❓ Hon Sue Ellery questions the Department of Training and Workforce Development and Department of Education Services regarding payment policies and timeliness of payments to non-government (not for profit) organisations. Both departments claim to adhere to their policies and report no complaints or late payments.
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I refer to payments to non Government (not for profit) organisations, and I ask -
(1) What is the Department’s policy on timing of payments for grants or contracted services?
(2) Does the Department meet its own policy objectives to the non Government organisations?
(3) Have any non Government organisations complained about late payment of grants or regular contract payments in the period 1 March 2009 to 1 March 2010?
(4) How many grant or contract payments have been made late in the period 1 March 2009 to 1 March 2010?
(1) What is the Department’s policy on timing of payments for grants or contracted services?
(2) Does the Department meet its own policy objectives to the non Government organisations?
(3) Have any non Government organisations complained about late payment of grants or regular contract payments in the period 1 March 2009 to 1 March 2010?
(4) How many grant or contract payments have been made late in the period 1 March 2009 to 1 March 2010?
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Answered
20 April 2010
Responded by
Minister for Training and Workforce Development
Response time
47 days
Department of Training and Workforce Development
(1) Payments are made within 30 days.
(2) Yes.
(3) The Department has no record of complaints received from a not for profit organisation for late payments.
(4) The Department endeavours to make payments within 30 days and is not aware of any late payments made within that period.
Department of Education Services
(1) Recurrent (student per capita) grants to non-government schools and systems are paid on dates published in the
Government Gazett
e under the Non Government Schools Funding Order 2009. Other grants paid to not for profit organisations are paid according to service level agreements between the Department and each organisation - usually at the commencement of each financial year and subject to submission of an annual report and audit certificate for the previous year's grant.
(2) Yes.
(3) No.
(4) None.
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(1) Payments are made within 30 days.
(2) Yes.
(3) The Department has no record of complaints received from a not for profit organisation for late payments.
(4) The Department endeavours to make payments within 30 days and is not aware of any late payments made within that period.
Department of Education Services
(1) Recurrent (student per capita) grants to non-government schools and systems are paid on dates published in the
Government Gazett
e under the Non Government Schools Funding Order 2009. Other grants paid to not for profit organisations are paid according to service level agreements between the Department and each organisation - usually at the commencement of each financial year and subject to submission of an annual report and audit certificate for the previous year's grant.
(2) Yes.
(3) No.
(4) None.
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