Dr. Woollard questions the Treasurer about the delayed release of the 2008-2009 'Who Buys What' report, inquiring about the release date, reasons for the delay, relevance of the information, and the possibility of timely quarterly reports. The Treasurer provides a delayed release date, cites data collection and verification as reasons for the delay, confirms the information's relevance, and declines to commit to quarterly reports.

AnsweredQoN 3339Legislative Assembly
Asked
23 June 2010
Portfolio
Treasurer

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The Office of Government Procurement produces an annual report titled
Who Buys What.
This annual report is released into the public domain; however, the report for 2008–2009 has not yet been made publicly available. I ask:
(a) on what date will the 2008–2009
Who Buys What
report be released into the public domain;
(b) what are the specific reasons for the 2008–2009 report not being released to date;
(c) will the information be relevant despite being released almost 12 months after the end of the reporting period; and
(d) will the Treasurer guarantee that the quarterly reports for
Who Buys What
will be released within one month of the end of each quarter (for example, the Public Sector Commission already releases quarterly reports in the public domain for the public sector workforce); and
(i) if not, why not?

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Answered
10 August 2010
Response time
48 days
(a) A release date has not been finalised. The report is expected to be available by mid-August.
(b) The report relies on returns and information from government agencies and requires a considerable amount of analysis and verification.
(c) Yes
(d) No
(i) It is an annual report.
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