❓ A WA parliamentary question addresses allegations of Department of Health employees accepting bribes to substitute urine samples for mining job applicants. The Minister confirms one employee was charged and is no longer employed by WA Health.
AnsweredQoN 390Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH — STAFF — IMPROPER CONDUCT
390. Hon MATT BENSON-LIDHOLM to the minister representing
the Minister for Health:
I refer to recent media reports that
several Department of Health employees have been charged with accepting offers
of money to be involved in substituting urine samples with clean urine samples
to assist people seeking mining jobs.
(1) Can the minister confirm the
number of employees who have been charged to date?
(2) Are all
these employees currently suspended from their employment, pending the outcome
of the court case?
(3) If yes to (2), have they have been suspended without pay
or with pay?
HEALTH — STAFF — IMPROPER CONDUCT
390. Hon MATT BENSON-LIDHOLM to the minister representing
the Minister for Health:
I refer to recent media reports that
several Department of Health employees have been charged with accepting offers
of money to be involved in substituting urine samples with clean urine samples
to assist people seeking mining jobs.
(1) Can the minister confirm the
number of employees who have been charged to date?
(2) Are all
these employees currently suspended from their employment, pending the outcome
of the court case?
(3) If yes to (2), have they have been suspended without pay
or with pay?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice of this question.
(1) One.
(2) Not applicable. The person is no longer employed within
WA Health.
(3) Not applicable.
(1) One.
(2) Not applicable. The person is no longer employed within
WA Health.
(3) Not applicable.
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