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❓ A parliamentary question sought data on Attraction and Retention Benefits (ARB) across agencies within the Minister's portfolio. The response reveals minimal ARB usage, primarily within the WA Police.

AnsweredQoN 4504Legislative Assembly

Asked

8 September 2015

Member

Mr M. McGowan

Portfolio

Police; Road Safety; Training and Workforce Development; Women's Interests

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For all agencies, departments and trading enterprises within the Minister’s portfolio of responsibilities: (a) how many officers in each department, agency or trading enterprise receive “Attraction and Retention" (ARB) benefits; (b) what is this number as a percentage of the organisation's workforce; (c) what is the total annual value of these benefits; and (d) since 1 July 2010, how many ARB arrangements have been reviewed and discontinued?

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Answered

13 October 2015

Responded by

Minister for Police; Road Safety; Training and Workforce Development; Women's Interests

Response time

35 days

Western Australia Police
Information relating to WA Police does not include the scheme that provides police officers attraction and retention allowances to various regional locations.
(a) One
(b) 0.01%
(c) $68 136.28 per year
(d) Nil
Road Safety Commission
(a) Nil
(b) Not applicable
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
Department of Training and Workforce Development
(a) Nil
(b) Not applicable
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
Central Institute of Technology
(a) Nil
(b) Not applicable
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
Challenger Institute of Technology
(a) Nil
(b) Not applicable
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
C Y O'Connor Institute
(a) Nil
(b) Not applicable
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
Durack Institute of Technology
(a) Nil
(b) Not applicable
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
Goldfields Institute of Technology
(a) Nil
(b) Not applicable
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
Great Southern Institute of Technology
(a) Nil
(b) Not applicable
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
Kimberley Training Institute
(a) Nil
(b) Not applicable
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
Pilbara Institute
(a) Nil
(b) Not applicable
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
Polytechnic West
(a) Nil
(b) Not applicable
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
South West Institute of Technology
(a) Nil
(b) Not applicable
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
West Coast Institute of Training
(a) Nil
(b) Not applicable
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
Department of Education Services
The Department of Education Services is accountable to the Minister for Training and Workforce Development for supporting the Training Accreditation Council. For its other functions the Department is accountable to the Minister for Education. The Department of Education Services is included in the response to the question from the Minister for Education; Aboriginal Affairs; Electoral Affairs.
Building and Construction Industry Training Fund
(a) Nil
(b) Not applicable
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
Department of Local Government and Communities
Women's Interests is administratively supported as part of the Department of Local Government and Communities and, as such, the response will be included in the Department of Local Government and Communities' response under the Minister for Local Government; Community Services; Seniors and Volunteering; Youth.

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