❓ A Western Australian parliamentary Question on Notice requests details about staff entitlements, relationships to the Minister, and anticipated future employment within the Minister's office. The answer provides some details on entitlements and relocation expenses, confirms no staff are related to the Minister, and gives a general statement about future employment.
AnsweredQoN 202Legislative Assembly
Asked
25 November 2008
Member
Portfolio
Mines and Petroleum; Fisheries; Electoral Affairs
QuestionView source ↗
(a) which staff members receive entitlements (including; travel, computer, laptop, fax, pager or credit card entitlements);
(i) name of staff member, position, entitlement, date entitlement assigned, monetary value associated with entitlement;
(b) is any staff member, currently working for the Minister, receiving any other entitlements including hotel and relocation expenses;
(i) if so, please detail staff member, position, entitlement, date entitlement assigned, monetary value associated with entitlement;
(c) are any staff members related to the Minister;
(i) if so, please detail which staff member and the nature of the relationship with the Minister;
(d) as at 25 November 2008, does the Minister anticipate employing, whether directly or by way of secondment, any further staff members in the Ministerial Office; and
(e) if so, how many further staff members are anticipated to be employed?
(i) name of staff member, position, entitlement, date entitlement assigned, monetary value associated with entitlement;
(b) is any staff member, currently working for the Minister, receiving any other entitlements including hotel and relocation expenses;
(i) if so, please detail staff member, position, entitlement, date entitlement assigned, monetary value associated with entitlement;
(c) are any staff members related to the Minister;
(i) if so, please detail which staff member and the nature of the relationship with the Minister;
(d) as at 25 November 2008, does the Minister anticipate employing, whether directly or by way of secondment, any further staff members in the Ministerial Office; and
(e) if so, how many further staff members are anticipated to be employed?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
3 December 2008
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Mines and Petroleum; Fisheries; Electoral Affairs
Response time
8 days
(a) (i) Details of mobile phones and credit cards provided to staff as at 30 October 2008 is provided in the attached report. [see tabled paper no].
Pagers are issued infrequently. Computers and faxes are provided as required for business purposes.
Travel is undertaken as required for business purposes and is not regarded as a benefit or entitlement. Interstate and international travel is reported in quarterly
Reports of Interstate and Overseas Travel Undertaken by Ministers, Members of Parliament and Officers on Official Business
, which are tabled in Parliament.
(b) (i) Officers recruited by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet are able to negotiate assistance with relocation expenses in accordance with departmental guidelines on a case by case basis. Such assistance can extend to payment for the uplift of household furniture, subject to a competitive process by removalists, airfares for the employee and dependents and accommodation for the employee and dependents for an initial settling in period.
(c) (i) Nil.
(ii) Not applicable.
(d)- (e) Subject to operational requirements ministerial staff may be employed during the course of the term of the government.
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Pagers are issued infrequently. Computers and faxes are provided as required for business purposes.
Travel is undertaken as required for business purposes and is not regarded as a benefit or entitlement. Interstate and international travel is reported in quarterly
Reports of Interstate and Overseas Travel Undertaken by Ministers, Members of Parliament and Officers on Official Business
, which are tabled in Parliament.
(b) (i) Officers recruited by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet are able to negotiate assistance with relocation expenses in accordance with departmental guidelines on a case by case basis. Such assistance can extend to payment for the uplift of household furniture, subject to a competitive process by removalists, airfares for the employee and dependents and accommodation for the employee and dependents for an initial settling in period.
(c) (i) Nil.
(ii) Not applicable.
(d)- (e) Subject to operational requirements ministerial staff may be employed during the course of the term of the government.
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