❓ Dr. Steve Thomas questions the approval time for WorkSafe assessors. The Minister reports a decrease in approval times and outlines actions to further improve processing.
AnsweredQoN 693Legislative Council
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WORKSAFE — ASSESSORS
693. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Industrial Relations:
It is not even a Thursday,
President! I refer to the time frame for the approval and registration of
WorkSafe assessors who have already obtained a certificate IV in training and a
high-risk work licence.
(1) What is the
current average time that it takes for the approval of qualified WorkSafe
assessors?
(2) Has the
average approval time changed or blown out in the last two years?
(3) Why is it
taking so long to approve applicants?
(4) What action
is the government undertaking to increase the number of assessors and to reduce
the application-to-approval time lag?
693. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Industrial Relations:
It is not even a Thursday,
President! I refer to the time frame for the approval and registration of
WorkSafe assessors who have already obtained a certificate IV in training and a
high-risk work licence.
(1) What is the
current average time that it takes for the approval of qualified WorkSafe
assessors?
(2) Has the
average approval time changed or blown out in the last two years?
(3) Why is it
taking so long to approve applicants?
(4) What action
is the government undertaking to increase the number of assessors and to reduce
the application-to-approval time lag?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice
of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by the Minister
for Industrial Relations.
(1) It is 38 days
for the financial year 2022–23, to date, which was correct as of
yesterday.
(2) The time has reduced. The average approval times
were as follows. For 2021–22, it was 44 days. In 2020–21, it was also 44 days.
(3) Noting the
answer to question (2), high-risk work licence assessor accreditation
applications are a very complex form of application as they involve validation
and assessment of the experience of applicants.
(4) The demand for high-risk work licence assessors is
market driven. Funding to support an additional three full-time
equivalent staff focused on processing of WorkSafe-related applications was
provided to the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety through the
2023–24 state budget.
of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by the Minister
for Industrial Relations.
(1) It is 38 days
for the financial year 2022–23, to date, which was correct as of
yesterday.
(2) The time has reduced. The average approval times
were as follows. For 2021–22, it was 44 days. In 2020–21, it was also 44 days.
(3) Noting the
answer to question (2), high-risk work licence assessor accreditation
applications are a very complex form of application as they involve validation
and assessment of the experience of applicants.
(4) The demand for high-risk work licence assessors is
market driven. Funding to support an additional three full-time
equivalent staff focused on processing of WorkSafe-related applications was
provided to the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety through the
2023–24 state budget.
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