A WA parliamentary question seeks details of contracts, interactions, and unsolicited offers between government departments and Magenta Linas. The response indicates minimal commercial relationships, primarily involving the Electoral Commission providing enrolment data under legal obligations.

AnsweredQoN 2778Legislative Council
Asked
11 February 2020
Portfolio
Environment; Disability Services; Electoral Affairs

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I refer to each of the departments, agencies and entities under your control, and I ask in relation to contracts, services and commercial relationships with Magenta Linas: (a) for each of the following years what was the value and scope of any agreements entered into in: (i) 2015-16; (ii) 2016-17; (iii) 2017-18; (iv) 2018-19; and (v) 2019-20; (b) please detail any occasion Magenta Linas contacted the Minister, a member of the Minister's staff or any of the Minister's departments, agencies or entities under the Minister's control with an unsolicited offer for delivery of products and services; and (c) has the Minister had any interaction with any representative of Magenta Linas, and if so, what was the date and nature of the interaction?

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Answered
17 March 2020
Responded by
Minister for Environment; Disability Services; Electoral Affairs
Response time
9 days
For the former Department of Parks and Wildlife
(a)(i)-(ii)      Nil.
(a)(iii)-(v)    Not applicable.
For the Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority
(a)(i)-(ii)      Nil.
(a)(iii)-(v)    Not applicable.
For the Zoological Parks Authority
(a)(i)-(ii)      Nil.
(a)(iii)-(v)    Not applicable.
For the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
(a)(i)-(ii)      Not applicable.
(a)(iii)-(v)    Nil.
For the Western Australian Electoral Commission:
(a) (i-v) The Western Australian Electoral Commission supplies enrolment information to Magenta Linas, and other similar providers, on a monthly basis pursuant to the Electoral Act 1907 . No commercial relationship exists, with no fee payable for the supply of the information.
Providers sign an agreement confirming that they will only use the enrolment information for the purposes for which it is supplied - for the processing and supply of enrolment data to the personal computers of Parliamentary Parties and/or Members of Parliament who have nominated the provider to receive the Members and/or Parties’ entitlement to enrolment information on their behalf.
(b) Nil
(c) Not applicable

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