❓ Hon Donna Faragher asks whether government agencies have paid additional funding to eligible service agreements related to the equal remuneration order. The Treasurer confirms funding was allocated and payments for 2019-20 were made.
AnsweredQoN 955Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
COMMUNITY SERVICES — WAGES
955. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the minister representing the
Treasurer:
I refer to the provisional funding
of up to $60 million over four years between 2019–20 to 2022–23
to supplement not-for-profit sector contracts for sustainability concerns
directly resulting from the equal remuneration order.
(1) Have all
government agencies and departments paid the additional funding to eligible
service agreements over the years 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
and 2022–23 to date?
(2) If not, which
agencies and departments have not paid a supplementation for eligible service
agreements, will the minister table a list of the eligible service agreements
not yet paid, and what is the outstanding balance of the eligible service
agreements that is still to be paid by the agency or department?
955. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the minister representing the
Treasurer:
I refer to the provisional funding
of up to $60 million over four years between 2019–20 to 2022–23
to supplement not-for-profit sector contracts for sustainability concerns
directly resulting from the equal remuneration order.
(1) Have all
government agencies and departments paid the additional funding to eligible
service agreements over the years 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
and 2022–23 to date?
(2) If not, which
agencies and departments have not paid a supplementation for eligible service
agreements, will the minister table a list of the eligible service agreements
not yet paid, and what is the outstanding balance of the eligible service
agreements that is still to be paid by the agency or department?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided on behalf
of the Treasurer.
(1) Additional funding of $60 million was provisioned
as part of the 2019–20 midyear review to help community service
providers meet higher wage costs arising from the 2012 Fair Work Australia
equal remuneration order over the period 2019–20 to 2022–23. In
early 2020, additional funding totalling $82.1 million over the period 2019–20
to 2023–24, was allocated to contracting agencies' budgets to
enable payments to eligible providers. Payment for the 2019–20
financial year was made before 30 April 2020.
(2) Not applicable.
some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided on behalf
of the Treasurer.
(1) Additional funding of $60 million was provisioned
as part of the 2019–20 midyear review to help community service
providers meet higher wage costs arising from the 2012 Fair Work Australia
equal remuneration order over the period 2019–20 to 2022–23. In
early 2020, additional funding totalling $82.1 million over the period 2019–20
to 2023–24, was allocated to contracting agencies' budgets to
enable payments to eligible providers. Payment for the 2019–20
financial year was made before 30 April 2020.
(2) Not applicable.
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