Question On Notice No. 174 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 3 August 2021 by Ms M.J. Davies
Question Directed to the: Minister for Mines and Petroleum; Energy; Corrective Services
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
Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS)
(a) National Credit Management Limited (NCML)
(b) Yes, there are active debt recovery actions. The total values of active debts the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety has endorsed to NCML is $49 187.33 as at 31 May 2021.
Mineral Research Institute WA (MRIWA)
(a)-(b) Not applicable, MRIWA has no contract with any debt collection agency and there are no active debt recovery actions.
Gold Corporation
Gold Corporation does not use debt collection agencies to recover debts.
Corrective Services
Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 172.
Supervised Release Review Board (SRRB)
Nil return for the SRRB on both (a) and (b)
Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services
(a) None
(b) N/A
Energy Policy WA (EPWA)
(a) Nil
(b) There are no active debt recover actions
Western Power
(a) As at May 2021, Western Power has two contracted debt collection agencies, Baycorp and Illion Australia Pty Ltd
(b) The active balances out for collection as of 31 May 2021 are:
- Baycorp - $429,291.32
- Illion - $2,910,519.91
Synergy
(a) Synergy has two mercantile credit agencies: Credit Clear Pty Ltd and Milton Graham.
(b) The total value of debt sought was $3,789,607.1
Horizon Power
(a) Credit Solutions.
(b) As at 31 May 2021 Horizon Power’s total outstanding was $0.