❓ Hon Peter Collier asks the Minister for Science and Innovation about the purchase of business or domain names by the Minister's portfolio since 2001. The Minister declines to answer due to the resource burden of compiling the information.
AnsweredQoN 3595Legislative Council
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(1) Have any Ministers, or Departments or Agencies under the Minister’s control, purchased the rights to any business or domain names since 2001?
(2) If so -
(a) what were the business names purchased;
(b) from whom were the names purchased; and
(c) what was the cost of each individual purchase?
(2) If so -
(a) what were the business names purchased;
(b) from whom were the names purchased; and
(c) what was the cost of each individual purchase?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
29 June 2006
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Science and Innovation
Response time
16 days
(b) from whom were the names purchased; and (c) what was the cost of each individual purchase?
(c) what was the cost of each individual purchase?
Answer The Minister for Science and Innovation has provided the following response: (1-2) This information is not readily available. Provision of this information would require considerable research, which would divert staff attention away from their normal duties and I am not prepared to allocate the State's resources to provide a response. If the Member has a specific inquiry I will endeavour to provide a reply.
(c) what was the cost of each individual purchase?
Answer The Minister for Science and Innovation has provided the following response: (1-2) This information is not readily available. Provision of this information would require considerable research, which would divert staff attention away from their normal duties and I am not prepared to allocate the State's resources to provide a response. If the Member has a specific inquiry I will endeavour to provide a reply.
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