❓ Hon Jacqui Boydell asks about business cases for Local Project, Local Jobs projects funded by Royalties for Regions. The Minister responds that individual business cases weren't required due to the low average project cost, and the initiative was approved by Cabinet as an election commitment.
AnsweredQoN 1076Legislative Council
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I refer to the Local Project, Local Jobs projects, funded by Royalties for Regions, and I ask: (a) do any of the 176 projects funded through Royalties for Regions have a business case; (b) if yes to (a), will the Minister commit to tabling those business cases; and (c) if no to (a), does the Local Projects, Local Jobs program as a whole have a business case and, if so, will the Minister commit to tabling it?
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Answered
10 May 2018
Responded by
Minister for Regional Development
Response time
9 days
(a) – (c) The Local Projects Local Jobs initiative was approved in its entirety by Cabinet as an election commitment. The average cost of projects was $40,000 and so business cases were not required as part of the process. For all regional projects, Regional Development Commissions met with grantees, and undertook a risk assessment and due process that informed the development of individual funding agreements.
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