❓ A WA parliamentary question regarding the Office of Multicultural Interests' strategic planning consultations in 2008, including attendees, submission contributors, and conflict of interest procedures for grant applications and the Minister's advisory body.
AnsweredQoN 868Legislative Assembly
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In reference to the Office of Multicultural Interests (OMI) planning consultations held in December 2008:
(1) Who (organisations and individuals) attended the OMI strategic planning consultations done in December?
(2) Who, (individuals and organisations) made submissions to OMI regarding their strategic plan?
(3) What procedures has the Minister or the Minister’s department set up to ensure there are no conflicts of interest between grant applications and the Minister’s new advisory body?
(1) Who (organisations and individuals) attended the OMI strategic planning consultations done in December?
(2) Who, (individuals and organisations) made submissions to OMI regarding their strategic plan?
(3) What procedures has the Minister or the Minister’s department set up to ensure there are no conflicts of interest between grant applications and the Minister’s new advisory body?
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Answered
9 June 2009
Responded by
Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Interests
Response time
26 days
(1) The following individuals and organisations attended the strategic planning consultation on 2 December 2008.
Nina Balicka, Cracovia Club
Ananda Barton, Ethnic Communities Council of WA
Mariam Ashrat, Settlement Grants Program - Family Support Coordinator
Albert Meyerkort, Burmese Association
Andrea Creado, ISHAR Multicultural Women's Health Centre
Thoeun Moung, Cambodian Buddhist Society
Tholla Chan, Cambodian Buddhist Society
Loliyong Waran, Kuku Community - South Sudanese Community Group
Jim Plowman, Maltese Association of WA
Ester Steingiesser, National Council of Jewish Women in Australia
Simon Ngenda, Metropolitan Migrant Resource Centre
Michael O'Hara, Metropolitan Migrant Resource Centre
Mykola Mowczan, Ukranian Association of WA in Perth
Mehriteab Aberra, United Eritrean of WA
Olga Ramasamy, The Australian Asian Association of WA
(2) Thirty written submissions were received from organisations and individuals. A full listing of individuals and organisations who made written submissions follows:
1. Ethnic Communities Council of WA
2. Manjeet Kumar-Trehan
3. Shire of Harvey
4. WA Electoral Commission
5. CurtinUniversityof Technology
6. Dept Treasury & Finance
7. Disability Services Commission
8. Dept of Culture & the Arts
9. Supratik Mukherji
10. Volunteering WA
11. Dept of Corrective Services
12. Drug & Alcohol Office
13. City of Perth
14. NAATI - National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters
15. Multicultural Women's Advocacy Services (MWAS)
16. Fremantle Multicultural Centre
17. Midwest Multicultural Association of WA Inc & MidwestAfrican Association of WA
18. Tribal Refugee Welfare of WA Inc.
19. Nikola Nikolich - Chair 6EBA
20. Dept Commerce formerly dept Consumer & Employment Protection
21. Lotterywest
22. Mike Nahan MLA
23. Office of Public Sector Standards
24. WA Police (WAPOL) Indigenous Community and Diversity Unit
25. Department of Indigenous Affairs (DIA)
26. MurdochUniversity- EO & Social Justice Manager
27. Department of Planning and Infrastructure (Input from Licensing Business Unit)
28. Small Business Development Corporation
29. Department of Attorney General
30. Department of Education& Training
(3) A person who is an employee or a board member of an organisation making an application to the Ethnic Organisations Fund is ineligible to be a member of the Assessment Panel. All panel members will be required to declare any other potential conflicts of interest. The Minister will decide on the level of an individual's participation based on the information provided.
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Nina Balicka, Cracovia Club
Ananda Barton, Ethnic Communities Council of WA
Mariam Ashrat, Settlement Grants Program - Family Support Coordinator
Albert Meyerkort, Burmese Association
Andrea Creado, ISHAR Multicultural Women's Health Centre
Thoeun Moung, Cambodian Buddhist Society
Tholla Chan, Cambodian Buddhist Society
Loliyong Waran, Kuku Community - South Sudanese Community Group
Jim Plowman, Maltese Association of WA
Ester Steingiesser, National Council of Jewish Women in Australia
Simon Ngenda, Metropolitan Migrant Resource Centre
Michael O'Hara, Metropolitan Migrant Resource Centre
Mykola Mowczan, Ukranian Association of WA in Perth
Mehriteab Aberra, United Eritrean of WA
Olga Ramasamy, The Australian Asian Association of WA
(2) Thirty written submissions were received from organisations and individuals. A full listing of individuals and organisations who made written submissions follows:
1. Ethnic Communities Council of WA
2. Manjeet Kumar-Trehan
3. Shire of Harvey
4. WA Electoral Commission
5. CurtinUniversityof Technology
6. Dept Treasury & Finance
7. Disability Services Commission
8. Dept of Culture & the Arts
9. Supratik Mukherji
10. Volunteering WA
11. Dept of Corrective Services
12. Drug & Alcohol Office
13. City of Perth
14. NAATI - National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters
15. Multicultural Women's Advocacy Services (MWAS)
16. Fremantle Multicultural Centre
17. Midwest Multicultural Association of WA Inc & MidwestAfrican Association of WA
18. Tribal Refugee Welfare of WA Inc.
19. Nikola Nikolich - Chair 6EBA
20. Dept Commerce formerly dept Consumer & Employment Protection
21. Lotterywest
22. Mike Nahan MLA
23. Office of Public Sector Standards
24. WA Police (WAPOL) Indigenous Community and Diversity Unit
25. Department of Indigenous Affairs (DIA)
26. MurdochUniversity- EO & Social Justice Manager
27. Department of Planning and Infrastructure (Input from Licensing Business Unit)
28. Small Business Development Corporation
29. Department of Attorney General
30. Department of Education& Training
(3) A person who is an employee or a board member of an organisation making an application to the Ethnic Organisations Fund is ineligible to be a member of the Assessment Panel. All panel members will be required to declare any other potential conflicts of interest. The Minister will decide on the level of an individual's participation based on the information provided.
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