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❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice from 2008 requests data on parental leave taken by public servants across several government departments (Industry and Resources, Treasury and Finance, Economic Regulation Authority, Auditor General, State Supply Commission, WA Treasury Corporation, and Office of Native Title) from 2002/03 to 2006/07, including the number of staff, weeks taken, and total payments.

AnsweredQoN 6186Legislative Council

Asked

9 April 2008

Member

Hon Helen Morton

Portfolio

Deputy Premier

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(a) number of staff taking parental leave each year;
(b) amount of time taken in parental leave each year, measured by weeks; and
(c) total payments in parental leave made to public servants each year?

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Answered

27 May 2008

Responded by

Parliamentary Secretary representing the Deputy Premier

Response time

48 days

Department of Industry and Resources
Financial Year 2002/03
(a) 19
(b) 272 weeks
(c) $56,270
Financial Year 2003/04
(a) 19
(b) 345 weeks
(c) $40,130
Financial Year 2004/05
(a) 21
(b) 450 weeks
(c) $62,288
Financial Year 2005/06
(a) 15
(b) 168 weeks
(c) $32,690
Financial Year 2006/07
(a) 25
(b) 355 weeks
(c) $141,428
Department of Treasury and Finance
Department of Treasury and Finance
1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003
1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004
1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005
1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006
1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007
(a) number of staff taking parental leave each year
0
16
14
16
18
(b) amount of time taken in parental leave each year, measured by weeks
0
97
79
108
177
(c) total payments in parental leave made to public servants each year
0
$78,921.87
$83,673.43
$81,669.70
$144,575.76
*Includes Office of Shared Services from 1 January 2007.
Economic Regulation Authority
The Economic Regulation Authority was established on 1 January 2004. The following table indicates the amount of parental leave received by public servants in each of the past five years:
Year
(a) Number of Staff Taking Parental Leave
(b) Time Taken in Parent Leave (Weeks)
(c) Total Payments in Parental Leave
2003/04
Nil
N/A
N/A
2004/05
Nil
N/A
N/A
2005/06
Nil
N/A
N/A
2006/07
2
20
$19,908.77
2007/08
2
19
$27,887.04
Office of the Auditor General
(a) number of staff taking parental leave each year
2002-03: 2 employees
2003-04: 3 employees
2004-05: 2 employees
2005-06: 4 employees
2006-07: 1 employee
(b) amount of time taken in parental leave each year, measured by weeks
2002-03: 10.8 weeks
2003-04: 16.2 weeks
2004-05: 8.4 weeks
2005-06: 22.8 weeks
2006-07: 7.2 weeks
(c) total payments in parental leave made to public servants each year
2002-03: $17 326.08
2003-04: $18 261.98
2004-05: $10 510.71
2005-06: $28 567.72
2006-07: $7 951.14
State Supply Commission
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
(a)
0
0
1
1
2
(b)
0
0
31
52
56
(c)
$0
$0
$5,365
$0
$6,045
WA Treasury Corporation
2002/2003
2003/2004
2004/2005
2005/2006
2006/2007
(a)
0
1
2
1
1
(b)
0
6
2
6
8
(c) Western Australian Treasury Corporation is a Schedule 1 agency under the Public Sector Management Act and its staff are therefore not public servants.
Office of Native Title
a) 2006/2007 - 1
2005/2006 - 1
2004/2005 - 1
2003/2004 - 1
2002/2003 - 0
b) 2006/2007 - 10 weeks
2005/2006 - 8 weeks
2004/2005 - 7 weeks
2003/2004 - 6 Weeks
2002/2003 - 0
c) 2006/2007 - $15,677
2005/2006 - $12,435.84
2004/2005 - $4,145.93
2003/2004 - $5,364.46
2002/2003 - 0
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