❓ A parliamentary question regarding the Treasurer's possession and release of leave liability data, its percentage of total payroll, and government action to address the issue. The Treasurer acknowledges possession but defers tabling until after audit completion.
AnsweredQoN 1414Legislative Council
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I refer to yesterday’s answer to the question without notice to the Leader of the House representing the Premier in which he said “Final audited data on leave liability . . are expected to be published by the end of November”, and ask - (1) Does the Treasurer have this information in his possession even though not all the underlying data has been audited? (2) If so, will he table it; and, if not, why not? (3) What does this figure represent as a percentage of the total payroll? (4) Will the Treasurer assure Parliament that the Government has addressed the leave liability problem which has burgeoned under Labor beyond any increases in payroll? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Treasurer has provided the following response - (1) Yes. The Department of Treasury and Finance has collected the information on leave liability from agencies as part of the process of preparing the Government of Western Australia Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ending 30 June 2003. (2) The CFS for the year ending 30 June 2003 is in the process of being audited by the Office of the Auditor General. The Government does not want to undermine the audit process by releasing the data before the audit is completed. (3) The member will need to wait for the release of the CFS. (4) The Government is managing this issue by working closely with agency CEOs.
(1) Does the Treasurer have this information in his possession even though not all the underlying data has been audited? (2) If so, will he table it; and, if not, why not? (3) What does this figure represent as a percentage of the total payroll? (4) Will the Treasurer assure Parliament that the Government has addressed the leave liability problem which has burgeoned under Labor beyond any increases in payroll? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Treasurer has provided the following response - (1) Yes. The Department of Treasury and Finance has collected the information on leave liability from agencies as part of the process of preparing the Government of Western Australia Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ending 30 June 2003. (2) The CFS for the year ending 30 June 2003 is in the process of being audited by the Office of the Auditor General. The Government does not want to undermine the audit process by releasing the data before the audit is completed. (3) The member will need to wait for the release of the CFS. (4) The Government is managing this issue by working closely with agency CEOs.
(2) If so, will he table it; and, if not, why not? (3) What does this figure represent as a percentage of the total payroll? (4) Will the Treasurer assure Parliament that the Government has addressed the leave liability problem which has burgeoned under Labor beyond any increases in payroll? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Treasurer has provided the following response - (1) Yes. The Department of Treasury and Finance has collected the information on leave liability from agencies as part of the process of preparing the Government of Western Australia Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ending 30 June 2003. (2) The CFS for the year ending 30 June 2003 is in the process of being audited by the Office of the Auditor General. The Government does not want to undermine the audit process by releasing the data before the audit is completed. (3) The member will need to wait for the release of the CFS. (4) The Government is managing this issue by working closely with agency CEOs.
(3) What does this figure represent as a percentage of the total payroll? (4) Will the Treasurer assure Parliament that the Government has addressed the leave liability problem which has burgeoned under Labor beyond any increases in payroll? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Treasurer has provided the following response - (1) Yes. The Department of Treasury and Finance has collected the information on leave liability from agencies as part of the process of preparing the Government of Western Australia Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ending 30 June 2003. (2) The CFS for the year ending 30 June 2003 is in the process of being audited by the Office of the Auditor General. The Government does not want to undermine the audit process by releasing the data before the audit is completed. (3) The member will need to wait for the release of the CFS. (4) The Government is managing this issue by working closely with agency CEOs.
(4) Will the Treasurer assure Parliament that the Government has addressed the leave liability problem which has burgeoned under Labor beyond any increases in payroll? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Treasurer has provided the following response - (1) Yes. The Department of Treasury and Finance has collected the information on leave liability from agencies as part of the process of preparing the Government of Western Australia Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ending 30 June 2003. (2) The CFS for the year ending 30 June 2003 is in the process of being audited by the Office of the Auditor General. The Government does not want to undermine the audit process by releasing the data before the audit is completed. (3) The member will need to wait for the release of the CFS. (4) The Government is managing this issue by working closely with agency CEOs.
Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Treasurer has provided the following response - (1) Yes. The Department of Treasury and Finance has collected the information on leave liability from agencies as part of the process of preparing the Government of Western Australia Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ending 30 June 2003. (2) The CFS for the year ending 30 June 2003 is in the process of being audited by the Office of the Auditor General. The Government does not want to undermine the audit process by releasing the data before the audit is completed. (3) The member will need to wait for the release of the CFS. (4) The Government is managing this issue by working closely with agency CEOs.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Treasurer has provided the following response - (1) Yes. The Department of Treasury and Finance has collected the information on leave liability from agencies as part of the process of preparing the Government of Western Australia Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ending 30 June 2003. (2) The CFS for the year ending 30 June 2003 is in the process of being audited by the Office of the Auditor General. The Government does not want to undermine the audit process by releasing the data before the audit is completed. (3) The member will need to wait for the release of the CFS. (4) The Government is managing this issue by working closely with agency CEOs.
The Treasurer has provided the following response - (1) Yes. The Department of Treasury and Finance has collected the information on leave liability from agencies as part of the process of preparing the Government of Western Australia Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ending 30 June 2003. (2) The CFS for the year ending 30 June 2003 is in the process of being audited by the Office of the Auditor General. The Government does not want to undermine the audit process by releasing the data before the audit is completed. (3) The member will need to wait for the release of the CFS. (4) The Government is managing this issue by working closely with agency CEOs.
(1) Yes. The Department of Treasury and Finance has collected the information on leave liability from agencies as part of the process of preparing the Government of Western Australia Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ending 30 June 2003. (2) The CFS for the year ending 30 June 2003 is in the process of being audited by the Office of the Auditor General. The Government does not want to undermine the audit process by releasing the data before the audit is completed. (3) The member will need to wait for the release of the CFS. (4) The Government is managing this issue by working closely with agency CEOs.
(2) The CFS for the year ending 30 June 2003 is in the process of being audited by the Office of the Auditor General. The Government does not want to undermine the audit process by releasing the data before the audit is completed. (3) The member will need to wait for the release of the CFS. (4) The Government is managing this issue by working closely with agency CEOs.
(3) The member will need to wait for the release of the CFS. (4) The Government is managing this issue by working closely with agency CEOs.
(4) The Government is managing this issue by working closely with agency CEOs.
(1) Does the Treasurer have this information in his possession even though not all the underlying data has been audited? (2) If so, will he table it; and, if not, why not? (3) What does this figure represent as a percentage of the total payroll? (4) Will the Treasurer assure Parliament that the Government has addressed the leave liability problem which has burgeoned under Labor beyond any increases in payroll? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Treasurer has provided the following response - (1) Yes. The Department of Treasury and Finance has collected the information on leave liability from agencies as part of the process of preparing the Government of Western Australia Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ending 30 June 2003. (2) The CFS for the year ending 30 June 2003 is in the process of being audited by the Office of the Auditor General. The Government does not want to undermine the audit process by releasing the data before the audit is completed. (3) The member will need to wait for the release of the CFS. (4) The Government is managing this issue by working closely with agency CEOs.
(2) If so, will he table it; and, if not, why not? (3) What does this figure represent as a percentage of the total payroll? (4) Will the Treasurer assure Parliament that the Government has addressed the leave liability problem which has burgeoned under Labor beyond any increases in payroll? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Treasurer has provided the following response - (1) Yes. The Department of Treasury and Finance has collected the information on leave liability from agencies as part of the process of preparing the Government of Western Australia Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ending 30 June 2003. (2) The CFS for the year ending 30 June 2003 is in the process of being audited by the Office of the Auditor General. The Government does not want to undermine the audit process by releasing the data before the audit is completed. (3) The member will need to wait for the release of the CFS. (4) The Government is managing this issue by working closely with agency CEOs.
(3) What does this figure represent as a percentage of the total payroll? (4) Will the Treasurer assure Parliament that the Government has addressed the leave liability problem which has burgeoned under Labor beyond any increases in payroll? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Treasurer has provided the following response - (1) Yes. The Department of Treasury and Finance has collected the information on leave liability from agencies as part of the process of preparing the Government of Western Australia Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ending 30 June 2003. (2) The CFS for the year ending 30 June 2003 is in the process of being audited by the Office of the Auditor General. The Government does not want to undermine the audit process by releasing the data before the audit is completed. (3) The member will need to wait for the release of the CFS. (4) The Government is managing this issue by working closely with agency CEOs.
(4) Will the Treasurer assure Parliament that the Government has addressed the leave liability problem which has burgeoned under Labor beyond any increases in payroll? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Treasurer has provided the following response - (1) Yes. The Department of Treasury and Finance has collected the information on leave liability from agencies as part of the process of preparing the Government of Western Australia Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ending 30 June 2003. (2) The CFS for the year ending 30 June 2003 is in the process of being audited by the Office of the Auditor General. The Government does not want to undermine the audit process by releasing the data before the audit is completed. (3) The member will need to wait for the release of the CFS. (4) The Government is managing this issue by working closely with agency CEOs.
Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Treasurer has provided the following response - (1) Yes. The Department of Treasury and Finance has collected the information on leave liability from agencies as part of the process of preparing the Government of Western Australia Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ending 30 June 2003. (2) The CFS for the year ending 30 June 2003 is in the process of being audited by the Office of the Auditor General. The Government does not want to undermine the audit process by releasing the data before the audit is completed. (3) The member will need to wait for the release of the CFS. (4) The Government is managing this issue by working closely with agency CEOs.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Treasurer has provided the following response - (1) Yes. The Department of Treasury and Finance has collected the information on leave liability from agencies as part of the process of preparing the Government of Western Australia Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ending 30 June 2003. (2) The CFS for the year ending 30 June 2003 is in the process of being audited by the Office of the Auditor General. The Government does not want to undermine the audit process by releasing the data before the audit is completed. (3) The member will need to wait for the release of the CFS. (4) The Government is managing this issue by working closely with agency CEOs.
The Treasurer has provided the following response - (1) Yes. The Department of Treasury and Finance has collected the information on leave liability from agencies as part of the process of preparing the Government of Western Australia Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ending 30 June 2003. (2) The CFS for the year ending 30 June 2003 is in the process of being audited by the Office of the Auditor General. The Government does not want to undermine the audit process by releasing the data before the audit is completed. (3) The member will need to wait for the release of the CFS. (4) The Government is managing this issue by working closely with agency CEOs.
(1) Yes. The Department of Treasury and Finance has collected the information on leave liability from agencies as part of the process of preparing the Government of Western Australia Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ending 30 June 2003. (2) The CFS for the year ending 30 June 2003 is in the process of being audited by the Office of the Auditor General. The Government does not want to undermine the audit process by releasing the data before the audit is completed. (3) The member will need to wait for the release of the CFS. (4) The Government is managing this issue by working closely with agency CEOs.
(2) The CFS for the year ending 30 June 2003 is in the process of being audited by the Office of the Auditor General. The Government does not want to undermine the audit process by releasing the data before the audit is completed. (3) The member will need to wait for the release of the CFS. (4) The Government is managing this issue by working closely with agency CEOs.
(3) The member will need to wait for the release of the CFS. (4) The Government is managing this issue by working closely with agency CEOs.
(4) The Government is managing this issue by working closely with agency CEOs.
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