❓ Hon. Kate Doust asks about the review of the Chief Scientist of Western Australia's role, including its recommendations, implementation timeline, and future funding. The Minister defers answering until briefed.
AnsweredQoN 493Legislative Council
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CHIEF SCIENTIST
493. Hon KATE DOUST to the Leader of the House representing
the Minister for Science and Innovation:
I believe the minister now representing the Minister for
Science and Innovation is the Leader of the House.
Hon Norman Moore : It is.
Hon KATE DOUST : I refer to the review of the role
of the Chief Scientist of Western Australia conducted by the Department of
Commerce.
(1) Will the
minister table the names of the organisations invited to contribute to this
review; and, if not, why not?
(2) Has the review been concluded; and, if yes —
(a) when did the
minister receive the recommendations;
(b) how many
recommendations are there, how many have been accepted in full and how many
have been accepted in part;
(c) will the minister table the
review or release it publicly; if yes, when; and, if no, why not;
(d) is there a
time frame for the implementation of the review's recommendations; if
yes, will the minister table this; and, if no, why not; and
(e) when will the recommendations
be implemented?
(3) If the
review has not been concluded, when will it be concluded; will the concluded
review be tabled; and, if not, why not?
(4) Will the
minister guarantee that the office of the Chief Scientist of Western Australia
will continue to be funded at or above the 2012–13 state budget level
and through the forward estimates?
493. Hon KATE DOUST to the Leader of the House representing
the Minister for Science and Innovation:
I believe the minister now representing the Minister for
Science and Innovation is the Leader of the House.
Hon Norman Moore : It is.
Hon KATE DOUST : I refer to the review of the role
of the Chief Scientist of Western Australia conducted by the Department of
Commerce.
(1) Will the
minister table the names of the organisations invited to contribute to this
review; and, if not, why not?
(2) Has the review been concluded; and, if yes —
(a) when did the
minister receive the recommendations;
(b) how many
recommendations are there, how many have been accepted in full and how many
have been accepted in part;
(c) will the minister table the
review or release it publicly; if yes, when; and, if no, why not;
(d) is there a
time frame for the implementation of the review's recommendations; if
yes, will the minister table this; and, if no, why not; and
(e) when will the recommendations
be implemented?
(3) If the
review has not been concluded, when will it be concluded; will the concluded
review be tabled; and, if not, why not?
(4) Will the
minister guarantee that the office of the Chief Scientist of Western Australia
will continue to be funded at or above the 2012–13 state budget level
and through the forward estimates?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice of this question.
(1)–(4)
I have been advised that the department's report has been received by
the Office of the Minister for Science and Innovation. However, as the minister
has not yet received a briefing on it from the Department of Commerce, the
minister is not in a position to provide any further comment at this time.
(1)–(4)
I have been advised that the department's report has been received by
the Office of the Minister for Science and Innovation. However, as the minister
has not yet received a briefing on it from the Department of Commerce, the
minister is not in a position to provide any further comment at this time.
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