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❓ The WA parliamentary question seeks to determine if agencies within the Environment and Heritage portfolio have been victims of scams reported by the Department of Consumer Protection. The answer indicates that no agencies within the portfolio were affected.

AnsweredQoN 5847Legislative Assembly

Asked

14 September 2016

Member

Mr B.S. Wyatt

Portfolio

Environment; Heritage

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I refer to the online news article published by the ABC online on 17 August 2016 in relation to scammers stealing $500,000 from West Australian businesses over the past two years as reported by the Department of Consumer Protection, and I ask: (a) have any WA Government agencies within the Minister’s
portfolio of responsibility fallen victim to these scams over the past two
years; (b) if
so which agencies have been impacted; (c) for each agency impacted, what was the nature of, and the
dollar amount lost in connection to each scam; (d) have
criminal charges been laid against any persons or entities in connection to
these scams; and (e) what
measures have you taken to ensure that public funds are not lost to scammers
via WA Government agencies?

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Answered

18 October 2016

Responded by

Minister for Environment; Heritage

Response time

34 days

Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority
(a) No.
(b)-(e) Not applicable.
Department of Environment Regulation
(a) No.
(b)-(e) Not applicable.
Department of Parks and Wildlife
(a) No.
(b)-(e) Not applicable.
Office of the Appeals Convenor
(a) No.
(b)-(e) Not applicable.
Office of the Environmental Protection Authority
(a) No.
(b)-(e) Not applicable.
Zoological Parks Authority (Perth Zoo)
(a) No.
(b)-(e) Not applicable.
State Heritage Office
(a) No.
(b)-(e) Not applicable.

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