Emily Roper—Compensation payment 58. Hon Tjorn Sibma to the Leader of the House representing the Premier: I refer to the sum of $336,803 in accrued and pro–rata annual leave and long service leave ent

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26 February 2026
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Emily Roper—Compensation payment
58. Hon Tjorn Sibma to
the Leader of the House representing the Premier:
I refer to the sum
of $336,803 in accrued and pro–rata annual leave and long service leave
entitlements paid to the ex director general of the Department of the Premier
and Cabinet, Ms Emily Roper, which was in addition to her receipt of a section
59 compensation payment of $615,057.
(1) Can the Premier please provide a breakdown of
both the pro–rata annual leave and long service leave components of
that sum, with an equivalency in terms of time in weeks?
(2) How was the former director general able to
accrue such large leave entitlements?
(3) Was the former director
general on a leave management plan and, if not, why not?

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I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question. On behalf of the Leader of the
House, the following response has been provided on behalf of the Premier.
(1)–(3) Ms Roper's leave was accrued and
accessed in accordance with the relevant provisions of her public sector
employment entitlements.

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