Question On Notice No. 2430 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 Trust, and I ask:
(a) who
are the members of the Trust;
(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 Trust were they eligible to attend and how many
meetings were attended;
(d) what
is the annual cost of operating and supporting the Trust;
(e) for
the 2017-18 and 2018-19 financial years, on how many occasions did the Trust
meet and on what dates; and
(f) will the Minister please
table the minutes of each meeting of the Trust identified in (e)?
Answered on 15 October 2019
Answer
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(a)
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(b)
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(c)
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Name of Trust Member
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Date First Appointed
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Date Term Expires
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Eligible Meetings
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Meetings Attended
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Brendan Hammond
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01.11.2017
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30.06.2020
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15
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15
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Karlie Mucjanko
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30.11.2015
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31.12.2020
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29
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27
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Gail Reynolds-Adamson
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01.08.2019
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30.06.2020
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1
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1
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Ross Love
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01.08.2019
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31.12.2021
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1
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1
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Tom Stephens
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01.08.2019
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30.06.2021
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1
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1
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d) The operating budget for the Trust in 2018-19 was $285,717. Support is provided to the Trust 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.
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(e)
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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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10 August 2017
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General Meeting
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16 August 2018
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General Meeting
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19 October 2017
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General Meeting
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22 October 2018
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General Meeting
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14 November 2017
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Meeting with Minister
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28 November 2018
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Meeting with Minister
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7 December 2017
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General Meeting
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13 December 2018
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General Meeting
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15 February 2018
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General Meeting
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26 February 2019
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General Meeting
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12 April 2018
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General Meeting
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11 April 2019
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General Meeting
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7 May 2018
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Meeting with Minister
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6 June 2019
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Meeting with Minister
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14 June 2018
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General Meeting
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27 June 2019
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General Meeting
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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.