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❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details on exemptions to a public sector recruitment freeze for agencies within the Health and Tourism portfolios. The response reveals varying levels of exemption requests across different agencies.

AnsweredQoN 5195Legislative Assembly

Asked

15 March 2016

Member

Mr M. McGowan

Portfolio

Health; Tourism

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I refer to exemptions sought from the Treasurer during the current recruitment “freeze” beginning on 21 December 2015, and ask for each agency and department within the Minister’s portfolio of responsibilities: (a) on how many occasions have exemptions been sought by each organisation since 21 December 2015; (b) on what date was each exemption application submitted; (c) what was the title and salary of each position for which an exemption was sought; (d) for which positions outlined in (c) where exemptions approved; and (e) on what date was approval for each position conveyed to the organisation?

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Answered

12 May 2016

Responded by

Minister for Health; Tourism

Response time

58 days

Department of Health
(a) As at 15 March 2016, 39 exemption requests have been sought by the Department of Health.
(b-e) [See tabled paper no.]
Healthway
(a) None.
(b-e) Not applicable.
Health and Disability Services Complaints Office
(a) One.
(b) 15 February 2016.
(c) Director, Health and Disability Services Complaints Office, $232.058
(d) Director, Health and Disability Services Complaints Office
(e) 16 March 2016.
Tourism Western Australia
As at 15 March 2016
(a)        1.
(b)        1 March 2016.
(c)        Project Manager – Food and Wine, $96,522 (excluding superannuation) per annum.
(d)       Response from Treasurer not yet received.
(e)        Not applicable.
With respect to the Rottnest Island Authority
(a)        Nil.
(b)-(e) Not applicable.

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