❓ The parliamentary question probes the Minister and Director General of the Department of Industry and Resources on their commitment to transparency and demonstrable integrity in departmental decision-making, particularly regarding public access to independent review and record-keeping. The question was not directly answered, instead referring to a previous question.
AnsweredQoN 773Legislative Council
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(1) Does the Minister and Director General of the Department of Industry and Resources support the principle that if the reasoning behind a decision taken by the department as part of the obligations and responsibilities of the department cannot be demonstrated, then its integrity cannot be demonstrated?
(2) If yes to (1), can the Minister explain the reasons why?
(3) If no to (1), why not?
(4) Does the Minister and the Director General of the Department of Industry and Resources support the principle that transparency of decision making demands that the public must be able to obtain independent review of government decisions and that this cannot take place without sufficient good records of decisions, the actions taken and the reasons for them?
(5) If no to (4), why not?
(6) If yes to (4), can the Minister explain the reasons why?
(2) If yes to (1), can the Minister explain the reasons why?
(3) If no to (1), why not?
(4) Does the Minister and the Director General of the Department of Industry and Resources support the principle that transparency of decision making demands that the public must be able to obtain independent review of government decisions and that this cannot take place without sufficient good records of decisions, the actions taken and the reasons for them?
(5) If no to (4), why not?
(6) If yes to (4), can the Minister explain the reasons why?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
10 June 2003
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for State Development
Response time
26 days
I refer the member to the answer to Question 772 of 2003.
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