Question on Notice regarding Mr. Mick Gooda's employment at the Aboriginal Affairs Department, his redundancy package, and the reasons for it. The Minister confirms his employment, position, redundancy, and cites an 'irretrievable breakdown in the employment relationship' as the reason.

AnsweredQoN 958Legislative Council
Asked
17 December 2001
Portfolio
Public Sector Management

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GOODA, MR MICK, REDUNDANCY PACKAGE
(1) Will the minister advise whether Mr Mick Gooda was a member of the senior executive service over the period 1998-2000? (2) If so, what position did he hold and for what period? (3) Did he receive a redundancy package; and, if so, when? (4) What were the reasons for his receiving the package? Hon KIM CHANCE

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I thank Hon Ray Halligan for some notice of the question. (1) Yes. (2) He was director of operations at the Aboriginal Affairs Department from 30 March 1998 to 3 August 1999. (3) Yes. Mr Gooda’s request for compensation under section 59 of the Public Sector Management Act 1994 was approved by the former Premier on 23 August 1999. (4) An irretrievable breakdown in the employment relationship.
(2) If so, what position did he hold and for what period? (3) Did he receive a redundancy package; and, if so, when? (4) What were the reasons for his receiving the package? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Ray Halligan for some notice of the question. (1) Yes. (2) He was director of operations at the Aboriginal Affairs Department from 30 March 1998 to 3 August 1999. (3) Yes. Mr Gooda’s request for compensation under section 59 of the Public Sector Management Act 1994 was approved by the former Premier on 23 August 1999. (4) An irretrievable breakdown in the employment relationship.
(3) Did he receive a redundancy package; and, if so, when? (4) What were the reasons for his receiving the package? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Ray Halligan for some notice of the question. (1) Yes. (2) He was director of operations at the Aboriginal Affairs Department from 30 March 1998 to 3 August 1999. (3) Yes. Mr Gooda’s request for compensation under section 59 of the Public Sector Management Act 1994 was approved by the former Premier on 23 August 1999. (4) An irretrievable breakdown in the employment relationship.
(4) What were the reasons for his receiving the package? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Ray Halligan for some notice of the question. (1) Yes. (2) He was director of operations at the Aboriginal Affairs Department from 30 March 1998 to 3 August 1999. (3) Yes. Mr Gooda’s request for compensation under section 59 of the Public Sector Management Act 1994 was approved by the former Premier on 23 August 1999. (4) An irretrievable breakdown in the employment relationship.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Ray Halligan for some notice of the question. (1) Yes. (2) He was director of operations at the Aboriginal Affairs Department from 30 March 1998 to 3 August 1999. (3) Yes. Mr Gooda’s request for compensation under section 59 of the Public Sector Management Act 1994 was approved by the former Premier on 23 August 1999. (4) An irretrievable breakdown in the employment relationship.
I thank Hon Ray Halligan for some notice of the question. (1) Yes. (2) He was director of operations at the Aboriginal Affairs Department from 30 March 1998 to 3 August 1999. (3) Yes. Mr Gooda’s request for compensation under section 59 of the Public Sector Management Act 1994 was approved by the former Premier on 23 August 1999. (4) An irretrievable breakdown in the employment relationship.
(1) Yes. (2) He was director of operations at the Aboriginal Affairs Department from 30 March 1998 to 3 August 1999. (3) Yes. Mr Gooda’s request for compensation under section 59 of the Public Sector Management Act 1994 was approved by the former Premier on 23 August 1999. (4) An irretrievable breakdown in the employment relationship.
(2) He was director of operations at the Aboriginal Affairs Department from 30 March 1998 to 3 August 1999. (3) Yes. Mr Gooda’s request for compensation under section 59 of the Public Sector Management Act 1994 was approved by the former Premier on 23 August 1999. (4) An irretrievable breakdown in the employment relationship.
(3) Yes. Mr Gooda’s request for compensation under section 59 of the Public Sector Management Act 1994 was approved by the former Premier on 23 August 1999. (4) An irretrievable breakdown in the employment relationship.
(4) An irretrievable breakdown in the employment relationship.

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