Hon. Tjorn Sibma asks about the monitoring of high-value transactions made using Western Australian government purchasing cards. The Minister confirms that such transactions are monitored, with details provided on the review process.

AnsweredQoN 1084Legislative Council
Asked
2 December 2021
Portfolio
Finance

QuestionView source ↗

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN
GOVERNMENT PURCHASING CARD
1084. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the minister representing the
Minister for Finance:
(1) Is the
minister aware of the Western Australian government purchasing card
guidelines , which states that ''all high value transactions are
monitored''?
(2) Are these transactions
monitored?
(3) How are these transactions
monitored and by whom?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer is provided on behalf of the
Minister for Finance.
(1) Yes.
(2) Yes.
(3) All credit
card transactions are reviewed and authorised by the card holders'
manager. All high value credit card transactions—over $5 000—are
reviewed by the chief finance officer on a quarterly basis.

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