❓ A parliamentary question seeks information on bad debts incurred by the Fire and Emergency Services Authority, the Fire and Emergency Services Superannuation Board, and WA Police. All three agencies reported nil bad debts for the specified period.
AnsweredQoN 5121Legislative Council
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(1) The amount and number of bad debts incurred between 1 July 2006 and 30 June 2007?
(2) The names of outstanding debtors?
(3) What measures, if any, have been taken in the period between 1 July 2006 and 30 June 2007 to keep bad debts to a minimum?
(2) The names of outstanding debtors?
(3) What measures, if any, have been taken in the period between 1 July 2006 and 30 June 2007 to keep bad debts to a minimum?
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Answered
26 September 2007
Responded by
Minister for Regional Development representing the Minister for Police and Emergency Services
Response time
29 days
Fire and Emergency Services Authority
(1) Nil.
(2) Not Applicable.
(3) The Fire and Emergency Services Authority's (FESA) measures include providing customers with monthly account statements and regular follow up action consisting of telephone calls and written correspondence. FESA also uses the services of a debt collection agency for cases of difficult customers.
Fire and Emergency Services Superannuation Board
(1) Nil
(2) - (3) Not applicable
WA Police
(1) - (2) Nil
(3) WA Police has a policy relating to collection procedures and doubtful and bad debts. A continuum of collection action is implemented to seek to achieve the highest collection rate possible, whilst ensuring the cost efficiency of the action taken.
The agency is also participating in a whole of government project that is considering the possible outsourcing of debt collection to professional entities in the private sector.
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(1) Nil.
(2) Not Applicable.
(3) The Fire and Emergency Services Authority's (FESA) measures include providing customers with monthly account statements and regular follow up action consisting of telephone calls and written correspondence. FESA also uses the services of a debt collection agency for cases of difficult customers.
Fire and Emergency Services Superannuation Board
(1) Nil
(2) - (3) Not applicable
WA Police
(1) - (2) Nil
(3) WA Police has a policy relating to collection procedures and doubtful and bad debts. A continuum of collection action is implemented to seek to achieve the highest collection rate possible, whilst ensuring the cost efficiency of the action taken.
The agency is also participating in a whole of government project that is considering the possible outsourcing of debt collection to professional entities in the private sector.
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