Hon. Tjorn Sibma questions the Minister for Electoral Affairs regarding the $86 million contract with PersolKelly for electoral services, asking if the contract was provided to the Special Inquirer and requesting the contract be tabled. The Minister provides a non-committal response, deferring to the independent inquiry.

AnsweredQoN 212Legislative Assembly
Asked
22 May 2025
Portfolio
Electoral Affairs

QuestionView source ↗

PersolKelly
212. Hon Tjorn Sibma to the minister representing the Minister for Electoral
Affairs:
I refer to the $86
million contract awarded by the Western Australian Electoral Commission to
PersolKelly to provide services to support the conduct of the 2025 and 2029
state elections.
(1)
Has a copy of that contract been provided to the Special Inquirer, the
Honourable Malcolm McCusker AC CVO QC, to assist the inquiry into the recent
election?
(2)
Can the minister table the contract and, if not, why not?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the member
for some notice of the question. I provide the following answer on behalf of
the Minister for Electoral Affairs.
(1)–(2)
The special inquiry is an independent review conducted under the Public Sector Management Act 1994 , section 24H. The Cook Labor government awaits
the findings and recommendations of the Special Inquirer.

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