❓ A WA parliamentary question sought to determine if the Minister for Local Government instructed local councils to display their Tender Registers online, as suggested by the Auditor General's report. The Minister responded that no such instructions were issued, clarifying the report referenced an action plan, not Tender Registers.
AnsweredQoN 4324Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
Has
the Minister or his department staff instructed local governments to display
their Tender Register on their website as recommended by the Auditor General in
her report into council procurement, and if yes: (a) when were the instructions sent; (b) to
which local governments were the instructions sent; (c) will
the Minister table the correspondence sent to local governments regarding the instructions; and (d) did
any local governments send responses to the department regarding the instructions: (i) if
yes, which local governments and when; and (ii) what
were the breakdowns of the local government responses?
the Minister or his department staff instructed local governments to display
their Tender Register on their website as recommended by the Auditor General in
her report into council procurement, and if yes: (a) when were the instructions sent; (b) to
which local governments were the instructions sent; (c) will
the Minister table the correspondence sent to local governments regarding the instructions; and (d) did
any local governments send responses to the department regarding the instructions: (i) if
yes, which local governments and when; and (ii) what
were the breakdowns of the local government responses?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
12 February 2019
Responded by
Minister for Local Government
Response time
12 days
(a) No. Instructions have not been sent. The Auditor General’s report makes no recommendation in regard to Tender Registers, but refers to an action plan.
(b-d) Not applicable
(b-d) Not applicable
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