❓ Ms. Mettam (Opposition) asks the Premier about secondments to the Department of Premier and Cabinet since 2017. The Premier confirms secondments occurred but declines to provide details due to resource constraints.
AnsweredQoN 1077Legislative Assembly
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(1) Have any employees of any government department employed on any classification at any time since the time, March 13 2017, been seconded from their respective department to the Department of Premier and Cabinet? (2) If yes, please provide the details of the positions as well as the department they were seconded from: (a) Please also provide the time period each individual employee was seconded to the Department of Premier and Cabinet?
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11 June 2024
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9 days
(1) Yes.
(2) This amount of detailed information is not readily available and would require significant manual resources and time to collate and prepare, which would divert staff away from their normal duties. It is not considered to be a reasonable or appropriate use of government resources to provide this level of information.
(2) This amount of detailed information is not readily available and would require significant manual resources and time to collate and prepare, which would divert staff away from their normal duties. It is not considered to be a reasonable or appropriate use of government resources to provide this level of information.
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