❓ Details the cost of a Cabinet reshuffle in WA following the former Treasurer's resignation, including redundancy payouts, office relocation, and other associated expenses. The total invoiced cost as of 2 April 2014 was $131,521.62.
AnsweredQoN 1004Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to the Cabinet reshuffle resulting from the former Treasurer's resignation, and I ask: (a) what was the total cost of the reshuffle; and (b) what is the breakdown of that total in terms of: (i) redundancy payouts, including: (A) the number of officers; (B) the Ministerial offices they came from; (C) individual amounts paid; (ii) office relocation(s); and (iii) any other costs (please specify)?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
7 May 2014
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Premier
Response time
35 days
The Department of the Premier and Cabinet advises, invoiced costs as at 2 April 2014 are --
(a) $131 521.62
(b)(i)(A)-(C) Only one officer, from the Office of the former Treasurer, received an entitlement payout which totalled $124 119.15. These details were provided in Legislative Council question without notice 321 answered on 2 April 2014 and are the usual entitlements that apply and have applied under successive governments to term of government employees when their contracts end.
(ii) $1 481.
(iii) $ 5 921.47 relating to information technology and stationery costs.
(a) $131 521.62
(b)(i)(A)-(C) Only one officer, from the Office of the former Treasurer, received an entitlement payout which totalled $124 119.15. These details were provided in Legislative Council question without notice 321 answered on 2 April 2014 and are the usual entitlements that apply and have applied under successive governments to term of government employees when their contracts end.
(ii) $1 481.
(iii) $ 5 921.47 relating to information technology and stationery costs.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.