Question On Notice No. 2293 asked in the Legislative Council on 27 June 2019 by Hon Martin Aldridge
Question Directed to the: Minister for Regional Development representing the Minister for Mines and Petroleum; Industrial Relations
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Tabled Paper No: 2967-
View tabled paper
Question
I refer to Government Regional Officer Housing that is allocated to your
departments and I ask with respect to each department under your control:
(a) how many properties
are allocated to each department;
(b) if these properties
are provided from an individual or
organisation other than the Department of Communities (Housing) please identify
the source;
(c) please provide a
breakdown of housing by departmental region;
(d) please identify the
number of properties per region where officers or staff are required to pay
rent and those which receive their accommodation rent free;
(e) with respect to
officers and staff who pay rent please identify the variance between the rent
paid by the officer or staff member and the cost paid by the department to provide the property in total by region;
(f) is the cost charged
to the department a charge based on market value, and
who determines market value; and
(g) if yes to (f), how
frequently is a review of the applicable market value undertaken?
Answered on 22 August 2019
Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety
(a) 16 properties allocated to the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety.
(b) Nil
(c) Pilbara 5
Goldfields 8
Southwest 1
Midwest/Gascoyne 1
West Kimberley 1
(d) 16 – Officers pay rent.
0 - Free.
(e) See tabled paper no.]
(f) Yes, the cost is charged to the department based on market value which is determined by
the Department of Communities (Housing). For the properties owned by GROH the rent
is based on the rent policy/rent framework. For properties leased from the private market
by GROH, the rent is as per the lease agreement.
(g) Annually.
WorkCover WA
(a) Nil
(b)-(g) Not applicable
Mineral Research Institute WA
(a) Nil
(b)-(g) Not applicable
Department of the Registrar, WA Industrial Relations Commission
(a) Nil
(b)-(g) Not applicable
Construction Industry Long Service Leave Payments Board (My Leave)
(a) Nil
(b)-(g) Not applicable