❓ Hon. Adele Farina questions the Department of Local Government and Communities regarding the omission of her complaints against the City of Bunbury from the 2013-14 Annual Report and seeks details on the actions taken by the Department in response to those complaints. The Department states the annual report doesn't include specifics of complaints and that the complaints didn't warrant ministerial intervention, but the Department liaised with the City.
AnsweredQoN 2131Legislative Council
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I refer to the Department of Local Government and Communities Annual Report 2013-14 , and I ask: (a) why is there no reference in the report to my complaints against the City of Bunbury and the action taken by the Department of Local Government and Communities to address those complaints; and (b) with respect to each complaint made by me and hand delivered to the Minister, what action has been taken by the Department of Local Government and Communities?
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Answered
2 December 2014
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Local Government
Response time
40 days
(a) The Department of Local Government and Communities' Annual Report provides information on the year's achievements, Departmental changes, financial statements and legal compliance. The Annual Report does not provide information on the specifics of complaints received by the Department.
(b) The Department reviewed the complaints and concluded that they did not provide sufficient and reasonable grounds for the Minister to suspect Council's failure to ensure that the City is properly performing its functions under the
Local Government Act 1995.
The Department liaised with the City to address the issues that were occurring at that time.
(b) The Department reviewed the complaints and concluded that they did not provide sufficient and reasonable grounds for the Minister to suspect Council's failure to ensure that the City is properly performing its functions under the
Local Government Act 1995.
The Department liaised with the City to address the issues that were occurring at that time.
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