❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details on committees convened by the Department of Premier and Cabinet with external members, including membership and terms of reference. The answer provides details for the Internal Audit Committee, Partnership Forum, Strategic Assessment Stakeholder Reference Group, and Peel Harvey Estuary Management Committee.
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Can the Premier list all the committees convened by the Department of Premier and Cabinet in which persons outside the public service participate (irrespective of whether they receive sitting fees): (a) for each of those committees please list the membership; and (b) for each of those committees please list their title and terms of reference?
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Answered
25 November 2014
Response time
34 days
The Department of the Premier and Cabinet advises according to its records
(a) Internal Audit Committee (IAC):
Peter Conran Director General (Chair)
David Smith Deputy Director General
Kathryn Andrews A/Assistant Director General, State Administration & Corporate Support
Geoff Hay Assistant Director General, Office of State Security & Emergency Coordination
Robert Kennedy Director, Office of the Director General
Peter Pride Chief Finance Officer
Teresa Yow Public Sector Commission
Nominees from the Office of the Auditor General and the contracted Internal Audit firm may attend Internal Audit Committee meetings as consultants and/or observers. They are not considered to be members and are not paid a sitting fee.
Partnership Forum:
Robyn Kruk AM Independent Chair of the Partnership Forum
Sue Ash Chief Executive Office, UnitingCare West
Michael Barnes A/Under Treasurer, Department of Treasury
Rebecca Brown Deputy Director General, Department of Health
Ian Carter Chief Executive Officer, Anglicare WA
Irina Cattalini Chief Executive Officer, Western Australian Council of Social Service
Ron Chalmers Director General, Disability Services Commission
Peter Conran Director General, Department of the Premier and Cabinet
Chris Hall Chief Executive Officer, MercyCare
Taryn Harvey Consumer Advocate
Debbie Karasinski Chief Executive Officer, Senses Australia
Lyn Mahboub Consumer Advocate
Tim Marney Commissioner, Mental Health Commission
Jennifer Mathews Director General, Department of Local Government and
Communities
Ashley Reid Chief Executive Officer, Ngala
Grahame Searle Director General, Department of Housing
Emma White Director General, Department for Child Protection and
Family Support
Debra Zanella Chief Executive Officer, Hope Community Services
Greg Lewis Director, My Place Foundation
Joan McKenna Kerr Chief Executive Officer, Autism Association of
Western Australia
Gordon Trewern Chief Executive Officer, Nulsen
Strategic Assessment Stakeholder Reference Group:
Jim Limerick Chair
Debra Goostrey Chief Executive Officer, Urban Development Institute
of Australia (WA)
John Gelavis Deputy Executive Director, Housing Industry
Association
Frank Arangio Managing Director, Property Council of Australia
Harry Backes State Director, Cement, Concrete and Aggregates
Australia (WA)
Jason Hick Director, Environmental Consultants Association (WA)
Barbara Pedersen Section Leader, Planning Institute of Australia
Jan Star Chairperson, Peel-Harvey Catchment Council
Katherine Howard Species Conservation Manager - Southwest
Australia, World Wildlife Fund
Piers Verstegen Director, Conservation Council of WA
Mark Batty Executive Manager, Western Australian Local
Government Association
Mick McCarthy Director, City of Melville/South West Group
Ian MacRae Executive Director, City of Armadale
Mike Foley Chief Executive Officer, City of Swan
Brett Flugge Shire of Murray
Peel Harvey Estuary Management Committee:
Peter Conran Director General (Chair), Department of the Premier
and Cabinet
Eric Lumsden Chair, Western Australian Planning Commission
Gail McGowan Director General, Department of Planning
Jim Sharp Director General, Department of Parks and Wildlife
Jason Banks Director General, Department of Environment
Regulation
Kim Taylor General Manager, Office of the Environmental
Protection Authority
Richard Sellers Director General, Department of Mines and Petroleum
Maree DeLacey Director General, Department of Water
Rob Delane Director General, Department of Agriculture and Food
(WA)
Jan Star Chair, Peel-Harvey Catchment Council
Melissa Teede Chief Executive Officer, Peel Development
Commission
Mark Newman Chief Executive Officer, City of Mandurah
Dean Unsworth Chief Executive Officer, Shire of Murray
Richard Gorbunow Chief Executive Officer, Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale
(b) Internal Audit Committee (IAC):
Terms of Reference: The IAC meets to provide assurance with respect to the Department's systems and controls and to ensure that significant exposures to risk are identified and evaluated.
Partnership Forum:
Terms of Reference: The purpose of the Partnership Forum is to bring together senior representatives from State Government agencies and the community sector to address issues of mutual concern with a view to achieving beneficial outcomes for both sectors and for the community.
Strategic Assessment Stakeholder Reference Group:
Terms of Reference: Receive ongoing status briefings from State agencies on the Strategic Assessment. Discuss and provide comment on complex issues relating to the Strategic Assessment that have implications for multiple stakeholder groups. Contribute information to assist State agencies in the preparation of key documents relating to the Strategic Assessment.
Peel-Harvey Estuary Management Committee:
Terms of Reference: The Peel-Harvey Estuary Management Committee oversees operations and on-ground activities across Government and major policy development related to the health of the Peel-Harvey Estuary.
(a) Internal Audit Committee (IAC):
Peter Conran Director General (Chair)
David Smith Deputy Director General
Kathryn Andrews A/Assistant Director General, State Administration & Corporate Support
Geoff Hay Assistant Director General, Office of State Security & Emergency Coordination
Robert Kennedy Director, Office of the Director General
Peter Pride Chief Finance Officer
Teresa Yow Public Sector Commission
Nominees from the Office of the Auditor General and the contracted Internal Audit firm may attend Internal Audit Committee meetings as consultants and/or observers. They are not considered to be members and are not paid a sitting fee.
Partnership Forum:
Robyn Kruk AM Independent Chair of the Partnership Forum
Sue Ash Chief Executive Office, UnitingCare West
Michael Barnes A/Under Treasurer, Department of Treasury
Rebecca Brown Deputy Director General, Department of Health
Ian Carter Chief Executive Officer, Anglicare WA
Irina Cattalini Chief Executive Officer, Western Australian Council of Social Service
Ron Chalmers Director General, Disability Services Commission
Peter Conran Director General, Department of the Premier and Cabinet
Chris Hall Chief Executive Officer, MercyCare
Taryn Harvey Consumer Advocate
Debbie Karasinski Chief Executive Officer, Senses Australia
Lyn Mahboub Consumer Advocate
Tim Marney Commissioner, Mental Health Commission
Jennifer Mathews Director General, Department of Local Government and
Communities
Ashley Reid Chief Executive Officer, Ngala
Grahame Searle Director General, Department of Housing
Emma White Director General, Department for Child Protection and
Family Support
Debra Zanella Chief Executive Officer, Hope Community Services
Greg Lewis Director, My Place Foundation
Joan McKenna Kerr Chief Executive Officer, Autism Association of
Western Australia
Gordon Trewern Chief Executive Officer, Nulsen
Strategic Assessment Stakeholder Reference Group:
Jim Limerick Chair
Debra Goostrey Chief Executive Officer, Urban Development Institute
of Australia (WA)
John Gelavis Deputy Executive Director, Housing Industry
Association
Frank Arangio Managing Director, Property Council of Australia
Harry Backes State Director, Cement, Concrete and Aggregates
Australia (WA)
Jason Hick Director, Environmental Consultants Association (WA)
Barbara Pedersen Section Leader, Planning Institute of Australia
Jan Star Chairperson, Peel-Harvey Catchment Council
Katherine Howard Species Conservation Manager - Southwest
Australia, World Wildlife Fund
Piers Verstegen Director, Conservation Council of WA
Mark Batty Executive Manager, Western Australian Local
Government Association
Mick McCarthy Director, City of Melville/South West Group
Ian MacRae Executive Director, City of Armadale
Mike Foley Chief Executive Officer, City of Swan
Brett Flugge Shire of Murray
Peel Harvey Estuary Management Committee:
Peter Conran Director General (Chair), Department of the Premier
and Cabinet
Eric Lumsden Chair, Western Australian Planning Commission
Gail McGowan Director General, Department of Planning
Jim Sharp Director General, Department of Parks and Wildlife
Jason Banks Director General, Department of Environment
Regulation
Kim Taylor General Manager, Office of the Environmental
Protection Authority
Richard Sellers Director General, Department of Mines and Petroleum
Maree DeLacey Director General, Department of Water
Rob Delane Director General, Department of Agriculture and Food
(WA)
Jan Star Chair, Peel-Harvey Catchment Council
Melissa Teede Chief Executive Officer, Peel Development
Commission
Mark Newman Chief Executive Officer, City of Mandurah
Dean Unsworth Chief Executive Officer, Shire of Murray
Richard Gorbunow Chief Executive Officer, Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale
(b) Internal Audit Committee (IAC):
Terms of Reference: The IAC meets to provide assurance with respect to the Department's systems and controls and to ensure that significant exposures to risk are identified and evaluated.
Partnership Forum:
Terms of Reference: The purpose of the Partnership Forum is to bring together senior representatives from State Government agencies and the community sector to address issues of mutual concern with a view to achieving beneficial outcomes for both sectors and for the community.
Strategic Assessment Stakeholder Reference Group:
Terms of Reference: Receive ongoing status briefings from State agencies on the Strategic Assessment. Discuss and provide comment on complex issues relating to the Strategic Assessment that have implications for multiple stakeholder groups. Contribute information to assist State agencies in the preparation of key documents relating to the Strategic Assessment.
Peel-Harvey Estuary Management Committee:
Terms of Reference: The Peel-Harvey Estuary Management Committee oversees operations and on-ground activities across Government and major policy development related to the health of the Peel-Harvey Estuary.
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