❓ Hon Peter Collier questions the Premier regarding the tabling of reports on consultants engaged by the government, specifically for the periods July-December 2022, January-June 2023, and July-December 2023. The response acknowledges an administrative error for the delay in tabling some reports and provides a timeline for future tabling.
AnsweredQoN 644Legislative Council
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CONSULTANTS
644. Hon PETER COLLIER to the Leader of the House
representing the Premier:
I refer the Premier to his response
to question without notice 624 on Thursday, 30 May 2024, in relation to the
tabling of the Report on consultants engaged by government, which states
—
The premise of the question is
incorrect. The Report on consultants engaged by government has been
tabled since 30 June 2022. Reports will continue to be published regularly as
part of the Cook Labor government's ongoing commitment to transparency.
I refer also to Premier's
Circular 17, dated 4 November 2021, which states, in part —
Government departments and agencies
are to prepare and submit details of all Consultants engaged on contracts for
services, for each six-month period to 30 June and 31 December each year, to
their relevant Minister's Office within five weeks of the end of each
six month period.
(1) Has the Report
on consultants engaged by government been completed for 1 July to 31
December 2022, 1 January to 30 June 2023 and 1 July to 31 December 2023?
(2) If no to (1), why not and when
will they be completed?
(3) If yes to (1), have they been
tabled; and, if not, why not, and when will they be tabled?
644. Hon PETER COLLIER to the Leader of the House
representing the Premier:
I refer the Premier to his response
to question without notice 624 on Thursday, 30 May 2024, in relation to the
tabling of the Report on consultants engaged by government, which states
—
The premise of the question is
incorrect. The Report on consultants engaged by government has been
tabled since 30 June 2022. Reports will continue to be published regularly as
part of the Cook Labor government's ongoing commitment to transparency.
I refer also to Premier's
Circular 17, dated 4 November 2021, which states, in part —
Government departments and agencies
are to prepare and submit details of all Consultants engaged on contracts for
services, for each six-month period to 30 June and 31 December each year, to
their relevant Minister's Office within five weeks of the end of each
six month period.
(1) Has the Report
on consultants engaged by government been completed for 1 July to 31
December 2022, 1 January to 30 June 2023 and 1 July to 31 December 2023?
(2) If no to (1), why not and when
will they be completed?
(3) If yes to (1), have they been
tabled; and, if not, why not, and when will they be tabled?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
I preface the answer to this,
honourable member, by saying that I meant to check earlier today whether I needed
to apologise to the house. I did not do that, but I will check whether or not I
need to do that.
(1)–(3) The
December 2022 and June 2023 reports will be tabled in the June sittings of
Parliament. These were not tabled previously due to an administrative error.
The December 2023 report is being compiled and will be tabled once finalised.
some notice of the question.
I preface the answer to this,
honourable member, by saying that I meant to check earlier today whether I needed
to apologise to the house. I did not do that, but I will check whether or not I
need to do that.
(1)–(3) The
December 2022 and June 2023 reports will be tabled in the June sittings of
Parliament. These were not tabled previously due to an administrative error.
The December 2023 report is being compiled and will be tabled once finalised.
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