Question On Notice No. 1287 asked in the Legislative Council on 8 May 2018 by Hon Tjorn Sibma
Question Directed to the: Leader of the House representing the Minister for Local Government
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Question
I refer to Local Projects, Local Jobs (LPLJ) programs funded by the Department of Local Government budget since March 2017, and I ask:
(a) which reporting and acquittal process did the department apply to the administration of these LPLJ programs;
(b) with respect to (a), was this process consistently applied to all LPLJ programs funded through the department;
(c) how did the department's reporting and acquittal process in respect of these LPLJ programs differ from processes the department typically applies to the administration of the other grant schemes it controls; and
(d) are each of the LPLJ programs funded by the department consistent with the evaluation criteria and strategic objectives of the department pursued via its other grant programs?
Answered on 26 June 2018
(a) Standard Departmental reporting and acquittal processes, as per Departmental policy, requiring completion of an acquittal proforma, certified by the authorised signatory for the grantee, applied to the LPLJ grants process.
(b) Yes
(c) The processes do not differ from other grant processes managed by the Department.
(d) As has been canvassed before, these are election commitments that are being delivered via established grant processes.