❓ Hon Ray Halligan asked about misconduct cases within the Department of Health not referred to the Corruption and Crime Commission (CCC) between 2003 and 2006. Hon Sue Ellery responded, acknowledging 36 such cases and detailing steps taken to improve reporting processes.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - CASES REFERRED TO CORRUPTION AND CRIME COMMISSION
(1) Have any cases of misconduct within the Department of Health between 1 July 2003 and 30 June 2006 been investigated without reference to the Corruption and Crime Commission? (2) If so, how many? Hon SUE ELLERY
(1) Have any cases of misconduct within the Department of Health between 1 July 2003 and 30 June 2006 been investigated without reference to the Corruption and Crime Commission? (2) If so, how many? Hon SUE ELLERY
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) A total of 36 cases during this period were not referred to the Corruption and Crime Commission. As we were not confident that all required cases were being referred to the CCC, mainly for the reason that staff were not properly aware of the process, an operational circular on appropriate reporting was issued by the Western Australian Department of Health in September 2005. Prior to the operational circular being disseminated, 31 cases were not referred to the CCC. A significant improvement has been seen since the circular was issued, with only five cases not being referred to the CCC after September 2005. Of these five cases, all the issues were investigated and appropriate measures to resolve the issues were taken within the workplace. It was, however, subsequently found by the corporate governance directorate that the staff dealing with the cases were not aware of what should be reportable to the CCC. In all cases, the areas have since been made aware of the reporting responsibilities. The need to report to the CCC when appropriate has been reinforced and education processes are occurring across the health system as part of the corporate governance directorate’s ongoing work program. We are confident that this education process will ensure that misconduct cases are correctly referred to the CCC.
(2) If so, how many? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) A total of 36 cases during this period were not referred to the Corruption and Crime Commission. As we were not confident that all required cases were being referred to the CCC, mainly for the reason that staff were not properly aware of the process, an operational circular on appropriate reporting was issued by the Western Australian Department of Health in September 2005. Prior to the operational circular being disseminated, 31 cases were not referred to the CCC. A significant improvement has been seen since the circular was issued, with only five cases not being referred to the CCC after September 2005. Of these five cases, all the issues were investigated and appropriate measures to resolve the issues were taken within the workplace. It was, however, subsequently found by the corporate governance directorate that the staff dealing with the cases were not aware of what should be reportable to the CCC. In all cases, the areas have since been made aware of the reporting responsibilities. The need to report to the CCC when appropriate has been reinforced and education processes are occurring across the health system as part of the corporate governance directorate’s ongoing work program. We are confident that this education process will ensure that misconduct cases are correctly referred to the CCC.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) A total of 36 cases during this period were not referred to the Corruption and Crime Commission. As we were not confident that all required cases were being referred to the CCC, mainly for the reason that staff were not properly aware of the process, an operational circular on appropriate reporting was issued by the Western Australian Department of Health in September 2005. Prior to the operational circular being disseminated, 31 cases were not referred to the CCC. A significant improvement has been seen since the circular was issued, with only five cases not being referred to the CCC after September 2005. Of these five cases, all the issues were investigated and appropriate measures to resolve the issues were taken within the workplace. It was, however, subsequently found by the corporate governance directorate that the staff dealing with the cases were not aware of what should be reportable to the CCC. In all cases, the areas have since been made aware of the reporting responsibilities. The need to report to the CCC when appropriate has been reinforced and education processes are occurring across the health system as part of the corporate governance directorate’s ongoing work program. We are confident that this education process will ensure that misconduct cases are correctly referred to the CCC.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) A total of 36 cases during this period were not referred to the Corruption and Crime Commission. As we were not confident that all required cases were being referred to the CCC, mainly for the reason that staff were not properly aware of the process, an operational circular on appropriate reporting was issued by the Western Australian Department of Health in September 2005. Prior to the operational circular being disseminated, 31 cases were not referred to the CCC. A significant improvement has been seen since the circular was issued, with only five cases not being referred to the CCC after September 2005. Of these five cases, all the issues were investigated and appropriate measures to resolve the issues were taken within the workplace. It was, however, subsequently found by the corporate governance directorate that the staff dealing with the cases were not aware of what should be reportable to the CCC. In all cases, the areas have since been made aware of the reporting responsibilities. The need to report to the CCC when appropriate has been reinforced and education processes are occurring across the health system as part of the corporate governance directorate’s ongoing work program. We are confident that this education process will ensure that misconduct cases are correctly referred to the CCC.
(1) Yes. (2) A total of 36 cases during this period were not referred to the Corruption and Crime Commission. As we were not confident that all required cases were being referred to the CCC, mainly for the reason that staff were not properly aware of the process, an operational circular on appropriate reporting was issued by the Western Australian Department of Health in September 2005. Prior to the operational circular being disseminated, 31 cases were not referred to the CCC. A significant improvement has been seen since the circular was issued, with only five cases not being referred to the CCC after September 2005. Of these five cases, all the issues were investigated and appropriate measures to resolve the issues were taken within the workplace. It was, however, subsequently found by the corporate governance directorate that the staff dealing with the cases were not aware of what should be reportable to the CCC. In all cases, the areas have since been made aware of the reporting responsibilities. The need to report to the CCC when appropriate has been reinforced and education processes are occurring across the health system as part of the corporate governance directorate’s ongoing work program. We are confident that this education process will ensure that misconduct cases are correctly referred to the CCC.
(2) A total of 36 cases during this period were not referred to the Corruption and Crime Commission. As we were not confident that all required cases were being referred to the CCC, mainly for the reason that staff were not properly aware of the process, an operational circular on appropriate reporting was issued by the Western Australian Department of Health in September 2005. Prior to the operational circular being disseminated, 31 cases were not referred to the CCC. A significant improvement has been seen since the circular was issued, with only five cases not being referred to the CCC after September 2005. Of these five cases, all the issues were investigated and appropriate measures to resolve the issues were taken within the workplace. It was, however, subsequently found by the corporate governance directorate that the staff dealing with the cases were not aware of what should be reportable to the CCC. In all cases, the areas have since been made aware of the reporting responsibilities. The need to report to the CCC when appropriate has been reinforced and education processes are occurring across the health system as part of the corporate governance directorate’s ongoing work program. We are confident that this education process will ensure that misconduct cases are correctly referred to the CCC.
(2) If so, how many? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) A total of 36 cases during this period were not referred to the Corruption and Crime Commission. As we were not confident that all required cases were being referred to the CCC, mainly for the reason that staff were not properly aware of the process, an operational circular on appropriate reporting was issued by the Western Australian Department of Health in September 2005. Prior to the operational circular being disseminated, 31 cases were not referred to the CCC. A significant improvement has been seen since the circular was issued, with only five cases not being referred to the CCC after September 2005. Of these five cases, all the issues were investigated and appropriate measures to resolve the issues were taken within the workplace. It was, however, subsequently found by the corporate governance directorate that the staff dealing with the cases were not aware of what should be reportable to the CCC. In all cases, the areas have since been made aware of the reporting responsibilities. The need to report to the CCC when appropriate has been reinforced and education processes are occurring across the health system as part of the corporate governance directorate’s ongoing work program. We are confident that this education process will ensure that misconduct cases are correctly referred to the CCC.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) A total of 36 cases during this period were not referred to the Corruption and Crime Commission. As we were not confident that all required cases were being referred to the CCC, mainly for the reason that staff were not properly aware of the process, an operational circular on appropriate reporting was issued by the Western Australian Department of Health in September 2005. Prior to the operational circular being disseminated, 31 cases were not referred to the CCC. A significant improvement has been seen since the circular was issued, with only five cases not being referred to the CCC after September 2005. Of these five cases, all the issues were investigated and appropriate measures to resolve the issues were taken within the workplace. It was, however, subsequently found by the corporate governance directorate that the staff dealing with the cases were not aware of what should be reportable to the CCC. In all cases, the areas have since been made aware of the reporting responsibilities. The need to report to the CCC when appropriate has been reinforced and education processes are occurring across the health system as part of the corporate governance directorate’s ongoing work program. We are confident that this education process will ensure that misconduct cases are correctly referred to the CCC.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) A total of 36 cases during this period were not referred to the Corruption and Crime Commission. As we were not confident that all required cases were being referred to the CCC, mainly for the reason that staff were not properly aware of the process, an operational circular on appropriate reporting was issued by the Western Australian Department of Health in September 2005. Prior to the operational circular being disseminated, 31 cases were not referred to the CCC. A significant improvement has been seen since the circular was issued, with only five cases not being referred to the CCC after September 2005. Of these five cases, all the issues were investigated and appropriate measures to resolve the issues were taken within the workplace. It was, however, subsequently found by the corporate governance directorate that the staff dealing with the cases were not aware of what should be reportable to the CCC. In all cases, the areas have since been made aware of the reporting responsibilities. The need to report to the CCC when appropriate has been reinforced and education processes are occurring across the health system as part of the corporate governance directorate’s ongoing work program. We are confident that this education process will ensure that misconduct cases are correctly referred to the CCC.
(1) Yes. (2) A total of 36 cases during this period were not referred to the Corruption and Crime Commission. As we were not confident that all required cases were being referred to the CCC, mainly for the reason that staff were not properly aware of the process, an operational circular on appropriate reporting was issued by the Western Australian Department of Health in September 2005. Prior to the operational circular being disseminated, 31 cases were not referred to the CCC. A significant improvement has been seen since the circular was issued, with only five cases not being referred to the CCC after September 2005. Of these five cases, all the issues were investigated and appropriate measures to resolve the issues were taken within the workplace. It was, however, subsequently found by the corporate governance directorate that the staff dealing with the cases were not aware of what should be reportable to the CCC. In all cases, the areas have since been made aware of the reporting responsibilities. The need to report to the CCC when appropriate has been reinforced and education processes are occurring across the health system as part of the corporate governance directorate’s ongoing work program. We are confident that this education process will ensure that misconduct cases are correctly referred to the CCC.
(2) A total of 36 cases during this period were not referred to the Corruption and Crime Commission. As we were not confident that all required cases were being referred to the CCC, mainly for the reason that staff were not properly aware of the process, an operational circular on appropriate reporting was issued by the Western Australian Department of Health in September 2005. Prior to the operational circular being disseminated, 31 cases were not referred to the CCC. A significant improvement has been seen since the circular was issued, with only five cases not being referred to the CCC after September 2005. Of these five cases, all the issues were investigated and appropriate measures to resolve the issues were taken within the workplace. It was, however, subsequently found by the corporate governance directorate that the staff dealing with the cases were not aware of what should be reportable to the CCC. In all cases, the areas have since been made aware of the reporting responsibilities. The need to report to the CCC when appropriate has been reinforced and education processes are occurring across the health system as part of the corporate governance directorate’s ongoing work program. We are confident that this education process will ensure that misconduct cases are correctly referred to the CCC.
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