ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT — COST RECOVERY
786. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the minister representing the
Minister for Environment:
I refer to the Department of Water
and Environmental Regulation discussion paper Implementing cost recovery for
part IV of the Environmental Protection Act 1986.
(1) What expense was incurred by DWER
in commissioning work by —
(a) EY at the first stage to review
cost recovery approaches in other jurisdictions;
(b) Lisa Byrne consulting at the second stage to
develop pricing and demand management models; and
(c) EY again at the third stage to
validate the pricing and demand management models?
(2) On what basis and via which
processes were the above consultancies engaged?
(3) Will the minister table the
documents referred to above; and, if not, why not?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) The expenses
incurred by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation are estimated
to be —
(a) $103 200 for the original report
by EY and an additional $22 352 for addendum.
(b) $48 716.
(c) $32 703.
(2) EY was
engaged under the terms of DWER's common-user agreement for both the
first stage and third stage. The Department
of Water and Environmental Regulation sought quotes for the second stage of
work from Deloitte, EY and Lisa Byrne consulting. Lisa Byrne consulting
was appointed as the contractor.
(3) Due to the
nature and volume of documents to be tabled, I request that the honourable
member place this part of the question on notice.