Question On Notice No. 2288 asked in the Legislative Council on 27 June 2019 by Hon Martin Aldridge
Question Directed to the: Leader of the House representing the Attorney General
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
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 3 September 2019
Department of Justice:
The data provided below is the expenditure for June 2019. Both the dollar value and count change on a regular basis, so a single point-of-time value has been taken. All properties are fully or partially subsidised by the Department of Justice (the Department).
a) The total properties allocated to the Department is 521. Of the total, 477 are allocated to Corrective Services (CS) and 44 to Court and Tribunal Services (CTS)
b) All properties are provided by the Department of Communities (Housing)
c) The table below reflects the total number of allocated properties by region.
Region
|
Total
|
East Kimberley
|
30
|
Goldfields
|
108
|
Mid-west
|
21
|
Pilbara
|
147
|
West Kimberley
|
195
|
Wheatbelt
|
8
|
Great Southern
|
12
|
TOTAL
|
521
|
d) The table below reflects the Corrective Services (CS) and Court and Tribunal (CTS) Services properties split for the month of June 2019.
Region
|
Total
|
Vacant
|
Rent:
Free to employee *
|
Rent: employee contribution **
|
|
CS
|
CTS
|
CS
|
CTS
|
CS
|
CTS
|
CS
|
CTS
|
East Kimberley
|
25
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
18
|
4
|
Goldfields
|
98
|
10
|
4
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
88
|
10
|
Mid-west
|
14
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
9
|
7
|
Pilbara
|
140
|
7
|
5
|
0
|
135
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
West Kimberley
|
187
|
8
|
16
|
0
|
13
|
0
|
158
|
8
|
Wheatbelt
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
3
|
Great Southern
|
8
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
7
|
4
|
TOTAL
|
477
|
44
|
28
|
1
|
165
|
0
|
284
|
43
|
There are 29 current vacant properties due to staff vacancies
e) The table below provides a breakdown of the Department versus employee contribution value for the month of June 2019 (rounded to the nearest $):
Region
|
Rent: Paid ($)
by DoJ *
|
Rent: Paid ($)
by employee **
|
Total
paid to Housing
|
|
CS
|
CTS
|
CS
|
CTS
|
CS
|
CTS
|
East Kimberley
|
$76,678
|
$7,354
|
$7,071
|
$3,896
|
$83,749
|
$11,250
|
Goldfields
|
$200,932
|
$8,944
|
$48,734
|
$11,296
|
$249,666
|
$20,240
|
Mid-west
|
$27,617
|
$7,744
|
$10,258
|
$8,136
|
$37,875
|
$15,880
|
Pilbara
|
$492,881
|
$13,972
|
$0
|
$6,872
|
$492,881
|
$20,844
|
West Kimberley
|
$496,565
|
$9,330
|
$58,798
|
$8,590
|
$555,363
|
$17,920
|
Wheatbelt
|
$4,460
|
$1,572
|
$3,340
|
$2,832
|
$7,800
|
$4,404
|
Great Southern
|
$32,070
|
$3,056
|
$7,475
|
$3,884
|
$39,545
|
$6,940
|
TOTAL
|
$1,331,203
|
$51,972
|
$135,676
|
$45,506
|
$1,466,879
|
$97,478
|
The amount payable by the employees is set by Communities in the Tennant Rent Setting Framework (TRSF).
Legal Aid Western Australia:
a) 11.
b) NA.
c) See table below.
Region
|
Number of properties
|
Pilbara
|
3
|
Kimberley
|
6
|
Goldfields
|
1
|
Gascoyne
|
1
|
d) See table below.
Region
|
Number of properties where staff are required to pay rent
|
Number of properties where accomodation is rent free
|
Pilbara
|
3
|
0
|
Kimberley
|
6
|
0
|
Goldfields
|
1
|
0
|
Gascoyne
|
1
|
0
|
e) See table below.
Region
|
Variance between rent paid by staff member and department (Total per fortnight)
|
Pilbara
|
$3876
|
Kimberley
|
$4774
|
Goldfields
|
$588
|
Gascoyne
|
$458
|
f) Market value is determined by the Department of Communities based on their property valuations.
g) It is understood that this is undertaken annually, or as determined by Department of Communities.