❓ A parliamentary question seeks clarification on the responsibilities of Mr. Paul Whyte within the Department of Communities, specifically regarding internal governance and public interest disclosures. The Minister provides a job description and identifies the CEO as responsible for public interest disclosures.
AnsweredQoN 1338Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITIES — PAUL WHYTE
1338. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Community Services:
I refer to the Department of
Communities' assistant director general of corporate operations, Mr Paul
Whyte.
(1) What was the precise nature of Mr Whyte's
responsibilities for ''internal governance, standards and integrity and corporate assurance'' as listed on page 16 of the department's
recent annual report?
(2) Was Mr Whyte
the official responsible within the department for receiving disclosures of
public interest information from his
colleagues for the purposes of compliance with the Public Interest Disclosure
Act 2003?
(3) If no to (2), who is the
responsible official?
1338. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Community Services:
I refer to the Department of
Communities' assistant director general of corporate operations, Mr Paul
Whyte.
(1) What was the precise nature of Mr Whyte's
responsibilities for ''internal governance, standards and integrity and corporate assurance'' as listed on page 16 of the department's
recent annual report?
(2) Was Mr Whyte
the official responsible within the department for receiving disclosures of
public interest information from his
colleagues for the purposes of compliance with the Public Interest Disclosure
Act 2003?
(3) If no to (2), who is the
responsible official?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) The responsibilities of the assistant director
general of corporate operations are detailed in the job description form
provided. I table the attached job description form.
[See paper 3399.]
The position has the following direct
reports: executive director, people and facilities; executive director, finance
and business services; and executive director, information systems and
corporate performance.
(2) No.
(3) The chief executive officer.
some notice of the question.
(1) The responsibilities of the assistant director
general of corporate operations are detailed in the job description form
provided. I table the attached job description form.
[See paper 3399.]
The position has the following direct
reports: executive director, people and facilities; executive director, finance
and business services; and executive director, information systems and
corporate performance.
(2) No.
(3) The chief executive officer.
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