❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice requests information on bad debts incurred by the Attorney General's Department and related agencies, including the amount, number, names of debtors, and measures taken to minimize bad debts between July 2006 and June 2007. The answer refers to a previous question for debt details and outlines debt recovery policies.
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(1) The amount and number of bad debts incurred between 1 July 2006 and 30 June 2007?
(2) The names of outstanding debtors?
(3) What measures, if any, have been taken in the period between 1 July 2006 and 30 June 2007 to keep bad debts to a minimum?
(2) The names of outstanding debtors?
(3) What measures, if any, have been taken in the period between 1 July 2006 and 30 June 2007 to keep bad debts to a minimum?
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Answered
25 September 2007
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection representing the Attorney General
Response time
28 days
DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
(1) & (2) Please refer to question on notice LA2538.
(3) The Department of the Attorney General has a debt recovery policy, which involves the issue of several letters of demand to defaulting debtors. If this process is unsuccessful, the matter may be referred to the State Solicitor's Office for advice and, if appropriate, legal action may be taken to recover the debt.
LEGAL AID WA
(1) & (2) Please refer to question on notice LA2538.
(3) Debt recovery is managed in accordance with the Legal Aid Debtor Management and Contributions Recovery policy. Persons in receipt of legal assistance can be required to make a contribution towards their legal assistance and a contribution can be secured by a memorial or caveat over property or an unsecured cash contribution. Secured debts are collected when the secured property is sold or when there is a request to uplift a memorial or caveat. Unsecured debts outstanding for more than 30 days are followed up with two reminder letters. If there is no response to the demand letters, the unsecured debt is referred to the debt collectors. If there is no response to the debt collectors, legal action for recovery can be instituted if the cost of court recovery is not excessive in relation to the debt and there is a reasonable expectation that the action will be successful. The Commission will not, as a general rule, use bankruptcy proceedings as a means of recovering amounts owed to the Commission.
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
LAW REFORM COMMISSION
OFFICE OF THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER
PARLIAMENTARY INSPECTOR CORRUPTION AND CRIME COMMISSION
SOLICITOR GENERAL
STATE SOLICITOR'S OFFICE
(1) & (2) Please refer to question on notice LA2538.
(3) For these agencies, the Department of the Attorney General's debt recovery policy is adopted, which involves the issue of several letters of demand to defaulting debtors. If this process is unsuccessful, the matter may be referred to the State Solicitor's Office for advice and, if appropriate, legal action may be taken to recover the debt.
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(1) & (2) Please refer to question on notice LA2538.
(3) The Department of the Attorney General has a debt recovery policy, which involves the issue of several letters of demand to defaulting debtors. If this process is unsuccessful, the matter may be referred to the State Solicitor's Office for advice and, if appropriate, legal action may be taken to recover the debt.
LEGAL AID WA
(1) & (2) Please refer to question on notice LA2538.
(3) Debt recovery is managed in accordance with the Legal Aid Debtor Management and Contributions Recovery policy. Persons in receipt of legal assistance can be required to make a contribution towards their legal assistance and a contribution can be secured by a memorial or caveat over property or an unsecured cash contribution. Secured debts are collected when the secured property is sold or when there is a request to uplift a memorial or caveat. Unsecured debts outstanding for more than 30 days are followed up with two reminder letters. If there is no response to the demand letters, the unsecured debt is referred to the debt collectors. If there is no response to the debt collectors, legal action for recovery can be instituted if the cost of court recovery is not excessive in relation to the debt and there is a reasonable expectation that the action will be successful. The Commission will not, as a general rule, use bankruptcy proceedings as a means of recovering amounts owed to the Commission.
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
LAW REFORM COMMISSION
OFFICE OF THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER
PARLIAMENTARY INSPECTOR CORRUPTION AND CRIME COMMISSION
SOLICITOR GENERAL
STATE SOLICITOR'S OFFICE
(1) & (2) Please refer to question on notice LA2538.
(3) For these agencies, the Department of the Attorney General's debt recovery policy is adopted, which involves the issue of several letters of demand to defaulting debtors. If this process is unsuccessful, the matter may be referred to the State Solicitor's Office for advice and, if appropriate, legal action may be taken to recover the debt.
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