❓ Question on Notice regarding cost savings resulting from the Machinery of Government Taskforce Review, specifically focusing on potential public sector job losses and vacancies. The answer indicates no specific targets were set, focusing on improved service delivery.
AnsweredQoN 535Legislative Assembly
Asked
27 June 2001
Member
Portfolio
Housing; Works and Services; the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne
QuestionView source ↗
(1) I refer to the Report of the Taskforce Established to Review the Machinery of Western Australia’s Government and ask what cost savings are to result through the integration of services?
(2) How are these cost savings to be realised?
(3) Will the abolition of Public Sector positions be incorporated into the realisation of the cost savings?
(4) If so, how many positions have been identified for abolition?
(5) Will the vacancy of public sector positions be incorporated into the realisation of the cost savings?
(6) If so, how many positions have been identified to be retained as vacant?
(7) What classification levels are the positions identified for abolition?
(8) What classification levels are the positions identified for vacancy?
(2) How are these cost savings to be realised?
(3) Will the abolition of Public Sector positions be incorporated into the realisation of the cost savings?
(4) If so, how many positions have been identified for abolition?
(5) Will the vacancy of public sector positions be incorporated into the realisation of the cost savings?
(6) If so, how many positions have been identified to be retained as vacant?
(7) What classification levels are the positions identified for abolition?
(8) What classification levels are the positions identified for vacancy?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
28 August 2001
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Housing; Works and Services; the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne
Response time
62 days
(1-8) It has previously been made clear that the Machinery of Government Taskforce Review was directed at achieving better management and delivery of services. While it is expected that in the long term this will lead to cost efficiencies, no target has been set.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.