❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the volume and details of debts written off by various government departments and agencies between 2015/16 and 2017/18. The response details write-offs for Gold Corporation, Lotterywest, Department of Premier and Cabinet, Public Sector Commission, Salaries and Allowances Tribunal, and Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation.
AnsweredQoN 4114Legislative Assembly
Asked
9 October 2018
Member
Portfolio
Premier; Minister for Public Sector Management; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Federal-State Relations
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For each department, agency or trading enterprise for which the Minister is responsible: (a) what is the volume of debts written off for: (i) 2015/16; (ii) 2016/17; and (iii) 2017/18; (b) how many debtors had debts written off for each of the above financial years; and (c) please provide the names of all debtors with an ABN that had debts written off, and the value of those debts for each entity?
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Answered
20 November 2018
Response time
12 days
Gold Corporation
(a)-(b)
Year
(a) Volume of Debts Written Off
(b) Number of Debtors with Debts Written Off
2015/16
4
4
2016/17
7
5
2017/18
33
33
(c) Gold Corporation is unable to provide names of debtors with an ABN that had debts written off due to restrictions to do so under the Gold Corporation Act 1987.
Lotterywest
(a) Lotterywest had the following volume of debts written off for the financial years as:
(i) 2015/16
Nil
(ii) 2016/17
$119,164.60
(iii) 2017/18
$4,018.62
(b) the following debtors were written off for the financial years as:
(i) 2015/16
Nil
(ii) 2016/17
242 Play Online accounts
(iii) 2017/18
27 Play Online accounts and 3 Retailers
(c) The names and value of the debtors with an ABN that had debts written off are:
2015/16 - N/A
2016/17 - No entities had debts written off. All debts written off related to individuals.
2017/18
Amount
Retailer Name
ABN
$66.89
Forrestfield Newsagency
60017536411
$109.06
The Lucky Charm Atwell
30435442401
$114.57
The Lucky Charm Bertram
99036611422
Department of the Premier and Cabinet
(a)
(i) Nil
(ii) $8,960.82
(iii) Nil
(b)
(i) Not Applicable
(ii) Three
(iii) Not Applicable
(c) Not Applicable.
Public Sector Commission
(a)
(i) 2015/16 - $23,205.59;
(ii) 2016/17 - $4,162.38; and
(iii) 2017/18 - $12,449.05
(b)
(i) 2015/16 – 29;
(ii) 2016/17 – 8; and
(iii) 2017/18 – 17
(c) Not applicable.
Salaries and Allowances Tribunal and Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation
(a) Nil
(b)-(c) Not applicable.
(a)-(b)
Year
(a) Volume of Debts Written Off
(b) Number of Debtors with Debts Written Off
2015/16
4
4
2016/17
7
5
2017/18
33
33
(c) Gold Corporation is unable to provide names of debtors with an ABN that had debts written off due to restrictions to do so under the Gold Corporation Act 1987.
Lotterywest
(a) Lotterywest had the following volume of debts written off for the financial years as:
(i) 2015/16
Nil
(ii) 2016/17
$119,164.60
(iii) 2017/18
$4,018.62
(b) the following debtors were written off for the financial years as:
(i) 2015/16
Nil
(ii) 2016/17
242 Play Online accounts
(iii) 2017/18
27 Play Online accounts and 3 Retailers
(c) The names and value of the debtors with an ABN that had debts written off are:
2015/16 - N/A
2016/17 - No entities had debts written off. All debts written off related to individuals.
2017/18
Amount
Retailer Name
ABN
$66.89
Forrestfield Newsagency
60017536411
$109.06
The Lucky Charm Atwell
30435442401
$114.57
The Lucky Charm Bertram
99036611422
Department of the Premier and Cabinet
(a)
(i) Nil
(ii) $8,960.82
(iii) Nil
(b)
(i) Not Applicable
(ii) Three
(iii) Not Applicable
(c) Not Applicable.
Public Sector Commission
(a)
(i) 2015/16 - $23,205.59;
(ii) 2016/17 - $4,162.38; and
(iii) 2017/18 - $12,449.05
(b)
(i) 2015/16 – 29;
(ii) 2016/17 – 8; and
(iii) 2017/18 – 17
(c) Not applicable.
Salaries and Allowances Tribunal and Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation
(a) Nil
(b)-(c) Not applicable.
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