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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 751 asked in the Legislative Council on 6 August 2019 by Hon Diane Evers

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

FOREST PRODUCTS COMMISSION — COMPETITIVE NEUTRALITY POLICY

751. Hon DIANE EVERS to the minister representing the Treasurer:

I refer to the Forest Products Commission.

(1) Has the Treasurer received any complaints in the past five years regarding the Forest Products Commission breaching the state's competitive neutrality policy?

(2) If yes to (1), how many?

(3) If yes to (1), has the Treasurer requested an investigation?

(a) If yes, when will the investigation be completed; and

(b) will the result of the investigation and any subsequent reports be made public?

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following information has been provided by the Treasurer.

(1) Yes.

(2) The Treasurer has received one complaint against the Forest Products Commission in 2018–19.

(3) The Treasurer has requested an investigation.

(a) The investigation has recently begun and is planned to be completed by November 2019.

(b) At the conclusion of the investigation, the Department of Treasury will prepare a report on its findings and this report will be provided to the complainant with any commercial-in-confidence information redacted. The competitive neutrality policy requires that the confidential information of all parties be protected.