Question On Notice No. 16 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 24 June 2021 by Ms M.J. Davies
Parliament: 41 Session: 1
Question
I refer to external consultants hired and tasked with assisting Departments, and ask:
(a) For all departments or agencies under your responsibility, please detail:
(i) The number of private consultants hired in the 2020-21 Financial Year;
(ii) The total cost to the department for hiring those consultants;
(iii) The number of reports produced by those private consultants; and
(iv) The number of reports made public?
Answered on 4 August 2021
(i)-(ii) As part of this government’s ongoing commitment to accountability and transparency, and in accordance with Premier’s Circular 2019/06, a six-monthly “Report on Consultants Engaged by the Government” is tabled in this place.
Reports for the 2020/21 financial year will be tabled shortly.
Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation advises:
(iii) One formal report has been produced as of 31 December 2020. As was practice under the previous government, consultants may be engaged by the government to provide strategic advice.
(iv) As of 31 December 2020, one formal report produced has been publicly released.
WA Health advises:
(iii) 21 formal reports have been produced as of 31 December 2020. As was practice under the previous government, consultants may be engaged by the government to provide strategic advice.
(iv) As of 31 December 2020, nil formal reports produced have been publicly released. This is figure is subject to change as reports produced are considered by government.
Health & Disability Services Complaints Office:
(iii) Nil.
(iv) Not applicable.
Healthway advises:
(iii) Nil.
(iv) Not applicable.
Animal Resources Authority advises:
(iii) Nil.
(iv) Not applicable.
ChemCentre advises:
(iii) 5 formal reports have been produced as of 31 December 2020. As was practice under the previous government, consultants may be engaged by the government to provide strategic advice.
(iv) As of 31 December 2020, no formal reports produced have been publicly released. This is figure is subject to change as reports produced are considered by government.