Hon Ray Halligan asks the Minister for Health about bad debts written off by the Department of Health and the Office of Health Review from 2001-2006, including amounts and debtor names for debts over $10,000. The Minister provides the requested financial data and debtor information, except for 2001-2002 due to decentralised record-keeping.

AnsweredQoN 3859Legislative Council
Asked
22 August 2006
Portfolio
Health

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For each Department and Agency under the Minister’s control, including the Ministerial Office, and understanding that the write-off process is covered by the
Financial Administration and Audit Act
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(1) What was the total amount of bad debts written off in each of the financial years -
(a) 2001-2002;
(b) 2002-2003;
(c) 2003-2004;
(d) 2004-2005; and
(e) 2005-2006?
(2) Were any of these debts above $10 000?
(3) If so, what is the name of the person or company owing the debt?

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Answered
18 October 2006
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
57 days
(b) 2002-2003; (c) 2003-2004; (d) 2004-2005; and (e) 2005-2006?
(c) 2003-2004; (d) 2004-2005; and (e) 2005-2006?
(d) 2004-2005; and (e) 2005-2006?
(e) 2005-2006?
Please refer to question on notice 3838. As the Member has stated, the write-off process is covered by the Financial Administration and Audit Act (FAAA). The FAAA has been in place since 1986 and similar provisions were in place in the Audit Act 1904 . As a standard practice the agency would be expected to have taken all reasonable steps to recover and amend processes to avoid any recurrence prior to seeking approval to write-off. Compliance with the Financial Administration and Audit Act is audited annually by the Office of the Auditor General and any non compliance is reported to Parliament. OFFICE OF HEALTH REVIEW (1)(a)-(e) Nil. (2)-(3) Not applicable. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (1) (a) $1,214,024 (b) $ 312,866 (c) $ 524,630 (d) $ 650,635 (e) $1,159,641 (2) Yes. (3) 2001-2002 - no details regarding the debtors over $10,000 is readily available as all details are maintained out at each individual site. A central register was not established until the commencement of the 2002/2003 financial year as all write off's prior to this date were approved by the individual Accountable Authorities for each Health Service. 2002-2003 Ganga Bulla 62,952 Zhi Yin Wong 35,548 2003-2004 Jes Sowden 14,867 Total Care Australia 11,164 2004-2005 Fenghin Lu 13,773 F Coleman 10,805 I Saydi 10,576 Margaretta Albert 11,222 Sati Van Leit 11,775 HJ Crause 32,328 Peter Savage 13,292 WA Pain Management Centre 97,750 2005-2006 E Kamau 10,649 Margaret Fitch 79,462 Hiromi Saito 10,680 Shawn Riley 10,348 G Carter 11,016 M Boyd 15,300 R Guimbal 26,940 Barry Clarke 48,552 Daryn Luff 13,643 D Unger 10,076 GET Burgess Contractors 13,580 Goldfields Truck Power 12,133 Chakanetsa Godwin Makunde 10,864
As the Member has stated, the write-off process is covered by the Financial Administration and Audit Act (FAAA). The FAAA has been in place since 1986 and similar provisions were in place in the Audit Act 1904 . As a standard practice the agency would be expected to have taken all reasonable steps to recover and amend processes to avoid any recurrence prior to seeking approval to write-off. Compliance with the Financial Administration and Audit Act is audited annually by the Office of the Auditor General and any non compliance is reported to Parliament. OFFICE OF HEALTH REVIEW (1)(a)-(e) Nil. (2)-(3) Not applicable. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (1) (a) $1,214,024 (b) $ 312,866 (c) $ 524,630 (d) $ 650,635 (e) $1,159,641 (2) Yes. (3) 2001-2002 - no details regarding the debtors over $10,000 is readily available as all details are maintained out at each individual site. A central register was not established until the commencement of the 2002/2003 financial year as all write off's prior to this date were approved by the individual Accountable Authorities for each Health Service. 2002-2003 Ganga Bulla 62,952 Zhi Yin Wong 35,548 2003-2004 Jes Sowden 14,867 Total Care Australia 11,164 2004-2005 Fenghin Lu 13,773 F Coleman 10,805 I Saydi 10,576 Margaretta Albert 11,222 Sati Van Leit 11,775 HJ Crause 32,328 Peter Savage 13,292 WA Pain Management Centre 97,750 2005-2006 E Kamau 10,649 Margaret Fitch 79,462 Hiromi Saito 10,680 Shawn Riley 10,348 G Carter 11,016 M Boyd 15,300 R Guimbal 26,940 Barry Clarke 48,552 Daryn Luff 13,643 D Unger 10,076 GET Burgess Contractors 13,580 Goldfields Truck Power 12,133 Chakanetsa Godwin Makunde 10,864
As a standard practice the agency would be expected to have taken all reasonable steps to recover and amend processes to avoid any recurrence prior to seeking approval to write-off. Compliance with the Financial Administration and Audit Act is audited annually by the Office of the Auditor General and any non compliance is reported to Parliament. OFFICE OF HEALTH REVIEW (1)(a)-(e) Nil. (2)-(3) Not applicable. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (1) (a) $1,214,024 (b) $ 312,866 (c) $ 524,630 (d) $ 650,635 (e) $1,159,641 (2) Yes. (3) 2001-2002 - no details regarding the debtors over $10,000 is readily available as all details are maintained out at each individual site. A central register was not established until the commencement of the 2002/2003 financial year as all write off's prior to this date were approved by the individual Accountable Authorities for each Health Service. 2002-2003 Ganga Bulla 62,952 Zhi Yin Wong 35,548 2003-2004 Jes Sowden 14,867 Total Care Australia 11,164 2004-2005 Fenghin Lu 13,773 F Coleman 10,805 I Saydi 10,576 Margaretta Albert 11,222 Sati Van Leit 11,775 HJ Crause 32,328 Peter Savage 13,292 WA Pain Management Centre 97,750 2005-2006 E Kamau 10,649 Margaret Fitch 79,462 Hiromi Saito 10,680 Shawn Riley 10,348 G Carter 11,016 M Boyd 15,300 R Guimbal 26,940 Barry Clarke 48,552 Daryn Luff 13,643 D Unger 10,076 GET Burgess Contractors 13,580 Goldfields Truck Power 12,133 Chakanetsa Godwin Makunde 10,864
Compliance with the Financial Administration and Audit Act is audited annually by the Office of the Auditor General and any non compliance is reported to Parliament. OFFICE OF HEALTH REVIEW (1)(a)-(e) Nil. (2)-(3) Not applicable. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (1) (a) $1,214,024 (b) $ 312,866 (c) $ 524,630 (d) $ 650,635 (e) $1,159,641 (2) Yes. (3) 2001-2002 - no details regarding the debtors over $10,000 is readily available as all details are maintained out at each individual site. A central register was not established until the commencement of the 2002/2003 financial year as all write off's prior to this date were approved by the individual Accountable Authorities for each Health Service. 2002-2003 Ganga Bulla 62,952 Zhi Yin Wong 35,548 2003-2004 Jes Sowden 14,867 Total Care Australia 11,164 2004-2005 Fenghin Lu 13,773 F Coleman 10,805 I Saydi 10,576 Margaretta Albert 11,222 Sati Van Leit 11,775 HJ Crause 32,328 Peter Savage 13,292 WA Pain Management Centre 97,750 2005-2006 E Kamau 10,649 Margaret Fitch 79,462 Hiromi Saito 10,680 Shawn Riley 10,348 G Carter 11,016 M Boyd 15,300 R Guimbal 26,940 Barry Clarke 48,552 Daryn Luff 13,643 D Unger 10,076 GET Burgess Contractors 13,580 Goldfields Truck Power 12,133 Chakanetsa Godwin Makunde 10,864
OFFICE OF HEALTH REVIEW (1)(a)-(e) Nil. (2)-(3) Not applicable. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (1) (a) $1,214,024 (b) $ 312,866 (c) $ 524,630 (d) $ 650,635 (e) $1,159,641 (2) Yes. (3) 2001-2002 - no details regarding the debtors over $10,000 is readily available as all details are maintained out at each individual site. A central register was not established until the commencement of the 2002/2003 financial year as all write off's prior to this date were approved by the individual Accountable Authorities for each Health Service. 2002-2003 Ganga Bulla 62,952 Zhi Yin Wong 35,548 2003-2004 Jes Sowden 14,867 Total Care Australia 11,164 2004-2005 Fenghin Lu 13,773 F Coleman 10,805 I Saydi 10,576 Margaretta Albert 11,222 Sati Van Leit 11,775 HJ Crause 32,328 Peter Savage 13,292 WA Pain Management Centre 97,750 2005-2006 E Kamau 10,649 Margaret Fitch 79,462 Hiromi Saito 10,680 Shawn Riley 10,348 G Carter 11,016 M Boyd 15,300 R Guimbal 26,940 Barry Clarke 48,552 Daryn Luff 13,643 D Unger 10,076 GET Burgess Contractors 13,580 Goldfields Truck Power 12,133 Chakanetsa Godwin Makunde 10,864
(1)(a)-(e) Nil. (2)-(3) Not applicable. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (1) (a) $1,214,024 (b) $ 312,866 (c) $ 524,630 (d) $ 650,635 (e) $1,159,641 (2) Yes. (3) 2001-2002 - no details regarding the debtors over $10,000 is readily available as all details are maintained out at each individual site. A central register was not established until the commencement of the 2002/2003 financial year as all write off's prior to this date were approved by the individual Accountable Authorities for each Health Service. 2002-2003 Ganga Bulla 62,952 Zhi Yin Wong 35,548 2003-2004 Jes Sowden 14,867 Total Care Australia 11,164 2004-2005 Fenghin Lu 13,773 F Coleman 10,805 I Saydi 10,576 Margaretta Albert 11,222 Sati Van Leit 11,775 HJ Crause 32,328 Peter Savage 13,292 WA Pain Management Centre 97,750 2005-2006 E Kamau 10,649 Margaret Fitch 79,462 Hiromi Saito 10,680 Shawn Riley 10,348 G Carter 11,016 M Boyd 15,300 R Guimbal 26,940 Barry Clarke 48,552 Daryn Luff 13,643 D Unger 10,076 GET Burgess Contractors 13,580 Goldfields Truck Power 12,133 Chakanetsa Godwin Makunde 10,864
(2)-(3) Not applicable. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (1) (a) $1,214,024 (b) $ 312,866 (c) $ 524,630 (d) $ 650,635 (e) $1,159,641 (2) Yes. (3) 2001-2002 - no details regarding the debtors over $10,000 is readily available as all details are maintained out at each individual site. A central register was not established until the commencement of the 2002/2003 financial year as all write off's prior to this date were approved by the individual Accountable Authorities for each Health Service. 2002-2003 Ganga Bulla 62,952 Zhi Yin Wong 35,548 2003-2004 Jes Sowden 14,867 Total Care Australia 11,164 2004-2005 Fenghin Lu 13,773 F Coleman 10,805 I Saydi 10,576 Margaretta Albert 11,222 Sati Van Leit 11,775 HJ Crause 32,328 Peter Savage 13,292 WA Pain Management Centre 97,750 2005-2006 E Kamau 10,649 Margaret Fitch 79,462 Hiromi Saito 10,680 Shawn Riley 10,348 G Carter 11,016 M Boyd 15,300 R Guimbal 26,940 Barry Clarke 48,552 Daryn Luff 13,643 D Unger 10,076 GET Burgess Contractors 13,580 Goldfields Truck Power 12,133 Chakanetsa Godwin Makunde 10,864
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (1) (a) $1,214,024 (b) $ 312,866 (c) $ 524,630 (d) $ 650,635 (e) $1,159,641 (2) Yes. (3) 2001-2002 - no details regarding the debtors over $10,000 is readily available as all details are maintained out at each individual site. A central register was not established until the commencement of the 2002/2003 financial year as all write off's prior to this date were approved by the individual Accountable Authorities for each Health Service. 2002-2003 Ganga Bulla 62,952 Zhi Yin Wong 35,548 2003-2004 Jes Sowden 14,867 Total Care Australia 11,164 2004-2005 Fenghin Lu 13,773 F Coleman 10,805 I Saydi 10,576 Margaretta Albert 11,222 Sati Van Leit 11,775 HJ Crause 32,328 Peter Savage 13,292 WA Pain Management Centre 97,750 2005-2006 E Kamau 10,649 Margaret Fitch 79,462 Hiromi Saito 10,680 Shawn Riley 10,348 G Carter 11,016 M Boyd 15,300 R Guimbal 26,940 Barry Clarke 48,552 Daryn Luff 13,643 D Unger 10,076 GET Burgess Contractors 13,580 Goldfields Truck Power 12,133 Chakanetsa Godwin Makunde 10,864
(1) (a) $1,214,024 (b) $ 312,866 (c) $ 524,630 (d) $ 650,635 (e) $1,159,641 (2) Yes. (3) 2001-2002 - no details regarding the debtors over $10,000 is readily available as all details are maintained out at each individual site. A central register was not established until the commencement of the 2002/2003 financial year as all write off's prior to this date were approved by the individual Accountable Authorities for each Health Service. 2002-2003 Ganga Bulla 62,952 Zhi Yin Wong 35,548 2003-2004 Jes Sowden 14,867 Total Care Australia 11,164 2004-2005 Fenghin Lu 13,773 F Coleman 10,805 I Saydi 10,576 Margaretta Albert 11,222 Sati Van Leit 11,775 HJ Crause 32,328 Peter Savage 13,292 WA Pain Management Centre 97,750 2005-2006 E Kamau 10,649 Margaret Fitch 79,462 Hiromi Saito 10,680 Shawn Riley 10,348 G Carter 11,016 M Boyd 15,300 R Guimbal 26,940 Barry Clarke 48,552 Daryn Luff 13,643 D Unger 10,076 GET Burgess Contractors 13,580 Goldfields Truck Power 12,133 Chakanetsa Godwin Makunde 10,864
(2) Yes. (3) 2001-2002 - no details regarding the debtors over $10,000 is readily available as all details are maintained out at each individual site. A central register was not established until the commencement of the 2002/2003 financial year as all write off's prior to this date were approved by the individual Accountable Authorities for each Health Service. 2002-2003 Ganga Bulla 62,952 Zhi Yin Wong 35,548 2003-2004 Jes Sowden 14,867 Total Care Australia 11,164 2004-2005 Fenghin Lu 13,773 F Coleman 10,805 I Saydi 10,576 Margaretta Albert 11,222 Sati Van Leit 11,775 HJ Crause 32,328 Peter Savage 13,292 WA Pain Management Centre 97,750 2005-2006 E Kamau 10,649 Margaret Fitch 79,462 Hiromi Saito 10,680 Shawn Riley 10,348 G Carter 11,016 M Boyd 15,300 R Guimbal 26,940 Barry Clarke 48,552 Daryn Luff 13,643 D Unger 10,076 GET Burgess Contractors 13,580 Goldfields Truck Power 12,133 Chakanetsa Godwin Makunde 10,864
(3) 2001-2002 - no details regarding the debtors over $10,000 is readily available as all details are maintained out at each individual site. A central register was not established until the commencement of the 2002/2003 financial year as all write off's prior to this date were approved by the individual Accountable Authorities for each Health Service. 2002-2003 Ganga Bulla 62,952 Zhi Yin Wong 35,548 2003-2004 Jes Sowden 14,867 Total Care Australia 11,164 2004-2005 Fenghin Lu 13,773 F Coleman 10,805 I Saydi 10,576 Margaretta Albert 11,222 Sati Van Leit 11,775 HJ Crause 32,328 Peter Savage 13,292 WA Pain Management Centre 97,750 2005-2006 E Kamau 10,649 Margaret Fitch 79,462 Hiromi Saito 10,680 Shawn Riley 10,348 G Carter 11,016 M Boyd 15,300 R Guimbal 26,940 Barry Clarke 48,552 Daryn Luff 13,643 D Unger 10,076 GET Burgess Contractors 13,580 Goldfields Truck Power 12,133 Chakanetsa Godwin Makunde 10,864
2002-2003 Ganga Bulla 62,952 Zhi Yin Wong 35,548 2003-2004 Jes Sowden 14,867 Total Care Australia 11,164 2004-2005 Fenghin Lu 13,773 F Coleman 10,805 I Saydi 10,576 Margaretta Albert 11,222 Sati Van Leit 11,775 HJ Crause 32,328 Peter Savage 13,292 WA Pain Management Centre 97,750 2005-2006 E Kamau 10,649 Margaret Fitch 79,462 Hiromi Saito 10,680 Shawn Riley 10,348 G Carter 11,016 M Boyd 15,300 R Guimbal 26,940 Barry Clarke 48,552 Daryn Luff 13,643 D Unger 10,076 GET Burgess Contractors 13,580 Goldfields Truck Power 12,133 Chakanetsa Godwin Makunde 10,864

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