❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks detailed information on meetings between the Premier, their staff, and public sector employees with representatives of the CFMEU. The government response claims providing the requested information is not possible due to the volume of meetings and the number of public sector employees.
AnsweredQoN 1162Legislative Assembly
Asked
6 August 2024
Member
Portfolio
Premier; Minister for State and Industry Development, Jobs and Trade; Public Sector Management; Federal-State Relations
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I refer to the Minister's office and each of the departments, agencies, and Government Trading Enterprises within the Minister's portfolios, and ask: (a) Has the Minister been present at any meetings, consultations or functions with any organisers, executives or any employee of the CFMEU in Western Australia: (i) if yes, please provide an itemised breakdown of all meeting agendas, meeting notes, number and position title of attendees, dates, times and locations of each individual meeting, consultation or function; (b) Has any member of the ministers staff been present at any meetings or consultations or functions with any organisers, executives or any employee of the CFMEU in Western Australia: (i) if yes, please provide an itemised breakdown of all meeting agendas, meeting notes, number and position title of attendees, dates, times and locations of each individual meeting, consultation or function; and (c) Has any staff member employed in any departmental capacity, including any agency that falls under the ministers responsibility, been present at any meetings or consultations or functions with any organisers, executives or any employee of the CFMEU in Western Australia: (i) if yes, please provide an itemised breakdown of all meeting agendas, meeting notes, number and position title of attendees, dates, times and locations of each individual meeting, consultation or function?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
10 September 2024
Response time
6 days
(a – b) State Government Ministers, and their staff, meet with numerous organisations on a daily basis, across a range of sectors and industries. This includes events with businesses, community organisations, charities, peak bodies and countless other organisations. It is not possible to identify whether individuals attending each event are associated with a particular entity or organisation.
(c) The Member is requesting information for an unstated period of time for over 170,000 people currently employed in Western Australia’s public sector. It is not possible to provide the information requested.
(c) The Member is requesting information for an unstated period of time for over 170,000 people currently employed in Western Australia’s public sector. It is not possible to provide the information requested.
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