❓ Mr. Birney questions the financial and administrative autonomy of the Police Royal Commission. The Premier confirms its discrete financial status and directs the member to budget documentation.
AnsweredQoN 1793Legislative Assembly
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(1) Has the Director General of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet delegated his ‘employing authority’ powers under the
Public Sector Management Act 1994
to the Executive Officer of the Police Royal Commission?
(2) If not, why not?
(3) Is the Police Royal Commission recognised as a ‘discrete entity’ for the purposes of the
Financial Administration and Audit Act 1985
?
(4) If not, why not?
(5) Does the Police Royal Commission operate a separate bank account and its own accounting system that enables it to process its accounts in house?
(6) If not, form which bank account does the Royal Commission draw its funds to meet its day to day commitments and why?
(7) Will the Royal Commission be preparing separate financial statements and will it have a separate division within the estimates?
(8) If not, why not?
Public Sector Management Act 1994
to the Executive Officer of the Police Royal Commission?
(2) If not, why not?
(3) Is the Police Royal Commission recognised as a ‘discrete entity’ for the purposes of the
Financial Administration and Audit Act 1985
?
(4) If not, why not?
(5) Does the Police Royal Commission operate a separate bank account and its own accounting system that enables it to process its accounts in house?
(6) If not, form which bank account does the Royal Commission draw its funds to meet its day to day commitments and why?
(7) Will the Royal Commission be preparing separate financial statements and will it have a separate division within the estimates?
(8) If not, why not?
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Answered
18 June 2002
Response time
28 days
(2) Not applicable. (3) Yes. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) Not applicable. (7) Yes. I refer the Member to page 104 of Volume 1 of Budget Paper No. 2 for the 2002-03 Budget, presented to the Legislative Assembly on 16 May 2002. (8) Not applicable.
(3) Yes. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) Not applicable. (7) Yes. I refer the Member to page 104 of Volume 1 of Budget Paper No. 2 for the 2002-03 Budget, presented to the Legislative Assembly on 16 May 2002. (8) Not applicable.
(5) Yes. (6) Not applicable. (7) Yes. I refer the Member to page 104 of Volume 1 of Budget Paper No. 2 for the 2002-03 Budget, presented to the Legislative Assembly on 16 May 2002. (8) Not applicable.
(3) Yes. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) Not applicable. (7) Yes. I refer the Member to page 104 of Volume 1 of Budget Paper No. 2 for the 2002-03 Budget, presented to the Legislative Assembly on 16 May 2002. (8) Not applicable.
(5) Yes. (6) Not applicable. (7) Yes. I refer the Member to page 104 of Volume 1 of Budget Paper No. 2 for the 2002-03 Budget, presented to the Legislative Assembly on 16 May 2002. (8) Not applicable.
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