Hon Samantha Rowe asks about the involvement and costs incurred by the Minister's water agencies in the rangelands reform consultation process since 2009. Only the Department of Water was involved, with minimal cost.

AnsweredQoN 4365Legislative Council
Asked
7 September 2016
Portfolio
Water

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(1) Have any of the Minister's agencies been involved in the Government’s rangelands reform process, consultation on which started in 2009? (2) If yes to (1), what has been the full cost to the agency from when consultation started to date of all consultation activities, including but not limited to: (a) participation in, or staging of, any forums; (b) presentations to various interest groups by agency staff; (c) travel and accommodation; (d) venue hire; (e) dollar value of FTE staff time; (f) advertising; (g) external consultant and adviser fees; and (h) any other costs?

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Answered
11 October 2016
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Water
Response time
34 days
Aqwest, Busselton Water and Water Corporation (1) No (2) Not applicable.
Department of Water (1) Yes (2)(a)-(h) A total of 24 hours of staff time was involved in participating in inter-agency working groups and input was provided into two documents.  It is estimated the value of this contribution was less than $1500.  There was no contribution to or participation by Department of Water staff in public meetings and no travel or accommodation expenses incurred.

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