❓ Mr. Catania questions the establishment, membership, funding, achievements, and reporting timeline of the Industry Advisory Group (IAG). The Minister provides details on the group's composition, funding source, consultation activities, and expected report submission date.
AnsweredQoN 3223Legislative Assembly
Asked
12 June 2018
Member
Portfolio
Mines and Petroleum; Commerce and Industrial Relations; Electoral Affairs; Asian Engagement
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I refer to the establishment of the Industry Advisory Group (IAG) headed by John Fiocco, and I ask: (a) Please provide a list of the IAG membership and organisations they belong to; (b) Is the State Government allocating any funding or resourcing to the IAG; (c) If yes to (b), please table a breakdown of which government agencies are providing the funding and resourcing; (d) What outcomes has the IAG achieved to date; and (e) When is the IAG expected to report its inquiry findings to the Minister?
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Answered
14 August 2018
Responded by
Minister for Mines and Petroleum; Commerce and Industrial Relations; Electoral Affairs; Asian Engagement
Response time
9 days
(a)
Master Builders Association of Western Australia;
Housing Industry Association of Western Australia;
Australian Institute of Building;
Construction Contractors Association of Western Australia Inc;
Property Council of Australia (WA Division);
Civil Contractors Federation: Western Australia;
Subcontractors WA Inc;
Master Plumbers and Gasfitters Association of Western Australia;
Master Painters & Decorators Australia (Western Australia);
National Electrical and Communications Association, Western Australia;
Master Electricians Australia (Western Australia);
Air Conditioning & Mechanical Contractors’ Association (Western Australia);
Law Society of Western Australia;
Resolution Institute (WA Perth Chapter);
Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (Western Australia);
Electrical Trades Union WA;
Department of Finance - Building Management and Works;
Small Business Development Corporation;
Public Transport Authority;
Main Roads Western Australia; and
Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety – Building and Energy division.
Members participate on the basis of being nominees of these organisations.
(b) Yes.
(c) The funding is sourced from the allocated budget for the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety - Building and Energy division.
(d) The IAG has conducted two detailed consultation workshops with IAG members and received written submissions in respect to each of them. So far, stakeholders’ views have been received on measures to improve the rapid adjudication process under the Construction Contracts Act 2004 and ways to improve the registration framework under the Building Services (Registration) Act 2011 . Copies of the Discussion Papers for IAG Workshop 1 and 2, together with the submissions received, have been published on the Department's website.
(e) I anticipate I will receive the report by the end of October 2018.
Master Builders Association of Western Australia;
Housing Industry Association of Western Australia;
Australian Institute of Building;
Construction Contractors Association of Western Australia Inc;
Property Council of Australia (WA Division);
Civil Contractors Federation: Western Australia;
Subcontractors WA Inc;
Master Plumbers and Gasfitters Association of Western Australia;
Master Painters & Decorators Australia (Western Australia);
National Electrical and Communications Association, Western Australia;
Master Electricians Australia (Western Australia);
Air Conditioning & Mechanical Contractors’ Association (Western Australia);
Law Society of Western Australia;
Resolution Institute (WA Perth Chapter);
Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (Western Australia);
Electrical Trades Union WA;
Department of Finance - Building Management and Works;
Small Business Development Corporation;
Public Transport Authority;
Main Roads Western Australia; and
Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety – Building and Energy division.
Members participate on the basis of being nominees of these organisations.
(b) Yes.
(c) The funding is sourced from the allocated budget for the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety - Building and Energy division.
(d) The IAG has conducted two detailed consultation workshops with IAG members and received written submissions in respect to each of them. So far, stakeholders’ views have been received on measures to improve the rapid adjudication process under the Construction Contracts Act 2004 and ways to improve the registration framework under the Building Services (Registration) Act 2011 . Copies of the Discussion Papers for IAG Workshop 1 and 2, together with the submissions received, have been published on the Department's website.
(e) I anticipate I will receive the report by the end of October 2018.
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