❓ Hon. Linda Savage questions the allocation of $1.344 million for voluntary severance within the Department for Culture and the Arts, inquiring about the number of jobs affected and the specific areas impacted. The Minister confirms 17 positions are allocated for voluntary severance across the State Library, WA Museum, and the Department itself.
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DEPARTMENT FOR CULTURE AND THE ARTS — VOLUNTARY SEVERANCE
I refer to the arts budget on page 568 of the Budget Statements , wherein it states that $1.344 million has been allocated for voluntary severance. How many jobs does this equate to and what areas will these jobs be lost from? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY
I refer to the arts budget on page 568 of the Budget Statements , wherein it states that $1.344 million has been allocated for voluntary severance. How many jobs does this equate to and what areas will these jobs be lost from? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Seventeen positions in the 2009–10 financial year have been allocated for voluntary severance from the Department of Culture and the Arts. The areas are: State Library of Western Australia, 12 positions; Western Australian Museum, two positions; and Department of Culture and the Arts, three positions.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Seventeen positions in the 2009–10 financial year have been allocated for voluntary severance from the Department of Culture and the Arts. The areas are: State Library of Western Australia, 12 positions; Western Australian Museum, two positions; and Department of Culture and the Arts, three positions.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Seventeen positions in the 2009–10 financial year have been allocated for voluntary severance from the Department of Culture and the Arts. The areas are: State Library of Western Australia, 12 positions; Western Australian Museum, two positions; and Department of Culture and the Arts, three positions.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Seventeen positions in the 2009–10 financial year have been allocated for voluntary severance from the Department of Culture and the Arts. The areas are: State Library of Western Australia, 12 positions; Western Australian Museum, two positions; and Department of Culture and the Arts, three positions.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Seventeen positions in the 2009–10 financial year have been allocated for voluntary severance from the Department of Culture and the Arts. The areas are: State Library of Western Australia, 12 positions; Western Australian Museum, two positions; and Department of Culture and the Arts, three positions.
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