Mr. Buswell requests details of contracts awarded by government departments across various service categories. The Minister declines to provide the information, citing resource constraints and the availability of similar data on the WAGCIBB.

AnsweredQoN 2005Legislative Assembly
Asked
20 March 2007
Portfolio
Agriculture and Food; Forestry; the Mid West and Wheatbelt; Great Southern

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(a) engineering services; (b) training programs; (c) printing; (d) computer development and support services; (e) actuarial services; (f) publicity and promotional programs; (g) project management services; (h) valuations; (i) accounting services; (j) customer surveys; and (k) bench marking,
(b) training programs; (c) printing; (d) computer development and support services; (e) actuarial services; (f) publicity and promotional programs; (g) project management services; (h) valuations; (i) accounting services; (j) customer surveys; and (k) bench marking,
(c) printing; (d) computer development and support services; (e) actuarial services; (f) publicity and promotional programs; (g) project management services; (h) valuations; (i) accounting services; (j) customer surveys; and (k) bench marking,
(d) computer development and support services; (e) actuarial services; (f) publicity and promotional programs; (g) project management services; (h) valuations; (i) accounting services; (j) customer surveys; and (k) bench marking,
(e) actuarial services; (f) publicity and promotional programs; (g) project management services; (h) valuations; (i) accounting services; (j) customer surveys; and (k) bench marking,
(f) publicity and promotional programs; (g) project management services; (h) valuations; (i) accounting services; (j) customer surveys; and (k) bench marking,
(g) project management services; (h) valuations; (i) accounting services; (j) customer surveys; and (k) bench marking,
(h) valuations; (i) accounting services; (j) customer surveys; and (k) bench marking,
(i) accounting services; (j) customer surveys; and (k) bench marking,
(j) customer surveys; and (k) bench marking,
(k) bench marking,
(ii) 1 January 2006 to the 30 June 2006?
The specific categories of information specified in the question are not commonly used in financial systems and therefore the considerable amount of information sought would be difficult to extract from existing records. I am not prepared to divert the significant resources required to provide the requested information.

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Answered
17 May 2007
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture and Food; Forestry; the Mid West and Wheatbelt; Great Southern
Response time
58 days
(a-k) Details of contracts valued at $20,000 and above, awarded by state government departments and agencies that are subject to the
State Supply Commission Act
, are already made publicly available on the Western Australian Government Contracting Information Bulletin Board (WAGCIBB). Prior to 31 October 2006, details of contracts valued at $10,000 and above were made available on the WAGCIBB.
The specific categories of information specified in the question are not commonly used in financial systems and therefore the considerable amount of information sought would be difficult to extract from existing records. I am not prepared to divert the significant resources required to provide the requested information.

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