❓ Mrs Roberts questions the Minister for Police regarding the impact of the Workforce Reform Bill 2013 on police officers' access to the WA Industrial Relations Commission. The Minister states that police are not currently included in the Bill, but future reforms are expected.
AnsweredQoN 792Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
WORKFORCE
REFORM BILL 2013
792. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS to the
Minister for Police:
I refer to the government's Workforce Reform Bill
2013.
(1) What
restrictions currently apply to access by police officers to the WA Industrial
Relations Commission?
(2) Does the
minister support the inclusion of police officers in the provisions of the
Workforce Reform Bill?
(3) What has the
minister done to ensure that police officers are not unfairly affected by the
Workforce Reform Bill?
REFORM BILL 2013
792. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS to the
Minister for Police:
I refer to the government's Workforce Reform Bill
2013.
(1) What
restrictions currently apply to access by police officers to the WA Industrial
Relations Commission?
(2) Does the
minister support the inclusion of police officers in the provisions of the
Workforce Reform Bill?
(3) What has the
minister done to ensure that police officers are not unfairly affected by the
Workforce Reform Bill?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for the question.
(1)–(3) The Workforce Reform
Bill is a work in progress. Members of this place have probably heard me —
Mrs
M.H. Roberts : No, it's actually before the house. It's not
a work in progress.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Midland!
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : I will reframe what I said, Mr Speaker.
The Workforce Reform Bill is in
process in this house. Police are not part of that legislation at this moment
in time. There is not a concerted effort of the government necessarily to
exclude police from reform. Members of this house would probably have heard me
talk ad nauseam about the police reform project in which we are looking at
various aspects of police and ways to reform the way police do business. In the
context of that, I expect further down the track that there will be significant
changes to the way police do business. In that context, it would be premature
to include police in this package at this moment in time.
(1)–(3) The Workforce Reform
Bill is a work in progress. Members of this place have probably heard me —
Mrs
M.H. Roberts : No, it's actually before the house. It's not
a work in progress.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Midland!
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : I will reframe what I said, Mr Speaker.
The Workforce Reform Bill is in
process in this house. Police are not part of that legislation at this moment
in time. There is not a concerted effort of the government necessarily to
exclude police from reform. Members of this house would probably have heard me
talk ad nauseam about the police reform project in which we are looking at
various aspects of police and ways to reform the way police do business. In the
context of that, I expect further down the track that there will be significant
changes to the way police do business. In that context, it would be premature
to include police in this package at this moment in time.
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