COMMUNITIES — CASEWORKERS
792. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the Leader of the House representing
the Minister for Child Protection:
I refer to the minister's
answer to parts (5) and (6) of question without notice 613 asked on 10 August
2022 regarding case load numbers.
(1) Given that
question asked for the current case loads of caseworkers, why was information
limited to case loads as at 1 July 2022?
(2) How many caseworkers currently
have a case load over the recommended limit of 15?
(3) How many caseworkers currently
have a case load over the exceptional limit of 18?
(4) Is the
department involved in any industrial action with a former caseworker who had a
case load over the exceptional limit?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) Workload
management reporting is a point-in-time report produced on the first Friday of
every month. The honourable member's question was asked on 10 August
2022, so the most recent finalised results —
Hon Nick Goiran interjected.
Hon SUE ELLERY:
President.
The PRESIDENT:
Order!
Hon SUE ELLERY: Perhaps in my
position as Leader of the House, I will make this point: the whole of the
bureaucracy does not exist to provide information for Hon Nick Goiran. It does provide
information at a time that is the most effective use of taxpayers'
money, and that is what this answer sets out.
Hon Nick Goiran interjected.
The PRESIDENT: Order!
Hon SUE ELLERY: Workload
management reporting is a point-in-time report produced on the first Friday of
every month. The honourable member's question was asked on 10 August
2022, so the —
Hon Nick Goiran interjected.
The
PRESIDENT: Order! Honourable
member, I would encourage you to hold your interjection until the completion
of the answer.
Hon
SUE ELLERY: I also make the point
that this is question time. It is your time. If you want me to keep repeating
the answer, I will. But let us start again.
Hon Nick Goiran interjected.
The PRESIDENT: Order!
Hon SUE ELLERY: It is your
members' time. I do not care if you waste it, but maybe you want to ask
them.
(1) Workload
management reporting is a point-in-time report produced on the first Friday of
every month. The honourable member's question was asked on 10 August
2022, so the most recent finalised results for July 2022 were provided.
(2)–(3) On
5 August 2022, there were 80 staff with case loads over 15, of which zero were
recorded with case loads over 18.
(4) As at 30 August, no.