❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details on the Boards of Management operating under the Minister for the Mid West and Wheatbelt, including member details, remuneration, and potential conflicts of interest regarding public servants serving on these boards. The answer provides details for the Wheatbelt and Mid West Development Commissions.
AnsweredQoN 4791Legislative Council
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(1) Please list the Boards of Management which operate under the Minister’s portfolios?
(2) Please list the members of each board and state if those members were public servants during their tenure as Board Members for each of the following years -
(a) 2003 - 2004;
(b) 2004 - 2005; and
(c) 2005 - 2006?
(3) Please indicate the total remuneration received by each Board Member for each of the following years -
(a) 2003 - 2004;
(b) 2004 - 2005; and
(c) 2005 - 2006?
(4) Please indicate if any Board Member has received remuneration when they were public servants?
(5) If yes to (4), does this contradict Government policy, whereby Board Member’s that are public service officers are not entitled to payment?
(2) Please list the members of each board and state if those members were public servants during their tenure as Board Members for each of the following years -
(a) 2003 - 2004;
(b) 2004 - 2005; and
(c) 2005 - 2006?
(3) Please indicate the total remuneration received by each Board Member for each of the following years -
(a) 2003 - 2004;
(b) 2004 - 2005; and
(c) 2005 - 2006?
(4) Please indicate if any Board Member has received remuneration when they were public servants?
(5) If yes to (4), does this contradict Government policy, whereby Board Member’s that are public service officers are not entitled to payment?
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Answered
26 June 2007
Responded by
Minister for the Mid West and Wheatbelt
Response time
48 days
(b) 2004 - 2005; and (c) 2005 - 2006?
(c) 2005 - 2006?
(b) 2004 - 2005; and (c) 2005 - 2006?
(c) 2005 - 2006?
(1) - (5) WHEATBELT DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION BOARD BOARD MEMBER 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 Colin Adams $140.00 $6,563.00 $3,331.00 Helen Bennett $819.00 $4,508.00 $3,639.00 Ian Landsmeer $4,976.00 $5,140.00 $5,336.00 Wendy Newman $13,165.00 $22,484.00 $15,964.00 Philip Nolan $6,194.00 $3,682.00 $1,330.00 Darren West $7,985.00 $13,446.00 $10,171.00 Wendy Williams $3,276.00 $4,345.00 Steve Woods $3,171.00 $4,291.00 $4,390.00 Tracy Meredith $5,982.00 $5,313.00 $7,252.00 Michael Bates $8,571.00 David Singe (Public Servant) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Total $51,003.00 $68,703.00 $55,758.00 Mid West Development Commission (1) - (3) Mid West Development Commission Board Member 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 Ashplant, Ronald $819 - - Brindal, David $5,525 $5,525 $3,647 Broad, Simon $924 $5,067 $1,330 Brooker, Anthony $8,281 $3,018 $2,562 Cheong, Geoffrey $924 $1,540 $1,781 Collins, Garry $1,435 $2,593 $7,028 Graham, Lawrence $11,958 $12,639 $15,148 O'Grady, Graeme $1,566 - - Parsons, Robyn $924 $2,288 $3,052 Pendlebury, Mark $616 - - Pepper, Kenneth $1,127 $1,232 $1,127 Forrester, Pauline (Public Servant) - $1,355 $2,731 Baesjou, Graeme (Public Servant) - - - Douglas, Steve (Public Servant) - - - TOTAL $34,099 $35,257 $38,406 (4) Yes - Pauline Forrester (5) Pauline Forrester is employed by the Department of Education and Training (DET) as a part time Teacher Assistant at Yuna Primary School. Ms Forrester works on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of each week. As Board meetings fall on a Friday, Ms Forrester is paid a sitting fee because she is not collecting wages from DET. Three times a year Board meetings are held outside the Commission's Geraldton office and require some travel on the day prior to a Board meeting (Thursday). If Ms Forrester is required to take time off work on a Thursday (usually only a maximum of one hour) to join the Board members, that time is either deducted from her wages from DET or the time is made up the following week.
WHEATBELT DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION BOARD BOARD MEMBER 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 Colin Adams $140.00 $6,563.00 $3,331.00 Helen Bennett $819.00 $4,508.00 $3,639.00 Ian Landsmeer $4,976.00 $5,140.00 $5,336.00 Wendy Newman $13,165.00 $22,484.00 $15,964.00 Philip Nolan $6,194.00 $3,682.00 $1,330.00 Darren West $7,985.00 $13,446.00 $10,171.00 Wendy Williams $3,276.00 $4,345.00 Steve Woods $3,171.00 $4,291.00 $4,390.00 Tracy Meredith $5,982.00 $5,313.00 $7,252.00 Michael Bates $8,571.00 David Singe (Public Servant) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Total $51,003.00 $68,703.00 $55,758.00 Mid West Development Commission (1) - (3) Mid West Development Commission Board Member 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 Ashplant, Ronald $819 - - Brindal, David $5,525 $5,525 $3,647 Broad, Simon $924 $5,067 $1,330 Brooker, Anthony $8,281 $3,018 $2,562 Cheong, Geoffrey $924 $1,540 $1,781 Collins, Garry $1,435 $2,593 $7,028 Graham, Lawrence $11,958 $12,639 $15,148 O'Grady, Graeme $1,566 - - Parsons, Robyn $924 $2,288 $3,052 Pendlebury, Mark $616 - - Pepper, Kenneth $1,127 $1,232 $1,127 Forrester, Pauline (Public Servant) - $1,355 $2,731 Baesjou, Graeme (Public Servant) - - - Douglas, Steve (Public Servant) - - - TOTAL $34,099 $35,257 $38,406 (4) Yes - Pauline Forrester (5) Pauline Forrester is employed by the Department of Education and Training (DET) as a part time Teacher Assistant at Yuna Primary School. Ms Forrester works on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of each week. As Board meetings fall on a Friday, Ms Forrester is paid a sitting fee because she is not collecting wages from DET. Three times a year Board meetings are held outside the Commission's Geraldton office and require some travel on the day prior to a Board meeting (Thursday). If Ms Forrester is required to take time off work on a Thursday (usually only a maximum of one hour) to join the Board members, that time is either deducted from her wages from DET or the time is made up the following week.
Mid West Development Commission (1) - (3) Mid West Development Commission Board Member 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 Ashplant, Ronald $819 - - Brindal, David $5,525 $5,525 $3,647 Broad, Simon $924 $5,067 $1,330 Brooker, Anthony $8,281 $3,018 $2,562 Cheong, Geoffrey $924 $1,540 $1,781 Collins, Garry $1,435 $2,593 $7,028 Graham, Lawrence $11,958 $12,639 $15,148 O'Grady, Graeme $1,566 - - Parsons, Robyn $924 $2,288 $3,052 Pendlebury, Mark $616 - - Pepper, Kenneth $1,127 $1,232 $1,127 Forrester, Pauline (Public Servant) - $1,355 $2,731 Baesjou, Graeme (Public Servant) - - - Douglas, Steve (Public Servant) - - - TOTAL $34,099 $35,257 $38,406 (4) Yes - Pauline Forrester (5) Pauline Forrester is employed by the Department of Education and Training (DET) as a part time Teacher Assistant at Yuna Primary School. Ms Forrester works on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of each week. As Board meetings fall on a Friday, Ms Forrester is paid a sitting fee because she is not collecting wages from DET. Three times a year Board meetings are held outside the Commission's Geraldton office and require some travel on the day prior to a Board meeting (Thursday). If Ms Forrester is required to take time off work on a Thursday (usually only a maximum of one hour) to join the Board members, that time is either deducted from her wages from DET or the time is made up the following week.
(1) - (3) Mid West Development Commission Board Member 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 Ashplant, Ronald $819 - - Brindal, David $5,525 $5,525 $3,647 Broad, Simon $924 $5,067 $1,330 Brooker, Anthony $8,281 $3,018 $2,562 Cheong, Geoffrey $924 $1,540 $1,781 Collins, Garry $1,435 $2,593 $7,028 Graham, Lawrence $11,958 $12,639 $15,148 O'Grady, Graeme $1,566 - - Parsons, Robyn $924 $2,288 $3,052 Pendlebury, Mark $616 - - Pepper, Kenneth $1,127 $1,232 $1,127 Forrester, Pauline (Public Servant) - $1,355 $2,731 Baesjou, Graeme (Public Servant) - - - Douglas, Steve (Public Servant) - - - TOTAL $34,099 $35,257 $38,406 (4) Yes - Pauline Forrester (5) Pauline Forrester is employed by the Department of Education and Training (DET) as a part time Teacher Assistant at Yuna Primary School. Ms Forrester works on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of each week. As Board meetings fall on a Friday, Ms Forrester is paid a sitting fee because she is not collecting wages from DET. Three times a year Board meetings are held outside the Commission's Geraldton office and require some travel on the day prior to a Board meeting (Thursday). If Ms Forrester is required to take time off work on a Thursday (usually only a maximum of one hour) to join the Board members, that time is either deducted from her wages from DET or the time is made up the following week.
Mid West Development Commission Board Member 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 Ashplant, Ronald $819 - - Brindal, David $5,525 $5,525 $3,647 Broad, Simon $924 $5,067 $1,330 Brooker, Anthony $8,281 $3,018 $2,562 Cheong, Geoffrey $924 $1,540 $1,781 Collins, Garry $1,435 $2,593 $7,028 Graham, Lawrence $11,958 $12,639 $15,148 O'Grady, Graeme $1,566 - - Parsons, Robyn $924 $2,288 $3,052 Pendlebury, Mark $616 - - Pepper, Kenneth $1,127 $1,232 $1,127 Forrester, Pauline (Public Servant) - $1,355 $2,731 Baesjou, Graeme (Public Servant) - - - Douglas, Steve (Public Servant) - - - TOTAL $34,099 $35,257 $38,406 (4) Yes - Pauline Forrester (5) Pauline Forrester is employed by the Department of Education and Training (DET) as a part time Teacher Assistant at Yuna Primary School. Ms Forrester works on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of each week. As Board meetings fall on a Friday, Ms Forrester is paid a sitting fee because she is not collecting wages from DET. Three times a year Board meetings are held outside the Commission's Geraldton office and require some travel on the day prior to a Board meeting (Thursday). If Ms Forrester is required to take time off work on a Thursday (usually only a maximum of one hour) to join the Board members, that time is either deducted from her wages from DET or the time is made up the following week.
(4) Yes - Pauline Forrester (5) Pauline Forrester is employed by the Department of Education and Training (DET) as a part time Teacher Assistant at Yuna Primary School. Ms Forrester works on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of each week. As Board meetings fall on a Friday, Ms Forrester is paid a sitting fee because she is not collecting wages from DET. Three times a year Board meetings are held outside the Commission's Geraldton office and require some travel on the day prior to a Board meeting (Thursday). If Ms Forrester is required to take time off work on a Thursday (usually only a maximum of one hour) to join the Board members, that time is either deducted from her wages from DET or the time is made up the following week.
(5) Pauline Forrester is employed by the Department of Education and Training (DET) as a part time Teacher Assistant at Yuna Primary School. Ms Forrester works on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of each week. As Board meetings fall on a Friday, Ms Forrester is paid a sitting fee because she is not collecting wages from DET. Three times a year Board meetings are held outside the Commission's Geraldton office and require some travel on the day prior to a Board meeting (Thursday). If Ms Forrester is required to take time off work on a Thursday (usually only a maximum of one hour) to join the Board members, that time is either deducted from her wages from DET or the time is made up the following week.
Three times a year Board meetings are held outside the Commission's Geraldton office and require some travel on the day prior to a Board meeting (Thursday). If Ms Forrester is required to take time off work on a Thursday (usually only a maximum of one hour) to join the Board members, that time is either deducted from her wages from DET or the time is made up the following week.
(c) 2005 - 2006?
(b) 2004 - 2005; and (c) 2005 - 2006?
(c) 2005 - 2006?
(1) - (5) WHEATBELT DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION BOARD BOARD MEMBER 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 Colin Adams $140.00 $6,563.00 $3,331.00 Helen Bennett $819.00 $4,508.00 $3,639.00 Ian Landsmeer $4,976.00 $5,140.00 $5,336.00 Wendy Newman $13,165.00 $22,484.00 $15,964.00 Philip Nolan $6,194.00 $3,682.00 $1,330.00 Darren West $7,985.00 $13,446.00 $10,171.00 Wendy Williams $3,276.00 $4,345.00 Steve Woods $3,171.00 $4,291.00 $4,390.00 Tracy Meredith $5,982.00 $5,313.00 $7,252.00 Michael Bates $8,571.00 David Singe (Public Servant) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Total $51,003.00 $68,703.00 $55,758.00 Mid West Development Commission (1) - (3) Mid West Development Commission Board Member 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 Ashplant, Ronald $819 - - Brindal, David $5,525 $5,525 $3,647 Broad, Simon $924 $5,067 $1,330 Brooker, Anthony $8,281 $3,018 $2,562 Cheong, Geoffrey $924 $1,540 $1,781 Collins, Garry $1,435 $2,593 $7,028 Graham, Lawrence $11,958 $12,639 $15,148 O'Grady, Graeme $1,566 - - Parsons, Robyn $924 $2,288 $3,052 Pendlebury, Mark $616 - - Pepper, Kenneth $1,127 $1,232 $1,127 Forrester, Pauline (Public Servant) - $1,355 $2,731 Baesjou, Graeme (Public Servant) - - - Douglas, Steve (Public Servant) - - - TOTAL $34,099 $35,257 $38,406 (4) Yes - Pauline Forrester (5) Pauline Forrester is employed by the Department of Education and Training (DET) as a part time Teacher Assistant at Yuna Primary School. Ms Forrester works on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of each week. As Board meetings fall on a Friday, Ms Forrester is paid a sitting fee because she is not collecting wages from DET. Three times a year Board meetings are held outside the Commission's Geraldton office and require some travel on the day prior to a Board meeting (Thursday). If Ms Forrester is required to take time off work on a Thursday (usually only a maximum of one hour) to join the Board members, that time is either deducted from her wages from DET or the time is made up the following week.
WHEATBELT DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION BOARD BOARD MEMBER 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 Colin Adams $140.00 $6,563.00 $3,331.00 Helen Bennett $819.00 $4,508.00 $3,639.00 Ian Landsmeer $4,976.00 $5,140.00 $5,336.00 Wendy Newman $13,165.00 $22,484.00 $15,964.00 Philip Nolan $6,194.00 $3,682.00 $1,330.00 Darren West $7,985.00 $13,446.00 $10,171.00 Wendy Williams $3,276.00 $4,345.00 Steve Woods $3,171.00 $4,291.00 $4,390.00 Tracy Meredith $5,982.00 $5,313.00 $7,252.00 Michael Bates $8,571.00 David Singe (Public Servant) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Total $51,003.00 $68,703.00 $55,758.00 Mid West Development Commission (1) - (3) Mid West Development Commission Board Member 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 Ashplant, Ronald $819 - - Brindal, David $5,525 $5,525 $3,647 Broad, Simon $924 $5,067 $1,330 Brooker, Anthony $8,281 $3,018 $2,562 Cheong, Geoffrey $924 $1,540 $1,781 Collins, Garry $1,435 $2,593 $7,028 Graham, Lawrence $11,958 $12,639 $15,148 O'Grady, Graeme $1,566 - - Parsons, Robyn $924 $2,288 $3,052 Pendlebury, Mark $616 - - Pepper, Kenneth $1,127 $1,232 $1,127 Forrester, Pauline (Public Servant) - $1,355 $2,731 Baesjou, Graeme (Public Servant) - - - Douglas, Steve (Public Servant) - - - TOTAL $34,099 $35,257 $38,406 (4) Yes - Pauline Forrester (5) Pauline Forrester is employed by the Department of Education and Training (DET) as a part time Teacher Assistant at Yuna Primary School. Ms Forrester works on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of each week. As Board meetings fall on a Friday, Ms Forrester is paid a sitting fee because she is not collecting wages from DET. Three times a year Board meetings are held outside the Commission's Geraldton office and require some travel on the day prior to a Board meeting (Thursday). If Ms Forrester is required to take time off work on a Thursday (usually only a maximum of one hour) to join the Board members, that time is either deducted from her wages from DET or the time is made up the following week.
Mid West Development Commission (1) - (3) Mid West Development Commission Board Member 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 Ashplant, Ronald $819 - - Brindal, David $5,525 $5,525 $3,647 Broad, Simon $924 $5,067 $1,330 Brooker, Anthony $8,281 $3,018 $2,562 Cheong, Geoffrey $924 $1,540 $1,781 Collins, Garry $1,435 $2,593 $7,028 Graham, Lawrence $11,958 $12,639 $15,148 O'Grady, Graeme $1,566 - - Parsons, Robyn $924 $2,288 $3,052 Pendlebury, Mark $616 - - Pepper, Kenneth $1,127 $1,232 $1,127 Forrester, Pauline (Public Servant) - $1,355 $2,731 Baesjou, Graeme (Public Servant) - - - Douglas, Steve (Public Servant) - - - TOTAL $34,099 $35,257 $38,406 (4) Yes - Pauline Forrester (5) Pauline Forrester is employed by the Department of Education and Training (DET) as a part time Teacher Assistant at Yuna Primary School. Ms Forrester works on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of each week. As Board meetings fall on a Friday, Ms Forrester is paid a sitting fee because she is not collecting wages from DET. Three times a year Board meetings are held outside the Commission's Geraldton office and require some travel on the day prior to a Board meeting (Thursday). If Ms Forrester is required to take time off work on a Thursday (usually only a maximum of one hour) to join the Board members, that time is either deducted from her wages from DET or the time is made up the following week.
(1) - (3) Mid West Development Commission Board Member 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 Ashplant, Ronald $819 - - Brindal, David $5,525 $5,525 $3,647 Broad, Simon $924 $5,067 $1,330 Brooker, Anthony $8,281 $3,018 $2,562 Cheong, Geoffrey $924 $1,540 $1,781 Collins, Garry $1,435 $2,593 $7,028 Graham, Lawrence $11,958 $12,639 $15,148 O'Grady, Graeme $1,566 - - Parsons, Robyn $924 $2,288 $3,052 Pendlebury, Mark $616 - - Pepper, Kenneth $1,127 $1,232 $1,127 Forrester, Pauline (Public Servant) - $1,355 $2,731 Baesjou, Graeme (Public Servant) - - - Douglas, Steve (Public Servant) - - - TOTAL $34,099 $35,257 $38,406 (4) Yes - Pauline Forrester (5) Pauline Forrester is employed by the Department of Education and Training (DET) as a part time Teacher Assistant at Yuna Primary School. Ms Forrester works on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of each week. As Board meetings fall on a Friday, Ms Forrester is paid a sitting fee because she is not collecting wages from DET. Three times a year Board meetings are held outside the Commission's Geraldton office and require some travel on the day prior to a Board meeting (Thursday). If Ms Forrester is required to take time off work on a Thursday (usually only a maximum of one hour) to join the Board members, that time is either deducted from her wages from DET or the time is made up the following week.
Mid West Development Commission Board Member 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 Ashplant, Ronald $819 - - Brindal, David $5,525 $5,525 $3,647 Broad, Simon $924 $5,067 $1,330 Brooker, Anthony $8,281 $3,018 $2,562 Cheong, Geoffrey $924 $1,540 $1,781 Collins, Garry $1,435 $2,593 $7,028 Graham, Lawrence $11,958 $12,639 $15,148 O'Grady, Graeme $1,566 - - Parsons, Robyn $924 $2,288 $3,052 Pendlebury, Mark $616 - - Pepper, Kenneth $1,127 $1,232 $1,127 Forrester, Pauline (Public Servant) - $1,355 $2,731 Baesjou, Graeme (Public Servant) - - - Douglas, Steve (Public Servant) - - - TOTAL $34,099 $35,257 $38,406 (4) Yes - Pauline Forrester (5) Pauline Forrester is employed by the Department of Education and Training (DET) as a part time Teacher Assistant at Yuna Primary School. Ms Forrester works on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of each week. As Board meetings fall on a Friday, Ms Forrester is paid a sitting fee because she is not collecting wages from DET. Three times a year Board meetings are held outside the Commission's Geraldton office and require some travel on the day prior to a Board meeting (Thursday). If Ms Forrester is required to take time off work on a Thursday (usually only a maximum of one hour) to join the Board members, that time is either deducted from her wages from DET or the time is made up the following week.
(4) Yes - Pauline Forrester (5) Pauline Forrester is employed by the Department of Education and Training (DET) as a part time Teacher Assistant at Yuna Primary School. Ms Forrester works on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of each week. As Board meetings fall on a Friday, Ms Forrester is paid a sitting fee because she is not collecting wages from DET. Three times a year Board meetings are held outside the Commission's Geraldton office and require some travel on the day prior to a Board meeting (Thursday). If Ms Forrester is required to take time off work on a Thursday (usually only a maximum of one hour) to join the Board members, that time is either deducted from her wages from DET or the time is made up the following week.
(5) Pauline Forrester is employed by the Department of Education and Training (DET) as a part time Teacher Assistant at Yuna Primary School. Ms Forrester works on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of each week. As Board meetings fall on a Friday, Ms Forrester is paid a sitting fee because she is not collecting wages from DET. Three times a year Board meetings are held outside the Commission's Geraldton office and require some travel on the day prior to a Board meeting (Thursday). If Ms Forrester is required to take time off work on a Thursday (usually only a maximum of one hour) to join the Board members, that time is either deducted from her wages from DET or the time is made up the following week.
Three times a year Board meetings are held outside the Commission's Geraldton office and require some travel on the day prior to a Board meeting (Thursday). If Ms Forrester is required to take time off work on a Thursday (usually only a maximum of one hour) to join the Board members, that time is either deducted from her wages from DET or the time is made up the following week.
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