Skip to main content
Home
  • The Legislative Assembly meets on 16/04/2024 (01:00 PM)
    Assembly sit 16/04/2024
  • The Legislative Council meets on 16/04/2024 (01:00 PM)
    Council sit 16/04/2024
  • The Public Administration meets on 08/04/2024 (10:00 AM)
    Committee meet 08/04/2024

Parliamentary Questions


Question On Notice No. 14 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 24 June 2021 by Ms M.J. Davies

Question Directed to the: Minister representing the Minister for Regional Development
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.

(iii) 3 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, 1 formal report produced has been publicly released. This is figure is subject to change as reports produced are considered by government.