Mr. Omodei asks about the Environment Minister's correspondence system, specifically regarding record-keeping, scanning, and search functionality. The Minister confirms a new system is being implemented to address these areas, while the current system has limitations.

AnsweredQoN 105Legislative Assembly
Asked
29 June 2005
Portfolio
the Environment; Science

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(b) are details of all incoming and outgoing correspondence entered into this system; (c) are copies of the relevant correspondence scanned and stored electronically or filed as a hard copy as part of this process; and (d) does this correspondence system have a search function?
(c) are copies of the relevant correspondence scanned and stored electronically or filed as a hard copy as part of this process; and (d) does this correspondence system have a search function?
(d) does this correspondence system have a search function?
The Minister for the Environment; Science has provided the following response: (a) Yes (b-d) A new Ministerial correspondence system is being implemented. When the implementation is complete, all Ministerial correspondence will be scanned, stored electronically and available for online, full text searching. The current system records details of hard copy inwards Ministerial correspondence, action taken and has limited search capacity.
(a) Yes (b-d) A new Ministerial correspondence system is being implemented. When the implementation is complete, all Ministerial correspondence will be scanned, stored electronically and available for online, full text searching. The current system records details of hard copy inwards Ministerial correspondence, action taken and has limited search capacity.
(b-d) A new Ministerial correspondence system is being implemented. When the implementation is complete, all Ministerial correspondence will be scanned, stored electronically and available for online, full text searching. The current system records details of hard copy inwards Ministerial correspondence, action taken and has limited search capacity.

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Answered
14 September 2005
Responded by
Minister for the Environment; Science
Response time
77 days
Answer
The Minister for the Environment; Science has provided the following response:
(a) Yes
(b-d) A new Ministerial correspondence system is being implemented. When the implementation is complete, all Ministerial correspondence will be scanned, stored electronically and available for online, full text searching. The current system records details of hard copy inwards Ministerial correspondence, action taken and has limited search capacity.

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