❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details about the Women Engineers and Scientists Taskforce (WEST), including its members, remuneration, reporting timeline, and whether its report will be tabled in Parliament. The answer provides information on the taskforce's composition, purpose, and reporting arrangements.
AnsweredQoN 277Legislative Council
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(2) What are those taskforces?
(3) Who are the members of each of these taskforces and what remuneration will each of these people receive?
(4) When is each taskforce due to report?
(5) Will each report be tabled in Parliament?
(6) If no to (5), why not?
(3) Who are the members of each of these taskforces and what remuneration will each of these people receive?
(4) When is each taskforce due to report?
(5) Will each report be tabled in Parliament?
(6) If no to (5), why not?
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Answered
7 April 2009
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Science and Innovation
Response time
28 days
(1) One taskforce is currently in existence.
(2) Under the auspices of the Premier's Science and Innovation Council (PSIC), the Women Engineers and Scientists Taskforce (WEST) currently operates.
(3) The members of WEST are:
Dr Pam Garnett *, Dean of Curriculum, St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls;
Professor Lyn Beazley, Chief Scientist of Western Australia;
Dr Debby Cousins *, Director Application and Linkage, Australian Biosecurity CRC for Emerging Infectious Disease;
Professor Richard Pashley *, ARC Professorial Fellow, Murdoch University;
Ms Deidre Wilmont, Chief of Staff, Office of the Premier;
Ms Janice Lake, Engineers Australia;
Ms Keeley Hayward, General Manager, Human Resources; Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA:
Ms Sue Murphy, General Manager, Planning and Infrastructure, Water Corporation; and
Ms Sarah Bugg, Executive Project Manager, Scitech.
Note: Members of the above taskforce are only paid if they are existing members of PSIC. PSIC members as indicated above with an asterisk (*) receive $350 per meeting.
(4) WEST is finalising a report entitled, "Participation of Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths", which will shape future Council and taskforce activity.
(5) No.
(6) The WEST taskforce research is being undertaken for the Premier's Science and Innovation Council so that the Council can gain an understanding of the current situation of women in science.
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(2) Under the auspices of the Premier's Science and Innovation Council (PSIC), the Women Engineers and Scientists Taskforce (WEST) currently operates.
(3) The members of WEST are:
Dr Pam Garnett *, Dean of Curriculum, St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls;
Professor Lyn Beazley, Chief Scientist of Western Australia;
Dr Debby Cousins *, Director Application and Linkage, Australian Biosecurity CRC for Emerging Infectious Disease;
Professor Richard Pashley *, ARC Professorial Fellow, Murdoch University;
Ms Deidre Wilmont, Chief of Staff, Office of the Premier;
Ms Janice Lake, Engineers Australia;
Ms Keeley Hayward, General Manager, Human Resources; Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA:
Ms Sue Murphy, General Manager, Planning and Infrastructure, Water Corporation; and
Ms Sarah Bugg, Executive Project Manager, Scitech.
Note: Members of the above taskforce are only paid if they are existing members of PSIC. PSIC members as indicated above with an asterisk (*) receive $350 per meeting.
(4) WEST is finalising a report entitled, "Participation of Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths", which will shape future Council and taskforce activity.
(5) No.
(6) The WEST taskforce research is being undertaken for the Premier's Science and Innovation Council so that the Council can gain an understanding of the current situation of women in science.
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