❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks information on employee numbers and workplace agreements within government departments and agencies under the Minister for Energy's control. The Minister provides some data but declines to assess 'constitutional corporation' status.
AnsweredQoN 392Legislative Council
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392. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich to the Leader of the House representing the Minister for Energy:
(1) For each Government department and agency under the Minister for Energy's control -
(a) how many people are employed;
(b) how many employees are on Federal workplace agreements; and
(c) how many employees are on State workplace agreements?
(2) For each Government department and agency under the Minister's control, can the Minister advise whether the department or agency is a 'constitutional corporation' under the Federal Workplace Relations Act 1996?
(1) For each Government department and agency under the Minister for Energy's control -
(a) how many people are employed;
(b) how many employees are on Federal workplace agreements; and
(c) how many employees are on State workplace agreements?
(2) For each Government department and agency under the Minister's control, can the Minister advise whether the department or agency is a 'constitutional corporation' under the Federal Workplace Relations Act 1996?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
23 November 2000
Response time
105 days
The Minister Replied:
As at 16 August, 2000:
OFFICE OF ENERGY
(1)
(a) 82
(b) 0
(c) 71
(2) The status of Government agencies and departments as constitutional corporations for the purposes of the Workplace Relations Act 1996 requires legal consideration of the financial and trading capacity of each organisation. Agencies and departments would only seek such consideration if they were contemplating the introduction of Australian Workplace Agreements or Division 2 Certified Agreements under the Workplace Relations Act. I do not propose to have agencies seek such consideration of their status.
As at 16 August, 2000:
WESTERN POWER
(1) Western Power employs 2 622 people. Western Power, as a corporatised body, has advised that it operates commercially in a highly competitive energy industry and considers the provision of any further details to be commercially sensitive information.
(2) The status of Government agencies and departments as constitutional corporations for the purposes of the Workplace Relations Act 1996 requires legal consideration of the financial and trading capacity of each organisation. Agencies and departments would only seek such consideration if they were contemplating the introduction of Australian Workplace Agreements or Division 2 Certified Agreements under the Workplace Relations Act. I do not propose to have agencies seek such consideration of their status.
As at 16 August, 2000:
ALINTAGAS
(1) AlintaGas employs 359 people. AlintaGas is a corporatised body under the provision of the Gas Corporations Act and operates commercially in a highly competitive energy industry. Therefore, AlintaGas considers the provision of such commercially sensitive information inappropriate.
(2) The status of Government agencies and departments as constitutional corporations for the purposes of the Workplace Relations Act 1996 requires legal consideration of the financial and trading capacity of each organisation. Agencies and departments would only seek such consideration if they were contemplating the introduction of Australian Workplace Agreements or Division 2 Certified Agreements under the Workplace Relations Act. I do not propose to have agencies seek such consideration of their status.
As at 16 August, 2000:
OFFICE OF ENERGY
(1)
(a) 82
(b) 0
(c) 71
(2) The status of Government agencies and departments as constitutional corporations for the purposes of the Workplace Relations Act 1996 requires legal consideration of the financial and trading capacity of each organisation. Agencies and departments would only seek such consideration if they were contemplating the introduction of Australian Workplace Agreements or Division 2 Certified Agreements under the Workplace Relations Act. I do not propose to have agencies seek such consideration of their status.
As at 16 August, 2000:
WESTERN POWER
(1) Western Power employs 2 622 people. Western Power, as a corporatised body, has advised that it operates commercially in a highly competitive energy industry and considers the provision of any further details to be commercially sensitive information.
(2) The status of Government agencies and departments as constitutional corporations for the purposes of the Workplace Relations Act 1996 requires legal consideration of the financial and trading capacity of each organisation. Agencies and departments would only seek such consideration if they were contemplating the introduction of Australian Workplace Agreements or Division 2 Certified Agreements under the Workplace Relations Act. I do not propose to have agencies seek such consideration of their status.
As at 16 August, 2000:
ALINTAGAS
(1) AlintaGas employs 359 people. AlintaGas is a corporatised body under the provision of the Gas Corporations Act and operates commercially in a highly competitive energy industry. Therefore, AlintaGas considers the provision of such commercially sensitive information inappropriate.
(2) The status of Government agencies and departments as constitutional corporations for the purposes of the Workplace Relations Act 1996 requires legal consideration of the financial and trading capacity of each organisation. Agencies and departments would only seek such consideration if they were contemplating the introduction of Australian Workplace Agreements or Division 2 Certified Agreements under the Workplace Relations Act. I do not propose to have agencies seek such consideration of their status.
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