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❓ Question on Notice regarding the percentage of Aboriginal employees within the Department of Education from 2015-2017. The answer provides the requested percentages, noting data limitations due to voluntary disclosure.

AnsweredQoN 665Legislative Council

Asked

13 March 2018

Member

Hon Alison Xamon

Portfolio

Education and Training

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(1) What percentage of the Department of Education's employees were
Aboriginal: (a) at 30 June 2015 ; (b) at 30 June 2016 ; and (c) at 30 June 2017 ? (2) What percentage of the Department of Education’s current
employees are Aboriginal ?

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Answered

10 April 2018

Responded by

Minister for Education and Training

Response time

9 days

(1) The information is based on the Department’s Human Resource Minimum Obligatory Information Requirements (HRMOIR) provided to the Public Sector Commission. The Public Sector Commission calculates the Aboriginal percentage by including only valid responses to the diversity questionnaire. Valid responses may include Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander staff in positions pursuant to Section 50(d) of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 who may not have completed the diversity questionnaire or choose not to disclose.
(a)       2.5%
(b)       2.4%
(c)       2.4%
(2)       2.5% (as at 31 December 2017)

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