❓ WA Parliament Question on Notice regarding DFAT's consultation with the Premier on the appointment of Honorary Consuls, revealing the frequency of consultation, countries involved, and names of appointees.
AnsweredQoN 4913Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
In relation to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) protocol on the appointment of Honorary Consuls, amended in March 2010, I ask:
(a) on how many occasions has DFAT consulted with the Premier or his officers as outlined in section 3.2;
(b) which countries’ Honorary Consuls have the Premier or his officers offered official comment under this protocol;
(c) what are the names of those consuls who have been subsequently appointed;
(d) what are the names of any persons who were not appointed but were commented on by the Premier or his department; and
(e) what are the names of those potential consuls who have not yet been officially endorsed but which have received comment from the Premier or his department under the protocol?
(a) on how many occasions has DFAT consulted with the Premier or his officers as outlined in section 3.2;
(b) which countries’ Honorary Consuls have the Premier or his officers offered official comment under this protocol;
(c) what are the names of those consuls who have been subsequently appointed;
(d) what are the names of any persons who were not appointed but were commented on by the Premier or his department; and
(e) what are the names of those potential consuls who have not yet been officially endorsed but which have received comment from the Premier or his department under the protocol?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
17 May 2011
Response time
55 days
Since September 2008
(a) 10
(b) February 2009, Botswana
May 2009, Brazil
July 2009, Netherlands
July 2009, Kazakhstan
October 2009, Ecuador
April 2010, Germany
May 2010, Peru
December 2010, Kenya
December 2010, France
December 2010, Ghana
(c) Mr Pankaj Pathak, Honorary Consul, Consulate of the Republic of Botswana
Mr Henry Steingiesser, Honorary Consul, Consulate of Brazil
Mr Arnold Stroobach, Honorary Consul, Consulate of the Netherlands
Mr Jason Stirbinskis, Honorary Consul, Consulate of the Republic of
Kazakhstan
Mrs Lucia Vandenbergh, Honorary Consul, Consulate of the Republic of Ecuador
Mr Torsten Ketelsen, Honorary Consul, Consulate of the Federal Republic of
Germany
Ms Flor de Maria Canning, Honorary Consul, Consulate of the Republic of Peru
Mr Paul Everingham, Honorary Consul, Consulate of France
Mr Fred Mahama Soale, Honorary Consul, Consulate of the Republic of Ghana
(d) Nil
(e) There is one person who has been approved to fill an Honorary Consul position. This information remains confidential until officially announced.
Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on
http://www.rtlib.com
(a) 10
(b) February 2009, Botswana
May 2009, Brazil
July 2009, Netherlands
July 2009, Kazakhstan
October 2009, Ecuador
April 2010, Germany
May 2010, Peru
December 2010, Kenya
December 2010, France
December 2010, Ghana
(c) Mr Pankaj Pathak, Honorary Consul, Consulate of the Republic of Botswana
Mr Henry Steingiesser, Honorary Consul, Consulate of Brazil
Mr Arnold Stroobach, Honorary Consul, Consulate of the Netherlands
Mr Jason Stirbinskis, Honorary Consul, Consulate of the Republic of
Kazakhstan
Mrs Lucia Vandenbergh, Honorary Consul, Consulate of the Republic of Ecuador
Mr Torsten Ketelsen, Honorary Consul, Consulate of the Federal Republic of
Germany
Ms Flor de Maria Canning, Honorary Consul, Consulate of the Republic of Peru
Mr Paul Everingham, Honorary Consul, Consulate of France
Mr Fred Mahama Soale, Honorary Consul, Consulate of the Republic of Ghana
(d) Nil
(e) There is one person who has been approved to fill an Honorary Consul position. This information remains confidential until officially announced.
Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on
http://www.rtlib.com
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.