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❓ Dr Woollard requests the tabling of a report regarding potential breaches of the Public Sector Management Act within the Education Department, following a recommendation from the Commissioner for Public Sector Standards. The Minister declines to table the report due to confidentiality concerns but confirms the independent reviewer found no contravention of the Act.

AnsweredQoN 337Legislative Assembly

Asked

30 May 2001

Member

Dr Woollard

Portfolio

Education

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(1) I refer to the report tabled on 7 September 1999 from the Commissioner for Public Sector Standards concerning the education Department (Paper No. 109) and ask will the Minister table the report from the Independent reviewer who conducted the Inquiry in respect to the Commissioner’s first Recommendation that the Minister for education enquire into whether or not any staff member of the Education Department contravened Section 8 (1)(c) of the Act?
(2) If not, why not?

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Answered

26 June 2001

Responded by

Minister for Education

Response time

27 days

2. The Education Department advises me that the independent reviewer's report contains information provided on a confidential basis during the course of the inquiry and that release of the report would breach the confidence of these third parties. However, I am advised that the independent reviewer found that no Education Department staff member contravened section 8(1)(c) of the Public Sector Management Act.

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