Question On Notice No. 170 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 3 August 2021 by Ms M.J. Davies
Question Directed to the: Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture and Food; Hydrogen Industry
Parliament: 41 Session: 1
Question
As at 31 May 2021, for all agencies or departments under the Minister's responsibility, please identify:
(a) The debt collection agencies which currently have contractual agreements; and
(b) If there are active debt recovery actions and what are the total values of debt sought per agency or department?
Answered on 7 September 2021
(a) The debt collection agencies that currently have contractual agreements are as follows:
(i) The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) has engaged Baycorp, under Common Use Agreements (CUADRS2018).
(ii) The Rural Business Development Corporation (RBDC) has engaged National Credit Management Limited (NCML), under Common Use Agreements (CUADRS2018).
No Regional Development Commissions (RDCs) have contractual agreements with debt collection agencies.
(b) At 31 May 21, outstanding debt collection was:
(i) DPIRD (with Baycorp) – 24 cases totalling $29,415.31.
(ii) RBDC (with NCML) – 1 case for $13,050.00.
There are no active debt recovery actions associated with the RDCs.