❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding the creation of two Deputy Director General positions within the Department of Premier and Cabinet, focusing on the selection process and potential politicization of appointments. The response clarifies the selection panel and justifies the new positions.
AnsweredQoN 1241Legislative Council
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I refer to the two new positions of Deputy Director General Strategic Issues and Deputy Director General Coordination, within the Department of the Premier and Cabinet that were advertised with a closing date of Friday 18 September 2009, and ask -
(1) Will applications be considered and a successful applicant chosen by a selection panel or by the Director General alone?
(2) If the process is by selection panel, has a panel been chosen or convened and what are the names of the people on that panel?
(3) If the selection panel has not yet been chosen, have potential members for the selection panel been considered?
(4) If yes to (3), who has been considered for membership of the selection panel?
(5) How does the creation of two new very senior level, highly paid public service positions contribute to a ‘more efficient and streamlined public sector’?
(6) With the merging of the Public Service Commission and the Public Sector Standards Commissioner, how can we be assured that appointments will not be politicised?
(1) Will applications be considered and a successful applicant chosen by a selection panel or by the Director General alone?
(2) If the process is by selection panel, has a panel been chosen or convened and what are the names of the people on that panel?
(3) If the selection panel has not yet been chosen, have potential members for the selection panel been considered?
(4) If yes to (3), who has been considered for membership of the selection panel?
(5) How does the creation of two new very senior level, highly paid public service positions contribute to a ‘more efficient and streamlined public sector’?
(6) With the merging of the Public Service Commission and the Public Sector Standards Commissioner, how can we be assured that appointments will not be politicised?
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Answered
17 November 2009
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Premier
Response time
35 days
Department of the Premier and Cabinet advises:
(1) Selection Panel.
(2) Selection Panel is Mr Ron Alexander, Anne Nolan and Peter Conran.
(3-4) Not applicable
(5) There has only been one net addition of the position of Deputy Director General created, as one position has existed for many years. The last substantive appointment made to the Deputy Director General Position was in January 2008.
The new positions will assist the Department of the Premier and Cabinet address the policy priorities of the Government and the achievement of positive outcomes from public services for all Western Australians.
(6) Appointments in the public sector are made in accordance with the general principles of human resource management in S8 of the
Public Sector Management Act
1994.
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(1) Selection Panel.
(2) Selection Panel is Mr Ron Alexander, Anne Nolan and Peter Conran.
(3-4) Not applicable
(5) There has only been one net addition of the position of Deputy Director General created, as one position has existed for many years. The last substantive appointment made to the Deputy Director General Position was in January 2008.
The new positions will assist the Department of the Premier and Cabinet address the policy priorities of the Government and the achievement of positive outcomes from public services for all Western Australians.
(6) Appointments in the public sector are made in accordance with the general principles of human resource management in S8 of the
Public Sector Management Act
1994.
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