Tuesday, 15 October 2019

The Clerk: I lay on the table a letter from the Attorney-General, dated 11 October 2019, in response to the resolution of the Council of 1 May 2019 relating to GJK Facility Services. The letter notes, in summary, that in the time available the government has not been able to fully assess all the documents falling within the scope of the order. The government has identified 12 documents within the scope of the order, and I lay on the table those documents, together with a schedule.

The letter further states, in part, quote:

On 30 May 2019, I wrote to the Council advising that there are approximately 100,000 pages within scope of the order, and it would take up to four years at an estimated cost of $1.5 million to prepare the documents for a response to the Council …

The Government estimates there are approximately 98,000 pages remaining within the scope of the current order and invites the Council to pass the motion originally placed on the Notice Paper by the Honourable David Davis MLC on 6 June 2019.