❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice requests information from the Attorney General regarding the volume and number of debts written off by departments, agencies, and trading enterprises under their responsibility for the financial years 2015/16, 2016/17, and 2017/18, including details of debtors with ABNs.
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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?
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Answered
22 November 2018
Response time
14 days
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
a)
2015-16:
Former Department of the Attorney General: $6.517 million
Former Department of Corrective Services: $0.04 million
2016-17:
Former Department of the Attorney General: $16.653 million
Former Department of Corrective Services: $0.743 million
2017-18:
Department of Justice: $28.259 million
b)
2015-16
Former Department of the Attorney General: 12,207
Former Department of Corrective Services: 10
2016-17
Former Department of the Attorney General: 33,445
Former Department of Corrective Services: 182
2017-18
Department of Justice: 28,259
c) The Department is not required to maintain ABN details for debtors and is therefore unable to accurately identify those debtors with ABNs. The debtors deemed to be private organisations are summarised below with details in the attached tables:
2015-16
Former Department of the Attorney General:
251 organisations with total value of $0.136 million
2016-17
Former Department of the Attorney General:
948 organisations with total value of $0.781 million
2017-18
Department of Justice:
564 organisations with total value of $1.344 million
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
(i) 2015-16
(ii) 2016-17
(iii) 2017-18
(a)
$1 183.55
$98.85
Nil
(b)
4
1
Nil
(c)
Allied Food Solutions: $300
Amazon Drive Medical Centre: $244
Not applicable
Not applicable
LEGALAID WESTERN AUSTRALIA
a)
2015-16:
Former Department of the Attorney General: $6.517 million
Former Department of Corrective Services: $0.04 million
2016-17:
Former Department of the Attorney General: $16.653 million
Former Department of Corrective Services: $0.743 million
2017-18:
Department of Justice: $28.259 million
b)
2015-16
Former Department of the Attorney General: 12,207
Former Department of Corrective Services: 10
2016-17
Former Department of the Attorney General: 33,445
Former Department of Corrective Services: 182
2017-18
Department of Justice: 28,259
c) The Department is not required to maintain ABN details for debtors and is therefore unable to accurately identify those debtors with ABNs. The debtors deemed to be private organisations are summarised below with details in the attached tables:
2015-16
Former Department of the Attorney General:
251 organisations with total value of $0.136 million
2016-17
Former Department of the Attorney General:
948 organisations with total value of $0.781 million
2017-18
Department of Justice:
564 organisations with total value of $1.344 million
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
(i) 2015-16
(ii) 2016-17
(iii) 2017-18
(a)
$1 183.55
$98.85
Nil
(b)
4
1
Nil
(c)
Allied Food Solutions: $300
Amazon Drive Medical Centre: $244
Not applicable
Not applicable
LEGALAID WESTERN AUSTRALIA
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