Hon Anthony Spagnolo asks about the date DevelopmentWA requested information from the Auditor General regarding potential staff relationships mentioned in a fraud risk report, and whether a response has been received. The parliamentary secretary's answer indicates ongoing engagement and policy updates, but doesn't provide a specific date.

AnsweredQoN 474Legislative Assembly
Asked
26 June 2025
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Planning and Lands

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DevelopmentWA—Auditor General report
474. Hon Anthony Spagnolo to the parliamentary
secretary representing the Minister for Planning and Lands:
I refer to the
minister's response to my question without notice yesterday, concerning the
Auditor General's report Fraud Risks in Land
Transactions by DevelopmentWA . In that response, the minister advised
that DevelopmentWA has now requested information from the Office of the Auditor
General regarding the 13 potential relationships involving DevelopmentWA staff.
(1) On what date did DevelopmentWA make that
request to the Office of the Auditor General?
(2) Has DevelopmentWA received a response?

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I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question. The following information
has been provided to me by the Minister for Planning and Lands.
(1)–(2) Throughout the forensic audit,
DevelopmentWA has engaged with the Office of the Auditor General on matters
contained in the report. It was noted there was no evidence of fraud,
corruption or misconduct found in the audit. More information was again sought
following questions in the Legislative Council on 18 June and 25 June and the
Office of the Auditor General will respond in due course. The DevelopmentWA
board and its governance and remuneration committee have updated the conflict
of interest policy and the updated policy has been implemented across the
organisation.

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