❓ A parliamentary question seeks information on the employment arrangements (number of employees, federal/state workplace agreements) within government departments and agencies under the Minister for the Arts' control, and their status as 'constitutional corporations' under federal workplace relations law. The Minister provides some figures but declines to investigate constitutional corporation status.
AnsweredQoN 414Legislative Council
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414. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich to the Attorney General representing the Minister for the Arts:
(1) For each Government department and agency under the Minister for the Arts' 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 the Arts' 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?
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Answered
23 November 2000
Response time
105 days
The Minister Replied:
(1) (a) The Ministry for Culture & the Arts employs 831 staff.
(b) None.
(c) 308.
(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.
(1) (a) The Ministry for Culture & the Arts employs 831 staff.
(b) None.
(c) 308.
(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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