❓ A member of parliament questions the employment status of an individual within the Department of Corrective Services' internal investigations unit. The Minister declines to answer parts of the question, citing the Public Sector Management Act.
AnsweredQoN 431Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIVE SERVICES — INTERNAL
INVESTIGATIONS UNIT — KEN CUMMINGS
431. Hon AMBER-JADE SANDERSON to the Attorney General representing the Minister for Corrective Services:
(1) Was Mr Ken
Cummings employed in the Department of Corrective Services internal
investigations unit on Tuesday, 8 April 2014 and is he still employed in that
unit?
(2) If no to (1), exactly where is Mr Ken Cummings employed?
(3) How many
personnel currently employed in the internal investigations unit have been
employed in that unit since 8 April 2013?
INVESTIGATIONS UNIT — KEN CUMMINGS
431. Hon AMBER-JADE SANDERSON to the Attorney General representing the Minister for Corrective Services:
(1) Was Mr Ken
Cummings employed in the Department of Corrective Services internal
investigations unit on Tuesday, 8 April 2014 and is he still employed in that
unit?
(2) If no to (1), exactly where is Mr Ken Cummings employed?
(3) How many
personnel currently employed in the internal investigations unit have been
employed in that unit since 8 April 2013?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this
question and provide the following reply on behalf of the Attorney General.
(1)–(2)
The Public Sector Management Act 1994 sets out clear frameworks for the
employment and deployment of individual employees. The employment and
deployment of individual employees within the Department of Corrective Services
are matters for the Commissioner of Corrective Services. As Minister for
Corrective Services, there are a number of matters that I am specifically
precluded from being involved in under section 8 of the act. Accordingly, I
shall not be responding to questions (1) and (2).
(3) The professional
standards division was disbanded on 11 March 2014. This division included the
former internal investigations unit. A new investigations services directorate
was established to replace the old division from 11 March 2014. This
directorate includes an internal investigations component. Seven new
investigators have been employed by the department since 8 April 2013.
question and provide the following reply on behalf of the Attorney General.
(1)–(2)
The Public Sector Management Act 1994 sets out clear frameworks for the
employment and deployment of individual employees. The employment and
deployment of individual employees within the Department of Corrective Services
are matters for the Commissioner of Corrective Services. As Minister for
Corrective Services, there are a number of matters that I am specifically
precluded from being involved in under section 8 of the act. Accordingly, I
shall not be responding to questions (1) and (2).
(3) The professional
standards division was disbanded on 11 March 2014. This division included the
former internal investigations unit. A new investigations services directorate
was established to replace the old division from 11 March 2014. This
directorate includes an internal investigations component. Seven new
investigators have been employed by the department since 8 April 2013.
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