❓ A parliamentary question seeks to understand why Enterprise Bargaining Agreements (EBAs) are not published on the WA Industrial Relations Commission's website and how this aligns with the government's commitment to open government. The answer cites resource constraints and limited perceived value, while acknowledging potential research interest.
AnsweredQoN 1325Legislative Assembly
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(b) is there any reason why EBA’s cannot be published on the Commission’s website; (c) what are these reasons and what measures are being taken to allow the agreements to be published on the Commission’s website; and (d) how does the non-publication of these agreements equate to the Labor Government’s promise of open Government?
(c) what are these reasons and what measures are being taken to allow the agreements to be published on the Commission’s website; and (d) how does the non-publication of these agreements equate to the Labor Government’s promise of open Government?
(d) how does the non-publication of these agreements equate to the Labor Government’s promise of open Government?
The Commission believes that the agreements have no wide application, apply only to the immediate parties, are public documents and may be inspected at the Commission’s registry. Therefore there seems little value in widely publishing them. However the Commission appreciates there may be a research, and general, interest if the full text was made available on the website and is investigating the means to achieve that, accurately, quickly but with minimal use of resources.
However the Commission appreciates there may be a research, and general, interest if the full text was made available on the website and is investigating the means to achieve that, accurately, quickly but with minimal use of resources.
(c) what are these reasons and what measures are being taken to allow the agreements to be published on the Commission’s website; and (d) how does the non-publication of these agreements equate to the Labor Government’s promise of open Government?
(d) how does the non-publication of these agreements equate to the Labor Government’s promise of open Government?
The Commission believes that the agreements have no wide application, apply only to the immediate parties, are public documents and may be inspected at the Commission’s registry. Therefore there seems little value in widely publishing them. However the Commission appreciates there may be a research, and general, interest if the full text was made available on the website and is investigating the means to achieve that, accurately, quickly but with minimal use of resources.
However the Commission appreciates there may be a research, and general, interest if the full text was made available on the website and is investigating the means to achieve that, accurately, quickly but with minimal use of resources.
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Answered
15 April 2003
Responded by
Minister for Consumer and Employment Protection
Response time
7 days
(a) – (d) The Commission is an independent statutory body and not subject to supervision or direction by the Minister. Any policy adopted is solely at the discretion of the Commission. However the Registrar has advised me that the decision to cease publication of the full text of EBA’s and in the website or in the WA Industrial Gazette is solely related to careful use of limited resources.
The Commission believes that the agreements have no wide application, apply only to the immediate parties, are public documents and may be inspected at the Commission’s registry. Therefore there seems little value in widely publishing them.
However the Commission appreciates there may be a research, and general, interest if the full text was made available on the website and is investigating the means to achieve that, accurately, quickly but with minimal use of resources.
The Commission believes that the agreements have no wide application, apply only to the immediate parties, are public documents and may be inspected at the Commission’s registry. Therefore there seems little value in widely publishing them.
However the Commission appreciates there may be a research, and general, interest if the full text was made available on the website and is investigating the means to achieve that, accurately, quickly but with minimal use of resources.
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