Hon Ken Travers questions the Premier regarding exemptions to the public sector recruitment freeze within the Department of Premier and Cabinet, specifically concerning the appointments secretary and a senior media advisor.

AnsweredQoN 357Legislative Council
Asked
7 April 2016
Portfolio
Leader of the House representing the Premier

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PUBLIC
SECTOR RECRUITMENT FREEZE — DEPARTMENT OF THE PREMIER AND CABINET
357. Hon KEN TRAVERS to the Leader of the
House representing the Premier:
I refer to question without notice
319 asked on Tuesday, 5 April and
answered on Wednesday, 6 April .
(1) In the answer to part (1), where
is the appointments secretary referred to located?
(2) Who does the appointments
secretary make appointments for?
(3) In answer to part (5), where is
the senior media adviser referred to located?
(4) What is the senior media adviser's
specific role?
(5) What was the
justification provided to the Treasurer for the senior media adviser being
granted an exemption from the recruitment freeze?

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(1) The
appointments secretary is located in the office of the Leader of the Opposition
Party, as is the receptionist/administrative assistant referred to in part (5)
of the answer to question without notice 319.
(2) It is Hon
Mark McGowan, MLA.
(3) The senior
media adviser was initially appointed to the office of the Minister for
Transport.
(4) It is to
provide strategic media advice to the minister.
(5) Not
applicable. The officer was made an offer of employment and they accepted that
offer before 21 December 2015.

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