❓ Mr. Buswell requests details of government contracts across various service categories. The Treasurer declines to provide the information due to the difficulty and resource intensity of extracting it from existing records, pointing to the WAGCIBB as a source of publicly available contract information.
AnsweredQoN 2004Legislative Assembly
Asked
20 March 2007
Member
Portfolio
Deputy Premier; Treasurer; Minister for State Development
QuestionView source ↗
(a) engineering services; (b) training programs; (c) printing; (d) computer development and support services; (e) actuarial services; (f) publicity and promotional programs; (g) project management services; (h) valuations; (i) accounting services; (j) customer surveys; and (k) bench marking,
(b) training programs; (c) printing; (d) computer development and support services; (e) actuarial services; (f) publicity and promotional programs; (g) project management services; (h) valuations; (i) accounting services; (j) customer surveys; and (k) bench marking,
(c) printing; (d) computer development and support services; (e) actuarial services; (f) publicity and promotional programs; (g) project management services; (h) valuations; (i) accounting services; (j) customer surveys; and (k) bench marking,
(d) computer development and support services; (e) actuarial services; (f) publicity and promotional programs; (g) project management services; (h) valuations; (i) accounting services; (j) customer surveys; and (k) bench marking,
(e) actuarial services; (f) publicity and promotional programs; (g) project management services; (h) valuations; (i) accounting services; (j) customer surveys; and (k) bench marking,
(f) publicity and promotional programs; (g) project management services; (h) valuations; (i) accounting services; (j) customer surveys; and (k) bench marking,
(g) project management services; (h) valuations; (i) accounting services; (j) customer surveys; and (k) bench marking,
(h) valuations; (i) accounting services; (j) customer surveys; and (k) bench marking,
(i) accounting services; (j) customer surveys; and (k) bench marking,
(j) customer surveys; and (k) bench marking,
(k) bench marking,
(ii) 1 January 2006 to the 30 June 2006?
The specific categories of information specified in the question are not commonly used in financial systems and therefore the considerable amount of information sought would be difficult to extract from existing records. I am not prepared to divert the significant resources required to provide the requested information.
(b) training programs; (c) printing; (d) computer development and support services; (e) actuarial services; (f) publicity and promotional programs; (g) project management services; (h) valuations; (i) accounting services; (j) customer surveys; and (k) bench marking,
(c) printing; (d) computer development and support services; (e) actuarial services; (f) publicity and promotional programs; (g) project management services; (h) valuations; (i) accounting services; (j) customer surveys; and (k) bench marking,
(d) computer development and support services; (e) actuarial services; (f) publicity and promotional programs; (g) project management services; (h) valuations; (i) accounting services; (j) customer surveys; and (k) bench marking,
(e) actuarial services; (f) publicity and promotional programs; (g) project management services; (h) valuations; (i) accounting services; (j) customer surveys; and (k) bench marking,
(f) publicity and promotional programs; (g) project management services; (h) valuations; (i) accounting services; (j) customer surveys; and (k) bench marking,
(g) project management services; (h) valuations; (i) accounting services; (j) customer surveys; and (k) bench marking,
(h) valuations; (i) accounting services; (j) customer surveys; and (k) bench marking,
(i) accounting services; (j) customer surveys; and (k) bench marking,
(j) customer surveys; and (k) bench marking,
(k) bench marking,
(ii) 1 January 2006 to the 30 June 2006?
The specific categories of information specified in the question are not commonly used in financial systems and therefore the considerable amount of information sought would be difficult to extract from existing records. I am not prepared to divert the significant resources required to provide the requested information.
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Answered
17 May 2007
Response time
58 days
(a-k) Details of contracts valued at $20,000 and above, awarded by state government departments and agencies that are subject to the
State Supply Commission Act
, are already made publicly available on the Western Australian Government Contracting Information Bulletin Board (WAGCIBB). Prior to 31 October 2006, details of contracts valued at $10,000 and above were made available on the WAGCIBB.
The specific categories of information specified in the question are not commonly used in financial systems and therefore the considerable amount of information sought would be difficult to extract from existing records. I am not prepared to divert the significant resources required to provide the requested information.
State Supply Commission Act
, are already made publicly available on the Western Australian Government Contracting Information Bulletin Board (WAGCIBB). Prior to 31 October 2006, details of contracts valued at $10,000 and above were made available on the WAGCIBB.
The specific categories of information specified in the question are not commonly used in financial systems and therefore the considerable amount of information sought would be difficult to extract from existing records. I am not prepared to divert the significant resources required to provide the requested information.
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