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❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice requesting extensive information on reviews, committees, inquiries, and taskforces established under the Premier's portfolios since March 2021. The Premier declined to answer, citing unreasonable resource demands.

AnsweredQoN 991Legislative Assembly

Asked

22 February 2024

Member

Mr R.S. Love

Portfolio

Premier

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For all portfolios, Departments and Agencies, for which the Premier holds responsibility: (a) How many reviews, committees, inquiries and taskforces have been established since 19 March 2021; (b) Will the Premier list all the reviews, committees, inquiries and taskforces that have been established in that period; (c) What is the name and qualification of each person who heads each review, committee, inquiry and taskforce that has been established; (d) Will the Premier list the commencement date and completion date for all reviews, committees, inquiries and taskforces that have been established; (e) Will the Premier list: (i) The total cost of sitting fees; and (ii) The total cost for each of the reviews, committees, inquiries and taskforces that have been established; and (f) Will the Premier list the cost of sitting fees to date and the estimated total final cost of each review, committee, inquiry and taskforce that is still current?

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Answered

16 April 2024

Response time

7 days

(a – f) The Member is requesting a significant amount of information and detail for a considerable period of time. The information requested is not readily available and collecting it would divert staff away from their normal duties, and is not considered to be a reasonable or appropriate use of government resources.

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