❓ Mr. Johnston questions the Minister for Energy about the absence of the 'State of the Infrastructure' report in Western Power's Annual Report, despite prior commitments. The Minister acknowledges the commitments but clarifies the report was published as a standalone document, a change communicated to the relevant committee.
AnsweredQoN 1345Legislative Assembly
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(1) Is the Minister aware of the commitments given by the Government and by the Western Power board in the formalresponse to the Legislative Council Standing Committee on Public Administration report entitled Unassisted failure , which was tabled on 12 June 2012? (2) Specifically, is the Minister aware that the Government and the Western Power board agreed that a 'State of the Infrastructure' report should be included every year in the Western Power Annual Report? (3) Can the Minister explain why the State of the Infrastructure report was not tabled in the Annual Report or in any other form to date for the 2012–2013 financial year? (4) Does the Minister stand by each and every commitment given by the Government and Western Power in its response tabled on 12 June 2012?
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Answered
3 December 2013
Responded by
Minister for Energy
Response time
35 days
Answer
(1) Yes.
(2) Yes.
(3) On the 29 November 2012 the previous Minister for Energy advised the Legislative Council Standing Committee on Public Administration that the State of the Infrastructure report would be published as a standalone document rather than be included in Western Power's annual report. The 2012 State of the Infrastructure report is publicly available on Western Power's website as a standalone document.
(4) Yes. However, the previous Minister for Energy advised the Standing Committee on Public Administration that the State of the Infrastructure report would be published as a standalone document.
(1) Yes.
(2) Yes.
(3) On the 29 November 2012 the previous Minister for Energy advised the Legislative Council Standing Committee on Public Administration that the State of the Infrastructure report would be published as a standalone document rather than be included in Western Power's annual report. The 2012 State of the Infrastructure report is publicly available on Western Power's website as a standalone document.
(4) Yes. However, the previous Minister for Energy advised the Standing Committee on Public Administration that the State of the Infrastructure report would be published as a standalone document.
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