Question on Notice 1462 inquires about subsidies, rebates, or concessions provided to various pensioner and retiree groups by agencies within the Minister's portfolio. The response indicates limited concessions, primarily related to FOI fees for specific pension card holders.

AnsweredQoN 1462Legislative Assembly
Asked
31 August 2006
Portfolio
Resources and Assisting the Minister for State Development; Employment Protection; Goldfields-Esperance and Great Southern

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(b) disability pensioners (people in receipt of the Commonwealth Disability Support Pension); (c) self-funded retirees in receipt of a partial Commonwealth Aged Pension; and (d) self-funded retirees in receipt of no Commonwealth Government assistance.
(c) self-funded retirees in receipt of a partial Commonwealth Aged Pension; and (d) self-funded retirees in receipt of no Commonwealth Government assistance.
(d) self-funded retirees in receipt of no Commonwealth Government assistance.
(a) - (d) Not applicable The Employment Protection division of the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection (DOCEP) advises that: (a)-(d) For requests under the Freedom of Information Act 1984 (the FOI Act), WorkSafe applies the provisions in regulation 3 of the Freedom of Information Regulations 1993. This regulation allows for a reduction in fees for holders of specified pension concessions cards. No other pension concessions are available however. WorkCover advises: (a) - (d) Not applicable For the Department of the Registrar, WA Industrial Relations Commission (a) - (d) Nil Construction Industry Long Service Leave Payments Board (a) - (d) Nil Goldfields-Esperance Development Commission advises: (a) - (d) Nil Great Southern Development Commission advises: (a) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to aged pensioners, (people in receipt of the Commonwealth Aged Pension) (b) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to disability pensioners (people in receipt of the Commonwealth Disability Support Pension) (c) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of a partial Commonwealth Aged Pension (d) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of no Commonwealth Government assistance.
The Employment Protection division of the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection (DOCEP) advises that: (a)-(d) For requests under the Freedom of Information Act 1984 (the FOI Act), WorkSafe applies the provisions in regulation 3 of the Freedom of Information Regulations 1993. This regulation allows for a reduction in fees for holders of specified pension concessions cards. No other pension concessions are available however. WorkCover advises: (a) - (d) Not applicable For the Department of the Registrar, WA Industrial Relations Commission (a) - (d) Nil Construction Industry Long Service Leave Payments Board (a) - (d) Nil Goldfields-Esperance Development Commission advises: (a) - (d) Nil Great Southern Development Commission advises: (a) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to aged pensioners, (people in receipt of the Commonwealth Aged Pension) (b) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to disability pensioners (people in receipt of the Commonwealth Disability Support Pension) (c) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of a partial Commonwealth Aged Pension (d) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of no Commonwealth Government assistance.
(a)-(d) For requests under the Freedom of Information Act 1984 (the FOI Act), WorkSafe applies the provisions in regulation 3 of the Freedom of Information Regulations 1993. This regulation allows for a reduction in fees for holders of specified pension concessions cards. No other pension concessions are available however. WorkCover advises: (a) - (d) Not applicable For the Department of the Registrar, WA Industrial Relations Commission (a) - (d) Nil Construction Industry Long Service Leave Payments Board (a) - (d) Nil Goldfields-Esperance Development Commission advises: (a) - (d) Nil Great Southern Development Commission advises: (a) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to aged pensioners, (people in receipt of the Commonwealth Aged Pension) (b) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to disability pensioners (people in receipt of the Commonwealth Disability Support Pension) (c) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of a partial Commonwealth Aged Pension (d) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of no Commonwealth Government assistance.
No other pension concessions are available however. WorkCover advises: (a) - (d) Not applicable For the Department of the Registrar, WA Industrial Relations Commission (a) - (d) Nil Construction Industry Long Service Leave Payments Board (a) - (d) Nil Goldfields-Esperance Development Commission advises: (a) - (d) Nil Great Southern Development Commission advises: (a) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to aged pensioners, (people in receipt of the Commonwealth Aged Pension) (b) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to disability pensioners (people in receipt of the Commonwealth Disability Support Pension) (c) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of a partial Commonwealth Aged Pension (d) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of no Commonwealth Government assistance.
WorkCover advises: (a) - (d) Not applicable For the Department of the Registrar, WA Industrial Relations Commission (a) - (d) Nil Construction Industry Long Service Leave Payments Board (a) - (d) Nil Goldfields-Esperance Development Commission advises: (a) - (d) Nil Great Southern Development Commission advises: (a) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to aged pensioners, (people in receipt of the Commonwealth Aged Pension) (b) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to disability pensioners (people in receipt of the Commonwealth Disability Support Pension) (c) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of a partial Commonwealth Aged Pension (d) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of no Commonwealth Government assistance.
(a) - (d) Not applicable For the Department of the Registrar, WA Industrial Relations Commission (a) - (d) Nil Construction Industry Long Service Leave Payments Board (a) - (d) Nil Goldfields-Esperance Development Commission advises: (a) - (d) Nil Great Southern Development Commission advises: (a) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to aged pensioners, (people in receipt of the Commonwealth Aged Pension) (b) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to disability pensioners (people in receipt of the Commonwealth Disability Support Pension) (c) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of a partial Commonwealth Aged Pension (d) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of no Commonwealth Government assistance.
For the Department of the Registrar, WA Industrial Relations Commission (a) - (d) Nil Construction Industry Long Service Leave Payments Board (a) - (d) Nil Goldfields-Esperance Development Commission advises: (a) - (d) Nil Great Southern Development Commission advises: (a) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to aged pensioners, (people in receipt of the Commonwealth Aged Pension) (b) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to disability pensioners (people in receipt of the Commonwealth Disability Support Pension) (c) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of a partial Commonwealth Aged Pension (d) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of no Commonwealth Government assistance.
(a) - (d) Nil Construction Industry Long Service Leave Payments Board (a) - (d) Nil Goldfields-Esperance Development Commission advises: (a) - (d) Nil Great Southern Development Commission advises: (a) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to aged pensioners, (people in receipt of the Commonwealth Aged Pension) (b) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to disability pensioners (people in receipt of the Commonwealth Disability Support Pension) (c) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of a partial Commonwealth Aged Pension (d) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of no Commonwealth Government assistance.
Construction Industry Long Service Leave Payments Board (a) - (d) Nil Goldfields-Esperance Development Commission advises: (a) - (d) Nil Great Southern Development Commission advises: (a) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to aged pensioners, (people in receipt of the Commonwealth Aged Pension) (b) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to disability pensioners (people in receipt of the Commonwealth Disability Support Pension) (c) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of a partial Commonwealth Aged Pension (d) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of no Commonwealth Government assistance.
(a) - (d) Nil Goldfields-Esperance Development Commission advises: (a) - (d) Nil Great Southern Development Commission advises: (a) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to aged pensioners, (people in receipt of the Commonwealth Aged Pension) (b) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to disability pensioners (people in receipt of the Commonwealth Disability Support Pension) (c) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of a partial Commonwealth Aged Pension (d) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of no Commonwealth Government assistance.
Goldfields-Esperance Development Commission advises: (a) - (d) Nil Great Southern Development Commission advises: (a) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to aged pensioners, (people in receipt of the Commonwealth Aged Pension) (b) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to disability pensioners (people in receipt of the Commonwealth Disability Support Pension) (c) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of a partial Commonwealth Aged Pension (d) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of no Commonwealth Government assistance.
(a) - (d) Nil Great Southern Development Commission advises: (a) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to aged pensioners, (people in receipt of the Commonwealth Aged Pension) (b) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to disability pensioners (people in receipt of the Commonwealth Disability Support Pension) (c) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of a partial Commonwealth Aged Pension (d) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of no Commonwealth Government assistance.
Great Southern Development Commission advises: (a) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to aged pensioners, (people in receipt of the Commonwealth Aged Pension) (b) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to disability pensioners (people in receipt of the Commonwealth Disability Support Pension) (c) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of a partial Commonwealth Aged Pension (d) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of no Commonwealth Government assistance.
(a) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to aged pensioners, (people in receipt of the Commonwealth Aged Pension) (b) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to disability pensioners (people in receipt of the Commonwealth Disability Support Pension) (c) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of a partial Commonwealth Aged Pension (d) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of no Commonwealth Government assistance.
or concessions to aged pensioners, (people in receipt of the Commonwealth Aged Pension) (b) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to disability pensioners (people in receipt of the Commonwealth Disability Support Pension) (c) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of a partial Commonwealth Aged Pension (d) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of no Commonwealth Government assistance.
Pension) (b) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to disability pensioners (people in receipt of the Commonwealth Disability Support Pension) (c) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of a partial Commonwealth Aged Pension (d) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of no Commonwealth Government assistance.
(b) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to disability pensioners (people in receipt of the Commonwealth Disability Support Pension) (c) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of a partial Commonwealth Aged Pension (d) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of no Commonwealth Government assistance.
rebates or concessions to disability pensioners (people in receipt of the Commonwealth Disability Support Pension) (c) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of a partial Commonwealth Aged Pension (d) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of no Commonwealth Government assistance.
Commonwealth Disability Support Pension) (c) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of a partial Commonwealth Aged Pension (d) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of no Commonwealth Government assistance.
or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of a partial Commonwealth Aged Pension (d) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of no Commonwealth Government assistance.
Pension (d) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of no Commonwealth Government assistance.
(d) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of no Commonwealth Government assistance.
rebates or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of no Commonwealth Government assistance.
Government assistance.

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Answered
19 September 2006
Responded by
Minister for Resources and Assisting the Minister for State Development; Employment Protection; Goldfields-Esperance and Great Southern
Response time
19 days
The Department of Industry and Resources advises:
(a) - (d) Not applicable
The Employment Protection division of the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection (DOCEP) advises that:
(a)-(d) For requests under the
Freedom of Information Act 1984
(the FOI Act), WorkSafe applies the provisions in regulation 3 of the Freedom of Information Regulations 1993. This regulation allows for a reduction in fees for holders of specified pension concessions cards.
No other pension concessions are available however.
WorkCover advises:
(a) - (d) Not applicable
For the Department of the Registrar, WA Industrial Relations Commission
(a) - (d) Nil
Construction Industry Long Service Leave Payments Board
(a) - (d) Nil
Goldfields-Esperance Development Commission advises:
(a) - (d) Nil
Great Southern Development Commission advises:
(a) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates
or concessions to aged pensioners, (people in receipt of the Commonwealth Aged
Pension)
(b) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies,
rebates or concessions to disability pensioners (people in receipt of the
Commonwealth Disability Support Pension)
(c) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies, rebates
or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of a partial Commonwealth Aged
Pension
(d) The Great Southern Development Commission does not provide subsidies,
rebates or concessions to self-funded retirees in receipt of no Commonwealth
Government assistance.

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