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Parliamentary Questions


Question On Notice No. 865 asked in the Legislative Council on 18 August 2022 by Hon Martin Aldridge

Question Directed to the: Leader of the House representing the Minister for Health; Mental Health
Parliament: 41 Session: 1


Question

I refer to the Department of Productivity and Labor Reform Circular to Departments and Authorities No. 2 of 2001 titled Paid Leave for Emergency Service Volunteers. For each Department, Agency or Government Trading Entity under your portfolio, I ask:
(a) how do you inform your employees of this policy; and
(b) for the past two financial years:
(i) how many employees have requested paid leave as an emergency service volunteer;
(ii) how many employees have had a request refused;
(iii) how many total hours were granted; and
(iv) how many total hours were refused?

Answered on 13 October 2022

(a) Availability of Paid Leave for Emergency Service Volunteers is detailed in all industrial agreements that regulate employment for public service employees within the Mental Health Commission (MHC), Mental Health Advocacy Service (MHAS), Mental Health Tribunal (MHT), Office of the Chief Psychiatrist (OCP) and WA Health, with the exception of the Medical Practitioners AMA Industrial Agreement.

 

Healthway and Health and Disability Services Complaints Office (HaDSCO) employees are informed of Paid Leave for Emergency Service Volunteers through their respective Leave Management Policies.

 

(b) (i-iv) This detailed information is not readily available and would require considerable time to collate and prepare, which would divert staff away from their normal duties. It is not considered to be a reasonable or appropriate use of government resources to provide this information, noting that this question has been asked to all Ministers for all Government Departments, Agencies and Government Trading Enterprises.