❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details on reviews, committees, inquiries, and taskforces established within the State Development portfolio since March 2001, including costs, personnel, and timelines. The answer provides a list of these bodies and some details.
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(1) How many reviews, committees, inquiries and taskforces have been established since March 2001?
(2) Will the Minister list all the reviews, committees, inquiries and taskforces that have been established since March 2001?
(3) What is the name and qualification of each person who heads each review, committee, inquiry and taskforce that has been established?
(4) Will the Minister list the commencement date and the completion date for all reviews, committees, inquiries and taskforces that have been established?
(5) Will the Minister list the total cost of sitting fees and the total cost for each of the reviews, committees, inquiries and taskforces that have been established?
(6) Will the Minister list the cost of sitting fees to date and estimated total final cost of each review, committee, inquiry and taskforce that is still current?
(1) How many reviews, committees, inquiries and taskforces have been established since March 2001?
(2) Will the Minister list all the reviews, committees, inquiries and taskforces that have been established since March 2001?
(3) What is the name and qualification of each person who heads each review, committee, inquiry and taskforce that has been established?
(4) Will the Minister list the commencement date and the completion date for all reviews, committees, inquiries and taskforces that have been established?
(5) Will the Minister list the total cost of sitting fees and the total cost for each of the reviews, committees, inquiries and taskforces that have been established?
(6) Will the Minister list the cost of sitting fees to date and estimated total final cost of each review, committee, inquiry and taskforce that is still current?
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Answered
16 August 2005
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for State Development
Response time
109 days
Department of Industry and Resources
(1) 31
(2)
(a) Cooke Review of Public Safety and Environmental Impact of Mining Activity in Kalgoorlie
(b) Ministerial inquiry into Greenfields Exploration in Western Australia
(c) Review of Ilmenite feedstock Royalty Concession
(d) Mineral Title Recommendation Working Group
(This Group was established in response to the recommendations of the Native Title Technical Task Force)
(e) Chemistry Centre Review
(f) Review of the case to provide royalty relief to the Murrin Murrin Nickel Project
(g) ICT Industry Consultation Taskforce
(h) Technology Precinct Ministerial Taskforce
(i) Burrup Rock Art Monitoring Management Committee
(j) State Development Forum
(k) Western Australian Trade and Investment Coordination Group (WATICG)
(l) The Government Intellectual Property Policy Review Subcommittee
(m) The Review of the Industry and Technology Development Act
(n) Wittenoom Strategy Committee
(o) Burrup Infrastructure Group (BIG)
(p) Australian Marine Complex Liaison Committee
(q) Review of Project Development Approvals System – Ministerial Steering Committee
(r) Review of Project Development Approvals System – Independent Review Committee
Study into State Agreement Rating Clauses and Local Government Building Licence and Planning Approvals for State Agreements.
(s) Ministerial Knowledge Economy Taskforce
Ministerial (Ritter) Inquiry into occupational health and safety systems and practices of BHP Billiton Iron Ore and Boodarie Iron sites in Western Australia and related matters.
Mines Safety Improvement Group (to provide advice to Government on occupational safety and health matters arising from a number of recommendations from the Ministerial (Ritter) Inquiry.
(t) The Western Australian Skills Advisory Board.
(u) Review of WA’s Overseas Representation.
(v) Independent Review of Proposal to raise the Fimiston I Tailings Dam at Kalgoorlie.
(w) Review of the Coal Miners Welfare Board and the Coal Miners Welfare Act 1947.
(x) Review of the Industrial Supplies Office of Western Australia.
(y) Review of the Coal Industry Tribunal of Western Australia.
(z) Review of the Minerals and Energy Research Institute of Western Australia.
(aa) Review of the Coal Industry Superannuation Fund.
(bb) Review of the Western Australian Resources Institute.
(3)
(a) Curtin Consultancy Services Ltd, Associate Professor Mr Tony Cooke and Professor Mike Phillips
(b) John Bowler MLA, Member for Eyre
(c) Review conducted by Acil Tasman Consultants
(d) Roy Burton, Director, Mineral Titles Division of the Department of Industry and Resources
(e) Chair – Emeritus Professor Ian Ritchie, Murdoch University
(f) Review conducted by Economic Consultancy Services Consultants
(g) Hon Mal Bryce
(h) Hon Clive Brown MLA – Minister for State Development
(i) Associate Professor Frank Murray, Murdoch University
(j) Hon Clive Brown MLA – Minister for State Development
(k) Dr Jim Limerick, Director General, Department of Industry and Resources
(l) Scott Hollingworth, A/Director, State Development Strategies Division, DoIR
(m) Now Chris Fitzhardinge, senior public servant seconded to the office of the Minister for State Development
(n) Hon Jon Ford MLC, Member for Pastoral & Mining
(o) John Prior BSc (Hons) (Civil Engineering) – DoIR
(p) Mr Francis Logan MLA - Member for Cockburn
(q) Hon Clive Brown MLA – Minister for State Development
(r) Dr Michael Keating AC, PhD (Economics), Visiting Fellow ANU, Adjunct Professor Griffith University
(s) John Ridgway, BA
(t) Hon Clive Brown MLA – Minister for State Development
(u) Mark Ritter Senior Counsel; Juris (Hons); LLB (Hons) of Wickam Chambers.
(v) Brian Bradley, Director General, Department of Consumer and Employment Protection.
(w) Chris Fitzhardinge, senior public servant, seconded to the office of the Minister for State Development.
(x) Dr Jim Limerick, Director General, Department of Industry and Resources as Chair of the WA Trade and Investment Coordinating Group (WATICG).
(y) David Brett, Principal Director, Thompson and Brett Pty Ltd, Consulting Engineers.
(z) Chris Fitzhardinge, senior public servant, seconded to the Office of the Minister for State Development.
(aa) Chris Fitzhardinge, senior public servant, seconded to the Office of the Minister for State Development.
(bb) Chris Fitzhardinge, senior public servant, seconded to the Office of the Minister for State Development.
(cc) Chris Fitzhardinge, senior public servant, seconded to the Office of the Minister for State Development.
(dd) Chris Fitzhardinge, senior public servant, seconded to the Office of the Minister for State Development.
(ee) Chris Fitzhardinge, senior public servant, seconded to the Office of the Minister for State Development.
(4)
(a) Commenced 1 July 2002
Completed 15 January 2004
(b) Commenced April 2002
Completed July 2003
(c) Commenced 17 April 2003
Completed 27 June 2003
(d) Commenced December 2001
Completed June 2003
(e) Commenced May 2003
Completed November 2003
(f) Commenced 8 January 2003
Completed 7 February 2003
(g) Commenced October 2002
Completed January 2003
(h) Commenced December 2002 - ongoing
(i) Commenced October 2002, and anticipated
Completion date is July 2007
(j) Commenced September 2001 - ongoing
(k) Commenced November 2002 - ongoing
(l) Commenced March 2002
Completed December 2002
(m) Commenced 1 July 2002 - ongoing
(n) Commenced 17 March 2003 - ongoing
(o) Commenced September 2002
Completed 30 November 2004
(p) Commenced January 2002
Completed August 2003
(q) Commenced September 2001 - ongoing
(r) Commenced September 2001
Completed April 2002
(s) Commenced 11 November 2004
Anticipated completion December 2005
(t) Commenced March 2004
Completed November 2004
(u) Commenced 15 July 2004
Completed 12 November 2004
(v) Commenced January 2005
Interim Report completed 29 April 2005 with more output to follow.
(w) Board formed in January 2005 with a termination date of 30 December 2007.
(x) Commenced March 2004.
Completed June 2004.
(y) Contract awarded 14 July 2004
Final Report accepted 8 October 2004
(z) Commissioned 3 April 2002
Completed October 2002.
Tabled in State Parliament 25 February 2003.
(aa) Commissioned February 2002.
Completed October 2002.
(bb) Commissioned 3 April 2002
Completed October 2002.
Tabled in State Parliament 25 February 2003.
(cc) Commissioned 26 November 2001.
Completed May 2002.
Tabled in State Parliament 16 December 2003.
(dd) Commissioned 3 April 2002.
Completed November 2002.
Tabled in State Parliament 1 April 2003.
(ee) Commissioned June 2002.
Completed August 2003.
(5) Note: The costs stated relate to direct costs such as travel and professional services paid. Indirect costs such as Departmental staff time have not been included.
(a) $109 763
(b) Cost was $45 936. No sitting fees were payable.
(c) $16 268.35 Consultant Fees
(d) Not applicable
(e) Nil
(f) No cost to Government
(g) $1 095.86
(h) No cost to Government
(i) Sitting fees Nil. Budget of $350 000 for a four year monitoring study.
(j) Nil
(k) Nil
(l) Nil
(m) Nil
(n) Sitting fees Nil. Operating costs to date approximately $25 000
(o) Sitting fees Nil. Cost was $4000
(p) Sitting fees Nil. No costs incurred by the Committee
(q) Sitting fees Nil. No direct costs, part of appropriate Ministerial portfolio responsibilities.
(r) Sitting fees for Committee meetings $6 000. Total cost of Independent Review $521 318.
(s) Sitting Fees Nil. Budgeted cost for the Study is $400 000.
(t) Sitting Fees Nil. Cost was $77 022.30.
(u) $443 962.56
(v) Sitting Fees Nil. $27 533.95 for provision of expert services advising the Mines Safety Improvement Group.
(w) The estimated cost of operating the Board to 2007 is $53 000
(x) Sitting fees Nil. $49 780 consultant fees.
(y) $38 970 total cost for Thompson and Brett Review.
(z) Nil
(aa) Nil
(bb) Nil
(cc) Nil
(dd) Nil
(ee) Nil
(ff) Nil
(6)
(a) Not applicable
(b) Not applicable
(c) Not applicable
(d) Not applicable
(e) Not applicable
(f) Not applicable
(g) Not applicable
(h) Nil
(i) $350 000
(j) Nil
(k) Nil
(l) Not applicable
(m) Nil
(n) $30 000 operating costs.
(o) Not applicable
(p) Not applicable
(q) Nil
(r) $228 553
(s) $400 000
(t) Not applicable
(u) Not applicable
(v) $27 533.95
(w) No sitting fees are payable. The cost to date is estimated at $5000. Estimated total cost is $53 000.
(x) Not applicable
(y) Not applicable
(z) Not applicable
(aa) Not applicable
(bb) Not applicable
(cc) Not applicable
(dd) Not applicable
(ee) Not applicable
It has been brought to my attention that the information concerning the reviews referred to in (2)(z) – (2)(ee) should have been included in the response to Legislative Assembly Question 1909 of 9 September 2003 from Mrs C L Edwardes. These particular reviews were sourced from within the Office of the Minister for State Development and the Department of Industry and Resources at no cost to Government and the information was inadvertently omitted in the response to Question 1909.
(1) 31
(2)
(a) Cooke Review of Public Safety and Environmental Impact of Mining Activity in Kalgoorlie
(b) Ministerial inquiry into Greenfields Exploration in Western Australia
(c) Review of Ilmenite feedstock Royalty Concession
(d) Mineral Title Recommendation Working Group
(This Group was established in response to the recommendations of the Native Title Technical Task Force)
(e) Chemistry Centre Review
(f) Review of the case to provide royalty relief to the Murrin Murrin Nickel Project
(g) ICT Industry Consultation Taskforce
(h) Technology Precinct Ministerial Taskforce
(i) Burrup Rock Art Monitoring Management Committee
(j) State Development Forum
(k) Western Australian Trade and Investment Coordination Group (WATICG)
(l) The Government Intellectual Property Policy Review Subcommittee
(m) The Review of the Industry and Technology Development Act
(n) Wittenoom Strategy Committee
(o) Burrup Infrastructure Group (BIG)
(p) Australian Marine Complex Liaison Committee
(q) Review of Project Development Approvals System – Ministerial Steering Committee
(r) Review of Project Development Approvals System – Independent Review Committee
Study into State Agreement Rating Clauses and Local Government Building Licence and Planning Approvals for State Agreements.
(s) Ministerial Knowledge Economy Taskforce
Ministerial (Ritter) Inquiry into occupational health and safety systems and practices of BHP Billiton Iron Ore and Boodarie Iron sites in Western Australia and related matters.
Mines Safety Improvement Group (to provide advice to Government on occupational safety and health matters arising from a number of recommendations from the Ministerial (Ritter) Inquiry.
(t) The Western Australian Skills Advisory Board.
(u) Review of WA’s Overseas Representation.
(v) Independent Review of Proposal to raise the Fimiston I Tailings Dam at Kalgoorlie.
(w) Review of the Coal Miners Welfare Board and the Coal Miners Welfare Act 1947.
(x) Review of the Industrial Supplies Office of Western Australia.
(y) Review of the Coal Industry Tribunal of Western Australia.
(z) Review of the Minerals and Energy Research Institute of Western Australia.
(aa) Review of the Coal Industry Superannuation Fund.
(bb) Review of the Western Australian Resources Institute.
(3)
(a) Curtin Consultancy Services Ltd, Associate Professor Mr Tony Cooke and Professor Mike Phillips
(b) John Bowler MLA, Member for Eyre
(c) Review conducted by Acil Tasman Consultants
(d) Roy Burton, Director, Mineral Titles Division of the Department of Industry and Resources
(e) Chair – Emeritus Professor Ian Ritchie, Murdoch University
(f) Review conducted by Economic Consultancy Services Consultants
(g) Hon Mal Bryce
(h) Hon Clive Brown MLA – Minister for State Development
(i) Associate Professor Frank Murray, Murdoch University
(j) Hon Clive Brown MLA – Minister for State Development
(k) Dr Jim Limerick, Director General, Department of Industry and Resources
(l) Scott Hollingworth, A/Director, State Development Strategies Division, DoIR
(m) Now Chris Fitzhardinge, senior public servant seconded to the office of the Minister for State Development
(n) Hon Jon Ford MLC, Member for Pastoral & Mining
(o) John Prior BSc (Hons) (Civil Engineering) – DoIR
(p) Mr Francis Logan MLA - Member for Cockburn
(q) Hon Clive Brown MLA – Minister for State Development
(r) Dr Michael Keating AC, PhD (Economics), Visiting Fellow ANU, Adjunct Professor Griffith University
(s) John Ridgway, BA
(t) Hon Clive Brown MLA – Minister for State Development
(u) Mark Ritter Senior Counsel; Juris (Hons); LLB (Hons) of Wickam Chambers.
(v) Brian Bradley, Director General, Department of Consumer and Employment Protection.
(w) Chris Fitzhardinge, senior public servant, seconded to the office of the Minister for State Development.
(x) Dr Jim Limerick, Director General, Department of Industry and Resources as Chair of the WA Trade and Investment Coordinating Group (WATICG).
(y) David Brett, Principal Director, Thompson and Brett Pty Ltd, Consulting Engineers.
(z) Chris Fitzhardinge, senior public servant, seconded to the Office of the Minister for State Development.
(aa) Chris Fitzhardinge, senior public servant, seconded to the Office of the Minister for State Development.
(bb) Chris Fitzhardinge, senior public servant, seconded to the Office of the Minister for State Development.
(cc) Chris Fitzhardinge, senior public servant, seconded to the Office of the Minister for State Development.
(dd) Chris Fitzhardinge, senior public servant, seconded to the Office of the Minister for State Development.
(ee) Chris Fitzhardinge, senior public servant, seconded to the Office of the Minister for State Development.
(4)
(a) Commenced 1 July 2002
Completed 15 January 2004
(b) Commenced April 2002
Completed July 2003
(c) Commenced 17 April 2003
Completed 27 June 2003
(d) Commenced December 2001
Completed June 2003
(e) Commenced May 2003
Completed November 2003
(f) Commenced 8 January 2003
Completed 7 February 2003
(g) Commenced October 2002
Completed January 2003
(h) Commenced December 2002 - ongoing
(i) Commenced October 2002, and anticipated
Completion date is July 2007
(j) Commenced September 2001 - ongoing
(k) Commenced November 2002 - ongoing
(l) Commenced March 2002
Completed December 2002
(m) Commenced 1 July 2002 - ongoing
(n) Commenced 17 March 2003 - ongoing
(o) Commenced September 2002
Completed 30 November 2004
(p) Commenced January 2002
Completed August 2003
(q) Commenced September 2001 - ongoing
(r) Commenced September 2001
Completed April 2002
(s) Commenced 11 November 2004
Anticipated completion December 2005
(t) Commenced March 2004
Completed November 2004
(u) Commenced 15 July 2004
Completed 12 November 2004
(v) Commenced January 2005
Interim Report completed 29 April 2005 with more output to follow.
(w) Board formed in January 2005 with a termination date of 30 December 2007.
(x) Commenced March 2004.
Completed June 2004.
(y) Contract awarded 14 July 2004
Final Report accepted 8 October 2004
(z) Commissioned 3 April 2002
Completed October 2002.
Tabled in State Parliament 25 February 2003.
(aa) Commissioned February 2002.
Completed October 2002.
(bb) Commissioned 3 April 2002
Completed October 2002.
Tabled in State Parliament 25 February 2003.
(cc) Commissioned 26 November 2001.
Completed May 2002.
Tabled in State Parliament 16 December 2003.
(dd) Commissioned 3 April 2002.
Completed November 2002.
Tabled in State Parliament 1 April 2003.
(ee) Commissioned June 2002.
Completed August 2003.
(5) Note: The costs stated relate to direct costs such as travel and professional services paid. Indirect costs such as Departmental staff time have not been included.
(a) $109 763
(b) Cost was $45 936. No sitting fees were payable.
(c) $16 268.35 Consultant Fees
(d) Not applicable
(e) Nil
(f) No cost to Government
(g) $1 095.86
(h) No cost to Government
(i) Sitting fees Nil. Budget of $350 000 for a four year monitoring study.
(j) Nil
(k) Nil
(l) Nil
(m) Nil
(n) Sitting fees Nil. Operating costs to date approximately $25 000
(o) Sitting fees Nil. Cost was $4000
(p) Sitting fees Nil. No costs incurred by the Committee
(q) Sitting fees Nil. No direct costs, part of appropriate Ministerial portfolio responsibilities.
(r) Sitting fees for Committee meetings $6 000. Total cost of Independent Review $521 318.
(s) Sitting Fees Nil. Budgeted cost for the Study is $400 000.
(t) Sitting Fees Nil. Cost was $77 022.30.
(u) $443 962.56
(v) Sitting Fees Nil. $27 533.95 for provision of expert services advising the Mines Safety Improvement Group.
(w) The estimated cost of operating the Board to 2007 is $53 000
(x) Sitting fees Nil. $49 780 consultant fees.
(y) $38 970 total cost for Thompson and Brett Review.
(z) Nil
(aa) Nil
(bb) Nil
(cc) Nil
(dd) Nil
(ee) Nil
(ff) Nil
(6)
(a) Not applicable
(b) Not applicable
(c) Not applicable
(d) Not applicable
(e) Not applicable
(f) Not applicable
(g) Not applicable
(h) Nil
(i) $350 000
(j) Nil
(k) Nil
(l) Not applicable
(m) Nil
(n) $30 000 operating costs.
(o) Not applicable
(p) Not applicable
(q) Nil
(r) $228 553
(s) $400 000
(t) Not applicable
(u) Not applicable
(v) $27 533.95
(w) No sitting fees are payable. The cost to date is estimated at $5000. Estimated total cost is $53 000.
(x) Not applicable
(y) Not applicable
(z) Not applicable
(aa) Not applicable
(bb) Not applicable
(cc) Not applicable
(dd) Not applicable
(ee) Not applicable
It has been brought to my attention that the information concerning the reviews referred to in (2)(z) – (2)(ee) should have been included in the response to Legislative Assembly Question 1909 of 9 September 2003 from Mrs C L Edwardes. These particular reviews were sourced from within the Office of the Minister for State Development and the Department of Industry and Resources at no cost to Government and the information was inadvertently omitted in the response to Question 1909.
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