❓ Hon Martin Aldridge questions the Minister for Electoral Affairs regarding the Ministerial Expert Committee on Electoral Reform, including appointment dates, documentation, staffing, and costs. The Minister provides partial answers and requests further notice for some information.
AnsweredQoN 124Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
MINISTERIAL EXPERT COMMITTEE ON ELECTORAL REFORM
124. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Electoral Affairs:
I refer to Legislative Council
question without notice 82 on electoral reform.
(1) The minister's
answer suggests that cabinet appointment occurred on Wednesday, 28 April 2021.
Did cabinet meet and agree to this appointment on this day?
(2) Can the
minister please table any letters, emails, agreements, contracts or other
documents exchanged between the minister, his representative or the government
and the ministerial expert committee members in relation to their appointment
and the terms of their appointment?
(3) How many
staff have been assigned to support the committee, what agencies have they been
provided from and for what term will they be engaged to support the committee?
(4) What is the agreed hourly or
daily cost of each committee member?
124. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Electoral Affairs:
I refer to Legislative Council
question without notice 82 on electoral reform.
(1) The minister's
answer suggests that cabinet appointment occurred on Wednesday, 28 April 2021.
Did cabinet meet and agree to this appointment on this day?
(2) Can the
minister please table any letters, emails, agreements, contracts or other
documents exchanged between the minister, his representative or the government
and the ministerial expert committee members in relation to their appointment
and the terms of their appointment?
(3) How many
staff have been assigned to support the committee, what agencies have they been
provided from and for what term will they be engaged to support the committee?
(4) What is the agreed hourly or
daily cost of each committee member?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice
of the question. I provide the following answer on behalf of the Minister for
Electoral Affairs.
(1) Cabinet met
on Tuesday, 27 April following the long weekend. The terms of appointment
commenced on 28 April 2021.
(2) The
information requested cannot be provided in the time available, so I request
the member place this part of the question on notice.
(3) The terms of
reference include that executive support is to be provided by the office of the
Minister for Electoral Affairs.
(4) This is currently being
determined.
of the question. I provide the following answer on behalf of the Minister for
Electoral Affairs.
(1) Cabinet met
on Tuesday, 27 April following the long weekend. The terms of appointment
commenced on 28 April 2021.
(2) The
information requested cannot be provided in the time available, so I request
the member place this part of the question on notice.
(3) The terms of
reference include that executive support is to be provided by the office of the
Minister for Electoral Affairs.
(4) This is currently being
determined.
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