❓ Hon Adele Farina questions the vacancy of a clinical psychologist position at South West Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (SW CAMHS) and funding allocated to the service. The response confirms the vacancy and provides budget details.
AnsweredQoN 3081Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
(1) Is the clinical psychologist position with the South West Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (SW CAMHS) currently vacant? (2) If no to (1), when was the position filled? (3) Is the position filled in a full-time capacity and on a permanent basis? (4) What is the term of the contract? (5) How much funding was allocated to SW CAMHS in the 2014-15 Budget? (6) What was the increase in funding, over and above growth funding, allocated to SW CAMHS in the 2014-15 Budget?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
18 June 2015
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health
Response time
42 days
(1) Yes, the clinical psychologist position with the South West Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (SW CAMHS) is currently vacant. It has been advertised without success on several occasions and now other methods of providing the service are being explored.
(2-4) Not applicable.
(5) 2014/15 Budget allocated $1,751,247 to SW CAMHS.
(6)
The increase in funding for SW CAMHS compared to the 2013/14 financial year ($1,693,433) is $62,311.
(2-4) Not applicable.
(5) 2014/15 Budget allocated $1,751,247 to SW CAMHS.
(6)
The increase in funding for SW CAMHS compared to the 2013/14 financial year ($1,693,433) is $62,311.
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.