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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 353 asked in the Legislative Council on 10 May 2018 by Hon Michael Mischin

Parliament: 40 Session: 1


MEMBER FOR DARLING RANGE — WORK HISTORY
      353. Hon MICHAEL MISCHIN to the minister representing the Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to the minister's answer on 30 November 2017 to my question without notice 853 regarding the personal and employment history of the former member for Darling Range, Mr Barry Urban.
      (1) Has the minister or the Commissioner of Corrective Services initiated an investigation into the veracity of Mr Urban's claimed personal and work history submitted with any application for a position with the department in order to establish whether he supplied false information to support his application; and, if not, why not?
      (2) If yes to (1), who instructed that an investigation be commenced and when; when did the investigation commence; who is conducting the investigation; what stage has it reached; and when is a result expected?
      (3) If the investigation reveals that Mr Urban provided false information to support his application for a position with the Department of Corrective Services, will the matter be referred to WA Police for action; and, if not, why not?
Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The Department of Justice advises the following.
      (1) Mr Urban's appointments to positions within the department have been through an informal recruitment process in accordance with Public Sector Management Act provisions for contracts of up to six months. There is no evidence of Mr Urban having ever been subject to a full merit-based selection process that could have led to a permanent appointment. The positions applied for by Mr Urban did not require evidence to be provided with regard to claimed formal education qualifications as these were not mandatory requirements for those positions. As a consequence of the above and in relation to Mr Urban's appointment to positions within the department, no referrals have been made to the department's investigation services for assessment and/or investigation.
(2)–(3) Not applicable.