❓ Mr. Love asks about the status and expenditure of Authorised Inquiries related to Local Government in WA. The response details ongoing and completed inquiries but provides limited financial information.
AnsweredQoN 6219Legislative Assembly
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I refer to Authorised Inquiries, and ask: (a) Please give details of the Authorised Inquiries currently underway; (b) For each Authorised Inquiry please advise: (i) the expected completion date; and (ii) the expenditure; (c) Please give details of the the Authorised Inquiries completed since March 2017, and the expenditure on each; and (d) Please give details of the Authorised Inquiries in the period March 2013 to March 2017, and the expenditure on each?
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Answered
11 August 2020
Responded by
Minister for Local Government
Response time
6 days
(a) The Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (the Department) currently has seven Authorised Inquiries underway:
- Town of Cambridge;
- Shire of Toodyay;
- Shire of Wiluna;
- City of Cockburn;
- City of Subiaco;
- Shire of Coolgardie; and
- Shire of Mingenew.
(b)(i) Whilst the Department endeavours to provide a timely response to all Authorised Inquiries and complaints, due to the fluid nature of investigations they are not subject to completion dates.
(ii) The Department does not record specific costs for individual Authorised Inquiries unless there is a specific reason to do so. An Authorised inquiry is part of the agency’s core business.
(c) Shire of Wiluna;
City of Melville;
Shire of Perenjori;
Shire of Carnarvon;
City of Perth;
Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku;
City of Joondalup; and
City of Mandurah.
Expenditure as per answer in (b)(ii).
(d) City of Perth (2016) and Shire of Wiluna (2016)
Expenditure as per answer in (b)(ii).
- Town of Cambridge;
- Shire of Toodyay;
- Shire of Wiluna;
- City of Cockburn;
- City of Subiaco;
- Shire of Coolgardie; and
- Shire of Mingenew.
(b)(i) Whilst the Department endeavours to provide a timely response to all Authorised Inquiries and complaints, due to the fluid nature of investigations they are not subject to completion dates.
(ii) The Department does not record specific costs for individual Authorised Inquiries unless there is a specific reason to do so. An Authorised inquiry is part of the agency’s core business.
(c) Shire of Wiluna;
City of Melville;
Shire of Perenjori;
Shire of Carnarvon;
City of Perth;
Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku;
City of Joondalup; and
City of Mandurah.
Expenditure as per answer in (b)(ii).
(d) City of Perth (2016) and Shire of Wiluna (2016)
Expenditure as per answer in (b)(ii).
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