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❓ The question seeks data on voluntary redundancies within the Department of Premier and Cabinet, including the number of staff who have taken multiple redundancies and the associated costs. The answer refers the member to another question.

AnsweredQoN 1109Legislative Council

Asked

11 December 2025

Member

Hon Steve Martin

Portfolio

Premier; Minister for State Development; Trade and Investment; Economic Diversification

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I refer to all employees of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, and I ask: (a) as of 30 June 2025, how many staff employed by the Department had previously accepted a voluntary redundancy for a former role at the Department, earlier iterations of the Department (e.g. after machinery of government changes), or any other Western Australian Government Department(s) or their earlier iterations: (i) at least once; (ii) at least twice; (iii) at least three times; (iv) at least four times; (v) at least five times; and (vi) more than five times; (b) for each of the following years, how many voluntary redundancies were taken by staff employed by the Department: (i) 2017-18; (ii) 2018-19; (iii) 2019-20; (iv) 2020-21; (v) 2021-22; (vi) 2022-23; (vii) 2023-24; and (viii) 2024-25; and (c) for each of the years in (b) what was the total cost of paying out voluntary redundancies for staff employed by the Department?