❓ This parliamentary question seeks detailed information about the Country Age Pension Fuel Card scheme in Western Australia, including card issuance, cancellations, fraud, expenditure, and geographical distribution. The focus is on accountability and transparency of the scheme's operation.
AnsweredQoN 2623Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the Country Age Pension Fuel Card and ask:
(a) how many fuel cards have been issued as at 1 April 2010;
(b) how many of the issued fuel cards have been cancelled as at 1 April 2010;
(c) how many issued fuel cards have been handed back as at 1 April 2010;
(d) how many fraudulent claims for cards have been identified;
(e) how many fraudulent uses of the cards have been identified;
(f) if fraudulent uses of the cards have been identified, what action has been taken in relation to this fraudulent use;
(g) can the Minister provide a breakdown of the number of cards allocated to pensioners by town/district or postcode; and
(i) if not, why is this information not available;
(h) as at 1 April 2010, how much has been spent on fuel as part of the scheme; and
(i) as at 1 April 2010, how much has been spent on taxis as part of the scheme?
(a) how many fuel cards have been issued as at 1 April 2010;
(b) how many of the issued fuel cards have been cancelled as at 1 April 2010;
(c) how many issued fuel cards have been handed back as at 1 April 2010;
(d) how many fraudulent claims for cards have been identified;
(e) how many fraudulent uses of the cards have been identified;
(f) if fraudulent uses of the cards have been identified, what action has been taken in relation to this fraudulent use;
(g) can the Minister provide a breakdown of the number of cards allocated to pensioners by town/district or postcode; and
(i) if not, why is this information not available;
(h) as at 1 April 2010, how much has been spent on fuel as part of the scheme; and
(i) as at 1 April 2010, how much has been spent on taxis as part of the scheme?
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Answered
20 May 2010
Responded by
Minister for Regional Development
Response time
30 days
(j) As at 1 April 2010, $469 924.00 had been expended on taxi services. Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on http://www.rtlib.com
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