A WA parliamentary question seeks information on misconduct investigations within agencies under the Minister for Commerce's control during the 2008-09 financial year. The response details the number, findings, and reporting of these investigations across various agencies.

AnsweredQoN 1844Legislative Council
Asked
3 March 2010
Portfolio
Commerce

QuestionView source ↗

For those Agencies under the Minister’s control, for the 2008-09 financial years can the Minister advise, -
(1) How many ‘appropriate authority investigations’ into alleged misconduct were conducted by Agencies under your control?
(2) Of the total, how many are complete?
(3) What was the finding from the investigation?
(4) Was a report done on each of those investigations?
(5) If no to (4), why not?
(6) Were these reports made public?
(7) If no to (6), why not?
(8) How many investigations are still ongoing/outstanding?
(9) What is the nature of the investigations?

AnswerView source ↗

Answered
21 April 2010
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Commerce
Response time
49 days
Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission
For the Department of the Registrar, WA Industrial Relations Commission
(1) None
(2)-(9) Not applicable
Department of Commerce
The Department of Commerce advises:
(1) Six.
(2) Six.
(3) In one case there was no evidence of wrongdoing.  In the other five breaches of discipline were substantiated.
(4) Yes.
(5) Not applicable.
(6) No.
(7) Disciplinary breaches are not made public.
(8) None.
(9) Not applicable.
Workcover
(1) 3
(2) 3
(3) (i) An officer had committed a minor breach of discipline
(ii) An officer had committed a minor breach of discipline
(iii) There was no evidence of improper conduct by the officer
(4) Yes
(5) Not applicable
(6) No
(7) None of the investigations pertained to matters where it was in the public interest to publish the investigatory reports.
(8) None
(9) Not applicable
SBDC
Small Business Development Corporation
(1) No "appropriate authority investigations" were conducted for the 2008-09 financial year.
(2)-(9) Not applicable.
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