❓ Mr. Templeman questions the Minister for Finance regarding the Small Business Commissioner's report on Building Management and Works subcontractor issues, specifically concerning a missing contractor complaints file and potential misleading of Parliament.
AnsweredQoN 711Legislative Assembly
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BUSINESS COMMISSIONER — BUILDING MANAGEMENT AND WORKS —CONSTRUCTION
SUBCONTRACTOR INVESTIGATION
711. Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN to the
Minister for Finance:
I refer to the report by the Small Business Commissioner,
David Eaton, into the Building Management and Works subcontractor fiasco and
his statement in the report that a contractor complaints file was requested by
the investigation team but ''it was not produced, nor was any
explanation provided regarding this''.
(1) Why was Mr Eaton denied the file?
(2) Did the
minister not mislead Parliament last week by saying that the contractor
complaints information was provided to the Small Business Commissioner in
December 2012 when his report clearly stated it was not and no reason was
provided?
BUSINESS COMMISSIONER — BUILDING MANAGEMENT AND WORKS —CONSTRUCTION
SUBCONTRACTOR INVESTIGATION
711. Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN to the
Minister for Finance:
I refer to the report by the Small Business Commissioner,
David Eaton, into the Building Management and Works subcontractor fiasco and
his statement in the report that a contractor complaints file was requested by
the investigation team but ''it was not produced, nor was any
explanation provided regarding this''.
(1) Why was Mr Eaton denied the file?
(2) Did the
minister not mislead Parliament last week by saying that the contractor
complaints information was provided to the Small Business Commissioner in
December 2012 when his report clearly stated it was not and no reason was
provided?
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(1)–(2)
I assume the question relates to Building Management and Works and the inquiry
that the Small Business Commissioner undertook into issues of lack of payment
to subcontractors after a number of BMW head contractors went insolvent. The
previous Minister for Finance commissioned an inquiry by Mr Eaton. I believe
that the commissioner's report was issued in March this year. My
understanding, quite clearly, is that there was a failure on the part of BMW to
provide an adequate complaints process to accommodate that and to have it. My
clear understanding is that Mr Eaton was provided the information by BMW to the
extent that it had it. That is what I have been informed.
I assume the question relates to Building Management and Works and the inquiry
that the Small Business Commissioner undertook into issues of lack of payment
to subcontractors after a number of BMW head contractors went insolvent. The
previous Minister for Finance commissioned an inquiry by Mr Eaton. I believe
that the commissioner's report was issued in March this year. My
understanding, quite clearly, is that there was a failure on the part of BMW to
provide an adequate complaints process to accommodate that and to have it. My
clear understanding is that Mr Eaton was provided the information by BMW to the
extent that it had it. That is what I have been informed.
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