❓ Hon Matt Benson-Lidholm, on behalf of Hon Ken Travers, questions the Premier regarding the lack of tabled Statements of Corporate Intent for port authorities, prompting an explanation about budget processes and a review of SCI compliance.
AnsweredQoN 488Legislative Council
Asked
28 June 2012
Member
Portfolio
Leader of the House representing the Premier
QuestionView source ↗
PORT AUTHORITIES —
STATEMENTS OF CORPORATE INTENT
488. Hon MATT BENSON-LIDHOLM to the Leader of the
House representing the Premier:
This question is from Hon Ken Travers who is also out of the house
on urgent parliamentary business.
I refer to section 61 of the Port
Authorities Act 1999, which requires —
A board and the Minister must try to
reach agreement on a statement of corporate intent as soon as possible and, in
any event not later than the start of the next financial year.
I refer also to section 65, which
requires that a copy be laid before Parliament within 14 days of an agreement
being reached.
(1) Is the
Premier aware that no port authority statements of corporate intent for 2011–12
have been tabled in the Legislative Council?
(2) Is the Premier concerned that
the statements have not been tabled?
(3) What action will the Premier
take to ensure that agreement is reached and the statements are tabled?
(4) Will the
Premier ensure that agreement is reached before the start of the financial year
for all port authorities' statements of corporate intent for 2012–13;
and, if not, why not?
STATEMENTS OF CORPORATE INTENT
488. Hon MATT BENSON-LIDHOLM to the Leader of the
House representing the Premier:
This question is from Hon Ken Travers who is also out of the house
on urgent parliamentary business.
I refer to section 61 of the Port
Authorities Act 1999, which requires —
A board and the Minister must try to
reach agreement on a statement of corporate intent as soon as possible and, in
any event not later than the start of the next financial year.
I refer also to section 65, which
requires that a copy be laid before Parliament within 14 days of an agreement
being reached.
(1) Is the
Premier aware that no port authority statements of corporate intent for 2011–12
have been tabled in the Legislative Council?
(2) Is the Premier concerned that
the statements have not been tabled?
(3) What action will the Premier
take to ensure that agreement is reached and the statements are tabled?
(4) Will the
Premier ensure that agreement is reached before the start of the financial year
for all port authorities' statements of corporate intent for 2012–13;
and, if not, why not?
AnswerView source ↗
On behalf of the Leader of the House
representing the Premier, I thank the honourable member for notice of the
question. It is a pity the author of the question is away from the chamber on
urgent parliamentary business.
(1) Yes.
(2)–(4) Section
66 of the Port Authorities Act 1999 requires the Treasurer's
concurrence to a statement of corporate intent. Concurrence cannot be
conditionally provided and must await the finalisation of the budget process to
ensure that the SCI is consistent with the government's financial
parameters, priorities and objectives. It should also be noted that the
Department of Treasury is undertaking a review of SCIs through work it is
currently undertaking to establish umbrella legislation for public
corporations, as proposed by the Economic Audit Committee final report of 2009.
This review is examining the
underlying reasons for noncompliance with legislative requirements and has the
objective of providing appropriate incentives to ensure SCIs are tabled in
Parliament within legislated time frames, including better integrating the SCI
and state budget processes.
representing the Premier, I thank the honourable member for notice of the
question. It is a pity the author of the question is away from the chamber on
urgent parliamentary business.
(1) Yes.
(2)–(4) Section
66 of the Port Authorities Act 1999 requires the Treasurer's
concurrence to a statement of corporate intent. Concurrence cannot be
conditionally provided and must await the finalisation of the budget process to
ensure that the SCI is consistent with the government's financial
parameters, priorities and objectives. It should also be noted that the
Department of Treasury is undertaking a review of SCIs through work it is
currently undertaking to establish umbrella legislation for public
corporations, as proposed by the Economic Audit Committee final report of 2009.
This review is examining the
underlying reasons for noncompliance with legislative requirements and has the
objective of providing appropriate incentives to ensure SCIs are tabled in
Parliament within legislated time frames, including better integrating the SCI
and state budget processes.
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