❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the use of outsourced payroll management companies by departments and agencies within the Minister for Health's portfolio. Several agencies confirm using outsourced services, detailing costs and data shared, with no reported privacy breaches.
AnsweredQoN 3582Legislative Assembly
Asked
14 August 2018
Member
Portfolio
Deputy Premier; Minister for Health; Mental Health
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
18 September 2018
Response time
9 days
Department of Health and health service providers advise:
No.
(a)-(d) Not applicable.
Mental Health Commission advises:
No.
(a)-(d) Not applicable.
Health & Disability Services Complaints Office advises:
No.
(a)-(d) Not applicable.
Healthway advises:
Yes.
(a) Ascender, based in Australia.
(b) 2017/18 paid $27,390.
(c) Names, addresses, phone number, bank details, Tax File Number (TFN), superannuation fund, position title, level to determine pay rate, full-time or part-time, permanent or contract.
(d) No.
(d)(i) Not applicable.
Animal Resources Authority advises:
Yes.
(a) ADP – Australia.
(b) $37,392.24
(c) Names, addresses, bank details.
(d) No.
(d)(i) Not applicable.
No.
(a)-(d) Not applicable.
Mental Health Commission advises:
No.
(a)-(d) Not applicable.
Health & Disability Services Complaints Office advises:
No.
(a)-(d) Not applicable.
Healthway advises:
Yes.
(a) Ascender, based in Australia.
(b) 2017/18 paid $27,390.
(c) Names, addresses, phone number, bank details, Tax File Number (TFN), superannuation fund, position title, level to determine pay rate, full-time or part-time, permanent or contract.
(d) No.
(d)(i) Not applicable.
Animal Resources Authority advises:
Yes.
(a) ADP – Australia.
(b) $37,392.24
(c) Names, addresses, bank details.
(d) No.
(d)(i) Not applicable.
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