COMMUNITIES —
BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLANS
776. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Community Services:
I refer to questions without notice
583 and 610, asked on 9 and 10 August.
(1) Which of the
11 business units and eight directorates in the Department of Communities that
activated business continuity plans between 1 May and 31 July 2022 did so
because of staff shortages?
(2) For each business unit
identified in (1) —
(a) what was the
designated or target staff level in FTEs of each business unit and directorate;
and
(b) what was
actual FTE staff level of each business unit and directorate at the time the
business continuity plan was initiated?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) Nine of the
11 business unit level business continuity plans and six of the eight
directorate level business continuity plans were activated as a result of
workforce depletion. Business continuity plan activation cannot be based solely
on existing vacancies.
(2) (a)–(b)
There is no requirement for business units to provide FTE data for the
activation of individual business continuity
plans. Business continuity plan activation is initiated by the business
continuity plan owner when requirements for activation outlined in the
specific plan are met. A further breakdown of the circumstances impacting
individual business continuity plans would require an unreasonable and
substantial diversion of the agency's resources.