❓ A Member of Parliament is questioning the Minister for State Development regarding transparency and accountability, specifically concerning unanswered questions related to the mining industry. The Minister defends the lack of response due to resource constraints and relevance concerns.
AnsweredQoN 290Legislative Council
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I refer to question on notice No. 69 of August 21 2002, No. 86 of August 22 2002 and Mr Clive Brown’s website -
(1) Is it correct that on Mr Clive Brown’s website it states ‘A fundamental commitment of this Government is that we will be open and accountable’?
(2) If no to (1), what does it state?
(3) Will the Minister now provide all the answers to the questions for question on notice No. 69 of August 21 2002?
(4) If no to (3), why not?
(5) Will the Minister be insisting for each and every Member of parliament asking any questions, that if they can indicate to the Minister that they are relevant, he will then arrange for them to be examined?
(6) If no to (5), why not?
(7) Can the Minister explain why the Government is not being open and accountable by simply providing answers to all my questions in the first instance, rather than delaying matters by asking me to indicate how they are relevant?
(8) If no to (7), why not?
(9) Will the Minister now provide all the answers to the questions for question on notice No. 86 of August 22 2002?
(10) If no to (9), why not?
(1) Is it correct that on Mr Clive Brown’s website it states ‘A fundamental commitment of this Government is that we will be open and accountable’?
(2) If no to (1), what does it state?
(3) Will the Minister now provide all the answers to the questions for question on notice No. 69 of August 21 2002?
(4) If no to (3), why not?
(5) Will the Minister be insisting for each and every Member of parliament asking any questions, that if they can indicate to the Minister that they are relevant, he will then arrange for them to be examined?
(6) If no to (5), why not?
(7) Can the Minister explain why the Government is not being open and accountable by simply providing answers to all my questions in the first instance, rather than delaying matters by asking me to indicate how they are relevant?
(8) If no to (7), why not?
(9) Will the Minister now provide all the answers to the questions for question on notice No. 86 of August 22 2002?
(10) If no to (9), why not?
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Answered
11 December 2002
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for State Development
Response time
28 days
(2) N/A (3-10) The Member's questions are numerous, often relate to detailed events in the past, and require an enormous amount of research and investigation within the Department. This work has to be undertaken by the very people who have the responsibility for regulating safety in the mining industry. While they are undertaking this historical research to assist the Minister for State Development in responding to the Member's questions, these people are not able to do their job of ensuring that safety standards are being maintained in the industry. The Minister considers the Member's constant detailed questioning to be a very significant cost burden on the Department and a distraction from their proper work. For these reasons, the Minister repeats his earlier answer and asks the Member to indicate how his questions are relevant to the cause of safety in the mining industry today.
(3-10) The Member's questions are numerous, often relate to detailed events in the past, and require an enormous amount of research and investigation within the Department. This work has to be undertaken by the very people who have the responsibility for regulating safety in the mining industry. While they are undertaking this historical research to assist the Minister for State Development in responding to the Member's questions, these people are not able to do their job of ensuring that safety standards are being maintained in the industry. The Minister considers the Member's constant detailed questioning to be a very significant cost burden on the Department and a distraction from their proper work. For these reasons, the Minister repeats his earlier answer and asks the Member to indicate how his questions are relevant to the cause of safety in the mining industry today.
The Minister considers the Member's constant detailed questioning to be a very significant cost burden on the Department and a distraction from their proper work. For these reasons, the Minister repeats his earlier answer and asks the Member to indicate how his questions are relevant to the cause of safety in the mining industry today.
For these reasons, the Minister repeats his earlier answer and asks the Member to indicate how his questions are relevant to the cause of safety in the mining industry today.
(3-10) The Member's questions are numerous, often relate to detailed events in the past, and require an enormous amount of research and investigation within the Department. This work has to be undertaken by the very people who have the responsibility for regulating safety in the mining industry. While they are undertaking this historical research to assist the Minister for State Development in responding to the Member's questions, these people are not able to do their job of ensuring that safety standards are being maintained in the industry. The Minister considers the Member's constant detailed questioning to be a very significant cost burden on the Department and a distraction from their proper work. For these reasons, the Minister repeats his earlier answer and asks the Member to indicate how his questions are relevant to the cause of safety in the mining industry today.
The Minister considers the Member's constant detailed questioning to be a very significant cost burden on the Department and a distraction from their proper work. For these reasons, the Minister repeats his earlier answer and asks the Member to indicate how his questions are relevant to the cause of safety in the mining industry today.
For these reasons, the Minister repeats his earlier answer and asks the Member to indicate how his questions are relevant to the cause of safety in the mining industry today.
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