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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 818 asked in the Legislative Council on 8 November 2017 by Hon Martin Aldridge

Parliament: 40 Session: 1


PUBLIC SERVICE — VOLUNTARY TARGETED SEPARATIONS — TREASURER'S CORRESPONDENCE
      818. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the minister representing the Treasurer:
I refer to the government's plan to reduce the public service by 3 000 full-time equivalents and the answer given by the Under Treasurer during the Standing Committee on Estimates and Financial Operations budget estimates hearings that states —
      The Treasurer will soon be writing to ministers, probably as early as tomorrow or early next week, on effectively what each minister needs to do to achieve this 3 000 target.
(1) Have these letters been sent?
(2) If yes to (1), can the minister please provide a copy of the correspondence?
(3) If no to (1), when will these letters be sent?
Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) Yes.
      (2) No. The voluntary targeted separations scheme is open to all general government agencies and each application for a separation will be assessed on its merits regardless of notional targets. The 2018–19 budget is expected to include information of the number of actual separations finalised by each agency. The number of actual offers accepted under the scheme will determine the agency allocation and associated savings. As noted in response to the first question, details will be included in the 2018–19 budget.
(3) Not applicable.