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❓ A parliamentary question sought details on fee and charge reviews within agencies under the Premier's portfolio since March 2017, specifically regarding cost recovery. The response indicates varying levels of review and cost recovery practices across different agencies, with Gold Corporation operating on a for-profit basis.

AnsweredQoN 4174Legislative Assembly

Asked

9 October 2018

Member

Dr M.D. Nahan

Portfolio

Premier; Minister for Public Sector Management; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Federal-State Relations

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For each agency, department, authority and Government Trading Enterprise under the Minister's portfolio: (a) how many reviews of their agencies’ fees and charges have been conducted since 17 March 2017; (b) did any of these reviews identify any fee or charge that is above cost recovery; (c) if yes to (b), could you please provide: (i) a list of the fees or charges identified; (ii) the amount the fee or charge was above cost recovery; and (iii) the reason for the fee or charge being above cost recovery; (d) did any of these reviews result in an increase in any fee or charge that was above cost recovery; and; (e) if yes to (d), could you please provide: (i) a list of the fees or charges that were increased; (ii) the amount that the fee or charge increased; (iii) how much above cost recovery was the new fee or charge; and; and (iv) the reason for the fee or charge being above cost recovery; and (f) if yes to (b) have any fees or charges been reduced as a result of the identification of over recovery: (i) if yes, what were the fees and charges that were reduced, and what was the amount each fee or charge was reduced?

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Answered

21 November 2018

Response time

13 days

Gold Corporation
(a)        Gold Corporation is a for-profit government trading enterprise and enters all its arrangements with its customers on an arms-length commercial basis and in the context of global trading conditions and competition at any given time. As such fees and charges are permanently under review.
(b)        As a for-profit enterprise all fees and charges are determined in the context of a profit making objective and consequently by definition are virtually always above cost recovery.
(c)        Please refer to the annual report as it is the intention that all activities of the Corporation generate fees above cost recovery.
(d)       Not applicable, please refer to the answers provided above.
(e)        Not applicable, please refer to the answers provided above.
(f)        Not applicable, please refer to the answers provided above.
Lotterywest
See tabled paper no..
Premier and Cabinet
(a)        Two.
(b)        No.
(c)        Not applicable.
(d)       No.
(e)        Not applicable.
(f)        Not applicable.
Public Sector Commission
(a)        Two – (April 2017 and January 2018)
(b)        No
(c)        Not Applicable
(d)       No
(e)        Not Applicable
(f)        Not Applicable
Salaries and Allowances Tribunal
The Tribunal does not use fees or charges.
(a)-(f)   Not applicable
Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation advises:
The Department levies no charges, other than the prescribed Freedom of Information Application Fee for non-personal applications ($30).
(a)-(f)   Not applicable
Tourism Western Australia advises:
(a)-(f)   Not applicable. Tourism Western Australia does not have any applicable fees or charges.

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