❓ Hon. Sally Talbot questions the Water Corporation's barriers to using regional laboratories for wastewater testing and whether the single provider model will be modified to allow regional participation. The Minister's response indicates assessment is underway and procurement decisions will be made later.
AnsweredQoN 912Legislative Council
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WATER CORPORATION — WASTEWATER TESTING
912. Hon SALLY TALBOT to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Water:
I refer to the ministerXXX ###XXXs
answer to question without notice 900.
(1) What are the
barriers preventing suitably qualified and accredited regional laboratories
contracting to the Water Corporation for testing work?
(2) If the
barriers are not yet known, why not, given these regional laboratories have
been expressing an interest in this work for some time?
(3) When the work
comes up for tender, will the Water Corporation modify its single provider
model so offers from regional laboratories to provide services in their local
regions can be considered?
(4) If no to (3),
why not?
912. Hon SALLY TALBOT to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Water:
I refer to the ministerXXX ###XXXs
answer to question without notice 900.
(1) What are the
barriers preventing suitably qualified and accredited regional laboratories
contracting to the Water Corporation for testing work?
(2) If the
barriers are not yet known, why not, given these regional laboratories have
been expressing an interest in this work for some time?
(3) When the work
comes up for tender, will the Water Corporation modify its single provider
model so offers from regional laboratories to provide services in their local
regions can be considered?
(4) If no to (3),
why not?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice
of the question.
(1) Work to assess this is currently
underway.
(2) This issue was first raised with
the minister on 15 August 2016.
(3) Procurement decisions will be
made at the appropriate time.
(4) Not applicable.
of the question.
(1) Work to assess this is currently
underway.
(2) This issue was first raised with
the minister on 15 August 2016.
(3) Procurement decisions will be
made at the appropriate time.
(4) Not applicable.
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