❓ The WA parliamentary question asks about the availability of online payment options for government agencies within the Education and Training portfolio. The answer indicates that while EFT is available, online payment options are being introduced for specific services via BPay due to low payment volumes.
AnsweredQoN 1707Legislative Assembly
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(1) For each Government agency falling within your portfolio responsibilities, have internet websites been established that will allow for the on-site payments of invoices, licenses, charges, fines and other fees?
(2) If not, what payments are unable to be made on-line and why?
(3) For those payments not payable on-line, what actions are being taken to allow them to be paid electronically and when will on-line payment be provided?
(2) If not, what payments are unable to be made on-line and why?
(3) For those payments not payable on-line, what actions are being taken to allow them to be paid electronically and when will on-line payment be provided?
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Answered
28 August 2003
Responded by
Minister for Education and Training
Response time
71 days
(2) – (3) The above payment modes provide the necessary flexibility for clients. All clients have the option of paying any invoice electronically (by EFT) directly into the Department’s bank account if they desire. In the Education sector the payments for vacation swimming fees, professional development fees, repayment of overpaid salaries, police clearance fees, staff rental and sundry debtors could possibly be paid through the internet. However, the volume and total value of payments involved are not sufficiently large to warrant the establishment of such a facility. Arrangements are being made to introduce the use of BPay direct on-line electronic payment facility through the payers’ bank websites for these services before the end of the financial year.
In the Education sector the payments for vacation swimming fees, professional development fees, repayment of overpaid salaries, police clearance fees, staff rental and sundry debtors could possibly be paid through the internet. However, the volume and total value of payments involved are not sufficiently large to warrant the establishment of such a facility. Arrangements are being made to introduce the use of BPay direct on-line electronic payment facility through the payers’ bank websites for these services before the end of the financial year.
Arrangements are being made to introduce the use of BPay direct on-line electronic payment facility through the payers’ bank websites for these services before the end of the financial year.
In the Education sector the payments for vacation swimming fees, professional development fees, repayment of overpaid salaries, police clearance fees, staff rental and sundry debtors could possibly be paid through the internet. However, the volume and total value of payments involved are not sufficiently large to warrant the establishment of such a facility. Arrangements are being made to introduce the use of BPay direct on-line electronic payment facility through the payers’ bank websites for these services before the end of the financial year.
Arrangements are being made to introduce the use of BPay direct on-line electronic payment facility through the payers’ bank websites for these services before the end of the financial year.
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