❓ A member of parliament requests information about contact between a minister, their staff, and Andrew Abercrombie over a six-year period. The minister provides limited information, citing resource constraints and lack of relevant contact in the recent past.
AnsweredQoN 4024Legislative Assembly
Asked
22 April 2015
Member
Portfolio
Police; Road Safety; Training and Workforce Development; Women's Interests
QuestionView source ↗
Could the Minister advise if the Minister and/or any staff member or placement within the Minister’s Office, has had any contact or meetings with Andrew Abercrombie since 1 January 2009, and, if yes: (a) what were the dates of the contact(s) or meeting(s; (b) what form did the contact(s) or meeting(s) take; (c) what was the nature or subject of discussion during the contact(s) or meeting(s); (d) were other people present during the contact(s) or meeting(s); and (e) what were the names of all people present?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
16 June 2015
Responded by
Minister for Police; Road Safety; Training and Workforce Development; Women's Interests
Response time
55 days
The Minister and her current Ministerial staff have contact with many organisations, companies and individuals in various forums during the course of business. It is not considered a reasonable or appropriate use of Government resources to provide an answer over a six year period.
Between 1 January 2014 and 22 April 2015 the Minister and her current Ministerial staff have had the following contact and meetings with the Andrew Abercrombie related to government business.
(a) Nil.
(b)-(e) Not applicable.
The Minister and her current Ministerial staff may, from time to time, have had irregular or incidental social contact or contact for administrative purposes only with Andrew Abercrombie.
Between 1 January 2014 and 22 April 2015 the Minister and her current Ministerial staff have had the following contact and meetings with the Andrew Abercrombie related to government business.
(a) Nil.
(b)-(e) Not applicable.
The Minister and her current Ministerial staff may, from time to time, have had irregular or incidental social contact or contact for administrative purposes only with Andrew Abercrombie.
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