❓ Hon Colin Tincknell, on behalf of Hon Robin Scott, questions the Minister for Health regarding the awarding of the contract for the Kalgoorlie step-up, step-down mental health facility to a Victorian-based company. The Minister confirms the contract award and justifies the decision based on the company's experience.
AnsweredQoN 1107Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
STEP-UP, STEP-DOWN MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY — KALGOORLIE
1107. Hon COLIN TINCKNELL to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to the new —
The PRESIDENT : Member, is
this question being asked on behalf of Hon Robin Scott, who is absent on urgent
parliamentary business?
Hon COLIN TINCKNELL : Yes,
thank you, Madam President; this is on behalf of Hon Robin Scott.
I
refer to the new goldfields step-up, step-down facility based in Kalgoorlie and
reports that the contract for operation of the facility has been awarded
to a company that has headquarters in Victoria.
(1) Can the
minister confirm that the contract for the operation of the facility has been
awarded?
(2) If so, why
was the contract awarded to a company that has headquarters in Victoria, as
opposed to a local goldfields or Western Australian company?
1107. Hon COLIN TINCKNELL to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to the new —
The PRESIDENT : Member, is
this question being asked on behalf of Hon Robin Scott, who is absent on urgent
parliamentary business?
Hon COLIN TINCKNELL : Yes,
thank you, Madam President; this is on behalf of Hon Robin Scott.
I
refer to the new goldfields step-up, step-down facility based in Kalgoorlie and
reports that the contract for operation of the facility has been awarded
to a company that has headquarters in Victoria.
(1) Can the
minister confirm that the contract for the operation of the facility has been
awarded?
(2) If so, why
was the contract awarded to a company that has headquarters in Victoria, as
opposed to a local goldfields or Western Australian company?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) Yes.
(2) The Mental
Health Commission sought a suitably skilled and experienced organisation to
operate the service. Neami National was evaluated as the successful respondent
to deliver the Kalgoorlie step-up, step-down service. Neami National has
successfully operated the 22-bed step-up, step-down service in Joondalup since 2013, as well as the first
regional six-bed step-up, step-down service in Albany since 2018.
some notice of the question.
(1) Yes.
(2) The Mental
Health Commission sought a suitably skilled and experienced organisation to
operate the service. Neami National was evaluated as the successful respondent
to deliver the Kalgoorlie step-up, step-down service. Neami National has
successfully operated the 22-bed step-up, step-down service in Joondalup since 2013, as well as the first
regional six-bed step-up, step-down service in Albany since 2018.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.