❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding employment numbers and workplace agreements within the Minister for Employment and Training's portfolio. The Minister provides figures for each department and TAFE college but declines to determine if they are 'constitutional corporations'.
AnsweredQoN 391Legislative Council
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391. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich to the Leader of the House representing the Minister for Employment and Training:
(1) For each Government department and agency under the Minister for Employment and Training's control -
(a) how many people are employed;
(b) how many employees are on Federal workplace agreements; and
(c) how many employees are on State workplace agreements?
(2) For each Government department and agency under the Minister's control, can the Minister advise whether the department or agency is a 'constitutional corporation' under the Federal Workplace Relations Act 1996?
(1) For each Government department and agency under the Minister for Employment and Training's control -
(a) how many people are employed;
(b) how many employees are on Federal workplace agreements; and
(c) how many employees are on State workplace agreements?
(2) For each Government department and agency under the Minister's control, can the Minister advise whether the department or agency is a 'constitutional corporation' under the Federal Workplace Relations Act 1996?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
23 November 2000
Response time
105 days
The Minister Replied:
1.
No of people No. of people No. of people
employed on AWA on State WPA
Training and Employment* 407 Nil 307
Central TAFE 881 permanent/ Nil 232
contract
421 casuals
West Coast College of TAFE 623 permanent/ Nil 174
Contract 332 casuals
South East Metropolitan College 464 Nil 354
South Metropolitan College 788 Nil 112
Midland College of TAFE 228 Nil 45
South West Regional College 250 Nil 90
Great Southern Regional College 143 permanent/ Nil 62
contract
123 casuals
Central West Regional College 171 Nil 86
Eastern Pilbara College of TAFE 117 Nil 88
Karratha College 114 Nil 75
CY O'Connor College ** 126 Nil 58
Kimberley College 93 Nil 48
* Department figures include WestOne, TAFE International and TAFE Central Admissions.
** CY O'Connor College of TAFE's staffing levels are tabled separately from the Department's for the purposes of question one.
(2) The status of Government agencies and departments as constitutional corporations for the purposes of the Workplace Relations Act 1996 requires legal consideration of the financial and trading capacity of each organisation. Agencies and departments would only seek such consideration if they were contemplating the introduction of Australian Workplace Agreements or Division 2 Certified Agreements under the Workplace Relations Act. I do not propose to have agencies seek such consideration of their status.
1.
No of people No. of people No. of people
employed on AWA on State WPA
Training and Employment* 407 Nil 307
Central TAFE 881 permanent/ Nil 232
contract
421 casuals
West Coast College of TAFE 623 permanent/ Nil 174
Contract 332 casuals
South East Metropolitan College 464 Nil 354
South Metropolitan College 788 Nil 112
Midland College of TAFE 228 Nil 45
South West Regional College 250 Nil 90
Great Southern Regional College 143 permanent/ Nil 62
contract
123 casuals
Central West Regional College 171 Nil 86
Eastern Pilbara College of TAFE 117 Nil 88
Karratha College 114 Nil 75
CY O'Connor College ** 126 Nil 58
Kimberley College 93 Nil 48
* Department figures include WestOne, TAFE International and TAFE Central Admissions.
** CY O'Connor College of TAFE's staffing levels are tabled separately from the Department's for the purposes of question one.
(2) The status of Government agencies and departments as constitutional corporations for the purposes of the Workplace Relations Act 1996 requires legal consideration of the financial and trading capacity of each organisation. Agencies and departments would only seek such consideration if they were contemplating the introduction of Australian Workplace Agreements or Division 2 Certified Agreements under the Workplace Relations Act. I do not propose to have agencies seek such consideration of their status.
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