❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details on reviews, committees, inquiries, and taskforces established within the Local Government and Regional Development portfolio since March 2001, including costs, personnel, and timelines. The answer provides specific information from various branches within the department.
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For all portfolios, Departments and Agencies over which the Minister holds responsibility -
(1) How many reviews, committees, inquiries and taskforces have been established since March 2001?
(2) Will the Minister list all the reviews, committees, inquiries and taskforces that have been established since March 2001?
(3) What is the name and qualification of each person who heads each review, committee, inquiry and taskforce that has been established?
(4) Will the Minister list the commencement date and the completion date for all reviews, committees, inquiries and taskforces that have been established?
(5) Will the Minister list the total cost of sitting fees and the total cost for each of the reviews, committees, inquiries and taskforces that have been established?
(6) Will the Minister list the cost of sitting fees to date and estimated total final cost of each review, committee, inquiry and taskforce that is still current?
(1) How many reviews, committees, inquiries and taskforces have been established since March 2001?
(2) Will the Minister list all the reviews, committees, inquiries and taskforces that have been established since March 2001?
(3) What is the name and qualification of each person who heads each review, committee, inquiry and taskforce that has been established?
(4) Will the Minister list the commencement date and the completion date for all reviews, committees, inquiries and taskforces that have been established?
(5) Will the Minister list the total cost of sitting fees and the total cost for each of the reviews, committees, inquiries and taskforces that have been established?
(6) Will the Minister list the cost of sitting fees to date and estimated total final cost of each review, committee, inquiry and taskforce that is still current?
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Answered
18 May 2005
Responded by
Minister for Fisheries representing the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development
Response time
19 days
Legislation Branch (1) One. (2) Local Laws Working Group. (3) Mr Tim Fowler, Principal Legislation Officer, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) First meeting March 2002. Ongoing working group. (5) There are no sitting fees and the administrative costs are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) Not applicable. Policy Branch (1) Five (2) (i) Review of the Control of Vehicles (Off-road Areas) Act 1978 (ORV Review) (ii) Review of the Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Act 1995 (CPCG Review) (iii) Review of the Dog Act 1976 (iv) Review of the Local Government Act 1995 (v) Review of the Local Government Grants Act 1978 (LG Grants Review) (3) The above reviews are being or were undertaken by the Policy Branch of the Department. No person has been formally appointed to head the reviews. (4) (i) The ORV Review commenced in May 2004 and is scheduled for completion by December 2005. (ii) The CPCG Review commenced in June 2004 and is scheduled for completion by March 2006. The first part of this review was a National Competition Review that is expected to be finalised by June 2005. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 commenced in 2002 and was completed in 2004. Amendments to the Act have been drafted. (iv) The review of the Local Government Act 1995 began in 2000 and was completed in 2004. (v) The LG Grants Review began in May 2002 and was completed by March 2003. (5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(1) One. (2) Local Laws Working Group. (3) Mr Tim Fowler, Principal Legislation Officer, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) First meeting March 2002. Ongoing working group. (5) There are no sitting fees and the administrative costs are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) Not applicable. Policy Branch (1) Five (2) (i) Review of the Control of Vehicles (Off-road Areas) Act 1978 (ORV Review) (ii) Review of the Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Act 1995 (CPCG Review) (iii) Review of the Dog Act 1976 (iv) Review of the Local Government Act 1995 (v) Review of the Local Government Grants Act 1978 (LG Grants Review) (3) The above reviews are being or were undertaken by the Policy Branch of the Department. No person has been formally appointed to head the reviews. (4) (i) The ORV Review commenced in May 2004 and is scheduled for completion by December 2005. (ii) The CPCG Review commenced in June 2004 and is scheduled for completion by March 2006. The first part of this review was a National Competition Review that is expected to be finalised by June 2005. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 commenced in 2002 and was completed in 2004. Amendments to the Act have been drafted. (iv) The review of the Local Government Act 1995 began in 2000 and was completed in 2004. (v) The LG Grants Review began in May 2002 and was completed by March 2003. (5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(2) Local Laws Working Group. (3) Mr Tim Fowler, Principal Legislation Officer, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) First meeting March 2002. Ongoing working group. (5) There are no sitting fees and the administrative costs are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) Not applicable. Policy Branch (1) Five (2) (i) Review of the Control of Vehicles (Off-road Areas) Act 1978 (ORV Review) (ii) Review of the Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Act 1995 (CPCG Review) (iii) Review of the Dog Act 1976 (iv) Review of the Local Government Act 1995 (v) Review of the Local Government Grants Act 1978 (LG Grants Review) (3) The above reviews are being or were undertaken by the Policy Branch of the Department. No person has been formally appointed to head the reviews. (4) (i) The ORV Review commenced in May 2004 and is scheduled for completion by December 2005. (ii) The CPCG Review commenced in June 2004 and is scheduled for completion by March 2006. The first part of this review was a National Competition Review that is expected to be finalised by June 2005. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 commenced in 2002 and was completed in 2004. Amendments to the Act have been drafted. (iv) The review of the Local Government Act 1995 began in 2000 and was completed in 2004. (v) The LG Grants Review began in May 2002 and was completed by March 2003. (5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(3) Mr Tim Fowler, Principal Legislation Officer, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) First meeting March 2002. Ongoing working group. (5) There are no sitting fees and the administrative costs are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) Not applicable. Policy Branch (1) Five (2) (i) Review of the Control of Vehicles (Off-road Areas) Act 1978 (ORV Review) (ii) Review of the Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Act 1995 (CPCG Review) (iii) Review of the Dog Act 1976 (iv) Review of the Local Government Act 1995 (v) Review of the Local Government Grants Act 1978 (LG Grants Review) (3) The above reviews are being or were undertaken by the Policy Branch of the Department. No person has been formally appointed to head the reviews. (4) (i) The ORV Review commenced in May 2004 and is scheduled for completion by December 2005. (ii) The CPCG Review commenced in June 2004 and is scheduled for completion by March 2006. The first part of this review was a National Competition Review that is expected to be finalised by June 2005. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 commenced in 2002 and was completed in 2004. Amendments to the Act have been drafted. (iv) The review of the Local Government Act 1995 began in 2000 and was completed in 2004. (v) The LG Grants Review began in May 2002 and was completed by March 2003. (5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(4) First meeting March 2002. Ongoing working group. (5) There are no sitting fees and the administrative costs are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) Not applicable. Policy Branch (1) Five (2) (i) Review of the Control of Vehicles (Off-road Areas) Act 1978 (ORV Review) (ii) Review of the Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Act 1995 (CPCG Review) (iii) Review of the Dog Act 1976 (iv) Review of the Local Government Act 1995 (v) Review of the Local Government Grants Act 1978 (LG Grants Review) (3) The above reviews are being or were undertaken by the Policy Branch of the Department. No person has been formally appointed to head the reviews. (4) (i) The ORV Review commenced in May 2004 and is scheduled for completion by December 2005. (ii) The CPCG Review commenced in June 2004 and is scheduled for completion by March 2006. The first part of this review was a National Competition Review that is expected to be finalised by June 2005. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 commenced in 2002 and was completed in 2004. Amendments to the Act have been drafted. (iv) The review of the Local Government Act 1995 began in 2000 and was completed in 2004. (v) The LG Grants Review began in May 2002 and was completed by March 2003. (5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(5) There are no sitting fees and the administrative costs are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) Not applicable. Policy Branch (1) Five (2) (i) Review of the Control of Vehicles (Off-road Areas) Act 1978 (ORV Review) (ii) Review of the Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Act 1995 (CPCG Review) (iii) Review of the Dog Act 1976 (iv) Review of the Local Government Act 1995 (v) Review of the Local Government Grants Act 1978 (LG Grants Review) (3) The above reviews are being or were undertaken by the Policy Branch of the Department. No person has been formally appointed to head the reviews. (4) (i) The ORV Review commenced in May 2004 and is scheduled for completion by December 2005. (ii) The CPCG Review commenced in June 2004 and is scheduled for completion by March 2006. The first part of this review was a National Competition Review that is expected to be finalised by June 2005. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 commenced in 2002 and was completed in 2004. Amendments to the Act have been drafted. (iv) The review of the Local Government Act 1995 began in 2000 and was completed in 2004. (v) The LG Grants Review began in May 2002 and was completed by March 2003. (5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(6) Not applicable. Policy Branch (1) Five (2) (i) Review of the Control of Vehicles (Off-road Areas) Act 1978 (ORV Review) (ii) Review of the Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Act 1995 (CPCG Review) (iii) Review of the Dog Act 1976 (iv) Review of the Local Government Act 1995 (v) Review of the Local Government Grants Act 1978 (LG Grants Review) (3) The above reviews are being or were undertaken by the Policy Branch of the Department. No person has been formally appointed to head the reviews. (4) (i) The ORV Review commenced in May 2004 and is scheduled for completion by December 2005. (ii) The CPCG Review commenced in June 2004 and is scheduled for completion by March 2006. The first part of this review was a National Competition Review that is expected to be finalised by June 2005. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 commenced in 2002 and was completed in 2004. Amendments to the Act have been drafted. (iv) The review of the Local Government Act 1995 began in 2000 and was completed in 2004. (v) The LG Grants Review began in May 2002 and was completed by March 2003. (5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
Policy Branch (1) Five (2) (i) Review of the Control of Vehicles (Off-road Areas) Act 1978 (ORV Review) (ii) Review of the Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Act 1995 (CPCG Review) (iii) Review of the Dog Act 1976 (iv) Review of the Local Government Act 1995 (v) Review of the Local Government Grants Act 1978 (LG Grants Review) (3) The above reviews are being or were undertaken by the Policy Branch of the Department. No person has been formally appointed to head the reviews. (4) (i) The ORV Review commenced in May 2004 and is scheduled for completion by December 2005. (ii) The CPCG Review commenced in June 2004 and is scheduled for completion by March 2006. The first part of this review was a National Competition Review that is expected to be finalised by June 2005. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 commenced in 2002 and was completed in 2004. Amendments to the Act have been drafted. (iv) The review of the Local Government Act 1995 began in 2000 and was completed in 2004. (v) The LG Grants Review began in May 2002 and was completed by March 2003. (5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(1) Five (2) (i) Review of the Control of Vehicles (Off-road Areas) Act 1978 (ORV Review) (ii) Review of the Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Act 1995 (CPCG Review) (iii) Review of the Dog Act 1976 (iv) Review of the Local Government Act 1995 (v) Review of the Local Government Grants Act 1978 (LG Grants Review) (3) The above reviews are being or were undertaken by the Policy Branch of the Department. No person has been formally appointed to head the reviews. (4) (i) The ORV Review commenced in May 2004 and is scheduled for completion by December 2005. (ii) The CPCG Review commenced in June 2004 and is scheduled for completion by March 2006. The first part of this review was a National Competition Review that is expected to be finalised by June 2005. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 commenced in 2002 and was completed in 2004. Amendments to the Act have been drafted. (iv) The review of the Local Government Act 1995 began in 2000 and was completed in 2004. (v) The LG Grants Review began in May 2002 and was completed by March 2003. (5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(2) (i) Review of the Control of Vehicles (Off-road Areas) Act 1978 (ORV Review) (ii) Review of the Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Act 1995 (CPCG Review) (iii) Review of the Dog Act 1976 (iv) Review of the Local Government Act 1995 (v) Review of the Local Government Grants Act 1978 (LG Grants Review) (3) The above reviews are being or were undertaken by the Policy Branch of the Department. No person has been formally appointed to head the reviews. (4) (i) The ORV Review commenced in May 2004 and is scheduled for completion by December 2005. (ii) The CPCG Review commenced in June 2004 and is scheduled for completion by March 2006. The first part of this review was a National Competition Review that is expected to be finalised by June 2005. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 commenced in 2002 and was completed in 2004. Amendments to the Act have been drafted. (iv) The review of the Local Government Act 1995 began in 2000 and was completed in 2004. (v) The LG Grants Review began in May 2002 and was completed by March 2003. (5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(i) Review of the Control of Vehicles (Off-road Areas) Act 1978 (ORV Review) (ii) Review of the Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Act 1995 (CPCG Review) (iii) Review of the Dog Act 1976 (iv) Review of the Local Government Act 1995 (v) Review of the Local Government Grants Act 1978 (LG Grants Review) (3) The above reviews are being or were undertaken by the Policy Branch of the Department. No person has been formally appointed to head the reviews. (4) (i) The ORV Review commenced in May 2004 and is scheduled for completion by December 2005. (ii) The CPCG Review commenced in June 2004 and is scheduled for completion by March 2006. The first part of this review was a National Competition Review that is expected to be finalised by June 2005. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 commenced in 2002 and was completed in 2004. Amendments to the Act have been drafted. (iv) The review of the Local Government Act 1995 began in 2000 and was completed in 2004. (v) The LG Grants Review began in May 2002 and was completed by March 2003. (5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(ii) Review of the Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Act 1995 (CPCG Review) (iii) Review of the Dog Act 1976 (iv) Review of the Local Government Act 1995 (v) Review of the Local Government Grants Act 1978 (LG Grants Review) (3) The above reviews are being or were undertaken by the Policy Branch of the Department. No person has been formally appointed to head the reviews. (4) (i) The ORV Review commenced in May 2004 and is scheduled for completion by December 2005. (ii) The CPCG Review commenced in June 2004 and is scheduled for completion by March 2006. The first part of this review was a National Competition Review that is expected to be finalised by June 2005. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 commenced in 2002 and was completed in 2004. Amendments to the Act have been drafted. (iv) The review of the Local Government Act 1995 began in 2000 and was completed in 2004. (v) The LG Grants Review began in May 2002 and was completed by March 2003. (5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(iii) Review of the Dog Act 1976 (iv) Review of the Local Government Act 1995 (v) Review of the Local Government Grants Act 1978 (LG Grants Review) (3) The above reviews are being or were undertaken by the Policy Branch of the Department. No person has been formally appointed to head the reviews. (4) (i) The ORV Review commenced in May 2004 and is scheduled for completion by December 2005. (ii) The CPCG Review commenced in June 2004 and is scheduled for completion by March 2006. The first part of this review was a National Competition Review that is expected to be finalised by June 2005. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 commenced in 2002 and was completed in 2004. Amendments to the Act have been drafted. (iv) The review of the Local Government Act 1995 began in 2000 and was completed in 2004. (v) The LG Grants Review began in May 2002 and was completed by March 2003. (5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(iv) Review of the Local Government Act 1995 (v) Review of the Local Government Grants Act 1978 (LG Grants Review) (3) The above reviews are being or were undertaken by the Policy Branch of the Department. No person has been formally appointed to head the reviews. (4) (i) The ORV Review commenced in May 2004 and is scheduled for completion by December 2005. (ii) The CPCG Review commenced in June 2004 and is scheduled for completion by March 2006. The first part of this review was a National Competition Review that is expected to be finalised by June 2005. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 commenced in 2002 and was completed in 2004. Amendments to the Act have been drafted. (iv) The review of the Local Government Act 1995 began in 2000 and was completed in 2004. (v) The LG Grants Review began in May 2002 and was completed by March 2003. (5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(v) Review of the Local Government Grants Act 1978 (LG Grants Review) (3) The above reviews are being or were undertaken by the Policy Branch of the Department. No person has been formally appointed to head the reviews. (4) (i) The ORV Review commenced in May 2004 and is scheduled for completion by December 2005. (ii) The CPCG Review commenced in June 2004 and is scheduled for completion by March 2006. The first part of this review was a National Competition Review that is expected to be finalised by June 2005. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 commenced in 2002 and was completed in 2004. Amendments to the Act have been drafted. (iv) The review of the Local Government Act 1995 began in 2000 and was completed in 2004. (v) The LG Grants Review began in May 2002 and was completed by March 2003. (5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(3) The above reviews are being or were undertaken by the Policy Branch of the Department. No person has been formally appointed to head the reviews. (4) (i) The ORV Review commenced in May 2004 and is scheduled for completion by December 2005. (ii) The CPCG Review commenced in June 2004 and is scheduled for completion by March 2006. The first part of this review was a National Competition Review that is expected to be finalised by June 2005. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 commenced in 2002 and was completed in 2004. Amendments to the Act have been drafted. (iv) The review of the Local Government Act 1995 began in 2000 and was completed in 2004. (v) The LG Grants Review began in May 2002 and was completed by March 2003. (5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(4) (i) The ORV Review commenced in May 2004 and is scheduled for completion by December 2005. (ii) The CPCG Review commenced in June 2004 and is scheduled for completion by March 2006. The first part of this review was a National Competition Review that is expected to be finalised by June 2005. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 commenced in 2002 and was completed in 2004. Amendments to the Act have been drafted. (iv) The review of the Local Government Act 1995 began in 2000 and was completed in 2004. (v) The LG Grants Review began in May 2002 and was completed by March 2003. (5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(i) The ORV Review commenced in May 2004 and is scheduled for completion by December 2005. (ii) The CPCG Review commenced in June 2004 and is scheduled for completion by March 2006. The first part of this review was a National Competition Review that is expected to be finalised by June 2005. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 commenced in 2002 and was completed in 2004. Amendments to the Act have been drafted. (iv) The review of the Local Government Act 1995 began in 2000 and was completed in 2004. (v) The LG Grants Review began in May 2002 and was completed by March 2003. (5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(ii) The CPCG Review commenced in June 2004 and is scheduled for completion by March 2006. The first part of this review was a National Competition Review that is expected to be finalised by June 2005. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 commenced in 2002 and was completed in 2004. Amendments to the Act have been drafted. (iv) The review of the Local Government Act 1995 began in 2000 and was completed in 2004. (v) The LG Grants Review began in May 2002 and was completed by March 2003. (5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 commenced in 2002 and was completed in 2004. Amendments to the Act have been drafted. (iv) The review of the Local Government Act 1995 began in 2000 and was completed in 2004. (v) The LG Grants Review began in May 2002 and was completed by March 2003. (5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(iv) The review of the Local Government Act 1995 began in 2000 and was completed in 2004. (v) The LG Grants Review began in May 2002 and was completed by March 2003. (5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(v) The LG Grants Review began in May 2002 and was completed by March 2003. (5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(1) One. (2) Local Laws Working Group. (3) Mr Tim Fowler, Principal Legislation Officer, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) First meeting March 2002. Ongoing working group. (5) There are no sitting fees and the administrative costs are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) Not applicable. Policy Branch (1) Five (2) (i) Review of the Control of Vehicles (Off-road Areas) Act 1978 (ORV Review) (ii) Review of the Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Act 1995 (CPCG Review) (iii) Review of the Dog Act 1976 (iv) Review of the Local Government Act 1995 (v) Review of the Local Government Grants Act 1978 (LG Grants Review) (3) The above reviews are being or were undertaken by the Policy Branch of the Department. No person has been formally appointed to head the reviews. (4) (i) The ORV Review commenced in May 2004 and is scheduled for completion by December 2005. (ii) The CPCG Review commenced in June 2004 and is scheduled for completion by March 2006. The first part of this review was a National Competition Review that is expected to be finalised by June 2005. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 commenced in 2002 and was completed in 2004. Amendments to the Act have been drafted. (iv) The review of the Local Government Act 1995 began in 2000 and was completed in 2004. (v) The LG Grants Review began in May 2002 and was completed by March 2003. (5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(2) Local Laws Working Group. (3) Mr Tim Fowler, Principal Legislation Officer, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) First meeting March 2002. Ongoing working group. (5) There are no sitting fees and the administrative costs are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) Not applicable. Policy Branch (1) Five (2) (i) Review of the Control of Vehicles (Off-road Areas) Act 1978 (ORV Review) (ii) Review of the Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Act 1995 (CPCG Review) (iii) Review of the Dog Act 1976 (iv) Review of the Local Government Act 1995 (v) Review of the Local Government Grants Act 1978 (LG Grants Review) (3) The above reviews are being or were undertaken by the Policy Branch of the Department. No person has been formally appointed to head the reviews. (4) (i) The ORV Review commenced in May 2004 and is scheduled for completion by December 2005. (ii) The CPCG Review commenced in June 2004 and is scheduled for completion by March 2006. The first part of this review was a National Competition Review that is expected to be finalised by June 2005. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 commenced in 2002 and was completed in 2004. Amendments to the Act have been drafted. (iv) The review of the Local Government Act 1995 began in 2000 and was completed in 2004. (v) The LG Grants Review began in May 2002 and was completed by March 2003. (5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(3) Mr Tim Fowler, Principal Legislation Officer, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) First meeting March 2002. Ongoing working group. (5) There are no sitting fees and the administrative costs are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) Not applicable. Policy Branch (1) Five (2) (i) Review of the Control of Vehicles (Off-road Areas) Act 1978 (ORV Review) (ii) Review of the Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Act 1995 (CPCG Review) (iii) Review of the Dog Act 1976 (iv) Review of the Local Government Act 1995 (v) Review of the Local Government Grants Act 1978 (LG Grants Review) (3) The above reviews are being or were undertaken by the Policy Branch of the Department. No person has been formally appointed to head the reviews. (4) (i) The ORV Review commenced in May 2004 and is scheduled for completion by December 2005. (ii) The CPCG Review commenced in June 2004 and is scheduled for completion by March 2006. The first part of this review was a National Competition Review that is expected to be finalised by June 2005. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 commenced in 2002 and was completed in 2004. Amendments to the Act have been drafted. (iv) The review of the Local Government Act 1995 began in 2000 and was completed in 2004. (v) The LG Grants Review began in May 2002 and was completed by March 2003. (5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(4) First meeting March 2002. Ongoing working group. (5) There are no sitting fees and the administrative costs are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) Not applicable. Policy Branch (1) Five (2) (i) Review of the Control of Vehicles (Off-road Areas) Act 1978 (ORV Review) (ii) Review of the Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Act 1995 (CPCG Review) (iii) Review of the Dog Act 1976 (iv) Review of the Local Government Act 1995 (v) Review of the Local Government Grants Act 1978 (LG Grants Review) (3) The above reviews are being or were undertaken by the Policy Branch of the Department. No person has been formally appointed to head the reviews. (4) (i) The ORV Review commenced in May 2004 and is scheduled for completion by December 2005. (ii) The CPCG Review commenced in June 2004 and is scheduled for completion by March 2006. The first part of this review was a National Competition Review that is expected to be finalised by June 2005. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 commenced in 2002 and was completed in 2004. Amendments to the Act have been drafted. (iv) The review of the Local Government Act 1995 began in 2000 and was completed in 2004. (v) The LG Grants Review began in May 2002 and was completed by March 2003. (5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(5) There are no sitting fees and the administrative costs are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) Not applicable. Policy Branch (1) Five (2) (i) Review of the Control of Vehicles (Off-road Areas) Act 1978 (ORV Review) (ii) Review of the Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Act 1995 (CPCG Review) (iii) Review of the Dog Act 1976 (iv) Review of the Local Government Act 1995 (v) Review of the Local Government Grants Act 1978 (LG Grants Review) (3) The above reviews are being or were undertaken by the Policy Branch of the Department. No person has been formally appointed to head the reviews. (4) (i) The ORV Review commenced in May 2004 and is scheduled for completion by December 2005. (ii) The CPCG Review commenced in June 2004 and is scheduled for completion by March 2006. The first part of this review was a National Competition Review that is expected to be finalised by June 2005. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 commenced in 2002 and was completed in 2004. Amendments to the Act have been drafted. (iv) The review of the Local Government Act 1995 began in 2000 and was completed in 2004. (v) The LG Grants Review began in May 2002 and was completed by March 2003. (5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(6) Not applicable. Policy Branch (1) Five (2) (i) Review of the Control of Vehicles (Off-road Areas) Act 1978 (ORV Review) (ii) Review of the Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Act 1995 (CPCG Review) (iii) Review of the Dog Act 1976 (iv) Review of the Local Government Act 1995 (v) Review of the Local Government Grants Act 1978 (LG Grants Review) (3) The above reviews are being or were undertaken by the Policy Branch of the Department. No person has been formally appointed to head the reviews. (4) (i) The ORV Review commenced in May 2004 and is scheduled for completion by December 2005. (ii) The CPCG Review commenced in June 2004 and is scheduled for completion by March 2006. The first part of this review was a National Competition Review that is expected to be finalised by June 2005. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 commenced in 2002 and was completed in 2004. Amendments to the Act have been drafted. (iv) The review of the Local Government Act 1995 began in 2000 and was completed in 2004. (v) The LG Grants Review began in May 2002 and was completed by March 2003. (5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
Policy Branch (1) Five (2) (i) Review of the Control of Vehicles (Off-road Areas) Act 1978 (ORV Review) (ii) Review of the Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Act 1995 (CPCG Review) (iii) Review of the Dog Act 1976 (iv) Review of the Local Government Act 1995 (v) Review of the Local Government Grants Act 1978 (LG Grants Review) (3) The above reviews are being or were undertaken by the Policy Branch of the Department. No person has been formally appointed to head the reviews. (4) (i) The ORV Review commenced in May 2004 and is scheduled for completion by December 2005. (ii) The CPCG Review commenced in June 2004 and is scheduled for completion by March 2006. The first part of this review was a National Competition Review that is expected to be finalised by June 2005. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 commenced in 2002 and was completed in 2004. Amendments to the Act have been drafted. (iv) The review of the Local Government Act 1995 began in 2000 and was completed in 2004. (v) The LG Grants Review began in May 2002 and was completed by March 2003. (5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(1) Five (2) (i) Review of the Control of Vehicles (Off-road Areas) Act 1978 (ORV Review) (ii) Review of the Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Act 1995 (CPCG Review) (iii) Review of the Dog Act 1976 (iv) Review of the Local Government Act 1995 (v) Review of the Local Government Grants Act 1978 (LG Grants Review) (3) The above reviews are being or were undertaken by the Policy Branch of the Department. No person has been formally appointed to head the reviews. (4) (i) The ORV Review commenced in May 2004 and is scheduled for completion by December 2005. (ii) The CPCG Review commenced in June 2004 and is scheduled for completion by March 2006. The first part of this review was a National Competition Review that is expected to be finalised by June 2005. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 commenced in 2002 and was completed in 2004. Amendments to the Act have been drafted. (iv) The review of the Local Government Act 1995 began in 2000 and was completed in 2004. (v) The LG Grants Review began in May 2002 and was completed by March 2003. (5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(2) (i) Review of the Control of Vehicles (Off-road Areas) Act 1978 (ORV Review) (ii) Review of the Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Act 1995 (CPCG Review) (iii) Review of the Dog Act 1976 (iv) Review of the Local Government Act 1995 (v) Review of the Local Government Grants Act 1978 (LG Grants Review) (3) The above reviews are being or were undertaken by the Policy Branch of the Department. No person has been formally appointed to head the reviews. (4) (i) The ORV Review commenced in May 2004 and is scheduled for completion by December 2005. (ii) The CPCG Review commenced in June 2004 and is scheduled for completion by March 2006. The first part of this review was a National Competition Review that is expected to be finalised by June 2005. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 commenced in 2002 and was completed in 2004. Amendments to the Act have been drafted. (iv) The review of the Local Government Act 1995 began in 2000 and was completed in 2004. (v) The LG Grants Review began in May 2002 and was completed by March 2003. (5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(i) Review of the Control of Vehicles (Off-road Areas) Act 1978 (ORV Review) (ii) Review of the Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Act 1995 (CPCG Review) (iii) Review of the Dog Act 1976 (iv) Review of the Local Government Act 1995 (v) Review of the Local Government Grants Act 1978 (LG Grants Review) (3) The above reviews are being or were undertaken by the Policy Branch of the Department. No person has been formally appointed to head the reviews. (4) (i) The ORV Review commenced in May 2004 and is scheduled for completion by December 2005. (ii) The CPCG Review commenced in June 2004 and is scheduled for completion by March 2006. The first part of this review was a National Competition Review that is expected to be finalised by June 2005. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 commenced in 2002 and was completed in 2004. Amendments to the Act have been drafted. (iv) The review of the Local Government Act 1995 began in 2000 and was completed in 2004. (v) The LG Grants Review began in May 2002 and was completed by March 2003. (5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(ii) Review of the Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Act 1995 (CPCG Review) (iii) Review of the Dog Act 1976 (iv) Review of the Local Government Act 1995 (v) Review of the Local Government Grants Act 1978 (LG Grants Review) (3) The above reviews are being or were undertaken by the Policy Branch of the Department. No person has been formally appointed to head the reviews. (4) (i) The ORV Review commenced in May 2004 and is scheduled for completion by December 2005. (ii) The CPCG Review commenced in June 2004 and is scheduled for completion by March 2006. The first part of this review was a National Competition Review that is expected to be finalised by June 2005. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 commenced in 2002 and was completed in 2004. Amendments to the Act have been drafted. (iv) The review of the Local Government Act 1995 began in 2000 and was completed in 2004. (v) The LG Grants Review began in May 2002 and was completed by March 2003. (5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(iii) Review of the Dog Act 1976 (iv) Review of the Local Government Act 1995 (v) Review of the Local Government Grants Act 1978 (LG Grants Review) (3) The above reviews are being or were undertaken by the Policy Branch of the Department. No person has been formally appointed to head the reviews. (4) (i) The ORV Review commenced in May 2004 and is scheduled for completion by December 2005. (ii) The CPCG Review commenced in June 2004 and is scheduled for completion by March 2006. The first part of this review was a National Competition Review that is expected to be finalised by June 2005. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 commenced in 2002 and was completed in 2004. Amendments to the Act have been drafted. (iv) The review of the Local Government Act 1995 began in 2000 and was completed in 2004. (v) The LG Grants Review began in May 2002 and was completed by March 2003. (5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(iv) Review of the Local Government Act 1995 (v) Review of the Local Government Grants Act 1978 (LG Grants Review) (3) The above reviews are being or were undertaken by the Policy Branch of the Department. No person has been formally appointed to head the reviews. (4) (i) The ORV Review commenced in May 2004 and is scheduled for completion by December 2005. (ii) The CPCG Review commenced in June 2004 and is scheduled for completion by March 2006. The first part of this review was a National Competition Review that is expected to be finalised by June 2005. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 commenced in 2002 and was completed in 2004. Amendments to the Act have been drafted. (iv) The review of the Local Government Act 1995 began in 2000 and was completed in 2004. (v) The LG Grants Review began in May 2002 and was completed by March 2003. (5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(v) Review of the Local Government Grants Act 1978 (LG Grants Review) (3) The above reviews are being or were undertaken by the Policy Branch of the Department. No person has been formally appointed to head the reviews. (4) (i) The ORV Review commenced in May 2004 and is scheduled for completion by December 2005. (ii) The CPCG Review commenced in June 2004 and is scheduled for completion by March 2006. The first part of this review was a National Competition Review that is expected to be finalised by June 2005. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 commenced in 2002 and was completed in 2004. Amendments to the Act have been drafted. (iv) The review of the Local Government Act 1995 began in 2000 and was completed in 2004. (v) The LG Grants Review began in May 2002 and was completed by March 2003. (5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(3) The above reviews are being or were undertaken by the Policy Branch of the Department. No person has been formally appointed to head the reviews. (4) (i) The ORV Review commenced in May 2004 and is scheduled for completion by December 2005. (ii) The CPCG Review commenced in June 2004 and is scheduled for completion by March 2006. The first part of this review was a National Competition Review that is expected to be finalised by June 2005. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 commenced in 2002 and was completed in 2004. Amendments to the Act have been drafted. (iv) The review of the Local Government Act 1995 began in 2000 and was completed in 2004. (v) The LG Grants Review began in May 2002 and was completed by March 2003. (5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(4) (i) The ORV Review commenced in May 2004 and is scheduled for completion by December 2005. (ii) The CPCG Review commenced in June 2004 and is scheduled for completion by March 2006. The first part of this review was a National Competition Review that is expected to be finalised by June 2005. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 commenced in 2002 and was completed in 2004. Amendments to the Act have been drafted. (iv) The review of the Local Government Act 1995 began in 2000 and was completed in 2004. (v) The LG Grants Review began in May 2002 and was completed by March 2003. (5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(i) The ORV Review commenced in May 2004 and is scheduled for completion by December 2005. (ii) The CPCG Review commenced in June 2004 and is scheduled for completion by March 2006. The first part of this review was a National Competition Review that is expected to be finalised by June 2005. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 commenced in 2002 and was completed in 2004. Amendments to the Act have been drafted. (iv) The review of the Local Government Act 1995 began in 2000 and was completed in 2004. (v) The LG Grants Review began in May 2002 and was completed by March 2003. (5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(ii) The CPCG Review commenced in June 2004 and is scheduled for completion by March 2006. The first part of this review was a National Competition Review that is expected to be finalised by June 2005. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 commenced in 2002 and was completed in 2004. Amendments to the Act have been drafted. (iv) The review of the Local Government Act 1995 began in 2000 and was completed in 2004. (v) The LG Grants Review began in May 2002 and was completed by March 2003. (5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 commenced in 2002 and was completed in 2004. Amendments to the Act have been drafted. (iv) The review of the Local Government Act 1995 began in 2000 and was completed in 2004. (v) The LG Grants Review began in May 2002 and was completed by March 2003. (5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(iv) The review of the Local Government Act 1995 began in 2000 and was completed in 2004. (v) The LG Grants Review began in May 2002 and was completed by March 2003. (5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(v) The LG Grants Review began in May 2002 and was completed by March 2003. (5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(5) There are no sitting fees associated with any of the reviews. (i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(i) The costs of conducting the ORV Review were met from the Department's general budget. The initial work was undertaken with the assistance of $25,000 from the Off-road Vehicles Trust Fund to second an officer to the Department. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper amounted to $1,580. (ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(ii) The cost of conducting the CPCG Review are being met from the Department's general budget. (iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(iii) The review of the Dog Act 1976 involved 19 forums throughout Western Australia and two workshops. The cost of the review is estimated to be $20,620 for travel and accommodation, $5,400 for equipment and venue hire and $2,690 for printing costs. (iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(iv) The costs of conducting the review of the Local Government Act 1995 were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(v) The costs of conducting the LG Grants Review were fully absorbed by the Department's general budget. (6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(6) There are no sitting fees for any review currently being undertaken. The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
The printing costs for the Discussion Paper and Position Papaer for the CPCG Review are estimated at $5,000. Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
Local Government Support and Development Branch ( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
( 1) Seven. (2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(2) Reviews conducted at: Shire of Three Springs; Shire of Yalgoo; Shire of Pingelly; City of Joondalup; Shire of Katanning; Town of Bassendean and Shire of Northampton. (3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(3) Three Springs headed by John Gilfellon, Manager Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
Yalgoo headed by Darrell Forrest, Senior Project Officer, Local Government Support and Development, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
Pingelly headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
Joondalup headed by Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
Katanning headed by Darrell Forrest, as above. Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
Bassendean headed by John Gilfellon, as above. Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
Northampton headed by John Gilfellon, as above. (4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(4) Three Springs - 17-18 September 2001; Yalgoo - 18-20 September 2001; Pingelly - 27-28 Feburary 2002; Joondalup - June 2003-February 2004; Katanning - 17-18 February 2004; Bassendean - September 2003-June 2004; Northampton - 14-18 February 2005. (5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(5) The Department does not pay sitting fees for these reviews. Minimal cost to the Department. Only involved Departmental officers' time and, where necessary, some travel allowance. (6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(6) There are no reviews currently in progress. Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
Community Capacity Building Branch (1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(1) One. (2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(2) Advisory Committee on Women in Local Government (established in 2002 by the then Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, the Hon Tom Stephens). (3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(3) Advisory Committee current chair is Ms Paddi Creevey, Mayor of Mandurah. (4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(4) First meeting held in December 2002. Ongoing Advisory Committee. (5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(5) There are no sitting fees and minor costs to run the Committee and its projects are absorbed into the Department's budget. (6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(6) See (5). The Advisory Committee is ongoing at the Minister's discretion. Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
Telecentre Support Branch (TSB) (1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(1) One. (2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(2) Review of the Telecentre Program. (3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(3) Mr Stephen Cole, Director Capacity Building Division, Department of Local Government and Regional Development. (4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(4) (i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(i) Request for quotation - CAP 016/03 Review of the WA Telecentre Network Program issued 14 January 2004. (ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(ii) Contract awarded to Community Technologies Australia (CTA) 3 March 2004. Contract price $44,795 plus GST. (iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(iii) Contract commencement date 5 March 2004 for a period of six months. (iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(iv) Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. (5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(5) Contract price $44,795 plus GST. Contract commencement date 5 March 2004, for a period of six months. Letter sent from Steve Cole to CTA 17 August 2004 advising that CTA's report had been accepted and that the final progress payment was now payable. Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
Total sitting fees for non-government members of the committee were $4,620. Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
Travel was $3,484. (6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(6) Nil in TSB. Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
Compliance and Advice Branch (1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(1) Two. This does not include inquiries into local governments that are undertaken by the Department in its compliance and investigation roles nor any inquiries conducted by the Local Government Advisory Board into local government boundaries and other matters in response to proposals from councils, members of the public or the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. (2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
(2)-(6) i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
i) Inquiry into the City of South Perth On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
On 3 April 2001, Mr Lynton Reynolds was appointed as presiding member of a panel of inquiry into the City of South Perth pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . Mr Reynolds is a councillor of the City of Armadale who has served on previous inquiries into local governments. The other panel members were Ms Marion Blair, a City of Belmont councillor and nominee of the then Western Australian Municipal Association, and Ms Anna Maria Liscia, a legal practitioner. On 17 October 2001, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as a new single member panel of inquiry after the Supreme Court disqualified the previous panel due to an apprehension of bias. Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
Members of the first panel were paid fees of $124,785. Mr McIntyre received fees of $117,785. The total cost of the inquiry was $714,285. ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
ii) Inquiry into the City of Joondalup On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
On 7 April 2004, Professor William Ford, Dean of the UWA Law School, was appointed as a single member panel of inquiry into the City of Joondalup pursuant to section 8.16 of the Local Government Act 1995 . On 21 May 2004, he resigned his appointment. On 26 May 2004, Mr Greg McIntyre SC was appointed as the new panel of inquiry. His inquiry is ongoing. To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
To date Mr McIntyre has been paid fees of $122,000. The total estimated cost of the inquiry is $1.3 million.
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