❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding the Minister for Health's office's awareness of a Freedom of Information (FOI) application related to emails between Brian Burke and Neale Fong. The questions probe the timeline of awareness and communication between the chief of staff and the minister.
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MINISTER FOR HEALTH - EMAILS BETWEEN BRIAN BURKE AND NEALE FONG
(1) When did the minister’s chief of staff become aware of the office of the Leader of the Opposition’s freedom of information application? (2) When did the minister’s chief of staff become aware of the internal review into the office of the Leader of the Opposition’s freedom of information application? (3) When the minister’s chief of staff was given information on emails between Brian Burke and Neale Fong on 12 June 2007, was he made aware that this information was subject to a freedom of information application made by the office of the Leader of the Opposition? (4) Did the minister’s chief of staff at any time inform the minister that the information on emails between Brian Burke and Neale Fong related to a freedom of information process initiated by the office of the Leader of the Opposition? Hon SUE ELLERY
(1) When did the minister’s chief of staff become aware of the office of the Leader of the Opposition’s freedom of information application? (2) When did the minister’s chief of staff become aware of the internal review into the office of the Leader of the Opposition’s freedom of information application? (3) When the minister’s chief of staff was given information on emails between Brian Burke and Neale Fong on 12 June 2007, was he made aware that this information was subject to a freedom of information application made by the office of the Leader of the Opposition? (4) Did the minister’s chief of staff at any time inform the minister that the information on emails between Brian Burke and Neale Fong related to a freedom of information process initiated by the office of the Leader of the Opposition? Hon SUE ELLERY
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) 12 June 2007. (2) 12 June 2007. (3) Yes. (4) No. The chief of staff alerted the minister in the context of him having provided an incorrect answer to the member for Dawesville on 23 May 2007 and not through any freedom of information process.
(2) When did the minister’s chief of staff become aware of the internal review into the office of the Leader of the Opposition’s freedom of information application? (3) When the minister’s chief of staff was given information on emails between Brian Burke and Neale Fong on 12 June 2007, was he made aware that this information was subject to a freedom of information application made by the office of the Leader of the Opposition? (4) Did the minister’s chief of staff at any time inform the minister that the information on emails between Brian Burke and Neale Fong related to a freedom of information process initiated by the office of the Leader of the Opposition? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) 12 June 2007. (2) 12 June 2007. (3) Yes. (4) No. The chief of staff alerted the minister in the context of him having provided an incorrect answer to the member for Dawesville on 23 May 2007 and not through any freedom of information process.
(3) When the minister’s chief of staff was given information on emails between Brian Burke and Neale Fong on 12 June 2007, was he made aware that this information was subject to a freedom of information application made by the office of the Leader of the Opposition? (4) Did the minister’s chief of staff at any time inform the minister that the information on emails between Brian Burke and Neale Fong related to a freedom of information process initiated by the office of the Leader of the Opposition? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) 12 June 2007. (2) 12 June 2007. (3) Yes. (4) No. The chief of staff alerted the minister in the context of him having provided an incorrect answer to the member for Dawesville on 23 May 2007 and not through any freedom of information process.
(4) Did the minister’s chief of staff at any time inform the minister that the information on emails between Brian Burke and Neale Fong related to a freedom of information process initiated by the office of the Leader of the Opposition? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) 12 June 2007. (2) 12 June 2007. (3) Yes. (4) No. The chief of staff alerted the minister in the context of him having provided an incorrect answer to the member for Dawesville on 23 May 2007 and not through any freedom of information process.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) 12 June 2007. (2) 12 June 2007. (3) Yes. (4) No. The chief of staff alerted the minister in the context of him having provided an incorrect answer to the member for Dawesville on 23 May 2007 and not through any freedom of information process.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) 12 June 2007. (2) 12 June 2007. (3) Yes. (4) No. The chief of staff alerted the minister in the context of him having provided an incorrect answer to the member for Dawesville on 23 May 2007 and not through any freedom of information process.
(1) 12 June 2007. (2) 12 June 2007. (3) Yes. (4) No. The chief of staff alerted the minister in the context of him having provided an incorrect answer to the member for Dawesville on 23 May 2007 and not through any freedom of information process.
(2) 12 June 2007. (3) Yes. (4) No. The chief of staff alerted the minister in the context of him having provided an incorrect answer to the member for Dawesville on 23 May 2007 and not through any freedom of information process.
(3) Yes. (4) No. The chief of staff alerted the minister in the context of him having provided an incorrect answer to the member for Dawesville on 23 May 2007 and not through any freedom of information process.
(4) No. The chief of staff alerted the minister in the context of him having provided an incorrect answer to the member for Dawesville on 23 May 2007 and not through any freedom of information process.
(2) When did the minister’s chief of staff become aware of the internal review into the office of the Leader of the Opposition’s freedom of information application? (3) When the minister’s chief of staff was given information on emails between Brian Burke and Neale Fong on 12 June 2007, was he made aware that this information was subject to a freedom of information application made by the office of the Leader of the Opposition? (4) Did the minister’s chief of staff at any time inform the minister that the information on emails between Brian Burke and Neale Fong related to a freedom of information process initiated by the office of the Leader of the Opposition? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) 12 June 2007. (2) 12 June 2007. (3) Yes. (4) No. The chief of staff alerted the minister in the context of him having provided an incorrect answer to the member for Dawesville on 23 May 2007 and not through any freedom of information process.
(3) When the minister’s chief of staff was given information on emails between Brian Burke and Neale Fong on 12 June 2007, was he made aware that this information was subject to a freedom of information application made by the office of the Leader of the Opposition? (4) Did the minister’s chief of staff at any time inform the minister that the information on emails between Brian Burke and Neale Fong related to a freedom of information process initiated by the office of the Leader of the Opposition? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) 12 June 2007. (2) 12 June 2007. (3) Yes. (4) No. The chief of staff alerted the minister in the context of him having provided an incorrect answer to the member for Dawesville on 23 May 2007 and not through any freedom of information process.
(4) Did the minister’s chief of staff at any time inform the minister that the information on emails between Brian Burke and Neale Fong related to a freedom of information process initiated by the office of the Leader of the Opposition? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) 12 June 2007. (2) 12 June 2007. (3) Yes. (4) No. The chief of staff alerted the minister in the context of him having provided an incorrect answer to the member for Dawesville on 23 May 2007 and not through any freedom of information process.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) 12 June 2007. (2) 12 June 2007. (3) Yes. (4) No. The chief of staff alerted the minister in the context of him having provided an incorrect answer to the member for Dawesville on 23 May 2007 and not through any freedom of information process.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) 12 June 2007. (2) 12 June 2007. (3) Yes. (4) No. The chief of staff alerted the minister in the context of him having provided an incorrect answer to the member for Dawesville on 23 May 2007 and not through any freedom of information process.
(1) 12 June 2007. (2) 12 June 2007. (3) Yes. (4) No. The chief of staff alerted the minister in the context of him having provided an incorrect answer to the member for Dawesville on 23 May 2007 and not through any freedom of information process.
(2) 12 June 2007. (3) Yes. (4) No. The chief of staff alerted the minister in the context of him having provided an incorrect answer to the member for Dawesville on 23 May 2007 and not through any freedom of information process.
(3) Yes. (4) No. The chief of staff alerted the minister in the context of him having provided an incorrect answer to the member for Dawesville on 23 May 2007 and not through any freedom of information process.
(4) No. The chief of staff alerted the minister in the context of him having provided an incorrect answer to the member for Dawesville on 23 May 2007 and not through any freedom of information process.
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