A WA parliamentary question seeks details on the costs associated with the Gordon Inquiry, including payments to committee members, consultants, travel expenses, and the number of public servants involved. The answer provides specific figures for some categories but not the total cost.

AnsweredQoN 201Legislative Council
Asked
26 September 2002
Portfolio
Premier

QuestionView source ↗

Can the Minister provide the following information -
(1) The total cost of the Gordon Inquiry?
(2) Direct payments to each Committee member?
(3) Direct payments for each person involved with the Committee’s work such a lawyers or other consultants not already employed in the public sector?
(4) Total travel costs for the Inquiry?
(5) Number of public servants providing support to the Inquiry?

AnswerView source ↗

Answered
12 November 2002
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Premier
Response time
47 days
(2) Mrs Sue Gordon AM, Chairperson - $103,367.40 (excluding GST) Mrs Kay Hallahan AO, Member - $65,000 (excluding GST and any reimbursements for travel) Mr Darrell Henry, Member - $65,000 (excluding GST and any reimbursements for travel) (3) The following were engaged by the Gordon Inquiry to provide legal services, expert advice, public relations and temporary administrative services. · Richard Hooker, Counsel Assisting - $143,220 (inc. GST) · Carol Peltola, Expert Advisor - $108,982.49 (inc. GST) · Horizon Public Relations - $6, 201.25 (inc. GST) · Drake Personnel - $59, 583.37 (inc. GST) (4) $124,194 (excluding GST) – excludes payments directly to consultants where travel costs were reimbursed. (5) The Gordon Inquiry personnel included 10 officers who were either public sector officers or employed under a contract for service. Some of these personnel were not engaged for the entire term of the Inquiry. There was also support provided to the Inquiry by public sector officers in a number of government agencies such as the Departments of the Premier and Cabinet and Community Development and the Western Australian Police Service. Their salaries were met by their substantive employers.
Mrs Kay Hallahan AO, Member - $65,000 (excluding GST and any reimbursements for travel) Mr Darrell Henry, Member - $65,000 (excluding GST and any reimbursements for travel) (3) The following were engaged by the Gordon Inquiry to provide legal services, expert advice, public relations and temporary administrative services. · Richard Hooker, Counsel Assisting - $143,220 (inc. GST) · Carol Peltola, Expert Advisor - $108,982.49 (inc. GST) · Horizon Public Relations - $6, 201.25 (inc. GST) · Drake Personnel - $59, 583.37 (inc. GST) (4) $124,194 (excluding GST) – excludes payments directly to consultants where travel costs were reimbursed. (5) The Gordon Inquiry personnel included 10 officers who were either public sector officers or employed under a contract for service. Some of these personnel were not engaged for the entire term of the Inquiry. There was also support provided to the Inquiry by public sector officers in a number of government agencies such as the Departments of the Premier and Cabinet and Community Development and the Western Australian Police Service. Their salaries were met by their substantive employers.
Mr Darrell Henry, Member - $65,000 (excluding GST and any reimbursements for travel) (3) The following were engaged by the Gordon Inquiry to provide legal services, expert advice, public relations and temporary administrative services. · Richard Hooker, Counsel Assisting - $143,220 (inc. GST) · Carol Peltola, Expert Advisor - $108,982.49 (inc. GST) · Horizon Public Relations - $6, 201.25 (inc. GST) · Drake Personnel - $59, 583.37 (inc. GST) (4) $124,194 (excluding GST) – excludes payments directly to consultants where travel costs were reimbursed. (5) The Gordon Inquiry personnel included 10 officers who were either public sector officers or employed under a contract for service. Some of these personnel were not engaged for the entire term of the Inquiry. There was also support provided to the Inquiry by public sector officers in a number of government agencies such as the Departments of the Premier and Cabinet and Community Development and the Western Australian Police Service. Their salaries were met by their substantive employers.
(3) The following were engaged by the Gordon Inquiry to provide legal services, expert advice, public relations and temporary administrative services. · Richard Hooker, Counsel Assisting - $143,220 (inc. GST) · Carol Peltola, Expert Advisor - $108,982.49 (inc. GST) · Horizon Public Relations - $6, 201.25 (inc. GST) · Drake Personnel - $59, 583.37 (inc. GST) (4) $124,194 (excluding GST) – excludes payments directly to consultants where travel costs were reimbursed. (5) The Gordon Inquiry personnel included 10 officers who were either public sector officers or employed under a contract for service. Some of these personnel were not engaged for the entire term of the Inquiry. There was also support provided to the Inquiry by public sector officers in a number of government agencies such as the Departments of the Premier and Cabinet and Community Development and the Western Australian Police Service. Their salaries were met by their substantive employers.
(4) $124,194 (excluding GST) – excludes payments directly to consultants where travel costs were reimbursed. (5) The Gordon Inquiry personnel included 10 officers who were either public sector officers or employed under a contract for service. Some of these personnel were not engaged for the entire term of the Inquiry. There was also support provided to the Inquiry by public sector officers in a number of government agencies such as the Departments of the Premier and Cabinet and Community Development and the Western Australian Police Service. Their salaries were met by their substantive employers.
(5) The Gordon Inquiry personnel included 10 officers who were either public sector officers or employed under a contract for service. Some of these personnel were not engaged for the entire term of the Inquiry. There was also support provided to the Inquiry by public sector officers in a number of government agencies such as the Departments of the Premier and Cabinet and Community Development and the Western Australian Police Service. Their salaries were met by their substantive employers.
There was also support provided to the Inquiry by public sector officers in a number of government agencies such as the Departments of the Premier and Cabinet and Community Development and the Western Australian Police Service. Their salaries were met by their substantive employers.

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