❓ Hon Helen Morton asks about the Boards of Management operating under the Minister for Health, their members, remuneration, and potential conflicts of interest regarding public servants serving on these boards. The Minister provides a list of boards, refers to tabled papers for detailed member and remuneration data, and addresses specific cases of potential policy breaches.
AnsweredQoN 4821Legislative Council
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(1) Please list the Boards of Management which operate under the Minister’s portfolios?
(2) Please list the members of each board and state if those members were public servants during their tenure as Board Members for each of the following years -
(a) 2003 - 2004;
(b) 2004 - 2005; and
(c) 2005 - 2006?
(3) Please indicate the total remuneration received by each Board Member for each of the following years -
(a) 2003 - 2004;
(b) 2004 - 2005; and
(c) 2005 - 2006?
(4) Please indicate if any Board Member has received remuneration when they were public servants?
(5) If yes to (4), does this contradict Government policy, whereby Board Member’s that are public service officers are not entitled to payment?
(2) Please list the members of each board and state if those members were public servants during their tenure as Board Members for each of the following years -
(a) 2003 - 2004;
(b) 2004 - 2005; and
(c) 2005 - 2006?
(3) Please indicate the total remuneration received by each Board Member for each of the following years -
(a) 2003 - 2004;
(b) 2004 - 2005; and
(c) 2005 - 2006?
(4) Please indicate if any Board Member has received remuneration when they were public servants?
(5) If yes to (4), does this contradict Government policy, whereby Board Member’s that are public service officers are not entitled to payment?
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Answered
19 June 2007
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection representing the Minister for Health
Response time
41 days
(b) 2004 - 2005; and (c) 2005 - 2006?
(c) 2005 - 2006?
(b) 2004 - 2005; and (c) 2005 - 2006?
(c) 2005 - 2006?
All Health "Boards" that are under the Minister for Health's portfolio have been included. Boards such as the Metropolitan Health Service Board have been not been included as these Boards have been incorporated in the Minister's capacity as the Minister for Health. (1) Dental Board of Western Australia Chiropractors Registration Board Medical Board of Western Australia Nurses Board of Western Australia Occupational Therapists Registration Board of Western Australia The Optometrists Registration Board Osteopaths Registration Board Pharmaceutical Council of Western Australia Physiotherapists Registration Board Podiatrists Registration Board The Psychologists Registration Board of Western Australia Quadriplegic Centre Board Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre Trust Western Australian Alcohol and Drug Authority Western Australian Reproductive Technology Council (2) - (3) See attached tables [tabled papers ________]. (4) Psychologists Registration Board of WA: Mr Plumb has been remunerated ($348.00) for his attendance at Board meetings. Pharmaceutical Council of WA: Mr Donnelly has been paid partly as a Board member, and partly for other services. (5) Psychologists Registration Board of WA. Mr Plumb is a Deputy Board Member who is employed by the Department of Education. There has been confusion as to whether he is entitled to a sitting fee. If this is not the case Mr Plumb will reimburse the fees paid to him. In all other cases, public service officers have not been paid consistent with Government policy. NOTE: The Mental Health Review Board is technically a Health Board, however the Board is under the Attorney General's jurisdiction, therefore it has not been included. OFFICE OF HEALTH REVIEW (1) The OHR do not have a board of management. (2) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Nil. b. 2004-2005: Nil. c. 2005-2006: Nil. (3) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Not applicable. b. 2004-2005: Not applicable. c. 2005-2006: Not applicable. (4) Not applicable. (5) Not applicable.
(1) Dental Board of Western Australia Chiropractors Registration Board Medical Board of Western Australia Nurses Board of Western Australia Occupational Therapists Registration Board of Western Australia The Optometrists Registration Board Osteopaths Registration Board Pharmaceutical Council of Western Australia Physiotherapists Registration Board Podiatrists Registration Board The Psychologists Registration Board of Western Australia Quadriplegic Centre Board Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre Trust Western Australian Alcohol and Drug Authority Western Australian Reproductive Technology Council (2) - (3) See attached tables [tabled papers ________]. (4) Psychologists Registration Board of WA: Mr Plumb has been remunerated ($348.00) for his attendance at Board meetings. Pharmaceutical Council of WA: Mr Donnelly has been paid partly as a Board member, and partly for other services. (5) Psychologists Registration Board of WA. Mr Plumb is a Deputy Board Member who is employed by the Department of Education. There has been confusion as to whether he is entitled to a sitting fee. If this is not the case Mr Plumb will reimburse the fees paid to him. In all other cases, public service officers have not been paid consistent with Government policy. NOTE: The Mental Health Review Board is technically a Health Board, however the Board is under the Attorney General's jurisdiction, therefore it has not been included. OFFICE OF HEALTH REVIEW (1) The OHR do not have a board of management. (2) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Nil. b. 2004-2005: Nil. c. 2005-2006: Nil. (3) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Not applicable. b. 2004-2005: Not applicable. c. 2005-2006: Not applicable. (4) Not applicable. (5) Not applicable.
(4) Psychologists Registration Board of WA: Mr Plumb has been remunerated ($348.00) for his attendance at Board meetings. Pharmaceutical Council of WA: Mr Donnelly has been paid partly as a Board member, and partly for other services. (5) Psychologists Registration Board of WA. Mr Plumb is a Deputy Board Member who is employed by the Department of Education. There has been confusion as to whether he is entitled to a sitting fee. If this is not the case Mr Plumb will reimburse the fees paid to him. In all other cases, public service officers have not been paid consistent with Government policy. NOTE: The Mental Health Review Board is technically a Health Board, however the Board is under the Attorney General's jurisdiction, therefore it has not been included. OFFICE OF HEALTH REVIEW (1) The OHR do not have a board of management. (2) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Nil. b. 2004-2005: Nil. c. 2005-2006: Nil. (3) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Not applicable. b. 2004-2005: Not applicable. c. 2005-2006: Not applicable. (4) Not applicable. (5) Not applicable.
Pharmaceutical Council of WA: Mr Donnelly has been paid partly as a Board member, and partly for other services. (5) Psychologists Registration Board of WA. Mr Plumb is a Deputy Board Member who is employed by the Department of Education. There has been confusion as to whether he is entitled to a sitting fee. If this is not the case Mr Plumb will reimburse the fees paid to him. In all other cases, public service officers have not been paid consistent with Government policy. NOTE: The Mental Health Review Board is technically a Health Board, however the Board is under the Attorney General's jurisdiction, therefore it has not been included. OFFICE OF HEALTH REVIEW (1) The OHR do not have a board of management. (2) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Nil. b. 2004-2005: Nil. c. 2005-2006: Nil. (3) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Not applicable. b. 2004-2005: Not applicable. c. 2005-2006: Not applicable. (4) Not applicable. (5) Not applicable.
(5) Psychologists Registration Board of WA. Mr Plumb is a Deputy Board Member who is employed by the Department of Education. There has been confusion as to whether he is entitled to a sitting fee. If this is not the case Mr Plumb will reimburse the fees paid to him. In all other cases, public service officers have not been paid consistent with Government policy. NOTE: The Mental Health Review Board is technically a Health Board, however the Board is under the Attorney General's jurisdiction, therefore it has not been included. OFFICE OF HEALTH REVIEW (1) The OHR do not have a board of management. (2) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Nil. b. 2004-2005: Nil. c. 2005-2006: Nil. (3) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Not applicable. b. 2004-2005: Not applicable. c. 2005-2006: Not applicable. (4) Not applicable. (5) Not applicable.
In all other cases, public service officers have not been paid consistent with Government policy. NOTE: The Mental Health Review Board is technically a Health Board, however the Board is under the Attorney General's jurisdiction, therefore it has not been included. OFFICE OF HEALTH REVIEW (1) The OHR do not have a board of management. (2) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Nil. b. 2004-2005: Nil. c. 2005-2006: Nil. (3) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Not applicable. b. 2004-2005: Not applicable. c. 2005-2006: Not applicable. (4) Not applicable. (5) Not applicable.
NOTE: The Mental Health Review Board is technically a Health Board, however the Board is under the Attorney General's jurisdiction, therefore it has not been included. OFFICE OF HEALTH REVIEW (1) The OHR do not have a board of management. (2) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Nil. b. 2004-2005: Nil. c. 2005-2006: Nil. (3) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Not applicable. b. 2004-2005: Not applicable. c. 2005-2006: Not applicable. (4) Not applicable. (5) Not applicable.
OFFICE OF HEALTH REVIEW (1) The OHR do not have a board of management. (2) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Nil. b. 2004-2005: Nil. c. 2005-2006: Nil. (3) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Not applicable. b. 2004-2005: Not applicable. c. 2005-2006: Not applicable. (4) Not applicable. (5) Not applicable.
(1) The OHR do not have a board of management. (2) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Nil. b. 2004-2005: Nil. c. 2005-2006: Nil. (3) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Not applicable. b. 2004-2005: Not applicable. c. 2005-2006: Not applicable. (4) Not applicable. (5) Not applicable.
(2) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Nil. b. 2004-2005: Nil. c. 2005-2006: Nil. (3) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Not applicable. b. 2004-2005: Not applicable. c. 2005-2006: Not applicable. (4) Not applicable. (5) Not applicable.
a. 2003-2004: Nil. b. 2004-2005: Nil. c. 2005-2006: Nil. (3) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Not applicable. b. 2004-2005: Not applicable. c. 2005-2006: Not applicable. (4) Not applicable. (5) Not applicable.
b. 2004-2005: Nil. c. 2005-2006: Nil. (3) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Not applicable. b. 2004-2005: Not applicable. c. 2005-2006: Not applicable. (4) Not applicable. (5) Not applicable.
c. 2005-2006: Nil. (3) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Not applicable. b. 2004-2005: Not applicable. c. 2005-2006: Not applicable. (4) Not applicable. (5) Not applicable.
(3) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Not applicable. b. 2004-2005: Not applicable. c. 2005-2006: Not applicable. (4) Not applicable. (5) Not applicable.
a. 2003-2004: Not applicable. b. 2004-2005: Not applicable. c. 2005-2006: Not applicable. (4) Not applicable. (5) Not applicable.
b. 2004-2005: Not applicable. c. 2005-2006: Not applicable. (4) Not applicable. (5) Not applicable.
c. 2005-2006: Not applicable. (4) Not applicable. (5) Not applicable.
(4) Not applicable. (5) Not applicable.
(5) Not applicable.
(c) 2005 - 2006?
(b) 2004 - 2005; and (c) 2005 - 2006?
(c) 2005 - 2006?
All Health "Boards" that are under the Minister for Health's portfolio have been included. Boards such as the Metropolitan Health Service Board have been not been included as these Boards have been incorporated in the Minister's capacity as the Minister for Health. (1) Dental Board of Western Australia Chiropractors Registration Board Medical Board of Western Australia Nurses Board of Western Australia Occupational Therapists Registration Board of Western Australia The Optometrists Registration Board Osteopaths Registration Board Pharmaceutical Council of Western Australia Physiotherapists Registration Board Podiatrists Registration Board The Psychologists Registration Board of Western Australia Quadriplegic Centre Board Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre Trust Western Australian Alcohol and Drug Authority Western Australian Reproductive Technology Council (2) - (3) See attached tables [tabled papers ________]. (4) Psychologists Registration Board of WA: Mr Plumb has been remunerated ($348.00) for his attendance at Board meetings. Pharmaceutical Council of WA: Mr Donnelly has been paid partly as a Board member, and partly for other services. (5) Psychologists Registration Board of WA. Mr Plumb is a Deputy Board Member who is employed by the Department of Education. There has been confusion as to whether he is entitled to a sitting fee. If this is not the case Mr Plumb will reimburse the fees paid to him. In all other cases, public service officers have not been paid consistent with Government policy. NOTE: The Mental Health Review Board is technically a Health Board, however the Board is under the Attorney General's jurisdiction, therefore it has not been included. OFFICE OF HEALTH REVIEW (1) The OHR do not have a board of management. (2) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Nil. b. 2004-2005: Nil. c. 2005-2006: Nil. (3) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Not applicable. b. 2004-2005: Not applicable. c. 2005-2006: Not applicable. (4) Not applicable. (5) Not applicable.
(1) Dental Board of Western Australia Chiropractors Registration Board Medical Board of Western Australia Nurses Board of Western Australia Occupational Therapists Registration Board of Western Australia The Optometrists Registration Board Osteopaths Registration Board Pharmaceutical Council of Western Australia Physiotherapists Registration Board Podiatrists Registration Board The Psychologists Registration Board of Western Australia Quadriplegic Centre Board Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre Trust Western Australian Alcohol and Drug Authority Western Australian Reproductive Technology Council (2) - (3) See attached tables [tabled papers ________]. (4) Psychologists Registration Board of WA: Mr Plumb has been remunerated ($348.00) for his attendance at Board meetings. Pharmaceutical Council of WA: Mr Donnelly has been paid partly as a Board member, and partly for other services. (5) Psychologists Registration Board of WA. Mr Plumb is a Deputy Board Member who is employed by the Department of Education. There has been confusion as to whether he is entitled to a sitting fee. If this is not the case Mr Plumb will reimburse the fees paid to him. In all other cases, public service officers have not been paid consistent with Government policy. NOTE: The Mental Health Review Board is technically a Health Board, however the Board is under the Attorney General's jurisdiction, therefore it has not been included. OFFICE OF HEALTH REVIEW (1) The OHR do not have a board of management. (2) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Nil. b. 2004-2005: Nil. c. 2005-2006: Nil. (3) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Not applicable. b. 2004-2005: Not applicable. c. 2005-2006: Not applicable. (4) Not applicable. (5) Not applicable.
(4) Psychologists Registration Board of WA: Mr Plumb has been remunerated ($348.00) for his attendance at Board meetings. Pharmaceutical Council of WA: Mr Donnelly has been paid partly as a Board member, and partly for other services. (5) Psychologists Registration Board of WA. Mr Plumb is a Deputy Board Member who is employed by the Department of Education. There has been confusion as to whether he is entitled to a sitting fee. If this is not the case Mr Plumb will reimburse the fees paid to him. In all other cases, public service officers have not been paid consistent with Government policy. NOTE: The Mental Health Review Board is technically a Health Board, however the Board is under the Attorney General's jurisdiction, therefore it has not been included. OFFICE OF HEALTH REVIEW (1) The OHR do not have a board of management. (2) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Nil. b. 2004-2005: Nil. c. 2005-2006: Nil. (3) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Not applicable. b. 2004-2005: Not applicable. c. 2005-2006: Not applicable. (4) Not applicable. (5) Not applicable.
Pharmaceutical Council of WA: Mr Donnelly has been paid partly as a Board member, and partly for other services. (5) Psychologists Registration Board of WA. Mr Plumb is a Deputy Board Member who is employed by the Department of Education. There has been confusion as to whether he is entitled to a sitting fee. If this is not the case Mr Plumb will reimburse the fees paid to him. In all other cases, public service officers have not been paid consistent with Government policy. NOTE: The Mental Health Review Board is technically a Health Board, however the Board is under the Attorney General's jurisdiction, therefore it has not been included. OFFICE OF HEALTH REVIEW (1) The OHR do not have a board of management. (2) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Nil. b. 2004-2005: Nil. c. 2005-2006: Nil. (3) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Not applicable. b. 2004-2005: Not applicable. c. 2005-2006: Not applicable. (4) Not applicable. (5) Not applicable.
(5) Psychologists Registration Board of WA. Mr Plumb is a Deputy Board Member who is employed by the Department of Education. There has been confusion as to whether he is entitled to a sitting fee. If this is not the case Mr Plumb will reimburse the fees paid to him. In all other cases, public service officers have not been paid consistent with Government policy. NOTE: The Mental Health Review Board is technically a Health Board, however the Board is under the Attorney General's jurisdiction, therefore it has not been included. OFFICE OF HEALTH REVIEW (1) The OHR do not have a board of management. (2) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Nil. b. 2004-2005: Nil. c. 2005-2006: Nil. (3) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Not applicable. b. 2004-2005: Not applicable. c. 2005-2006: Not applicable. (4) Not applicable. (5) Not applicable.
In all other cases, public service officers have not been paid consistent with Government policy. NOTE: The Mental Health Review Board is technically a Health Board, however the Board is under the Attorney General's jurisdiction, therefore it has not been included. OFFICE OF HEALTH REVIEW (1) The OHR do not have a board of management. (2) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Nil. b. 2004-2005: Nil. c. 2005-2006: Nil. (3) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Not applicable. b. 2004-2005: Not applicable. c. 2005-2006: Not applicable. (4) Not applicable. (5) Not applicable.
NOTE: The Mental Health Review Board is technically a Health Board, however the Board is under the Attorney General's jurisdiction, therefore it has not been included. OFFICE OF HEALTH REVIEW (1) The OHR do not have a board of management. (2) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Nil. b. 2004-2005: Nil. c. 2005-2006: Nil. (3) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Not applicable. b. 2004-2005: Not applicable. c. 2005-2006: Not applicable. (4) Not applicable. (5) Not applicable.
OFFICE OF HEALTH REVIEW (1) The OHR do not have a board of management. (2) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Nil. b. 2004-2005: Nil. c. 2005-2006: Nil. (3) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Not applicable. b. 2004-2005: Not applicable. c. 2005-2006: Not applicable. (4) Not applicable. (5) Not applicable.
(1) The OHR do not have a board of management. (2) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Nil. b. 2004-2005: Nil. c. 2005-2006: Nil. (3) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Not applicable. b. 2004-2005: Not applicable. c. 2005-2006: Not applicable. (4) Not applicable. (5) Not applicable.
(2) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Nil. b. 2004-2005: Nil. c. 2005-2006: Nil. (3) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Not applicable. b. 2004-2005: Not applicable. c. 2005-2006: Not applicable. (4) Not applicable. (5) Not applicable.
a. 2003-2004: Nil. b. 2004-2005: Nil. c. 2005-2006: Nil. (3) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Not applicable. b. 2004-2005: Not applicable. c. 2005-2006: Not applicable. (4) Not applicable. (5) Not applicable.
b. 2004-2005: Nil. c. 2005-2006: Nil. (3) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Not applicable. b. 2004-2005: Not applicable. c. 2005-2006: Not applicable. (4) Not applicable. (5) Not applicable.
c. 2005-2006: Nil. (3) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Not applicable. b. 2004-2005: Not applicable. c. 2005-2006: Not applicable. (4) Not applicable. (5) Not applicable.
(3) Not applicable. a. 2003-2004: Not applicable. b. 2004-2005: Not applicable. c. 2005-2006: Not applicable. (4) Not applicable. (5) Not applicable.
a. 2003-2004: Not applicable. b. 2004-2005: Not applicable. c. 2005-2006: Not applicable. (4) Not applicable. (5) Not applicable.
b. 2004-2005: Not applicable. c. 2005-2006: Not applicable. (4) Not applicable. (5) Not applicable.
c. 2005-2006: Not applicable. (4) Not applicable. (5) Not applicable.
(4) Not applicable. (5) Not applicable.
(5) Not applicable.
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