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❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details on exemptions requested from a recruitment freeze across agencies within the Minister's Education, Aboriginal Affairs, and Electoral Affairs portfolios. The answer reveals varying levels of exemption requests across different departments.

AnsweredQoN 5193Legislative Assembly

Asked

15 March 2016

Member

Mr M. McGowan

Portfolio

Education; Aboriginal Affairs; Electoral Affairs

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I refer to exemptions sought from the Treasurer during the current recruitment “freeze” beginning on 21 December 2015, and ask for each agency and department within the Minister’s portfolio of responsibilities: (a) on how many occasions have exemptions been sought by each organisation since 21 December 2015; (b) on what date was each exemption application submitted; (c) what was the title and salary of each position for which an exemption was sought; (d) for which positions outlined in (c) where exemptions approved; and (e) on what date was approval for each position conveyed to the organisation?

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Answered

11 May 2016

Responded by

Minister representing the Minister for Education; Aboriginal Affairs; Electoral Affairs

Response time

57 days

Department of Aboriginal Affairs
a. None
b – e. Not applicable
School Curriculum and Standards Authority
a. None
b – e. Not applicable
Department of Education
a. As at 15 March 2016, exemptions had been requested on 7 occasions for 49 positions with a total of 38.51 FTE.
b. – e. See tabled paper no.
Country High School Hostels Authority
a. As at 15 March 2016, exemptions had been requested on 2 occasions for 12 positions with a total of 10.60 FTE.
b. – e. See tabled paper no.
Department of Education Services
a. None
b – e. Not applicable
Western Australian Electoral Commission
a. 1
b. 22 December 2015
c. Human Resources Officer - $74,587 per annum
d. Nil
e. Not applicable

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