❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the use of external consultants by departments and agencies under the Minister for Tourism; Culture and the Arts; Heritage in the 2020-21 financial year. The answer provides some data but refers to other QoNs and tabled reports for more complete information.
AnsweredQoN 19Legislative Assembly
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I refer to external consultants hired and tasked with assisting Departments, and ask: (a) For all departments or agencies under your responsibility, please detail: (i) The number of private consultants hired in the 2020-21 Financial Year; (ii) The total cost to the department for hiring those consultants; (iii) The number of reports produced by those private consultants; and (iv) The number of reports made public?
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Answered
4 August 2021
Responded by
Minister for Tourism; Culture and the Arts; Heritage
Response time
2 days
Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries
(i – ii) As part of this government’s ongoing commitment to accountability and transparency, and in accordance with Premier’s Circular 2019/06, a six-monthly “Report on Consultants Engaged by the Government” is tabled in this place.
Reports for the 2020/21 financial year will be tabled shortly.
(iii) Three formal reports have been produced as of 31 December 2020. As was practice under the previous government, consultants may be engaged by the government to provide strategic advice.
(iv) As of 31 December 2020, one formal report produced has been publicly released. This figure is subject to change as reports produced are considered by government.
Art Gallery of Western Australia
(i – ii) As part of this government’s ongoing commitment to accountability and transparency, and in accordance with Premier’s Circular 2019/06, a six-monthly “Report on Consultants Engaged by the Government” is tabled in this place.
Reports for the 2020/21 financial year will be tabled shortly.
(iii) One formal report has been produced as of 31 December 2020. As was practice under the previous government, consultants may be engaged by the government to provide strategic advice.
(iv) As of 31 December 2020, one formal report produced has been publicly released. This figure is subject to change as reports produced are considered by government.
Western Australian Museum
(i – ii) As part of this government’s ongoing commitment to accountability and transparency, and in accordance with Premier’s Circular 2019/06, a six-monthly “Report on Consultants Engaged by the Government” is tabled in this place.
Reports for the 2020/21 financial year will be tabled shortly.
(iii) No formal reports have been produced as of 31 December 2020. As was practice under the previous government, consultants may be engaged by the government to provide strategic advice.
(iv) As of 31 December 2020, no formal report produced has been publicly released. This figure is subject to change as reports produced are considered by government.
Perth Theatre Trust
(a)(i) Nil
(ii-iv) Not Applicable
State Library of Western Australia
(a)(i) Nil
(ii-iv) Not Applicable
Tourism WA
(a)(i-iv) Please refer to Legislative Assembly question on notice 16
Rottnest Island Authority
(a)(i-iv) Please refer to Legislative Assembly question on notice 27
Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage
(a)(i-iv) Please refer to Legislative Assembly question on notice 23
National Trust of Western Australia
(a)(i) Nil
(ii-iv) Not Applicable
(i – ii) As part of this government’s ongoing commitment to accountability and transparency, and in accordance with Premier’s Circular 2019/06, a six-monthly “Report on Consultants Engaged by the Government” is tabled in this place.
Reports for the 2020/21 financial year will be tabled shortly.
(iii) Three formal reports have been produced as of 31 December 2020. As was practice under the previous government, consultants may be engaged by the government to provide strategic advice.
(iv) As of 31 December 2020, one formal report produced has been publicly released. This figure is subject to change as reports produced are considered by government.
Art Gallery of Western Australia
(i – ii) As part of this government’s ongoing commitment to accountability and transparency, and in accordance with Premier’s Circular 2019/06, a six-monthly “Report on Consultants Engaged by the Government” is tabled in this place.
Reports for the 2020/21 financial year will be tabled shortly.
(iii) One formal report has been produced as of 31 December 2020. As was practice under the previous government, consultants may be engaged by the government to provide strategic advice.
(iv) As of 31 December 2020, one formal report produced has been publicly released. This figure is subject to change as reports produced are considered by government.
Western Australian Museum
(i – ii) As part of this government’s ongoing commitment to accountability and transparency, and in accordance with Premier’s Circular 2019/06, a six-monthly “Report on Consultants Engaged by the Government” is tabled in this place.
Reports for the 2020/21 financial year will be tabled shortly.
(iii) No formal reports have been produced as of 31 December 2020. As was practice under the previous government, consultants may be engaged by the government to provide strategic advice.
(iv) As of 31 December 2020, no formal report produced has been publicly released. This figure is subject to change as reports produced are considered by government.
Perth Theatre Trust
(a)(i) Nil
(ii-iv) Not Applicable
State Library of Western Australia
(a)(i) Nil
(ii-iv) Not Applicable
Tourism WA
(a)(i-iv) Please refer to Legislative Assembly question on notice 16
Rottnest Island Authority
(a)(i-iv) Please refer to Legislative Assembly question on notice 27
Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage
(a)(i-iv) Please refer to Legislative Assembly question on notice 23
National Trust of Western Australia
(a)(i) Nil
(ii-iv) Not Applicable
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