❓ Hon Ray Halligan asks about bad debts written off by the Forest Products Commission between 2001 and 2006. The Minister provides a detailed breakdown of the amounts, confirms debts exceeded $10,000, and lists the companies involved.
AnsweredQoN 3832Legislative Council
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For each Department and Agency under the Minister’s control, including the Ministerial Office, and understanding that the write-off process is covered by the
Financial Administration and Audit Act
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(1) What was the total amount of bad debts written off in each of the financial years -
(a) 2001-2002;
(b) 2002-2003;
(c) 2003-2004;
(d) 2004-2005; and
(e) 2005-2006?
(2) Were any of these debts above $10 000?
(3) If so, what is the name of the person or company owing the debt?
Financial Administration and Audit Act
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(1) What was the total amount of bad debts written off in each of the financial years -
(a) 2001-2002;
(b) 2002-2003;
(c) 2003-2004;
(d) 2004-2005; and
(e) 2005-2006?
(2) Were any of these debts above $10 000?
(3) If so, what is the name of the person or company owing the debt?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
18 October 2006
Responded by
Minister for Forestry
Response time
57 days
(b) 2002-2003; (c) 2003-2004; (d) 2004-2005; and (e) 2005-2006?
(c) 2003-2004; (d) 2004-2005; and (e) 2005-2006?
(d) 2004-2005; and (e) 2005-2006?
(e) 2005-2006?
Please refer to question on notice 3838. As Member is aware the write-off process is covered by the Financial Administration and Audit Act (FAAA). The FAAA has been in place since 1986 and similar provisions were in place in the Audit Act 1904. As a standard practice the agency would be expected to have taken all reasonable steps to recover and amend processes to avoid any recurrence prior to seeking approval to write-off. Compliance with the Financial Administration and Audit Act is audited annually by the Office of the Auditor General and any non compliance is reported to Parliament. Forest Products Commission (1) The total amount of bad debts written off in each of the financial years: (a) 2001-2002: Nil (b) 2002-2003: $39,087 (c) 2003-2004: $417,874 (d) 2004-2005: $31,446 (e) 2005-2006: $497,211 Please note that these figures are GST exclusive. (2) Yes. (3) The following companies had debts in excess of $10,000: Pempine McLean Recycling Industries T & E Wood Supplies APT Forestry Greencare Resources Pty Ltd Auscorp Group Pty Ltd Australian Growth Managers Ltd Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
As Member is aware the write-off process is covered by the Financial Administration and Audit Act (FAAA). The FAAA has been in place since 1986 and similar provisions were in place in the Audit Act 1904. As a standard practice the agency would be expected to have taken all reasonable steps to recover and amend processes to avoid any recurrence prior to seeking approval to write-off. Compliance with the Financial Administration and Audit Act is audited annually by the Office of the Auditor General and any non compliance is reported to Parliament. Forest Products Commission (1) The total amount of bad debts written off in each of the financial years: (a) 2001-2002: Nil (b) 2002-2003: $39,087 (c) 2003-2004: $417,874 (d) 2004-2005: $31,446 (e) 2005-2006: $497,211 Please note that these figures are GST exclusive. (2) Yes. (3) The following companies had debts in excess of $10,000: Pempine McLean Recycling Industries T & E Wood Supplies APT Forestry Greencare Resources Pty Ltd Auscorp Group Pty Ltd Australian Growth Managers Ltd Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
As a standard practice the agency would be expected to have taken all reasonable steps to recover and amend processes to avoid any recurrence prior to seeking approval to write-off. Compliance with the Financial Administration and Audit Act is audited annually by the Office of the Auditor General and any non compliance is reported to Parliament. Forest Products Commission (1) The total amount of bad debts written off in each of the financial years: (a) 2001-2002: Nil (b) 2002-2003: $39,087 (c) 2003-2004: $417,874 (d) 2004-2005: $31,446 (e) 2005-2006: $497,211 Please note that these figures are GST exclusive. (2) Yes. (3) The following companies had debts in excess of $10,000: Pempine McLean Recycling Industries T & E Wood Supplies APT Forestry Greencare Resources Pty Ltd Auscorp Group Pty Ltd Australian Growth Managers Ltd Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
Compliance with the Financial Administration and Audit Act is audited annually by the Office of the Auditor General and any non compliance is reported to Parliament. Forest Products Commission (1) The total amount of bad debts written off in each of the financial years: (a) 2001-2002: Nil (b) 2002-2003: $39,087 (c) 2003-2004: $417,874 (d) 2004-2005: $31,446 (e) 2005-2006: $497,211 Please note that these figures are GST exclusive. (2) Yes. (3) The following companies had debts in excess of $10,000: Pempine McLean Recycling Industries T & E Wood Supplies APT Forestry Greencare Resources Pty Ltd Auscorp Group Pty Ltd Australian Growth Managers Ltd Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
Forest Products Commission (1) The total amount of bad debts written off in each of the financial years: (a) 2001-2002: Nil (b) 2002-2003: $39,087 (c) 2003-2004: $417,874 (d) 2004-2005: $31,446 (e) 2005-2006: $497,211 Please note that these figures are GST exclusive. (2) Yes. (3) The following companies had debts in excess of $10,000: Pempine McLean Recycling Industries T & E Wood Supplies APT Forestry Greencare Resources Pty Ltd Auscorp Group Pty Ltd Australian Growth Managers Ltd Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
(1) The total amount of bad debts written off in each of the financial years: (a) 2001-2002: Nil (b) 2002-2003: $39,087 (c) 2003-2004: $417,874 (d) 2004-2005: $31,446 (e) 2005-2006: $497,211 Please note that these figures are GST exclusive. (2) Yes. (3) The following companies had debts in excess of $10,000: Pempine McLean Recycling Industries T & E Wood Supplies APT Forestry Greencare Resources Pty Ltd Auscorp Group Pty Ltd Australian Growth Managers Ltd Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
(a) 2001-2002: Nil (b) 2002-2003: $39,087 (c) 2003-2004: $417,874 (d) 2004-2005: $31,446 (e) 2005-2006: $497,211 Please note that these figures are GST exclusive. (2) Yes. (3) The following companies had debts in excess of $10,000: Pempine McLean Recycling Industries T & E Wood Supplies APT Forestry Greencare Resources Pty Ltd Auscorp Group Pty Ltd Australian Growth Managers Ltd Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
(b) 2002-2003: $39,087 (c) 2003-2004: $417,874 (d) 2004-2005: $31,446 (e) 2005-2006: $497,211 Please note that these figures are GST exclusive. (2) Yes. (3) The following companies had debts in excess of $10,000: Pempine McLean Recycling Industries T & E Wood Supplies APT Forestry Greencare Resources Pty Ltd Auscorp Group Pty Ltd Australian Growth Managers Ltd Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
(c) 2003-2004: $417,874 (d) 2004-2005: $31,446 (e) 2005-2006: $497,211 Please note that these figures are GST exclusive. (2) Yes. (3) The following companies had debts in excess of $10,000: Pempine McLean Recycling Industries T & E Wood Supplies APT Forestry Greencare Resources Pty Ltd Auscorp Group Pty Ltd Australian Growth Managers Ltd Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
(d) 2004-2005: $31,446 (e) 2005-2006: $497,211 Please note that these figures are GST exclusive. (2) Yes. (3) The following companies had debts in excess of $10,000: Pempine McLean Recycling Industries T & E Wood Supplies APT Forestry Greencare Resources Pty Ltd Auscorp Group Pty Ltd Australian Growth Managers Ltd Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
(e) 2005-2006: $497,211 Please note that these figures are GST exclusive. (2) Yes. (3) The following companies had debts in excess of $10,000: Pempine McLean Recycling Industries T & E Wood Supplies APT Forestry Greencare Resources Pty Ltd Auscorp Group Pty Ltd Australian Growth Managers Ltd Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
Please note that these figures are GST exclusive. (2) Yes. (3) The following companies had debts in excess of $10,000: Pempine McLean Recycling Industries T & E Wood Supplies APT Forestry Greencare Resources Pty Ltd Auscorp Group Pty Ltd Australian Growth Managers Ltd Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
(2) Yes. (3) The following companies had debts in excess of $10,000: Pempine McLean Recycling Industries T & E Wood Supplies APT Forestry Greencare Resources Pty Ltd Auscorp Group Pty Ltd Australian Growth Managers Ltd Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
(3) The following companies had debts in excess of $10,000: Pempine McLean Recycling Industries T & E Wood Supplies APT Forestry Greencare Resources Pty Ltd Auscorp Group Pty Ltd Australian Growth Managers Ltd Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
Pempine McLean Recycling Industries T & E Wood Supplies APT Forestry Greencare Resources Pty Ltd Auscorp Group Pty Ltd Australian Growth Managers Ltd Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
McLean Recycling Industries T & E Wood Supplies APT Forestry Greencare Resources Pty Ltd Auscorp Group Pty Ltd Australian Growth Managers Ltd Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
T & E Wood Supplies APT Forestry Greencare Resources Pty Ltd Auscorp Group Pty Ltd Australian Growth Managers Ltd Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
APT Forestry Greencare Resources Pty Ltd Auscorp Group Pty Ltd Australian Growth Managers Ltd Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
Greencare Resources Pty Ltd Auscorp Group Pty Ltd Australian Growth Managers Ltd Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
Auscorp Group Pty Ltd Australian Growth Managers Ltd Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
Australian Growth Managers Ltd Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
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(c) 2003-2004; (d) 2004-2005; and (e) 2005-2006?
(d) 2004-2005; and (e) 2005-2006?
(e) 2005-2006?
Please refer to question on notice 3838. As Member is aware the write-off process is covered by the Financial Administration and Audit Act (FAAA). The FAAA has been in place since 1986 and similar provisions were in place in the Audit Act 1904. As a standard practice the agency would be expected to have taken all reasonable steps to recover and amend processes to avoid any recurrence prior to seeking approval to write-off. Compliance with the Financial Administration and Audit Act is audited annually by the Office of the Auditor General and any non compliance is reported to Parliament. Forest Products Commission (1) The total amount of bad debts written off in each of the financial years: (a) 2001-2002: Nil (b) 2002-2003: $39,087 (c) 2003-2004: $417,874 (d) 2004-2005: $31,446 (e) 2005-2006: $497,211 Please note that these figures are GST exclusive. (2) Yes. (3) The following companies had debts in excess of $10,000: Pempine McLean Recycling Industries T & E Wood Supplies APT Forestry Greencare Resources Pty Ltd Auscorp Group Pty Ltd Australian Growth Managers Ltd Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
As Member is aware the write-off process is covered by the Financial Administration and Audit Act (FAAA). The FAAA has been in place since 1986 and similar provisions were in place in the Audit Act 1904. As a standard practice the agency would be expected to have taken all reasonable steps to recover and amend processes to avoid any recurrence prior to seeking approval to write-off. Compliance with the Financial Administration and Audit Act is audited annually by the Office of the Auditor General and any non compliance is reported to Parliament. Forest Products Commission (1) The total amount of bad debts written off in each of the financial years: (a) 2001-2002: Nil (b) 2002-2003: $39,087 (c) 2003-2004: $417,874 (d) 2004-2005: $31,446 (e) 2005-2006: $497,211 Please note that these figures are GST exclusive. (2) Yes. (3) The following companies had debts in excess of $10,000: Pempine McLean Recycling Industries T & E Wood Supplies APT Forestry Greencare Resources Pty Ltd Auscorp Group Pty Ltd Australian Growth Managers Ltd Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
As a standard practice the agency would be expected to have taken all reasonable steps to recover and amend processes to avoid any recurrence prior to seeking approval to write-off. Compliance with the Financial Administration and Audit Act is audited annually by the Office of the Auditor General and any non compliance is reported to Parliament. Forest Products Commission (1) The total amount of bad debts written off in each of the financial years: (a) 2001-2002: Nil (b) 2002-2003: $39,087 (c) 2003-2004: $417,874 (d) 2004-2005: $31,446 (e) 2005-2006: $497,211 Please note that these figures are GST exclusive. (2) Yes. (3) The following companies had debts in excess of $10,000: Pempine McLean Recycling Industries T & E Wood Supplies APT Forestry Greencare Resources Pty Ltd Auscorp Group Pty Ltd Australian Growth Managers Ltd Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
Compliance with the Financial Administration and Audit Act is audited annually by the Office of the Auditor General and any non compliance is reported to Parliament. Forest Products Commission (1) The total amount of bad debts written off in each of the financial years: (a) 2001-2002: Nil (b) 2002-2003: $39,087 (c) 2003-2004: $417,874 (d) 2004-2005: $31,446 (e) 2005-2006: $497,211 Please note that these figures are GST exclusive. (2) Yes. (3) The following companies had debts in excess of $10,000: Pempine McLean Recycling Industries T & E Wood Supplies APT Forestry Greencare Resources Pty Ltd Auscorp Group Pty Ltd Australian Growth Managers Ltd Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
Forest Products Commission (1) The total amount of bad debts written off in each of the financial years: (a) 2001-2002: Nil (b) 2002-2003: $39,087 (c) 2003-2004: $417,874 (d) 2004-2005: $31,446 (e) 2005-2006: $497,211 Please note that these figures are GST exclusive. (2) Yes. (3) The following companies had debts in excess of $10,000: Pempine McLean Recycling Industries T & E Wood Supplies APT Forestry Greencare Resources Pty Ltd Auscorp Group Pty Ltd Australian Growth Managers Ltd Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
(1) The total amount of bad debts written off in each of the financial years: (a) 2001-2002: Nil (b) 2002-2003: $39,087 (c) 2003-2004: $417,874 (d) 2004-2005: $31,446 (e) 2005-2006: $497,211 Please note that these figures are GST exclusive. (2) Yes. (3) The following companies had debts in excess of $10,000: Pempine McLean Recycling Industries T & E Wood Supplies APT Forestry Greencare Resources Pty Ltd Auscorp Group Pty Ltd Australian Growth Managers Ltd Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
(a) 2001-2002: Nil (b) 2002-2003: $39,087 (c) 2003-2004: $417,874 (d) 2004-2005: $31,446 (e) 2005-2006: $497,211 Please note that these figures are GST exclusive. (2) Yes. (3) The following companies had debts in excess of $10,000: Pempine McLean Recycling Industries T & E Wood Supplies APT Forestry Greencare Resources Pty Ltd Auscorp Group Pty Ltd Australian Growth Managers Ltd Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
(b) 2002-2003: $39,087 (c) 2003-2004: $417,874 (d) 2004-2005: $31,446 (e) 2005-2006: $497,211 Please note that these figures are GST exclusive. (2) Yes. (3) The following companies had debts in excess of $10,000: Pempine McLean Recycling Industries T & E Wood Supplies APT Forestry Greencare Resources Pty Ltd Auscorp Group Pty Ltd Australian Growth Managers Ltd Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
(c) 2003-2004: $417,874 (d) 2004-2005: $31,446 (e) 2005-2006: $497,211 Please note that these figures are GST exclusive. (2) Yes. (3) The following companies had debts in excess of $10,000: Pempine McLean Recycling Industries T & E Wood Supplies APT Forestry Greencare Resources Pty Ltd Auscorp Group Pty Ltd Australian Growth Managers Ltd Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
(d) 2004-2005: $31,446 (e) 2005-2006: $497,211 Please note that these figures are GST exclusive. (2) Yes. (3) The following companies had debts in excess of $10,000: Pempine McLean Recycling Industries T & E Wood Supplies APT Forestry Greencare Resources Pty Ltd Auscorp Group Pty Ltd Australian Growth Managers Ltd Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
(e) 2005-2006: $497,211 Please note that these figures are GST exclusive. (2) Yes. (3) The following companies had debts in excess of $10,000: Pempine McLean Recycling Industries T & E Wood Supplies APT Forestry Greencare Resources Pty Ltd Auscorp Group Pty Ltd Australian Growth Managers Ltd Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
Please note that these figures are GST exclusive. (2) Yes. (3) The following companies had debts in excess of $10,000: Pempine McLean Recycling Industries T & E Wood Supplies APT Forestry Greencare Resources Pty Ltd Auscorp Group Pty Ltd Australian Growth Managers Ltd Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
(2) Yes. (3) The following companies had debts in excess of $10,000: Pempine McLean Recycling Industries T & E Wood Supplies APT Forestry Greencare Resources Pty Ltd Auscorp Group Pty Ltd Australian Growth Managers Ltd Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
(3) The following companies had debts in excess of $10,000: Pempine McLean Recycling Industries T & E Wood Supplies APT Forestry Greencare Resources Pty Ltd Auscorp Group Pty Ltd Australian Growth Managers Ltd Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
Pempine McLean Recycling Industries T & E Wood Supplies APT Forestry Greencare Resources Pty Ltd Auscorp Group Pty Ltd Australian Growth Managers Ltd Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
McLean Recycling Industries T & E Wood Supplies APT Forestry Greencare Resources Pty Ltd Auscorp Group Pty Ltd Australian Growth Managers Ltd Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
T & E Wood Supplies APT Forestry Greencare Resources Pty Ltd Auscorp Group Pty Ltd Australian Growth Managers Ltd Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
APT Forestry Greencare Resources Pty Ltd Auscorp Group Pty Ltd Australian Growth Managers Ltd Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
Greencare Resources Pty Ltd Auscorp Group Pty Ltd Australian Growth Managers Ltd Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
Auscorp Group Pty Ltd Australian Growth Managers Ltd Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
Australian Growth Managers Ltd Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
Natural Medicines Australia K Brown
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