Government Boards and Committees, 21 September 2012

GOVERNMENT OF
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Public Sector
Commission
Version: Ultimate Final
Date: 21 September 2012

DOCUMENT CONTROL
Document Version History
Date Author Version Revision Notes Approved By
9/12/2011 David Wood
Management
Consultant
Public Sector
Commission
Working
Draft
Only
Working draft report
revised following
transfer or review
from Mr Wood to
Mr Banks.
Not Applicable
23/01/2012 Jason Banks
Management
Consultant
Public Sector
Commission
Consultation
Draft
Revised following
consultation with
Ministerial Portfolios
and the Department
of the Premier and
Cabinet.
Drew Dores
A/Deputy
Commissioner
Agency Support
14/05/2012 Jason Banks
Management
Consultant
Public Sector
Commission
Final
Final submitted for
considered and
approval by the
Commission's
Executive.
Mal Wauchope
Commissioner
Public Sector
Commission
21/06/2012 Jason Banks
Management
Consultant
Public Sector
Commission
Further
Final
Revised following
Ministerial
consultation.
Mal Wauchope
Commissioner
Public Sector
Commission
1/08/2012 Jason Banks
Management
Consultant
Public Sector
Commission
Further
Final v2
Revised to reflect
Ministerial / Portfolio
changes and
reformatted tables.
Mal Wauchope
Commissioner
Public Sector
Commission
21/09/2012 Jason Banks
Management
Consultant
Public Sector
Commission
Ultimate
Final
Revised following
Cabinet
consultation and
further consultation
by DPC Cabinet
Services.
Fiona Roche
A/Commissioner
Public Sector
Commission
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Document Attributes
File Number / Name File Owner File Location
68450 GOVERNANCE
Reviewing Boards &
Committees 2011
Public Sector Commission
Jason Banks,
Management Consultant
2nd Floor, Dumas House
2 Havelock Street,
WEST PERTH.
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Contents
Document Control 2
Section 1 Introduction 5
1.1 Purpose 5
1.2 Background 5
1.3 Recommendations 7
1.4 Role 9
1.5 Criteria 9
Section 2 Reconciliation 12
2.1 Background 12
2.2 Reconciliation Results 14
Section 3 Proposed Abolitions 26
3.1 Alternatives 26
3.2 Abolition Criteria 26
3.3 Recommended Reductions 27
Section 4 Joint Administration 29
4.1 Role of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet 30
4.2 Role of the Public Sector Commission 30
4.3 Future Joint Management 31
Section 5 Management of boards and committees 32
5.1 Policies 32
5.2 Establishment and Abolition 32
5.3 Appointments and Reappointments 33
5.4 New Database 34
Section 6 Remuneration 37
6.1 Ineligible Members 37
6.2 Remuneration process 38
6.3 Eligibility Changes 38
Appendix 1: Register of Government Boards and Committees 41
Appendix 2: Reconciliation Methodology 54
Appendix 3: Abolished/Ceased Government boards and committees 56
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Section 1
Introduction
1.1 Purpose
The purpose of this review is for the Public Sector Commission (the Commission) to:
1 verify that the current list of Government boards and committees is accurate and
correct for inclusion in the Database of Government boards and committees and
publication of the Register of Government boards and committees;
2. reconcile the current list of Government boards and committees to the June 2009 list
of Government boards and committees;
3. where appropriate, recommend the further reduction in the number of Government
boards and committees; and
4. recommend policies and processes related to the administration of information on
Government boards and committees.
Successful completion of this review will enable the Register of Government boards and
committees to be published on the government website and assist in the population of data
in the Database of Government boards and committees.
This is not a statutory review within the meaning of s.24B of the Public Sector Management
Act 1994 (PSM Act), but has been undertaken in accordance with the Public Sector
Commissioner's general functions.
1.2 Background
Four key reviews' of the operation of government in the last 20 years and an Auditor
General's performance examination2 of boards that govern statutory authorities in Western
Australia have each highlighted significant issues in the manner in which Government
boards and committees have been administered by successive governments.
Most recently, the Economic Audit Committee's Putting the Public First report established
Government boards and committees as a priority3, and the Premier's remarks to Parliament
on 19 May 20104 confirmed the need to make significant improvements in the administration
of these bodies.
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3
4
1. Independent Commission to Review Public Sector Finances (McCarrey) 1993.
2. Review of the Public Sector Management Act 1994 (The Fielding Review) 1996 and Public Sector Management Act 1994:
3. Final Report of the Working Party Established to Provide Specific Recommendations on Amendments Proposed by
Commissioner Cavan Fielding. 1997.
4. Government Structures for Better Results. The Report of the Taskforce Established to Review the Machinery of Western
Australia's Government (Hicks). June 2001.
Auditor General Western Australia. Performance Examination. Public Sector Boards: Boards governing statutory authorities
in Western Australia. Report number 9. November 2009.
The Economic Audit Committee Final Report Putting the Public First: Partnering with the Community and Business to Deliver
Outcomes. October 2009. Page 186.
Hansard, Legislative Assembly, 19 May, 2010, 12.04pm.
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The Premier has indicated that the current Government has committed to resolve these
issues, including ensuring that the Government boards and committees system is open and
accountable to the publics.
In response, the Government has implemented several initiatives:
the development of a database to manage information related to Government boards
and committees;
the restriction of remuneration to external members of boards and committees
(Premier's Circular 2010/02) and weekly scrutiny of Cabinet Submissions to ensure
compliance with the circular;
the commitment to the publication of the Register of Government boards and
committees;
communication with Ministers' offices and Government agencies in order to improve
the quality of information available on Government boards and committees; and
an update of the Interested Persons Register.
A process of continuous improvement by Government in its approach to the operation of
boards and committees is essential if gains are to be made and sustained. Key elements of
this ongoing process are considered by the Commission to include:
regular examination by the relevant portfolio of whether the work being undertaken by
a Government board or committee should be undertaken by Government;
regular considerations by the relevant portfolio whether a Government board or
committee is the most effective and efficient way for Government to undertake a
particular task, or whether it could be done more effectively and efficiently within a
public sector agency;
establishing a coordinated and consistent process for the management of information
on Government boards and committees;
ensuring information in Cabinet Submissions includes the information required to
administer Government boards and committees; and
resolving any design, technical and administrative issues with the Government boards
and committees database.
5 Based on the Premier's Statement to Parliament relating to Boards and Committees on 19 May, 2010 see Appendix 1:
Extract from Hansard [Legislative Assembly Wednesday, 19 May 2010]).
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1.3 Recommendations
The review of Government boards and committees by the Commission makes the following
recommendations to Government.
Recommendation 1
That the Government notes the results of the Commission's verification and
reconciliation of the current list of Government boards and committees and those
reported to exist in June 2009.
Recommendation 2
That the Government approves publication of the resulting Register of Government
boards and committees established by this review. (Appendix 1.)
Recommendation 3
That the relevant portfolios take action to abolish the identified Government boards
and committees.
Recommendation 4
That the Department of the Premier and Cabinet and the Commission establish a
memorandum of understanding or other appropriate arrangements to clarify the joint
management of matters related to Government boards and committees.
Recommendation 5
That the Department of the Premier and Cabinet develop and propose amendments to
the Cabinet Handbook and the template for Cabinet Submissions relating to the
establishment, changing or terminating of Government boards and committees; and
changes to membership of Government boards and committees, to ensure that all
required information to keep an accurate database of records for each Government
board or committee is explicit in each Cabinet Submission.
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Recommendation 6
That the Department of the Premier and Cabinet ensure sufficient dedicated resources
are provided to manage the Government boards and committees Cabinet processes,
Database and Register.
Recommendation 7
That the:
7.1 Government adopt the policy, that part time public servants be paid for
membership on Government boards and committees, if it is clearly
demonstrated to the satisfaction of the relevant Minister that; the part-time
public servant's board or committee work will happen in their own time; and
potential conflicts of interest will be appropriately managed;
7.2 Government adopt the policy, that university academics be eligible for
remuneration irrespective of whether they are from a public or private
university; and
7.3 Department of the Premier and Cabinet develop guidelines to address the range
of circumstances associated with remuneration of private sector employees and
professionals.
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1.4 Role
Government boards and committees can play an important role in good governance within
government by providing independent and expert governance or advice. They can also
provide an effective link between government and the community.
Governments generally have one or more of the following four reasons for establishing a
governance or advisory board or committee in preference to using a departmental structure
to undertake a specific public role. These are to:
enable participation by government in commercial or semi-commercial operations;
provide capacity for decisions and advice that are independent from government;
provide an avenue for the input of specialist knowledge and expertise not normally
available in government; and/or
facilitate high level engagement and 'ownership' by specific groups.
1.5 Criteria
The two main policy instruments governing the administration of information and approvals
related to Government boards and committees are the:
1. Cabinet Handbook Department of Premier and Cabinet 2009
2. Premier's Circular State Government Boards and Committees: 2010/02
Having clear and unambiguous criteria for:
a. determining if a body is a Government board or committee and should appear in the
Database of Government boards or committees; and
b. determining if Government board or committee in the Database should appear on
the Register of Government boards and committees (published list);
is essential for the effective administration and public reporting of these bodies.
The Cabinet Handbook reads as follows in relation to the making of appointments to
Government boards and Committees:
7.4 Appointments to boards
Appointments to boards which are established by statutes which specify that
appointments are to be made by the Minister or the Governor in Executive
Council must he brought to Cabinet.
While appointments to committees set up by the Minister or the CEO of
an agency are not usually subject to the Cabinet process, where the
purpose or function of the board may have a major impact on
government policy or cross over Ministerial responsibilities, or when
members are paid a fee, the matter should be brought to Cabinet.
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All board appointments are added to the Government Boards and
Committees website at www.boards.dpc.wa.gov.au following Cabinet's
decision or the Executive Council meeting (if applicable).
Government established a new definition for Government boards and committees in July
20106. A 'Board or a Committee' is defined as an entity that has one or more external
members who receive remuneration for their services (other than reimbursements for
travel expenses).
CRITERIA
The below criteria have been applied by the Commission during the course of this review for
the purpose of establishing the current Government boards and committees to be included in
the Database and listed on the Register and reconciling these lists to prior records.
Database of Government
Boards & Committees
Register of Government
Boards & Committees
(Published List)
Diagram 1: Sub-set relationship between Database and Register (Published List).
DATABASE OF GOVERNMENT BOARDS AND COMMITTEES (DATABASE)
Government boards and committees that satisfy the following criteria are to be included on
the Database of Government boards and committees:
The establishment, change of name, termination of or appointment of persons
to the board or committee is submitted to Cabinet.'
6 Premier's Circular State Government Boards and Committees: 2010/02
Cabinet Handbook Department of Premier and Cabinet 2009
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REGISTER OF GOVERNMENT BOARDS AND COMMITTEES (PUBLISHED LIST)
Government boards and committees that are on the Database of Government boards and
committees that meet the following criteria will be included on the Register of Government
boards and committees (Published List);
The board or committee has one or more external members who receive
remuneration for their services (other than reimbursements for travel expenses).
SUB-COMMITTEES
External members excludes those on the public payroll, including all current
State, Commonwealth and Local Government employees; current and retired
judicial officers; and current employees of public academic institutions.8
Sub-committees that satisfy the following criteria will be included on the Database of
Government boards and committees:
The establishment, change of name, termination of or appointment of persons
to the sub-committee is submitted to Cabinet.
Sub-committees that are included on the Database of Government boards and committees
shall be separately listed on the Register of Government boards and committees (Published
List) when:
The sub-committee has one or more external members (who are not already a
member of the parent board or committee) who receive remuneration for their
services (other than reimbursements for travel expenses).
8 Premier's Circular State Government Boards and Committees 2010/02
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Section 2
Reconciliation
2.1 Background
Since early 2009, Department of the Premier and Cabinet and the Commission have
undertaken an ongoing review of Government boards and committees. This work has
focussed on three main areas:
1. rationalising the number of boards and committees;
2. establishing new guidelines about the remuneration of members; and
3. improving the management of information relating to Government boards and
committees.
On 1 June 2009, the Premier announced that there were 1,2769 Government boards and
committees, 518 of which had at least one paid member. The Premier's media
statement indicated that in his view both numbers were relatively high in comparison to other
states with larger populations and that the Government would work to reduce the number of
Government boards and committees.
During the second half of 2009, and in line with the Economic Audit Committee's
recommendations, the Department of the Premier and Cabinet worked with Ministerial
Chiefs of Staff and relevant agencies to rationalise the number of Government boards and
committees. The Queensland Government's 'threshold test,' which determines whether a
board or committee is the most appropriate type of body to fulfil a given function, was
applied.10
Minister's offices and agencies were presented with a list of portfolio relevant Government
boards and committees and were asked to update the list. This included addressing the
following questions with respect to each Government board or committee and indicating
whether each should be abolished immediately, abolished after legislative amendments,
end-dated, or considered necessary to retain:
Does the activity (board or committee functions) need to be done?
Should government undertake this activity?
Is there a compelling reason why a department cannot undertake the activity?
In July 2010, the Premier released Premier's Circular 2010/02, which clarified eligibility
for remuneration for members of Government boards and committees, limiting it to
9 Ministerial Media Statement, Premier Hon. Colin Barnett, 1 June 2009
10 The Queensland Government Public Interest Map policy Retrieved 19 October 2011 from:
http://www.premiers.q1d.gov.au/government/boards-committees/public-interest-map-policy.aspx
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only 'external' appointees. Government board or committee members who are on the
public payroll as an employee of any Australian government body are by implication
considered to be ineligible for remuneration.
Further steps were taken to improve the administration of information on Government boards
and committees. The historical list of boards and committees was shown to be unreliable
when a series of parliamentary questions on boards, committees, reviews and taskforces
produced varying answers. This highlighted the difficulty of obtaining consistent and current
information from Minister's offices and line agencies.
Two steps were taken to address this situation:
1. In addition to restricting remuneration, Premier's Circular 2010/02 emphasised the
need for all appointments to be considered by Cabinet".
2. The Department of the Premier and Cabinet and the Commission agreed to jointly
produce a database module that was integrated with the existing Public Sector
Commission Agency Information and Senior Executive Service (AISES) database.
However, by June 2011, it had become clear that the new Government boards and
committees database was not operating effectively. As a result, the public list was
removed from the Commission's website on '17 June 2011 and the use of the AISES
database module was temporarily suspended.
The Department of the Premier and Cabinet then took the following steps in order to produce
a new list of boards and committees that is consistent with this new definition:
The list was changed to include only boards and committees with paid members, in
line with the new definition. (Note: The Department of the Premier and Cabinet did
not examine whether all paid members were external because this information had
not been collected during the request for information and it was assumed that as
members were being paid they were external.)
Minister's offices and line agencies were asked to correct and update the information
from the inaccurate AISES list;
All Cabinet approval sheets since September 2008 were checked to identify any
boards and committees that had not been listed already;
Inquiries were made to Ministers' offices regarding any previously unlisted boards
and committees that appeared on the approval sheets.
This process resulted in a list of 388 boards and committees as of 17 August 2011. A
high level review by the Commission of a 10 per cent random sample of the list of 388
II This affirmed the Cabinet process as the Government's primary source of information on boards and committees and
signalled a desire to move away from reliance on direct correspondence with Minister's offices and agencies. It also affirmed
the need to maintain accurate information from week to week, rather than compiling information on an ad hoc basis
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Government boards and committees as at 17 August 2011 found the list to be generally
accurate given the limitations of the information at hand (i.e. the Department of the Premier
and Cabinet did not specifically examine whether each of the 388 Paid Government boards
and committees had external members at the time of compilation of the list.).
The list of 388 Paid Government boards and committees that was assumed to have external
members was updated and maintained by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet during
the course of this review.
As of 19 January 2012, the list of Paid Government boards and committees being
maintained by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet totalled 372 Paid Government
boards and committees. The reduction in the total number of Paid Government boards and
committees from 17 August 2011 (totalling 388) to 19 January 2012 (totalling 372) was due
to the net effect of creations, abolitions of boards and committees and corrections to the list.
The list of 19 January 2012 was used as a reference point in the reconciliation. From this
time til the conclusion of the reconciliation, 21 September 2012, the Commission maintained
its own list of Paid Government boards and committees.
2.2 Reconciliation Results
The results of the Commission's efforts to reconcile the total number of Government Boards
and Committees and the total number of Paid Government Board and Committees are
presented over page.
In reviewing the results readers should note the following:
1,283 Government Boards and Committees (including a duplicate entry for the Road
Safety Council) were included in the reconciliation as being in existence at 1 June
2009. This is 7 more than the 1,276 referred to in the Premier's statement of that
date. The reason for the increase is that:
The Department of the Premier and Cabinet provided the Commission with a
list of Government boards and committees as of 1 June 2009 (totalling 1,280).
This is 4 more than the total quoted in the Premier's media release of 1 June
2009. This list has been used by the Commission as the primary source data
for the reconciliation.
The Commission identified 3 more boards and committees which it considers
should be included in the list of Government boards and committees as of 1
June 2009. These are the Fire and Emergency Services Authority Board; the
Legal Costs Committee and the Premier's Science and Innovation Council.
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519 Paid Government Boards and Committees were included in the reconciliation as
being in existence at 1 June 2009. This total was arrived at by the following means:
The Department of the Premier and Cabinet provided the Commission with a
list of Paid Government boards and committees (totalling 493) in support of
the list of Paid Government boards and committees as of 1 June 2009
(totalling 518). 25 Paid Government boards and committees as of 1 June
2009 were unknown and the Department of the Premier and Cabinet also
advised that:
the list was compiled from a set of notes dated 13 to 16 November
2009.
there is no evidence that it was a complete list.
its relationship with the total of 518 Paid Government boards and
committees quoted in the Premier's media statement of 1 June 2009
is unclear.
Upon review by the Commission it was found that the list totalling 493
contained, one duplicate (-1), two cells containing one committee (-1) and two
cells containing (+2), the net effect of which on the total was nil.
During the course of the reconciliation the Commission also identified from
comparative analysis 26 boards and committees, which it considers should be
included in the list of Paid Government boards and committees as of 1 June
2009. This brings the total for the purpose of the reconciliation to 519 Paid
Government boards and committees as of 1 June 2009.
The methodology used for the review reconciliation is discussed further in Appendix 2.
KEY RESULTS
The key results from the application of the recommended review criteria are:
the reduction in the number of Government boards and committees to be included
in the Database of Government boards and committees from 1,283 in June 2009 to
379 as of 21 September 2012;
the reduction in the number of Paid Government boards and committees to be
included on the Register of Government boards and committees from 519 in June
2009 to 332 as of 21 September 2012; and
that only three boards or committees from the Database of Government boards
and committees have been identified and recommended for future abolition.
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CURRENT POSITION
The number of Government boards and committees (G B & C) as of 21 September 2012
qualifying for inclusion in the Government boards and committees' Database and
Government boards and committees' Register for each portfolio is presented below.
Agriculture and Food 13 13
Attorney General 14 9
Child Protection 4 4
Citizen & Multicultural Interests
1 0
Commerce / Small Business 18 15
Community Services 0 0
Corrective Services 3 3
Culture and the Arts 7 5
Disability Services 4 4
Education 8 6
Emergency Services 2 2
Energy 6 6
Environment 18 17
Finance 2 1
Fisheries 4 4
Forestry
1 1
Health 103 88
Heritage 4 3
Housing 2 2
Indigenous Affairs 5 4
Lands 7 7
Local Government 6 6
Mental Health 18 18
Mines and Petroleum 9 3
Planning 38 37
Police 0 0
Premier 7 5
Racing and Gaming 8 7
Regional Development 15 14
Road Safety 1 1
Science and Innovation 3 2
Seniors and Volunteering 2 2
Sport and Recreation 3 3
State Development 3 0
Tourism 2 2
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Training and Workforce
Development
14
14
Transport 13 13
Treasury 3 3
Water 7 7
Women's Interests 1 1
rip
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379
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Table 1: Summary the number of Government boards and committees qualifying for inclusion in the
Government boards and committees' Database and Register for each portfolio as of 21 September 2012.
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REASONS FOR REDUCTION
The reasons for the significant reduction in the total number of Government Boards and
Committees (1,283) since 1 June 2009 to those to be included on the Database of
Government boards and committees (379 47 on the Database only and 332 on the
Register and Database) as of 21 September 2012, are presented below.
GOVERNMENT BOARDS AND COMMITTEES
As at 1 June 2009 Government Board or Committee (G B&C) 1283
Plus Not Listed (at June 2009) 41
Plus Created (since June 2009) 60
TOTAL 1384
Minus Abolished / Ceased (since June 2009) -423
Minus Departmental Committee12 -434
Minus Sub-Comrnitteel2 -73
Minus Duplicate / Error12 -19
Minus Operated Locally - Unpaid12 -17
Minus Paid Expert Panel12 -17
Minus Ministerial Committee12 -12
Minus Not Operational12 -6
Minus Other Entity12 -4
21 September 2012 G B & C TOTAL 379
Subset G B & C - Database Only 47
Subset G B & C Register (Paid) 332
Table 2: Summary of reasons for the reduction in the number of Government boards and committees
since 1 June 2009 to 21 September 2012.
12 Removed as the criteria for a Government board or committee is not satisfied.
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The reasons for the reduction in the total number of Paid Government Boards and
Committees (519) since 1 June 2009 to those to be included on the Register of Government
boards and committees (332) as of 21 September 2012 are presented below.
PAID GOVERNMENT BOARDS AND COMMITTEES
1,!
As at 1 June 2009 Paid Government Board or Committee (G B&C) 519
Plus Not Listed (at June 2009) 22
Plus Created (since June 2009) 51
Plus Unregistered (at June 2009) 12
TOTAL 604
Minus Abolished I Ceased (since June 2009) -147
Minus Departmental Committee12 -72
Minus Sub-Committeel2 -21
Minus Duplicate / Error12 -1
Minus Paid Expert Panel12 -8
Minus Ministerial Committee12 -3
Minus Not Operationall2 -3
Minus Other Entity -1
21 September 2012 G B & C TOTAL 348
Subset G B & C - Database Only 16
Subset G B & C - Register (Paid) 332
Table 3: Summary of reasons for the reduction in the number of Paid Government boards and
committees since 1 June 2009 to 21 September 2012.
Categories
Abolished/Ceased - boards or committees which have been formally
abolished by Cabinet or ceased operations (i.e. not operating and not
expected to operate again).
Departmental Committee a committee established by an agency which
was not required to be submitted to Cabinet for approval to establish.
Sub-Committee a sub-committee except where the sub-committee has one
or more external members (who are not already a member of the parent
board or committee) who receive remuneration for their services (other than
reimbursements for travel expenses).
Duplicate / Error the board or committee is a duplicate or has been
included in the list in error, such as a national committee in which State
Government representatives participate.
Operated Locally - Unpaid a board or committee which is operated
locally, whose members are not paid and which was not required to be
submitted to Cabinet for approval to establish.
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Paid Expert Panel a panel of paid experts established to undertake an
assessment, evaluation or other task and which was not required to be
submitted to Cabinet for approval to establish.
Ministerial Committee a committee established by a Minister which was
not required to be submitted to Cabinet for approval to establish.
Not Operational the board or committee is not currently operating, but has
not yet been abolished.
Other Entity it is a board or committee of an Incorporated Association,
Joint Venture or an entity established under deed.
Created a board or committee created post June 2009.
Not listed a board or committee not listed on the lists of Government board
and committees as of June 2009.
Un-Registered a board or committee which was not registered as a paid
board, but was listed as a Government board or committees as of June 2009.
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'Period
Portfolio
1106/2009
Government
Board or
Committee
Paid G B&C
1/06/2009 to 21/09/2012
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T11109261
Abolished/Ceased Created Other G B&C
Database
Agriculture and Food 186 33 -140 8 -41 13 13
Attorney General 12 10 -1 7 -4 14 9
Child Protection 9 7 -3 1 -2 4 4
Citizen and
Multicultural Interests
3 2 -2 0 0 1 0
Commerce / Small
Business
35 27 -14 5 -8 18 15
Community Services 4 3 -4 0 0 0 0
Corrective Services 21 3 -2 1 -17 3 3
Culture and the Arts 43 34 -19 1 -18 7 5
Disability Services 16 6 -4 0 -8 4 4
Education 61 11 -22 3 -34 8 6
Emergency Services 8 1 0 1 -7 2 2
Energy 22 5 -3 1 -14 6 6
Environment 135 34 -17 3 -103 18 17
Finance 2 1
Fisheries 27 15 -24 1 0 4 4
Forestry 3 3 0 0 -2 1 1
Health 311 161 -58 15 -153 103 88
Heritage 6 5 0 0 -2 4 3
Housing 7 4 -3 9 -11 2 2
Indigenous Affairs 4 3 -1 1 0 5 4
Lands 30 9 -8 0 -15 7 7
Local Government 19 6 -6 2 -9 6 6
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G B&C
Register

Portfolio Government
Board or
Committee
Paid G B&C Abolished/Ceased Created Other G B&C
Database
G B&C
Register
Mental Health 18 3 -2 3 -13 18 18
Mines and Petroleum 12 4 -1 1 -3 9 3
Planning 59 30 25 -1 38 37
Police 6 2 -2 0 -4 0 0
Premier 7 4 -2 2 -1 7 5
Racing and Gaming 5 5 0 3 0 8 7
Regional Development 31 18 -1 1 -16 15 14
Road Safety 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
Science and Innovation 3 2 -1 1 0 3 2
Seniors and
2 1 0 1 -1 2 2
Volunteering
Sport and Recreation 9 7 -1 0 -5 3 3
State Development 6 1 -3 0 0 3 0
Tourism 14 2 -5 0 -7 2 2
Training and Workforce
25 13 -2 1 -10 14 14
Development
Transport 71 18 -13 1 -46 13 13
Treasury 31 8 -3 0 -22 3 3
Water 18 16 -9 2 -4 7 7
Women's Interests 2 2 -2 1 0 1 1
Duplicate - Road Safety
Council
1 -1
TOTAL 1283 519 -423 101 -582 379 332
Table 4: Reconciliation Summary of the number of Government boards and committees and Paid Government boards and committees since 1 June 2009 to
21 September 2012.
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Portfolio Changes
Comparisons of prior lists of Government boards and committees to the results of this
reconciliation are impacted by portfolio changes. Where a Government board or committee
changes portfolio prior lists may not be directly comparable.
The Commission identified the following
reconciliation.
portfolio changes during the course of the
Government board and committee
Child Death Review Panel
State Supply Commission Board
Fremantle Prison Advisory Committee
Gray lands Hospital Management Team Meeting
Mirrabooka Consumer Advisory Group
Consumer Advisory Group Swan Mental Health
Service
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Mental Health
Unit Project Working Group
Bentley Health Service Mental Health
Consumer Advisory Group
Armada le Health Service, Mental Health
Consumer Advisory Group
PaRK Mental Health Service Steering
Committee
PaRK Mental Health Service Clinical
Governance Committee
Rockingham Mental Health Consumer Advisory
Group
Royal Perth Hospital Mental Health
Management Committee
Psychiatry CAG: Royal Perth Hospital
Psychiatry Department Consumer Advisory
Group
South Metropolitan Mental Health Advisory
Group (SuMMAt).
Fitzroy Futures Forum Governance Committee
Portfolio Change
From F Child Protection to
Premier
From Treasury and Finance
to Finance
From Treasury and Finance
to Finance
From Health to Mental
Health
From Health to Mental
Health
From Health to Mental
Health
From Health to Mental
Health
From Health to Mental
Health
From Health to Mental
Health
From Health to Mental
Health
From Health to Mental
Health
From Health to Mental
Health
From Health to Mental
Health
From Health to Mental
Health
From Health to Mental
Health
From Treasury and Finance
to Indigenous Affairs
Table 5: Portfolio changes of Government boards and committees between 1 June 2009 to 21 September
2012.

Recommendation 1
That the Government notes the results of the Commission's verification and
reconciliation of the current list of Government boards and committees and those
reported to exist in June 2009.
Recommendation 2
That the Government approves publication of the resulting Register of Government
boards and committees established by this review. (Appendix 1).
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Section 3 - Proposed Abolitions
3.1 Alternatives
Premier's Circular 2010/02 advises that 'Ministers and agencies are encouraged to continue
to use interdepartmental working groups, drawing upon external advice and engaging in
other forms of consultation that do not involve the establishment of a Government board or
committee'.
In reviewing the current total list of Government boards and committees it is evident to the
Commission that different departments and authorities have different understandings about
when a board or committee is necessary to undertake a particular role.
Two examples of this are:
When independent expert advice or decision making is required, the use of paid expert
panels, rather than committees, could be used. This includes community and/or
industry-based 'expert' advisory, consultative, selection or appeal panels.
When Government boards have sub-committees (e.g. finance or audit subcommittees)
that required external specialist (e.g. internal auditor), these expertise
could be paid for on a contract for service basis, rather than being appointed as a
member of the sub-committee that receives sitting fees.
It may be advantageous for the Department of the Premier and Cabinet to provide further
guidance to agencies on the circumstances resulting in a body being considered a
Government board and committee. For example, it is considered unlikely that selection and
recruitment panels, which included a contracted external human resource consultants are
intended be considered a Government board and committee. Though such a body may be
consider by some to satisfy the general definition.
3.2 Abolition Criteria
The Commission has examined the current Government boards and committees and sought
the advice of Minister's offices and relevant agencies. The aim of this examination was to:
confirm that the current list of boards and committees is correct; and
consider whether the current list could be further rationalised.
Each Chief of Staff was requested to coordinate and collate the following analysis:
1. Need for the board or committee
1.1 Determine whether this role is still required.
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1.2 If it is still required, then is it performing a role that could be
completed outside of government, or does it need to be undertaken
by government.
1.3 If it is a required role for government, then could it be undertaken by
a Department rather than by a board or committee?
2. Legislative basis for the board or committee
2.1 Confirm that the legislation listed (where applicable and listed)
provides the legislative basis for the board or committee and to
provide the correct legislation if the Act listed is incorrect.
3. Payment of members of boards or committees
3.1 Confirm that the board or committee has at least one external paid
member.
3.2 If there are no external paid members, then is there legislative
provision for payment.
3.3 Recommended Reductions
As a result of the examination and advice received from Minister's offices the following
Government boards and committees are recommended to be abolished:
Minister Portfolio Government Board /
Committee
Marmion Environment Dieback Consultative
Council
Legislative
Amendment
Required
N
On
Register
Y
Buswell
Emergency
Services
FESA Board of
Management
Y
Y
O'Brien Commerce Building Surveyors
Qualifications Committee
N
N
Table 6: Additional Boards and Committees proposed to be abolished.
Environment Portfolio
Minister Marmion
Based upon the recommendation of the Environment portfolio, the Dieback Consultative
Council is currently being considered for abolition by the Department and Environment and
Conservation (DEC). The primary activity related to this function is undertaken by DEC and
the purpose of the council was for departmental liaison. The portfolio return to this review
has indicated that the activity of the Dieback Consultative Council is no longer required to be
undertaken.
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Emergency Services
Minister Buswell
The Government is proceeding to change the Fire and Emergency Services Authority
(FESA) from a statutory authority to a government department. Legislative amendments will
be required to give effect to this change and will include the abolition of the FESA board.
Commerce
Minister O'Brien
Commerce portfolio intends to abolish the Building Surveyors Qualifications Committee
following conclusion of its activities.
Recommendation 3
That the relevant portfolios take action to abolish the identified Government boards
and committees.
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Section 4
Joint Administration
The whole of Government can be considered to consist of three sectors, consistent with the
PSM Act:
1. Government;
2. Public Sector; and
3. Public Service.
Diagram 1: Sub-set relationship of Whole of Government.
Government boards and committees exist and operate in all three sectors.
The Department of the Premier and Cabinet's role in relation to Government boards and
committees is to:
® manage the cabinet processes relating to the establishment and maintenance of
Government boards and committees and using the data extracted from Cabinet
Submissions to maintain the Database and Register of Government boards and
committees.
The Commission's role in relation to Public Sector boards and committees is to:
recommend remuneration for board or committee chairpersons and members and
is involved in their training, advice and support; and
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support and monitor boards and committees on the Register in relation to
compliance with the public sector Code of Ethics, Public Sector Standards, Codes
of Conduct and the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2003.
4.1 Role of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet
In its role in providing support for the functions of Executive Council, Cabinet and
Parliament, and administrative policy advice and support to ministerial offices, the
Department of the Premier and Cabinet has direct involvement in the process to establish,
monitor and maintain information (Database and Register) relating to Government boards
and committees.
The Commission considers, that as Cabinet Submissions contain the key information
relating to the establishment, change and abolition of boards or committees and the
associated management of their membership, the Cabinet Services Division of the Cabinet
Secretariat should continue to be the operational area with responsibility and accountability
for managing the Government boards and committees Database and Register.
It is the Commission's view that, the Cabinet Services Division of the Cabinet
Secretariat should have exclusive responsibility and accountability for both:
1. Database of Government boards and committees; and
2. Register of Government boards and committees (Published List).
The Department of the Premier and Cabinet should also continue in its role as the principal
policy agency for matters related to Government boards and committees.
4.2 Role of the Public Sector Commission
The Public Sector Commissioner is a statutory office holder, the general functions of which
are prescribed in S.20A of the PSM Act.
The functions of the Commissioner include the following
(a) to promote the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the Public Sector,
having regard to the principles set out in section 7;
(b) to advise Ministers, chief executive officers and chief employees of changes,
improvements and management practices which, in the opinion of the
Commissioner, should be implemented in order to improve the efficiency and
effectiveness of the whole or any part of the Public Sector;
(c) to plan for the future management and operation of the Public Sector;
(d) to perform other functions that are conferred on the Commissioner under this
Act or any other Act.
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The Commissioner is supported in his/her functions by the Commission.
The Commission is not always involved in the establishment of Government boards and
committees, but takes a lead role in the transfer of employment functions, employment
powers and responsibility for assisting in the administration of legislation from one entity to
another. This includes creating, amalgamating, changing the status of and abolishing senior
executive service organisations, senior executive service organisations and non-senior
executive service organisations (Schedule 2, PSM Act).
The Commission also supports and monitors Public Sector boards and committees in
relation to compliance with the public sector Code of Ethics, Public Sector Standards, Codes
of Conduct and the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2003.
Accordingly, given the Commission's oversight of effectiveness, efficiency and accountability
it is appropriate that it be directly involved in the policy and operational aspects relating to
the creation, changing and abolition of Public Sector Government boards and committees,
particularly, where they have employment powers.
4.3 Future Joint Management
As the effective and efficient operation of boards and committees is a key element to the
proper functioning of Government, the Commission considers that formally specifying the
roles and responsibilities of both the Department of the Premier and Cabinet and the
Commission in the joint management of Government boards and committees is worthwhile.
Recommendation 4
That the Department of the Premier and Cabinet and the Commission establish a
memorandum of understanding or other appropriate arrangements to clarify the joint
management of matters related to Government boards and committees.
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Section 5 - Management of boards and committees
5.1 Policies
The current policy and procedures relating to boards and committees is available in the
Premier's Circular Number: 2010/02 issued on 26 July 2010 and titled State Government
Boards and Committees and in the Cabinet Handbook 2009.
In addition, the Public Sector Commission provides background and operational information
about government boards and committees at:
http://www.publicsector wa.gov.au/public-administration/governance/good-governance-boardscommittees
5.2 Establishment and Abolition
Establishment
The Premier's Circular 2010/02 states that:
All establishments, abolitions (including those due to expiration), changes in name
and appointments to boards and committees are matters for Cabinet consideration.
The Cabinet Handbook reads that the only way a board or committee can be formed is with
the approval of Cabinet.
7.4 Appointments to boards
Appointments to boards which are established by statutes which specify that
appointments are to be made by the Minister or the Governor in Executive Council
must be brought to Cabinet.
The Handbook goes on to read that:
While appointments to committees set up by the Minister or the CEO of an agency
are not usually subject to the Cabinet process, where the purpose or function of the
board may have a major impact on government policy or cross over Ministerial
responsibilities, or when members are paid a fee, the matter should be brought to
Cabinet.
Despite the guidance provided in the Cabinet Handbook, some Government 1 boards and
committees have been created without Cabinet approval.
Under the criteria recommended by this review a board or committee is only considered a
Government board and committee when:
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The establishment, change of name, termination of or appointment of persons to
the board or committee is submitted to Cabinet.
The Commission considers that this definition is appropriate given that the only consistent
business process to enable Cabinet Services officers to identify and obtain data related to
Government boards and committees is when the matter is submitted to Cabinet.
The business processes required in establishing a Government board or committee have
been under review by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet and new templates and
proposed amendments to the Cabinet Handbook are under development by the Department
of the Premier and Cabinet.
Abolition
The Cabinet Handbook currently indicates that if the name, structure or function of a board
or committee changes then the matter should be submitted to Cabinet for approval.
Similarly, proposals to amalgamate or abolish a board or committee should be submitted to
Cabinet.
Submissions to abolish a Government board or committee should include the background,
the achievements (if any), the reasons why the board is to be abolished, any savings
envisaged and any likely negative impacts.
Proposals to change or abolish a board or committee or extend a sunset provision should be
clearly spelt out in the Cabinet Submission. Some boards and committees have effectively
been abolished by ceasing operations with the required submission being made to Cabinet.
The Commission considers that the Cabinet Submission template should be revised, to
ensure such information is clear. This should reduce the risk of the information not being
identified because it is embedded within the text of a Cabinet Submission.
5.3 Appointments and Reappointments
All new appointments and re-appointments to boards and committees must have the
approval of Cabinet (as per the Cabinet Handbook).
This process appears to be well understood by ministerial and officers from support
agencies and should be retained except for some minor adjustment to the processes and
template.
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As discussed above, proposed amendments to the current templates have been developed
in consultation with Cabinet Services officers and the revised templates have also been
workshopped with a small reference group of Ministerial and agency officers who frequently
use these templates. There are also proposed amendments to the Cabinet Handbook to
reflect these changes.
Recommendation 5
That the Department of the Premier and Cabinet develop and propose amendments to
the Cabinet Handbook and the template for Cabinet Submissions relating to the
establishment, changing or terminating of Government boards and committees; and
changes to membership of Government boards and committees, to ensure that all
required information to keep an accurate database of records for each Government
board or committee is explicit in each Cabinet Submission.
5.4 New Database
Following the Hicks review a central Register of Government boards and committees was
established on 1 May 2003 within the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. This system,
the Western Australian Government Information Vault operated until October 2010 after the
officer who programmed and managed the system left. This meant that custom reports
could not be generated and significant problems of data reliability were experienced.
Information from this system was never made publicly accessible.
In 2010, a joint Department of the Premier and Cabinet and Commission decision was made
to produce a database that was integrated with the existing Public Sector Commission
Agency Information and Senior Executive Service (AISES) database. This database was
designed to:
hold more detailed information on each board or committee (e.g. the membership; date
of each member's appointment, and recommended sitting fee);
make it easier to create reports that summarise information (including the public list of
boards and committees, which states the name of each board or committee, the portfolio
in which it resides, and the Minister responsible); and
generate automatic emails to Ministerial Offices notifying them of appointments that are
due to expire or the need to carry out annual reviews.
However, using AISES to manage Government boards and committees have been
unsuccessful for the following reasons:
a slow user interface hampering timely data entry;
information from past databases was not imported;
some data cannot be edited;
difficulty finding staff resources in Cabinet Services to keep the database up to date; and
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lack of reliable and complete information to put into the database (Cabinet submissions
sometimes lack required detail, past databases are considered unreliable, and
information obtained from agencies may contain errors).
As a result, a decision was recently made to develop a new, stand-alone database to
manage data on Government boards and committees. Like AISES, the proposed system will
contain the following information for each board or committee:
brief description of function, including legislation (if any) and contact details;
date first created/paid member appointed;
active, abolished;
next review date;
expiry date;
for each member:-
name, gender (possibly ethnicity) and age band (and possibly unique identifier);
position (e.g. chair; deputy chair, member etc.);
appointment date (both first appointment and latest appointment);
appointment expiry date;
remuneration (sitting fee) rate;
details for past members (non-active) retained;
date fees were determined by PSC (or other means);
whether travel/expense reimbursement is provided;
funding source (e.g. consolidated funds, industry-funded, or self-funded);
whether Executive Council approval is needed to appoint members;
TRIM file number; and
audit information (who has edited the database and what they did).
This should allow the new system to generate reports to answer questions on the number of
Government board and committees and Paid Government board and committees at any
point in time. Data will also be available on the number created/abolished in any given time
frame and general membership profiles (including number of memberships held by any
individual). Once captured in the new database, most of this information could also be made
public.
However, the current list of boards and committees (showing name, portfolio and Minister) is
currently being updated and maintained manually by the Department of the Premier and
Cabinet.
Addressing these issues and realising the potential of the new database will require:
commitment of an additional internal administrative support to Cabinet services (estimate
a level 5 officer for 3 day per week) to update information on committees that have
appointments made each weekly Cabinet meeting and to work proactively to ensure all
data is current;
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improved design/specification for the new database to make data input easier and to
expand fields and reporting capability; and
ensure that information required is available from the Cabinet submissions.
Recommendation 6
That the Department of the Premier and Cabinet ensure sufficient dedicated resources
are provided to manage the Government boards and committees Cabinet processes,
Database and Register.
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Section 6
Remuneration
The authority to remunerate Government boards and committees derives from statutory
provision or endorsement by Cabinet. The remuneration rate is recommended by the Public
Sector Commissioner or, where provided by statute, the Salaries and Allowances Tribunal
(SAT). The only case where SAT applies is for members of the Corruption and Crime
Commission.
Prior to the establishment of the Commission, the Minister for Public Sector Management
(the Premier) advised on remuneration. In practice this role was previously delegated by the
Premier to the Director General of the then Department of the Premier and Cabinet. This
function is now performed by the Public Sector Commissioner.
The purpose of the Commission's function of advising on remuneration rates is to promote
consistency and relativity in remuneration of Government boards and committees.
Guidelines for the reimbursement of travel expenses are contained in Public Sector
Commissioner's Circular 2009-20.
6.1 Ineligible Members
Boards and committees have members from diverse backgrounds, with some being full time
employees in the public, private or non-government organisation sectors, some being part
time public or private or non-government organisation employees, and some being not
employed, including people who are retired. In line with the definition of a board or
committee (Premiers Circular 2010/02), the following members of a Government board or
committee are currently considered by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet to be
ineligible to receive remuneration:
members on the public payroll, including all current State, Commonwealth and Local
Government employees (part time or full time);
current employees of public academic institutions; and
current and retired judicial officers.
Former Members of Parliament who completed their parliamentary term and retired in
the previous 12 months are eligible to sit on a board or committee they may be
eligible if twelve or more months have passed since being in the Parliament.
All others who sit on Government boards and committees are considered by the Department
of the Premier and Cabinet to be potentially eligible for remuneration.
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6.2 Remuneration process
The process of remunerating board and committee members and determining the
appropriate fee structure is commonly (but not always) required by statute to be
recommended by the Public Sector Commissioner.
The fact that a person has been appointed to a Government board or committee does not
automatically entitle the member to be remunerated. The following need to be taken into
account:
the authority to pay members; and
Government policy restricting payment to certain members.
Reimbursement of expenses (e.g. food or travel) incurred in performance of official board or
committee functions are normally managed outside the remuneration framework. Agencies
typically use the Australian Taxation Office practices as a guide.
It is noted that a significant number of Government boards and committees have no paid
members.
6.3 Eligibility Changes
In reviewing remuneration eligibility arrangements the Commission consulted with and took
guidance from the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, as the principal relevant policy
agency. Based upon this, the Commission considers that the payment of part-time public
servants and of university academics should be allowed.
The Commission considers that public servants who are currently ineligible for payment, but
only work part-time should be eligible provided the member can clearly demonstrate that
his/her board or committee duties will be undertaken outside of work hours and that potential
conflicts of interest between a person's part-time work and their board or committee duties
will be appropriately managed.
The Commission considers that university academics have highly specialised knowledge,
skills and experiences that place them in a unique position to make a valuable contribution to
the work of Government boards and committees. However, universities are increasingly
expecting academics to account for their time involved in non-core activities, to 'contract out'
their services and to undertake such work in time that is over and above their normal work
hours.
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An inconsistency in the current policy is that academics from The University of Notre Dame
are eligible for remuneration, whereas those from public academic institutions are not.
Given that a significant proportion of Notre Dame's operating income derives from public
sources, the policy that disallows remuneration of public university academics, but allows
private university academics to be remunerated could be seen as somewhat inequitable. For
both reasons it is therefore recommended that all university academics should be eligible for
remuneration.
A third area for consideration is remuneration of private sector employees. Currently,
members who are private sector employees are generally eligible for remuneration. This
area is not as clear-cut as others, and there are at least two scenarios that warrant further
consideration:
1. First, when a Government board or committee is established to enable private
companies or industry groups to provide input into a government process relating
to their business or industry, it is the Commission's view that the company or
industry group should be prepared to provide the services of their representative
'free of charge'.
a. In such circumstances the member's primary purpose is to represent the
interests of the company or the membership of the industry group.
b. This may be the case for boards and committees in several areas of
government and is particularly relevant in the State Development, Commerce,
Transport, Energy and Agriculture and Foods portfolios.
2. Second, where a Government board or committee has a member who is selfemployed
or is a private sector employee and does not represent the interests of
their company or industry group, their time in preparing for and attending board or
committee meetings reduces their ability to work and earn commensurate to their
normal hours, it is the Commission's view that the remuneration may be
appropriate. For example, medical practitioner in private practice serving on
health advisory committees.
It appears to the Commission that further consideration is required in relation to the policies
for the remuneration of private sector employees and professionals. The Commission
considers it is important to establish clear and consistent guidelines on remuneration in
these instances and to ensure that the potential conflicts of interest will be appropriately
managed.
Categories and information is not available on the professional classification (e.g. part-time
public servants, private sector employee, university academics) of members of Government
boards and committees. The Commission considers that this information would be of value
and should be included in the new Government boards and committees. Accordingly, the
Commission is unable to forecast the impact of any recommended changes to members
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entitled to receive remuneration, other than to recognise that the recommended changes will
only potentially increase the number Paid Government Boards and Committees. Any
changes to remuneration rules should apply to new member appointees.
Approved changes in eligibility to remuneration for Government board and committee
members (i.e. academics and part-time public servants) will commence for existing members
from the date of the Government's decision.
Recommendation 7
That the:
7.1 Government adopt the policy, that part time public servants be paid for
membership on Government boards and committees, if it is clearly
demonstrated to the satisfaction of the relevant Minister that; the part-time
public servant's board or committee work will happen in their own time; and
potential conflicts of interest will be appropriately managed;
7.2 Government adopt the policy, that university academics be eligible for
remuneration irrespective of whether they are from a public or private
university; and
7.3 Department of the Premier and Cabinet develop guidelines to address the range
of circumstances associated with remuneration of private sector employees and
professionals.
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Appendix 1:
Committees
Register of Government Boards and
Minister Portfolio Board or Committee Sub
Total
Barnett Premier Advisory Board of the Constitutional Centre
Buswell
Emergency
Services
Gold Corporation Board
Partnership Forum
Salaries and Allowances Tribunal
Western Australian Lotteries Commission
Board (Lottery West)
FESA Board of Management
Fire and Emergency Services
Superannuation Board
Buswell Transport Albany Port Authority Board
Broome Port Authority Board
Bunbury Port Authority Board
Composite Rate Model School Bus
Contract Review Panel
Dampier Port Authority Board
Esperance Port Authority Board
Fremantle Port Authority Board
Geraldton Port Authority Board
Ministerial Heavy Vehicle Advisory Panel
Port Hed land Port Authority Board
Road Freight Transport Industry Council
Taxi Industry Board
Western Australian Port Operations Task
Force
Buswell Treasury Government Employees Superannuation
Board
Insurance Commission of WA Board of
Commissioners
Western Australian Treasury Corporation -
Board of Directors
Castrilli Heritage Development Committee (Heritage)
Heritage Council of Western Australia
Register Committee (Heritage) 3
Castrilli Local Government Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds
Advisory Committee
Control of Vehicles (Off-Road Areas) Act
Advisory Committee
Local Government Advisory Board
Local Government Standards Panel
5
2
13
3
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Minister Portfolio Board or Committee Sub
Total
Metropolitan Cemeteries Board
Western Australian Local Government
Grants Commission
Collier Education Country High School Hostels Authority
Board
Curtin University of Technology Council
Non-Government School Registration
Advisory Panel
Public Education Endowment Trust
School Curriculum and Standards
Authority
Western Australian College of Teaching
Board of Management
Collier Energy Electricity Generation Corporation Board
Electricity Networks Corporation (Western
Power) Board
Electricity Retail Corporation Board
Independent Market Operator Board
Regional Power Corporation Board
Western Australian Electricity Review
Board
Collier Indigenous Affairs Aboriginal Cultural Material Committee
Aboriginal Lands Trust
Fitzroy Futures Forum Governance
Committee
Western Australian Aboriginal Advisory
Cowper
Cowper
Corrective
Services
Training and
Workforce
Development
Council
Dangerous Sexual Offenders Review
Committee
Prisoner Grievance Review Panel
Supervised Release Review Board 3
Building and Construction Industry
Training Board
C Y O'Connor Institute Governing Council
Central Institute of Technology Governing
Council (Previously Central TAFE)
Challenger Institute of Technology
Governing Council
Durack Institute of Technology Governing
Council (formerly Central West TAFE)
Goldfields Institute of Technology
Governing Council
6
6
6
4
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Minister Portfolio Board or Committee Sub
Total
Day
Culture and the
Arts
Great Southern Institute of Technology
Governing Council
Kimberley Training Institute Governing
Council
Pilbara Institute Governing Council
Polytechnic West Governing Council
South West Institute of Technology
Governing Council (formerly South West
Regional College of TAFE Governing
Council)
State Training Board
Training Accreditation Council
West Coast Institute of Training
Governing Council
Board of the Art Gallery of Western
Australia
Perth Theatre Trust Board
Screen West Board
State Records Commission
Western Australian Museum Board of
Trustees
Day Planning Armada le Land Redevelopment
Committee
Board of Valuers
Central Perth Land Redevelopment
Committee
Central Perth Planning Committee
City of Perth Development Assessment
Panel (LDAP)
Coastal Planning and Coordination
Committee
Executive Finance & Property Committee
(Planning)
Gascoyne Joint Development
Assessment Panel (JDAP)
Gascoyne Region Planning Committee
Goldfields-Esperance Joint Development
Assessment Panel (JDAP)
Great Southern Joint Development
Assessment Panel (JDAP)
Infrastructure Coordinating Committee
Kimberley Joint Development
Assessment Panel (JDAP)
Kimberley Regional Planning Committee
Metro Central Joint Development
Assessment Panel (JDAP)
14
5
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Minister Portfolio Board or Committee Sub
Total
Day
Science and
Innovation
Metro East Joint Development
Assessment Panel (JDAP)
Metro North-West Joint Development
Assessment Panel (JDAP)
Metro South-West Joint Development
Assessment Panel (JDAP)
Metro West Joint Development
Assessment Panel (JDAP)
Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority
Board
Metropolitan Region Scheme Hearing
Committee
Mid West Joint Development Assessment
Panel (JDAP)
Mid West Regional Planning Committee
Midland Land Redevelopment Committee
Peel Joint Development Assessment
Panel (JDAP)
Peel Region Planning Committee
Pilbara Joint Development Assessment
Panel (JDAP)
Pi lbara Regional Planning Committee
Port Kennedy Management Board
South-West Joint Development
Assessment Panel (JDAP)
South-west Region Planning Committee
Statutory Planning Committee
Subiaco Land Redevelopment Committee
Sustainable Transport Committee
Swan Valley Planning Committee
Western Australian Planning Commission
Wheatbelt Joint Development
Assessment Panel (JDAP)
Governing Board for the Chemistry
Centre (WA)
Western Australian Technology and
Industry Advisory Council (TIAC)
Grylls Lands Community Titles Advisory Committee
(CTAC)
Community Titles Advisory Committee
(CTAC) Land Tenure Committee
Geographic Names Committee
Land Surveyors Licensing Board of
Western Australia
Pastoral Lands Board
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2
44

Minister Portfolio Board or Committee Sub
Total
Grylls
Regional
Development
Western Australian Land Authority Board
Western Australian Land Information
Authority Board of Management
Avon Industrial Park Advisory Board
Gascoyne Development Commission
Board
Goldfields-Esperance Development
Commission Board of Management
Great Southern Development
Commission Board
Kimberley Development Commission
Board
Mid West Development Commission
Board of Management
Ord Enhancement Scheme Management
Committee
Peel Development Commission Board
Pilbara Development Commission Board
Rural, Remote and Regional Women's
Network of Western Australia
Service Delivery Reform Working Group
South West Development Commission
Board
Western Australian Regional
Development Trust
Wheatbelt Development Commission
Board
Flames Health Animal Resources Authority Board
Armada le District Aboriginal Health Action
Group
Bentley District Aboriginal Health Action
Group
Breast Screen WA General Practitioner
Advisory Committee
CAC: Area Community Advisory
Committee South Metropolitan Area
Health Service
CAC: Armada le Health Service (AHS)
Community Advisory Council
CAC: Bentley Health Service (BHS)
Community Advisory Council
CAC: Community Advisory Committee,
Rockingham General Hospital
CAC: Community Advisory Council (CAC)
CAC: King Edward Memorial Hospital
Community Advisory Committee
7
14
45

Minister Portfolio Board or Committee Sub
Total
CAC: NMAHS Area Community Advisory
Committee
CAC: Osborne Park Hospital Community
Advisory Council
CAC: Royal Perth Community Advisory
Council
Cardiovascular Health Network Executive
Advisory Group
Child and Adolescent Health Service
Governing Council
Department of Health WA Human
Research Ethics Committee (DOHWA
HREC)
DHAC: Blackwood District Health
Advisory Council
DHAC: Broome and Surrounding
Communities District Health Advisory
Council
DHAC: Bunbury District Health Advisory
Council
DHAC: Central Great Southern District
Health Advisory Council
DHAC: Derby and Surrounding
Communities District Health Advisory
Council
DHAC: Eastern District Health Advisory
Council
DHAC: Gascoyne District Health Advisory
Council
DHAC: Geraldton District Health Advisory
Council
DHAC: Goldfields District Health Advisory
Council
DHAC: Kununurra/Wyndham and
Surrounding Communities District Health
Advisory Council
DHAC: Leschenault District Health
Advisory Council
DHAC: Lower Great Southern District
Health Advisory Council
DHAC: Midwest District Health Advisory
Council
DHAC: Naturaliste District Health
Advisory Council
DHAC: South East District Health
Advisory Council
46

Minister Portfolio Board or Committee Sub
Total
DHAC: Southern District Health Advisory
Council
DHAC: Warren District Health Advisory
Council
DHAC: Western District Health Advisory
Council
Diabetes & Endocrine Health Network
Executive Advisory Group
Eating Disorders Program Consumer
Advisory Groups
Falls Prevention Health Network
Executive Advisory Group
Fluoridation of Public Water Supplies
Advisory Committee
Fremantle District Aboriginal Health
Action Group
Local Health Authorities Analytical
Committee
MAC: Albany Hospital Medical Advisory
Committee
MAC: Blackwood Hospital Medical
Advisory Council
MAC: Bunbury Hospital Medical Advisory
Council
MAC: Busselton Hospital Medical
Advisory Council
MAC: Central Great Southern Medical
Advisory Committee
MAC: Denmark Medical Advisory
Committee
MAC: Donnybrook Hospital Medical
Advisory Council
MAC: Eastern Medical Advisory Council
MAC: Geraldton Medical Advisory
Council
MAC: Margaret River Medical Advisory
Council
MAC: Medical Advisory Committee,
Rockingham General Hospital
MAC: Plantagenet Cranbrook Health
Service Medical Advisory Committee
MAC: Port Hedland Medical Advisory
Council
MAC: Southern District Medical Advisory
Council
MAC: Western District Medical Advisory
Council
47

Minister Portfolio Board or Committee Sub
Total
MAC: Warren District Hospital Medical
Advisory Council
Medical Radiation Technologists
Registration Board of WA
Musculoskeletal Health Network
Executive Advisory Group
North Metropolitan Health Service
Governing Council
Northern and Remote Country Health
Service Governing Council
Northern Territory, South Australia,
Western Australia Board of the
Psychology Board of Australia
Peel District Aboriginal Health Action
Group
Pharmacy Registration Board of Western
Australia
Radiological Council
Renal Health Network Executive Advisory
Group
Respiratory Health Network Executive
Advisory Group
Rockingham Kwinana Aboriginal District
Health Action Group
Royal Perth Hospital Animal Ethics
Committee
South Metropolitan Area Aboriginal
Health Action Group
South Metropolitan Health Service
Governing Council
Southern Country Health Service
Governing Council
State Perinatal Mental Health Reference
Group
Stimulants Assessment Panel
WA Country Health Service (WACHS)
Audit Liaison Committee
WARTC: Counselling Committee
WARTC: Embryo Storage Committee
WARTC: Licensing and Administration
Advisory Committee
WARTC: PGD Technical Advisory
Committee
WARTC: Scientific Advisory Committee
WARTC: Western Australian
Reproductive Technology Council
48

Minister Portfolio Board or Committee Sub
Total
Western Australia Board of the Medical
Board of Australia
Western Australia Board of the Nursing
and Midwifery Board of Australia
Western Australia Board of the
Physiotherapy Board of Australia
Western Australian Aged Care Advisory
Council
Western Australian Child & Youth Health
Network Executive Advisory Group
Western Australian Cross-Jurisdictional
Data Linkage Program Steering
Committee
Western Australian Health Promotion
Foundation (Healthway) Board
Women's and Newborns' Health Network
Executive Advisory Group
Hames Tourism Rottnest Island Authority (Board)
Western Australian Tourism Commission
Board of Commissioners
88
2
Harvey Road Safety Road Safety Council 1
Marmion Environment Animal Ethics Committee (DEC)
Animal Ethics Committee (Perth Zoo)
Appeals Committee Appeal in Objection
to Approval Issued to Alcoa of Australia
Limited (Wagerup Alumina Refinery
Noise Emissions)
Appeals Committee Toro Energy Ltd
Uranium Project
Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority
Board of Management
Cockburn Sound Management Council
Conservation Commission of Western
Australia Board
Contaminated Sites Committee
Dieback Consultative Council
Environmental Protection Authority
Keep Australia Beautiful Council Board
Marine Parks and Reserves Authority
Roadside Conservation Committee
Swan River Trust Board
Waste Authority
Yoorrooyang Dawang Regional
(Miriuwung Gajerrong) Park Council
Zoological Parks Authority Board 17
49

Minister Portfolio Board or Committee Sub
Total
Marmion Water Aqwest Bunbury Water Board
Board of the Water Corporation
Busselton Water Board
Carnarvon Artesian Basin Advisory Group
Carnarvon Water Allocation Advisory
Committee
Geographe Catchment Council
(Geocatch)
Warren-Donnelly Water Advisory
Committee
McSweeney Child Protection Adoption Applications Committee
McSweeney
Seniors and
Volunteering
Case Review Panel
Ministerial Advisory Council on Child
Protection
Western Australian Council on
Homelessness
Carers Advisory Council
Seniors Ministerial Advisory Committee 2
McSweeney Women's
Interests
Women's Advisory Council 1
Mischin Attorney General Appeals Costs Board
Criminal Injuries Compensation
Gender Reassignment Board
Law Reform Commission of Western
Australia
Legal Aid Commission Board of Western
Australia
Legal Costs Committee
Mentally Impaired Accused Review Board
Prisoners Review Board
State Administrative Tribunal 9
Moore Fisheries Abrolhos Islands Management Advisory
Committee
Aquatic Advisory Committee
Integrated Fisheries Allocation Advisory
Committee
Wetline and Related Fisheries Voluntary 4
Fisheries Adjustment Scheme Committee
Moore
Mines and
Petroleum
of Management
Coal Industry Superannuation Board
Minerals and Energy Research Institute
of Western Australia Board of Directors
Minerals Research Advisory Committee 3
7
4
50

Minister Portfolio Board or Committee Sub
total
Morton Disability Services Community and Family Living Support
Funding Panel
Disability Services Commission Board
Independent Priority Assessment Panel
Ministerial Advisory Council on Disability 4
Morton Mental Health Armada le Health Service, Mental Health
Consumer Advisory Group
Bentley Health Service Mental Health
Consumer Advisory Group
Consumer Advisory Group Swan Mental
Health Service
Council of Official Visitors
Gray lands Hospital Management Team
Meeting
Mental Health Advisory Council
Mental Health Review Board
Ministerial Council for Suicide Prevention
Mirrabooka Consumer Advisory Group
PaRK Mental Health Service Clinical
Governance Committee
PaRK Mental Health Service Steering
Committee
Peel Mental Health Consumer Advisory
Group
Psychiatry CAG: Royal Perth Hospital
Psychiatry Department Consumer
Advisory Group
Rockingham Mental Health Consumer
Advisory Group
Royal Perth Hospital Mental Health
Management Committee
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Mental
Health Unit Project Working Group
South Metropolitan Mental Health
Advisory Group (SuMMAt).
WA Alcohol and Drug Authority 18
O'Brien Commerce Architects Board of Western Australia
Building Services Board
Charitable Collections Advisory
Committee
Commission for Occupational Safety and
Health
Construction Industry Long Service Leave
Payments Board
Construction Industry Safety Advisory
Committee
51

Minister Portfolio Board or Committee Sub
Total
Consumer Advisory Committee
Electrical Licensing Board
Legislation Advisory Committee
(Work Safe)
Plumbers Licensing Board
Risk Management Advisory Committee
(Work Safe)
Work Cover Western Australia - Costs
Committee
Work Cover Western Australia - Medical
Committee
Work Cover Western Australia Authority 14
O'Brien Finance Fremantle Prison Advisory Committee 1
O'Brien Small Business Small Business Development Corporation 1
Board
Redman Agriculture and
Food
Agricultural Produce Commission Board
Animal Ethics Committee (DAFWA)
Biosecurity Council of Western Australia
Cattle Industry Funding Scheme
Management Committee
Grains, Seed and Hay Industry Funding
Scheme Management Committee
Industry Funding Scheme Appointments
Committee
Perth Market Authority Board
Pest Animal Control Ethics Advisory
Committee
Potato Marketing Corporation of Western
Australia Board
Rural Business Development Corporation
Board
Sheep and Goat Industry Funding
Scheme Management Committee
Veterinary Surgeons Board
Western Australian Meat Industry
13
Authority Board
Redman Forestry Forest Products Commission Board 1
Redman Housing Country Housing Authority Board
Waldron
Racing and
Gaming
Keystart Board 2
Burswood Park Board
Gaming and Wagering Commission of
Western Australia
Gaming Community Trust
Liquor Commission
52

Minister Portfolio Board or Committee Sub
Total
Waldron
Sport and
Recreation
Racing and Wagering Western Australia
Board
Racing Penalties Appeal Tribunal of WA
Western Australian Greyhound Racing
Association Board
Professional Combat Sports Commission
Board
Western Australian Institute of Sport
Board
Western Australian Sports Centre Trust 3
Board
TOTAL 332
7
Table 7: Register of Paid Government boards and committees as of 21 September 2012.
53

Appendix 2:
Reconciliation Methodology
In its efforts to verify and reconcile the data on Government boards and committees
between September 2012 and June 2009, the Commission has:
reviewed the data available from the Department of the Premier and Cabinet;
conducted research;
consulted with relevant portfolios and agencies; and
provided the reconciled lists to portfolios for final verification.
Assumptions/Limitations
In relation to the review reconciliation the following assumptions and/or limitations
apply:
The Department of the Premier and Cabinet provided the Commission with a list
of Government boards and committees as of 1 June 2009 (totalling 1,280). This
is 4 more than the total quoted in the Premier's media release of 1 June 2009.
This list has been used as the primary source data for the reconciliation.
The Department of the Premier and Cabinet is unable to produce a reliable list of
Paid Government boards and committees as of 1 June 2009 (totalling 518).
The Department of the Premier and Cabinet provided the Commission with a list
of Paid Government boards and committees (totalling 493) in support of the list of
Paid Government boards and committees as of 1 June 2009 (totalling 518). 25
Paid Government boards and committees as of 1 June 2009 are unknown and
the Department of the Premier and Cabinet has also advised that:
the list was compiled from a set of notes dated 13 to 16 November 2009.
there is no evidence that it was a complete list.
its relationship with the total of 518 Paid Government boards and
committees quoted in the Premier's media statement of 1 June 2009 is
unclear.
The Department of the Premier and Cabinet list of Paid Government boards and
committees as of 17 August 2011 (totalling 388) satisfy the criteria for
Government boards and committees to be listed on the Database and also
satisfy the criteria for listing on the Register of Government boards and
committees.
The Department of the Premier and Cabinet list of Paid Government boards and
committees as of 19 January 2012 (totalling 372) satisfy the criteria for
Government boards and committees to be listed on the Database and also
satisfy the criteria for listing on the Register of Government boards and
committees. The reduction in the total number of Paid Government boards and
committees from 17 August 2011 (totalling 388) to 19 January 2012 (totalling
372) is due to the net effect of creations, abolitions of boards and committees
and corrections to the list.
54

Sub-committees included in the Department of the Premier and Cabinet list of
Paid Government hoards and committees as of 19 January 2012 (totalling 372)
satisfy the criteria for Government boards and committees to be listed on the
Database and also satisfy the criteria for listing on the Register of Government
boards and committees.
The information received by the Commission during this review from portfolios
and agencies is correct and complete.
Consultation
The Commission formally consulted with all portfolios in finalising the review and
reconciliation of Government boards and committees, specifically portfolios were
requested to provide a whole of ministerial portfolio response to the consultation draft
of the review report, including:
verification that the data in the report on boards and committees that are the
responsibility of your ministerial portfolio is accurate and correct;
advising of any required amendments, changes or additions to the data in the
report on boards and committees that are the responsibility of your ministerial
portfolio; and
providing any comments or views on the draft review recommendations.
Responses and comments received were incorporated by the Commission in the
further final report where they were considered reliable and appropriate.
Further consultation was undertaken prior to and post Cabinet consideration of the
further final report, responses and comments received were incorporated by the
Commission in the ultimate final report where they were considered reliable and
appropriate.
55

Appendix 3: Abolished/Ceased Government boards
and committees
The following tables contain:
1. a list of all Government boards and committees that were formally
abolished by Cabinet or ceased operations over the review period
(totalling 423); and
2. a list of Paid Government boards and committees that were formally
abolished by Cabinet or ceased operations over the review period
(totalling 147).
56

Portfolio Government Board or Committee Sub
Total
Agriculture and
Food
Agricultural Practices (Disputes) Board
Agriculture Protection Board
Carnarvon Zone Control Authority (ARRPA)
Kalgoorlie Zone Control Authority (ARRPA)
Kimberley Zone Control Authority (ARRPA)
Meekatharra Zone Control Authority (ARRPA)
Pilbara Zone Control Authority (ARRPA)
Cattle Industry Compensation Fund Research
Advisory Committee
Chicken Meat Industry Committee
Grain Licencing Authority
Soil and Land Conservation Council
WA Landcare Trust
Ministerial GMO Industry Reference Group
Agricultural Research Western Australia Advisory
Board
Enzootic Bovine Leucosis Eradication Working
Group
European House Borer Inter-Agency Consultative
Committee
Hall Working Party
National Livestock Identification Scheme (Cattle)
Implementation Working Group
NLIS (Cattle) Implementation Working Group
Finance Subcommittee
National Livestock Identification Scheme (Sheep
and Goats) Working Group
Rainbow Lorikeet Working Group
Skeleton Weed Committee
Skeleton Weed Review Panel
State Barrier Fence Management Advisory
Committee
State Wild Dog Management Advisory Committee
WA Weeds Committee
Young Breeder Project Management Consultative
Group
HQ Project Change Management Group (CMG)
The Western Australian Farm Inputs Taskforce
Joint Steering Committee
State NRM Council
Ashburton Land Conservation District Committee
Broomehill Land Conservation District Committee
Calingiri New Norcia Land Conservation District
Committee
57

Portfolio Government Board or Committee Sub
Total
Capel Land Conservation District Committee
Carnamah Land Conservation District Committee
Carnarvon Land Conservation District Committee
Chapman Valley Land Conservation District
Committee
Chittering Valley Land Conservation District
Committee
Coolup Land Conservation District Committee
Coorow Land Conservation District Committee
Cue Land Conservation District Committee
Cue Land Conservation District Committee Field
Day Committee
Dandalup-Murray Land Conservation District
Committee
Dardanup Land Conservation District Committee
De Grey Land Conservation District Committee
Donnybrook Balingup Land Conservation District
Committee
Dumbleyung Land Conservation District
Committee
East Yornaning Land Conservation District
Committee
Esperance Land Conservation District Committee
Gascoyne/Wooramei Land Conservation District
Committee
Gingin Land Conservation District Committee
Harvey River Land Conservation District
Corn mittee
Katanning Land Conservation District Committee
Kellerberrin Land Conservation District Committee
Lower Blackwood Land Conservation District
Committee
Lyndon Land Conservation District Committee
Manjimup Land Conservation District Committee
Merredin Land Conservation District Committee
Morawa Land Conservation District Committee
Mt Marshall Land Conservation District Committee
Narrogin Land Conservation District Committee
North Kimberley Land Conservation District
Committee
North Swan Land Conservation District Committee
Nullarbor-Eyre Higheay Land Conservation District
Committee
Nyabing/Pingrup Land Conservation District
Committee
Piawaning/Yerecoin Land Conservation District
Committee
58

Portfolio Government Board or Committee Sub
Total
Pithara/Dalwallinu Land Conservation District
Committee
Ravensthorpe Land Conservation District
Committee
Serpentine-Jarrandale Land Conservation District
Committee
Toodyay Land Conservation District Committee
Tunney Land Conservation District Committee
Vasse-Wonnerup Land Conservation District
Committee
Waddi Forest Land Conservation District
Committee
Wagin Land Conservation District Committee
Walpole/Tingledale Land Conservation District
Committee
West Arthur Land Conservation District Committee
West Kimberley Land Conservation District
Committee
West Koojan/Gillingarra Land Conservation District
Committee
Woodanilling Land Conservation District
Committee
Wooroloo Brook Land Conservation District
Committee
Wyalkatchem Land Conservation District
Committee
Yallingup Land Conservation District Committee
Beverley Land Conservation District Committee
Binnu Land Conservation District Committee
Blackwood Land Conservation District Committee
Boyup Brook Land Conservation District
Committee
Brookton Land Conservation District Committee
Broome Coastal Land Conservation District
Committee
Broome Land Conservation District Committee
Bruce Rock Land Conservation District Committee
Buntine/West Wubin Land Conservation District
Committee
Collie Land Conservation District Committee
Cuballing Land Conservation District Committee
Cunderdin Land Conservation District Committee
Dandaragan Shire Land Conservation District
Committee
East Ballidu Land Conservation District Committee
East Gillingarra Land Conservation District
Committee
59

Portfolio Government Board or Committee Sub
Total
East Pilbara Land Conservation District Committee
Greenouch Land Conservation District Committee
Halls Creek/East Kimberley Land Conservation
District Committee
Hyden-Karlgarin Land Conservation District
Committee
Irwin Land Conservation District Committee
Kalgan Land Conservation District Committee
Kent River Land Conservation District Committee
Kojonup Land Conservation District Committee
Kondut/Mocardy Land Conservation District
Committee
Ku lin Land Conservation District Committee
Lake Grace Land Conservation District Committee
Latham Land Conservation District Committee
Manypeaks Land Conservation District Committee
Meekatharra Land Conservation District
Committee
Miling Land Conservation District Committee
Mingenew Land Conservation District Committee
Mobrup Land Conservation District Committee
Mt Magnet Land Conservation District Committee
Mukinbudin Land Conservation District Committee
Mullewa Land Conservation District Committee
Murchison Land Conservation District Committee
Narembeen Land Conservation District Committee
Newdegate Land Conservation District Committee
Ninan Land Conservation District Committee
North Stirlings Land Conservation District
Committee
Northampton Land Conservation District
Committee
Nugadong West Land Conservation District
Committee
Nungarin Land Conservation District Committee
Perenjori Land Conservation District Committee
Pingelly Land Conservation District Committee
Quairading Land Conservation District Committee
Roebourne/Port Hed land Land Conservation
District Committee
Sandstone Land Conservation District Committee
Shark Bay Land Conservation District Committee
Sussex Land Conservation District Committee
Tambellup Land Conservation District Committee
Tammin Land Conservation District Committee
60

Portfolio Government Board or Committee Sub
Total
Attorney General
Child Protection
Citizen and
Multicultural
Interests
Commerce
Community
Services
Three Springs Land Conservation District
Committee
Upper Gascoyne Land Conservation District
Committee
Watheroo/Coomberdale Land Conservation District
Committee
Dry Seasons Advisory Committee
Local Community Consultative Committee for
Narrogin Beef Producers
Mentally Impaired Accused Stakeholder
Committee
Aboriginal Reference Group
Community Sector Child Protection Advisory
Group
Supported Accommodation Assistance Program
(SAAP) State Advisory Committee
Ethnic Youth Advisory Group
Community Grants Assessment Committee 2
Builders' Registration Board of WA
Consumer Products Safety Committee
Hairdressers Registration Board
Home Buyers Assistance Advisory Committee
Land Valuers Licensing Board
Motor Vehicle Industry Board
Painters' Registration Board
Real Estate and Business Agents Supervisory
Board
Settlement Agents Supervisory Board
Waterfront Industry Working Party
Man Overboard Working Party
Interim Board, International Centre for Radio
Astronomy Research (ICRAR)
WA Oil and Gas Industry Coordinating Council
The Premier's Science and Innovation Council
(PSIC)
Child Care Advisory Committee
Survivors Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE)
Advisory Group on Family and Domestic Violence
Prevention and Early Intervention
Family and Domestic Violence Senior Officers
Group
Kimberley Cultural Advisory Group
Women's External Reference Group 6
140
1
3
14
61

Portfolio Government Board or Committee Sub
Total
Culture and the Arts
Disability Services
Education
Funding and Investment Committee Panels
Project Development Funding Panel
Documentaries Television and Features Panels
TV Writer's Award Panel
Travel and Marketing 2008-09 Rounds 1 & 2
Panels
Indigenous Community Stories Panels
Short Film Marketing & Self-funded Low Budget
Feature Marketing Panel
Screen Culture Panel
Screen West Development Review Panels
T Vis Television Drama Initiative Panels
Bill Warnock Award 2009 Panel
Producer Enterprise Package Panel
Finance and Operations Sub-committee
(disbanded December 2009)
Western Australian Indigenous Art Award 2008
Selection Panel
Western Australian Indigenous Art Award 2009
Selection Panel
Digital Records Working Group
Community Cultural & Arts Facilities Fund
(CCAFF)
Disability (DAN)
Major Production Fund
Sound Attenuation 19
Aboriginal Advisory Committee
Carers Recognition Act Implementation Reference
Group
Community Living Implementation Plan Reference
Group
Disability Future Directions 2025 Reference Group 4
Higher Education Advisory Committee (HEAC)
Chairs Forum
HEAC Assessment of SAE Institute
HEAC Assessment of Kaplan Higher Education
Pty Ltd
HEAC Assessment of Sydney College of Divinity
(SCD)
HEAC Assessment of Curtin International College
HEAC Assessment of Perth Institute of Business
and Technology (PIBT)
Non-Government Schools Planning Advisory
Committee
Curriculum Council of Western Australia
62

Portfolio Government Board or Committee Sub
Total
Energy
Environment
Steering Committee for the Review of Australian
Directions in Indigenous Education
Katanning Residential College Board of
Management
Professional Standards and Conduct Joint
Consultative Committee
The Government Schools Leadership Centre
Board
Department of Education and Training and Liquor
Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union Working Party
Values Education Advisory Committee
Languages Advisory Group
Primary Science Project Reference Group
Science Learning Area Focus Group
WA Primary Connections Reference Group
Community Languages Steering Committee
Public Transport Authority / Department of
Education and Training Collaborative Group
Bullying Working Party
Countering Racism Project Steering Committee 22
Gas Supply and Emergency Management
Committee (GSEMC)
Hardship Utility Grant Scheme Implementation
Steering Committee
Special Projects Oversight Committee 3
Ford Road Appeals Committee
Swan River Trust Board: River Protection Strategy
Advisory Committee
Bellevue Community Consultative Committee
Brookdale Community Reference Group
Dieback Response Group
Gnangara Sustainability Strategy Scientific
Advisory Committee
Lake Kepwari community Advisory Committee
Mt Martin Working Group
Nullarbor Karst Project Steering Committee
Shark Bay World Heritage Property Scientific
Advisory Committee
South Coast Regional Threatened Species and
Communities Pilot Project Steering Committee
State/Local Government Climate Change and
Sustainability Council
Toolibin Lake Recovery Team
Tuart Forest National Park Community Advisory
Committee
63

Portfolio Government Board or Committee Sub
Total
Fisheries
Health
Tuart Response Group
Western Australian Local Government Association
/ Department of Environment and Conservation
Climate Change Adaptation Toolkit Committee
Western Australian Local Government Association
/ Department of Environment and Conservation
Climate Change Planning Committee
Recreational Fishing Advisory Committee (RFAC)
Carnarvon Regional RFAC
Denham Regional RFAC
East Kimberley Regional RFAC
Esperance/Goldfields Regional RFAC
Exmouth Regional RFAC
Great Southern Regional RFAC
Metropolitan Regional RFAC
Midwest Regional RFAC
Peel Region RFAC
Pilbara Regional RFAC
South West Regional RFAC
West Kimberley Regional RFAC
Pearling Industry Advisory Committee
Aquaculture Development Council
Rock Lobster Industry Advisory Committee
Abalone Ministerial Advisory Committee
Joint Trawl Ministerial Advisory Committee
Purse Seine Ministerial Advisory Committee
WA Demersal Net & Hook Fisheries Management
Advisory Committee
South West Coast Salmon and Related Fisheries
Voluntary Fisheries Adjustment Scheme
Committee of Management
West Coast Estuarine and Related Fisheries
Voluntary Fisheries Adjustment Scheme
Committee of Management
West Coast Demersal Gil !net and Related
Fisheries Voluntary Fisheries Adjustment Scheme
Committee of Management
West Coast Trawl and Related Fisheries Voluntary
Fisheries Adjustment Scheme Committee of
Management
Disability Advisory Committee (DAC)
Royal Perth Hospital Precinct Committee
Chiropractors Registration Board of WA
The Dental Board of WA
Occupational Therapists Registration Board of WA
17
24
64

Portfolio Government Board or Committee Sub
Total
Optometrists Registration Board of WA
Osteopaths Registration Board of WA
Podiatrists Registration Board of WA
Friends in Need Emergency (FINE) Scheme
Steering Group
WA Community Care Reform Advisory Group
(WACCRAG)
Clinical Advisory Committee (CAC)
Anaphylaxis Management Implementation Group
NMAHS Cancer Working Group
Dental Prosthetists Advisory Committee
Dental Charges Committee
Scientific Review Subcommittee
The Environmental Health Foundation
Advisory Committee for the Purity of Water
Clinical Governance Committee
Denmark Health Advisory Group
Gnowangerup Local Health Advisory Group
Jerramungup Local Health Advisory Group
Murchison District Health Advisory Council
Gascoyne Medical Advisory Council (MAC)
Central Wheatbelt Medical Advisory Council (MAC)
Wundowie Health Advisory Committee
Wheatbelt Aboriginal Health Advisory Council
Wheatbelt Aboriginal Health Planning Sub Group
Southern Wheatbelt Aboriginal Health Planning
Forum
Central Coast Health Advisory Group
Kellerberrin Local Health Advisory Group
Kununoppin Local Health Advisory Group
Corrigin Local Health Advisory Group
Bruce Rock Local Health Advisory Group
Narembeen Health Advisory Group
Quairading Local Health Advisory Group
Beverley Local Health Advisory Group
Cunderdin Local Health Advisory Group
Dalwallinu Local Health Advisory Group
Goomalling Local Health Advisory Group
Moora Local Health Advisory Group
Northam Hospital/Toodyay Local Health Advisory
Group
Wongan Hills Local Health Advisory Group
Wyalkatchem Local Health Advisory Group
65

Portfolio Government Board or Committee Sub
Total
Health/Mental
Health
Housing
York Local Health Advisory Group
Pilbara District Health Advisory Group (DHAC)
Fitzroy and Surrounding Communities District
Health Advisory Council
WA Aboriginal Primary Health Care Advisory
Group
Aboriginal Maternal and Child Health Advisory
Group
Australian Better Health Initiative (ABHI) - Self
Management Strategic Coordination Group
Mental Health Review Group
The Surrogacy Committee
State Health Research Advisory Council
Injury & Trauma Health Network Executive
Advisory Group
Acute Care Health Network Executive Advisory
Group
Digestive Health Network Executive Advisory
Group
Food Advisory Committee 57
Hawthorn House Evaluation Reference Group 1
Social Housing Taskforce
Public Housing Review Panel
Government Regional Officers' Housing Client
Consultative Group
Indigenous Affairs Indigenous Implementation Board 1
Lands
Latitude 32 Structure Plan Technical Reference
Group
Latitude 32 Structure Plan Community Reference
Group
Indigenous Regional Development Program Panel
Western Australian Regional Initiates Scheme
Panel
Regional Headworks Program Panel
WA Telecentre Advisory Council
Wittenoom Steering Committee
Local Government
Western Australian Land Information System
Advisory Committee
Advisory Committee on Women in Local
Government
Outer Metropolitan Community Fund Panel
Community Facilities Grant Program Panel
Strong Leadership and Governance Senior Officer
Group (Bilateral Agreement)
Monuments Assessment and Advisory Committee
3
8
66

Portfolio Government Board or Committee Sub
Total
Mental Health
Mines and
Petroleum
Planning
Metropolitan Local Government Review Panel 6
voice
Working Party to Reduce the Diversion of
Schedule 8 Prescription Opioids
Coal Futures Group 1
Metropolitan Region Planning Committee
Environment & Natural Resources Management
Committee
South-east District Planning Committee
North-west District Planning Committee
Western Suburbs District Planning Committee
Eastern District Planning Committee
South-west District Planning Committee
Whiteman Park Board of Management
Araluen Botanic Park Board of Management
Sustainability Committee
School Sites Planning Committee
Western Victoria Quay Advisory Committee
Ningaloo Sustainable Development Committee
WAPC / WALGA
Priorities Committee
Parliament House Precinct Committee
Greater Bunbury Regional Planning Committee
Goldfields/Esperance Regional Planning and
Coordinating Committee
Tama la Park Coastal Reserve Community
Advisory Committee
Joint Consultative Committee
Housing Industry Forecasting Group
Land & Housing Industry Reference Group
State Statistics Policy Committee
Stirling City Centre Alliance Board
Stirling Highway Activity Corridor Study Project
Working Group
Cottesloe Enquiry By Design Core Project Group
Maddington Kenwick Sustainable Communities
Partnership Steering Committee
Maddington Kenwick Funding Agreement Steering
Committee
Bentley Technology Park Precinct Alliance
Working Party
Bentley Technology Park Precinct Development
Committee
Mirrabooka Bus Station Design Reference Group
2
67

Portfolio Government Board or Committee Sub
Total
Police
Premier
Regional
Development
Science and
Innovation
Sport and
Recreation
State Development
Tourism
Training and
Workforce
Development
Transport
Stirling City Centre Alliance
Mid West Strategic Infrastructure Group
Basic Raw Materials Senior Officers' Group
EPRA Board
EPRA Internal Audit Committee
EPRA Planning Committee
SRA Board
SRA Internal Audit Committee
Midland Redevelopment Authority Board
Armada le Redevelopment Authority Board
Community Reference Group
Champion Lakes Aboriginal Interpretive Centre
Reference Group
City Centre Advisory Committee
Perth Waterfront Taskforce 45
State CCTV Working Group
Community Safety Crime Prevention Council 2
Civic Educator's Reference Group
Survey Redevelopment Consultative Committee 2
Finance Working Party 1
Premier's Science and Innovation Council 1
Kwinana Motorsport Management Committee 1
Kwinana Industries Coordinating Committee
Kemerton Community Committee
Burrup Rock Art Monitoring Management
Committee
Aboriginal Tourism Committee
Kimberley Coastal Access Working Group
Quality Tourism Committee
Tourism Industry Roundtable
Western Australian Indigenous Tourism Operators
Committee Reference Group
Defence Industry Skills Advisory Board
Strategic Advisory Board Small Business Training
Institute
Exmouth Boat Harbour Development Project
Steering Committee
Fremantle Harbours Policy Steering Committee
Peel/South West Regional Roady Safety Group
Classification Review Appeal Panel
3
5
2
68

Portfolio Government Board or Committee Sub
Total
Treasury
Water
Women's Interests
Independent Panel for Public Transport for Perth
State Roads Funds to Local Government Advisory
Committee
IPWEA / MRWA Liaison Committee
National Black Spot Consultative Panel
Operational Railway Crossing Protection Sub-
Committee
Strategy and Policy Railway Crossing Protection
Sub-Committee
Indigenous Road Committee
Main Roads / AAPA Liaison Group
Environmental Advisory Group 13
Public Private Partnerships Working Group
Economic Audit Committee
Red Tape Reduction Group 3
Gingin Dandaragan Water Resource Management
Committee
Avon Waterways Committee
Leschenault Catchment Council
Warren Salinity Recovery Team
Whicher Water Resource Management Committee
Rural Water Advisory Committee
Wheatbelt Drainage Council
Collie Recovery Committee
Engineering Evaluation Initiative Steering
9
Committee
Women's Advisory Network of Western Australia
Indigenous Women's Congress 2
TOTAL 423
Table 9: Government boards and committees abolished or which ceased operations over the
review period.
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Portfolio Paid Government Board or Committee Sub
Total
Agriculture and Agriculture Protection Board
Food
Child Protection
Citizen and
Multicultural
Interests
Commerce
Community
Services
Chicken Meat Industry Committee
Grain Licencing Authority
Soil and Land Conservation Council
Ministerial GMO Industry Reference Group
Agricultural Research Western Australia Advisory
Board
Skeleton Weed Committee
Skeleton Weed Review Panel
WA Weeds Committee
HQ Project - Change Management Group (CMG)
Joint Steering Committee
State NRM Council
Cue Land Conservation District Committee Field
Day Committee
Aboriginal Reference Group
Community Sector Child Protection Advisory Group
Supported Accommodation Assistance Program
(SAAP) State Advisory Committee
Community Grants Assessment Committee 1
Builders' Registration Board of WA
Consumer Products Safety Committee
Hairdressers Registration Board
Home Buyers Assistance Advisory Committee
Land Valuers Licensing Board
Motor Vehicle Industry Board
Painters' Registration Board
Real Estate and Business Agents Supervisory
Board
Settlement Agents Supervisory Board
Waterfront Industry Working Party
Man Overboard Working Party
Interim Board, International Centre for Radio
Astronomy Research (ICRAR)
Child Care Advisory Committee
Survivors Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE)
Advisory Group on Family and Domestic Violence
Prevention and Early Intervention
Kimberley Cultural Advisory Group 4
13
3
12
70

Portfolio Paid Government Board or Committee Sub
Total
Culture and the
Arts
Funding and Investment Committee Panels
Project Development Funding Panel Documentaries
Television and Features Panels
Disability
Services
Education
Environment
TV Writer's Award Panel
Travel and Marketing 2008-09 Rounds 1 & 2 Panels
Indigenous Community Stories Panels
Short Film Marketing & Self-funded Low Budget
Feature Marketing Panel
Screen Culture Panel
Screen West Development Review Panels
T Vis Television Drama Initiative Panels
Bill Warnock Award 2009 Panel
Producer Enterprise Package Panel
Western Australian Indigenous Art Award 2008
Selection Panel
Western Australian Indigenous Art Award 2009
Selection Panel
Community Cultural & Arts Facilities Fund (CCAFF)
Disability (DAII)
Major Production Fund
Sound Attenuation 17
Aboriginal Advisory Committee
Community Living Implementation Plan Reference
Group
Higher Education Advisory Committee (HEAC)
Chairs Forum
HEAC Assessment of SAE Institute
HEAC Assessment of Kaplan Higher Education Pty
Ltd
HEAC Assessment of Sydney College of Divinity
(SCD)
HEAC Assessment of Curtin International College
HEAC Assessment of Perth Institute of Business
and Technology (PIBT)
Non Government Schools Planning Advisory
Committee
Ford Road Appeals Committee
Swan River Trust Board: River Protection Strategy
Advisory Committee
Gnangara Sustainability Strategy Scientific Advisory
Committee
Shark Bay World Heritage Property Scientific
Advisory Committee
2
7
71

Portfolio Paid Government Board or Committee Sub
Total
Tuart Forest National Park Community Advisory
Committee
Fisheries
Health
Tuart Response Group 6
Recreational Fishing Advisory Committee (RFAC)
Pearling Industry Advisory Committee
Aquaculture Development Council
Rock Lobster Industry Advisory Committee
Abalone Ministerial Advisory Committee
Joint Trawl Ministerial Advisory Committee
Purse Seine Ministerial Advisory Committee
WA Demersal Net & Hook Fisheries Management
Advisory Committee
South West Coast Salmon and Related Fisheries
Voluntary Fisheries Adjustment Scheme Committee
of Management
West Coast Estuarine and Related Fisheries
Voluntary Fisheries Adjustment Scheme Committee
of Management
West Coast Demersal Gillnet and Related Fisheries
Voluntary Fisheries Adjustment Scheme Committee
of Management
West Coast Trawl and Related Fisheries Voluntary
Fisheries Adjustment Scheme Committee of
Management
Chiropractors Registration Board of WA
The Dental Board of WA
Occupational Therapists Registration Board of WA
Optometrists Registration Board of WA
Osteopaths Registration Board of WA
Podiatrists Registration Board of WA
Clinical Advisory Committee (CAC)
Anaphylaxis Management Implementation Group
Dental Prosthetists Advisory Committee
Scientific Review Subcommittee
The Environmental Health Foundation
Clinical Governance Committee
Murchison District Health Advisory Council
Gascoyne Medical Advisory Council (MAC)
Central Wheatbelt Medical Advisory Council (MAC)
Pilbara District Health Advisory Group (DHAC)
Fitzroy and Surrounding Communities District
Health Advisory Council
Mental Health Review Group
The Surrogacy Committee
12
72

Portfolio Paid Government Board or Committee Sub
Total
State Health Research Advisory Council
Injury & Trauma Health Network Executive Advisory
Group
Health/Mental
Health
Housing
Indigenous
Affairs
Lands
Local
Government
Planning
Acute Care Health Network Executive Advisory
Group
Digestive Health Network Executive Advisory Group
Food Advisory Committee 24
Hawthorn House Evaluation Reference Group 1
Social Housing Taskforce
Public Housing Review Panel 2
Indigenous Implementation Board 1
Regional Headworks Program Panel
WA Telecentre Advisory Council 2
Monuments Assessment and Advisory Committee 1
Metropolitan Region Planning Committee
Environment & Natural Resources Management
Committee
Whiteman Park Board of Management
Araluen Botanic Park Board of Management
Sustainability Committee
School Sites Planning Committee
Western Victoria Quay Advisory Committee
Ningaloo Sustainable Development Committee
WAPC / WALGA
Priorities Committee
Parliament House Precinct Committee
Greater Bunbury Regional Planning Committee
Goldfields/Esperance Regional Planning and
Coordinating Committee
EPRA Board
SRA Board
Midland Redevelopment Authority Board
Armada le Redevelopment Authority Board
Perth Waterfront Taskforce 18
Police Community Safety Crime Prevention Council 1
Regional
Finance Working Party 1
Development
Science and
Innovation
Sport and
Recreation
Premier's Science and Innovation Council 1
Kwinana Motorsport Management Committee 1
73

Portfolio Paid Government Board or Committee Sub
Total
State
Burrup Rock Art Monitoring Management
1
Development Committee
Transport Fremantle Harbours Policy Steering Committee
Classification Review Appeal Panel
Independent Panel for Public Transport for Perth
Indigenous Road Committee 4
Treasury Economic Audit Committee 1
Water
Gingin Dandaragan Water Resource Management
Committee
Women's
Interests
Avon Waterways Committee
Leschenault Catchment Council
Warren Salinity Recovery Team
Whicher Water Resource Management Committee
Rural Water Advisory Committee
Wheatbelt Drainage Council
Collie Recovery Committee
Engineering Evaluation Initiative Steering
Committee
Women's Advisory Network of Western Australia
Indigenous Women's Congress 2
TOTAL 147
Table 10: Paid Government boards and committees abolished or which ceased operations over the
review period.
9
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