❓ WA Parliament Question on Notice regarding the Premier's public holiday review consultation. The questions seek details on the number of submissions, consultation questions, criteria for identifying stakeholders, and a list of stakeholders consulted.
AnsweredQoN 677Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
Public holidays
677. Hon Simon Ehrenfeld to the Leader of the House representing the Premier:
I refer to the Premier's
media statement published on 11 August 2025 titled "Thousands have their
say in WA public holiday review consultation", which included this statement
by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier:
I have met with several representative
bodies and key stakeholders across the sector …
(1) What is the exact number of submissions
received by the review?
(2) Could the Premier please provide a copy of the
online questions asked of participants in the consultation process?
(3) What were the criteria for identifying
representative bodies and key stakeholders?
(4) Who were the representative bodies and key
stakeholders the parliamentary secretary met with?
677. Hon Simon Ehrenfeld to the Leader of the House representing the Premier:
I refer to the Premier's
media statement published on 11 August 2025 titled "Thousands have their
say in WA public holiday review consultation", which included this statement
by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier:
I have met with several representative
bodies and key stakeholders across the sector …
(1) What is the exact number of submissions
received by the review?
(2) Could the Premier please provide a copy of the
online questions asked of participants in the consultation process?
(3) What were the criteria for identifying
representative bodies and key stakeholders?
(4) Who were the representative bodies and key
stakeholders the parliamentary secretary met with?
AnswerView source ↗
On behalf of the
Leader of the House, I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question. The following response has been provided by the Premier.
(1) It is 10,023.
(2) The questions asked of participants in the
consultation process aligned with those outlined in the consultation regulatory
impact statement as published on www.wa.gov.au and as
follows. The remainder of this part of the answer is in tabular format. I seek
leave to have it incorporated into Hansard .
Leave granted for
the following material to be incorporated.
Alignment:
What would be the impact of moving WA's existing public holidays to align
with other Australian states and territories on you/your organisation?
WA Day: What
would be the impact for you/your organisation of shifting WA Day away from
winter to a warmer time of year with lower rainfall?
Easter
Saturday: What would be the impact of WA observing an Easter Saturday public
holiday for you/your organisation?
New Public
Holiday: What would be the impact of your new weekday public holiday for
you/your organisation?
Respondents who completed the survey
were also asked: "If a new weekday public holiday was introduced, what
should it recognise or celebrate?" Survey respondents were also asked a
small number of demographic questions, such as their location—that is,
metropolitan or regional—employment status and main industry of work,
to assist with the analysis of the survey responses.
(3) Key representative
bodies and stakeholders were identified based on their ability to represent WA's employers, key industry sectors and workforce groups. Consideration was
also given to organisations that play a prominent role in promoting and
celebrating Western Australian culture through the coordination of community
events.
(4) The parliamentary secretary met with the
following representative bodies and key stakeholders as part of the public
holiday review. The remainder of the answer is in tabular form. I seek leave to
have it incorporated into Hansard .
Leave granted for
the following material to be incorporated.
Australian
Hotels Association
Celebrate WA
Chamber of
Commerce and Industry WA
Chamber of
Minerals and Energy
The Royal
Agricultural Society of WA
The Shop,
Distributive & Allied Employees' Association of WA
WA Cricket
and Cricket Australia
WA Local
Government Association
United
Workers Union WA
Unions WA
Leader of the House, I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question. The following response has been provided by the Premier.
(1) It is 10,023.
(2) The questions asked of participants in the
consultation process aligned with those outlined in the consultation regulatory
impact statement as published on www.wa.gov.au and as
follows. The remainder of this part of the answer is in tabular format. I seek
leave to have it incorporated into Hansard .
Leave granted for
the following material to be incorporated.
Alignment:
What would be the impact of moving WA's existing public holidays to align
with other Australian states and territories on you/your organisation?
WA Day: What
would be the impact for you/your organisation of shifting WA Day away from
winter to a warmer time of year with lower rainfall?
Easter
Saturday: What would be the impact of WA observing an Easter Saturday public
holiday for you/your organisation?
New Public
Holiday: What would be the impact of your new weekday public holiday for
you/your organisation?
Respondents who completed the survey
were also asked: "If a new weekday public holiday was introduced, what
should it recognise or celebrate?" Survey respondents were also asked a
small number of demographic questions, such as their location—that is,
metropolitan or regional—employment status and main industry of work,
to assist with the analysis of the survey responses.
(3) Key representative
bodies and stakeholders were identified based on their ability to represent WA's employers, key industry sectors and workforce groups. Consideration was
also given to organisations that play a prominent role in promoting and
celebrating Western Australian culture through the coordination of community
events.
(4) The parliamentary secretary met with the
following representative bodies and key stakeholders as part of the public
holiday review. The remainder of the answer is in tabular form. I seek leave to
have it incorporated into Hansard .
Leave granted for
the following material to be incorporated.
Australian
Hotels Association
Celebrate WA
Chamber of
Commerce and Industry WA
Chamber of
Minerals and Energy
The Royal
Agricultural Society of WA
The Shop,
Distributive & Allied Employees' Association of WA
WA Cricket
and Cricket Australia
WA Local
Government Association
United
Workers Union WA
Unions WA
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