❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details on boards, reviews, committees, inquiries, and taskforces established within the Minister's portfolio since the Labor government's election, including costs, chairpersons, and timelines. The answer provides specific information for the Tourism Commission and Small Business Development Corporation.
AnsweredQoN 1912Legislative Assembly
Asked
9 September 2003
Member
Portfolio
Tourism; Small Business; Sport and Recreation; Peel and the South West
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(1) Since the election of the State Labor Government, how many boards, reviews, committees, inquiries and taskforces have been established within the Minister’s portfolio?
(2) Will the Minister list all the boards, reviews, committees, inquiries and taskforces that have been established?
(3) What is the name and qualification of each person who chairs each board, review, committee, inquiry and taskforce that has been established within the Minister’s portfolio since the election of the State Labor Government?
(4) Will the Minister list the commencement date and the completion date for all boards, reviews, committees, inquiries and taskforces that have been established?
(5) Will the Minister list the total cost of sitting fees and the total cost for each of the boards, reviews, committees, inquiries and taskforces that have been established?
(6) What payments, fees and sitting fees are paid to the chairperson of each board, review, committee, inquiry and taskforce that has been established within the Minister’s portfolio?
(2) Will the Minister list all the boards, reviews, committees, inquiries and taskforces that have been established?
(3) What is the name and qualification of each person who chairs each board, review, committee, inquiry and taskforce that has been established within the Minister’s portfolio since the election of the State Labor Government?
(4) Will the Minister list the commencement date and the completion date for all boards, reviews, committees, inquiries and taskforces that have been established?
(5) Will the Minister list the total cost of sitting fees and the total cost for each of the boards, reviews, committees, inquiries and taskforces that have been established?
(6) What payments, fees and sitting fees are paid to the chairperson of each board, review, committee, inquiry and taskforce that has been established within the Minister’s portfolio?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
4 December 2003
Responded by
Minister for Tourism; Small Business; Sport and Recreation; Peel and the South West
Response time
86 days
Western Australian Tourism Commission
1.
Five in total, one review and four committees.
2.
Reviews - Partnership 21;
Committees - The Western Australian Tourism Commission (WATC) Board disbanded its seven advisory councils, which were formed in 1995, and replaced them with four committees in 2003. The new committees are:
- WA Tourism Marketing Committee
- EventsCorp Committee
- Nature Based Tourism Advisory Committee
- Rally Australia Board
3.
Chairperson of the Partnership 21 Review:
- Ross Hughes, former WATC Commissioner, former Chairman of LandCorp Board, Rottnest Island Authority and Senator of Murdoch University.
Chairperson of the WA Tourism Marketing Committee:
- Laurie O’Meara, WATC Deputy Chairman, Past President of Tourism Council Western Australia, current President of the Australian Tourism Accreditation Association and Deputy Chair of the Rottnest Island Authority Board.
Chairperson of the EventsCorp Committee:
- Alan Mulgrew, WATC Chairman; Specialises in strategic management advice in areas of corporate re-engineering, infrastructure planning/implementation and commercial development.
Chairperson of the Nature Based Tourism Advisory Committee:
- Helen Creed, WATC Commissioner, Vice-President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) and Chair of the ACTU’s women’s committee. Current National President of the Australian Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Worker’s Union.
Chairperson of the Rally Australia Board:
- Garry Hunt, Managing Director, Garry Hunt Consulting Group, Experienced in change management and issues of good Governance at the highest levels.
4.
Partnership 21 Review:
- Commencement date – April 2002
- Completion date – September 2002
Committees:
The new committees commenced on the following dates:
- WA Tourism Marketing Committee – 20 March 2003
- EventsCorp Committee – 15 April 2003
- Nature Based Tourism Advisory Committee – 9 June 2003
- Rally Australia Board – 13 May 2003
The committees operate at the WATC Board’s discretion. No completion dates have been set.
5.
Sitting fees on reviews and committees established - $nil
Total cost of Partnership 21 Review – $81,157
Total cost of WATC Committees –
WA Tourism Marketing Committee – $5,507*
EventsCorp Committee – $352
Nature Based Tourism Advisory Committee – $2,020*
Rally Australia Board – $8,232*
*High percentage of cost relates to air travel for regional and interstate members.
6.
No sitting fees or payments were made to the chairperson of the Partnership 21 review or to any of the committees of the WATC Board. It should be noted that WATC Commissioners receive sitting fees as WATC Board members, which does not include remuneration for their participation on WATC committees.
Rottnest Island Authority
1.
None
2.
- 6. Not applicable.
Small Business Development Commission
1.
Since the election of the Labor Government, the Small Business Development Corporation has established three (3) reviews.
2.
(i) Review of the
Small Business Development Corporation Act
1996 - 2001;
(ii) Review of the
Commercial Tenancy (Retail Shops) Agreements Act
; and
(iii) Review of the Business Enterprise Centre (BEC) Network Program.
3.
(i) Ms Catherine Crawford (Barrister) was the Chairperson of the Steering Committee established to oversee the Review of the
Small Business Development Corporation Act 1996
- 2001.
(ii) Mr Keith Bales (Solicitor and part time Registrar of the Commercial Tribunal of Western Australia) was the Chairperson of the committee appointed to review the
Commercial Tenancy (Retail Shops) Agreements Act
.
(iii) There is no Chairperson appointed to the Review of the Business Enterprise Centre (BEC) Network Program.
4.
(i) The Review of the
Small Business Development Corporation Act 1996
- 2001 commenced on 4 December 2001 and was completed on 17 June 2002.
(ii) The Review of the
Commercial Tenancy (Retail Shops) Agreements Act
commenced on 10 September 2002 and was completed on 28 February 2003.
(iii) The Review of the Business Enterprise Centre (BEC) Network Program commenced on 24 June 2003 and is due for completion in October 2003.
5.
(i) Review of the
Small Business Development Corporation Act 1996
- 2001:
Total cost of sitting fees $3,834.00
Total cost of Review $29,414.01
(ii) Review of the
Commercial Tenancy (Retail Shops) Agreements Act
:
Total cost of sitting fees $9,351.99
Total cost of Review $23,336.20
(iii) Review of the Business Enterprise Centre (BEC) Network Program:
Total cost of sitting fees Nil
Total cost of Review (budgetted) $50,000
6.
(i) The Chairperson of the Review of the
Small Business Development Corporation Act 1996
- 2001 was paid a sitting fee for attendance at meetings and any out of pocket expenses associated with the committee’s deliberations.
(ii) The Chairperson of the Review of the
Commercial Tenancy (Retail Shops) Agreements Act
was paid a sitting fee for attendance at meetings and any out of pocket expenses associated with the committee’s deliberations.
(iii) There is no Chairperson appointed to the Review of the Business Enterprise Centre (BEC) Network Program.
Department of Sport and Recreation
1.
None.
2.
- 6. Not applicable
WA Sports Centre Trust
1.
None
2.
- 6. Not applicable
Western Australian Institute of Sport
1.
None
2.
- 6. Not applicable
Peel Development Commission
1.
Five
2.
(a) Rail Heritage Foundation of WA
(b) Boddington Open Range Zoo Taskforce
(c) Water Sensitive Design Steering Group
(d) Peel Industrial Sites Working Group
(e) Peel 2020 Steering Group.
3.
(a) Rail Heritage Foundation of WA - James Nelson, Project Officer, Shire of Boddington
(b) Boddington Open Range Zoo Taskforce - Maree De Lacey, CEO Peel Development Commission
(c) Water Sensitive Design Steering Group - Christine Steer, Manager Environmental and Cultural Development, Peel Development Commission
(d) Peel Industrial Sites Working Group - Maree De Lacey, CEO Peel Development Commission
(e) Peel 2020 Steering Group – David Templeman MLA, Member for Mandurah.
4.
(a) Rail Heritage Foundation of WA - April 2002, indefinite
(b) Boddington Open Range Zoo Taskforce - March 2003, June 2004
(c) Water Sensitive Design Steering Group - May 2003, July 2005
(d) Peel Industrial Sites Working Group - May 2003, indefinite
(e) Peel 2020 Steering Group – August 2002, with review in March 2004.
5.
(a)–(e) No sitting fees paid. Other costs (eg, coffee, sandwiches, petrol) are funded from existing resources.
6.
(a)-(e) Not applicable.
South West Development Commission
1.
None.
2.
- 6. Not applicable.
1.
Five in total, one review and four committees.
2.
Reviews - Partnership 21;
Committees - The Western Australian Tourism Commission (WATC) Board disbanded its seven advisory councils, which were formed in 1995, and replaced them with four committees in 2003. The new committees are:
- WA Tourism Marketing Committee
- EventsCorp Committee
- Nature Based Tourism Advisory Committee
- Rally Australia Board
3.
Chairperson of the Partnership 21 Review:
- Ross Hughes, former WATC Commissioner, former Chairman of LandCorp Board, Rottnest Island Authority and Senator of Murdoch University.
Chairperson of the WA Tourism Marketing Committee:
- Laurie O’Meara, WATC Deputy Chairman, Past President of Tourism Council Western Australia, current President of the Australian Tourism Accreditation Association and Deputy Chair of the Rottnest Island Authority Board.
Chairperson of the EventsCorp Committee:
- Alan Mulgrew, WATC Chairman; Specialises in strategic management advice in areas of corporate re-engineering, infrastructure planning/implementation and commercial development.
Chairperson of the Nature Based Tourism Advisory Committee:
- Helen Creed, WATC Commissioner, Vice-President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) and Chair of the ACTU’s women’s committee. Current National President of the Australian Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Worker’s Union.
Chairperson of the Rally Australia Board:
- Garry Hunt, Managing Director, Garry Hunt Consulting Group, Experienced in change management and issues of good Governance at the highest levels.
4.
Partnership 21 Review:
- Commencement date – April 2002
- Completion date – September 2002
Committees:
The new committees commenced on the following dates:
- WA Tourism Marketing Committee – 20 March 2003
- EventsCorp Committee – 15 April 2003
- Nature Based Tourism Advisory Committee – 9 June 2003
- Rally Australia Board – 13 May 2003
The committees operate at the WATC Board’s discretion. No completion dates have been set.
5.
Sitting fees on reviews and committees established - $nil
Total cost of Partnership 21 Review – $81,157
Total cost of WATC Committees –
WA Tourism Marketing Committee – $5,507*
EventsCorp Committee – $352
Nature Based Tourism Advisory Committee – $2,020*
Rally Australia Board – $8,232*
*High percentage of cost relates to air travel for regional and interstate members.
6.
No sitting fees or payments were made to the chairperson of the Partnership 21 review or to any of the committees of the WATC Board. It should be noted that WATC Commissioners receive sitting fees as WATC Board members, which does not include remuneration for their participation on WATC committees.
Rottnest Island Authority
1.
None
2.
- 6. Not applicable.
Small Business Development Commission
1.
Since the election of the Labor Government, the Small Business Development Corporation has established three (3) reviews.
2.
(i) Review of the
Small Business Development Corporation Act
1996 - 2001;
(ii) Review of the
Commercial Tenancy (Retail Shops) Agreements Act
; and
(iii) Review of the Business Enterprise Centre (BEC) Network Program.
3.
(i) Ms Catherine Crawford (Barrister) was the Chairperson of the Steering Committee established to oversee the Review of the
Small Business Development Corporation Act 1996
- 2001.
(ii) Mr Keith Bales (Solicitor and part time Registrar of the Commercial Tribunal of Western Australia) was the Chairperson of the committee appointed to review the
Commercial Tenancy (Retail Shops) Agreements Act
.
(iii) There is no Chairperson appointed to the Review of the Business Enterprise Centre (BEC) Network Program.
4.
(i) The Review of the
Small Business Development Corporation Act 1996
- 2001 commenced on 4 December 2001 and was completed on 17 June 2002.
(ii) The Review of the
Commercial Tenancy (Retail Shops) Agreements Act
commenced on 10 September 2002 and was completed on 28 February 2003.
(iii) The Review of the Business Enterprise Centre (BEC) Network Program commenced on 24 June 2003 and is due for completion in October 2003.
5.
(i) Review of the
Small Business Development Corporation Act 1996
- 2001:
Total cost of sitting fees $3,834.00
Total cost of Review $29,414.01
(ii) Review of the
Commercial Tenancy (Retail Shops) Agreements Act
:
Total cost of sitting fees $9,351.99
Total cost of Review $23,336.20
(iii) Review of the Business Enterprise Centre (BEC) Network Program:
Total cost of sitting fees Nil
Total cost of Review (budgetted) $50,000
6.
(i) The Chairperson of the Review of the
Small Business Development Corporation Act 1996
- 2001 was paid a sitting fee for attendance at meetings and any out of pocket expenses associated with the committee’s deliberations.
(ii) The Chairperson of the Review of the
Commercial Tenancy (Retail Shops) Agreements Act
was paid a sitting fee for attendance at meetings and any out of pocket expenses associated with the committee’s deliberations.
(iii) There is no Chairperson appointed to the Review of the Business Enterprise Centre (BEC) Network Program.
Department of Sport and Recreation
1.
None.
2.
- 6. Not applicable
WA Sports Centre Trust
1.
None
2.
- 6. Not applicable
Western Australian Institute of Sport
1.
None
2.
- 6. Not applicable
Peel Development Commission
1.
Five
2.
(a) Rail Heritage Foundation of WA
(b) Boddington Open Range Zoo Taskforce
(c) Water Sensitive Design Steering Group
(d) Peel Industrial Sites Working Group
(e) Peel 2020 Steering Group.
3.
(a) Rail Heritage Foundation of WA - James Nelson, Project Officer, Shire of Boddington
(b) Boddington Open Range Zoo Taskforce - Maree De Lacey, CEO Peel Development Commission
(c) Water Sensitive Design Steering Group - Christine Steer, Manager Environmental and Cultural Development, Peel Development Commission
(d) Peel Industrial Sites Working Group - Maree De Lacey, CEO Peel Development Commission
(e) Peel 2020 Steering Group – David Templeman MLA, Member for Mandurah.
4.
(a) Rail Heritage Foundation of WA - April 2002, indefinite
(b) Boddington Open Range Zoo Taskforce - March 2003, June 2004
(c) Water Sensitive Design Steering Group - May 2003, July 2005
(d) Peel Industrial Sites Working Group - May 2003, indefinite
(e) Peel 2020 Steering Group – August 2002, with review in March 2004.
5.
(a)–(e) No sitting fees paid. Other costs (eg, coffee, sandwiches, petrol) are funded from existing resources.
6.
(a)-(e) Not applicable.
South West Development Commission
1.
None.
2.
- 6. Not applicable.
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