Question Without Notice No. 804 asked in the Legislative Council on 8 November 2017 by Hon Peter Collier
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
CABINET SECRETARY — ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
804. Hon PETER COLLIER to the Leader of the House representing the Premier:
(1) In her newly created role as cabinet secretary, is Amber-Jade Sanderson responsible for identifying ministerial conflicts of interest; and, if not, why not?
(2) If yes to (1), has Amber-Jade Sanderson identified any conflict of interest of any minister since 17 March 2017?
(3) What are the precise roles and responsibilities of Amber-Jade Sanderson in her capacity as cabinet secretary?
Hon SUE ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) For the information of the honourable member, the position is not newly created and was in place under the Richard Court Liberal government and has been re-established. Ministers are required to identify and declare any conflicts of interest.
(2) In accordance with the Ministerial Code of Conduct, all ministers and parliamentary secretaries are required to make declarations concerning conflicts of interest. These declarations remain cabinet-in-confidence.
(3) The parliamentary secretary to the cabinet's responsibilities include the following: working with the Premier and ministers to coordinate cabinet submissions; ensuring government priorities are progressing through cabinet; and working with the cabinet to ensure that election commitments are delivered as promised to the people of Western Australia.