❓ Question regarding overcharging of students and businesses by the former Great Southern Institute of Technology, seeking details on the highest overcharges, unpaid refunds, and follow-up actions.
AnsweredQoN 1235Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
SOUTHERN REGIONAL TAFE
1235. Hon SALLY TALBOT to the Leader of the
House representing the Minister for Training and Workforce Development:
I refer to the minister's
advice to a question asked a few weeks ago that 221 individual students and 119
businesses from the former Great Southern Institute of Technology were
overcharged a total of $263 983 during the 2014 and 2015 academic years.
(1) What was the
highest amount by which individual students and businesses were overcharged —
(a) in relation to which course or
courses; and
(b) on which campuses and in which
year were these courses delivered?
(2) Of the 156 unpaid refunds, how
many are to students and how many are to businesses?
(3) What action is being taken to
follow up these unpaid refunds?
1235. Hon SALLY TALBOT to the Leader of the
House representing the Minister for Training and Workforce Development:
I refer to the minister's
advice to a question asked a few weeks ago that 221 individual students and 119
businesses from the former Great Southern Institute of Technology were
overcharged a total of $263 983 during the 2014 and 2015 academic years.
(1) What was the
highest amount by which individual students and businesses were overcharged —
(a) in relation to which course or
courses; and
(b) on which campuses and in which
year were these courses delivered?
(2) Of the 156 unpaid refunds, how
many are to students and how many are to businesses?
(3) What action is being taken to
follow up these unpaid refunds?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
(1)–(3)
The response to this question is in tabular form and I therefore seek leave to
have it incorporated into Hansard .
Leave granted.
The following material was incorporated —
The Department for Training and
Workforce Development advise:
(1) Highest charge to an
individual was $482.29
� Highest charge to a business was $62 669.95
� (a)–(b)
Year
Campus
Course
2014
Albany
CONDUCT CIVIL CONSTRUCTION WHEELED FRONT END LOADER OPERATIONS
2014
Albany
CONTROL TRAFFIC WITH STOP-SLOW BAT
2014
Albany
IMPLEMENT TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN
2014
Albany
ENTER AND WORK IN CONFINED SPACES
2014
Albany
WORK SAFELY AT HEIGHTS
2014
Albany
LICENCE TO OPERATE A FORKLIFT TRUCK
2014
Albany
CONDUCT CIVIL CONSTRUCTION SKID STEER LOADER OPERATIONS
2014
Albany
CONDUCT CIVIL CONSTRUCTION WHEELED FRONT END LOADER OPERATIONS
2014
Albany
FIRE TRAINING
2014
Albany
LOAD RESTRAINT
2015
Albany
WORK SAFELY AT HEIGHTS
2015
Albany
ENTER AND WORK IN CONFINED SPACES
2015
Albany
LICENCE TO OPERATE A BOOM-TYPE ELEVATING WORK PLATFORM (BOOM LENGTH
11 METRES OR MORE)
2015
Albany
CONDUCT CIVIL CONSTRUCTION SKID STEER LOADER OPERATIONS
2015
Albany
CONDUCT WHEEL LOADER OPERATIONS
2015
Albany
LICENCE TO OPERATE A NON-SLEWING MOBILE CRANE (GREATER THAN 3 TONNES
CAPACITY)
2015
Albany
FIRE TRAINING
2015
Albany
CONDUCT CIVIL CONSTRUCTION WHEELED FRONT END LOADER OPERATIONS
2015
Albany
IMPLEMENT AND MONITOR WHS POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND PROGRAMS TO
MEET LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS
2015
Albany
LICENCE TO PERFORM DOGGING
2015
Albany
LICENCE TO OPERATE A FORKLIFT TRUCK
(2) 117 students and 39
businesses.
(3) � Letters are being sent to remind businesses and
individuals that refunds are available with advice on how to receive the
refund.
question.
(1)–(3)
The response to this question is in tabular form and I therefore seek leave to
have it incorporated into Hansard .
Leave granted.
The following material was incorporated —
The Department for Training and
Workforce Development advise:
(1) Highest charge to an
individual was $482.29
� Highest charge to a business was $62 669.95
� (a)–(b)
Year
Campus
Course
2014
Albany
CONDUCT CIVIL CONSTRUCTION WHEELED FRONT END LOADER OPERATIONS
2014
Albany
CONTROL TRAFFIC WITH STOP-SLOW BAT
2014
Albany
IMPLEMENT TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN
2014
Albany
ENTER AND WORK IN CONFINED SPACES
2014
Albany
WORK SAFELY AT HEIGHTS
2014
Albany
LICENCE TO OPERATE A FORKLIFT TRUCK
2014
Albany
CONDUCT CIVIL CONSTRUCTION SKID STEER LOADER OPERATIONS
2014
Albany
CONDUCT CIVIL CONSTRUCTION WHEELED FRONT END LOADER OPERATIONS
2014
Albany
FIRE TRAINING
2014
Albany
LOAD RESTRAINT
2015
Albany
WORK SAFELY AT HEIGHTS
2015
Albany
ENTER AND WORK IN CONFINED SPACES
2015
Albany
LICENCE TO OPERATE A BOOM-TYPE ELEVATING WORK PLATFORM (BOOM LENGTH
11 METRES OR MORE)
2015
Albany
CONDUCT CIVIL CONSTRUCTION SKID STEER LOADER OPERATIONS
2015
Albany
CONDUCT WHEEL LOADER OPERATIONS
2015
Albany
LICENCE TO OPERATE A NON-SLEWING MOBILE CRANE (GREATER THAN 3 TONNES
CAPACITY)
2015
Albany
FIRE TRAINING
2015
Albany
CONDUCT CIVIL CONSTRUCTION WHEELED FRONT END LOADER OPERATIONS
2015
Albany
IMPLEMENT AND MONITOR WHS POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND PROGRAMS TO
MEET LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS
2015
Albany
LICENCE TO PERFORM DOGGING
2015
Albany
LICENCE TO OPERATE A FORKLIFT TRUCK
(2) 117 students and 39
businesses.
(3) � Letters are being sent to remind businesses and
individuals that refunds are available with advice on how to receive the
refund.
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