❓ Hon Stephen Dawson questions the Minister for Mental Health regarding efficiency dividend cuts to the Mental Health Commission's budget, potential job losses, and how savings will be determined.
AnsweredQoN 1167Legislative Council
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MENTAL HEALTH COMMISSION — EFFICIENCY
DIVIDEND
1167. Hon STEPHEN DAWSON to the
Minister for Mental Health:
I refer to the state government's
efficiency dividend cuts recently announced by Premier Barnett.
(1) Will the
minister confirm that the Mental Health Commission will be forced to find
savings of $6.2 million from its 2014–15 budget allocation?
(2) How will the
Mental Health Commissioner determine where the savings will be made?
(3) What is the
anticipated breakdown of funding cuts by the commission's divisions and
the value of each divisional cut?
(4) Will any divisions be
quarantined from funding cuts; and, if so —
(a) which ones; and
(b) for what reason will the division
be quarantined?
(5) Will any of
the 1 500 public service jobs to be slashed by the Barnett government be from
the Mental Health Commission?
DIVIDEND
1167. Hon STEPHEN DAWSON to the
Minister for Mental Health:
I refer to the state government's
efficiency dividend cuts recently announced by Premier Barnett.
(1) Will the
minister confirm that the Mental Health Commission will be forced to find
savings of $6.2 million from its 2014–15 budget allocation?
(2) How will the
Mental Health Commissioner determine where the savings will be made?
(3) What is the
anticipated breakdown of funding cuts by the commission's divisions and
the value of each divisional cut?
(4) Will any divisions be
quarantined from funding cuts; and, if so —
(a) which ones; and
(b) for what reason will the division
be quarantined?
(5) Will any of
the 1 500 public service jobs to be slashed by the Barnett government be from
the Mental Health Commission?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice
of the question.
(1) The Mental
Health Commission has been advised of the following savings for the 2014–15
budget requirement by the Department of Treasury: a one per cent general government
efficiency dividend of $4.7 million and a general government procurement
reduction of $765 000.
(2)–(4) An internal process will be developed to
determine where the savings will be made.
(5) It has not
yet been determined whether any Mental Health Commission staff will take part
in the voluntary redundancy scheme.
of the question.
(1) The Mental
Health Commission has been advised of the following savings for the 2014–15
budget requirement by the Department of Treasury: a one per cent general government
efficiency dividend of $4.7 million and a general government procurement
reduction of $765 000.
(2)–(4) An internal process will be developed to
determine where the savings will be made.
(5) It has not
yet been determined whether any Mental Health Commission staff will take part
in the voluntary redundancy scheme.
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