❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the volume and details of debts written off by various government departments and agencies between 2015 and 2018. The question seeks transparency on debt management practices.
AnsweredQoN 4129Legislative Assembly
Asked
9 October 2018
Member
Portfolio
Child Protection; Women's Interests; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services
QuestionView source ↗
For each department, agency or trading enterprise for which the Minister is responsible: (a) what is the volume of debts written off for: (i) 2015/16; (ii) 2016/17; and (iii) 2017/18; (b) how many debtors had debts written off for each of the above financial years; and (c) please provide the names of all debtors with an ABN that had debts written off, and the value of those debts for each entity?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
21 November 2018
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection; Women's Interests; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services
Response time
13 days
This answer covers multiple Ministers’ portfolios, including Disability Services, Volunteering, Seniors and Ageing, Housing, Youth, Veterans Issues, as well as my Child Protection, Women’s Interests, Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence and Community Services portfolios.
(a)
Housing Authority
Disability Services Commission
Department for Child Protection and Family Support
Department of Local Government and Communities
Department of Communities
(i)
2015/16
$7,265,020
$0
$106,326
$800
N/A
(ii)
2016/17
$7,015,537
$58,133
$165,551
$6,342
N/A
(iii)
2017/18
$7,690,209
$0
N/A
N/A
$94,845
Please note, the Department of Communities was formed on 1 July 2017.
(b)
Housing Authority
Disability Services Commission
Department for Child Protection and Family Support
Department of Local Government and Communities
Department of Communities
2015/16
2,851
0
74
2
N/A
2016/17
2,000
70
92
3
N/A
2017/18
2,030
0
N/A
N/A
79
(c)
Housing Authority
No debtors with an ABN had debts written off for each of the three financial years.
Disability Services Commission
Activ Foundation: $0.01;
Dynamic Print: $255.86;
Elite Imaging Australia: $228.90;
Id Entity WA: $4,854.45;
Interchange Inc: $0.01;
Neurological Council of Western Australia Inc: $1,968.50;
Paradigm Total Salary Management: $2,798.24;
Perth Home Care Services Inc: $209.30; Public Sector Commission: $0.02;
Rocky Bay: $100.00.
Department for Child Protection and Family Support
Mercy Care: $215.00;
Edmund Rice Centre: $449.02
Department of Local Government and Communities
No debtors with an ABN had debts written off for each of the three financial years.
Department of Communities
Horn of Africa Cultural Association of WA: $840.50
(a)
Housing Authority
Disability Services Commission
Department for Child Protection and Family Support
Department of Local Government and Communities
Department of Communities
(i)
2015/16
$7,265,020
$0
$106,326
$800
N/A
(ii)
2016/17
$7,015,537
$58,133
$165,551
$6,342
N/A
(iii)
2017/18
$7,690,209
$0
N/A
N/A
$94,845
Please note, the Department of Communities was formed on 1 July 2017.
(b)
Housing Authority
Disability Services Commission
Department for Child Protection and Family Support
Department of Local Government and Communities
Department of Communities
2015/16
2,851
0
74
2
N/A
2016/17
2,000
70
92
3
N/A
2017/18
2,030
0
N/A
N/A
79
(c)
Housing Authority
No debtors with an ABN had debts written off for each of the three financial years.
Disability Services Commission
Activ Foundation: $0.01;
Dynamic Print: $255.86;
Elite Imaging Australia: $228.90;
Id Entity WA: $4,854.45;
Interchange Inc: $0.01;
Neurological Council of Western Australia Inc: $1,968.50;
Paradigm Total Salary Management: $2,798.24;
Perth Home Care Services Inc: $209.30; Public Sector Commission: $0.02;
Rocky Bay: $100.00.
Department for Child Protection and Family Support
Mercy Care: $215.00;
Edmund Rice Centre: $449.02
Department of Local Government and Communities
No debtors with an ABN had debts written off for each of the three financial years.
Department of Communities
Horn of Africa Cultural Association of WA: $840.50
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