Question On Notice No. 2286 asked in the Legislative Council on 27 June 2019 by Hon Martin Aldridge
Question Directed to the: Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Emergency Services; Corrective Services
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 22 August 2019
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services advises:
(a) 37
(b) Not applicable.
(c) - (d) refer table below:
|
DFES Region
|
(c) Number of properties
|
(d) Number of properties per region where officers/staff are required to pay rent for their accommodation
|
(d) Number of properties per region where officers/staff receive their accommodation rent free
|
|
Kimberley
|
9
|
8
|
1
|
|
Great Southern
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
Lower South West
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
Midwest Gascoyne
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
|
Goldfields
|
13
|
13
|
0
|
|
Pilbara
|
10
|
9
|
1
|
|
Upper Great Southern
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
(e)
|
DFES Region
|
Weekly rent paid by DFES
|
Weekly rent paid by officer/staff member
|
Variance between rent paid by staff and the rent paid by DFES
|
|
Kimberley
|
$5,345
|
$1,160
|
$4,185
|
|
Goldfields
|
$6,470
|
$1,885
|
$4,585
|
|
Pilbara
|
$6,360
|
$1,305
|
$5,055
|
|
Midwest Gascoyne
|
$505
|
$145
|
$360
|
|
Great Southern
|
$0
|
$0
|
0
|
|
Upper Great Southern
|
$370
|
$234
|
$136
|
|
Lower South West
|
$0
|
$0
|
0
|
(f) Yes. The Department of Communities.
(g) The Department of Communities determines the frequency of applicable market value reviews.
The Department of Justice advises:
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).
- 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)
- All properties are provided by the Department of Communities (Housing)
- 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 temporary 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 employees is set by Communities in the Tennant Rent Setting Framework (TRSF).
(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.
The Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services advises:
(a) Nil.
(b) – (g) Not applicable.
The Supervised Release Review Board advises:
(a) Nil.
(b) – (g) Not applicable.