❓ Question seeks information on Ministerial staff regarding disciplinary actions, secondments, and contract employment. The answer deflects some questions to the Department of Premier and Cabinet and refers to a tabled report.
AnsweredQoN 256Legislative Assembly
Asked
28 October 2021
Member
Portfolio
Premier; Treasurer; Minister for Public Sector Management; Federal-State Relations
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I refer to Ministerial office staff, and ask: (a) How many Ministerial staff have been directly involved in any of the following: (i) Disciplinary action; (ii) Had formal complaints made against them; and (iii) Are subject to legal proceedings; (b) How many staff from the Ministerial office are staff currently on secondment to a department, agency or Government Trading Entity: (i) Please detail the title in the Ministerial office, where they are seconded from and length of secondment; and (ii) What was the length of employment prior to secondment; and (c) How many staff in your office are currently on a contract: (i) Please detail the staff title, whether they are previously worked in the public sector or not and the length of their current contract?
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Answered
15 February 2022
Response time
10 days
(a) Ministerial staff are employed by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. Matters relating to their employment are managed by the Department as the employing body, and are matters between the Department and the individual employee.
(b) No staff in Ministerial Offices are currently on secondment to a department, agency or Government Trading Entity.
(c) Refer to the Ministerial Office Staffing Report, tabled regularly in Parliament.
(b) No staff in Ministerial Offices are currently on secondment to a department, agency or Government Trading Entity.
(c) Refer to the Ministerial Office Staffing Report, tabled regularly in Parliament.
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