❓ A WA parliamentary question addresses alleged fraud in the Beagle Bay Community. The Minister denies inaction, stating the matter is under police investigation, and clarifies funding responsibilities lie primarily with other departments.
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Kerrianne Cox, the chairperson of the Beagle Bay Community, is quoted in the 21 April 2005 edition of the Broome Advertiser as stating that a call to investigate fraud in the community is being ignored by the state government. (1) Is this statement correct? (2) If it is, why has the state government not taken all steps to investigate the alleged fraudulent use of taxpayers’ funds? (3) If the statement is incorrect, what action or actions has the state government undertaken and when will the results be known? (4) Why has the alleged fraud not been discovered during normal auditing processes? Hon JON FORD
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Indigenous Affairs has provided the following answer. (1) No. (2) Not applicable. (3) Fraud allegations have been referred to Telstra and the Western Australia Police Service, and are the subject of ongoing investigations. The timing of the conclusion of the investigations is not known. (4) The Department of Indigenous Affairs does not fund or audit the financial records of the Beagle Bay Community. The responsibility for funding to the community predominantly rests with the Department of Housing and Works and the commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services.
(1) Is this statement correct? (2) If it is, why has the state government not taken all steps to investigate the alleged fraudulent use of taxpayers’ funds? (3) If the statement is incorrect, what action or actions has the state government undertaken and when will the results be known? (4) Why has the alleged fraud not been discovered during normal auditing processes? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Indigenous Affairs has provided the following answer. (1) No. (2) Not applicable. (3) Fraud allegations have been referred to Telstra and the Western Australia Police Service, and are the subject of ongoing investigations. The timing of the conclusion of the investigations is not known. (4) The Department of Indigenous Affairs does not fund or audit the financial records of the Beagle Bay Community. The responsibility for funding to the community predominantly rests with the Department of Housing and Works and the commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services.
(2) If it is, why has the state government not taken all steps to investigate the alleged fraudulent use of taxpayers’ funds? (3) If the statement is incorrect, what action or actions has the state government undertaken and when will the results be known? (4) Why has the alleged fraud not been discovered during normal auditing processes? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Indigenous Affairs has provided the following answer. (1) No. (2) Not applicable. (3) Fraud allegations have been referred to Telstra and the Western Australia Police Service, and are the subject of ongoing investigations. The timing of the conclusion of the investigations is not known. (4) The Department of Indigenous Affairs does not fund or audit the financial records of the Beagle Bay Community. The responsibility for funding to the community predominantly rests with the Department of Housing and Works and the commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services.
(3) If the statement is incorrect, what action or actions has the state government undertaken and when will the results be known? (4) Why has the alleged fraud not been discovered during normal auditing processes? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Indigenous Affairs has provided the following answer. (1) No. (2) Not applicable. (3) Fraud allegations have been referred to Telstra and the Western Australia Police Service, and are the subject of ongoing investigations. The timing of the conclusion of the investigations is not known. (4) The Department of Indigenous Affairs does not fund or audit the financial records of the Beagle Bay Community. The responsibility for funding to the community predominantly rests with the Department of Housing and Works and the commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services.
(4) Why has the alleged fraud not been discovered during normal auditing processes? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Indigenous Affairs has provided the following answer. (1) No. (2) Not applicable. (3) Fraud allegations have been referred to Telstra and the Western Australia Police Service, and are the subject of ongoing investigations. The timing of the conclusion of the investigations is not known. (4) The Department of Indigenous Affairs does not fund or audit the financial records of the Beagle Bay Community. The responsibility for funding to the community predominantly rests with the Department of Housing and Works and the commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services.
Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Indigenous Affairs has provided the following answer. (1) No. (2) Not applicable. (3) Fraud allegations have been referred to Telstra and the Western Australia Police Service, and are the subject of ongoing investigations. The timing of the conclusion of the investigations is not known. (4) The Department of Indigenous Affairs does not fund or audit the financial records of the Beagle Bay Community. The responsibility for funding to the community predominantly rests with the Department of Housing and Works and the commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Indigenous Affairs has provided the following answer. (1) No. (2) Not applicable. (3) Fraud allegations have been referred to Telstra and the Western Australia Police Service, and are the subject of ongoing investigations. The timing of the conclusion of the investigations is not known. (4) The Department of Indigenous Affairs does not fund or audit the financial records of the Beagle Bay Community. The responsibility for funding to the community predominantly rests with the Department of Housing and Works and the commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services.
(1) No. (2) Not applicable. (3) Fraud allegations have been referred to Telstra and the Western Australia Police Service, and are the subject of ongoing investigations. The timing of the conclusion of the investigations is not known. (4) The Department of Indigenous Affairs does not fund or audit the financial records of the Beagle Bay Community. The responsibility for funding to the community predominantly rests with the Department of Housing and Works and the commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services.
(2) Not applicable. (3) Fraud allegations have been referred to Telstra and the Western Australia Police Service, and are the subject of ongoing investigations. The timing of the conclusion of the investigations is not known. (4) The Department of Indigenous Affairs does not fund or audit the financial records of the Beagle Bay Community. The responsibility for funding to the community predominantly rests with the Department of Housing and Works and the commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services.
(3) Fraud allegations have been referred to Telstra and the Western Australia Police Service, and are the subject of ongoing investigations. The timing of the conclusion of the investigations is not known. (4) The Department of Indigenous Affairs does not fund or audit the financial records of the Beagle Bay Community. The responsibility for funding to the community predominantly rests with the Department of Housing and Works and the commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services.
(4) The Department of Indigenous Affairs does not fund or audit the financial records of the Beagle Bay Community. The responsibility for funding to the community predominantly rests with the Department of Housing and Works and the commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services.
(1) Is this statement correct? (2) If it is, why has the state government not taken all steps to investigate the alleged fraudulent use of taxpayers’ funds? (3) If the statement is incorrect, what action or actions has the state government undertaken and when will the results be known? (4) Why has the alleged fraud not been discovered during normal auditing processes? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Indigenous Affairs has provided the following answer. (1) No. (2) Not applicable. (3) Fraud allegations have been referred to Telstra and the Western Australia Police Service, and are the subject of ongoing investigations. The timing of the conclusion of the investigations is not known. (4) The Department of Indigenous Affairs does not fund or audit the financial records of the Beagle Bay Community. The responsibility for funding to the community predominantly rests with the Department of Housing and Works and the commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services.
(2) If it is, why has the state government not taken all steps to investigate the alleged fraudulent use of taxpayers’ funds? (3) If the statement is incorrect, what action or actions has the state government undertaken and when will the results be known? (4) Why has the alleged fraud not been discovered during normal auditing processes? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Indigenous Affairs has provided the following answer. (1) No. (2) Not applicable. (3) Fraud allegations have been referred to Telstra and the Western Australia Police Service, and are the subject of ongoing investigations. The timing of the conclusion of the investigations is not known. (4) The Department of Indigenous Affairs does not fund or audit the financial records of the Beagle Bay Community. The responsibility for funding to the community predominantly rests with the Department of Housing and Works and the commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services.
(3) If the statement is incorrect, what action or actions has the state government undertaken and when will the results be known? (4) Why has the alleged fraud not been discovered during normal auditing processes? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Indigenous Affairs has provided the following answer. (1) No. (2) Not applicable. (3) Fraud allegations have been referred to Telstra and the Western Australia Police Service, and are the subject of ongoing investigations. The timing of the conclusion of the investigations is not known. (4) The Department of Indigenous Affairs does not fund or audit the financial records of the Beagle Bay Community. The responsibility for funding to the community predominantly rests with the Department of Housing and Works and the commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services.
(4) Why has the alleged fraud not been discovered during normal auditing processes? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Indigenous Affairs has provided the following answer. (1) No. (2) Not applicable. (3) Fraud allegations have been referred to Telstra and the Western Australia Police Service, and are the subject of ongoing investigations. The timing of the conclusion of the investigations is not known. (4) The Department of Indigenous Affairs does not fund or audit the financial records of the Beagle Bay Community. The responsibility for funding to the community predominantly rests with the Department of Housing and Works and the commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services.
Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Indigenous Affairs has provided the following answer. (1) No. (2) Not applicable. (3) Fraud allegations have been referred to Telstra and the Western Australia Police Service, and are the subject of ongoing investigations. The timing of the conclusion of the investigations is not known. (4) The Department of Indigenous Affairs does not fund or audit the financial records of the Beagle Bay Community. The responsibility for funding to the community predominantly rests with the Department of Housing and Works and the commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Indigenous Affairs has provided the following answer. (1) No. (2) Not applicable. (3) Fraud allegations have been referred to Telstra and the Western Australia Police Service, and are the subject of ongoing investigations. The timing of the conclusion of the investigations is not known. (4) The Department of Indigenous Affairs does not fund or audit the financial records of the Beagle Bay Community. The responsibility for funding to the community predominantly rests with the Department of Housing and Works and the commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services.
(1) No. (2) Not applicable. (3) Fraud allegations have been referred to Telstra and the Western Australia Police Service, and are the subject of ongoing investigations. The timing of the conclusion of the investigations is not known. (4) The Department of Indigenous Affairs does not fund or audit the financial records of the Beagle Bay Community. The responsibility for funding to the community predominantly rests with the Department of Housing and Works and the commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services.
(2) Not applicable. (3) Fraud allegations have been referred to Telstra and the Western Australia Police Service, and are the subject of ongoing investigations. The timing of the conclusion of the investigations is not known. (4) The Department of Indigenous Affairs does not fund or audit the financial records of the Beagle Bay Community. The responsibility for funding to the community predominantly rests with the Department of Housing and Works and the commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services.
(3) Fraud allegations have been referred to Telstra and the Western Australia Police Service, and are the subject of ongoing investigations. The timing of the conclusion of the investigations is not known. (4) The Department of Indigenous Affairs does not fund or audit the financial records of the Beagle Bay Community. The responsibility for funding to the community predominantly rests with the Department of Housing and Works and the commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services.
(4) The Department of Indigenous Affairs does not fund or audit the financial records of the Beagle Bay Community. The responsibility for funding to the community predominantly rests with the Department of Housing and Works and the commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services.
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