Hon. Ken Travers questions the process behind answering previous questions regarding the Bicycle Network Plan. He seeks clarification on who prepared the answers, the Department of Transport's involvement, and the reasoning behind a specific response.

AnsweredQoN 1194Legislative Council
Asked
22 October 2014
Portfolio
Transport

QuestionView source ↗

BICYCLE
NETWORK PLAN — PUBLICATION
1194. Hon KEN TRAVERS to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Transport:
I refer to the Minister for Transport's answer to
question without notice 1140.
(1) Who in the
office of the transport minister prepared the answer for the parliamentary
secretary to provide to the Parliament?
(2) Did the
Department of Transport provide anything in writing to the minister's
office to assist it in preparing an answer to question without notice 323; and,
if not, why not?
(3) If yes to (2), will the minister table it; and if not,
why not?
(4) Did the
director or office of the director general suggest that the answer to part (3)
of question without notice 323 be ''No''?
(5) If yes to
(4), what inquiries did the director make prior to suggesting this answer, and
who else did they consult prior to providing this answer?
(6) If no to (4), who suggested that the answer to part (3)
of question without notice 323 be ''No''?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for
some notice of this question.
(1) Not applicable.
(2) Yes.
(3) No. Please refer to the answers
to questions without notice 323, 1135 and 1140.
(4)–(6) The
director or office of the director general was responsible for its sign-off and
has apologised for the error.

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