Question On Notice No. 2431 asked in the Legislative Council on 3 September 2019 by Hon Martin Aldridge
Question Directed to the: Minister for Regional Development
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Question
I refer to the
Regional Development Council, and I ask:
(a) who
are the members of the Council;
(b) with respect to each
member, when was each member appointed and when does their term expire;
(c) with respect to each
member, how many meetings of the Council were they eligible to attend and how
many meetings were attended;
(d) what
is the annual cost of operating and supporting the Council;
(e) for
the 2017-18 and 2018-19 financial years, on how many occasions did the Council
meet and on what dates; and
(f) will the Minister please
table the minutes of each meeting of the Council identified in (e)?
Answered on 15 October 2019
(a)
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(b)
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(c)
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Name of Council Member
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First Appointment Date
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Date Term Expires
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Eligible Meetings
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Meetings Attended
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Rebecca Tomkinson
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14.08.2017
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30.06.2021
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10
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9
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Andy Munro
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23.07.2018
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30.06.2021
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6
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4
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Gail Reynolds-Adamson
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16.07.2018
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30.06.2020
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6
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2
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Brad Williamson
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22.07.2019
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31.12.2021
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1
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1
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James Brown
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01.07.2019
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31.12.2020
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1
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1
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Todd West
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26.06.2017
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30.06.2020
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10
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10
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Paddi Creevey
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26.09.2017
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30.06.2020
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9
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9
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Brendan Hammond
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01.09.2017
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31.08.2020
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10
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7
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Nick Belyea
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31.07.2017
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30.06.2020
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10
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8
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Ralph Addis
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05.09.2016
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30.06.2021
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15
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14
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d) The annual operating budget for the Council in 2018-19 was $110,280. Support is provided to the Council by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. Depending on the nature of the support required this can and does come from any area of the Department and can not be quantified.
e)
2017-18 Meeting Dates
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Type of Meeting
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2018-19 Meeting Dates
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Type of Meeting
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12.09.2017
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Council Briefing
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06.12.2018
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Council Briefing
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30.11.2017
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General Meeting
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18.02.2019
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General Meeting
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28.02.2018
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General Meeting
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29.04.2019
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Planning Meeting
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21.06.2018
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General Meeting
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09.05.2019
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General Meeting
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|
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28.05.2019
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Council Briefing
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f) Given the 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.