Question On Notice No. 1701 asked in the Legislative Council on 16 October 2018 by Hon Martin Aldridge
Question Directed to the: Minister for Regional Development
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Tabled Paper No: 2204-
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Question
I refer to the Regional Development Trust and Regional Development Council, and I ask:
(a) with respect to each entity please provide:
(i) the name and tenure of any staff;
(ii) the name and tenure of each trust/council member;
(iii) the date of each trust/council meeting since 12 March 2017 to present;
(iv) a copy of the minutes from each trust/council meeting identified in (iii); and
(v) a copy of the conflict of interest register for staff and trust/council members?
Answered on 20 November 2018
(a) (i) No staff are employed by the Western Australian Regional Development Trust or the Regional Development Council.
(a) (ii)-(iii) [Please refer to the attached Tabled Paper No…]
(a) (iv) Given that Board minutes may contain commercially sensitive information or reveal the deliberative processes of the Minister or Cabinet, it is not appropriate to provide this information. I would be happy to consider a more specific request if the Member has a particular area of concern that he would like to raise.
(a) (v) The Western Australian Regional Development Trust and the Regional Development Council proactively manage conflicts of interest as required under their enabling legislation and the broader Public Sector governance framework.
Potential conflicts are managed through member inductions and declarations and a standing agenda item at the beginning of each Board meeting. The actions taken to manage specific conflict of interest declarations are recorded in the minutes of the relevant Board meeting.
I do not consider it reasonable to table all conflict of interest declarations but would be happy to consider a more specific request if the Member has a particular area of concern that he would like to raise.