Hon Peter Foss asks the Leader of the House about tabling details of government consultants used during the Labor Party's term in office. Hon Kim Chance confirms the government's intention to table the report.

AnsweredQoN 1049Legislative Council
Asked
21 February 2002
Portfolio
Leader of the House representing the Premier

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The Labor Party has now been in government for 12 months. (1) Does it intend to table details of government consultants used during its term in office? (2) How frequently? (3) When can we expect the first report to be tabled? Hon KIM CHANCE

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(1) Yes. (2) The Government is committed to ensuring that the report on consultants engaged by it is tabled in a timely manner and also made available online. (3) A report was tabled on 31 July 2001. Hon Peter Foss: Not for your term. Hon KIM CHANCE: A report was tabled. Hon Peter Foss: I said for your term. Hon KIM CHANCE: I imagine ours will be tabled in due course. I possibly may have misheard a question asked by Hon Peter Foss, and I wonder whether it is possible for me to determine whether his question related to government consultants or to ministerial travel. Hon PETER FOSS: It was about consultants, but consultants in the Government’s term, not in ours. Hon KIM CHANCE: I thank Hon Peter Foss.
(1) Does it intend to table details of government consultants used during its term in office? (2) How frequently? (3) When can we expect the first report to be tabled? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: (1) Yes. (2) The Government is committed to ensuring that the report on consultants engaged by it is tabled in a timely manner and also made available online. (3) A report was tabled on 31 July 2001. Hon Peter Foss: Not for your term. Hon KIM CHANCE: A report was tabled. Hon Peter Foss: I said for your term. Hon KIM CHANCE: I imagine ours will be tabled in due course. I possibly may have misheard a question asked by Hon Peter Foss, and I wonder whether it is possible for me to determine whether his question related to government consultants or to ministerial travel. Hon PETER FOSS: It was about consultants, but consultants in the Government’s term, not in ours. Hon KIM CHANCE: I thank Hon Peter Foss.
(2) How frequently? (3) When can we expect the first report to be tabled? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: (1) Yes. (2) The Government is committed to ensuring that the report on consultants engaged by it is tabled in a timely manner and also made available online. (3) A report was tabled on 31 July 2001. Hon Peter Foss: Not for your term. Hon KIM CHANCE: A report was tabled. Hon Peter Foss: I said for your term. Hon KIM CHANCE: I imagine ours will be tabled in due course. I possibly may have misheard a question asked by Hon Peter Foss, and I wonder whether it is possible for me to determine whether his question related to government consultants or to ministerial travel. Hon PETER FOSS: It was about consultants, but consultants in the Government’s term, not in ours. Hon KIM CHANCE: I thank Hon Peter Foss.
(3) When can we expect the first report to be tabled? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: (1) Yes. (2) The Government is committed to ensuring that the report on consultants engaged by it is tabled in a timely manner and also made available online. (3) A report was tabled on 31 July 2001. Hon Peter Foss: Not for your term. Hon KIM CHANCE: A report was tabled. Hon Peter Foss: I said for your term. Hon KIM CHANCE: I imagine ours will be tabled in due course. I possibly may have misheard a question asked by Hon Peter Foss, and I wonder whether it is possible for me to determine whether his question related to government consultants or to ministerial travel. Hon PETER FOSS: It was about consultants, but consultants in the Government’s term, not in ours. Hon KIM CHANCE: I thank Hon Peter Foss.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: (1) Yes. (2) The Government is committed to ensuring that the report on consultants engaged by it is tabled in a timely manner and also made available online. (3) A report was tabled on 31 July 2001. Hon Peter Foss: Not for your term. Hon KIM CHANCE: A report was tabled. Hon Peter Foss: I said for your term. Hon KIM CHANCE: I imagine ours will be tabled in due course. I possibly may have misheard a question asked by Hon Peter Foss, and I wonder whether it is possible for me to determine whether his question related to government consultants or to ministerial travel. Hon PETER FOSS: It was about consultants, but consultants in the Government’s term, not in ours. Hon KIM CHANCE: I thank Hon Peter Foss.
(1) Yes. (2) The Government is committed to ensuring that the report on consultants engaged by it is tabled in a timely manner and also made available online. (3) A report was tabled on 31 July 2001. Hon Peter Foss: Not for your term. Hon KIM CHANCE: A report was tabled. Hon Peter Foss: I said for your term. Hon KIM CHANCE: I imagine ours will be tabled in due course. I possibly may have misheard a question asked by Hon Peter Foss, and I wonder whether it is possible for me to determine whether his question related to government consultants or to ministerial travel. Hon PETER FOSS: It was about consultants, but consultants in the Government’s term, not in ours. Hon KIM CHANCE: I thank Hon Peter Foss.
(2) The Government is committed to ensuring that the report on consultants engaged by it is tabled in a timely manner and also made available online. (3) A report was tabled on 31 July 2001. Hon Peter Foss: Not for your term. Hon KIM CHANCE: A report was tabled. Hon Peter Foss: I said for your term. Hon KIM CHANCE: I imagine ours will be tabled in due course. I possibly may have misheard a question asked by Hon Peter Foss, and I wonder whether it is possible for me to determine whether his question related to government consultants or to ministerial travel. Hon PETER FOSS: It was about consultants, but consultants in the Government’s term, not in ours. Hon KIM CHANCE: I thank Hon Peter Foss.
(3) A report was tabled on 31 July 2001. Hon Peter Foss: Not for your term. Hon KIM CHANCE: A report was tabled. Hon Peter Foss: I said for your term. Hon KIM CHANCE: I imagine ours will be tabled in due course. I possibly may have misheard a question asked by Hon Peter Foss, and I wonder whether it is possible for me to determine whether his question related to government consultants or to ministerial travel. Hon PETER FOSS: It was about consultants, but consultants in the Government’s term, not in ours. Hon KIM CHANCE: I thank Hon Peter Foss.
Hon Peter Foss: Not for your term. Hon KIM CHANCE: A report was tabled. Hon Peter Foss: I said for your term. Hon KIM CHANCE: I imagine ours will be tabled in due course. I possibly may have misheard a question asked by Hon Peter Foss, and I wonder whether it is possible for me to determine whether his question related to government consultants or to ministerial travel. Hon PETER FOSS: It was about consultants, but consultants in the Government’s term, not in ours. Hon KIM CHANCE: I thank Hon Peter Foss.
Hon KIM CHANCE: A report was tabled. Hon Peter Foss: I said for your term. Hon KIM CHANCE: I imagine ours will be tabled in due course. I possibly may have misheard a question asked by Hon Peter Foss, and I wonder whether it is possible for me to determine whether his question related to government consultants or to ministerial travel. Hon PETER FOSS: It was about consultants, but consultants in the Government’s term, not in ours. Hon KIM CHANCE: I thank Hon Peter Foss.
Hon Peter Foss: I said for your term. Hon KIM CHANCE: I imagine ours will be tabled in due course. I possibly may have misheard a question asked by Hon Peter Foss, and I wonder whether it is possible for me to determine whether his question related to government consultants or to ministerial travel. Hon PETER FOSS: It was about consultants, but consultants in the Government’s term, not in ours. Hon KIM CHANCE: I thank Hon Peter Foss.
Hon KIM CHANCE: I imagine ours will be tabled in due course. I possibly may have misheard a question asked by Hon Peter Foss, and I wonder whether it is possible for me to determine whether his question related to government consultants or to ministerial travel. Hon PETER FOSS: It was about consultants, but consultants in the Government’s term, not in ours. Hon KIM CHANCE: I thank Hon Peter Foss.
I possibly may have misheard a question asked by Hon Peter Foss, and I wonder whether it is possible for me to determine whether his question related to government consultants or to ministerial travel. Hon PETER FOSS: It was about consultants, but consultants in the Government’s term, not in ours. Hon KIM CHANCE: I thank Hon Peter Foss.
Hon PETER FOSS: It was about consultants, but consultants in the Government’s term, not in ours. Hon KIM CHANCE: I thank Hon Peter Foss.
Hon KIM CHANCE: I thank Hon Peter Foss.

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