A parliamentary question regarding staffing information within the Premier's office and related departments is met with a refusal to answer due to the resource burden of providing the specific data requested, citing previous disclosures of similar information.

AnsweredQoN 3781Legislative Council
Asked
22 August 2006
Portfolio
Premier

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(b) 16 January 2005; (c) 16 July 2005; and (d) 16 January 2006?
(c) 16 July 2005; and (d) 16 January 2006?
(d) 16 January 2006?
(b) 16 January 2005; (c) 16 July 2005; and (d) 16 January 2006?
(c) 16 July 2005; and (d) 16 January 2006?
(d) 16 January 2006?
Provision of this information for the specific dates requested would require considerable research, diverting staff attention away from the their normal duties and I am not prepared to allocate the State's resources to provide a response.

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Answered
12 September 2006
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Premier
Response time
21 days
(1-2) This information has been provided on a number of occasions. Responses are being provided to Parliamentary Questions 3700-3748, which were asked on 28 June 2006. In addition, information about Term of Government staff in the Premier's Office and Ministerial Offices was provided in response to Parliamentary Question 3261 and an update of this information was tabled on 23 August 2006. Information on Term of Government staff in the Department's Policy Division was provided in an answer to question 3235 in April this year and to the Standing Committee on Estimates and Financial Operations in June 2006.
Provision of this information for the specific dates requested would require considerable research, diverting staff attention away from the their normal duties and I am not prepared to allocate the State's resources to provide a response.

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