❓ Hon Peter Foss questions Hon Graham Giffard regarding Dr. Peter Lawrence's employment history with the Department of Transport and Planning and Infrastructure, and his relationship with Asymptote Consulting. Giffard provides answers sourced from the minister.
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I gave notice of this last Wednesday. I was told on Wednesday that the answers would not be available until Friday. On Friday I was told that the answers would not be available until Tuesday. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon PETER FOSS: I asked the question yesterday, and the member did not even have a note of it. Before I ask the question, does the parliamentary secretary have it today? Hon Graham Giffard: What is the question? Hon PETER FOSS: The one I asked yesterday. Hon Graham Giffard: I cannot remember the question you asked me yesterday. Hon PETER FOSS: The parliamentary secretary better have it today. The parliamentary secretary’s performance to date has been hopeless. His minister has not even bothered to tell him that she will not answer it. I refer to the parliamentary secretary’s answer of Tuesday, 1 April 2003 regarding tabled paper 468. Does the parliamentary secretary have that one? Hon Graham Giffard: Yes. Hon PETER FOSS: Good. I will complete the question. (1) Did Dr Peter Lawrence ever work in the Perth urban rail development office of the Department of Transport; if so, during what dates? (2) Was Dr Peter Lawrence ever employed by the Department for Planning and Infrastructure or any other agency or predecessor agency now in the minister’s portfolio, whether or not that employment was prior to the current Government taking office; if so, for what periods was he employed? (3) What is the Government’s understanding of Dr Peter Lawrence’s relationship to Asymptote Consulting? (4) What manner of body does the Government understand itself to be contracted to in its contract with Asymptote Consulting - for example, partnership, single person business, Australian company or foreign company? (5) Does the Asymptote Consulting engaged by the Government have any relationship to the French consulting group of the same name and which previously used the same logo? (7) Does Dr Peter Lawrence hold any official position within the department such as, for instance, future Perth strategic evaluation project modeller? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer - (1)-(2) The minister has been advised that Dr Peter Lawrence was employed on a full-time basis as a strategic planner at the Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust from 11 February 1995, and, following the restructure of the trust, with the Department of Transport until 1 November 1996. During this time, he was located at the trust’s head office in Adelaide Terrace and the department’s office in Pier St, Perth. Dr Lawrence has also worked as a contractor for the former Department of Transport and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure since early 1997 on an average of three days per week. Over that time, he has worked from the department’s offices in Pier St, Perth; Albert Facey House, Perth; and 441 Murray St, Perth. (3) Dr Lawrence is the principal of Asymptote Consulting. (4) Asymptote Consulting is a registered sole trader. (5) No. (6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon PETER FOSS: I asked the question yesterday, and the member did not even have a note of it. Before I ask the question, does the parliamentary secretary have it today? Hon Graham Giffard: What is the question? Hon PETER FOSS: The one I asked yesterday. Hon Graham Giffard: I cannot remember the question you asked me yesterday. Hon PETER FOSS: The parliamentary secretary better have it today. The parliamentary secretary’s performance to date has been hopeless. His minister has not even bothered to tell him that she will not answer it. I refer to the parliamentary secretary’s answer of Tuesday, 1 April 2003 regarding tabled paper 468. Does the parliamentary secretary have that one? Hon Graham Giffard: Yes. Hon PETER FOSS: Good. I will complete the question. (1) Did Dr Peter Lawrence ever work in the Perth urban rail development office of the Department of Transport; if so, during what dates? (2) Was Dr Peter Lawrence ever employed by the Department for Planning and Infrastructure or any other agency or predecessor agency now in the minister’s portfolio, whether or not that employment was prior to the current Government taking office; if so, for what periods was he employed? (3) What is the Government’s understanding of Dr Peter Lawrence’s relationship to Asymptote Consulting? (4) What manner of body does the Government understand itself to be contracted to in its contract with Asymptote Consulting - for example, partnership, single person business, Australian company or foreign company? (5) Does the Asymptote Consulting engaged by the Government have any relationship to the French consulting group of the same name and which previously used the same logo? (7) Does Dr Peter Lawrence hold any official position within the department such as, for instance, future Perth strategic evaluation project modeller? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer - (1)-(2) The minister has been advised that Dr Peter Lawrence was employed on a full-time basis as a strategic planner at the Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust from 11 February 1995, and, following the restructure of the trust, with the Department of Transport until 1 November 1996. During this time, he was located at the trust’s head office in Adelaide Terrace and the department’s office in Pier St, Perth. Dr Lawrence has also worked as a contractor for the former Department of Transport and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure since early 1997 on an average of three days per week. Over that time, he has worked from the department’s offices in Pier St, Perth; Albert Facey House, Perth; and 441 Murray St, Perth. (3) Dr Lawrence is the principal of Asymptote Consulting. (4) Asymptote Consulting is a registered sole trader. (5) No. (6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon PETER FOSS: I asked the question yesterday, and the member did not even have a note of it. Before I ask the question, does the parliamentary secretary have it today? Hon Graham Giffard: What is the question? Hon PETER FOSS: The one I asked yesterday. Hon Graham Giffard: I cannot remember the question you asked me yesterday. Hon PETER FOSS: The parliamentary secretary better have it today. The parliamentary secretary’s performance to date has been hopeless. His minister has not even bothered to tell him that she will not answer it. I refer to the parliamentary secretary’s answer of Tuesday, 1 April 2003 regarding tabled paper 468. Does the parliamentary secretary have that one? Hon Graham Giffard: Yes. Hon PETER FOSS: Good. I will complete the question. (1) Did Dr Peter Lawrence ever work in the Perth urban rail development office of the Department of Transport; if so, during what dates? (2) Was Dr Peter Lawrence ever employed by the Department for Planning and Infrastructure or any other agency or predecessor agency now in the minister’s portfolio, whether or not that employment was prior to the current Government taking office; if so, for what periods was he employed? (3) What is the Government’s understanding of Dr Peter Lawrence’s relationship to Asymptote Consulting? (4) What manner of body does the Government understand itself to be contracted to in its contract with Asymptote Consulting - for example, partnership, single person business, Australian company or foreign company? (5) Does the Asymptote Consulting engaged by the Government have any relationship to the French consulting group of the same name and which previously used the same logo? (7) Does Dr Peter Lawrence hold any official position within the department such as, for instance, future Perth strategic evaluation project modeller? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer - (1)-(2) The minister has been advised that Dr Peter Lawrence was employed on a full-time basis as a strategic planner at the Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust from 11 February 1995, and, following the restructure of the trust, with the Department of Transport until 1 November 1996. During this time, he was located at the trust’s head office in Adelaide Terrace and the department’s office in Pier St, Perth. Dr Lawrence has also worked as a contractor for the former Department of Transport and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure since early 1997 on an average of three days per week. Over that time, he has worked from the department’s offices in Pier St, Perth; Albert Facey House, Perth; and 441 Murray St, Perth. (3) Dr Lawrence is the principal of Asymptote Consulting. (4) Asymptote Consulting is a registered sole trader. (5) No. (6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
Hon PETER FOSS: I asked the question yesterday, and the member did not even have a note of it. Before I ask the question, does the parliamentary secretary have it today? Hon Graham Giffard: What is the question? Hon PETER FOSS: The one I asked yesterday. Hon Graham Giffard: I cannot remember the question you asked me yesterday. Hon PETER FOSS: The parliamentary secretary better have it today. The parliamentary secretary’s performance to date has been hopeless. His minister has not even bothered to tell him that she will not answer it. I refer to the parliamentary secretary’s answer of Tuesday, 1 April 2003 regarding tabled paper 468. Does the parliamentary secretary have that one? Hon Graham Giffard: Yes. Hon PETER FOSS: Good. I will complete the question. (1) Did Dr Peter Lawrence ever work in the Perth urban rail development office of the Department of Transport; if so, during what dates? (2) Was Dr Peter Lawrence ever employed by the Department for Planning and Infrastructure or any other agency or predecessor agency now in the minister’s portfolio, whether or not that employment was prior to the current Government taking office; if so, for what periods was he employed? (3) What is the Government’s understanding of Dr Peter Lawrence’s relationship to Asymptote Consulting? (4) What manner of body does the Government understand itself to be contracted to in its contract with Asymptote Consulting - for example, partnership, single person business, Australian company or foreign company? (5) Does the Asymptote Consulting engaged by the Government have any relationship to the French consulting group of the same name and which previously used the same logo? (7) Does Dr Peter Lawrence hold any official position within the department such as, for instance, future Perth strategic evaluation project modeller? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer - (1)-(2) The minister has been advised that Dr Peter Lawrence was employed on a full-time basis as a strategic planner at the Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust from 11 February 1995, and, following the restructure of the trust, with the Department of Transport until 1 November 1996. During this time, he was located at the trust’s head office in Adelaide Terrace and the department’s office in Pier St, Perth. Dr Lawrence has also worked as a contractor for the former Department of Transport and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure since early 1997 on an average of three days per week. Over that time, he has worked from the department’s offices in Pier St, Perth; Albert Facey House, Perth; and 441 Murray St, Perth. (3) Dr Lawrence is the principal of Asymptote Consulting. (4) Asymptote Consulting is a registered sole trader. (5) No. (6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
Hon Graham Giffard: What is the question? Hon PETER FOSS: The one I asked yesterday. Hon Graham Giffard: I cannot remember the question you asked me yesterday. Hon PETER FOSS: The parliamentary secretary better have it today. The parliamentary secretary’s performance to date has been hopeless. His minister has not even bothered to tell him that she will not answer it. I refer to the parliamentary secretary’s answer of Tuesday, 1 April 2003 regarding tabled paper 468. Does the parliamentary secretary have that one? Hon Graham Giffard: Yes. Hon PETER FOSS: Good. I will complete the question. (1) Did Dr Peter Lawrence ever work in the Perth urban rail development office of the Department of Transport; if so, during what dates? (2) Was Dr Peter Lawrence ever employed by the Department for Planning and Infrastructure or any other agency or predecessor agency now in the minister’s portfolio, whether or not that employment was prior to the current Government taking office; if so, for what periods was he employed? (3) What is the Government’s understanding of Dr Peter Lawrence’s relationship to Asymptote Consulting? (4) What manner of body does the Government understand itself to be contracted to in its contract with Asymptote Consulting - for example, partnership, single person business, Australian company or foreign company? (5) Does the Asymptote Consulting engaged by the Government have any relationship to the French consulting group of the same name and which previously used the same logo? (7) Does Dr Peter Lawrence hold any official position within the department such as, for instance, future Perth strategic evaluation project modeller? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer - (1)-(2) The minister has been advised that Dr Peter Lawrence was employed on a full-time basis as a strategic planner at the Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust from 11 February 1995, and, following the restructure of the trust, with the Department of Transport until 1 November 1996. During this time, he was located at the trust’s head office in Adelaide Terrace and the department’s office in Pier St, Perth. Dr Lawrence has also worked as a contractor for the former Department of Transport and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure since early 1997 on an average of three days per week. Over that time, he has worked from the department’s offices in Pier St, Perth; Albert Facey House, Perth; and 441 Murray St, Perth. (3) Dr Lawrence is the principal of Asymptote Consulting. (4) Asymptote Consulting is a registered sole trader. (5) No. (6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
Hon PETER FOSS: The one I asked yesterday. Hon Graham Giffard: I cannot remember the question you asked me yesterday. Hon PETER FOSS: The parliamentary secretary better have it today. The parliamentary secretary’s performance to date has been hopeless. His minister has not even bothered to tell him that she will not answer it. I refer to the parliamentary secretary’s answer of Tuesday, 1 April 2003 regarding tabled paper 468. Does the parliamentary secretary have that one? Hon Graham Giffard: Yes. Hon PETER FOSS: Good. I will complete the question. (1) Did Dr Peter Lawrence ever work in the Perth urban rail development office of the Department of Transport; if so, during what dates? (2) Was Dr Peter Lawrence ever employed by the Department for Planning and Infrastructure or any other agency or predecessor agency now in the minister’s portfolio, whether or not that employment was prior to the current Government taking office; if so, for what periods was he employed? (3) What is the Government’s understanding of Dr Peter Lawrence’s relationship to Asymptote Consulting? (4) What manner of body does the Government understand itself to be contracted to in its contract with Asymptote Consulting - for example, partnership, single person business, Australian company or foreign company? (5) Does the Asymptote Consulting engaged by the Government have any relationship to the French consulting group of the same name and which previously used the same logo? (7) Does Dr Peter Lawrence hold any official position within the department such as, for instance, future Perth strategic evaluation project modeller? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer - (1)-(2) The minister has been advised that Dr Peter Lawrence was employed on a full-time basis as a strategic planner at the Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust from 11 February 1995, and, following the restructure of the trust, with the Department of Transport until 1 November 1996. During this time, he was located at the trust’s head office in Adelaide Terrace and the department’s office in Pier St, Perth. Dr Lawrence has also worked as a contractor for the former Department of Transport and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure since early 1997 on an average of three days per week. Over that time, he has worked from the department’s offices in Pier St, Perth; Albert Facey House, Perth; and 441 Murray St, Perth. (3) Dr Lawrence is the principal of Asymptote Consulting. (4) Asymptote Consulting is a registered sole trader. (5) No. (6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
Hon Graham Giffard: I cannot remember the question you asked me yesterday. Hon PETER FOSS: The parliamentary secretary better have it today. The parliamentary secretary’s performance to date has been hopeless. His minister has not even bothered to tell him that she will not answer it. I refer to the parliamentary secretary’s answer of Tuesday, 1 April 2003 regarding tabled paper 468. Does the parliamentary secretary have that one? Hon Graham Giffard: Yes. Hon PETER FOSS: Good. I will complete the question. (1) Did Dr Peter Lawrence ever work in the Perth urban rail development office of the Department of Transport; if so, during what dates? (2) Was Dr Peter Lawrence ever employed by the Department for Planning and Infrastructure or any other agency or predecessor agency now in the minister’s portfolio, whether or not that employment was prior to the current Government taking office; if so, for what periods was he employed? (3) What is the Government’s understanding of Dr Peter Lawrence’s relationship to Asymptote Consulting? (4) What manner of body does the Government understand itself to be contracted to in its contract with Asymptote Consulting - for example, partnership, single person business, Australian company or foreign company? (5) Does the Asymptote Consulting engaged by the Government have any relationship to the French consulting group of the same name and which previously used the same logo? (7) Does Dr Peter Lawrence hold any official position within the department such as, for instance, future Perth strategic evaluation project modeller? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer - (1)-(2) The minister has been advised that Dr Peter Lawrence was employed on a full-time basis as a strategic planner at the Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust from 11 February 1995, and, following the restructure of the trust, with the Department of Transport until 1 November 1996. During this time, he was located at the trust’s head office in Adelaide Terrace and the department’s office in Pier St, Perth. Dr Lawrence has also worked as a contractor for the former Department of Transport and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure since early 1997 on an average of three days per week. Over that time, he has worked from the department’s offices in Pier St, Perth; Albert Facey House, Perth; and 441 Murray St, Perth. (3) Dr Lawrence is the principal of Asymptote Consulting. (4) Asymptote Consulting is a registered sole trader. (5) No. (6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
Hon PETER FOSS: The parliamentary secretary better have it today. The parliamentary secretary’s performance to date has been hopeless. His minister has not even bothered to tell him that she will not answer it. I refer to the parliamentary secretary’s answer of Tuesday, 1 April 2003 regarding tabled paper 468. Does the parliamentary secretary have that one? Hon Graham Giffard: Yes. Hon PETER FOSS: Good. I will complete the question. (1) Did Dr Peter Lawrence ever work in the Perth urban rail development office of the Department of Transport; if so, during what dates? (2) Was Dr Peter Lawrence ever employed by the Department for Planning and Infrastructure or any other agency or predecessor agency now in the minister’s portfolio, whether or not that employment was prior to the current Government taking office; if so, for what periods was he employed? (3) What is the Government’s understanding of Dr Peter Lawrence’s relationship to Asymptote Consulting? (4) What manner of body does the Government understand itself to be contracted to in its contract with Asymptote Consulting - for example, partnership, single person business, Australian company or foreign company? (5) Does the Asymptote Consulting engaged by the Government have any relationship to the French consulting group of the same name and which previously used the same logo? (7) Does Dr Peter Lawrence hold any official position within the department such as, for instance, future Perth strategic evaluation project modeller? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer - (1)-(2) The minister has been advised that Dr Peter Lawrence was employed on a full-time basis as a strategic planner at the Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust from 11 February 1995, and, following the restructure of the trust, with the Department of Transport until 1 November 1996. During this time, he was located at the trust’s head office in Adelaide Terrace and the department’s office in Pier St, Perth. Dr Lawrence has also worked as a contractor for the former Department of Transport and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure since early 1997 on an average of three days per week. Over that time, he has worked from the department’s offices in Pier St, Perth; Albert Facey House, Perth; and 441 Murray St, Perth. (3) Dr Lawrence is the principal of Asymptote Consulting. (4) Asymptote Consulting is a registered sole trader. (5) No. (6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
Hon Graham Giffard: Yes. Hon PETER FOSS: Good. I will complete the question. (1) Did Dr Peter Lawrence ever work in the Perth urban rail development office of the Department of Transport; if so, during what dates? (2) Was Dr Peter Lawrence ever employed by the Department for Planning and Infrastructure or any other agency or predecessor agency now in the minister’s portfolio, whether or not that employment was prior to the current Government taking office; if so, for what periods was he employed? (3) What is the Government’s understanding of Dr Peter Lawrence’s relationship to Asymptote Consulting? (4) What manner of body does the Government understand itself to be contracted to in its contract with Asymptote Consulting - for example, partnership, single person business, Australian company or foreign company? (5) Does the Asymptote Consulting engaged by the Government have any relationship to the French consulting group of the same name and which previously used the same logo? (7) Does Dr Peter Lawrence hold any official position within the department such as, for instance, future Perth strategic evaluation project modeller? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer - (1)-(2) The minister has been advised that Dr Peter Lawrence was employed on a full-time basis as a strategic planner at the Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust from 11 February 1995, and, following the restructure of the trust, with the Department of Transport until 1 November 1996. During this time, he was located at the trust’s head office in Adelaide Terrace and the department’s office in Pier St, Perth. Dr Lawrence has also worked as a contractor for the former Department of Transport and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure since early 1997 on an average of three days per week. Over that time, he has worked from the department’s offices in Pier St, Perth; Albert Facey House, Perth; and 441 Murray St, Perth. (3) Dr Lawrence is the principal of Asymptote Consulting. (4) Asymptote Consulting is a registered sole trader. (5) No. (6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
Hon PETER FOSS: Good. I will complete the question. (1) Did Dr Peter Lawrence ever work in the Perth urban rail development office of the Department of Transport; if so, during what dates? (2) Was Dr Peter Lawrence ever employed by the Department for Planning and Infrastructure or any other agency or predecessor agency now in the minister’s portfolio, whether or not that employment was prior to the current Government taking office; if so, for what periods was he employed? (3) What is the Government’s understanding of Dr Peter Lawrence’s relationship to Asymptote Consulting? (4) What manner of body does the Government understand itself to be contracted to in its contract with Asymptote Consulting - for example, partnership, single person business, Australian company or foreign company? (5) Does the Asymptote Consulting engaged by the Government have any relationship to the French consulting group of the same name and which previously used the same logo? (7) Does Dr Peter Lawrence hold any official position within the department such as, for instance, future Perth strategic evaluation project modeller? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer - (1)-(2) The minister has been advised that Dr Peter Lawrence was employed on a full-time basis as a strategic planner at the Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust from 11 February 1995, and, following the restructure of the trust, with the Department of Transport until 1 November 1996. During this time, he was located at the trust’s head office in Adelaide Terrace and the department’s office in Pier St, Perth. Dr Lawrence has also worked as a contractor for the former Department of Transport and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure since early 1997 on an average of three days per week. Over that time, he has worked from the department’s offices in Pier St, Perth; Albert Facey House, Perth; and 441 Murray St, Perth. (3) Dr Lawrence is the principal of Asymptote Consulting. (4) Asymptote Consulting is a registered sole trader. (5) No. (6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
(1) Did Dr Peter Lawrence ever work in the Perth urban rail development office of the Department of Transport; if so, during what dates? (2) Was Dr Peter Lawrence ever employed by the Department for Planning and Infrastructure or any other agency or predecessor agency now in the minister’s portfolio, whether or not that employment was prior to the current Government taking office; if so, for what periods was he employed? (3) What is the Government’s understanding of Dr Peter Lawrence’s relationship to Asymptote Consulting? (4) What manner of body does the Government understand itself to be contracted to in its contract with Asymptote Consulting - for example, partnership, single person business, Australian company or foreign company? (5) Does the Asymptote Consulting engaged by the Government have any relationship to the French consulting group of the same name and which previously used the same logo? (7) Does Dr Peter Lawrence hold any official position within the department such as, for instance, future Perth strategic evaluation project modeller? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer - (1)-(2) The minister has been advised that Dr Peter Lawrence was employed on a full-time basis as a strategic planner at the Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust from 11 February 1995, and, following the restructure of the trust, with the Department of Transport until 1 November 1996. During this time, he was located at the trust’s head office in Adelaide Terrace and the department’s office in Pier St, Perth. Dr Lawrence has also worked as a contractor for the former Department of Transport and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure since early 1997 on an average of three days per week. Over that time, he has worked from the department’s offices in Pier St, Perth; Albert Facey House, Perth; and 441 Murray St, Perth. (3) Dr Lawrence is the principal of Asymptote Consulting. (4) Asymptote Consulting is a registered sole trader. (5) No. (6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
(2) Was Dr Peter Lawrence ever employed by the Department for Planning and Infrastructure or any other agency or predecessor agency now in the minister’s portfolio, whether or not that employment was prior to the current Government taking office; if so, for what periods was he employed? (3) What is the Government’s understanding of Dr Peter Lawrence’s relationship to Asymptote Consulting? (4) What manner of body does the Government understand itself to be contracted to in its contract with Asymptote Consulting - for example, partnership, single person business, Australian company or foreign company? (5) Does the Asymptote Consulting engaged by the Government have any relationship to the French consulting group of the same name and which previously used the same logo? (7) Does Dr Peter Lawrence hold any official position within the department such as, for instance, future Perth strategic evaluation project modeller? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer - (1)-(2) The minister has been advised that Dr Peter Lawrence was employed on a full-time basis as a strategic planner at the Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust from 11 February 1995, and, following the restructure of the trust, with the Department of Transport until 1 November 1996. During this time, he was located at the trust’s head office in Adelaide Terrace and the department’s office in Pier St, Perth. Dr Lawrence has also worked as a contractor for the former Department of Transport and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure since early 1997 on an average of three days per week. Over that time, he has worked from the department’s offices in Pier St, Perth; Albert Facey House, Perth; and 441 Murray St, Perth. (3) Dr Lawrence is the principal of Asymptote Consulting. (4) Asymptote Consulting is a registered sole trader. (5) No. (6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
(3) What is the Government’s understanding of Dr Peter Lawrence’s relationship to Asymptote Consulting? (4) What manner of body does the Government understand itself to be contracted to in its contract with Asymptote Consulting - for example, partnership, single person business, Australian company or foreign company? (5) Does the Asymptote Consulting engaged by the Government have any relationship to the French consulting group of the same name and which previously used the same logo? (7) Does Dr Peter Lawrence hold any official position within the department such as, for instance, future Perth strategic evaluation project modeller? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer - (1)-(2) The minister has been advised that Dr Peter Lawrence was employed on a full-time basis as a strategic planner at the Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust from 11 February 1995, and, following the restructure of the trust, with the Department of Transport until 1 November 1996. During this time, he was located at the trust’s head office in Adelaide Terrace and the department’s office in Pier St, Perth. Dr Lawrence has also worked as a contractor for the former Department of Transport and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure since early 1997 on an average of three days per week. Over that time, he has worked from the department’s offices in Pier St, Perth; Albert Facey House, Perth; and 441 Murray St, Perth. (3) Dr Lawrence is the principal of Asymptote Consulting. (4) Asymptote Consulting is a registered sole trader. (5) No. (6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
(4) What manner of body does the Government understand itself to be contracted to in its contract with Asymptote Consulting - for example, partnership, single person business, Australian company or foreign company? (5) Does the Asymptote Consulting engaged by the Government have any relationship to the French consulting group of the same name and which previously used the same logo? (7) Does Dr Peter Lawrence hold any official position within the department such as, for instance, future Perth strategic evaluation project modeller? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer - (1)-(2) The minister has been advised that Dr Peter Lawrence was employed on a full-time basis as a strategic planner at the Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust from 11 February 1995, and, following the restructure of the trust, with the Department of Transport until 1 November 1996. During this time, he was located at the trust’s head office in Adelaide Terrace and the department’s office in Pier St, Perth. Dr Lawrence has also worked as a contractor for the former Department of Transport and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure since early 1997 on an average of three days per week. Over that time, he has worked from the department’s offices in Pier St, Perth; Albert Facey House, Perth; and 441 Murray St, Perth. (3) Dr Lawrence is the principal of Asymptote Consulting. (4) Asymptote Consulting is a registered sole trader. (5) No. (6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
(5) Does the Asymptote Consulting engaged by the Government have any relationship to the French consulting group of the same name and which previously used the same logo? (7) Does Dr Peter Lawrence hold any official position within the department such as, for instance, future Perth strategic evaluation project modeller? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer - (1)-(2) The minister has been advised that Dr Peter Lawrence was employed on a full-time basis as a strategic planner at the Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust from 11 February 1995, and, following the restructure of the trust, with the Department of Transport until 1 November 1996. During this time, he was located at the trust’s head office in Adelaide Terrace and the department’s office in Pier St, Perth. Dr Lawrence has also worked as a contractor for the former Department of Transport and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure since early 1997 on an average of three days per week. Over that time, he has worked from the department’s offices in Pier St, Perth; Albert Facey House, Perth; and 441 Murray St, Perth. (3) Dr Lawrence is the principal of Asymptote Consulting. (4) Asymptote Consulting is a registered sole trader. (5) No. (6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
(7) Does Dr Peter Lawrence hold any official position within the department such as, for instance, future Perth strategic evaluation project modeller? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer - (1)-(2) The minister has been advised that Dr Peter Lawrence was employed on a full-time basis as a strategic planner at the Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust from 11 February 1995, and, following the restructure of the trust, with the Department of Transport until 1 November 1996. During this time, he was located at the trust’s head office in Adelaide Terrace and the department’s office in Pier St, Perth. Dr Lawrence has also worked as a contractor for the former Department of Transport and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure since early 1997 on an average of three days per week. Over that time, he has worked from the department’s offices in Pier St, Perth; Albert Facey House, Perth; and 441 Murray St, Perth. (3) Dr Lawrence is the principal of Asymptote Consulting. (4) Asymptote Consulting is a registered sole trader. (5) No. (6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer - (1)-(2) The minister has been advised that Dr Peter Lawrence was employed on a full-time basis as a strategic planner at the Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust from 11 February 1995, and, following the restructure of the trust, with the Department of Transport until 1 November 1996. During this time, he was located at the trust’s head office in Adelaide Terrace and the department’s office in Pier St, Perth. Dr Lawrence has also worked as a contractor for the former Department of Transport and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure since early 1997 on an average of three days per week. Over that time, he has worked from the department’s offices in Pier St, Perth; Albert Facey House, Perth; and 441 Murray St, Perth. (3) Dr Lawrence is the principal of Asymptote Consulting. (4) Asymptote Consulting is a registered sole trader. (5) No. (6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer - (1)-(2) The minister has been advised that Dr Peter Lawrence was employed on a full-time basis as a strategic planner at the Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust from 11 February 1995, and, following the restructure of the trust, with the Department of Transport until 1 November 1996. During this time, he was located at the trust’s head office in Adelaide Terrace and the department’s office in Pier St, Perth. Dr Lawrence has also worked as a contractor for the former Department of Transport and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure since early 1997 on an average of three days per week. Over that time, he has worked from the department’s offices in Pier St, Perth; Albert Facey House, Perth; and 441 Murray St, Perth. (3) Dr Lawrence is the principal of Asymptote Consulting. (4) Asymptote Consulting is a registered sole trader. (5) No. (6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
(1)-(2) The minister has been advised that Dr Peter Lawrence was employed on a full-time basis as a strategic planner at the Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust from 11 February 1995, and, following the restructure of the trust, with the Department of Transport until 1 November 1996. During this time, he was located at the trust’s head office in Adelaide Terrace and the department’s office in Pier St, Perth. Dr Lawrence has also worked as a contractor for the former Department of Transport and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure since early 1997 on an average of three days per week. Over that time, he has worked from the department’s offices in Pier St, Perth; Albert Facey House, Perth; and 441 Murray St, Perth. (3) Dr Lawrence is the principal of Asymptote Consulting. (4) Asymptote Consulting is a registered sole trader. (5) No. (6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
(3) Dr Lawrence is the principal of Asymptote Consulting. (4) Asymptote Consulting is a registered sole trader. (5) No. (6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
(4) Asymptote Consulting is a registered sole trader. (5) No. (6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
(5) No. (6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
(6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
(7) No.
Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon PETER FOSS: I asked the question yesterday, and the member did not even have a note of it. Before I ask the question, does the parliamentary secretary have it today? Hon Graham Giffard: What is the question? Hon PETER FOSS: The one I asked yesterday. Hon Graham Giffard: I cannot remember the question you asked me yesterday. Hon PETER FOSS: The parliamentary secretary better have it today. The parliamentary secretary’s performance to date has been hopeless. His minister has not even bothered to tell him that she will not answer it. I refer to the parliamentary secretary’s answer of Tuesday, 1 April 2003 regarding tabled paper 468. Does the parliamentary secretary have that one? Hon Graham Giffard: Yes. Hon PETER FOSS: Good. I will complete the question. (1) Did Dr Peter Lawrence ever work in the Perth urban rail development office of the Department of Transport; if so, during what dates? (2) Was Dr Peter Lawrence ever employed by the Department for Planning and Infrastructure or any other agency or predecessor agency now in the minister’s portfolio, whether or not that employment was prior to the current Government taking office; if so, for what periods was he employed? (3) What is the Government’s understanding of Dr Peter Lawrence’s relationship to Asymptote Consulting? (4) What manner of body does the Government understand itself to be contracted to in its contract with Asymptote Consulting - for example, partnership, single person business, Australian company or foreign company? (5) Does the Asymptote Consulting engaged by the Government have any relationship to the French consulting group of the same name and which previously used the same logo? (7) Does Dr Peter Lawrence hold any official position within the department such as, for instance, future Perth strategic evaluation project modeller? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer - (1)-(2) The minister has been advised that Dr Peter Lawrence was employed on a full-time basis as a strategic planner at the Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust from 11 February 1995, and, following the restructure of the trust, with the Department of Transport until 1 November 1996. During this time, he was located at the trust’s head office in Adelaide Terrace and the department’s office in Pier St, Perth. Dr Lawrence has also worked as a contractor for the former Department of Transport and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure since early 1997 on an average of three days per week. Over that time, he has worked from the department’s offices in Pier St, Perth; Albert Facey House, Perth; and 441 Murray St, Perth. (3) Dr Lawrence is the principal of Asymptote Consulting. (4) Asymptote Consulting is a registered sole trader. (5) No. (6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon PETER FOSS: I asked the question yesterday, and the member did not even have a note of it. Before I ask the question, does the parliamentary secretary have it today? Hon Graham Giffard: What is the question? Hon PETER FOSS: The one I asked yesterday. Hon Graham Giffard: I cannot remember the question you asked me yesterday. Hon PETER FOSS: The parliamentary secretary better have it today. The parliamentary secretary’s performance to date has been hopeless. His minister has not even bothered to tell him that she will not answer it. I refer to the parliamentary secretary’s answer of Tuesday, 1 April 2003 regarding tabled paper 468. Does the parliamentary secretary have that one? Hon Graham Giffard: Yes. Hon PETER FOSS: Good. I will complete the question. (1) Did Dr Peter Lawrence ever work in the Perth urban rail development office of the Department of Transport; if so, during what dates? (2) Was Dr Peter Lawrence ever employed by the Department for Planning and Infrastructure or any other agency or predecessor agency now in the minister’s portfolio, whether or not that employment was prior to the current Government taking office; if so, for what periods was he employed? (3) What is the Government’s understanding of Dr Peter Lawrence’s relationship to Asymptote Consulting? (4) What manner of body does the Government understand itself to be contracted to in its contract with Asymptote Consulting - for example, partnership, single person business, Australian company or foreign company? (5) Does the Asymptote Consulting engaged by the Government have any relationship to the French consulting group of the same name and which previously used the same logo? (7) Does Dr Peter Lawrence hold any official position within the department such as, for instance, future Perth strategic evaluation project modeller? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer - (1)-(2) The minister has been advised that Dr Peter Lawrence was employed on a full-time basis as a strategic planner at the Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust from 11 February 1995, and, following the restructure of the trust, with the Department of Transport until 1 November 1996. During this time, he was located at the trust’s head office in Adelaide Terrace and the department’s office in Pier St, Perth. Dr Lawrence has also worked as a contractor for the former Department of Transport and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure since early 1997 on an average of three days per week. Over that time, he has worked from the department’s offices in Pier St, Perth; Albert Facey House, Perth; and 441 Murray St, Perth. (3) Dr Lawrence is the principal of Asymptote Consulting. (4) Asymptote Consulting is a registered sole trader. (5) No. (6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
Hon PETER FOSS: I asked the question yesterday, and the member did not even have a note of it. Before I ask the question, does the parliamentary secretary have it today? Hon Graham Giffard: What is the question? Hon PETER FOSS: The one I asked yesterday. Hon Graham Giffard: I cannot remember the question you asked me yesterday. Hon PETER FOSS: The parliamentary secretary better have it today. The parliamentary secretary’s performance to date has been hopeless. His minister has not even bothered to tell him that she will not answer it. I refer to the parliamentary secretary’s answer of Tuesday, 1 April 2003 regarding tabled paper 468. Does the parliamentary secretary have that one? Hon Graham Giffard: Yes. Hon PETER FOSS: Good. I will complete the question. (1) Did Dr Peter Lawrence ever work in the Perth urban rail development office of the Department of Transport; if so, during what dates? (2) Was Dr Peter Lawrence ever employed by the Department for Planning and Infrastructure or any other agency or predecessor agency now in the minister’s portfolio, whether or not that employment was prior to the current Government taking office; if so, for what periods was he employed? (3) What is the Government’s understanding of Dr Peter Lawrence’s relationship to Asymptote Consulting? (4) What manner of body does the Government understand itself to be contracted to in its contract with Asymptote Consulting - for example, partnership, single person business, Australian company or foreign company? (5) Does the Asymptote Consulting engaged by the Government have any relationship to the French consulting group of the same name and which previously used the same logo? (7) Does Dr Peter Lawrence hold any official position within the department such as, for instance, future Perth strategic evaluation project modeller? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer - (1)-(2) The minister has been advised that Dr Peter Lawrence was employed on a full-time basis as a strategic planner at the Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust from 11 February 1995, and, following the restructure of the trust, with the Department of Transport until 1 November 1996. During this time, he was located at the trust’s head office in Adelaide Terrace and the department’s office in Pier St, Perth. Dr Lawrence has also worked as a contractor for the former Department of Transport and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure since early 1997 on an average of three days per week. Over that time, he has worked from the department’s offices in Pier St, Perth; Albert Facey House, Perth; and 441 Murray St, Perth. (3) Dr Lawrence is the principal of Asymptote Consulting. (4) Asymptote Consulting is a registered sole trader. (5) No. (6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
Hon Graham Giffard: What is the question? Hon PETER FOSS: The one I asked yesterday. Hon Graham Giffard: I cannot remember the question you asked me yesterday. Hon PETER FOSS: The parliamentary secretary better have it today. The parliamentary secretary’s performance to date has been hopeless. His minister has not even bothered to tell him that she will not answer it. I refer to the parliamentary secretary’s answer of Tuesday, 1 April 2003 regarding tabled paper 468. Does the parliamentary secretary have that one? Hon Graham Giffard: Yes. Hon PETER FOSS: Good. I will complete the question. (1) Did Dr Peter Lawrence ever work in the Perth urban rail development office of the Department of Transport; if so, during what dates? (2) Was Dr Peter Lawrence ever employed by the Department for Planning and Infrastructure or any other agency or predecessor agency now in the minister’s portfolio, whether or not that employment was prior to the current Government taking office; if so, for what periods was he employed? (3) What is the Government’s understanding of Dr Peter Lawrence’s relationship to Asymptote Consulting? (4) What manner of body does the Government understand itself to be contracted to in its contract with Asymptote Consulting - for example, partnership, single person business, Australian company or foreign company? (5) Does the Asymptote Consulting engaged by the Government have any relationship to the French consulting group of the same name and which previously used the same logo? (7) Does Dr Peter Lawrence hold any official position within the department such as, for instance, future Perth strategic evaluation project modeller? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer - (1)-(2) The minister has been advised that Dr Peter Lawrence was employed on a full-time basis as a strategic planner at the Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust from 11 February 1995, and, following the restructure of the trust, with the Department of Transport until 1 November 1996. During this time, he was located at the trust’s head office in Adelaide Terrace and the department’s office in Pier St, Perth. Dr Lawrence has also worked as a contractor for the former Department of Transport and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure since early 1997 on an average of three days per week. Over that time, he has worked from the department’s offices in Pier St, Perth; Albert Facey House, Perth; and 441 Murray St, Perth. (3) Dr Lawrence is the principal of Asymptote Consulting. (4) Asymptote Consulting is a registered sole trader. (5) No. (6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
Hon PETER FOSS: The one I asked yesterday. Hon Graham Giffard: I cannot remember the question you asked me yesterday. Hon PETER FOSS: The parliamentary secretary better have it today. The parliamentary secretary’s performance to date has been hopeless. His minister has not even bothered to tell him that she will not answer it. I refer to the parliamentary secretary’s answer of Tuesday, 1 April 2003 regarding tabled paper 468. Does the parliamentary secretary have that one? Hon Graham Giffard: Yes. Hon PETER FOSS: Good. I will complete the question. (1) Did Dr Peter Lawrence ever work in the Perth urban rail development office of the Department of Transport; if so, during what dates? (2) Was Dr Peter Lawrence ever employed by the Department for Planning and Infrastructure or any other agency or predecessor agency now in the minister’s portfolio, whether or not that employment was prior to the current Government taking office; if so, for what periods was he employed? (3) What is the Government’s understanding of Dr Peter Lawrence’s relationship to Asymptote Consulting? (4) What manner of body does the Government understand itself to be contracted to in its contract with Asymptote Consulting - for example, partnership, single person business, Australian company or foreign company? (5) Does the Asymptote Consulting engaged by the Government have any relationship to the French consulting group of the same name and which previously used the same logo? (7) Does Dr Peter Lawrence hold any official position within the department such as, for instance, future Perth strategic evaluation project modeller? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer - (1)-(2) The minister has been advised that Dr Peter Lawrence was employed on a full-time basis as a strategic planner at the Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust from 11 February 1995, and, following the restructure of the trust, with the Department of Transport until 1 November 1996. During this time, he was located at the trust’s head office in Adelaide Terrace and the department’s office in Pier St, Perth. Dr Lawrence has also worked as a contractor for the former Department of Transport and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure since early 1997 on an average of three days per week. Over that time, he has worked from the department’s offices in Pier St, Perth; Albert Facey House, Perth; and 441 Murray St, Perth. (3) Dr Lawrence is the principal of Asymptote Consulting. (4) Asymptote Consulting is a registered sole trader. (5) No. (6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
Hon Graham Giffard: I cannot remember the question you asked me yesterday. Hon PETER FOSS: The parliamentary secretary better have it today. The parliamentary secretary’s performance to date has been hopeless. His minister has not even bothered to tell him that she will not answer it. I refer to the parliamentary secretary’s answer of Tuesday, 1 April 2003 regarding tabled paper 468. Does the parliamentary secretary have that one? Hon Graham Giffard: Yes. Hon PETER FOSS: Good. I will complete the question. (1) Did Dr Peter Lawrence ever work in the Perth urban rail development office of the Department of Transport; if so, during what dates? (2) Was Dr Peter Lawrence ever employed by the Department for Planning and Infrastructure or any other agency or predecessor agency now in the minister’s portfolio, whether or not that employment was prior to the current Government taking office; if so, for what periods was he employed? (3) What is the Government’s understanding of Dr Peter Lawrence’s relationship to Asymptote Consulting? (4) What manner of body does the Government understand itself to be contracted to in its contract with Asymptote Consulting - for example, partnership, single person business, Australian company or foreign company? (5) Does the Asymptote Consulting engaged by the Government have any relationship to the French consulting group of the same name and which previously used the same logo? (7) Does Dr Peter Lawrence hold any official position within the department such as, for instance, future Perth strategic evaluation project modeller? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer - (1)-(2) The minister has been advised that Dr Peter Lawrence was employed on a full-time basis as a strategic planner at the Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust from 11 February 1995, and, following the restructure of the trust, with the Department of Transport until 1 November 1996. During this time, he was located at the trust’s head office in Adelaide Terrace and the department’s office in Pier St, Perth. Dr Lawrence has also worked as a contractor for the former Department of Transport and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure since early 1997 on an average of three days per week. Over that time, he has worked from the department’s offices in Pier St, Perth; Albert Facey House, Perth; and 441 Murray St, Perth. (3) Dr Lawrence is the principal of Asymptote Consulting. (4) Asymptote Consulting is a registered sole trader. (5) No. (6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
Hon PETER FOSS: The parliamentary secretary better have it today. The parliamentary secretary’s performance to date has been hopeless. His minister has not even bothered to tell him that she will not answer it. I refer to the parliamentary secretary’s answer of Tuesday, 1 April 2003 regarding tabled paper 468. Does the parliamentary secretary have that one? Hon Graham Giffard: Yes. Hon PETER FOSS: Good. I will complete the question. (1) Did Dr Peter Lawrence ever work in the Perth urban rail development office of the Department of Transport; if so, during what dates? (2) Was Dr Peter Lawrence ever employed by the Department for Planning and Infrastructure or any other agency or predecessor agency now in the minister’s portfolio, whether or not that employment was prior to the current Government taking office; if so, for what periods was he employed? (3) What is the Government’s understanding of Dr Peter Lawrence’s relationship to Asymptote Consulting? (4) What manner of body does the Government understand itself to be contracted to in its contract with Asymptote Consulting - for example, partnership, single person business, Australian company or foreign company? (5) Does the Asymptote Consulting engaged by the Government have any relationship to the French consulting group of the same name and which previously used the same logo? (7) Does Dr Peter Lawrence hold any official position within the department such as, for instance, future Perth strategic evaluation project modeller? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer - (1)-(2) The minister has been advised that Dr Peter Lawrence was employed on a full-time basis as a strategic planner at the Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust from 11 February 1995, and, following the restructure of the trust, with the Department of Transport until 1 November 1996. During this time, he was located at the trust’s head office in Adelaide Terrace and the department’s office in Pier St, Perth. Dr Lawrence has also worked as a contractor for the former Department of Transport and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure since early 1997 on an average of three days per week. Over that time, he has worked from the department’s offices in Pier St, Perth; Albert Facey House, Perth; and 441 Murray St, Perth. (3) Dr Lawrence is the principal of Asymptote Consulting. (4) Asymptote Consulting is a registered sole trader. (5) No. (6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
Hon Graham Giffard: Yes. Hon PETER FOSS: Good. I will complete the question. (1) Did Dr Peter Lawrence ever work in the Perth urban rail development office of the Department of Transport; if so, during what dates? (2) Was Dr Peter Lawrence ever employed by the Department for Planning and Infrastructure or any other agency or predecessor agency now in the minister’s portfolio, whether or not that employment was prior to the current Government taking office; if so, for what periods was he employed? (3) What is the Government’s understanding of Dr Peter Lawrence’s relationship to Asymptote Consulting? (4) What manner of body does the Government understand itself to be contracted to in its contract with Asymptote Consulting - for example, partnership, single person business, Australian company or foreign company? (5) Does the Asymptote Consulting engaged by the Government have any relationship to the French consulting group of the same name and which previously used the same logo? (7) Does Dr Peter Lawrence hold any official position within the department such as, for instance, future Perth strategic evaluation project modeller? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer - (1)-(2) The minister has been advised that Dr Peter Lawrence was employed on a full-time basis as a strategic planner at the Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust from 11 February 1995, and, following the restructure of the trust, with the Department of Transport until 1 November 1996. During this time, he was located at the trust’s head office in Adelaide Terrace and the department’s office in Pier St, Perth. Dr Lawrence has also worked as a contractor for the former Department of Transport and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure since early 1997 on an average of three days per week. Over that time, he has worked from the department’s offices in Pier St, Perth; Albert Facey House, Perth; and 441 Murray St, Perth. (3) Dr Lawrence is the principal of Asymptote Consulting. (4) Asymptote Consulting is a registered sole trader. (5) No. (6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
Hon PETER FOSS: Good. I will complete the question. (1) Did Dr Peter Lawrence ever work in the Perth urban rail development office of the Department of Transport; if so, during what dates? (2) Was Dr Peter Lawrence ever employed by the Department for Planning and Infrastructure or any other agency or predecessor agency now in the minister’s portfolio, whether or not that employment was prior to the current Government taking office; if so, for what periods was he employed? (3) What is the Government’s understanding of Dr Peter Lawrence’s relationship to Asymptote Consulting? (4) What manner of body does the Government understand itself to be contracted to in its contract with Asymptote Consulting - for example, partnership, single person business, Australian company or foreign company? (5) Does the Asymptote Consulting engaged by the Government have any relationship to the French consulting group of the same name and which previously used the same logo? (7) Does Dr Peter Lawrence hold any official position within the department such as, for instance, future Perth strategic evaluation project modeller? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer - (1)-(2) The minister has been advised that Dr Peter Lawrence was employed on a full-time basis as a strategic planner at the Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust from 11 February 1995, and, following the restructure of the trust, with the Department of Transport until 1 November 1996. During this time, he was located at the trust’s head office in Adelaide Terrace and the department’s office in Pier St, Perth. Dr Lawrence has also worked as a contractor for the former Department of Transport and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure since early 1997 on an average of three days per week. Over that time, he has worked from the department’s offices in Pier St, Perth; Albert Facey House, Perth; and 441 Murray St, Perth. (3) Dr Lawrence is the principal of Asymptote Consulting. (4) Asymptote Consulting is a registered sole trader. (5) No. (6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
(1) Did Dr Peter Lawrence ever work in the Perth urban rail development office of the Department of Transport; if so, during what dates? (2) Was Dr Peter Lawrence ever employed by the Department for Planning and Infrastructure or any other agency or predecessor agency now in the minister’s portfolio, whether or not that employment was prior to the current Government taking office; if so, for what periods was he employed? (3) What is the Government’s understanding of Dr Peter Lawrence’s relationship to Asymptote Consulting? (4) What manner of body does the Government understand itself to be contracted to in its contract with Asymptote Consulting - for example, partnership, single person business, Australian company or foreign company? (5) Does the Asymptote Consulting engaged by the Government have any relationship to the French consulting group of the same name and which previously used the same logo? (7) Does Dr Peter Lawrence hold any official position within the department such as, for instance, future Perth strategic evaluation project modeller? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer - (1)-(2) The minister has been advised that Dr Peter Lawrence was employed on a full-time basis as a strategic planner at the Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust from 11 February 1995, and, following the restructure of the trust, with the Department of Transport until 1 November 1996. During this time, he was located at the trust’s head office in Adelaide Terrace and the department’s office in Pier St, Perth. Dr Lawrence has also worked as a contractor for the former Department of Transport and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure since early 1997 on an average of three days per week. Over that time, he has worked from the department’s offices in Pier St, Perth; Albert Facey House, Perth; and 441 Murray St, Perth. (3) Dr Lawrence is the principal of Asymptote Consulting. (4) Asymptote Consulting is a registered sole trader. (5) No. (6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
(2) Was Dr Peter Lawrence ever employed by the Department for Planning and Infrastructure or any other agency or predecessor agency now in the minister’s portfolio, whether or not that employment was prior to the current Government taking office; if so, for what periods was he employed? (3) What is the Government’s understanding of Dr Peter Lawrence’s relationship to Asymptote Consulting? (4) What manner of body does the Government understand itself to be contracted to in its contract with Asymptote Consulting - for example, partnership, single person business, Australian company or foreign company? (5) Does the Asymptote Consulting engaged by the Government have any relationship to the French consulting group of the same name and which previously used the same logo? (7) Does Dr Peter Lawrence hold any official position within the department such as, for instance, future Perth strategic evaluation project modeller? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer - (1)-(2) The minister has been advised that Dr Peter Lawrence was employed on a full-time basis as a strategic planner at the Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust from 11 February 1995, and, following the restructure of the trust, with the Department of Transport until 1 November 1996. During this time, he was located at the trust’s head office in Adelaide Terrace and the department’s office in Pier St, Perth. Dr Lawrence has also worked as a contractor for the former Department of Transport and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure since early 1997 on an average of three days per week. Over that time, he has worked from the department’s offices in Pier St, Perth; Albert Facey House, Perth; and 441 Murray St, Perth. (3) Dr Lawrence is the principal of Asymptote Consulting. (4) Asymptote Consulting is a registered sole trader. (5) No. (6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
(3) What is the Government’s understanding of Dr Peter Lawrence’s relationship to Asymptote Consulting? (4) What manner of body does the Government understand itself to be contracted to in its contract with Asymptote Consulting - for example, partnership, single person business, Australian company or foreign company? (5) Does the Asymptote Consulting engaged by the Government have any relationship to the French consulting group of the same name and which previously used the same logo? (7) Does Dr Peter Lawrence hold any official position within the department such as, for instance, future Perth strategic evaluation project modeller? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer - (1)-(2) The minister has been advised that Dr Peter Lawrence was employed on a full-time basis as a strategic planner at the Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust from 11 February 1995, and, following the restructure of the trust, with the Department of Transport until 1 November 1996. During this time, he was located at the trust’s head office in Adelaide Terrace and the department’s office in Pier St, Perth. Dr Lawrence has also worked as a contractor for the former Department of Transport and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure since early 1997 on an average of three days per week. Over that time, he has worked from the department’s offices in Pier St, Perth; Albert Facey House, Perth; and 441 Murray St, Perth. (3) Dr Lawrence is the principal of Asymptote Consulting. (4) Asymptote Consulting is a registered sole trader. (5) No. (6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
(4) What manner of body does the Government understand itself to be contracted to in its contract with Asymptote Consulting - for example, partnership, single person business, Australian company or foreign company? (5) Does the Asymptote Consulting engaged by the Government have any relationship to the French consulting group of the same name and which previously used the same logo? (7) Does Dr Peter Lawrence hold any official position within the department such as, for instance, future Perth strategic evaluation project modeller? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer - (1)-(2) The minister has been advised that Dr Peter Lawrence was employed on a full-time basis as a strategic planner at the Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust from 11 February 1995, and, following the restructure of the trust, with the Department of Transport until 1 November 1996. During this time, he was located at the trust’s head office in Adelaide Terrace and the department’s office in Pier St, Perth. Dr Lawrence has also worked as a contractor for the former Department of Transport and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure since early 1997 on an average of three days per week. Over that time, he has worked from the department’s offices in Pier St, Perth; Albert Facey House, Perth; and 441 Murray St, Perth. (3) Dr Lawrence is the principal of Asymptote Consulting. (4) Asymptote Consulting is a registered sole trader. (5) No. (6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
(5) Does the Asymptote Consulting engaged by the Government have any relationship to the French consulting group of the same name and which previously used the same logo? (7) Does Dr Peter Lawrence hold any official position within the department such as, for instance, future Perth strategic evaluation project modeller? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer - (1)-(2) The minister has been advised that Dr Peter Lawrence was employed on a full-time basis as a strategic planner at the Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust from 11 February 1995, and, following the restructure of the trust, with the Department of Transport until 1 November 1996. During this time, he was located at the trust’s head office in Adelaide Terrace and the department’s office in Pier St, Perth. Dr Lawrence has also worked as a contractor for the former Department of Transport and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure since early 1997 on an average of three days per week. Over that time, he has worked from the department’s offices in Pier St, Perth; Albert Facey House, Perth; and 441 Murray St, Perth. (3) Dr Lawrence is the principal of Asymptote Consulting. (4) Asymptote Consulting is a registered sole trader. (5) No. (6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
(7) Does Dr Peter Lawrence hold any official position within the department such as, for instance, future Perth strategic evaluation project modeller? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer - (1)-(2) The minister has been advised that Dr Peter Lawrence was employed on a full-time basis as a strategic planner at the Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust from 11 February 1995, and, following the restructure of the trust, with the Department of Transport until 1 November 1996. During this time, he was located at the trust’s head office in Adelaide Terrace and the department’s office in Pier St, Perth. Dr Lawrence has also worked as a contractor for the former Department of Transport and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure since early 1997 on an average of three days per week. Over that time, he has worked from the department’s offices in Pier St, Perth; Albert Facey House, Perth; and 441 Murray St, Perth. (3) Dr Lawrence is the principal of Asymptote Consulting. (4) Asymptote Consulting is a registered sole trader. (5) No. (6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer - (1)-(2) The minister has been advised that Dr Peter Lawrence was employed on a full-time basis as a strategic planner at the Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust from 11 February 1995, and, following the restructure of the trust, with the Department of Transport until 1 November 1996. During this time, he was located at the trust’s head office in Adelaide Terrace and the department’s office in Pier St, Perth. Dr Lawrence has also worked as a contractor for the former Department of Transport and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure since early 1997 on an average of three days per week. Over that time, he has worked from the department’s offices in Pier St, Perth; Albert Facey House, Perth; and 441 Murray St, Perth. (3) Dr Lawrence is the principal of Asymptote Consulting. (4) Asymptote Consulting is a registered sole trader. (5) No. (6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following answer - (1)-(2) The minister has been advised that Dr Peter Lawrence was employed on a full-time basis as a strategic planner at the Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust from 11 February 1995, and, following the restructure of the trust, with the Department of Transport until 1 November 1996. During this time, he was located at the trust’s head office in Adelaide Terrace and the department’s office in Pier St, Perth. Dr Lawrence has also worked as a contractor for the former Department of Transport and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure since early 1997 on an average of three days per week. Over that time, he has worked from the department’s offices in Pier St, Perth; Albert Facey House, Perth; and 441 Murray St, Perth. (3) Dr Lawrence is the principal of Asymptote Consulting. (4) Asymptote Consulting is a registered sole trader. (5) No. (6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
(1)-(2) The minister has been advised that Dr Peter Lawrence was employed on a full-time basis as a strategic planner at the Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust from 11 February 1995, and, following the restructure of the trust, with the Department of Transport until 1 November 1996. During this time, he was located at the trust’s head office in Adelaide Terrace and the department’s office in Pier St, Perth. Dr Lawrence has also worked as a contractor for the former Department of Transport and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure since early 1997 on an average of three days per week. Over that time, he has worked from the department’s offices in Pier St, Perth; Albert Facey House, Perth; and 441 Murray St, Perth. (3) Dr Lawrence is the principal of Asymptote Consulting. (4) Asymptote Consulting is a registered sole trader. (5) No. (6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
(3) Dr Lawrence is the principal of Asymptote Consulting. (4) Asymptote Consulting is a registered sole trader. (5) No. (6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
(4) Asymptote Consulting is a registered sole trader. (5) No. (6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
(5) No. (6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
(6) The minister cannot answer this question on behalf of the Government, but as far as the Department for Planning and Infrastructure is concerned, the answer is no. (7) No.
(7) No.
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