Question On Notice No. 568 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 18 October 2022 by Mr R.S. Love
Parliament: 41 Session: 1
Question
I refer to the Report on Consultants Engaged by Government for the six months ended June 2021 addendum and the Report on Consultants Engaged by Government for the six months ended December 2021:
(a) On what date did Sue Ash AO stop providing "Independent Advice – COVID-19 Management” to the Department of the Premier and Cabinet:
(i) What did this advice entail; and
(ii) Please table the advice received;
(b) What advice was provided by 'Delivery Associates Ltd' in relation to providing strategic advice on vaccine delivery; and:
(i) Who was privy to the strategic advice;
(ii) Please table the advice received;
(iii) Did the Government engage any other consultants to provide strategic advice on vaccine delivery? If yes, please detail who those consultants were, period of consultation and amount paid; and
(iv) Was this advice solely for COVID-19 vaccine delivery? If no, what other vaccines were subject to the strategic advice; and
(c) For the strategic consultants who provided information to Infrastructure WA to 'Assist in the development of the State Infrastructure Strategy' please advise:
(i) The expert subject matter the consultants were contracted to provide, or the expertise support they were contracted to provide;
(ii) The total length of contract and total cost of contract; and
(iii) Whether those consultants are still contracted to provide expert advice?
Answered on 23 November 2022
(a) 21 January 2021.
(i) Ms Ash contributed to the undertaking of continuous improvement reviews of the public sector COVID-19 response.
(ii) The reviews considered by the State Disaster Council/Security and Emergency Committee of Cabinet and are therefore Cabinet in Confidence.
(b) Delivery Associates provided a whole-of-state vaccination delivery plan developed in consultation with the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, WA Health, and the WA Police Force (Vaccine Commander).
(i) The Director General of WA Health, the Director General of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, the Vaccine Commander, the Chief Health Officer and their senior support staff.
(ii) The plan was considered by the State Disaster Council/Security and Emergency Committee of Cabinet and is therefore Cabinet in Confidence.
(iii) The Department of the Premier and Cabinet did not engage any other consultants to provide advice on vaccine delivery.
(iv) Yes.
(c) (i) Three consultants were engaged to provide advice in relation to:
· The planning and the provision of transport infrastructure (Deloitte Financial Advisory);
· The energy sector, particularly hydrogen (ARUP Australia); and
· Infrastructure planning and coordination policy (PricewaterhouseCoopers).
(ii – iii) All consultants were engaged from 2 February 2021 until 31 July 3021.