A WA parliamentary question sought information on taxpayer-funded vehicle accidents resulting in injury or death within the Premier's portfolio between 2016-2018. The response details incidents for Lotterywest and the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation.

AnsweredQoN 2912Legislative Assembly
Asked
15 March 2018
Portfolio
Premier; Minister for Public Sector Management; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Federal-State Relations

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In respect to any taxpayer funded vehicle within the Premier's portfolio responsibilities for any of their departments, agencies, government trading enterprises or boards and ask: (a) how many vehicles have been involved in a crash that have involved injury or death for each year between 2016 and 2018 inclusive: (i) how many vehicles were repaired and what was the cost for each vehicle repaired; (ii) how many vehicles were written off and what was the associated financial loss incurred; and (iii) how many have resulted in either workers’ compensation or insurance claims made against the Government or its insurers?

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Answered
8 May 2018
Response time
7 days
Gold Corporation, Department of the Premier and Cabinet, Public Sector Commission and Salaries and Allowances Tribunal
(a)        Nil
(i)-(iii)  Not applicable
Lotterywest
(a)        There was one Lotterywest vehicle that was involved in a crash which involved injury between 2016 to 2018 inclusive.
(i)         There was one vehicle that was repaired and the costs of the vehicle repairs was $12,166.28.
(ii)        There were no vehicles written off.
(iii)       One of the incidents resulted in a workers' compensation and insurance claim made against the insurers.
Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation
For the period 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016, in relation to Tourism Western Australia:
(a)        One (1).
(i)         (1); $1897.82.
(ii)        None.
(iii)       None.
For the period 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016, in relation to the former Department of State Development:
(a)        None.
(i)-(iii)  Not applicable.
For the period 1 January 2017 to 30 June 2017, in relation to Tourism Western Australia:
(a)        None.
(i)-(iii)  Not applicable.
For the period 1 January 2017 to 30 June 2017, in relation to the former Department of State Development:
(a)        None.
(i)-(iii)  Not applicable.
For the period 1 July 2017 to 31 December 2017, in relation to the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation:
(a)        None.
(i)-(iii)  Not applicable.
For the period 1 January 2018 to 15 March 2018, in relation to the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation:
(a)        None.
(i)-(iii)  Not applicable.

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