❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the use of outsourced payroll management companies by departments and agencies within the Minister's portfolio in the 2017-18 financial year. The responses reveal limited outsourcing, primarily through Ascender.
AnsweredQoN 3597Legislative Assembly
Asked
14 August 2018
Member
Portfolio
Water; Fisheries; Forestry; Innovation and ICT; Science
QuestionView source ↗
In the 2017-18 financial year has any department, agencies, commissions or Government Trading Enterprises (GTE) within the Minister's portfolio of responsibilities utilised an outsourced payroll management company and if so: (a) What outsourced payroll company was used and in what country are they based; (b) What is the estimated cost of utilising this outsourced option; (c) What data is provided to this outsourced payroll company in order to process payroll (i.e. names, addresses, bank details); and (d) Is the Minister or Agency aware of any privacy breaches in relation to the data provided to this outsourced payroll company: (i) If so, what is the nature of that breach, including dates of released data and details of the data released?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
19 September 2018
Responded by
Minister for Water; Fisheries; Forestry; Innovation and ICT; Science
Response time
10 days
Aqwest
No.
(a) – (d) (i) Not applicable.
Busselton Water
No.
(a) – (d) (i) Not applicable.
ChemCentre
(a) The Department of Mines, Industry, Regulation and Safety, services ChemCentre’s payroll as a cluster arrangement using Ascender as the payroll provider.
(b) $74 000 pa (including GST).
(c) Names, addresses, bank account details, information for taxation purposes and date of birth.
(d) No.
(i) Not applicable.
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3586.
Department of Water and Environmental Regulation
No.
(a) – (d) (i) Not applicable.
Forest Products Commission
No.
(a) – (d) (i) Not applicable.
Departments of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3581.
Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
(a) In the 2017-18 financial year, the former Office of the Government Chief Information Officer received corporate services, including payroll, from the Department of Finance under a service level agreement. The Department of Finance’s payroll function is delivered through a partially outsourced or a co-managed arrangement with Ascender Pay, an Australian based provider. Under this arrangement, Department of Finance staff process payroll transactions using Ascender Pay’s system solution to upload payroll data and disperse funds.
(b)-(d)(i) Refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3591.
Water Corporation
No.
(a) – (d) (i) Not applicable.
No.
(a) – (d) (i) Not applicable.
Busselton Water
No.
(a) – (d) (i) Not applicable.
ChemCentre
(a) The Department of Mines, Industry, Regulation and Safety, services ChemCentre’s payroll as a cluster arrangement using Ascender as the payroll provider.
(b) $74 000 pa (including GST).
(c) Names, addresses, bank account details, information for taxation purposes and date of birth.
(d) No.
(i) Not applicable.
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3586.
Department of Water and Environmental Regulation
No.
(a) – (d) (i) Not applicable.
Forest Products Commission
No.
(a) – (d) (i) Not applicable.
Departments of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3581.
Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
(a) In the 2017-18 financial year, the former Office of the Government Chief Information Officer received corporate services, including payroll, from the Department of Finance under a service level agreement. The Department of Finance’s payroll function is delivered through a partially outsourced or a co-managed arrangement with Ascender Pay, an Australian based provider. Under this arrangement, Department of Finance staff process payroll transactions using Ascender Pay’s system solution to upload payroll data and disperse funds.
(b)-(d)(i) Refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3591.
Water Corporation
No.
(a) – (d) (i) Not applicable.
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