❓ A WA parliamentary question probes a $10,000 donation from the Education and Training portfolio to a union training fund, questioning its purpose and potential links to union activities. Most questions were deemed 'not applicable' by the Minister.
AnsweredQoN 421Legislative Assembly
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(1) Will the Minister confirm if the Minister’s department recently donated $10,000 of taxpayers’ money to the Union Construction Training Fund run by the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union?
(2) Will the Minister advise the name of the person that first approached either the Minister or the Minister’s department with a view to donating this money?
(3) Will the Minister advise the purpose of this Fund and why it was necessary to donate public funds to it?
(4) Given that public funds have been donated to this Fund, will the Minister advise whether or not the Fund owns the motor vehicles that are driven by Union organisers?
(5) Will the Minister advise if monies from this Fund are used to employ any Union organisers?
(2) Will the Minister advise the name of the person that first approached either the Minister or the Minister’s department with a view to donating this money?
(3) Will the Minister advise the purpose of this Fund and why it was necessary to donate public funds to it?
(4) Given that public funds have been donated to this Fund, will the Minister advise whether or not the Fund owns the motor vehicles that are driven by Union organisers?
(5) Will the Minister advise if monies from this Fund are used to employ any Union organisers?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
11 October 2005
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Education and Training
Response time
28 days
(2), (3) (4) and (5) Not applicable.
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