❓ Hon Linda Savage asks the Premier about the progress of implementing recommendation nine from the 'Putting the Public First' Economic Audit Committee report, specifically regarding streamlining payments and concessions to individuals. The Premier deflects, referring to another question.
AnsweredQoN 3920Legislative Council
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I refer to the ‘Putting the Public First’ Economic Audit Committee report of October 2009, and in particular to recommendation nine which was to, -
‘Streamline payments and concessions to individuals to -
(a) better target individuals most in need; and
(b) reduce administrative costs through -
(i) consolidating processing and administration to a single point in government; and
(ii) exploring the aggregation of subsidies and concessions to individuals into a single transfer payment from government; and
(c) improve eligible users’ access, including through citizen-centred information and communication technology solutions’,
and ask -
(1) Which of the following milestones contained in recommendation nine have been achieved -
(a) adopt criteria for Government payments and concessions to individuals and review current transfer arrangements against them (March 2010);
(b) establish a central e-concessions unit to administer Government payments and concessions to individuals (July 2010); and
(c) provide a citizen-centric online (and related telephone) capability to allow citizens to more easily find information on Government support services and to access concessions and rebates (December 2010)?
(2) If any of the above milestones contained in recommendation nine have not been achieved, why not?
(3) Which of the following milestones contained in recommendation nine will be achieved -
(a) implement an ‘e-concessions’ system to combine application processes and enable real-time validation of eligibility, in collaboration with Commonwealth Agencies (July 2011); and
(b) implement on a voluntary basis a pilot project of direct payments based on a ‘smartcard’ system (December 2011)?
‘Streamline payments and concessions to individuals to -
(a) better target individuals most in need; and
(b) reduce administrative costs through -
(i) consolidating processing and administration to a single point in government; and
(ii) exploring the aggregation of subsidies and concessions to individuals into a single transfer payment from government; and
(c) improve eligible users’ access, including through citizen-centred information and communication technology solutions’,
and ask -
(1) Which of the following milestones contained in recommendation nine have been achieved -
(a) adopt criteria for Government payments and concessions to individuals and review current transfer arrangements against them (March 2010);
(b) establish a central e-concessions unit to administer Government payments and concessions to individuals (July 2010); and
(c) provide a citizen-centric online (and related telephone) capability to allow citizens to more easily find information on Government support services and to access concessions and rebates (December 2010)?
(2) If any of the above milestones contained in recommendation nine have not been achieved, why not?
(3) Which of the following milestones contained in recommendation nine will be achieved -
(a) implement an ‘e-concessions’ system to combine application processes and enable real-time validation of eligibility, in collaboration with Commonwealth Agencies (July 2011); and
(b) implement on a voluntary basis a pilot project of direct payments based on a ‘smartcard’ system (December 2011)?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
29 June 2011
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Premier
Response time
42 days
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