❓ Mr Kirkup requests a detailed breakdown of costs, staffing, and interview information related to the 2018-19 audit of the 'Healthy Options WA' policy. The Minister provides a response detailing costs, staffing, hours and interview information.
AnsweredQoN 5473Legislative Assembly
Asked
18 September 2019
Member
Portfolio
Deputy Premier; Minister for Health; Mental Health
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I refer to the "Healthy Options WA: Food and Nutrition Policy for WA Health Services and Facilities - 2018–19 Statewide Audit of Policy Implementation", and ask: (a) What was the breakdown of all costs associated with conducting and compiling the audit, and specifically: (i) What were the total staff costs; (ii) What were the total travel costs; and (iii) What were the total printing costs; (b) How many staff (by head count) were dedicated to (a): (i) What was the job category of each staff member; (c) What is the estimate number of hours spent on (a); and (d) Will the Minister table a list of all persons who were interviewed for the audit, when they were interviewed, by whom were they interviewed, where were they interviewed and for how long were they interviewed?
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Answered
22 October 2019
Response time
8 days
The Department of Health contracted the Western Australian School Canteen Association (WASCA) to conduct independent audits and compile results for the "Healthy Options WA: Food and Nutrition Policy for WA Health Services and Facilities - 2018–19 Statewide Audit of Policy Implementation".
(a)(i) Total staff costs: $80,617.01.
(ii) Total travel costs: $1,937.62.
(iii) Printing costs were not incurred as data was collected using electronic survey tools.
(b) Three.
(i)
WASCA Executive Officer (tertiary qualified nutritionist).
WASCA Project Coordinator (tertiary qualified nutritionist).
WASCA Project Officer (tertiary qualified dietitian).
(c) WASCA spent approximately 1500 hours.
(d) Interviews were conducted for the audit by WASCA project staff with the following:
Health Service Provider health promotion staff, on the audited site or via telephone in some regional sites.
Managers and staff (including volunteers) of retail food outlets, on each audited site.
Interviews lasted 30 minutes to one hour and took place between September 2018 and January 2019.
(a)(i) Total staff costs: $80,617.01.
(ii) Total travel costs: $1,937.62.
(iii) Printing costs were not incurred as data was collected using electronic survey tools.
(b) Three.
(i)
WASCA Executive Officer (tertiary qualified nutritionist).
WASCA Project Coordinator (tertiary qualified nutritionist).
WASCA Project Officer (tertiary qualified dietitian).
(c) WASCA spent approximately 1500 hours.
(d) Interviews were conducted for the audit by WASCA project staff with the following:
Health Service Provider health promotion staff, on the audited site or via telephone in some regional sites.
Managers and staff (including volunteers) of retail food outlets, on each audited site.
Interviews lasted 30 minutes to one hour and took place between September 2018 and January 2019.
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