❓ A WA parliamentary Question on Notice regarding expenditure on alcohol, labour hire, and other incidental expenses within the Education and Training portfolio. The Minister declines to provide the information due to resource constraints, referencing existing guidelines on official hospitality.
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(b) alcohol; (c) labour hire; and (d) other incidental expenses?
(c) labour hire; and (d) other incidental expenses?
(d) other incidental expenses?
The detailed information requested is not readily available. Provision of this information would require considerable resources and would divert staff away from their normal duties. The Minister is not prepared to allocate the State's resources in such a generalised way. However, if the Hon Member has a specific enquiry, the Minister will endeavour to provide a reply. I draw the Member's attention to Premier's Circular 16 of 2001 which provides for Expenditure on Official Hospitality, including food and alcohol, and which requires all Ministers to act in accordance with the clear set of guidelines. It states that the expenditure on hospitality should be restricted to a level consistent with the responsibilities of public sector officers. All public sector officers and public sector bodies need to be scrupulous in their use of public funds and establish reasonable criteria for the accountability of expenditure. The Guidelines are substantially the same as Circular to Ministers No4/95 issued by Premier Court.
I draw the Member's attention to Premier's Circular 16 of 2001 which provides for Expenditure on Official Hospitality, including food and alcohol, and which requires all Ministers to act in accordance with the clear set of guidelines. It states that the expenditure on hospitality should be restricted to a level consistent with the responsibilities of public sector officers. All public sector officers and public sector bodies need to be scrupulous in their use of public funds and establish reasonable criteria for the accountability of expenditure. The Guidelines are substantially the same as Circular to Ministers No4/95 issued by Premier Court.
(c) labour hire; and (d) other incidental expenses?
(d) other incidental expenses?
The detailed information requested is not readily available. Provision of this information would require considerable resources and would divert staff away from their normal duties. The Minister is not prepared to allocate the State's resources in such a generalised way. However, if the Hon Member has a specific enquiry, the Minister will endeavour to provide a reply. I draw the Member's attention to Premier's Circular 16 of 2001 which provides for Expenditure on Official Hospitality, including food and alcohol, and which requires all Ministers to act in accordance with the clear set of guidelines. It states that the expenditure on hospitality should be restricted to a level consistent with the responsibilities of public sector officers. All public sector officers and public sector bodies need to be scrupulous in their use of public funds and establish reasonable criteria for the accountability of expenditure. The Guidelines are substantially the same as Circular to Ministers No4/95 issued by Premier Court.
I draw the Member's attention to Premier's Circular 16 of 2001 which provides for Expenditure on Official Hospitality, including food and alcohol, and which requires all Ministers to act in accordance with the clear set of guidelines. It states that the expenditure on hospitality should be restricted to a level consistent with the responsibilities of public sector officers. All public sector officers and public sector bodies need to be scrupulous in their use of public funds and establish reasonable criteria for the accountability of expenditure. The Guidelines are substantially the same as Circular to Ministers No4/95 issued by Premier Court.
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Answered
13 September 2005
Responded by
Minister for Education and Training
Response time
119 days
This response relates to the period from 10 March 2005 when the Minister was sworn in as Minister for Education and Training.
The detailed information requested is not readily available. Provision of this information would require considerable resources and would divert staff away from their normal duties. The Minister is not prepared to allocate the State's resources in such a generalised way. However, if the Hon Member has a specific enquiry, the Minister will endeavour to provide a reply.
I draw the Member's attention to Premier's Circular 16 of 2001 which provides for Expenditure on Official Hospitality, including food and alcohol, and which requires all Ministers to act in accordance with the clear set of guidelines. It states that the expenditure on hospitality should be restricted to a level consistent with the responsibilities of public sector officers. All public sector officers and public sector bodies need to be scrupulous in their use of public funds and establish reasonable criteria for the accountability of expenditure. The Guidelines are substantially the same as Circular to Ministers No4/95 issued by Premier Court.
The detailed information requested is not readily available. Provision of this information would require considerable resources and would divert staff away from their normal duties. The Minister is not prepared to allocate the State's resources in such a generalised way. However, if the Hon Member has a specific enquiry, the Minister will endeavour to provide a reply.
I draw the Member's attention to Premier's Circular 16 of 2001 which provides for Expenditure on Official Hospitality, including food and alcohol, and which requires all Ministers to act in accordance with the clear set of guidelines. It states that the expenditure on hospitality should be restricted to a level consistent with the responsibilities of public sector officers. All public sector officers and public sector bodies need to be scrupulous in their use of public funds and establish reasonable criteria for the accountability of expenditure. The Guidelines are substantially the same as Circular to Ministers No4/95 issued by Premier Court.
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