❓ Question on Notice regarding the process of answering parliamentary questions, specifically addressing concerns about generic responses and ministerial responsibility. The Premier denies that a single officer prepares generic answers and affirms ministerial approval.
AnsweredQoN 1660Legislative Assembly
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(b) which Department is this officer employed by; (c) to whom is the officer responsible; (d) if the generic response is different to that of the responsible Minister’s original answer, what happens to the original answer; (e) are these original answers available on file, through Freedom of Information; (f) if so, which file and in which office; (g) by supplying generic answers to Questions on Notice is it a reflection on the ability and trust that the Premier has for the Ministers; and (h) if not, will the Premier now allow the Ministers to answer their own questions?
(c) to whom is the officer responsible; (d) if the generic response is different to that of the responsible Minister’s original answer, what happens to the original answer; (e) are these original answers available on file, through Freedom of Information; (f) if so, which file and in which office; (g) by supplying generic answers to Questions on Notice is it a reflection on the ability and trust that the Premier has for the Ministers; and (h) if not, will the Premier now allow the Ministers to answer their own questions?
(d) if the generic response is different to that of the responsible Minister’s original answer, what happens to the original answer; (e) are these original answers available on file, through Freedom of Information; (f) if so, which file and in which office; (g) by supplying generic answers to Questions on Notice is it a reflection on the ability and trust that the Premier has for the Ministers; and (h) if not, will the Premier now allow the Ministers to answer their own questions?
(e) are these original answers available on file, through Freedom of Information; (f) if so, which file and in which office; (g) by supplying generic answers to Questions on Notice is it a reflection on the ability and trust that the Premier has for the Ministers; and (h) if not, will the Premier now allow the Ministers to answer their own questions?
(f) if so, which file and in which office; (g) by supplying generic answers to Questions on Notice is it a reflection on the ability and trust that the Premier has for the Ministers; and (h) if not, will the Premier now allow the Ministers to answer their own questions?
(g) by supplying generic answers to Questions on Notice is it a reflection on the ability and trust that the Premier has for the Ministers; and (h) if not, will the Premier now allow the Ministers to answer their own questions?
(h) if not, will the Premier now allow the Ministers to answer their own questions?
(a) - (h) There is no single officer who prepares generic answers. All answers are approved by relevant Ministers as has been the case in the previous governments.
(c) to whom is the officer responsible; (d) if the generic response is different to that of the responsible Minister’s original answer, what happens to the original answer; (e) are these original answers available on file, through Freedom of Information; (f) if so, which file and in which office; (g) by supplying generic answers to Questions on Notice is it a reflection on the ability and trust that the Premier has for the Ministers; and (h) if not, will the Premier now allow the Ministers to answer their own questions?
(d) if the generic response is different to that of the responsible Minister’s original answer, what happens to the original answer; (e) are these original answers available on file, through Freedom of Information; (f) if so, which file and in which office; (g) by supplying generic answers to Questions on Notice is it a reflection on the ability and trust that the Premier has for the Ministers; and (h) if not, will the Premier now allow the Ministers to answer their own questions?
(e) are these original answers available on file, through Freedom of Information; (f) if so, which file and in which office; (g) by supplying generic answers to Questions on Notice is it a reflection on the ability and trust that the Premier has for the Ministers; and (h) if not, will the Premier now allow the Ministers to answer their own questions?
(f) if so, which file and in which office; (g) by supplying generic answers to Questions on Notice is it a reflection on the ability and trust that the Premier has for the Ministers; and (h) if not, will the Premier now allow the Ministers to answer their own questions?
(g) by supplying generic answers to Questions on Notice is it a reflection on the ability and trust that the Premier has for the Ministers; and (h) if not, will the Premier now allow the Ministers to answer their own questions?
(h) if not, will the Premier now allow the Ministers to answer their own questions?
(a) - (h) There is no single officer who prepares generic answers. All answers are approved by relevant Ministers as has been the case in the previous governments.
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28 August 2003
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77 days
(a) - (h) There is no single officer who prepares generic answers. All answers are approved by relevant Ministers as has been the case in the previous governments.
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