LOCAL GOVERNMENT — STATE GOVERNMENT
INQUIRIES
1157. Hon SIMON O'BRIEN to the Leader of the House representing the
Minister for Local Government:
(1) Which local
governments have been the subject of state government–initiated inquiries
at any time during the course of this year? I clarify that I am referring to
any inquiry commenced, concluded or in progress over the course of 2020.
(2) In each case, what is the
estimated cost of each inquiry?
(3) In each case, will the cost be
recovered from the relevant local government?
(4) Conversely, in each case how
will costs be met?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) They are the
Town of Cambridge, Shire of Toodyay, Shire of Wiluna, City of Subiaco, City of
Cockburn, Shire of Coolgardie and Shire of Mingenew.
(2) The
Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries does not record
specific costs for individual authorised inquiries unless there is a specific
reason to do so. An authorised inquiry is part of the department's core
business.
(3) The Local
Government Act 1995 provides for the minister to order a local government to
pay all or part of the cost of the inquiry under certain circumstances. The
minister has not made this order on the inquiries that have been completed in
2020.
(4) See the answer to (2).