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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 641 asked in the Legislative Council on 13 June 2019 by Hon Peter Collier

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

DEPARTMENT OF MINES, INDUSTRY REGULATION AND SAFETY —SOUTH METROPOLITAN PERSONNEL INC

641. Hon PETER COLLIER to the minister representing the Minister for Commerce:

My question was to the Leader of the House representing the Minister for Commerce, but I think it was redirected, and I thank the minister for that; it is not that difficult.

(1) Is the Minister for Commerce aware whether the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety had conducted an investigation into the organisation SMP lifeskills2work?

(2) If yes to (1), did the investigation make any findings that any directors of SMP lifeskills2work have failed to disclose a material personal financial interest under the Associations Incorporation Act 2015; and, if so, what were those findings?

(3) If yes to (1), did the investigation make any findings that any directors of SMP lifeskills2work had voted on contracts that they had a material personal financial interest under the Associations Incorporation Act 2015; and, if so, what were those findings?

(4) What was the value of the contracts outlined in (3)?

(5) What is the total value of government funding to SMP lifeskills2work in 2018?

Hon ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:

I thank the member for the question. The following information has been provided by the Minister for Commerce.

(1) SMP lifeskills is a business name registered to South Metropolitan Personnel Inc. A complaint was made in 2018 to the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety about South Metropolitan Personnel Inc. The department investigated the complaint allegations.

(2) The department has completed its investigation. Information gathered as part of that investigation contains personal information that is subject to confidentiality provisions of the Fair Trading Act 2010. The commissioner is bound by these provisions, and unless the commissioner determines to name any entity or issue a warning, the outcome is not public information.

(3) The department has completed its investigation. The commissioner is bound by the confidentiality provisions of the FTA and it is not public information.

(4) The commissioner is bound by the confidentiality provisions of the FTA and it is not public information.

(5) Information available on the public register maintained by the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission indicates that in 2018 South Metropolitan Personnel Inc's total income was $4 516 419, and 90.23 per cent of this income was from government grants.