Question seeks data on staff secondments from WA government departments/agencies to the Premier's ministerial office since January 2024, including reasons for these secondments. The answer refers to existing reporting mechanisms.

AnsweredQoN 1719Legislative Assembly
Asked
16 October 2024
Portfolio
Premier; Minister for State and Industry Development, Jobs and Trade; Public Sector Management; Federal-State Relations

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I refer to all departments and agencies, for which the Minister holds responsibility, and I ask: (a) Since the start of the 2024 calendar year, how many staff have been seconded from one of the Minister's departments or agencies to work in their ministerial office: (i) Please detail the reasons for the secondment(s)?

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Answered
26 November 2024
Response time
11 days
(a) The Public Sector Commission encourage public sector employees to seek secondments to Ministerial offices, to provide Ministers with public sector expertise in policy and research. Employees undertaking such positions perform a critical function within the public sector.
The Ministerial Office Staffing report is tabled regularly in Parliament and includes information relating to staffing in Ministerial offices.

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