❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice reveals expenditure on security services across various government departments, agencies, and Government Trading Enterprises from 2015 to 2017. The Public Transport Authority consistently spent the most, while some agencies recouped costs.
AnsweredQoN 2681Legislative Assembly
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Does any department, agency and Government Trading Enterprise under the Minister's control engage any security service licensed under the Security and Related Activities (Control) Act 1996 and if so how much was spent on those services in: (a) 2015; (b) 2016; and (c) 2017?
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Answered
8 May 2018
Responded by
Minister for Transport; Planning; Lands
Response time
9 days
Former Department of Lands
(a) Nil
(b) $292,821
(c) 1 January – 30 June 2017 - $203,625
Former Department of Planning
(a) $14,232
(b) $13,483
(c) 1 January – 30 June 2017 - $8,032
Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage
(a)-(b) Not applicable
(c) 1 July – 31 December 2017 - $394,621
Western Australian Planning Commission
(a) $133,183
(b) $141,489
(c) $111,530
Department of Transport
(a) $2,137,415
(b) $2,249,616
(c) $2,257,257
Main Roads Western Australia
(a) $83,807.18
(b) $60,818.54
(c) $54,086.13
Public Transport Authority
(a) $22,519,796
(b) $23,775,368
(c) $26,218,359
Fremantle Port Authority
(a) $779,800.35
(b) $654,041.08
(c) $462,521.36
Note: Fremantle Ports engages security services to assist with the operations associated with various vessels visiting the port including cruise ships and naval vessels. The amounts spent are fully recouped from vessels in respect of which the security services are deployed.
Pilbara Ports Authority
(a) $4,476,383.70
(b) $4,664,854.31
(c) $4,841,090.72
Note: The Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA) engages MSS Security as its security service provider to provide security and access control 24/7 over PPA’s multiple sites (Ashburton, Dampier and Port Hedland). This service arrangement enables PPA to meet its legal obligations under the Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003 (MTOFSA) and the Customs and AusCheck Legislation Amendment (Organised Crime and Other Measures) Act 2013.
Mid West Ports Authority
(a) $529,833
(b) $521,493
(c) $582,836
Southern Ports Authority
(a) $778,900.28
(b) $817,626.50
(c) $850,168.86
Landcorp
(a) $1,671,449.83
(b) $1,512,891.52
(c) $1,568,234.72
Landgate
(a) $206,159.52
(b) $216,793.10
(c) $225,726.86
Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority
(a) $910,364
(b) $1,389.667
(c) $558,136
(a) Nil
(b) $292,821
(c) 1 January – 30 June 2017 - $203,625
Former Department of Planning
(a) $14,232
(b) $13,483
(c) 1 January – 30 June 2017 - $8,032
Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage
(a)-(b) Not applicable
(c) 1 July – 31 December 2017 - $394,621
Western Australian Planning Commission
(a) $133,183
(b) $141,489
(c) $111,530
Department of Transport
(a) $2,137,415
(b) $2,249,616
(c) $2,257,257
Main Roads Western Australia
(a) $83,807.18
(b) $60,818.54
(c) $54,086.13
Public Transport Authority
(a) $22,519,796
(b) $23,775,368
(c) $26,218,359
Fremantle Port Authority
(a) $779,800.35
(b) $654,041.08
(c) $462,521.36
Note: Fremantle Ports engages security services to assist with the operations associated with various vessels visiting the port including cruise ships and naval vessels. The amounts spent are fully recouped from vessels in respect of which the security services are deployed.
Pilbara Ports Authority
(a) $4,476,383.70
(b) $4,664,854.31
(c) $4,841,090.72
Note: The Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA) engages MSS Security as its security service provider to provide security and access control 24/7 over PPA’s multiple sites (Ashburton, Dampier and Port Hedland). This service arrangement enables PPA to meet its legal obligations under the Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003 (MTOFSA) and the Customs and AusCheck Legislation Amendment (Organised Crime and Other Measures) Act 2013.
Mid West Ports Authority
(a) $529,833
(b) $521,493
(c) $582,836
Southern Ports Authority
(a) $778,900.28
(b) $817,626.50
(c) $850,168.86
Landcorp
(a) $1,671,449.83
(b) $1,512,891.52
(c) $1,568,234.72
Landgate
(a) $206,159.52
(b) $216,793.10
(c) $225,726.86
Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority
(a) $910,364
(b) $1,389.667
(c) $558,136
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