WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding redundancies within the Department of Agriculture and Food since September 2008. The response details the number of applications, payouts, locations of affected officers, and the total cost of redundancy payments.

AnsweredQoN 166Legislative Council
Asked
22 March 2011
Portfolio
Agriculture and Food

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD — REDUNDANCIES
(1) How many applications for redundancy have been received by the Department of Agriculture and Food since 23 September 2008? (2) Of those, how many have been paid out? (3) What towns or regions were those officers who were made redundant based in? (4) What was the total cost of the redundancy payments made? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY

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I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) There have been 183 applications received. (2) Of those, 141 have been paid out. (3) Of those, 78 officers were based in the metropolitan area; 14 were based in the central Agricultural Region; eight were based in the northern Agricultural Region; five were based in the rangelands; 19 were based in the southern Agricultural Region; and, 17 were based in the south west Agricultural Region. (4) The total cost of redundancy payments made was $10 725 527, excluding leave payments.
(2) Of those, how many have been paid out? (3) What towns or regions were those officers who were made redundant based in? (4) What was the total cost of the redundancy payments made? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) There have been 183 applications received. (2) Of those, 141 have been paid out. (3) Of those, 78 officers were based in the metropolitan area; 14 were based in the central Agricultural Region; eight were based in the northern Agricultural Region; five were based in the rangelands; 19 were based in the southern Agricultural Region; and, 17 were based in the south west Agricultural Region. (4) The total cost of redundancy payments made was $10 725 527, excluding leave payments.
(3) What towns or regions were those officers who were made redundant based in? (4) What was the total cost of the redundancy payments made? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) There have been 183 applications received. (2) Of those, 141 have been paid out. (3) Of those, 78 officers were based in the metropolitan area; 14 were based in the central Agricultural Region; eight were based in the northern Agricultural Region; five were based in the rangelands; 19 were based in the southern Agricultural Region; and, 17 were based in the south west Agricultural Region. (4) The total cost of redundancy payments made was $10 725 527, excluding leave payments.
(4) What was the total cost of the redundancy payments made? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) There have been 183 applications received. (2) Of those, 141 have been paid out. (3) Of those, 78 officers were based in the metropolitan area; 14 were based in the central Agricultural Region; eight were based in the northern Agricultural Region; five were based in the rangelands; 19 were based in the southern Agricultural Region; and, 17 were based in the south west Agricultural Region. (4) The total cost of redundancy payments made was $10 725 527, excluding leave payments.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) There have been 183 applications received. (2) Of those, 141 have been paid out. (3) Of those, 78 officers were based in the metropolitan area; 14 were based in the central Agricultural Region; eight were based in the northern Agricultural Region; five were based in the rangelands; 19 were based in the southern Agricultural Region; and, 17 were based in the south west Agricultural Region. (4) The total cost of redundancy payments made was $10 725 527, excluding leave payments.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) There have been 183 applications received. (2) Of those, 141 have been paid out. (3) Of those, 78 officers were based in the metropolitan area; 14 were based in the central Agricultural Region; eight were based in the northern Agricultural Region; five were based in the rangelands; 19 were based in the southern Agricultural Region; and, 17 were based in the south west Agricultural Region. (4) The total cost of redundancy payments made was $10 725 527, excluding leave payments.
(1) There have been 183 applications received. (2) Of those, 141 have been paid out. (3) Of those, 78 officers were based in the metropolitan area; 14 were based in the central Agricultural Region; eight were based in the northern Agricultural Region; five were based in the rangelands; 19 were based in the southern Agricultural Region; and, 17 were based in the south west Agricultural Region. (4) The total cost of redundancy payments made was $10 725 527, excluding leave payments.
(2) Of those, 141 have been paid out. (3) Of those, 78 officers were based in the metropolitan area; 14 were based in the central Agricultural Region; eight were based in the northern Agricultural Region; five were based in the rangelands; 19 were based in the southern Agricultural Region; and, 17 were based in the south west Agricultural Region. (4) The total cost of redundancy payments made was $10 725 527, excluding leave payments.
(3) Of those, 78 officers were based in the metropolitan area; 14 were based in the central Agricultural Region; eight were based in the northern Agricultural Region; five were based in the rangelands; 19 were based in the southern Agricultural Region; and, 17 were based in the south west Agricultural Region. (4) The total cost of redundancy payments made was $10 725 527, excluding leave payments.
(4) The total cost of redundancy payments made was $10 725 527, excluding leave payments.

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