❓ Question on Notice regarding bad debts incurred by Corrective Services, the Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services, and the Small Business Development Corporation (SBDC) between 1 July 2006 and 30 June 2007. Includes details of amounts, number of debtors, and debt recovery measures.
AnsweredQoN 5143Legislative Council
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(1) The amount and number of bad debts incurred between 1 July 2006 and 30 June 2007?
(2) The names of outstanding debtors?
(3) What measures, if any, have been taken in the period between 1 July 2006 and 30 June 2007 to keep bad debts to a minimum?
(2) The names of outstanding debtors?
(3) What measures, if any, have been taken in the period between 1 July 2006 and 30 June 2007 to keep bad debts to a minimum?
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Answered
17 October 2007
Responded by
Minister for Regional Development representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
50 days
Corrective Services
(1) $1,120.78 relating to 2 debtors.
(2) In view of the sensitive nature of bad debts, the names of the debtors have not been included in this response.
(3) The Department has a debt recovery policy, which involves the issue of several letters of demand to defaulting debtors. If this process is unsuccessful, the matter may be referred to the State Solicitor's Office for advice and, if appropriate, legal action may be taken to recover the debt.
Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services
1) Nil
2) N/a
3) N/a
SBDC
(1) In the period between 1 July 2006 and 30 June 2007 the Small Business Development Corporation incurred two (2) bad debts totalling $231.
(2) The outstanding debtors were Sunset Coast Australia and Small Business Centre Wheatbelt South (Narrogin).
(3) The collectibility of receivables is reviewed on an ongoing basis with regular follow up action taken with long outstanding debtors.
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(1) $1,120.78 relating to 2 debtors.
(2) In view of the sensitive nature of bad debts, the names of the debtors have not been included in this response.
(3) The Department has a debt recovery policy, which involves the issue of several letters of demand to defaulting debtors. If this process is unsuccessful, the matter may be referred to the State Solicitor's Office for advice and, if appropriate, legal action may be taken to recover the debt.
Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services
1) Nil
2) N/a
3) N/a
SBDC
(1) In the period between 1 July 2006 and 30 June 2007 the Small Business Development Corporation incurred two (2) bad debts totalling $231.
(2) The outstanding debtors were Sunset Coast Australia and Small Business Centre Wheatbelt South (Narrogin).
(3) The collectibility of receivables is reviewed on an ongoing basis with regular follow up action taken with long outstanding debtors.
Federal-State Relations
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