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❓ Mr. Kirkup asks about employee overpayments within the Minister's portfolio since January 1, 2017, requesting a breakdown of the amounts and employee titles. The Minister's response outlines the standard recovery process and acknowledges the inability to report on unknown overpayments.

AnsweredQoN 2225Legislative Assembly

Asked

19 October 2017

Member

Mr Z.R.F. Kirkup

Portfolio

Premier; Minister for Public Sector Management; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Federal-State Relations

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Within the Minister’s portfolio departments, agencies, boards or publicly owned corporations, since 1 January 2017 have there been any overpayments paid to employees and if so will the Minister provide a breakdown of the quantum of each overpayment and the title of the employee who received that overpayment?

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Answered

21 November 2017

Response time

7 days

The recovery of known overpayments to employees are handled as per Labour Relations Circular 3 of 2012, either through mutual agreement between the employer and the employee or through the relevant mechanism outlined in the applicable industrial agreement, ensuring that there is minimal to no impact on the taxpayer in the event of an inadvertent overpayment.
Unknown overpayments, are by definition unknown to the department and therefore we would be unable to provide a complete answer.

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