❓ Hon. Carolyn Burton questions the Treasurer regarding the comprehensiveness of Appendix 10 in the 2009-10 State Budget concerning tariff, fee, and charge increases. The Treasurer admits Appendix 10 is not exhaustive due to practicality, directing the Member to relevant legislation and regulatory processes.
AnsweredQoN 758Legislative Council
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I refer to the 2009-10 State Budget, and ask -
(1) Can the Treasurer confirm that all increases in tariffs, fee's or charges, approved by State Government since 23 September 2008 are referred to in appendix 10?
(2) If no to (1), will the Treasurer table a list of all other increases in tariff, fees or charges, that the State Government has approved?
(3) If no to (2), why not?
(1) Can the Treasurer confirm that all increases in tariffs, fee's or charges, approved by State Government since 23 September 2008 are referred to in appendix 10?
(2) If no to (1), will the Treasurer table a list of all other increases in tariff, fees or charges, that the State Government has approved?
(3) If no to (2), why not?
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Answered
25 June 2009
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Treasurer
Response time
36 days
(1) Appendix 10 of the 2009-10 Budget Paper No. 3 does not include all tariffs, fees or charges that have been increased since 23 September 2008. The Any list would be too onerous and long to construct if it were to contain every single State Government tariff, fee or charge. Therefore not all increases in tariffs, fees or charges, approved by the State Government since 23 December 2008, are included in appendix 10. This is because the principal focus of appendix 10 is a model to estimate the costs incurred by a 'representative' household through the consumption of certain State Government goods and services. Reference is also made in the appendix to new or potentially contentious fees and charges.
(2) No.
(3) It is not practical to provide a consolidated list of the increases in the many hundreds of tariffs, fees and charges imposed by public sector agencies. However, the following information is provided to assist the Member:
· Fees or charges may be specifically authorised under legislation administered by an agency or through the application of the
State Trading Concerns Act 1916 (STCA)
.
· The setting of and amendment of fees and charges authorised under legislation are prescribed in regulations. The regulations may be subject to disallowance by Parliament's Joint Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (JSCDL), which is charged with scrutinising and monitoring subordinate legislation in WA.
· The
STCA
may authorise the imposition of fees and charges for departments where trading activities are ancillary to their core business or for statutory authorities where their legislation is deficient. The trading activities are limited in nature to intellectual expertise, sponsorships and advertising, and the fee or charge must be approved by the relevant Minister. The agency and activities are prescribed for the purposes of the
STCA
by regulations which are subject to disallowance by the JSCDL.
· Corporatised entities, such as the Water Corporation and Western Power, are required to operate on commercial principles. As an example, the power to charge fees in the case of the Water Corporation comes from the Water Agencies (Powers) Act 1984 and this is done through by-laws. The charges are gazetted and, as the by-laws are subsidiary legislation, they are subject to disallowances by the JSCDL.
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(2) No.
(3) It is not practical to provide a consolidated list of the increases in the many hundreds of tariffs, fees and charges imposed by public sector agencies. However, the following information is provided to assist the Member:
· Fees or charges may be specifically authorised under legislation administered by an agency or through the application of the
State Trading Concerns Act 1916 (STCA)
.
· The setting of and amendment of fees and charges authorised under legislation are prescribed in regulations. The regulations may be subject to disallowance by Parliament's Joint Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (JSCDL), which is charged with scrutinising and monitoring subordinate legislation in WA.
· The
STCA
may authorise the imposition of fees and charges for departments where trading activities are ancillary to their core business or for statutory authorities where their legislation is deficient. The trading activities are limited in nature to intellectual expertise, sponsorships and advertising, and the fee or charge must be approved by the relevant Minister. The agency and activities are prescribed for the purposes of the
STCA
by regulations which are subject to disallowance by the JSCDL.
· Corporatised entities, such as the Water Corporation and Western Power, are required to operate on commercial principles. As an example, the power to charge fees in the case of the Water Corporation comes from the Water Agencies (Powers) Act 1984 and this is done through by-laws. The charges are gazetted and, as the by-laws are subsidiary legislation, they are subject to disallowances by the JSCDL.
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