❓ A parliamentary question regarding advice given to a previous Minister for Employment Protection concerning the redeployment of staff from the Ombudsman's office to the Corruption and Crime Commission. The question seeks to identify who provided the original and subsequent advice, and whether the Department of Premier and Cabinet was involved.
AnsweredQoN 229Legislative Council
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OMBUDSMAN’S OFFICE STAFF 229. Hon HELEN MORTON to the Minister for Employment Protection: Further to the minister’s correspondence with me on 27 February 2008 regarding the redeployment and transfer of public sector employees from the Ombudsman’s office to the Corruption and Crime Commission, will the minister advise — (1) Who provided the original advice of 4 June 2003? (2) Who advised the minister that the original advice of 4 June 2003 was misleading? (3) When and why was the minister advised of the misleading advice of June 2003? (4) Were any staff from the Department of the Premier and Cabinet involved in or consulted with in regard to my letter to the Director General of the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection on 15 November 2007? (5) If yes to (4), who was consulted and what was the nature of the advice sought and given? Hon JON FORD
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. The correspondence to which the member referred came from the office of my predecessor, Minister Roberts. (1) It was the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Labour Relations. (2) It was the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Labour Relations. (3) It was 12 February 2008. A search of DOCEP records revealed the misleading advice. (4) No. (5) Not applicable.
OMBUDSMAN’S OFFICE STAFF
Further to the minister’s correspondence with me on 27 February 2008 regarding the redeployment and transfer of public sector employees from the Ombudsman’s office to the Corruption and Crime Commission, will the minister advise — (1) Who provided the original advice of 4 June 2003? (2) Who advised the minister that the original advice of 4 June 2003 was misleading? (3) When and why was the minister advised of the misleading advice of June 2003? (4) Were any staff from the Department of the Premier and Cabinet involved in or consulted with in regard to my letter to the Director General of the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection on 15 November 2007? (5) If yes to (4), who was consulted and what was the nature of the advice sought and given? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The correspondence to which the member referred came from the office of my predecessor, Minister Roberts. (1) It was the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Labour Relations. (2) It was the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Labour Relations. (3) It was 12 February 2008. A search of DOCEP records revealed the misleading advice. (4) No. (5) Not applicable.
(1) Who provided the original advice of 4 June 2003? (2) Who advised the minister that the original advice of 4 June 2003 was misleading? (3) When and why was the minister advised of the misleading advice of June 2003? (4) Were any staff from the Department of the Premier and Cabinet involved in or consulted with in regard to my letter to the Director General of the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection on 15 November 2007? (5) If yes to (4), who was consulted and what was the nature of the advice sought and given? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The correspondence to which the member referred came from the office of my predecessor, Minister Roberts. (1) It was the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Labour Relations. (2) It was the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Labour Relations. (3) It was 12 February 2008. A search of DOCEP records revealed the misleading advice. (4) No. (5) Not applicable.
(2) Who advised the minister that the original advice of 4 June 2003 was misleading? (3) When and why was the minister advised of the misleading advice of June 2003? (4) Were any staff from the Department of the Premier and Cabinet involved in or consulted with in regard to my letter to the Director General of the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection on 15 November 2007? (5) If yes to (4), who was consulted and what was the nature of the advice sought and given? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The correspondence to which the member referred came from the office of my predecessor, Minister Roberts. (1) It was the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Labour Relations. (2) It was the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Labour Relations. (3) It was 12 February 2008. A search of DOCEP records revealed the misleading advice. (4) No. (5) Not applicable.
(3) When and why was the minister advised of the misleading advice of June 2003? (4) Were any staff from the Department of the Premier and Cabinet involved in or consulted with in regard to my letter to the Director General of the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection on 15 November 2007? (5) If yes to (4), who was consulted and what was the nature of the advice sought and given? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The correspondence to which the member referred came from the office of my predecessor, Minister Roberts. (1) It was the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Labour Relations. (2) It was the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Labour Relations. (3) It was 12 February 2008. A search of DOCEP records revealed the misleading advice. (4) No. (5) Not applicable.
(4) Were any staff from the Department of the Premier and Cabinet involved in or consulted with in regard to my letter to the Director General of the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection on 15 November 2007? (5) If yes to (4), who was consulted and what was the nature of the advice sought and given? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The correspondence to which the member referred came from the office of my predecessor, Minister Roberts. (1) It was the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Labour Relations. (2) It was the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Labour Relations. (3) It was 12 February 2008. A search of DOCEP records revealed the misleading advice. (4) No. (5) Not applicable.
(5) If yes to (4), who was consulted and what was the nature of the advice sought and given? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The correspondence to which the member referred came from the office of my predecessor, Minister Roberts. (1) It was the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Labour Relations. (2) It was the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Labour Relations. (3) It was 12 February 2008. A search of DOCEP records revealed the misleading advice. (4) No. (5) Not applicable.
Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The correspondence to which the member referred came from the office of my predecessor, Minister Roberts. (1) It was the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Labour Relations. (2) It was the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Labour Relations. (3) It was 12 February 2008. A search of DOCEP records revealed the misleading advice. (4) No. (5) Not applicable.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The correspondence to which the member referred came from the office of my predecessor, Minister Roberts. (1) It was the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Labour Relations. (2) It was the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Labour Relations. (3) It was 12 February 2008. A search of DOCEP records revealed the misleading advice. (4) No. (5) Not applicable.
(1) It was the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Labour Relations. (2) It was the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Labour Relations. (3) It was 12 February 2008. A search of DOCEP records revealed the misleading advice. (4) No. (5) Not applicable.
(2) It was the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Labour Relations. (3) It was 12 February 2008. A search of DOCEP records revealed the misleading advice. (4) No. (5) Not applicable.
(3) It was 12 February 2008. A search of DOCEP records revealed the misleading advice. (4) No. (5) Not applicable.
(4) No. (5) Not applicable.
(5) Not applicable.
OMBUDSMAN’S OFFICE STAFF
Further to the minister’s correspondence with me on 27 February 2008 regarding the redeployment and transfer of public sector employees from the Ombudsman’s office to the Corruption and Crime Commission, will the minister advise — (1) Who provided the original advice of 4 June 2003? (2) Who advised the minister that the original advice of 4 June 2003 was misleading? (3) When and why was the minister advised of the misleading advice of June 2003? (4) Were any staff from the Department of the Premier and Cabinet involved in or consulted with in regard to my letter to the Director General of the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection on 15 November 2007? (5) If yes to (4), who was consulted and what was the nature of the advice sought and given? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The correspondence to which the member referred came from the office of my predecessor, Minister Roberts. (1) It was the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Labour Relations. (2) It was the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Labour Relations. (3) It was 12 February 2008. A search of DOCEP records revealed the misleading advice. (4) No. (5) Not applicable.
(1) Who provided the original advice of 4 June 2003? (2) Who advised the minister that the original advice of 4 June 2003 was misleading? (3) When and why was the minister advised of the misleading advice of June 2003? (4) Were any staff from the Department of the Premier and Cabinet involved in or consulted with in regard to my letter to the Director General of the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection on 15 November 2007? (5) If yes to (4), who was consulted and what was the nature of the advice sought and given? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The correspondence to which the member referred came from the office of my predecessor, Minister Roberts. (1) It was the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Labour Relations. (2) It was the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Labour Relations. (3) It was 12 February 2008. A search of DOCEP records revealed the misleading advice. (4) No. (5) Not applicable.
(2) Who advised the minister that the original advice of 4 June 2003 was misleading? (3) When and why was the minister advised of the misleading advice of June 2003? (4) Were any staff from the Department of the Premier and Cabinet involved in or consulted with in regard to my letter to the Director General of the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection on 15 November 2007? (5) If yes to (4), who was consulted and what was the nature of the advice sought and given? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The correspondence to which the member referred came from the office of my predecessor, Minister Roberts. (1) It was the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Labour Relations. (2) It was the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Labour Relations. (3) It was 12 February 2008. A search of DOCEP records revealed the misleading advice. (4) No. (5) Not applicable.
(3) When and why was the minister advised of the misleading advice of June 2003? (4) Were any staff from the Department of the Premier and Cabinet involved in or consulted with in regard to my letter to the Director General of the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection on 15 November 2007? (5) If yes to (4), who was consulted and what was the nature of the advice sought and given? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The correspondence to which the member referred came from the office of my predecessor, Minister Roberts. (1) It was the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Labour Relations. (2) It was the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Labour Relations. (3) It was 12 February 2008. A search of DOCEP records revealed the misleading advice. (4) No. (5) Not applicable.
(4) Were any staff from the Department of the Premier and Cabinet involved in or consulted with in regard to my letter to the Director General of the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection on 15 November 2007? (5) If yes to (4), who was consulted and what was the nature of the advice sought and given? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The correspondence to which the member referred came from the office of my predecessor, Minister Roberts. (1) It was the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Labour Relations. (2) It was the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Labour Relations. (3) It was 12 February 2008. A search of DOCEP records revealed the misleading advice. (4) No. (5) Not applicable.
(5) If yes to (4), who was consulted and what was the nature of the advice sought and given? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The correspondence to which the member referred came from the office of my predecessor, Minister Roberts. (1) It was the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Labour Relations. (2) It was the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Labour Relations. (3) It was 12 February 2008. A search of DOCEP records revealed the misleading advice. (4) No. (5) Not applicable.
Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The correspondence to which the member referred came from the office of my predecessor, Minister Roberts. (1) It was the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Labour Relations. (2) It was the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Labour Relations. (3) It was 12 February 2008. A search of DOCEP records revealed the misleading advice. (4) No. (5) Not applicable.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The correspondence to which the member referred came from the office of my predecessor, Minister Roberts. (1) It was the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Labour Relations. (2) It was the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Labour Relations. (3) It was 12 February 2008. A search of DOCEP records revealed the misleading advice. (4) No. (5) Not applicable.
(1) It was the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Labour Relations. (2) It was the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Labour Relations. (3) It was 12 February 2008. A search of DOCEP records revealed the misleading advice. (4) No. (5) Not applicable.
(2) It was the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Labour Relations. (3) It was 12 February 2008. A search of DOCEP records revealed the misleading advice. (4) No. (5) Not applicable.
(3) It was 12 February 2008. A search of DOCEP records revealed the misleading advice. (4) No. (5) Not applicable.
(4) No. (5) Not applicable.
(5) Not applicable.
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