❓ A Member of Parliament questions the Minister for Tourism regarding the withholding of information previously requested, citing concerns about commercial sensitivity and referencing an Auditor-General's report. The Minister responds by stating that advice was sought from the State Solicitors Office and that the information has since been provided to a Legislative Council committee.
AnsweredQoN 4944Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
In relation to the Minister’s answer to Question on Notice No. 4328 which cites commercially sensitive concerns by third parties as a reason for failing to table information I requested in Parliament, and also in light of the fact that the Auditor-General’s 23 March 2011 report found that it was not appropriate for a Ministerial colleague not to provide such information to Parliament, I ask:
(a) did the Minister seek advice from the Solicitor-General on the information requested, or did the Minister rely on advice from the third party, in contravention of the Auditor-General’s best practice advice;
(b) has the Minister fully complied with section 81 and section 82 of the
Financial Management Act 2006
, including the 14 day timeframe to report to the Auditor-General on why the Minister has failed to provide financial information to the Parliament; and
(i) if not, why not; and
(c) will the Minister table any written advice received upon why the Minister should, or should not, have released this information; and
(i) if not, why not?
(a) did the Minister seek advice from the Solicitor-General on the information requested, or did the Minister rely on advice from the third party, in contravention of the Auditor-General’s best practice advice;
(b) has the Minister fully complied with section 81 and section 82 of the
Financial Management Act 2006
, including the 14 day timeframe to report to the Auditor-General on why the Minister has failed to provide financial information to the Parliament; and
(i) if not, why not; and
(c) will the Minister table any written advice received upon why the Minister should, or should not, have released this information; and
(i) if not, why not?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
17 May 2011
Responded by
Minister for Tourism
Response time
42 days
(a) Tourism Western Australia's advice drew on earlier advice received from the State Solicitors Office.
(b)-(c) The Auditor General's Report of 23 March has provided clarity on the application of section 81 and section 82 of the Financial Management Act 2006. I can confirm that the information requested by the Member has been provided to the State Parliament via the Legislative Council's Standing Committee on Estimates and Financial Operations.
Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on
http://www.rtlib.com
(b)-(c) The Auditor General's Report of 23 March has provided clarity on the application of section 81 and section 82 of the Financial Management Act 2006. I can confirm that the information requested by the Member has been provided to the State Parliament via the Legislative Council's Standing Committee on Estimates and Financial Operations.
Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on
http://www.rtlib.com
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.