An inquiry into public sector procurement of goods and services and its vulnerability to corrupt practice

Inquiry status:

Past

Date commenced:

22 Nov 2017

Tabling date:

14 May 2020

Deadline for submissions:

15 Mar 2018

Date Ended:

14 May 2020

Committee

Committee on the Corruption and Crime Commission (2017 - 2021)

House:

Joint

Host House:

Legislative Assembly

Media Statements:

No Media Statements released

Important Information:

Terms of Reference:

An inquiry into public sector procurement of goods and services and its vulnerability to corrupt practice

The committee will examine:-
1. The adequacy and nature of oversight mechanisms, policies and guidelines for procurement within the WA public sector to prevent corruption and serious misconduct;
2. The profile and training of public sector personnel engaged in procurement;
3. Corruption prevention and risk strategies deployed in WA Public Sector agencies;
4. The sufficiency and use of sanctions for individuals found to have engaged in corrupt and serious misconduct in procurement duties;
5. Best corruption prevention practices in procurement from other jurisdictions;
6. Reform to current legal and administrative practices in the area of procurement to prevent and reduce the risk of corruption;
7. Adequacy of whistleblowing protections in the context of allegations of corruption in procurement.

Call for submissions.pdf

Submission Number	Submitting person/organisation
001	CCF WA received on 1 Mar 2018
002	Office of the Auditor General received on 2 Mar 2018
003	Department of Finance received on 13 Mar 2018
004	Department of Transport received on 14 Mar 2018
005	Public Sector Commission received on 14 Mar 2018
006	Community and Public Sector Union/Civil Service Association received on 15 Mar 2018
007	Department of Education received on 16 Mar 2018
008	Corruption and Crime Commission received on 7 Nov 2017
009	Ms Christine Tonkin received on 28 Aug 2018
010	Public Transport Authority received on 18 Oct 2018

Unless a venue is specified, hearings are held at the
Legislative Council Committee Rooms, Level 1, 2 Parliament Place, West Perth

Unless a venue is specified, hearings are held at the
Legislative Assembly Committee Rooms, Level 2, 2 Parliament Place, West Perth

Date	Time	Venue	Organisation	Witness
09 May 2018	10:00 AM	Legislative Committee Office Room 1		Mr John Langoulant AO
27 Jun 2018	10:15 AM	Legislative Assembly Meeting Room (Parliament House)	Department of Finance	Mrs Stephanie Black (Acting Director General), Miss Kathryn Ingham (Director, Strategic Advisory Services), Mr Richard Mann (Executive Director, Stratetgic Projects) and Mr Anthony Halberg (Director, Policy and Procurement Services)
27 Jun 2018	10:15 AM	Legislative Assembly Meeting Room (Parliament House)	Department of Finance	Ms Stephanie Black (A/Director General), Ms Kate Ingham (Director, Strategic Advisory Services), Mr Tony Halberg (Director, Policy and Procurement Services, Building Management and Works) and Mr Richard Mann (Executive Director Strategic Projects)
17 Sep 2018	12:30 PM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 2	Department of Transport	Mr Nina Lyhne (Acting Director General), Mr Steve Beyer (Acting Managing Director), Mr Craig Shepherd (Director, Procurement and Fleet Managment) and Mrs Natasha Thomas (Budget Management Director)
17 Sep 2018	01:45 PM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 2	Department of Transport and Main Roads WA	Mr Nina Lyhne (Acting Director General), Mr Peter Woronzow (Acting Managing Director) and Mr Philip D'Souza (Acting Executive Director, Finance and Commericial Services)
17 Sep 2018	03:00 PM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 2	Department of Transport and Public Transport Authority	Ms Nina Lyhne (Acting Director General), Mr Mark Burgess (Managing Director) and Mr Kevin Kirk (Executive Director Finance and Contracts)
10 Oct 2018	10:00 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 1	Courrption and Crime Commission WA	Hon. John McKechnie, QC (Commissioner), Mr Ray Warnes (Chief Executive) and Ms Kirsten Nelson (Acting Director Assessment and Strategy Development)
17 Oct 2018	10:00 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 1	Department of Health	Dr David Russell-Weisz (Director General), Mr Rob Toms (Chief Executive, Health Support Service), Mr Mark Thompson (Chief Procurement Officer, Health Support Service) and Mr Leon McIvor (Acting Assistant Director General, Strategy and Governance Division)
07 Nov 2018	10:15 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 2	Public Sector Commission	Ms Sharyn O’Neill (Commissioner), Mr Lindsay Warner (Executive Director, Workforce Performance & Renewal), Mr Eamon Ryan (Executive Director, Conduct and Compliance) and Ms Tamara Findlay – Assistant Director, Sector Performance & Reporting)
26 Nov 2018	10:15 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 2		Ms Christine Tonkin
20 Mar 2019	10:15 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 1	Public Sector Commission	Ms Sharyn O'Neill (Public Sector Commissioner), Mr Eamon Ryan (Executive Director, Integrity and Risk), Mr Lindsay Warner (Acting Executive Director, Policy and Data Analytics) and Ms Melissa Travers (PSC Legal Officer)
03 Apr 2019	10:15 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 1		Mr Ross Emerson
10 Apr 2019	10:15 AM	Legislative Assembly Meeting Room (Parliament House)	Office of the Auditor General	Ms Caroline Spencer (Auditor General), Ms Sandra Labuschagne (Deputy Auditor General) and Mr Jason Beeley (Assistant Auditor General)
08 May 2019	10:15 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 1	Main Roads WA	Mr Richard Sellers (Commissioner), Mr Peter Woronzow (Managing Director) and Mr Philip D'Souza (Acting Executive Director, Finance and Commercial Services)
15 May 2019	09:45 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 1	Department of Health	Dr Russell-Weisz (Director General), Dr Robyn Lawrence (Chief Executive of North Metropolitan Health Service), Mrs Liz Macleod (Chief Executive of East Metropolitan Health Service), Mr Mark Thompson (Health Support Services Chief Procurement Officer), Mrs Angie Spaziani (Department of Health's, Director System Wide Integrity Services) and Dr Andrew Robertson (Chief Health Officer, Assistant Director General, Public and Aboriginal Health)
12 Jun 2019	10:15 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 1	Department of Finance	Ms Jodi Cant (Director General), Mr Andrew Davy (Acting Director, Strategic Advisory Services), Mrs Stephanie Black (Executive Director, Government Procurement), Mr Mark Bryden (Director, Strategic Issues) and Mr Phil Helberg (Acting Deputy Director General, Building Management and Works)
23 Oct 2019	10:15 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 1	State Tender Review Committee	Ms Cassandra Ahearne (Deputy Chair), Mrs Susanne Harris (Committee Member), Ms Beata Bialozor-Kurtis (Committee Member), Ms Angela Corbett (Committee Member), Mr Keith Van Dongen (Committee Member), Mr Liam Carren (Committee Member), Miss Kathryn Abbott (Executive Support and Policy and Practice Adviser) and Mr Mark Thompson (Committee Member)