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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 70 asked in the Legislative Council on 18 February 2020 by Hon Martin Aldridge

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

PRIMARY INDUSTRIES AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT —''REPORT ON CONSULTANTS ENGAGED BY GOVERNMENT'' — CAPABILITY REVIEW

70. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the Minister for Regional Development:

I refer to Legislative Council question on notice 2390 regarding the ''Provision of DPIRD capability review, develop capability review evaluation plan, strategic logic and public value assessment, functional analysis and final report'', asked on 15 August 2019 and again on 30 October 2019.

(1) What was the advice the minister received from the department on tabling the report?

(2) Does the minister plan to table the report now, six months after my first request?

(3) If yes to (2), when will the minister table the report?

(4) If no to (2), when will the minister satisfy her obligations under section 82 of the Financial Management Act 2006?

Hon DARREN WEST replied:

I have the answer here, prepared on Thursday, 13 February 2020, so it is as of that time. On behalf of the Minister for Regional Development, I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question and give the following response.

(1)–(4) I thank the member for some notice of the question and I acknowledge the time taken since he first raised the matter. I received comprehensive advice from the department earlier this week. In essence, the advice is not to table the report on the basis that it is cabinet-in-confidence. I have asked the department to prepare a version with confidential information redacted for my consideration.