❓ Question regarding the suspension of a high-level inter-agency group comprised of Directors General from various WA government departments. The answer details the reason for the suspension and the subsequent restructuring of inter-agency groups.
AnsweredQoN 5433Legislative Council
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Why was the group suspended when it consisted of the directors general of justice, indigenous affairs, health, housing and works, child protection, local government, disability, education, social policy, police, sport and recreation and culture and the arts?
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Answered
19 September 2007
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
20 days
The Human Services Directors General Group met on two occasions in 2006, in March and May. Gordon Inquiry matters were on the agenda at the May meeting.
Following a review of inter-agency and across government committees undertaken by the Cabinet Standing Committee on Social Policy, the Human Services Directors General Group was discontinued in late 2006. The outcome of that review has been a streamlining of decision-making; inter-agency groups now have a designated lead Minister and agency that is in turn responsible for reporting to Cabinet or the relevant Cabinet Standing Committees. Directors General of human service agencies were consulted about this streamlining.
During 2007 two new, senior inter-agency groups were formed to monitor the Gordon initiatives. The Minister for Indigenous Affairs chairs the Cabinet Standing Committee for Indigenous Affairs and the Department for Indigenous Affairs is the lead agency that chairs a Directors General Group on Indigenous Affairs.
Throughout the period of development of the Ministerial and Directors General bodies, an inter-agency senior officers group has had responsibility for monitoring Gordon initiatives.
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Following a review of inter-agency and across government committees undertaken by the Cabinet Standing Committee on Social Policy, the Human Services Directors General Group was discontinued in late 2006. The outcome of that review has been a streamlining of decision-making; inter-agency groups now have a designated lead Minister and agency that is in turn responsible for reporting to Cabinet or the relevant Cabinet Standing Committees. Directors General of human service agencies were consulted about this streamlining.
During 2007 two new, senior inter-agency groups were formed to monitor the Gordon initiatives. The Minister for Indigenous Affairs chairs the Cabinet Standing Committee for Indigenous Affairs and the Department for Indigenous Affairs is the lead agency that chairs a Directors General Group on Indigenous Affairs.
Throughout the period of development of the Ministerial and Directors General bodies, an inter-agency senior officers group has had responsibility for monitoring Gordon initiatives.
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