b) If
yes, what were the reasons for terminating the inquiry; (c) Why wasn't the decision to terminate the inquiry made public; (d) Was
one of the reasons for terminating the inquiry because
the department doesn’t have the resources to deal
with these matters; (e) Was
it the Minister’s decision to terminate the inquiry: (i) If
not, who made the decision; and (f) When
was the City of Joondalup informed of the decision to terminate the inquiry?

AnswerView source ↗

Answered
20 March 2019
Responded by
Minister for Local Government
Response time
7 days
(a) The Department has ceased the Authorised Inquiry.
(b) The Department considered that there was no longer a requirement for an Authorised Inquiry based on information gathered and assessed.
(c) Authorised Inquiries are part of the routine functions of the Department, there is no legislative or other requirement to make public decisions to cease an inquiry.
(d) No
(e) No
(i) Authorised Officers
(ii) 11 January 2019

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