GOVERNMENT REGIONAL
OFFICERS' HOUSING — BROOME
281. Hon WILSON TUCKER to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Housing:
I refer the minister to the answer
provided to me on Tuesday, 15 June that ''All GROH properties in Broome
are currently allocated to client agencies''. I ask again: how many GROH
properties are currently vacant in Broome?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
Government Regional Officers'
Housing properties are provided to a client agency to meet their need for
housing. The client agency determines the allocation of properties to their
employees, not the Department of Communities. It is not uncommon that client
agencies may have allocated vacant properties to enable them to recruit and
deploy suitable employees, including health staff, teachers and police.
The department advises that as at
15 June 2021, 27 GROH properties were vacant and awaiting allocation or
reallocation. This includes 21 GROH-leased properties not owned by the
department.