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22 April 1975 [Tesday, 22 April. 1975J but generally there should be no more than a, few days delay, de- pending on how the question was Tuesday, the 22nd April, 1975 presented to the appropriate de- partment or Minister. The PRESIDENT (the Hon. A. P. question (1) Question (2) Griffith) took the Chair at 4.30 p.m., and Average read prayers. Csof Hours Peris- Spent~ Portfolio mentary Weekly QUESTIONS (14): ON NOTICE Questions by Chief Under Executive 1. QUESTIONS Each Officers Portfolio Replies: Cost rhis and Time Session The Hon. A. A. LEWIS, to the Minis- 6 Hours Premier, Treasurer, and Minister 163 is ter for Justice: Co-ordinating Economic and (1) Would the Minister obtain from Regional Development the Premier the estimated cost of Deputy Premier and Minister for oil11 answering parliamentary ques- Agriculture tions, in this session, in each port- Minister for Works, Water Sup- ego it folio plies and Housing of the Cabinet and advise Minister for Justice, and Loader 70 21 this House of these costs, on a of the Government in the weekly basis? Legislative Council Minister for Transpot, Police, 1685 25 (2) Would the Minister also obtain rrafc and Traffic Saty from the Premier the hours spent Minister for Education, Cultural 1 002 13 by the chief executive officer in Affairs and Recreation each of the portfolios In preparing Chief Secretary end Minister for 2M$ Conservation and Environment the answers to these questions and and Fisheries and Wildlife advise this House? Minister for Labour and Industry, 270 Consumer Affairs, Immigration (3) Would the Minister also state and Tourrism. whether the answer to the bulk of Minister for Industrial Develop- 900 12 these questions would be available went, Mines, Electricity and to members through the process Fuel and Energy Minister for Local Government, 1119 34 of contacting ministerial offices and Urban Devolopment and and what would be the estimated Town Planning delay if answers could be obtained Minister for Lands, rUnreets, snd 397 k An this manner? North-West Miniser for Health and Corn. 490 10k The Eon. N. McNEILL replied: misally WVelfare .. (1) The estimated weekly cost of Total 88 68: 1164 answering parliamentary ques- tions over the first full three 2. TENDER BOARD weeks of this session was $86881, which averaged approximately Closing Date of Tenders $26 per question. However, the cost of questions varies consider- The H-on. R. P. CLAUGHTON. to the ably depending upon whether In- Minister for Justice representing the formation is readily available. Treasurer: Questions in this exercise varied (1) When the Tender Board calls from $15 for ones with readily tenders on behalf of a Govern- available information, to $135 ment department, Is It customary for those requiring in-depth re- to announce a specific closing search. The above estimates are time and date? based on 780 questions being (2) What is the purpose of fixing a asked. specific closing time as well as a The figures for each portfolio per closing date for the receipt of week are detailed hereunder- tenders? (3) Is it the practice of the Tender (2) An estimated 118 hours per week. Board to allow any latitude to have been spent by chief execu- tenderers with respect to the tive officers of the 12 portfolios. lodgement of tenders after the The figures for each portfolio are specified closing time? detailed hereunder. (4) If the answer to (3) is "Yes" (3) Yes--the answer to the bulk of will he explain the circumstances these questions would be available and state how much time is to Members through the process allowed as a maximum? of contacting ministerial offices. However, the delay factor would The Hon. N. McNEILL replied: depend upon the question asked, (1) Yes. (34) (COUNCIL.] (2) A time for the closing of tenders tailed designs and plans cover- is set to coincide with the com- ing the reconstruction of cer- mencement of the weekly meeting tain streets. The reconstrtic- of the Tender Board. Regulation tion of these streets and the 10 under the State Tender Board construction of a comprehen- Act requires that tenders be sive drainage system based opened by the Tender Board, and on a design prepared in asso- It is the Practice for this proce- ciation with the Public Works dure to be carried out at the Department is being carried commencement of each meeting out jointly by the Main of the board. Roads Department's and (3) Yes. shire council's workforces. (4) No specific time is allowed during (bj) At the request of the State which late tenders are accepted. Housing Commission and the Generally, the board gives con- Lands Department the Main sideration to a tender which has Roads Department has pre- been delayed in the mail or where pared designs and undertaken there is a satisfactory explana- construction of new residen- tion for the delay in delivery. tial streets. The cost of this work is being met by the However, in accepting late State Housing Commission tenders, the board must be satis- and the Lands Department. fled that there has been no opportunity for the tenderer to (2) No. The completion of surveys. obtain information about other road and drainage designs and the tenders. finalisation of financial arrange- ments have all been contributing ROADS factors to the delay. Broome Tournsite (3) Generally yes, but this depends The Hon. J. C. TOZER, to the Minis- upon the size, complexity and fre- ter for Health representing the Minis- quency of the type of work ter for Transport: Involved. (1) What comitment has the Main (4) Answered by (3). Roads Department accepted for the- 4. LEGAL ASSISTANCE SCHEME (a) restoration of town streets in Broome; and Divorce Costs (b) construction of town streets The Hon. LYLA ELLIOTT, to the in new residential sub- Minister for Justice: divisions? In view of the statements made in (2) Has the department been directly the Dlaily, News of the 14th responsible for the extended delay April. 1975, by a Mrs Margaret In performing any such commit- Dossett, alleging unnecessary ment to the grave inconvenience delay and incompetence by her of the residents of Broome and lawyer in respect of her divorce, the embarrassment of the Broome which she subsequently obtained Shire Council? herself for a cost of 50 cents; the (3) Does the department encourage fact that public money was In- local authorities in the Kimberley volved as it was originally a legal to develop the capability to carry aid case: and the allegations out normal town street construc- made by the Divorce Law Reform tion? Association that some Perth (4) If not, would the department give divorce lawyers are deliberately urgent consideration to advising delaying cases and charging ex- and guiding the shire councils on cessive fees, which the Divorce the plant establishment and Law Reform Association contends workforce required to ensure! that It can substantiate with evidence, the councils are able to carry out will the Minister- their full statutory function in (1) Institute an inquiry into the respect of townsite roads in an Legal Assistance Scheme for efficient, expeditious and econ- the purpose of ascertaining- omical manner not presently seen (a) whether the scheme is when the Main Roads Depart- being abused by certain ment Is forced to leave its high- practitioners; and way function to do municipal legal work? (b) whether a different system should be Intro- The Hon. N. E. BAXTER replied: duced to enable stricter (1) (a) The Main Roads Department supervision of lawyers' has accepted responsibility handling of cases eligible for the preparation of de- for legal aid; and [Tuesday, 22 April, 19751 (2) table a list of the legal firms erment alleges it has given which have been the reci- eff ect to since it came to offce- pients of legal aid payments (a) Industrial Commission to de- over the past two years and clare a, basic wage at least the amount paid in each once every 12 months; case? (b) remove restrictions in the The Hon. N. MoNEIL L replied: Arbitration Act on equal pay; (c) an Industrial Commission (1) No. declaration necessary for a The legal Assistance Scheme stoppage to be illegal; as it Is presently operated was instituted by the Legal Con- (d) reduce to a minimum statu- tribution Trust Act, 1987. tory time restrictions for Under that Act, the scheme Is dispute settlement; administered by the Law (e) support for union member- Society of Western Australia. ship;" which reports annually to me (f) regular employer, union, and through rme to this Government consultation;, Parliament. Since its intro- (g) the National Alliance's pro- duction, the scheme has posed moves to- grown remarkably in the (I) re-institute secret ballots volume and range of legal aid for all elections and a re- services throughout the State- training scheme for those Apart from the operations of workers disadvantaged by the Legal Advice Bureau. automation; where lawyers receive no remuneration at all, work (ii) the establishment of a undertaken Is at reduced rates labour relations comn- and fees Paid are subject to mittee headed by a review by experienced mem- Government - appointed bers of the profession. chairman and commis- sioners, one from the There have been no assign- trade union movement, mnents under the scheme in and the other from em- divorce cases since November, ployer organisations to 1974, because the Common- assume responsibility for wealth Government's legal the registration of aid office has undertaken this organisations, rule responsibility. changes, union ballots, T believe that the scheme Is and demarcation dis- adequate and suitable to meet putes; and the needs of legal aid in this (iii) a feasibility study of the State, and I am therefore appointment of a resi- satisfied that no good purpose dent Industrial Com- would be served In the institu- missioner in the north? tion of any inquiry.
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