❓ A parliamentary question seeks details on ex gratia payments made by agencies under the Attorney General and Minister for Commerce since April 2013. The answer declines to provide specific details, citing privacy concerns and suggesting a Freedom of Information request instead.
AnsweredQoN 3406Legislative Assembly
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Will the Minister advise as to any ex gratia or similar payments made by any agency, commission, department or Government Trading Enterprise since 1 April 2013 under the Minister’s portfolio responsibilities, including: (a) the name of the person or company receiving the payment; (b) the amount of the payment; (c) the reasons for the payment; and (d) the processes undertaken between the application, or proposal for such a payment to be made, and the making of that payment?
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Answered
11 March 2015
Responded by
Minister representing the Attorney General; Minister for Commerce
Response time
22 days
(a)-(d) Information relating to specific
ex gratia
or similar payments is subject to a range of personal information considerations concerning the individuals receiving the payment. These considerations differ from payment to payment. If the Leader of the Opposition is seeking information concerning such payments made by a specific agency, he is encouraged to submit a Freedom of Information Application to that agency so that the consultation and decision making processes mandated by the
Freedom of Information Act 1992
can be followed.
ex gratia
or similar payments is subject to a range of personal information considerations concerning the individuals receiving the payment. These considerations differ from payment to payment. If the Leader of the Opposition is seeking information concerning such payments made by a specific agency, he is encouraged to submit a Freedom of Information Application to that agency so that the consultation and decision making processes mandated by the
Freedom of Information Act 1992
can be followed.
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