A WA parliamentary question seeks details on Water Corporation's handling of overdue accounts for entertainment/recreational venues, but the Minister declines to provide specific information citing commercial confidentiality.

AnsweredQoN 263Legislative Council
Asked
7 April 2011
Portfolio
Water

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WATER CORPORATION — OVERDUE ACCOUNTS — ENTERTAINMENT–RECREATIONAL VENUES
Some notice of the question has been given. (1) Which public entertainment or recreational venues were given additional time by the Water Corporation to pay their overdue water accounts in the past two years? (2) What was the amount of each venue’s account? (3) How much time was each venue given to pay the outstanding accounts? (4) Which venues were given a reduced interest rate on their payment plan? (5) Which venues currently have outstanding bills? Hon HELEN MORTON

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I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Water has provided the following advice. It should be noted that the Water Corporation will not divulge specific information such as the names and financial details of individual customers. (1) Eight public or recreational venues were given additional time to pay their overdue water accounts in the last 12 months. (2) Due to commercial confidentiality, the Water Corporation will not divulge this specific information. (3) Payment arrangements granted to the eight public venues ranged from between two weeks and 18 months. (4) Three public or recreational venues have been given reduced interest rates. Due to commercial confidentiality, the Water Corporation will not specify the venues. (5) Four public or recreational venues currently have outstanding bills. Due to commercial confidentiality, the Water Corporation will not divulge specific information.
(1) Which public entertainment or recreational venues were given additional time by the Water Corporation to pay their overdue water accounts in the past two years? (2) What was the amount of each venue’s account? (3) How much time was each venue given to pay the outstanding accounts? (4) Which venues were given a reduced interest rate on their payment plan? (5) Which venues currently have outstanding bills? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Water has provided the following advice. It should be noted that the Water Corporation will not divulge specific information such as the names and financial details of individual customers. (1) Eight public or recreational venues were given additional time to pay their overdue water accounts in the last 12 months. (2) Due to commercial confidentiality, the Water Corporation will not divulge this specific information. (3) Payment arrangements granted to the eight public venues ranged from between two weeks and 18 months. (4) Three public or recreational venues have been given reduced interest rates. Due to commercial confidentiality, the Water Corporation will not specify the venues. (5) Four public or recreational venues currently have outstanding bills. Due to commercial confidentiality, the Water Corporation will not divulge specific information.
(2) What was the amount of each venue’s account? (3) How much time was each venue given to pay the outstanding accounts? (4) Which venues were given a reduced interest rate on their payment plan? (5) Which venues currently have outstanding bills? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Water has provided the following advice. It should be noted that the Water Corporation will not divulge specific information such as the names and financial details of individual customers. (1) Eight public or recreational venues were given additional time to pay their overdue water accounts in the last 12 months. (2) Due to commercial confidentiality, the Water Corporation will not divulge this specific information. (3) Payment arrangements granted to the eight public venues ranged from between two weeks and 18 months. (4) Three public or recreational venues have been given reduced interest rates. Due to commercial confidentiality, the Water Corporation will not specify the venues. (5) Four public or recreational venues currently have outstanding bills. Due to commercial confidentiality, the Water Corporation will not divulge specific information.
(3) How much time was each venue given to pay the outstanding accounts? (4) Which venues were given a reduced interest rate on their payment plan? (5) Which venues currently have outstanding bills? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Water has provided the following advice. It should be noted that the Water Corporation will not divulge specific information such as the names and financial details of individual customers. (1) Eight public or recreational venues were given additional time to pay their overdue water accounts in the last 12 months. (2) Due to commercial confidentiality, the Water Corporation will not divulge this specific information. (3) Payment arrangements granted to the eight public venues ranged from between two weeks and 18 months. (4) Three public or recreational venues have been given reduced interest rates. Due to commercial confidentiality, the Water Corporation will not specify the venues. (5) Four public or recreational venues currently have outstanding bills. Due to commercial confidentiality, the Water Corporation will not divulge specific information.
(4) Which venues were given a reduced interest rate on their payment plan? (5) Which venues currently have outstanding bills? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Water has provided the following advice. It should be noted that the Water Corporation will not divulge specific information such as the names and financial details of individual customers. (1) Eight public or recreational venues were given additional time to pay their overdue water accounts in the last 12 months. (2) Due to commercial confidentiality, the Water Corporation will not divulge this specific information. (3) Payment arrangements granted to the eight public venues ranged from between two weeks and 18 months. (4) Three public or recreational venues have been given reduced interest rates. Due to commercial confidentiality, the Water Corporation will not specify the venues. (5) Four public or recreational venues currently have outstanding bills. Due to commercial confidentiality, the Water Corporation will not divulge specific information.
(5) Which venues currently have outstanding bills? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Water has provided the following advice. It should be noted that the Water Corporation will not divulge specific information such as the names and financial details of individual customers. (1) Eight public or recreational venues were given additional time to pay their overdue water accounts in the last 12 months. (2) Due to commercial confidentiality, the Water Corporation will not divulge this specific information. (3) Payment arrangements granted to the eight public venues ranged from between two weeks and 18 months. (4) Three public or recreational venues have been given reduced interest rates. Due to commercial confidentiality, the Water Corporation will not specify the venues. (5) Four public or recreational venues currently have outstanding bills. Due to commercial confidentiality, the Water Corporation will not divulge specific information.
Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Water has provided the following advice. It should be noted that the Water Corporation will not divulge specific information such as the names and financial details of individual customers. (1) Eight public or recreational venues were given additional time to pay their overdue water accounts in the last 12 months. (2) Due to commercial confidentiality, the Water Corporation will not divulge this specific information. (3) Payment arrangements granted to the eight public venues ranged from between two weeks and 18 months. (4) Three public or recreational venues have been given reduced interest rates. Due to commercial confidentiality, the Water Corporation will not specify the venues. (5) Four public or recreational venues currently have outstanding bills. Due to commercial confidentiality, the Water Corporation will not divulge specific information.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Water has provided the following advice. It should be noted that the Water Corporation will not divulge specific information such as the names and financial details of individual customers. (1) Eight public or recreational venues were given additional time to pay their overdue water accounts in the last 12 months. (2) Due to commercial confidentiality, the Water Corporation will not divulge this specific information. (3) Payment arrangements granted to the eight public venues ranged from between two weeks and 18 months. (4) Three public or recreational venues have been given reduced interest rates. Due to commercial confidentiality, the Water Corporation will not specify the venues. (5) Four public or recreational venues currently have outstanding bills. Due to commercial confidentiality, the Water Corporation will not divulge specific information.
(1) Eight public or recreational venues were given additional time to pay their overdue water accounts in the last 12 months. (2) Due to commercial confidentiality, the Water Corporation will not divulge this specific information. (3) Payment arrangements granted to the eight public venues ranged from between two weeks and 18 months. (4) Three public or recreational venues have been given reduced interest rates. Due to commercial confidentiality, the Water Corporation will not specify the venues. (5) Four public or recreational venues currently have outstanding bills. Due to commercial confidentiality, the Water Corporation will not divulge specific information.
(2) Due to commercial confidentiality, the Water Corporation will not divulge this specific information. (3) Payment arrangements granted to the eight public venues ranged from between two weeks and 18 months. (4) Three public or recreational venues have been given reduced interest rates. Due to commercial confidentiality, the Water Corporation will not specify the venues. (5) Four public or recreational venues currently have outstanding bills. Due to commercial confidentiality, the Water Corporation will not divulge specific information.
(3) Payment arrangements granted to the eight public venues ranged from between two weeks and 18 months. (4) Three public or recreational venues have been given reduced interest rates. Due to commercial confidentiality, the Water Corporation will not specify the venues. (5) Four public or recreational venues currently have outstanding bills. Due to commercial confidentiality, the Water Corporation will not divulge specific information.
(4) Three public or recreational venues have been given reduced interest rates. Due to commercial confidentiality, the Water Corporation will not specify the venues. (5) Four public or recreational venues currently have outstanding bills. Due to commercial confidentiality, the Water Corporation will not divulge specific information.
(5) Four public or recreational venues currently have outstanding bills. Due to commercial confidentiality, the Water Corporation will not divulge specific information.

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