❓ A WA parliamentary question probes the Premier's plan to abolish redundant advisory boards and committees, seeking details on the list, timeline, and maintenance of expert advice. The response confirms the plan, declines to table a list, sets a 2012 target, and assures continued access to expert advice.
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GOVERNMENT ADVISORY BOARDS AND COMMITTEES — ABOLITION
I refer to an article on page 10 of The West Australian of 4 March 2009 entitled “Public sector accused of blocking savings”. The article states that the Premier said that the axe would be taken to 500 redundant advisory boards and committees. (1) Is the Premier planning to get rid of advisory boards and committees? (2) If yes, will the Premier table the list of advisory boards and committees he plans to make redundant? (3) What is the time frame for the implementation of this proposal? (4) How will the Premier ensure that expert community advice is readily available to government? Hon NORMAN MOORE
I refer to an article on page 10 of The West Australian of 4 March 2009 entitled “Public sector accused of blocking savings”. The article states that the Premier said that the axe would be taken to 500 redundant advisory boards and committees. (1) Is the Premier planning to get rid of advisory boards and committees? (2) If yes, will the Premier table the list of advisory boards and committees he plans to make redundant? (3) What is the time frame for the implementation of this proposal? (4) How will the Premier ensure that expert community advice is readily available to government? Hon NORMAN MOORE
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(1) The Premier has announced that he will abolish redundant advisory boards and committees. (2) No. The full list of existing boards and committees and their functions needs to be identified before an assessment is made of those that are redundant. (3) As advised by the Premier, the target is to reduce the number of boards and committees by 500 by 2012. (4) The Premier has indicated that, although the boards and committees play an important role in providing advice to government, the current boards and committees need to be examined to ascertain how many of them have outlived their relevancy and usefulness. The government will continue to use relevant boards and committees to seek expert community advice as required on priority issues.
(1) Is the Premier planning to get rid of advisory boards and committees? (2) If yes, will the Premier table the list of advisory boards and committees he plans to make redundant? (3) What is the time frame for the implementation of this proposal? (4) How will the Premier ensure that expert community advice is readily available to government? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: (1) The Premier has announced that he will abolish redundant advisory boards and committees. (2) No. The full list of existing boards and committees and their functions needs to be identified before an assessment is made of those that are redundant. (3) As advised by the Premier, the target is to reduce the number of boards and committees by 500 by 2012. (4) The Premier has indicated that, although the boards and committees play an important role in providing advice to government, the current boards and committees need to be examined to ascertain how many of them have outlived their relevancy and usefulness. The government will continue to use relevant boards and committees to seek expert community advice as required on priority issues.
(2) If yes, will the Premier table the list of advisory boards and committees he plans to make redundant? (3) What is the time frame for the implementation of this proposal? (4) How will the Premier ensure that expert community advice is readily available to government? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: (1) The Premier has announced that he will abolish redundant advisory boards and committees. (2) No. The full list of existing boards and committees and their functions needs to be identified before an assessment is made of those that are redundant. (3) As advised by the Premier, the target is to reduce the number of boards and committees by 500 by 2012. (4) The Premier has indicated that, although the boards and committees play an important role in providing advice to government, the current boards and committees need to be examined to ascertain how many of them have outlived their relevancy and usefulness. The government will continue to use relevant boards and committees to seek expert community advice as required on priority issues.
(3) What is the time frame for the implementation of this proposal? (4) How will the Premier ensure that expert community advice is readily available to government? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: (1) The Premier has announced that he will abolish redundant advisory boards and committees. (2) No. The full list of existing boards and committees and their functions needs to be identified before an assessment is made of those that are redundant. (3) As advised by the Premier, the target is to reduce the number of boards and committees by 500 by 2012. (4) The Premier has indicated that, although the boards and committees play an important role in providing advice to government, the current boards and committees need to be examined to ascertain how many of them have outlived their relevancy and usefulness. The government will continue to use relevant boards and committees to seek expert community advice as required on priority issues.
(4) How will the Premier ensure that expert community advice is readily available to government? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: (1) The Premier has announced that he will abolish redundant advisory boards and committees. (2) No. The full list of existing boards and committees and their functions needs to be identified before an assessment is made of those that are redundant. (3) As advised by the Premier, the target is to reduce the number of boards and committees by 500 by 2012. (4) The Premier has indicated that, although the boards and committees play an important role in providing advice to government, the current boards and committees need to be examined to ascertain how many of them have outlived their relevancy and usefulness. The government will continue to use relevant boards and committees to seek expert community advice as required on priority issues.
Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: (1) The Premier has announced that he will abolish redundant advisory boards and committees. (2) No. The full list of existing boards and committees and their functions needs to be identified before an assessment is made of those that are redundant. (3) As advised by the Premier, the target is to reduce the number of boards and committees by 500 by 2012. (4) The Premier has indicated that, although the boards and committees play an important role in providing advice to government, the current boards and committees need to be examined to ascertain how many of them have outlived their relevancy and usefulness. The government will continue to use relevant boards and committees to seek expert community advice as required on priority issues.
(1) The Premier has announced that he will abolish redundant advisory boards and committees. (2) No. The full list of existing boards and committees and their functions needs to be identified before an assessment is made of those that are redundant. (3) As advised by the Premier, the target is to reduce the number of boards and committees by 500 by 2012. (4) The Premier has indicated that, although the boards and committees play an important role in providing advice to government, the current boards and committees need to be examined to ascertain how many of them have outlived their relevancy and usefulness. The government will continue to use relevant boards and committees to seek expert community advice as required on priority issues.
(2) No. The full list of existing boards and committees and their functions needs to be identified before an assessment is made of those that are redundant. (3) As advised by the Premier, the target is to reduce the number of boards and committees by 500 by 2012. (4) The Premier has indicated that, although the boards and committees play an important role in providing advice to government, the current boards and committees need to be examined to ascertain how many of them have outlived their relevancy and usefulness. The government will continue to use relevant boards and committees to seek expert community advice as required on priority issues.
(3) As advised by the Premier, the target is to reduce the number of boards and committees by 500 by 2012. (4) The Premier has indicated that, although the boards and committees play an important role in providing advice to government, the current boards and committees need to be examined to ascertain how many of them have outlived their relevancy and usefulness. The government will continue to use relevant boards and committees to seek expert community advice as required on priority issues.
(4) The Premier has indicated that, although the boards and committees play an important role in providing advice to government, the current boards and committees need to be examined to ascertain how many of them have outlived their relevancy and usefulness. The government will continue to use relevant boards and committees to seek expert community advice as required on priority issues.
(1) Is the Premier planning to get rid of advisory boards and committees? (2) If yes, will the Premier table the list of advisory boards and committees he plans to make redundant? (3) What is the time frame for the implementation of this proposal? (4) How will the Premier ensure that expert community advice is readily available to government? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: (1) The Premier has announced that he will abolish redundant advisory boards and committees. (2) No. The full list of existing boards and committees and their functions needs to be identified before an assessment is made of those that are redundant. (3) As advised by the Premier, the target is to reduce the number of boards and committees by 500 by 2012. (4) The Premier has indicated that, although the boards and committees play an important role in providing advice to government, the current boards and committees need to be examined to ascertain how many of them have outlived their relevancy and usefulness. The government will continue to use relevant boards and committees to seek expert community advice as required on priority issues.
(2) If yes, will the Premier table the list of advisory boards and committees he plans to make redundant? (3) What is the time frame for the implementation of this proposal? (4) How will the Premier ensure that expert community advice is readily available to government? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: (1) The Premier has announced that he will abolish redundant advisory boards and committees. (2) No. The full list of existing boards and committees and their functions needs to be identified before an assessment is made of those that are redundant. (3) As advised by the Premier, the target is to reduce the number of boards and committees by 500 by 2012. (4) The Premier has indicated that, although the boards and committees play an important role in providing advice to government, the current boards and committees need to be examined to ascertain how many of them have outlived their relevancy and usefulness. The government will continue to use relevant boards and committees to seek expert community advice as required on priority issues.
(3) What is the time frame for the implementation of this proposal? (4) How will the Premier ensure that expert community advice is readily available to government? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: (1) The Premier has announced that he will abolish redundant advisory boards and committees. (2) No. The full list of existing boards and committees and their functions needs to be identified before an assessment is made of those that are redundant. (3) As advised by the Premier, the target is to reduce the number of boards and committees by 500 by 2012. (4) The Premier has indicated that, although the boards and committees play an important role in providing advice to government, the current boards and committees need to be examined to ascertain how many of them have outlived their relevancy and usefulness. The government will continue to use relevant boards and committees to seek expert community advice as required on priority issues.
(4) How will the Premier ensure that expert community advice is readily available to government? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: (1) The Premier has announced that he will abolish redundant advisory boards and committees. (2) No. The full list of existing boards and committees and their functions needs to be identified before an assessment is made of those that are redundant. (3) As advised by the Premier, the target is to reduce the number of boards and committees by 500 by 2012. (4) The Premier has indicated that, although the boards and committees play an important role in providing advice to government, the current boards and committees need to be examined to ascertain how many of them have outlived their relevancy and usefulness. The government will continue to use relevant boards and committees to seek expert community advice as required on priority issues.
Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: (1) The Premier has announced that he will abolish redundant advisory boards and committees. (2) No. The full list of existing boards and committees and their functions needs to be identified before an assessment is made of those that are redundant. (3) As advised by the Premier, the target is to reduce the number of boards and committees by 500 by 2012. (4) The Premier has indicated that, although the boards and committees play an important role in providing advice to government, the current boards and committees need to be examined to ascertain how many of them have outlived their relevancy and usefulness. The government will continue to use relevant boards and committees to seek expert community advice as required on priority issues.
(1) The Premier has announced that he will abolish redundant advisory boards and committees. (2) No. The full list of existing boards and committees and their functions needs to be identified before an assessment is made of those that are redundant. (3) As advised by the Premier, the target is to reduce the number of boards and committees by 500 by 2012. (4) The Premier has indicated that, although the boards and committees play an important role in providing advice to government, the current boards and committees need to be examined to ascertain how many of them have outlived their relevancy and usefulness. The government will continue to use relevant boards and committees to seek expert community advice as required on priority issues.
(2) No. The full list of existing boards and committees and their functions needs to be identified before an assessment is made of those that are redundant. (3) As advised by the Premier, the target is to reduce the number of boards and committees by 500 by 2012. (4) The Premier has indicated that, although the boards and committees play an important role in providing advice to government, the current boards and committees need to be examined to ascertain how many of them have outlived their relevancy and usefulness. The government will continue to use relevant boards and committees to seek expert community advice as required on priority issues.
(3) As advised by the Premier, the target is to reduce the number of boards and committees by 500 by 2012. (4) The Premier has indicated that, although the boards and committees play an important role in providing advice to government, the current boards and committees need to be examined to ascertain how many of them have outlived their relevancy and usefulness. The government will continue to use relevant boards and committees to seek expert community advice as required on priority issues.
(4) The Premier has indicated that, although the boards and committees play an important role in providing advice to government, the current boards and committees need to be examined to ascertain how many of them have outlived their relevancy and usefulness. The government will continue to use relevant boards and committees to seek expert community advice as required on priority issues.
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