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❓ A parliamentary question seeks details about payments made to Skea, Nelson and Hager by the Health Department for legal advice regarding the proposed privatisation of Armadale Health Service. The response clarifies that the Health Department processed payments based on invoices from Treasury, not direct appointment.

AnsweredQoN 188Legislative Assembly

Asked

9 August 2000

Member

Mr KOBELKE

Portfolio

Health

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For the Health Department of Western Australia in relation to the firm Skea, Nelson and Hager, for the 1998/99 financial year - (a) what was the total of all payments to Skea, Nelson and Hager; (b) what was the specific nature of the work for which these payments were made to Skea, Nelson and Hager; and (c) how was this work awarded to Skea, Nelson and Hager? Answered on 7 September 2000 The Minister

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Answered

7 September 2000

Response time

29 days

(a) $595 251.70 (b) Legal advice on Expression of Interest / Request for Proposal ( EOI/RFP ) process for proposed privatisation of Armadale Health Service. (c) The Health Department of Western Australia did not appoint Skea Nelson and Hager for legal advice on EOI/RFP process for proposed privatisation of Armadale Health Service but received certified copies of invoices from Treasury, which it processed for payment.
(b) what was the specific nature of the work for which these payments were made to Skea, Nelson and Hager; and (c) how was this work awarded to Skea, Nelson and Hager?
(c) how was this work awarded to Skea, Nelson and Hager?

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