Mr. Buswell requests details on government contracts for various services. The Premier declines to provide the information, citing resource constraints and directing the questioner to publicly available reports.

AnsweredQoN 942Legislative Assembly
Asked
2 May 2006
Portfolio
Premier; Minister for Public Sector Management; State Development; Federal Affairs

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(B) training programs; (C) printing; (D) computer development and support services; (E) actuarial services; (F) publicity and promotional programs; (G) project management services; (H) valuations; (I) accounting services; (J) customer surveys; and (K) Bench marking,
(C) printing; (D) computer development and support services; (E) actuarial services; (F) publicity and promotional programs; (G) project management services; (H) valuations; (I) accounting services; (J) customer surveys; and (K) Bench marking,
(D) computer development and support services; (E) actuarial services; (F) publicity and promotional programs; (G) project management services; (H) valuations; (I) accounting services; (J) customer surveys; and (K) Bench marking,
(E) actuarial services; (F) publicity and promotional programs; (G) project management services; (H) valuations; (I) accounting services; (J) customer surveys; and (K) Bench marking,
(F) publicity and promotional programs; (G) project management services; (H) valuations; (I) accounting services; (J) customer surveys; and (K) Bench marking,
(G) project management services; (H) valuations; (I) accounting services; (J) customer surveys; and (K) Bench marking,
(H) valuations; (I) accounting services; (J) customer surveys; and (K) Bench marking,
(I) accounting services; (J) customer surveys; and (K) Bench marking,
(J) customer surveys; and (K) Bench marking,
(K) Bench marking,
(a) 1 January 2004 to 30 June 2004; (b) 1 July 2004 to 31 December 2004; and (c) 1 January 2005 to 30 June 2005?
(b) 1 July 2004 to 31 December 2004; and (c) 1 January 2005 to 30 June 2005?
(c) 1 January 2005 to 30 June 2005?
The considerable amount of information sought is not easy to extract from existing records and I am not prepared to divert resources from other essential duties to provide the requested information.

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Answered
13 June 2006
Response time
42 days
(a-k) Reports of consultants engaged by all government departments and agencies on contracts for services during the specified periods have been tabled in Parliament. These reports provide details of consultants engaged to provide strategic advice for government to act on and do not include contractors engaged to provide the sorts of services specified in the question. In addition, contracts valued at $10,000 and above, awarded by state government departments and agencies that are subject to the State Supply Commission Act, are available on the Western Australian Government Contracting Information Bulletin Board.
The considerable amount of information sought is not easy to extract from existing records and I am not prepared to divert resources from other essential duties to provide the requested information.

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