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Parliamentary Questions


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)

(b)

(c)

Name of Council Member

First Appointment Date

Date Term Expires

Eligible Meetings

Meetings Attended

Rebecca Tomkinson

14.08.2017

30.06.2021

10

9

Andy Munro

23.07.2018

30.06.2021

6

4

Gail Reynolds-Adamson

16.07.2018

30.06.2020

6

2

Brad Williamson

22.07.2019

31.12.2021

1

1

James Brown

01.07.2019

31.12.2020

1

1

Todd West

26.06.2017

30.06.2020

10

10

Paddi Creevey

26.09.2017

30.06.2020

9

9

Brendan Hammond

01.09.2017

31.08.2020

10

7

Nick Belyea

31.07.2017

30.06.2020

10

8

Ralph Addis

05.09.2016

30.06.2021

15

14

 

 

 

 

 

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

Type of Meeting

2018-19 Meeting Dates

Type of Meeting

12.09.2017

Council Briefing

06.12.2018

Council Briefing

30.11.2017

General Meeting

18.02.2019

General Meeting

28.02.2018

General Meeting

29.04.2019

Planning Meeting

21.06.2018

General Meeting

09.05.2019

General Meeting

 

 

28.05.2019

Council Briefing

 

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.