❓ Hon Sue Ellery asks about the voluntary severance offered to 196 police officers, including details of their roles, locations, and tax implications. The Attorney General, representing the Minister for Police, provides limited information, citing privacy and individual responsibility for tax advice.
AnsweredQoN 867Legislative Council
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POLICE — VOLUNTARY SEVERANCE
867. Hon SUE ELLERY to the
Attorney General representing the Minister for Police:
I refer to the 196 police officers being offered voluntary
severance.
(1) For each officer —
(a) what is their rank and duties
undertaken; and
(b) in what section of WA Police
are they located?
(2) Have these positions been abolished?
(3) If yes to
(2), what advice has the minister received from Treasury regarding the tax
implications for officers accepting a voluntary severance?
(4) If no to
(2), are there any tax implications for police officers accepting redundancies
that are not genuine redundancies; and, if so, what are those implications?
(5) Has the
government communicated with the Australian Taxation Office regarding
requirements for redundancies by police officers?
867. Hon SUE ELLERY to the
Attorney General representing the Minister for Police:
I refer to the 196 police officers being offered voluntary
severance.
(1) For each officer —
(a) what is their rank and duties
undertaken; and
(b) in what section of WA Police
are they located?
(2) Have these positions been abolished?
(3) If yes to
(2), what advice has the minister received from Treasury regarding the tax
implications for officers accepting a voluntary severance?
(4) If no to
(2), are there any tax implications for police officers accepting redundancies
that are not genuine redundancies; and, if so, what are those implications?
(5) Has the
government communicated with the Australian Taxation Office regarding
requirements for redundancies by police officers?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this
question. On behalf of the Minister for Police, I advise as follows —
(1) (a)–(b)
At this stage only offers have been made to officers. It is therefore too early
to answer this question. Regardless, our capacity to answer this question at
any stage is dependent on our privacy obligations to the employees.
(2) No.
(3)–(4)
It is the responsibility of the individual officers to obtain advice on the tax
implications of their situation.
(5) No.
question. On behalf of the Minister for Police, I advise as follows —
(1) (a)–(b)
At this stage only offers have been made to officers. It is therefore too early
to answer this question. Regardless, our capacity to answer this question at
any stage is dependent on our privacy obligations to the employees.
(2) No.
(3)–(4)
It is the responsibility of the individual officers to obtain advice on the tax
implications of their situation.
(5) No.
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