Hon. Moore questions the delay in senior executive appointments within the Department of Education. Hon. Giffard explains the delay is due to an imminent new Director General and a request from the Department of Premier and Cabinet.

AnsweredQoN 788Legislative Council
Asked
27 November 2001
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Education

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(1) Is it correct that acting appointments have been recommended for a number of vacant positions within the senior executive of the Department of Education? (2) Who are the recommended applicants and when will they take up their acting appointments? Hon G.T. GIFFARD

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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The department was making temporary appointments to a number of senior executive positions. The Director General of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet requested that senior executive appointments within the department, both acting and substantive, be put on hold, as the appointment of the new director general was imminent. The Acting Director General of the Department of Education agreed to this request. (2) Not applicable. Hon N.F. Moore: Don’t you mean he agreed to the direction? Hon G.T. Giffard: It is not what he said in his response.
(2) Who are the recommended applicants and when will they take up their acting appointments? Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The department was making temporary appointments to a number of senior executive positions. The Director General of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet requested that senior executive appointments within the department, both acting and substantive, be put on hold, as the appointment of the new director general was imminent. The Acting Director General of the Department of Education agreed to this request. (2) Not applicable. Hon N.F. Moore: Don’t you mean he agreed to the direction? Hon G.T. Giffard: It is not what he said in his response.
Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The department was making temporary appointments to a number of senior executive positions. The Director General of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet requested that senior executive appointments within the department, both acting and substantive, be put on hold, as the appointment of the new director general was imminent. The Acting Director General of the Department of Education agreed to this request. (2) Not applicable. Hon N.F. Moore: Don’t you mean he agreed to the direction? Hon G.T. Giffard: It is not what he said in his response.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The department was making temporary appointments to a number of senior executive positions. The Director General of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet requested that senior executive appointments within the department, both acting and substantive, be put on hold, as the appointment of the new director general was imminent. The Acting Director General of the Department of Education agreed to this request. (2) Not applicable. Hon N.F. Moore: Don’t you mean he agreed to the direction? Hon G.T. Giffard: It is not what he said in his response.
(1) The department was making temporary appointments to a number of senior executive positions. The Director General of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet requested that senior executive appointments within the department, both acting and substantive, be put on hold, as the appointment of the new director general was imminent. The Acting Director General of the Department of Education agreed to this request. (2) Not applicable. Hon N.F. Moore: Don’t you mean he agreed to the direction? Hon G.T. Giffard: It is not what he said in his response.
(2) Not applicable. Hon N.F. Moore: Don’t you mean he agreed to the direction? Hon G.T. Giffard: It is not what he said in his response.
Hon N.F. Moore: Don’t you mean he agreed to the direction? Hon G.T. Giffard: It is not what he said in his response.
Hon G.T. Giffard: It is not what he said in his response.

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