❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice requests a detailed breakdown of expenditure across various categories (printing, stationery, subscriptions, etc.) for entities within the Attorney General's portfolio since March 17, 2017. The response reveals varying levels of detail and spending across different agencies, with some unable to provide a full response.
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In respect of the Minister’s portfolio responsibilities since 17 March 2017 for departments, agencies, boards or publicly owned corporations: (a) how much has been spent on professional print services; (b) how much has been spent on pens and pencils; (c) how much has been spent on newspaper subscriptions; (d) how much has been spent on journal or publication subscriptions; (e) how much has been spent on media monitoring; (f) how much has been spent on alcohol; (g) how much has been spent on coffee machines, coffee or coffee pods; (h) how much has been spent on office plants; (i) how much has been spent on paintings, posters, artwork or decorations; and (j) for (a - i) will the Minister provide a breakdown for this expenditure by description, type, and quantity?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
21 June 2017
Response time
9 days
Corruption and Crime Commission:
(a) $2093.00
(b) NIL
(c) NIL
(d) $1161.00
(e) $3948.00
(f) NIL
(g) $274.00
(h) NIL
(i) $6050.00
(j) See table below
Description
$s
Quantity
(a)
Professional Print Services
2,093
Annual Report reprinting and binding – Expo Document Copy Centre
69
30
Custom A4 File note pad, Office National Cann
295
100
Evidence Register, State Law Publisher
977
5
Receipt Book for Documents/Property Books, State Law Publisher
261
10
Report Printing, State Law Publisher
491
45
(b)
Pens and Pencils
0
0
(c)
Newspaper subscriptions
0
0
(d)
Journals and Publications Subscriptions
1,161
Workplace Relation Legislation, Lexis Nexis
1,161
1
(e)
Media Monitoring
3,948
Media Monitoring Services, iSentia
3,948
1
(f)
Alcohol
0
0
(g)
Coffee, Coffee Machines or Coffee Pods
274
Coffee, Nescafe Blend 43
274
10
(h)
Office plants
0
0
(g)
Paintings, Posters, Artwork or decoration
6,050
Artbank Annual Agreement, 1 April 2017 – 31 March 2018
6,050
1
Department of the Attorney General:
Due to the onerous nature of the question the Department is unable to provide a response.
Equal Opportunity Commission:
(a) $591.80
(b) Nil
(c) $209.60
(d)-(i) Nil
(j) See table below.
Description
Type
Quantity
(a)
C5 gold printed
Envelopes
1000
Discrimination brochures
A4 (tri-fold) brochure
400
(c)
Koori Mail Newspaper
Yearly subscription
Monthly
The West Australian Newspaper
Monday - Saturday
Daily
Legal Practice Board:
(a) $5,764.00
(b) $133.44
(c) Nil
(d) Nil
(e) Nil
(f) Nil
(g) $164.97
(h) $1,867.59
(i) Nil
(j) see below
Office of the Board
Expenditure 17/03/2017 to 12/6/2017
A Printing Services
Date Description Qty Amount
17/03/2017 OOB A4 Resume Prints Board Election 6500 $1,524.00
17/03/2017 OOB Election Ballot Papers Board Election 6500 $210.00
20/03/2017 OOB Annexure A 250 $320.00
20/03/2017 OOB Practising Certificates 7000 $1,710.00
31/03/2017 OOB Election Ballot Paper envelopes 5800 $960.00
28/04/2017 LPCC Letterhead DL Envelopes 4000 $430.00
29/05/2017 OOB Letterheads 500 $190.00
29/05/2017 OOB C4 Postage Paid envelopes 2000 $420.00
$5,764.00
B Pens & Pencils
Date Description Qty Amount
27/03/2017 LPCC Pens 18 $31.85
12/04/2017 LPCC Pens 10 $15.93
27/04/2017 LPCC Pens 22 $21.73
27/04/2017 LPCC Pencils 12 $4.17
9/05/2017 OOB Pens 24 $59.76
$133.44
C Newspaper Subscriptions NIL
D Journal or Publication Subscriptions NIL
E Media Monitoring NIL
F Alcohol expenditure NIL
G Coffee machines, coffee or coffee pods
Date Description Qty Amount
20/03/2017 OOB Coffee 190g $18.00
22/03/2017 LPCC Coffee 360g $17.40
6/04/2017 LPCC Coffee 100g $10.00
12/04/2017 LPCC Coffee 200g $6.00
18/04/2017 LPCC Coffee 760g $41.40
24/04/2017 OOB Coffee 95g $9.77
24/04/2017 OOB Coffee 190g $18.00
8/05/2017 OOB Coffee 190g $18.00
18/05/2017 LPCC Coffee 360g $14.40
22/05/2017 OOB Coffee 190g $12.00
$164.97
H Office plants
Date Description Qty Amount
1/04/2017 OOB Plant Hire April 2017 9 $300.00
1/04/2017 LPCC Plant Hire April 2017 11 $322.53
1/05/2017 OOB Plant Hire May 2017 9 $300.00
1/05/2017 LPCC Plant Hire May 2017 11 $322.53
1/06/2017 OOB Plant Hire June 2017 9 $300.00
1/06/2017 LPCC Plant Hire June 2017 11 $322.53
$1,867.59
I Paintings, posters, artworks or decorations NIL
LegalAid WA:
(a) Nil
(b) Not known
(c) $913
(d) $1303.28
(e) Nil
(f) $227.45
(g) Nil
(h) Nil
(i) Nil
(j) Not applicable
Office of the Commissioner for Young People:
(a) $0
(b) $10.32
(c) $105.60
(d) $0
(e) $0
(f) $0
(g) $18
(h) $0
(i) $0
(j) b=3 dozen pens, c= The West Australian newspaper (Monday to Friday) , g= coffee.
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions:
Professional Print Services expenditure 17/3 - 31/5/2017
Date
Supplier
Description
Amt ($) Inc. GST
13/04/17
Quality Press
Business Cards – Director
36.74
23/04/17
OfficeWorks
Kodak Prints
6.4
23/04/17
OfficeWorks
Kodak Prints
6.4
Total:
49.54
Pens & Pencils expenditure 17/3 - 31/5/2017
Date
Supplier
Pens Amt ($) Exc. GST
Pencils Amt ($) Exc. GST
4/04/17
Staples
40.99
0
20/04/17
Staples
24.29
0
03/05/17
Staples
6.73
0
08/05/17
Staples
158.27
0
19/05/17
O/Max
89.89
0
19/05/17
Staples
227.7
0
Total:
547.87
0
Newspaper Subscription expenditure 17/3 - 31/5/2017
Period 12/03 – 08/04/17
Qty
Amt ($) Inc. GST
The West Australian
240
360
The Australian
20
54
Delivery
17.10
Period 09/04 – 06/05/17
Qty
Amt ($) Inc. GST
The West Australian
204
306
The Australian
17
45.9
Delivery
17.10
Period 07/05 – 03/06/17
Qty
Amt ($) Inc. GST
The West Australian
240
360
The Australian
20
54
Delivery
17.10
Total:
$1,231.20
Coffee Machines & Coffee expenditure 17/03 - 31/05/2017
Description
Qty (Tins/Bags)
Amt ($) Inc. GST
Coffee & Coffee Pods
Nescafe Gold Blend Instant 440g (P/Tin)
23
708.63
R T Espresso Coffee Beans 1Kg (P/Bag)
6
180.00
Coffee Pods
0
0
Coffee & Coffee Pods expenditure Total:
888.63
Coffee Machine
Qty
Amt ($) Inc. GST
DeLonghi Citiz - 21/3/17
1
297
Coffee Machine expenditure
Total:
297
Office of the Information Commssioner/Freedom of Information:
(a) Nil.
(b) $74.16 (blue Uniball pens x 24).
(c) $303.94: The West Australian and The Australian delivered each working day; and The Australian Online ($29.09 per month).
(d) $18.18: PC Authority ($9.09 per month).
(e)-(i) Nil.
(j) Outlined above
Solicitor General’s Office:
(a) $0.00
(b) $4.03 (2 X permanent marker)
(c) $262.80 (38 X West Australian, 38 X The Australian, 8 X Saturday West, 8 X Saturday Australian)
(d) $0.00
(e) $0.00
(f) $0.00
(g) $40.00 (60 X coffee pods for meetings - coffee machine supplied by Solicitor General personally)
(h) $0.00
(i) $0.00
(j) As above
State Solicitors Office:
(a) how much has been spent on professional print services; Nil
(b) how much has been spent on pens and pencils; $925.92
(c) how much has been spent on newspaper subscriptions; - Electronic version of the Australian Financial Review - $273.74 - Daily newspaper subscription - $1,858.22
(d) how much has been spent on journal or publication subscriptions; SLP PUBLICATION GAZETTE #70 $117.82
(e) how much has been spent on media monitoring; Nil
(f) how much has been spent on alcohol; Nil
(g) how much has been spent on coffee machines, coffee or coffee pods; Nil
(h) how much has been spent on office plants; Nil
(i) how much has been spent on paintings, posters, artwork or decorations; and Nil
This question is an exercise in wasting the time of the already understaffed, underfunded and overworked Departments and Agencies within the Attorney General’s portfolio. Questions such as this one from the Member for Dawesville are an abuse of the parliament and affront to the incredibly hard working Departments and Agencies in my portfolio and demonstrate that he gravely misunderstands the terrible position the former Government has left this State in.
(a) $2093.00
(b) NIL
(c) NIL
(d) $1161.00
(e) $3948.00
(f) NIL
(g) $274.00
(h) NIL
(i) $6050.00
(j) See table below
Description
$s
Quantity
(a)
Professional Print Services
2,093
Annual Report reprinting and binding – Expo Document Copy Centre
69
30
Custom A4 File note pad, Office National Cann
295
100
Evidence Register, State Law Publisher
977
5
Receipt Book for Documents/Property Books, State Law Publisher
261
10
Report Printing, State Law Publisher
491
45
(b)
Pens and Pencils
0
0
(c)
Newspaper subscriptions
0
0
(d)
Journals and Publications Subscriptions
1,161
Workplace Relation Legislation, Lexis Nexis
1,161
1
(e)
Media Monitoring
3,948
Media Monitoring Services, iSentia
3,948
1
(f)
Alcohol
0
0
(g)
Coffee, Coffee Machines or Coffee Pods
274
Coffee, Nescafe Blend 43
274
10
(h)
Office plants
0
0
(g)
Paintings, Posters, Artwork or decoration
6,050
Artbank Annual Agreement, 1 April 2017 – 31 March 2018
6,050
1
Department of the Attorney General:
Due to the onerous nature of the question the Department is unable to provide a response.
Equal Opportunity Commission:
(a) $591.80
(b) Nil
(c) $209.60
(d)-(i) Nil
(j) See table below.
Description
Type
Quantity
(a)
C5 gold printed
Envelopes
1000
Discrimination brochures
A4 (tri-fold) brochure
400
(c)
Koori Mail Newspaper
Yearly subscription
Monthly
The West Australian Newspaper
Monday - Saturday
Daily
Legal Practice Board:
(a) $5,764.00
(b) $133.44
(c) Nil
(d) Nil
(e) Nil
(f) Nil
(g) $164.97
(h) $1,867.59
(i) Nil
(j) see below
Office of the Board
Expenditure 17/03/2017 to 12/6/2017
A Printing Services
Date Description Qty Amount
17/03/2017 OOB A4 Resume Prints Board Election 6500 $1,524.00
17/03/2017 OOB Election Ballot Papers Board Election 6500 $210.00
20/03/2017 OOB Annexure A 250 $320.00
20/03/2017 OOB Practising Certificates 7000 $1,710.00
31/03/2017 OOB Election Ballot Paper envelopes 5800 $960.00
28/04/2017 LPCC Letterhead DL Envelopes 4000 $430.00
29/05/2017 OOB Letterheads 500 $190.00
29/05/2017 OOB C4 Postage Paid envelopes 2000 $420.00
$5,764.00
B Pens & Pencils
Date Description Qty Amount
27/03/2017 LPCC Pens 18 $31.85
12/04/2017 LPCC Pens 10 $15.93
27/04/2017 LPCC Pens 22 $21.73
27/04/2017 LPCC Pencils 12 $4.17
9/05/2017 OOB Pens 24 $59.76
$133.44
C Newspaper Subscriptions NIL
D Journal or Publication Subscriptions NIL
E Media Monitoring NIL
F Alcohol expenditure NIL
G Coffee machines, coffee or coffee pods
Date Description Qty Amount
20/03/2017 OOB Coffee 190g $18.00
22/03/2017 LPCC Coffee 360g $17.40
6/04/2017 LPCC Coffee 100g $10.00
12/04/2017 LPCC Coffee 200g $6.00
18/04/2017 LPCC Coffee 760g $41.40
24/04/2017 OOB Coffee 95g $9.77
24/04/2017 OOB Coffee 190g $18.00
8/05/2017 OOB Coffee 190g $18.00
18/05/2017 LPCC Coffee 360g $14.40
22/05/2017 OOB Coffee 190g $12.00
$164.97
H Office plants
Date Description Qty Amount
1/04/2017 OOB Plant Hire April 2017 9 $300.00
1/04/2017 LPCC Plant Hire April 2017 11 $322.53
1/05/2017 OOB Plant Hire May 2017 9 $300.00
1/05/2017 LPCC Plant Hire May 2017 11 $322.53
1/06/2017 OOB Plant Hire June 2017 9 $300.00
1/06/2017 LPCC Plant Hire June 2017 11 $322.53
$1,867.59
I Paintings, posters, artworks or decorations NIL
LegalAid WA:
(a) Nil
(b) Not known
(c) $913
(d) $1303.28
(e) Nil
(f) $227.45
(g) Nil
(h) Nil
(i) Nil
(j) Not applicable
Office of the Commissioner for Young People:
(a) $0
(b) $10.32
(c) $105.60
(d) $0
(e) $0
(f) $0
(g) $18
(h) $0
(i) $0
(j) b=3 dozen pens, c= The West Australian newspaper (Monday to Friday) , g= coffee.
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions:
Professional Print Services expenditure 17/3 - 31/5/2017
Date
Supplier
Description
Amt ($) Inc. GST
13/04/17
Quality Press
Business Cards – Director
36.74
23/04/17
OfficeWorks
Kodak Prints
6.4
23/04/17
OfficeWorks
Kodak Prints
6.4
Total:
49.54
Pens & Pencils expenditure 17/3 - 31/5/2017
Date
Supplier
Pens Amt ($) Exc. GST
Pencils Amt ($) Exc. GST
4/04/17
Staples
40.99
0
20/04/17
Staples
24.29
0
03/05/17
Staples
6.73
0
08/05/17
Staples
158.27
0
19/05/17
O/Max
89.89
0
19/05/17
Staples
227.7
0
Total:
547.87
0
Newspaper Subscription expenditure 17/3 - 31/5/2017
Period 12/03 – 08/04/17
Qty
Amt ($) Inc. GST
The West Australian
240
360
The Australian
20
54
Delivery
17.10
Period 09/04 – 06/05/17
Qty
Amt ($) Inc. GST
The West Australian
204
306
The Australian
17
45.9
Delivery
17.10
Period 07/05 – 03/06/17
Qty
Amt ($) Inc. GST
The West Australian
240
360
The Australian
20
54
Delivery
17.10
Total:
$1,231.20
Coffee Machines & Coffee expenditure 17/03 - 31/05/2017
Description
Qty (Tins/Bags)
Amt ($) Inc. GST
Coffee & Coffee Pods
Nescafe Gold Blend Instant 440g (P/Tin)
23
708.63
R T Espresso Coffee Beans 1Kg (P/Bag)
6
180.00
Coffee Pods
0
0
Coffee & Coffee Pods expenditure Total:
888.63
Coffee Machine
Qty
Amt ($) Inc. GST
DeLonghi Citiz - 21/3/17
1
297
Coffee Machine expenditure
Total:
297
Office of the Information Commssioner/Freedom of Information:
(a) Nil.
(b) $74.16 (blue Uniball pens x 24).
(c) $303.94: The West Australian and The Australian delivered each working day; and The Australian Online ($29.09 per month).
(d) $18.18: PC Authority ($9.09 per month).
(e)-(i) Nil.
(j) Outlined above
Solicitor General’s Office:
(a) $0.00
(b) $4.03 (2 X permanent marker)
(c) $262.80 (38 X West Australian, 38 X The Australian, 8 X Saturday West, 8 X Saturday Australian)
(d) $0.00
(e) $0.00
(f) $0.00
(g) $40.00 (60 X coffee pods for meetings - coffee machine supplied by Solicitor General personally)
(h) $0.00
(i) $0.00
(j) As above
State Solicitors Office:
(a) how much has been spent on professional print services; Nil
(b) how much has been spent on pens and pencils; $925.92
(c) how much has been spent on newspaper subscriptions; - Electronic version of the Australian Financial Review - $273.74 - Daily newspaper subscription - $1,858.22
(d) how much has been spent on journal or publication subscriptions; SLP PUBLICATION GAZETTE #70 $117.82
(e) how much has been spent on media monitoring; Nil
(f) how much has been spent on alcohol; Nil
(g) how much has been spent on coffee machines, coffee or coffee pods; Nil
(h) how much has been spent on office plants; Nil
(i) how much has been spent on paintings, posters, artwork or decorations; and Nil
This question is an exercise in wasting the time of the already understaffed, underfunded and overworked Departments and Agencies within the Attorney General’s portfolio. Questions such as this one from the Member for Dawesville are an abuse of the parliament and affront to the incredibly hard working Departments and Agencies in my portfolio and demonstrate that he gravely misunderstands the terrible position the former Government has left this State in.
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