❓ A parliamentary question regarding overdue payments to creditors by the Department of Corrective Services, the Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services, and the Small Business Development Corporation (SBDC) as of June 30, 2007, and measures taken to expedite payments.
AnsweredQoN 5198Legislative Council
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(1) The amount and number of creditors outstanding for greater than 120 days, as at 30 June 2007?
(2) What measures, if any, have been taken in the period between 1 July 2006 and 30 June 2007 to expedite payments to creditors?
(2) What measures, if any, have been taken in the period between 1 July 2006 and 30 June 2007 to expedite payments to creditors?
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Answered
16 October 2007
Responded by
Minister for Regional Development representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
49 days
Corrective Services
(1) $11,377 owing to 9 creditors.
(2) The Department makes every effort to pay its creditors on time. All invoices that are approved for payment are paid in accordance with the terms of payment agreed with the supplier, which is usually 30 days. However, there are circumstances where this is not possible as invoices may not have been issued on a timely basis, be disputed or require conditions to be met.
Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services
1) Nil
2) N/A
SBDC
(1) Nil
(2) No specific measures have been taken in the period 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007 to expedite payments to creditors, however, where practical the SBDC pays all creditors within 30 days from receipt of invoice.
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(1) $11,377 owing to 9 creditors.
(2) The Department makes every effort to pay its creditors on time. All invoices that are approved for payment are paid in accordance with the terms of payment agreed with the supplier, which is usually 30 days. However, there are circumstances where this is not possible as invoices may not have been issued on a timely basis, be disputed or require conditions to be met.
Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services
1) Nil
2) N/A
SBDC
(1) Nil
(2) No specific measures have been taken in the period 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007 to expedite payments to creditors, however, where practical the SBDC pays all creditors within 30 days from receipt of invoice.
Federal-State Relations
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