Ms Hodson-Thomas questions why the Western Australian Tourism Commission Act isn't subject to the same director liability provisions as other statutory marketing bodies. The answer clarifies that the Commission isn't classified as a 'government trading enterprise'.

AnsweredQoN 1290Legislative Assembly
Asked
15 August 2006
Portfolio
Tourism

QuestionView source ↗

Why is the Western Australian Tourism Commission Act not part of schedule 1 of the
Statutory Corporations (Liability of Directors) Act 1996
whilst other statutory marketing bodies are?

AnswerView source ↗

Answered
14 September 2006
Responded by
Minister for Tourism
Response time
30 days
The Western Australian Tourism Commission is not included in Schedule 1 as it is not defined as a "government trading enterprise" for the purposes of implementing competitive neutrality principles, nor is it required to be pursuant to the provisions of the
Western Australian Tourism Commission Act 1983.

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