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❓ Question regarding the Auditor General's report on timely payments to suppliers by local governments and whether the Local Government Act review will address this. The answer indicates the issues will be considered as part of the review and that local governments are expected to self-evaluate and implement recommendations.

AnsweredQoN 3418Legislative Assembly

Asked

28 June 2018

Member

Mr A. Krsticevic

Portfolio

Local Government

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I refer to the Auditor General’s report into the Timely Payment of Suppliers by Local Governments and ask: (a) Will the need for Local Governments to have policies and procedures in place to ensure the timely payment of suppliers be addressed as part of the Local Government Act review, if not, why not; and (b) What actions are being undertaken to address each of the recommendations made in the Auditor General’s report?

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Answered

14 August 2018

Responded by

Minister for Local Government

Response time

1 days

(a) Issues raised by the Auditor General into the timely payment of suppliers by local government will be considered as part of the Local Government Act 1995 review.
(b) Auditor General reports are designed to allow local governments, including those not audited, to evaluate their performance, review their practices and implement the Auditor General’s recommendations where necessary.

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