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❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks detailed data on correspondence received by the Premier's office since the 2021 election, including response rates and recipient categories. The Premier's office declined to provide the information, citing resource constraints.

AnsweredQoN 294Legislative Assembly

Asked

28 October 2021

Member

Ms M.J. Davies

Portfolio

Premier; Treasurer; Minister for Public Sector Management; Federal-State Relations

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I refer to correspondence received by the Minister's Office for each month since the 2021 State election (March 2021 to date), please detail: (a) The total number of correspondence that was received; (b) The total number of correspondence that was received that did not elicit a formal response from either the Minister or their Chief of Staff, excluding automatic responses; (c) The total number of correspondence that was completed and responded to: (i) within 30 days; (ii) between 30 and 90 days; and (iii) after 90 days; (d) For (c) please also detail whether the responses were to: (i) Members of the public; (ii) Industry bodies; (iii) State Opposition members of Parliament or their parties; (iv) Federal Members of Parliament; (v) State Departments; (vi) Federal Departments; and (vii) Community organisations; and (e) What is the highest number of times an individual member of the public has contacted your office without receiving a formal response, excluding automatic responses?

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Answered

15 February 2022

Response time

10 days

(a – e) This detailed information is not readily available and would require considerable time to collate and prepare, which would divert staff away from their normal duties. It is not considered to be a reasonable or appropriate use of government resources to provide this information.

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