❓ WA Parliamentary Question reveals the Department of Health engaged private investigators for 31 investigations in 2014-15, costing $212,659.89. Other agencies under the Minister's portfolio did not engage private investigators.
AnsweredQoN 4339Legislative Assembly
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For all departments, agencies and government-trading enterprises within the Minister’s portfolio of responsibilities: (a) did the organisation engage the services of private investigators for the financial year 2014-15; and (b) if yes to (a): (i) how many investigations were undertaken by the private investigators; (ii) what was the purpose of each investigation; and (iii) what was the total cost of all investigations for the financial year?
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Answered
15 September 2015
Response time
35 days
Department of Health
Please note, the response provided below includes all investigations commissioned in 2014/15 only (completed or not and not carried over from earlier) and includes all costs paid to a company in 2014/15 for the 2014/15 commissioned work only (not invoices applicable to that period that were paid in 2015/16 or payments for work undertaken prior to 2014/15).
(a) Yes.
(b)(i) 31.
(ii) 18 investigations into misconduct and 13 grievance investigations.
(ii) $212,659.89.
Healthway
(a) No.
(b)(i-iii) Not applicable.
Health and Disability Services Complaints Office
(a) No.
(b)(i-iii) Not applicable.
Tourism Western Australia
(a) No.
(b)(i-iii) Not applicable.
Rottnest Island Authority
(a) No.
(b)(i-iii) Not applicable.
Please note, the response provided below includes all investigations commissioned in 2014/15 only (completed or not and not carried over from earlier) and includes all costs paid to a company in 2014/15 for the 2014/15 commissioned work only (not invoices applicable to that period that were paid in 2015/16 or payments for work undertaken prior to 2014/15).
(a) Yes.
(b)(i) 31.
(ii) 18 investigations into misconduct and 13 grievance investigations.
(ii) $212,659.89.
Healthway
(a) No.
(b)(i-iii) Not applicable.
Health and Disability Services Complaints Office
(a) No.
(b)(i-iii) Not applicable.
Tourism Western Australia
(a) No.
(b)(i-iii) Not applicable.
Rottnest Island Authority
(a) No.
(b)(i-iii) Not applicable.
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