A parliamentary question confirms the eligibility criteria for the WA Inventor of the Year Award, ensuring finalists are WA residents, developing projects in WA, and at the pre-commercialisation stage. The Minister's response is affirmative and appreciative.

AnsweredQoN 644Legislative Council
Asked
29 August 2006
Portfolio
Science and Innovation

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WA INVENTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD
I refer to the finalists in this year’s WA Inventor of the Year Award. (1) Is it a condition of entry for all finalists to fulfil the following criteria - (a) be a resident of Western Australia; (b) be developing the project in Western Australia; and (c) have a product or idea at the precommercialisation stage of development without an established sales stream? (2) Do all finalists in this year’s WA Inventor of the Year Award fulfil the above criteria? Hon KIM CHANCE

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I thank Hon Barry House for providing some notice of the question. I am delighted to say - (1) Yes. (2) Yes.
(1) Is it a condition of entry for all finalists to fulfil the following criteria - (a) be a resident of Western Australia; (b) be developing the project in Western Australia; and (c) have a product or idea at the precommercialisation stage of development without an established sales stream? (2) Do all finalists in this year’s WA Inventor of the Year Award fulfil the above criteria? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Barry House for providing some notice of the question. I am delighted to say - (1) Yes. (2) Yes.
(a) be a resident of Western Australia; (b) be developing the project in Western Australia; and (c) have a product or idea at the precommercialisation stage of development without an established sales stream? (2) Do all finalists in this year’s WA Inventor of the Year Award fulfil the above criteria? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Barry House for providing some notice of the question. I am delighted to say - (1) Yes. (2) Yes.
(b) be developing the project in Western Australia; and (c) have a product or idea at the precommercialisation stage of development without an established sales stream? (2) Do all finalists in this year’s WA Inventor of the Year Award fulfil the above criteria? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Barry House for providing some notice of the question. I am delighted to say - (1) Yes. (2) Yes.
(c) have a product or idea at the precommercialisation stage of development without an established sales stream? (2) Do all finalists in this year’s WA Inventor of the Year Award fulfil the above criteria? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Barry House for providing some notice of the question. I am delighted to say - (1) Yes. (2) Yes.
(2) Do all finalists in this year’s WA Inventor of the Year Award fulfil the above criteria? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Barry House for providing some notice of the question. I am delighted to say - (1) Yes. (2) Yes.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Barry House for providing some notice of the question. I am delighted to say - (1) Yes. (2) Yes.
I thank Hon Barry House for providing some notice of the question. I am delighted to say - (1) Yes. (2) Yes.
(1) Yes. (2) Yes.
(2) Yes.

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