Mr. Simpson questions delays in agencies completing website surveys and the Department of Premier and Cabinet's audit. The Premier's response cites personnel changes and administrative issues for agency delays and claims the audit was completed before the specified date, referring to a previous FOI request for audit details.

AnsweredQoN 3285Legislative Assembly
Asked
2 April 2008
Portfolio
Public Sector Management

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(a) When agencies have been provided with pre-prepared surveys of their websites, which according to the Premier’s answer to question on notice 3121 should have required only minimal time to complete, why is it that according to the Premier in his answer to question on notice 3027, 13 agencies completed the survey up to 22 days late and 22 agencies had not completed the survey as of 22 days after it was due;
(b) why was it that as of the 26 February 2008 the Department of Premier and Cabinet had not completed the audit;
(i) has the Department of Premier and Cabinet now completed the audit;
(ii) if yes, when was it completed and what was the cause of the delay; or
(iii) if the Department of Premier and Cabinet has still not completed the audit, why is this the case; and
(c) what specific details were asked of each agency in this audit?

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Answered
10 April 2008
Responded by
Minister for Public Sector Management
Response time
8 days
Department of the Premier and Cabinet advises:
(a) The reasons given were predominantly changes to personnel and administrative issues. I refer the member to Question on Notice 3027.
(b i-iii) The Department of Premier and Cabinet had completed and returned the audit prior to the 26
February 2008.
(c) I refer the member to the Freedom of Information request (20070049) in response to which the Department of Premier and Cabinet provided specific details of the audit  on 2 January 2008, with subsequent information provided on 9 January 2008.
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