❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding short-term contract extensions for regional community service providers and their impact on workforce stability. The Minister was unable to provide the requested information in the time available.
AnsweredQoN 734Legislative Council
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Regional community service providers734.Hon Michelle Boylanto theMinister for
Community Services:I refer to repeated
short-term contract extensions for regional community and human services in WA,
and to pages 27 and 150 of the 2017Final Report
of the Service Priority Reviewthat recommend better coordination and
long-term stewardship across government.(1) What is the average contract length for
regional community service providers?(2) What is the standard contract term applied to
those service provider agreements?(3) How do current contracts support the retention
and stability needs of the regional workforce?
Community Services:I refer to repeated
short-term contract extensions for regional community and human services in WA,
and to pages 27 and 150 of the 2017Final Report
of the Service Priority Reviewthat recommend better coordination and
long-term stewardship across government.(1) What is the average contract length for
regional community service providers?(2) What is the standard contract term applied to
those service provider agreements?(3) How do current contracts support the retention
and stability needs of the regional workforce?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
16 September 2025
Response time
0 days
Hon Matthew Swinbourn replied:I
thank the member for some notice of the question.The Department of
Communities manages over 970 contracts across 10 ministerial portfolios across
all metropolitan and regional areas in the state. In the time available, the
significant amount of information sought cannot be provided. The member may
wish to put her question on notice and, if she is seeking information about
specific contracts, she should specify that in her question, given the
significant number of contracts that the Department of Communities manages.
Regional community service providers
thank the member for some notice of the question.The Department of
Communities manages over 970 contracts across 10 ministerial portfolios across
all metropolitan and regional areas in the state. In the time available, the
significant amount of information sought cannot be provided. The member may
wish to put her question on notice and, if she is seeking information about
specific contracts, she should specify that in her question, given the
significant number of contracts that the Department of Communities manages.
Regional community service providers
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