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Parliamentary Questions


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.