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Government Responses to Reports

Parliamentary Committees can often recommend action by or seek a response from the Government in relation to the Committee's recommendations. The Government is required to respond in accordance with the Standing Orders of the Legislative Council or Legislative Assembly. Below are links to Committee Reports and a copy of the Government's response to the recommendations of the report or switch to Government Responses by Committee Name to assist in finding the report required.


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'Making our Prisons Work' An inquiry into the efficiency and effectiveness of prisoner education, training and employment strategies (25/11/2010, Community Development and Justice Committee (2008 - 2013), Legislative Assembly)

A Fading Dream - Affordable Housing in Western Australia (03/11/2011, Community Development and Justice Committee (2008 - 2013), Legislative Assembly)

A Petition into the Proposed Marina at Point Peron (07/12/2006, Environment and Public Affairs Committee, Legislative Council)

Acts Amendment (Consent to Medical Treatment) Bill 2006 (25/10/2007, Legislation Committee, Legislative Council)

Administrative Practices and Procedures and Parliamentary Processes involving Treaties entered into, or proposed to be entered into, by the Commonwealth (20/06/2007, Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review Committee, Legislative Council)

Alcoa Refinery at Wagerup Inquiry (28/10/2004, Environment and Public Affairs Committee (2001 - 2005), Legislative Council)

Alcohol Restrictions in the Kimberley: A 'Window of Opportunity' for Improved Health, Education, Housing and Employment (17/03/2011, Education and Health Committee (2008 - 2013), Legislative Assembly)

Alcohol: Reducing the Harm and Curbing the Culture of Excess (23/06/2011, Education and Health Committee (2008 - 2013), Legislative Assembly)

Analysis of Recommended Reforms to the Corruption and Crime Commission Act 2003 (17/02/2011, Committee on the Corruption and Crime Commission (2008 - 2013), Joint)

Annual Report 2011 (03/05/2012, Delegated Legislative Committee (2001-2013), Joint)

Approvals and Related Reforms (No 1) (Environment) Bill 2009 (28/04/2010, Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review Committee, Legislative Council)

Balga Works Program (29/05/2008, Estimates and Financial Operations Committee, Legislative Council)

Budget of the Office of the Auditor General (20/02/2008, Estimates and Financial Operations Committee, Legislative Council)

Building Foundations for Value An analysis of the processes used to appoint Serco to provide non-clinical services at Fiona Stanley Hospital - Western Australia's largest ever services contractt (21/06/2012, Public Accounts Committee (2008 - 2013), Legislative Assembly)

Changing Patterns in Illicit Drug Use in Western Australia (26/05/2011, Education and Health Committee (2008 - 2013), Legislative Assembly)

Child Exploitation Material and Classification Legislation Amendment Bill 2009 (21/05/2009, Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review Committee, Legislative Council)

Child Exploitation Material and Classification Legislation Amendment Bill 2009 (22/10/2009, Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review Committee, Legislative Council)

Child Health - Child Development: the first 3 years (01/03/2012, Education and Health Committee (2008 - 2013), Legislative Assembly)

Child Welfare Amendment Bill 2001 (12/03/2002, Legislation Committee (2001 - 2005), Legislative Council)

Children Missing Out - Education Support for: -Students on 457 Visas, - Students with a Disability (19/11/2009, Education and Health Committee (2008 - 2013), Legislative Assembly)

City of Armadale - Signs Amendment Local Law 2008 (02/04/2009, Delegated Legislative Committee (2001-2013), Joint)

City of Joondalup Cats Local Law 2008 (10/09/2009, Delegated Legislative Committee (2001-2013), Joint)

City of Melville Local Law relating to Signs, Hoardings and Billposting (05/12/2002, Delegated Legislative Committee (2001-2013), Joint)

City of Perth Code of Conduct Local Law (26/09/2002, Delegated Legislative Committee (2001-2013), Joint)

Compliance of the Department of Health with Recommendations of the Auditor General's 2001 Report on Life Matters: Management of Deliberate Self-Harm in Young People (21/09/2006, Public Administration Committee, Legislative Council)

Consumer Credit (Firefighter's Benefit Fund) Amendment Regulation (No. 1) (Qld) (13/09/2005, Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review Committee, Legislative Council)

Corruption and Crime Commission Report on the Investigation of Alleged Public Sector Misconduct in Relation to Activities of an Associate to a Judge of the District Court of Western Australia (18/03/2010, Committee on the Corruption and Crime Commission (2008 - 2013), Joint)

Corruption Risks of Controlled Operations and Informants (16/06/2011, Committee on the Corruption and Crime Commission (2008 - 2013), Joint)

Criminal Investigation (Exceptional Powers) and Fortification Removal Bill 2001 (09/05/2002, Legislation Committee (2001 - 2005), Legislative Council)

Destined to Fail: Western Australia's Health System (Volume 1 - Hospital Sector) (06/05/2010, Education and Health Committee (2008 - 2013), Legislative Assembly)

Destined To Fail: Western Australia's Health System (Volume 2 - Community Health Sector) (06/05/2010, Education and Health Committee (2008 - 2013), Legislative Assembly)

Electoral Distribution Repeal Bill 2001 and the Electoral Amendment Bill 2001 - Proposal to Travel (23/10/2001, Legislation Committee (2001 - 2005), Legislative Council)

Fish Resources Management Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2009 (19/11/2009, Delegated Legislative Committee (2001-2013), Joint)

Follow-up to Report 12 Balga Works Program (07/05/2009, Estimates and Financial Operations Committee, Legislative Council)

Functions and Powers of the Joint Standing Committee on the Commissioner for Children and Young People (25/11/2010, Committee on the Commissioner for Children and Young People (2008 - 2013), Joint)

Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (WA) Bill 2010 (22/06/2010, Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review Committee, Legislative Council)

Healthy Child - Healthy State: Improving Western Australia's Child Health Screening Programs (21/05/2009, Education and Health Committee (2008 - 2013), Legislative Assembly)

How the Corruption and Crime Commission can best work together with the Western Australian police Force to combat organised crime (09/09/2010, Committee on the Corruption and Crime Commission (2008 - 2013), Joint)

Inquiry into Deep Sewerage in the Cockburn Area (18/12/2009, Environment and Public Affairs Committee, Legislative Council)

Inquiry into Domestic Gas Prices (24/03/2011, Economics and Industry Committee (2008 - 2013), Legislative Assembly)

Inquiry into Hospital Trust Accounts (04/12/2003, Public Accounts Committee (2001 - 2005), Legislative Assembly)

Inquiry into Ironbridge Holdings Pty Ltd and other matters regarding residential land and property developments (01/03/2012, Economics and Industry Committee (2008 - 2013), Legislative Assembly)

Inquiry into Statutory Office Holders' Grievance Procedures (19/05/2009, Public Administration Committee, Legislative Council)

Inquiry into the 2011 Kimberley Ultramarathon (16/08/2012, Economics and Industry Committee (2008 - 2013), Legislative Assembly)

Inquiry into the Adequacy of Services to Meet the Developmental Needs of Western Australia's Children (13/08/2009, Community Development and Justice Committee (2008 - 2013), Legislative Assembly)

Inquiry into the cause and extent of lead pollution in the Esperance area (06/09/2007, Education and Health Committee (2005 - 2008), Legislative Assembly)

Inquiry into the Franchising Bill 2010 (23/06/2011, Economics and Industry Committee (2008 - 2013), Legislative Assembly)

Inquiry into the Inside Australia Project at Lake Ballard (Menzies) (26/11/2009, Community Development and Justice Committee (2008 - 2013), Legislative Assembly)

Inquiry into the Jurisdiction and Operation of the State Administrative Tribunal (20/05/2009, Legislation Committee, Legislative Council)

Inquiry into the Management of Asbestos Containing Materials in Western Australian State Schools (18/06/2008, Public Administration Committee, Legislative Council)

Inquiry into the Production and Marketing of Foodstuffs (30/03/2006, Economics and Industry Committee (2005 - 2008), Legislative Assembly)

Inquiry into the Prosecution of Assaults and Sexual Offences (10/04/2008, Community Development and Justice Committee (2005 - 2008), Legislative Assembly)

Inquiry into the Racing and Wagering Western Australia Acts (14/10/2010, Committee on the Review of the Racing and Wagering Western Australia Acts (2008 - 2013), Joint)

Inquiry into the Tobacco Products Control Amendment Bill 2008 (12/03/2009, Education and Health Committee (2008 - 2013), Legislative Assembly)

Inquiry into the Transportation of Detained Persons: The Implementation of the Coroner's Recommendations in Relation to the Death of Mr Ward and Related Matters (18/07/2011, Environment and Public Affairs Committee, Legislative Council)

Inquiry into the Use of Visiting Medical Practitioners in the Western Australian Public Hospital System (05/12/2002, Public Accounts Committee (2001 - 2005), Legislative Assembly)

Inquiry into the Western Australian Strata Management Industry (26/06/2003, Economics and Industry Committee (2001 - 2005), Legislative Assembly)

Inquiry into Western Australia's Natural Disaster Relief Arrangements (10/05/2007, Community Development and Justice Committee (2005 - 2008), Legislative Assembly)

Inquiry into Western Australian Tourism Commission's Involvement in Major Tourism Events (01/12/2011, Estimates and Financial Operations Committee, Legislative Council)

Integrity within the Public Sector: Review of the Anti-Corruption Commission (19/12/2002, Anti-Corruption Commission Joint Committee (2001 - 2004), Joint)

Interim Report on the Inquiry into the Production and Marketing of Foodstuffs (01/09/2005, Economics and Industry Committee (2005 - 2008), Legislative Assembly)

Invest Now or Pay Later: Securing the Future of Western Australia's Children (11/03/2010, Education and Health Committee (2008 - 2013), Legislative Assembly)

Issues Arising Under Health Local Laws (20/03/2008, Delegated Legislative Committee (2001-2013), Joint)

Karrinyup Lakes Lifestyle Village (19/06/2008, Economics and Industry Committee (2005 - 2008), Legislative Assembly)

Liquor Control Amendment Regulations (No. 10) 2011 (16/08/2012, Delegated Legislative Committee (2001-2013), Joint)

Local Government Act 1995 (12/12/2003, Public Administration and Finance Committee (2001 - 2005), Legislative Council)

Local Government Rating System and Distribution of Funds (19/11/2004, Public Administration and Finance Committee (2001 - 2005), Legislative Council)

Local Laws Regulating Signs and Advertising Devices (02/04/2009, Delegated Legislative Committee (2001-2013), Joint)

Municipal Waste Management in Western Australia (19/05/2009, Environment and Public Affairs Committee, Legislative Council)

Overview of Petitions (20/03/2008, Environment and Public Affairs Committee, Legislative Council)

Overview of Petitions (27/09/2007, Environment and Public Affairs Committee, Legislative Council)

Petition No. 145 - Closure of Tier 3 Rail Lines in the Central Wheatbelt (21/06/2012, Environment and Public Affairs Committee, Legislative Council)

Petition Objecting to the Proposal to Establish a Sewage Pumping Station in Heseltine Park, Glenleigh Road, Busselton (17/12/2002, Environment and Public Affairs Committee (2001 - 2005), Legislative Council)

Petition on the Provision of Mental Health Services in Western Australia (12/11/2004, Environment and Public Affairs Committee (2001 - 2005), Legislative Council)

Petition on the Upgrade of Albany Residential College (19/12/2003, Environment and Public Affairs Committee (2001 - 2005), Legislative Council)

Petition on Western Power's Underground Power Policy (11/12/2003, Public Administration and Finance Committee (2001 - 2005), Legislative Council)

Petition Opposing the Gnarabup Waste Water Treatment Plant (16/10/2002, Environment and Public Affairs Committee (2001 - 2005), Legislative Council)

Petroleum and Energy Legislation Amendment Bill 2009 (22/04/2010, Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review Committee, Legislative Council)

Powers of Entry and Powers to make Local Laws that affect Private Land under the Local Government Act 1995 (15/05/2003, Delegated Legislative Committee (2001-2013), Joint)

Preventing the Entry and Establishment of Cane Toads into Western Australia (15/09/2005, Environment and Public Affairs Committee, Legislative Council)

Professional Standards Amendment Bill 2009 (19/11/2009, Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review Committee, Legislative Council)

Provision, Use and Regulation of Caravan Parks (and Camping Grounds) in Western Australia (15/10/2009, Economics and Industry Committee (2008 - 2013), Legislative Assembly)

Rail Safety Bill 2009 (01/04/2010, Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review Committee, Legislative Council)

Recreation Activities within Public Drinking Water Source Areas (23/09/2010, Public Administration Committee, Legislative Council)

Report in relation to the Inquiry into Western Australian Strata Managers (01/09/2011, Public Administration Committee, Legislative Council)

Report of the Joint Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation in relation to the Overview of the Committee's Operations: Second Session of the Thirty-Sixth Parliament (August 2002 to November 2004) (19/11/2004, Delegated Legislative Committee (2001-2013), Joint)

Report on key learnings from the Committee research trip 11-17 March 2012 (21/06/2012, Education and Health Committee (2008 - 2013), Legislative Assembly)

Report on the functions of the Commissioner for Children and Young People: Working with children checks (01/03/2012, Committee on the Commissioner for Children and Young People (2008 - 2013), Joint)

Report on the Inquiry into Public Sector Expenditure (19/05/2009, Estimates and Financial Operations Committee, Legislative Council)

Report on the Relationship between the Parliamentary Inspector and the Commissioner of the Corruption and Crime Commission (19/03/2009, Committee on the Corruption and Crime Commission (2008 - 2013), Joint)

Reserves (Reserve 43131) Bill 2003 (18/11/2004, Select Committee on Reserves (Reserve 43131) Bill 2003, Legislative Council)

Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill 2011 (01/11/2011, Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review Committee, Legislative Council)

RESPONSE TO HOUSE - MATTER OF PARK HOME RESIDENTS (20/10/2011, Economics and Industry Committee (2008 - 2013), Legislative Assembly)

Review of the 2008-2009 Annual Report of the Commissioner for Children and Young People (22/04/2010, Committee on the Commissioner for Children and Young People (2008 - 2013), Joint)

Review of the Reports of the Auditor General (01/12/2011, Public Accounts Committee (2008 - 2013), Legislative Assembly)

Robert Bilos (07/05/2009, Committee on the Corruption and Crime Commission (2008 - 2013), Joint)

Section 3 of the Interpretation Act 1984 (29/11/2005, Delegated Legislative Committee (2001-2013), Joint)

Select Committee into the Department of Education and Training (07/12/2006, Department of Education and Training Select Committee, Legislative Council)

Select Committee into the Police Raid on the Sunday Times (09/04/2009, Select Committee into the Police Raid on The Sunday Times, Legislative Council)

Select Committee on the Adequacy of Foster Care Assessment Procedures by the Department for Community Development (24/08/2006, Select Committee on the Adequacy of Foster Care Assessment Procedures by the Department for Community Development, Legislative Council)

Sentencing Legislation Amendment and Repeal Bill 2002 and the Sentence Administration Bill 2002 (23/05/2003, Legislation Committee (2001 - 2005), Legislative Council)

Shack Sites in Western Australia (14/04/2011, Environment and Public Affairs Committee, Legislative Council)

Shire of Koorda Cemeteries Amendment Local Law 2010 (25/11/2010, Delegated Legislative Committee (2001-2013), Joint)

Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Bill 2009 (16/09/2009, Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review Committee, Legislative Council)

Tabling of Subsidiary Legislation in the Legislative Council (19/11/2009, Delegated Legislative Committee (2001-2013), Joint)

Taxation Administration Bill 2001, Taxation Administration (Consequential Provisions) (Taxing) Bill 2001 and Taxation Administration (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2001 (16/10/2002, Legislation Committee (2001 - 2005), Legislative Council)

The Department of Environment and Conservation's Management of Former Pastoral Leases (19/08/2010, Economics and Industry Committee (2008 - 2013), Legislative Assembly)

The Management and Sustainability of the Western Rock Lobster (23/05/2000, Ecologically Sustainable Development Committee (1997 - 2001), Legislative Council)

The Removal of Senior School Allocation Funding for Year 11 and 12 Courses at 21 District High Schools (01/07/2010, Estimates and Financial Operations Committee, Legislative Council)

The State Government's Role in Developing and Promoting Information Communications Technology (ICT) in Western Australia (14/06/2007, Economics and Industry Committee (2005 - 2008), Legislative Assembly)

The Sustainability of the Dairy Industry in Western Australia (04/12/2003, Economics and Industry Committee (2001 - 2005), Legislative Assembly)

The use of Public Examinations by the Corruption and Crime Commission (27/03/2012, Committee on the Corruption and Crime Commission (2008 - 2013), Joint)

Town of Bassendean Repeal Local Law 2010 and Town of Bassendean Dust and Sand Local Law 2011 (16/08/2012, Delegated Legislative Committee (2001-2013), Joint)

Town of Kwinana Extractive Industries Local Law 2011 (03/05/2012, Delegated Legislative Committee (2001-2013), Joint)

Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Western Australia) Bill 2005 (26/06/2007, Legislation Committee, Legislative Council)

Trustee Companies (Commonwealth Regulation) Amendment Bill 2010 (21/06/2011, Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review Committee, Legislative Council)

Unassisted Failure (20/01/2012, Public Administration Committee, Legislative Council)

Unauthorised Disclosure of Confidential Committee Correspondence by the City of Joondalup (26/11/2009, Delegated Legislative Committee (2001-2013), Joint)

Unclaimed Money (Superannuation and RSA Providers) Bill 2002 (02/04/2003, Uniform Legislation and General Purposes Committee (2002 - 2005), Legislative Council)

Uniform Legislation and Supporting Documentation (27/08/2004, Uniform Legislation and General Purposes Committee (2002 - 2005), Legislative Council)

University Statutes: Curtin University of Technology - Statute No. 7 - The Council; and Murdoch University - Amending Statutes - No. 5 and No. 17 (20/03/2008, Delegated Legislative Committee (2001-2013), Joint)

Water Licensing and Services (28/02/2008, Economics and Industry Committee (2005 - 2008), Legislative Assembly)

Ways Forward - Beyond the Blame Game: Some Successful Initiatives in Remote Indigenous Communities in WA (15/05/2008, Education and Health Committee (2005 - 2008), Legislative Assembly)

Western Australia's Readiness for the 2011-12 Bushfire Season (24/11/2011, Community Development and Justice Committee (2008 - 2013), Legislative Assembly)

Working with Children (Criminal Record Checking) Amendment Bill 2009 (04/03/2010, Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review Committee, Legislative Council)

"Royalties for Regions" Policy (13/05/2009, Estimates and Financial Operations Committee, Legislative Council)