❓ Hon. Kate Doust asks the Minister for Small Business about the number of inquiries and outcomes related to the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) service, particularly concerning retail shop lease disputes. The Minister provides specific figures, highlighting the Small Business Commissioner's positive impact.
AnsweredQoN 332Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SERVICE —
DISPUTE-RELATED INQUIRIES
332. Hon KATE DOUST to the Minister for Small Business:
Mr President, you might not like my question either!
I refer to the media statement dated 31 May 2012 regarding
the more than 600 dispute-related inquiries to the alternative dispute
resolution service.
(1) What is the number of inquiries for the ADR service to 8
June 2012?
(2) From these inquires, what is the number of inquiries that
have moved to —
(a) guided resolution;
and
(b) mediation?
(3) What is
the number of disputes in which only one party has agreed to mediation?
(4) In relation to retail shop lease disputes —
(a) How many businesses have requested the
assistance of the Small Business Commissioner?
(b) Of these, how many
have been referred to the ADR service?
(c) How many certificates have been issued by
the Small Business Commissioner for disputes to be settled by the State
Administrative Tribunal?
DISPUTE-RELATED INQUIRIES
332. Hon KATE DOUST to the Minister for Small Business:
Mr President, you might not like my question either!
I refer to the media statement dated 31 May 2012 regarding
the more than 600 dispute-related inquiries to the alternative dispute
resolution service.
(1) What is the number of inquiries for the ADR service to 8
June 2012?
(2) From these inquires, what is the number of inquiries that
have moved to —
(a) guided resolution;
and
(b) mediation?
(3) What is
the number of disputes in which only one party has agreed to mediation?
(4) In relation to retail shop lease disputes —
(a) How many businesses have requested the
assistance of the Small Business Commissioner?
(b) Of these, how many
have been referred to the ADR service?
(c) How many certificates have been issued by
the Small Business Commissioner for disputes to be settled by the State
Administrative Tribunal?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of her question
and I am delighted to be able to provide this information, because the Small
Business Commissioner is already making a significant difference with members
of his team at the Small Business Development Corporation in solving people's
problems, and that includes disputes.
Hon Kate Doust : Good; I look forward to meeting him one
day.
Hon SIMON O'BRIEN : The member met him the other day, did she
not?
Hon Kate Doust : No, only informally.
Hon SIMON O'BRIEN : She only met him informally; that is not
good enough! I shall arrange a formal introduction.
Hon Kate Doust : I wish you would. I have been asking your
office for a while, so I look forward to it.
Hon SIMON O'BRIEN : I shall arrange a formal introduction. We
will have the member —
Hon Ken Travers : Won't you be back as transport
minister soon?
Hon SIMON O'BRIEN : Let us —
Hon Kate Doust : Let him answer my question.
Hon SIMON O'BRIEN : Question time has been going nicely; let
us not get ugly about it.
The PRESIDENT : Order! I am not sure it has; let us get to
the answer.
Hon SIMON O'BRIEN : I will answer the question.
(1) The number is
731.
(2) (a) There are
51.
(b) There is one.
(3) There is one.
(4) (a) There are
310.
(b) There are 31.
(c) There is one.
and I am delighted to be able to provide this information, because the Small
Business Commissioner is already making a significant difference with members
of his team at the Small Business Development Corporation in solving people's
problems, and that includes disputes.
Hon Kate Doust : Good; I look forward to meeting him one
day.
Hon SIMON O'BRIEN : The member met him the other day, did she
not?
Hon Kate Doust : No, only informally.
Hon SIMON O'BRIEN : She only met him informally; that is not
good enough! I shall arrange a formal introduction.
Hon Kate Doust : I wish you would. I have been asking your
office for a while, so I look forward to it.
Hon SIMON O'BRIEN : I shall arrange a formal introduction. We
will have the member —
Hon Ken Travers : Won't you be back as transport
minister soon?
Hon SIMON O'BRIEN : Let us —
Hon Kate Doust : Let him answer my question.
Hon SIMON O'BRIEN : Question time has been going nicely; let
us not get ugly about it.
The PRESIDENT : Order! I am not sure it has; let us get to
the answer.
Hon SIMON O'BRIEN : I will answer the question.
(1) The number is
731.
(2) (a) There are
51.
(b) There is one.
(3) There is one.
(4) (a) There are
310.
(b) There are 31.
(c) There is one.
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