❓ Hon Ray Halligan asks about outstanding creditors for the Department of Child Protection and measures taken to expedite payments. The answer refers to a previous PQ and outlines reasons for payment delays.
AnsweredQoN 5163Legislative Council
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(1) The amount and number of creditors outstanding for greater than 120 days, as at 30 June 2007?
(2) What measures, if any, have been taken in the period between 1 July 2006 and 30 June 2007 to expedite payments to creditors?
(2) What measures, if any, have been taken in the period between 1 July 2006 and 30 June 2007 to expedite payments to creditors?
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Answered
19 September 2007
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
22 days
(1) Please refer to Part (e) of Assembly PQ 2562
(2) The Department makes every effort to pay creditors within 30 days, however there are circumstances under which this is not possible. Examples which are reflected in the figures provided in Part (e) of Assembly PQ 2562 are:
· Accounts in Dispute - accounts are not approved for payment until any dispute is resolved. This may involve clarification of GST issues, payee details, questions on goods/services provided and funding arrangements.
· Payments for client support services - caseworkers receive invoices, however due to the priority of workload, in some instances payment of accounts is slow. Accounts received by the Department for payment that have not had a client funding plan in place sometimes result in a delay in payment.
· A number of teething issues arose with the payment of accounts to a significant creditor due to a change with their ownership and resultant accounts processes.
· Incorrect recording - The date an invoice is received into the Department or Office is that which is recorded in the finance system. Testing has indicated that sometimes these dates are incorrectly recorded or sourced from incorrect field of information, extending the reported payment timeframes.
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(2) The Department makes every effort to pay creditors within 30 days, however there are circumstances under which this is not possible. Examples which are reflected in the figures provided in Part (e) of Assembly PQ 2562 are:
· Accounts in Dispute - accounts are not approved for payment until any dispute is resolved. This may involve clarification of GST issues, payee details, questions on goods/services provided and funding arrangements.
· Payments for client support services - caseworkers receive invoices, however due to the priority of workload, in some instances payment of accounts is slow. Accounts received by the Department for payment that have not had a client funding plan in place sometimes result in a delay in payment.
· A number of teething issues arose with the payment of accounts to a significant creditor due to a change with their ownership and resultant accounts processes.
· Incorrect recording - The date an invoice is received into the Department or Office is that which is recorded in the finance system. Testing has indicated that sometimes these dates are incorrectly recorded or sourced from incorrect field of information, extending the reported payment timeframes.
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