❓ Details payments made by agencies within the Premier's portfolios to specific law firms in 1997-98 and 1998-99. The question seeks transparency regarding government spending on legal services.
AnsweredQoN 389Legislative Assembly
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389. Mr KOBELKE to the Premier; Treasurer; Minister for Public Sector Management; Federal Affairs:
(1) What was the total of all payments, whether for legal advice or other work, paid by all agencies within the Premier's current portfolios in 1998-99 to each of the following law firms, including payments to related parties, and their costs -
(a) Blake Dawson Waldron;
(b) Clayton Utz;
(c) Corrs Chambers Westgarth;
(d) Freehill Hollingdale & Page;
(e) Jackson McDonald;
(f) Mallesons Stephen Jacques;
(g) Minter Ellison;
(h) Phillips Fox;
(i) Pullinger Stewart; and
(j) Skea Nelson & Hager?
(2) What was the total of all payments, whether for legal advice or other work, paid by all agencies within the Premier's current portfolios in 1997-98 to each of the following law firms, including payments to related parties, and their costs -
(a) Blake Dawson Waldron;
(b) Clayton Utz;
(c) Corrs Chambers Westgarth;
(d) Freehill Hollingdale & Page;
(e) Jackson McDonald;
(f) Mallesons Stephen Jacques;
(g) Minter Ellison;
(h) Phillips Fox;
(i) Pullinger Stewart; and
(j) Skea Nelson & Hager?
(1) What was the total of all payments, whether for legal advice or other work, paid by all agencies within the Premier's current portfolios in 1998-99 to each of the following law firms, including payments to related parties, and their costs -
(a) Blake Dawson Waldron;
(b) Clayton Utz;
(c) Corrs Chambers Westgarth;
(d) Freehill Hollingdale & Page;
(e) Jackson McDonald;
(f) Mallesons Stephen Jacques;
(g) Minter Ellison;
(h) Phillips Fox;
(i) Pullinger Stewart; and
(j) Skea Nelson & Hager?
(2) What was the total of all payments, whether for legal advice or other work, paid by all agencies within the Premier's current portfolios in 1997-98 to each of the following law firms, including payments to related parties, and their costs -
(a) Blake Dawson Waldron;
(b) Clayton Utz;
(c) Corrs Chambers Westgarth;
(d) Freehill Hollingdale & Page;
(e) Jackson McDonald;
(f) Mallesons Stephen Jacques;
(g) Minter Ellison;
(h) Phillips Fox;
(i) Pullinger Stewart; and
(j) Skea Nelson & Hager?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
14 November 2000
Response time
97 days
The Minister Replied:
I am advised that :
Ministry of the Premier and Cabinet
(1) Payments were made directly to organisations as follows:
(a) Nil
(b) $5,969
(c) Nil
(d) $91,259.31
(e) Nil
(f) $30
(g) $7,501
(h) $10
(i) Nil
(j) Nil
(2) Payments were made directly to organisations as follows:
(a) Nil
(b) $3,628.06
(c) $700
(d) $235,212.24
(e) $18,431.90
(f) $9,088.30
(g) $49,774.20
(h) $218
(i) Nil
(j) Nil
Treasury
(1)
(a) nil
(b) $18,118.10
(c) nil
(d) $32,070.04
(e) $423.25
(f) nil
(g) $12,180.65
(h) nil
(i) nil
(j) $636.00
(2)
(a) - (b) Nil
(c) $100.00
(d) $4,684.87
(e) $1,496.30
(f) nil
(g) $15,836.45
(h) - (j) Nil
R&I Holdings:
(1)
(a) - (i) Nil
(j) $124,900
(2)
(a) - (i) Nil
(j) $36,948
Government Projects Office
(1)
(a) Nil
(b)$8,868.10
(c)Nil
(d)$31,501.99
(e)$373.25
(f)Nil
(g)$1,286.15
(h)-(j) Nil
(2)
(a)-(c) Nil
(d)$3,538.59
(e)$740.30
(f)Nil
(g)$1,044.90
(h)-(j) Nil
Note: Although the Government Property Office existed until 30 June 1999, legal costs prior to that date have been separted into (a) work for projects and (b) works for property/leasing, and have been reported independently by the current entity. Projects are part of the Government Projects Office, and property/leasing is part of Commercial Property in the Capital and Ownership Division of Treasury.
Anti-Corruption Commission
(1)
(a) to (h) Nil
(i) $1,900.00
(j) Nil
(2)
(a) to (h) Nil
(i) $25,754.10
(j) Nil
Gold Corporation
(1)
(a) - (c) Nil
(d) AUD$91,740
(e) - (j) Nil
(2)
(a) Nil
(b) AUD$8,624
(c) Nil
(d) AUD$1,893
(e) - (i) Nil
(j) AUD$8,113
WA Treasury Corporation
(1)
(a) - (d) Nil
(e) 74,771.90
(f) - (j) Nil
(2)
(a) - (d) Nil
(e) 15,445.00
(f) - (j) Nil
I am advised that :
Ministry of the Premier and Cabinet
(1) Payments were made directly to organisations as follows:
(a) Nil
(b) $5,969
(c) Nil
(d) $91,259.31
(e) Nil
(f) $30
(g) $7,501
(h) $10
(i) Nil
(j) Nil
(2) Payments were made directly to organisations as follows:
(a) Nil
(b) $3,628.06
(c) $700
(d) $235,212.24
(e) $18,431.90
(f) $9,088.30
(g) $49,774.20
(h) $218
(i) Nil
(j) Nil
Treasury
(1)
(a) nil
(b) $18,118.10
(c) nil
(d) $32,070.04
(e) $423.25
(f) nil
(g) $12,180.65
(h) nil
(i) nil
(j) $636.00
(2)
(a) - (b) Nil
(c) $100.00
(d) $4,684.87
(e) $1,496.30
(f) nil
(g) $15,836.45
(h) - (j) Nil
R&I Holdings:
(1)
(a) - (i) Nil
(j) $124,900
(2)
(a) - (i) Nil
(j) $36,948
Government Projects Office
(1)
(a) Nil
(b)$8,868.10
(c)Nil
(d)$31,501.99
(e)$373.25
(f)Nil
(g)$1,286.15
(h)-(j) Nil
(2)
(a)-(c) Nil
(d)$3,538.59
(e)$740.30
(f)Nil
(g)$1,044.90
(h)-(j) Nil
Note: Although the Government Property Office existed until 30 June 1999, legal costs prior to that date have been separted into (a) work for projects and (b) works for property/leasing, and have been reported independently by the current entity. Projects are part of the Government Projects Office, and property/leasing is part of Commercial Property in the Capital and Ownership Division of Treasury.
Anti-Corruption Commission
(1)
(a) to (h) Nil
(i) $1,900.00
(j) Nil
(2)
(a) to (h) Nil
(i) $25,754.10
(j) Nil
Gold Corporation
(1)
(a) - (c) Nil
(d) AUD$91,740
(e) - (j) Nil
(2)
(a) Nil
(b) AUD$8,624
(c) Nil
(d) AUD$1,893
(e) - (i) Nil
(j) AUD$8,113
WA Treasury Corporation
(1)
(a) - (d) Nil
(e) 74,771.90
(f) - (j) Nil
(2)
(a) - (d) Nil
(e) 15,445.00
(f) - (j) Nil
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