❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details on departmental spending on conferences/seminars for staff within the Minister's portfolio. The Minister partially declined to answer due to resource constraints, providing some data and referencing other QONs.
AnsweredQoN 2007Legislative Assembly
Asked
7 September 2017
Member
Portfolio
Child Protection; Women's Interests; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services
QuestionView source ↗
Since 1 January 2017, have any officers or board members of a department, agency, Commission or Government Trading Enterprise (GTE) within the Minister’s portfolio of responsibilities attended a conference, seminar or workshop organised by a private organisation for which attendance was paid for by the department, agency, Commission or GTE, and if yes: (a) what was the name of the event attended by the officer or board member; (b) on what date was the event; (c) where was the event held; (d) how many officers or board members attended; (e) what is the name of the organiser or facilitator of the event; and (f) what was the ticket or entry cost of attendance for each officer or board member, and what was the cost of any travel or accommodation as part of the officer or board member's attendance?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
11 October 2017
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection; Women's Interests; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services
Response time
8 days
(a – f)
For the period 1 January 2017 – 30 June 2017:
Minister’s Child Protection portfolio
I am advised that answering this question will require extensive and time consuming analysis. I am not prepared to divert valuable staff resources away from other duties to undertake this task. If the Member has a specific query, I will endeavour to provide a response.
Minister’s Community Services portfolio :
1 January 2017 – 16 March 2017 and 28 June 2017 – 30 June 2017 [see tabled paper no. ]
17 March 2017 – 27 June 2017, please refer to LA QON 1530.
For the period 1 July 2017 – 7 September 2017:
Department of Communities
I am advised that answering this question will require extensive and time consuming analysis. I am not prepared to divert valuable staff resources away from other duties to undertake this task. If the Member has a specific query, I will endeavour to provide a response.
For the period 1 January 2017 – 30 June 2017:
Minister’s Child Protection portfolio
I am advised that answering this question will require extensive and time consuming analysis. I am not prepared to divert valuable staff resources away from other duties to undertake this task. If the Member has a specific query, I will endeavour to provide a response.
Minister’s Community Services portfolio :
1 January 2017 – 16 March 2017 and 28 June 2017 – 30 June 2017 [see tabled paper no. ]
17 March 2017 – 27 June 2017, please refer to LA QON 1530.
For the period 1 July 2017 – 7 September 2017:
Department of Communities
I am advised that answering this question will require extensive and time consuming analysis. I am not prepared to divert valuable staff resources away from other duties to undertake this task. If the Member has a specific query, I will endeavour to provide a response.
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