❓ Question regarding a debt owed by the Department of Health to the WA Police Service for drug prevention grants. The debt was written off by the Police due to an incorrect invoice amount and no monies are currently owed.
AnsweredQoN 2393Legislative Assembly
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(b) what is the cause of the debt to the Western Australian Police Service; (c) why wasn’t this debt paid; (d) will the Minister now direct the Health Department of Western Australia to pay the debt; and (e) will the Minister ensure that the Health Department of Western Australia pays their debts?
(c) why wasn’t this debt paid; (d) will the Minister now direct the Health Department of Western Australia to pay the debt; and (e) will the Minister ensure that the Health Department of Western Australia pays their debts?
(d) will the Minister now direct the Health Department of Western Australia to pay the debt; and (e) will the Minister ensure that the Health Department of Western Australia pays their debts?
(e) will the Minister ensure that the Health Department of Western Australia pays their debts?
The funding provided to Health by the Commonwealth for this program was not increased, therefore Health only paid $146,000 – leaving a shortfall of $24,000 in the Police debtors system. As the original invoice was raised for the incorrect amount, the outstanding balance of the debt ($24,000) was written off by the Police Department in order to clear the debt from their system in accordance with normal accounting policies (Accounting Standards and the Financial Administration and Audit Act). No monies are owed to Western Australian Police Service (WAPS) by the Department of Health in respect to this matter.
As the original invoice was raised for the incorrect amount, the outstanding balance of the debt ($24,000) was written off by the Police Department in order to clear the debt from their system in accordance with normal accounting policies (Accounting Standards and the Financial Administration and Audit Act). No monies are owed to Western Australian Police Service (WAPS) by the Department of Health in respect to this matter.
No monies are owed to Western Australian Police Service (WAPS) by the Department of Health in respect to this matter.
(c) why wasn’t this debt paid; (d) will the Minister now direct the Health Department of Western Australia to pay the debt; and (e) will the Minister ensure that the Health Department of Western Australia pays their debts?
(d) will the Minister now direct the Health Department of Western Australia to pay the debt; and (e) will the Minister ensure that the Health Department of Western Australia pays their debts?
(e) will the Minister ensure that the Health Department of Western Australia pays their debts?
The funding provided to Health by the Commonwealth for this program was not increased, therefore Health only paid $146,000 – leaving a shortfall of $24,000 in the Police debtors system. As the original invoice was raised for the incorrect amount, the outstanding balance of the debt ($24,000) was written off by the Police Department in order to clear the debt from their system in accordance with normal accounting policies (Accounting Standards and the Financial Administration and Audit Act). No monies are owed to Western Australian Police Service (WAPS) by the Department of Health in respect to this matter.
As the original invoice was raised for the incorrect amount, the outstanding balance of the debt ($24,000) was written off by the Police Department in order to clear the debt from their system in accordance with normal accounting policies (Accounting Standards and the Financial Administration and Audit Act). No monies are owed to Western Australian Police Service (WAPS) by the Department of Health in respect to this matter.
No monies are owed to Western Australian Police Service (WAPS) by the Department of Health in respect to this matter.
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Answered
11 March 2004
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
86 days
(a) – (e) The debt refers to Commonwealth funding received by Police (via the Department of Health) for the provision of drug prevention grants. The Police Department assumed that the grant amount contribution from the Commonwealth would increase from $146,000 to $170,000. The Police Department then raised an invoice for the increased amount against Health for payment.
The funding provided to Health by the Commonwealth for this program was not increased, therefore Health only paid $146,000 – leaving a shortfall of $24,000 in the Police debtors system.
As the original invoice was raised for the incorrect amount, the outstanding balance of the debt ($24,000) was written off by the Police Department in order to clear the debt from their system in accordance with normal accounting policies (Accounting Standards and the Financial Administration and Audit Act).
No monies are owed to Western Australian Police Service (WAPS) by the Department of Health in respect to this matter.
The funding provided to Health by the Commonwealth for this program was not increased, therefore Health only paid $146,000 – leaving a shortfall of $24,000 in the Police debtors system.
As the original invoice was raised for the incorrect amount, the outstanding balance of the debt ($24,000) was written off by the Police Department in order to clear the debt from their system in accordance with normal accounting policies (Accounting Standards and the Financial Administration and Audit Act).
No monies are owed to Western Australian Police Service (WAPS) by the Department of Health in respect to this matter.
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