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❓ Dr. Nahan questions the Minister about fee reviews within their portfolio agencies since March 2017, focusing on fees exceeding cost recovery. The response reveals minor over-recovery in some mining fees due to cost efficiencies.

AnsweredQoN 4186Legislative Assembly

Asked

9 October 2018

Member

Dr M.D. Nahan

Portfolio

Mines and Petroleum; Commerce and Industrial Relations; Electoral Affairs; Asian Engagement

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For each agency, department, authority and Government Trading Enterprise under the Minister's portfolio: (a) how many reviews of their agencies’ fees and charges have been conducted since 17 March 2017; (b) did any of these reviews identify any fee or charge that is above cost recovery; (c) if yes to (b), could you please provide: (i) a list of the fees or charges identified; (ii) the amount the fee or charge was above cost recovery; and (iii) the reason for the fee or charge being above cost recovery; (d) did any of these reviews result in an increase in any fee or charge that was above cost recovery; and; (e) if yes to (d), could you please provide: (i) a list of the fees or charges that were increased; (ii) the amount that the fee or charge increased; (iii) how much above cost recovery was the new fee or charge; and; and (iv) the reason for the fee or charge being above cost recovery; and (f) if yes to (b) have any fees or charges been reduced as a result of the identification of over recovery: (i) if yes, what were the fees and charges that were reduced, and what was the amount each fee or charge was reduced?

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Answered

20 November 2018

Responded by

Minister for Mines and Petroleum; Commerce and Industrial Relations; Electoral Affairs; Asian Engagement

Response time

12 days

Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety:
(a) One
(b) Yes
(c)
(i)    Production Licence Annual Fee;
Infrastructure Licence Annual Fee.
(ii)    $719 for both.
(iii)    The Expenditure Review Committee approved full cost recovery for these fees in November 2013. Subsequent cost efficiencies has resulted in slight over cost recovery. The fee is currently $16,532 and a review of this charge is now underway which may result in changing the fee.
(d) No
(e) Not applicable
(f) Not since March 2017.
(i)     Not applicable
Mineral Research Institute Western Australia:
(a) - (f) Not applicable
WorkCover Western Australia:
(a) One
(b) No
(c) Not applicable
(d) No
(e) Not applicable
(f) Not applicable
Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission:
(a) One
(b) No
(c) (i)-(iii) Not applicable
(d) No
(e )(i)-(iv) Not applicable
(f) Not applicable
(f)(i) Not applicable
Construction Industry Long Service Leave Payments Board (MyLeave):
(a) - (f) Not applicable
Western Australian Electoral Commission:
(a) Nil. All fees and charges are at full cost recovery at the time of charge in accordance with legislative requirements.
(b)-(f)(i) Not applicable

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