❓ Hon. Tjorn Sibma questions the Minister for Public Sector Management regarding the Public Sector Commission's role in ensuring government boards and committees comply with the Public Interest Disclosure Act, specifically referencing Tourism WA. The Minister confirms the PSC's ongoing compliance role and interactions with Tourism WA.
AnsweredQoN 1050Legislative Council
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PUBLIC SECTOR COMMISSION — GOVERNMENT
BOARDS AND COMMITTEES
1050. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the Leader of the House representing
the Minister for Public Sector Management:
I refer to the Public Sector
Commission's function to develop codes of conduct and to monitor
compliance with the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2003 among sundry other
governance-related responsibilities.
(1) Noting that
page 17 of the Public Sector Commission's 2017–18 annual report
advises that PSC's ''core client group was changed to include
local government, public universities and government trading enterprises, and
to remove government boards and committees'', which agency is now
responsible for ensuring government boards and committees comply with the
Public Interest Disclosure Act?
(2) Further,
noting the PSC's admission, again on page 17, that the large number and
diverse responsibilities of government boards and committees means contact with
some was greater than with others, has the PSC had any interactions with the
board of Tourism WA since March 2017?
(3) If yes to
(2), what was the nature of those interactions, and what were the times and
dates of those interactions?
BOARDS AND COMMITTEES
1050. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the Leader of the House representing
the Minister for Public Sector Management:
I refer to the Public Sector
Commission's function to develop codes of conduct and to monitor
compliance with the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2003 among sundry other
governance-related responsibilities.
(1) Noting that
page 17 of the Public Sector Commission's 2017–18 annual report
advises that PSC's ''core client group was changed to include
local government, public universities and government trading enterprises, and
to remove government boards and committees'', which agency is now
responsible for ensuring government boards and committees comply with the
Public Interest Disclosure Act?
(2) Further,
noting the PSC's admission, again on page 17, that the large number and
diverse responsibilities of government boards and committees means contact with
some was greater than with others, has the PSC had any interactions with the
board of Tourism WA since March 2017?
(3) If yes to
(2), what was the nature of those interactions, and what were the times and
dates of those interactions?
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I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) The Public
Sector Commission's core client group was amended in 2017–18
for the purposes of reporting on the key performance indicators established in
its outcome-based management framework. There has been no change to the
compliance and monitoring role of the Public Sector Commission in relation to
part 4 of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2003.
(2) Yes.
(3) Records
indicate that the Public Sector Commission has had a number of interactions
with the board or its chair since March 2017. This has included, but is not
limited to, the machinery-of-government reforms and subsequent chief executive
officer appointment process in 2017, the CEO appointment process more recently
in 2018 and conflicts of interest management.
some notice of the question.
(1) The Public
Sector Commission's core client group was amended in 2017–18
for the purposes of reporting on the key performance indicators established in
its outcome-based management framework. There has been no change to the
compliance and monitoring role of the Public Sector Commission in relation to
part 4 of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2003.
(2) Yes.
(3) Records
indicate that the Public Sector Commission has had a number of interactions
with the board or its chair since March 2017. This has included, but is not
limited to, the machinery-of-government reforms and subsequent chief executive
officer appointment process in 2017, the CEO appointment process more recently
in 2018 and conflicts of interest management.
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