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❓ A WA parliamentary question seeking details of payments made by agencies within the Emergency Services portfolio to specific law firms in 1997-98 and 1998-99. The response provides a breakdown of payments made by the Police, Fire and Emergency Services Authority, and the WA Drug Abuse Strategy Office.

AnsweredQoN 396Legislative Assembly

Asked

9 August 2000

Member

Mr KOBELKE

Portfolio

Emergency Services

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(1) What was the total of all payments, whether for legal advice or other work, paid by all agencies within the Minister's current portfolios in 1998-99 to each of the following law firms, including payments to related parties, and their costs - (a) Blake Dawson Waldron; (b) Clayton Utz; (c) Corrs Chambers Westgarth; (d) Freehill Hollingdale & Page; (e) Jackson McDonald; (f) Mallesons Stephen Jacques; (g) Minter Ellison; (h) Phillips Fox; (i) Pullinger Stewart; and (j) Skea Nelson & Hager? (2) What was the total of all payments, whether for legal advice or other work, paid by all agencies within the Minister's current portfolios in 1997-98 to each of the following law firms, including payments to related parties, and their costs - (a) Blake Dawson Waldron; (b) Clayton Utz; (c) Corrs Chambers Westgarth; (d) Freehill Hollingdale & Page; (e) Jackson McDonald; (f) Mallesons Stephen Jacques; (g) Minter Ellison; (h) Phillips Fox; (i) Pullinger Stewart; and (j) Skea Nelson & Hager? Answered on 12 September 2000 The Minister

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Answered

12 September 2000

Response time

34 days

Police In relation to the Western Australia Police Service I am advised that the following payments have been made: 1998-99 (a) Blake Dawson Waldron; $2,445.75 (b) Clayton Utz; Nil (c) Corrs Chambers Westgarth; Nil (d) Freehill Hollingdale & Page; $1,229.28 (e) Jackson McDonald; Nil (f) Mallesons Stephen Jacques; Nil (g) Minter Ellison; $2,377.00 (h) Phillips Fox; Nil (i) Pullinger Stewart; and Nil (j) Skea Nelson & Hager? Nil 1997-98 (a) Blake Dawson Waldron; $2,194.35 (b) Clayton Utz; Nil (c) Corrs Chambers Westgarth; $300.00 (d) Freehill Hollingdale & Page; $671.00 (e) Jackson McDonald; Nil (f) Mallesons Stephen Jacques; Nil (g) Minter Ellison; Nil (h) Phillips Fox; Nil (i) Pullinger Stewart; and Nil (j) Skea Nelson & Hager? Nil Additional Information: The above information has been taken from the Financial Information Systems and represents payments made to these organisations in the financial years as requested. It will not include work conducted in these years, but paid in a different financial year. The system is not able to identify "related parties". The firm of Freehill Hollingdale and Page now trades under the name of Freehills. Payments to Freehills have been included in the above response in relation to the 1998-99 financial year. Fire and Emergency Services Authority (1)& (2) 1998/1999 1997/1998 (a) Nil Nil (b) Nil Nil (c) Nil $800 (d) Nil Nil (e) $2,184 $1,055 (f) Nil Nil (g) $693 Nil (h) Nil Nil (i) Nil Nil (j) $1,156 $2,046 WA Drug Abuse Strategy Office 1. Nil 2. (a) Nil (b) Nil (c) Nil (d) $500 legal fees for service contract (e) Nil (f) Nil (g) $1440 legal fees for 6 Thelma Street (h) Nil (i) Nil Nil
(b) Clayton Utz; (c) Corrs Chambers Westgarth; (d) Freehill Hollingdale & Page; (e) Jackson McDonald; (f) Mallesons Stephen Jacques; (g) Minter Ellison; (h) Phillips Fox; (i) Pullinger Stewart; and (j) Skea Nelson & Hager?
(c) Corrs Chambers Westgarth; (d) Freehill Hollingdale & Page; (e) Jackson McDonald; (f) Mallesons Stephen Jacques; (g) Minter Ellison; (h) Phillips Fox; (i) Pullinger Stewart; and (j) Skea Nelson & Hager?
(d) Freehill Hollingdale & Page; (e) Jackson McDonald; (f) Mallesons Stephen Jacques; (g) Minter Ellison; (h) Phillips Fox; (i) Pullinger Stewart; and (j) Skea Nelson & Hager?
(e) Jackson McDonald; (f) Mallesons Stephen Jacques; (g) Minter Ellison; (h) Phillips Fox; (i) Pullinger Stewart; and (j) Skea Nelson & Hager?
(f) Mallesons Stephen Jacques; (g) Minter Ellison; (h) Phillips Fox; (i) Pullinger Stewart; and (j) Skea Nelson & Hager?
(g) Minter Ellison; (h) Phillips Fox; (i) Pullinger Stewart; and (j) Skea Nelson & Hager?
(h) Phillips Fox; (i) Pullinger Stewart; and (j) Skea Nelson & Hager?
(i) Pullinger Stewart; and (j) Skea Nelson & Hager?
(j) Skea Nelson & Hager?
(b) Clayton Utz; (c) Corrs Chambers Westgarth; (d) Freehill Hollingdale & Page; (e) Jackson McDonald; (f) Mallesons Stephen Jacques; (g) Minter Ellison; (h) Phillips Fox; (i) Pullinger Stewart; and (j) Skea Nelson & Hager?
(c) Corrs Chambers Westgarth; (d) Freehill Hollingdale & Page; (e) Jackson McDonald; (f) Mallesons Stephen Jacques; (g) Minter Ellison; (h) Phillips Fox; (i) Pullinger Stewart; and (j) Skea Nelson & Hager?
(d) Freehill Hollingdale & Page; (e) Jackson McDonald; (f) Mallesons Stephen Jacques; (g) Minter Ellison; (h) Phillips Fox; (i) Pullinger Stewart; and (j) Skea Nelson & Hager?
(e) Jackson McDonald; (f) Mallesons Stephen Jacques; (g) Minter Ellison; (h) Phillips Fox; (i) Pullinger Stewart; and (j) Skea Nelson & Hager?
(f) Mallesons Stephen Jacques; (g) Minter Ellison; (h) Phillips Fox; (i) Pullinger Stewart; and (j) Skea Nelson & Hager?
(g) Minter Ellison; (h) Phillips Fox; (i) Pullinger Stewart; and (j) Skea Nelson & Hager?
(h) Phillips Fox; (i) Pullinger Stewart; and (j) Skea Nelson & Hager?
(i) Pullinger Stewart; and (j) Skea Nelson & Hager?
(j) Skea Nelson & Hager?

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