❓ Mr Rundle questions the Minister about KPIs for the WAIS board, given past issues and significant funding. The Minister defends WAIS's athletic achievements but acknowledges governance issues need addressing, including restorative justice for gymnasts.
AnsweredQoN 617Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN
INSTITUTE OF SPORT — GOVERNANCE
617. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Minister for Citizenship and
Multicultural Interests:
I have a supplementary question.
Noting recent history and the millions in funding handed to WAIS, what key
performance indicators have been put in place to ensure that the minister's
new board does not similarly combust?
INSTITUTE OF SPORT — GOVERNANCE
617. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Minister for Citizenship and
Multicultural Interests:
I have a supplementary question.
Noting recent history and the millions in funding handed to WAIS, what key
performance indicators have been put in place to ensure that the minister's
new board does not similarly combust?
AnswerView source ↗
Just hold on, member. The member has
some sort of premise. Let us remember that WAIS has produced some outstanding
Australian and Western Australian athletes. That has not changed. If the member's
criticism of WAIS is that it has failed to do that, I think he is absolutely
wrong. In fact, in the Tokyo Olympics, I think that we had three gold
medallists from Western Australia, and, of course, we have a recent champion
who reached great heights in pole vaulting in the World Athletics
Championships. This is not a criticism of staff. This is not a criticism of the
psychologists, the trainers, the coaches and all those people. The operations
of WAIS in delivering high-quality athletes has been tremendous. However, there
are some governance issues that need to be addressed, including a consideration
about the current arrangements and whether that entity should be a statutory
body—whether it should come within the department or stay the same as
an incorporated entity. It is timely for those considerations to be addressed,
and I am very confident that the board that I have appointed will be focused on
that, as well as ensuring that the restorative justice issues that impact the
gymnasts are a priority.
some sort of premise. Let us remember that WAIS has produced some outstanding
Australian and Western Australian athletes. That has not changed. If the member's
criticism of WAIS is that it has failed to do that, I think he is absolutely
wrong. In fact, in the Tokyo Olympics, I think that we had three gold
medallists from Western Australia, and, of course, we have a recent champion
who reached great heights in pole vaulting in the World Athletics
Championships. This is not a criticism of staff. This is not a criticism of the
psychologists, the trainers, the coaches and all those people. The operations
of WAIS in delivering high-quality athletes has been tremendous. However, there
are some governance issues that need to be addressed, including a consideration
about the current arrangements and whether that entity should be a statutory
body—whether it should come within the department or stay the same as
an incorporated entity. It is timely for those considerations to be addressed,
and I am very confident that the board that I have appointed will be focused on
that, as well as ensuring that the restorative justice issues that impact the
gymnasts are a priority.
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