Question On Notice No. 748 asked in the Legislative Council on 13 March 2018 by Hon Alison Xamon
Question Directed to the: Minister for Education and Training
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Question
I
refer to the WorkSafe notice against South Regional TAFE in February 2017 and the
Public Sector Commissioner’s investigation into the culture and leadership of
the Orana, and I ask:
(a) has
WorkSafe been notified of the outcome of the risk assessment of "psychosocial
hazards in the workplace";
(b) how
many recommendations did the Public Sector Commissioner make regarding the
culture and leadership of Orana:
(i) how many of these recommendations have been
fully implemented;
(c) how
many of recommendations did the Public Sector Commissioner make regarding
the college as a whole:
(i) how
many of these recommendations have been completely implemented;
(d) has
the implementation of the recommendations been audited;
(e) have
the findings and recommendations of this investigation been shared across the
TAFE colleges; and
(f) will
the Minister please table the report on the investigation, redacted as
appropriate to maintain the privacy of individual staff?
Answered on 10 April 2018
(a) No. There was no requirement for South Regional TAFE to notify WorkSafe of the outcome of the risk assessment of psychosocial hazards in the workplace.
(b) Four
(i) Two
A third recommendation was partially implemented.
(c) Nil
(i) Not applicable
(d) Implementation is being overseen by the Governing Council of South Regional TAFE.
(e) No
(f) No. As the Examination was undertaken using the Public Sector Commissioner’s powers, any request for the report to be released should be directed to the Commissioner for his consideration.