CORRUPTION AND CRIME COMMISSION — NORTH
METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE — MISCONDUCT — GOVERNMENT RESPONSE
895. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the Leader of the House representing
the Minister for Public Sector Management:
I refer to the answer provided to my
question without notice 878 of 20 September 2018.
(1) What are the
specific terms of reference of the Public Sector Commission's audit and
review of existing contracts with the firms named in the 16 August 2018
Corruption and Crime Commission report?
(2) What direct
or indirect contact has been made with those firms by the Public Sector
Commission in the course of undertaking this audit and review?
(3) Noting the
government's commitment to a public release of the audit and review,
when is it likely that it will be completed?
(4) Are any other
similar reviews being undertaken into these or related matters by an agency of
the state government?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) The Public
Sector Commission requested all public sector agencies and government trading
entities to provide details of existing contracts with any of the firms
identified in the Corruption and Crime Commission report. The contracts that
were identified are currently being considered by the Department of Finance and
the State Solicitor's Office as part of the review.
(2) As the review
is not finalised, it would not be appropriate at this time to provide details
of contacts with any of the identified firms.
(3) The review is ongoing and the
results will be made public once it is finalised.
(4) The Public
Sector Commission sent a CEO gateway message to all public sector agencies and
government trading entities advising that it would be prudent for agencies to
undertake their own internal review of contracts awarded since 1 July 2016 to
the companies identified in the Corruption and Crime Commission report. This
further work is not being coordinated by the Public Sector Commission.