Government Boards and Committees, 21 September 2012
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GOVERNMENT OF<br />
WESTERN AUSTRALIA<br />
Public Sector<br />
Commission<br />
Version: Ultimate Final<br />
Date: <strong>21</strong> <strong>September</strong> <strong>2012</strong>
DOCUMENT CONTROL<br />
Document Version History<br />
Date Author Version Revision Notes Approved By<br />
9/12/2011 David Wood<br />
Management<br />
Consultant<br />
Public Sector<br />
Commission<br />
Working<br />
Draft<br />
Only<br />
Working draft report<br />
revised following<br />
transfer or review<br />
from Mr Wood to<br />
Mr Banks.<br />
Not Applicable<br />
23/01/<strong>2012</strong> Jason Banks<br />
Management<br />
Consultant<br />
Public Sector<br />
Commission<br />
Consultation<br />
Draft<br />
Revised following<br />
consultation with<br />
Ministerial Portfolios<br />
<strong>and</strong> the Department<br />
of the Premier <strong>and</strong><br />
Cabinet.<br />
Drew Dores<br />
A/Deputy<br />
Commissioner<br />
Agency Support<br />
14/05/<strong>2012</strong> Jason Banks<br />
Management<br />
Consultant<br />
Public Sector<br />
Commission<br />
Final<br />
Final submitted for<br />
considered <strong>and</strong><br />
approval by the<br />
Commission's<br />
Executive.<br />
Mal Wauchope<br />
Commissioner<br />
Public Sector<br />
Commission<br />
<strong>21</strong>/06/<strong>2012</strong> Jason Banks<br />
Management<br />
Consultant<br />
Public Sector<br />
Commission<br />
Further<br />
Final<br />
Revised following<br />
Ministerial<br />
consultation.<br />
Mal Wauchope<br />
Commissioner<br />
Public Sector<br />
Commission<br />
1/08/<strong>2012</strong> Jason Banks<br />
Management<br />
Consultant<br />
Public Sector<br />
Commission<br />
Further<br />
Final v2<br />
Revised to reflect<br />
Ministerial / Portfolio<br />
changes <strong>and</strong><br />
reformatted tables.<br />
Mal Wauchope<br />
Commissioner<br />
Public Sector<br />
Commission<br />
<strong>21</strong>/09/<strong>2012</strong> Jason Banks<br />
Management<br />
Consultant<br />
Public Sector<br />
Commission<br />
Ultimate<br />
Final<br />
Revised following<br />
Cabinet<br />
consultation <strong>and</strong><br />
further consultation<br />
by DPC Cabinet<br />
Services.<br />
Fiona Roche<br />
A/Commissioner<br />
Public Sector<br />
Commission<br />
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Document Attributes<br />
File Number / Name File Owner File Location<br />
68450 GOVERNANCE<br />
Reviewing <strong>Boards</strong> &<br />
<strong>Committees</strong> 2011<br />
Public Sector Commission<br />
Jason Banks,<br />
Management Consultant<br />
2nd Floor, Dumas House<br />
2 Havelock Street,<br />
WEST PERTH.<br />
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Contents<br />
Document Control 2<br />
Section 1 Introduction 5<br />
1.1 Purpose 5<br />
1.2 Background 5<br />
1.3 Recommendations 7<br />
1.4 Role 9<br />
1.5 Criteria 9<br />
Section 2 Reconciliation 12<br />
2.1 Background 12<br />
2.2 Reconciliation Results 14<br />
Section 3 Proposed Abolitions 26<br />
3.1 Alternatives 26<br />
3.2 Abolition Criteria 26<br />
3.3 Recommended Reductions 27<br />
Section 4 Joint Administration 29<br />
4.1 Role of the Department of the Premier <strong>and</strong> Cabinet 30<br />
4.2 Role of the Public Sector Commission 30<br />
4.3 Future Joint Management 31<br />
Section 5 Management of boards <strong>and</strong> committees 32<br />
5.1 Policies 32<br />
5.2 Establishment <strong>and</strong> Abolition 32<br />
5.3 Appointments <strong>and</strong> Reappointments 33<br />
5.4 New Database 34<br />
Section 6 Remuneration 37<br />
6.1 Ineligible Members 37<br />
6.2 Remuneration process 38<br />
6.3 Eligibility Changes 38<br />
Appendix 1: Register of <strong>Government</strong> <strong>Boards</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Committees</strong> 41<br />
Appendix 2: Reconciliation Methodology 54<br />
Appendix 3: Abolished/Ceased <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees 56<br />
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Section 1<br />
Introduction<br />
1.1 Purpose<br />
The purpose of this review is for the Public Sector Commission (the Commission) to:<br />
1 verify that the current list of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees is accurate <strong>and</strong><br />
correct for inclusion in the Database of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees <strong>and</strong><br />
publication of the Register of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees;<br />
2. reconcile the current list of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees to the June 2009 list<br />
of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees;<br />
3. where appropriate, recommend the further reduction in the number of <strong>Government</strong><br />
boards <strong>and</strong> committees; <strong>and</strong><br />
4. recommend policies <strong>and</strong> processes related to the administration of information on<br />
<strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees.<br />
Successful completion of this review will enable the Register of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong><br />
committees to be published on the government website <strong>and</strong> assist in the population of data<br />
in the Database of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees.<br />
This is not a statutory review within the meaning of s.24B of the Public Sector Management<br />
Act 1994 (PSM Act), but has been undertaken in accordance with the Public Sector<br />
Commissioner's general functions.<br />
1.2 Background<br />
Four key reviews' of the operation of government in the last 20 years <strong>and</strong> an Auditor<br />
General's performance examination2 of boards that govern statutory authorities in Western<br />
Australia have each highlighted significant issues in the manner in which <strong>Government</strong><br />
boards <strong>and</strong> committees have been administered by successive governments.<br />
Most recently, the Economic Audit Committee's Putting the Public First report established<br />
<strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees as a priority3, <strong>and</strong> the Premier's remarks to Parliament<br />
on 19 May 20104 confirmed the need to make significant improvements in the administration<br />
of these bodies.<br />
2<br />
3<br />
4<br />
1. Independent Commission to Review Public Sector Finances (McCarrey) 1993.<br />
2. Review of the Public Sector Management Act 1994 (The Fielding Review) 1996 <strong>and</strong> Public Sector Management Act 1994:<br />
3. Final Report of the Working Party Established to Provide Specific Recommendations on Amendments Proposed by<br />
Commissioner Cavan Fielding. 1997.<br />
4. <strong>Government</strong> Structures for Better Results. The Report of the Taskforce Established to Review the Machinery of Western<br />
Australia's <strong>Government</strong> (Hicks). June 2001.<br />
Auditor General Western Australia. Performance Examination. Public Sector <strong>Boards</strong>: <strong>Boards</strong> governing statutory authorities<br />
in Western Australia. Report number 9. November 2009.<br />
The Economic Audit Committee Final Report Putting the Public First: Partnering with the Community <strong>and</strong> Business to Deliver<br />
Outcomes. October 2009. Page 186.<br />
Hansard, Legislative Assembly, 19 May, 2010, 12.04pm.<br />
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The Premier has indicated that the current <strong>Government</strong> has committed to resolve these<br />
issues, including ensuring that the <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees system is open <strong>and</strong><br />
accountable to the publics.<br />
In response, the <strong>Government</strong> has implemented several initiatives:<br />
the development of a database to manage information related to <strong>Government</strong> boards<br />
<strong>and</strong> committees;<br />
the restriction of remuneration to external members of boards <strong>and</strong> committees<br />
(Premier's Circular 2010/02) <strong>and</strong> weekly scrutiny of Cabinet Submissions to ensure<br />
compliance with the circular;<br />
the commitment to the publication of the Register of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong><br />
committees;<br />
communication with Ministers' offices <strong>and</strong> <strong>Government</strong> agencies in order to improve<br />
the quality of information available on <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees; <strong>and</strong><br />
an update of the Interested Persons Register.<br />
A process of continuous improvement by <strong>Government</strong> in its approach to the operation of<br />
boards <strong>and</strong> committees is essential if gains are to be made <strong>and</strong> sustained. Key elements of<br />
this ongoing process are considered by the Commission to include:<br />
regular examination by the relevant portfolio of whether the work being undertaken by<br />
a <strong>Government</strong> board or committee should be undertaken by <strong>Government</strong>;<br />
regular considerations by the relevant portfolio whether a <strong>Government</strong> board or<br />
committee is the most effective <strong>and</strong> efficient way for <strong>Government</strong> to undertake a<br />
particular task, or whether it could be done more effectively <strong>and</strong> efficiently within a<br />
public sector agency;<br />
establishing a coordinated <strong>and</strong> consistent process for the management of information<br />
on <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees;<br />
ensuring information in Cabinet Submissions includes the information required to<br />
administer <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees; <strong>and</strong><br />
resolving any design, technical <strong>and</strong> administrative issues with the <strong>Government</strong> boards<br />
<strong>and</strong> committees database.<br />
5 Based on the Premier's Statement to Parliament relating to <strong>Boards</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Committees</strong> on 19 May, 2010 see Appendix 1:<br />
Extract from Hansard [Legislative Assembly Wednesday, 19 May 2010]).<br />
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1.3 Recommendations<br />
The review of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees by the Commission makes the following<br />
recommendations to <strong>Government</strong>.<br />
Recommendation 1<br />
That the <strong>Government</strong> notes the results of the Commission's verification <strong>and</strong><br />
reconciliation of the current list of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees <strong>and</strong> those<br />
reported to exist in June 2009.<br />
Recommendation 2<br />
That the <strong>Government</strong> approves publication of the resulting Register of <strong>Government</strong><br />
boards <strong>and</strong> committees established by this review. (Appendix 1.)<br />
Recommendation 3<br />
That the relevant portfolios take action to abolish the identified <strong>Government</strong> boards<br />
<strong>and</strong> committees.<br />
Recommendation 4<br />
That the Department of the Premier <strong>and</strong> Cabinet <strong>and</strong> the Commission establish a<br />
memor<strong>and</strong>um of underst<strong>and</strong>ing or other appropriate arrangements to clarify the joint<br />
management of matters related to <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees.<br />
Recommendation 5<br />
That the Department of the Premier <strong>and</strong> Cabinet develop <strong>and</strong> propose amendments to<br />
the Cabinet H<strong>and</strong>book <strong>and</strong> the template for Cabinet Submissions relating to the<br />
establishment, changing or terminating of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees; <strong>and</strong><br />
changes to membership of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees, to ensure that all<br />
required information to keep an accurate database of records for each <strong>Government</strong><br />
board or committee is explicit in each Cabinet Submission.<br />
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Recommendation 6<br />
That the Department of the Premier <strong>and</strong> Cabinet ensure sufficient dedicated resources<br />
are provided to manage the <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees Cabinet processes,<br />
Database <strong>and</strong> Register.<br />
Recommendation 7<br />
That the:<br />
7.1 <strong>Government</strong> adopt the policy, that part time public servants be paid for<br />
membership on <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees, if it is clearly<br />
demonstrated to the satisfaction of the relevant Minister that; the part-time<br />
public servant's board or committee work will happen in their own time; <strong>and</strong><br />
potential conflicts of interest will be appropriately managed;<br />
7.2 <strong>Government</strong> adopt the policy, that university academics be eligible for<br />
remuneration irrespective of whether they are from a public or private<br />
university; <strong>and</strong><br />
7.3 Department of the Premier <strong>and</strong> Cabinet develop guidelines to address the range<br />
of circumstances associated with remuneration of private sector employees <strong>and</strong><br />
professionals.<br />
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1.4 Role<br />
<strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees can play an important role in good governance within<br />
government by providing independent <strong>and</strong> expert governance or advice. They can also<br />
provide an effective link between government <strong>and</strong> the community.<br />
<strong>Government</strong>s generally have one or more of the following four reasons for establishing a<br />
governance or advisory board or committee in preference to using a departmental structure<br />
to undertake a specific public role. These are to:<br />
enable participation by government in commercial or semi-commercial operations;<br />
provide capacity for decisions <strong>and</strong> advice that are independent from government;<br />
provide an avenue for the input of specialist knowledge <strong>and</strong> expertise not normally<br />
available in government; <strong>and</strong>/or<br />
facilitate high level engagement <strong>and</strong> 'ownership' by specific groups.<br />
1.5 Criteria<br />
The two main policy instruments governing the administration of information <strong>and</strong> approvals<br />
related to <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees are the:<br />
1. Cabinet H<strong>and</strong>book Department of Premier <strong>and</strong> Cabinet 2009<br />
2. Premier's Circular State <strong>Government</strong> <strong>Boards</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Committees</strong>: 2010/02<br />
Having clear <strong>and</strong> unambiguous criteria for:<br />
a. determining if a body is a <strong>Government</strong> board or committee <strong>and</strong> should appear in the<br />
Database of <strong>Government</strong> boards or committees; <strong>and</strong><br />
b. determining if <strong>Government</strong> board or committee in the Database should appear on<br />
the Register of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees (published list);<br />
is essential for the effective administration <strong>and</strong> public reporting of these bodies.<br />
The Cabinet H<strong>and</strong>book reads as follows in relation to the making of appointments to<br />
<strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> <strong>Committees</strong>:<br />
7.4 Appointments to boards<br />
Appointments to boards which are established by statutes which specify that<br />
appointments are to be made by the Minister or the Governor in Executive<br />
Council must he brought to Cabinet.<br />
While appointments to committees set up by the Minister or the CEO of<br />
an agency are not usually subject to the Cabinet process, where the<br />
purpose or function of the board may have a major impact on<br />
government policy or cross over Ministerial responsibilities, or when<br />
members are paid a fee, the matter should be brought to Cabinet.<br />
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All board appointments are added to the <strong>Government</strong> <strong>Boards</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>Committees</strong> website at www.boards.dpc.wa.gov.au following Cabinet's<br />
decision or the Executive Council meeting (if applicable).<br />
<strong>Government</strong> established a new definition for <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees in July<br />
20106. A 'Board or a Committee' is defined as an entity that has one or more external<br />
members who receive remuneration for their services (other than reimbursements for<br />
travel expenses).<br />
CRITERIA<br />
The below criteria have been applied by the Commission during the course of this review for<br />
the purpose of establishing the current <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees to be included in<br />
the Database <strong>and</strong> listed on the Register <strong>and</strong> reconciling these lists to prior records.<br />
Database of <strong>Government</strong><br />
<strong>Boards</strong> & <strong>Committees</strong><br />
Register of <strong>Government</strong><br />
<strong>Boards</strong> & <strong>Committees</strong><br />
(Published List)<br />
Diagram 1: Sub-set relationship between Database <strong>and</strong> Register (Published List).<br />
DATABASE OF GOVERNMENT BOARDS AND COMMITTEES (DATABASE)<br />
<strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees that satisfy the following criteria are to be included on<br />
the Database of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees:<br />
The establishment, change of name, termination of or appointment of persons<br />
to the board or committee is submitted to Cabinet.'<br />
6 Premier's Circular State <strong>Government</strong> <strong>Boards</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Committees</strong>: 2010/02<br />
Cabinet H<strong>and</strong>book Department of Premier <strong>and</strong> Cabinet 2009<br />
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REGISTER OF GOVERNMENT BOARDS AND COMMITTEES (PUBLISHED LIST)<br />
<strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees that are on the Database of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong><br />
committees that meet the following criteria will be included on the Register of <strong>Government</strong><br />
boards <strong>and</strong> committees (Published List);<br />
The board or committee has one or more external members who receive<br />
remuneration for their services (other than reimbursements for travel expenses).<br />
SUB-COMMITTEES<br />
External members excludes those on the public payroll, including all current<br />
State, Commonwealth <strong>and</strong> Local <strong>Government</strong> employees; current <strong>and</strong> retired<br />
judicial officers; <strong>and</strong> current employees of public academic institutions.8<br />
Sub-committees that satisfy the following criteria will be included on the Database of<br />
<strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees:<br />
The establishment, change of name, termination of or appointment of persons<br />
to the sub-committee is submitted to Cabinet.<br />
Sub-committees that are included on the Database of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees<br />
shall be separately listed on the Register of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees (Published<br />
List) when:<br />
The sub-committee has one or more external members (who are not already a<br />
member of the parent board or committee) who receive remuneration for their<br />
services (other than reimbursements for travel expenses).<br />
8 Premier's Circular State <strong>Government</strong> <strong>Boards</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Committees</strong> 2010/02<br />
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Section 2<br />
Reconciliation<br />
2.1 Background<br />
Since early 2009, Department of the Premier <strong>and</strong> Cabinet <strong>and</strong> the Commission have<br />
undertaken an ongoing review of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees. This work has<br />
focussed on three main areas:<br />
1. rationalising the number of boards <strong>and</strong> committees;<br />
2. establishing new guidelines about the remuneration of members; <strong>and</strong><br />
3. improving the management of information relating to <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong><br />
committees.<br />
On 1 June 2009, the Premier announced that there were 1,2769 <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong><br />
committees, 518 of which had at least one paid member. The Premier's media<br />
statement indicated that in his view both numbers were relatively high in comparison to other<br />
states with larger populations <strong>and</strong> that the <strong>Government</strong> would work to reduce the number of<br />
<strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees.<br />
During the second half of 2009, <strong>and</strong> in line with the Economic Audit Committee's<br />
recommendations, the Department of the Premier <strong>and</strong> Cabinet worked with Ministerial<br />
Chiefs of Staff <strong>and</strong> relevant agencies to rationalise the number of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong><br />
committees. The Queensl<strong>and</strong> <strong>Government</strong>'s 'threshold test,' which determines whether a<br />
board or committee is the most appropriate type of body to fulfil a given function, was<br />
applied.10<br />
Minister's offices <strong>and</strong> agencies were presented with a list of portfolio relevant <strong>Government</strong><br />
boards <strong>and</strong> committees <strong>and</strong> were asked to update the list. This included addressing the<br />
following questions with respect to each <strong>Government</strong> board or committee <strong>and</strong> indicating<br />
whether each should be abolished immediately, abolished after legislative amendments,<br />
end-dated, or considered necessary to retain:<br />
Does the activity (board or committee functions) need to be done?<br />
Should government undertake this activity?<br />
Is there a compelling reason why a department cannot undertake the activity?<br />
In July 2010, the Premier released Premier's Circular 2010/02, which clarified eligibility<br />
for remuneration for members of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees, limiting it to<br />
9 Ministerial Media Statement, Premier Hon. Colin Barnett, 1 June 2009<br />
10 The Queensl<strong>and</strong> <strong>Government</strong> Public Interest Map policy Retrieved 19 October 2011 from:<br />
http://www.premiers.q1d.gov.au/government/boards-committees/public-interest-map-policy.aspx<br />
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only 'external' appointees. <strong>Government</strong> board or committee members who are on the<br />
public payroll as an employee of any Australian government body are by implication<br />
considered to be ineligible for remuneration.<br />
Further steps were taken to improve the administration of information on <strong>Government</strong> boards<br />
<strong>and</strong> committees. The historical list of boards <strong>and</strong> committees was shown to be unreliable<br />
when a series of parliamentary questions on boards, committees, reviews <strong>and</strong> taskforces<br />
produced varying answers. This highlighted the difficulty of obtaining consistent <strong>and</strong> current<br />
information from Minister's offices <strong>and</strong> line agencies.<br />
Two steps were taken to address this situation:<br />
1. In addition to restricting remuneration, Premier's Circular 2010/02 emphasised the<br />
need for all appointments to be considered by Cabinet".<br />
2. The Department of the Premier <strong>and</strong> Cabinet <strong>and</strong> the Commission agreed to jointly<br />
produce a database module that was integrated with the existing Public Sector<br />
Commission Agency Information <strong>and</strong> Senior Executive Service (AISES) database.<br />
However, by June 2011, it had become clear that the new <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong><br />
committees database was not operating effectively. As a result, the public list was<br />
removed from the Commission's website on '17 June 2011 <strong>and</strong> the use of the AISES<br />
database module was temporarily suspended.<br />
The Department of the Premier <strong>and</strong> Cabinet then took the following steps in order to produce<br />
a new list of boards <strong>and</strong> committees that is consistent with this new definition:<br />
The list was changed to include only boards <strong>and</strong> committees with paid members, in<br />
line with the new definition. (Note: The Department of the Premier <strong>and</strong> Cabinet did<br />
not examine whether all paid members were external because this information had<br />
not been collected during the request for information <strong>and</strong> it was assumed that as<br />
members were being paid they were external.)<br />
Minister's offices <strong>and</strong> line agencies were asked to correct <strong>and</strong> update the information<br />
from the inaccurate AISES list;<br />
All Cabinet approval sheets since <strong>September</strong> 2008 were checked to identify any<br />
boards <strong>and</strong> committees that had not been listed already;<br />
Inquiries were made to Ministers' offices regarding any previously unlisted boards<br />
<strong>and</strong> committees that appeared on the approval sheets.<br />
This process resulted in a list of 388 boards <strong>and</strong> committees as of 17 August 2011. A<br />
high level review by the Commission of a 10 per cent r<strong>and</strong>om sample of the list of 388<br />
II This affirmed the Cabinet process as the <strong>Government</strong>'s primary source of information on boards <strong>and</strong> committees <strong>and</strong><br />
signalled a desire to move away from reliance on direct correspondence with Minister's offices <strong>and</strong> agencies. It also affirmed<br />
the need to maintain accurate information from week to week, rather than compiling information on an ad hoc basis<br />
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<strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees as at 17 August 2011 found the list to be generally<br />
accurate given the limitations of the information at h<strong>and</strong> (i.e. the Department of the Premier<br />
<strong>and</strong> Cabinet did not specifically examine whether each of the 388 Paid <strong>Government</strong> boards<br />
<strong>and</strong> committees had external members at the time of compilation of the list.).<br />
The list of 388 Paid <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees that was assumed to have external<br />
members was updated <strong>and</strong> maintained by the Department of the Premier <strong>and</strong> Cabinet during<br />
the course of this review.<br />
As of 19 January <strong>2012</strong>, the list of Paid <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees being<br />
maintained by the Department of the Premier <strong>and</strong> Cabinet totalled 372 Paid <strong>Government</strong><br />
boards <strong>and</strong> committees. The reduction in the total number of Paid <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong><br />
committees from 17 August 2011 (totalling 388) to 19 January <strong>2012</strong> (totalling 372) was due<br />
to the net effect of creations, abolitions of boards <strong>and</strong> committees <strong>and</strong> corrections to the list.<br />
The list of 19 January <strong>2012</strong> was used as a reference point in the reconciliation. From this<br />
time til the conclusion of the reconciliation, <strong>21</strong> <strong>September</strong> <strong>2012</strong>, the Commission maintained<br />
its own list of Paid <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees.<br />
2.2 Reconciliation Results<br />
The results of the Commission's efforts to reconcile the total number of <strong>Government</strong> <strong>Boards</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> <strong>Committees</strong> <strong>and</strong> the total number of Paid <strong>Government</strong> Board <strong>and</strong> <strong>Committees</strong> are<br />
presented over page.<br />
In reviewing the results readers should note the following:<br />
1,283 <strong>Government</strong> <strong>Boards</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Committees</strong> (including a duplicate entry for the Road<br />
Safety Council) were included in the reconciliation as being in existence at 1 June<br />
2009. This is 7 more than the 1,276 referred to in the Premier's statement of that<br />
date. The reason for the increase is that:<br />
The Department of the Premier <strong>and</strong> Cabinet provided the Commission with a<br />
list of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees as of 1 June 2009 (totalling 1,280).<br />
This is 4 more than the total quoted in the Premier's media release of 1 June<br />
2009. This list has been used by the Commission as the primary source data<br />
for the reconciliation.<br />
The Commission identified 3 more boards <strong>and</strong> committees which it considers<br />
should be included in the list of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees as of 1<br />
June 2009. These are the Fire <strong>and</strong> Emergency Services Authority Board; the<br />
Legal Costs Committee <strong>and</strong> the Premier's Science <strong>and</strong> Innovation Council.<br />
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519 Paid <strong>Government</strong> <strong>Boards</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Committees</strong> were included in the reconciliation as<br />
being in existence at 1 June 2009. This total was arrived at by the following means:<br />
The Department of the Premier <strong>and</strong> Cabinet provided the Commission with a<br />
list of Paid <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees (totalling 493) in support of<br />
the list of Paid <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees as of 1 June 2009<br />
(totalling 518). 25 Paid <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees as of 1 June<br />
2009 were unknown <strong>and</strong> the Department of the Premier <strong>and</strong> Cabinet also<br />
advised that:<br />
the list was compiled from a set of notes dated 13 to 16 November<br />
2009.<br />
there is no evidence that it was a complete list.<br />
its relationship with the total of 518 Paid <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong><br />
committees quoted in the Premier's media statement of 1 June 2009<br />
is unclear.<br />
Upon review by the Commission it was found that the list totalling 493<br />
contained, one duplicate (-1), two cells containing one committee (-1) <strong>and</strong> two<br />
cells containing (+2), the net effect of which on the total was nil.<br />
During the course of the reconciliation the Commission also identified from<br />
comparative analysis 26 boards <strong>and</strong> committees, which it considers should be<br />
included in the list of Paid <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees as of 1 June<br />
2009. This brings the total for the purpose of the reconciliation to 519 Paid<br />
<strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees as of 1 June 2009.<br />
The methodology used for the review reconciliation is discussed further in Appendix 2.<br />
KEY RESULTS<br />
The key results from the application of the recommended review criteria are:<br />
the reduction in the number of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees to be included<br />
in the Database of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees from 1,283 in June 2009 to<br />
379 as of <strong>21</strong> <strong>September</strong> <strong>2012</strong>;<br />
the reduction in the number of Paid <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees to be<br />
included on the Register of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees from 519 in June<br />
2009 to 332 as of <strong>21</strong> <strong>September</strong> <strong>2012</strong>; <strong>and</strong><br />
that only three boards or committees from the Database of <strong>Government</strong> boards<br />
<strong>and</strong> committees have been identified <strong>and</strong> recommended for future abolition.<br />
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CURRENT POSITION<br />
The number of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees (G B & C) as of <strong>21</strong> <strong>September</strong> <strong>2012</strong><br />
qualifying for inclusion in the <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees' Database <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees' Register for each portfolio is presented below.<br />
Agriculture <strong>and</strong> Food 13 13<br />
Attorney General 14 9<br />
Child Protection 4 4<br />
Citizen & Multicultural Interests<br />
1 0<br />
Commerce / Small Business 18 15<br />
Community Services 0 0<br />
Corrective Services 3 3<br />
Culture <strong>and</strong> the Arts 7 5<br />
Disability Services 4 4<br />
Education 8 6<br />
Emergency Services 2 2<br />
Energy 6 6<br />
Environment 18 17<br />
Finance 2 1<br />
Fisheries 4 4<br />
Forestry<br />
1 1<br />
Health 103 88<br />
Heritage 4 3<br />
Housing 2 2<br />
Indigenous Affairs 5 4<br />
L<strong>and</strong>s 7 7<br />
Local <strong>Government</strong> 6 6<br />
Mental Health 18 18<br />
Mines <strong>and</strong> Petroleum 9 3<br />
Planning 38 37<br />
Police 0 0<br />
Premier 7 5<br />
Racing <strong>and</strong> Gaming 8 7<br />
Regional Development 15 14<br />
Road Safety 1 1<br />
Science <strong>and</strong> Innovation 3 2<br />
Seniors <strong>and</strong> Volunteering 2 2<br />
Sport <strong>and</strong> Recreation 3 3<br />
State Development 3 0<br />
Tourism 2 2<br />
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_<br />
Training <strong>and</strong> Workforce<br />
Development<br />
14<br />
14<br />
Transport 13 13<br />
Treasury 3 3<br />
Water 7 7<br />
Women's Interests 1 1<br />
rip<br />
__<br />
379<br />
_ _iii ,<br />
Table 1: Summary the number of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees qualifying for inclusion in the<br />
<strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees' Database <strong>and</strong> Register for each portfolio as of <strong>21</strong> <strong>September</strong> <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
i<br />
REASONS FOR REDUCTION<br />
The reasons for the significant reduction in the total number of <strong>Government</strong> <strong>Boards</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>Committees</strong> (1,283) since 1 June 2009 to those to be included on the Database of<br />
<strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees (379 47 on the Database only <strong>and</strong> 332 on the<br />
Register <strong>and</strong> Database) as of <strong>21</strong> <strong>September</strong> <strong>2012</strong>, are presented below.<br />
GOVERNMENT BOARDS AND COMMITTEES<br />
As at 1 June 2009 <strong>Government</strong> Board or Committee (G B&C) 1283<br />
Plus Not Listed (at June 2009) 41<br />
Plus Created (since June 2009) 60<br />
TOTAL 1384<br />
Minus Abolished / Ceased (since June 2009) -423<br />
Minus Departmental Committee12 -434<br />
Minus Sub-Comrnitteel2 -73<br />
Minus Duplicate / Error12 -19<br />
Minus Operated Locally - Unpaid12 -17<br />
Minus Paid Expert Panel12 -17<br />
Minus Ministerial Committee12 -12<br />
Minus Not Operational12 -6<br />
Minus Other Entity12 -4<br />
<strong>21</strong> <strong>September</strong> <strong>2012</strong> G B & C TOTAL 379<br />
Subset G B & C - Database Only 47<br />
Subset G B & C Register (Paid) 332<br />
Table 2: Summary of reasons for the reduction in the number of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees<br />
since 1 June 2009 to <strong>21</strong> <strong>September</strong> <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
12 Removed as the criteria for a <strong>Government</strong> board or committee is not satisfied.<br />
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The reasons for the reduction in the total number of Paid <strong>Government</strong> <strong>Boards</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>Committees</strong> (519) since 1 June 2009 to those to be included on the Register of <strong>Government</strong><br />
boards <strong>and</strong> committees (332) as of <strong>21</strong> <strong>September</strong> <strong>2012</strong> are presented below.<br />
PAID GOVERNMENT BOARDS AND COMMITTEES<br />
1,!<br />
As at 1 June 2009 Paid <strong>Government</strong> Board or Committee (G B&C) 519<br />
Plus Not Listed (at June 2009) 22<br />
Plus Created (since June 2009) 51<br />
Plus Unregistered (at June 2009) 12<br />
TOTAL 604<br />
Minus Abolished I Ceased (since June 2009) -147<br />
Minus Departmental Committee12 -72<br />
Minus Sub-Committeel2 -<strong>21</strong><br />
Minus Duplicate / Error12 -1<br />
Minus Paid Expert Panel12 -8<br />
Minus Ministerial Committee12 -3<br />
Minus Not Operationall2 -3<br />
Minus Other Entity -1<br />
<strong>21</strong> <strong>September</strong> <strong>2012</strong> G B & C TOTAL 348<br />
Subset G B & C - Database Only 16<br />
Subset G B & C - Register (Paid) 332<br />
Table 3: Summary of reasons for the reduction in the number of Paid <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong><br />
committees since 1 June 2009 to <strong>21</strong> <strong>September</strong> <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
Categories<br />
Abolished/Ceased - boards or committees which have been formally<br />
abolished by Cabinet or ceased operations (i.e. not operating <strong>and</strong> not<br />
expected to operate again).<br />
Departmental Committee a committee established by an agency which<br />
was not required to be submitted to Cabinet for approval to establish.<br />
Sub-Committee a sub-committee except where the sub-committee has one<br />
or more external members (who are not already a member of the parent<br />
board or committee) who receive remuneration for their services (other than<br />
reimbursements for travel expenses).<br />
Duplicate / Error the board or committee is a duplicate or has been<br />
included in the list in error, such as a national committee in which State<br />
<strong>Government</strong> representatives participate.<br />
Operated Locally - Unpaid a board or committee which is operated<br />
locally, whose members are not paid <strong>and</strong> which was not required to be<br />
submitted to Cabinet for approval to establish.<br />
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Paid Expert Panel a panel of paid experts established to undertake an<br />
assessment, evaluation or other task <strong>and</strong> which was not required to be<br />
submitted to Cabinet for approval to establish.<br />
Ministerial Committee a committee established by a Minister which was<br />
not required to be submitted to Cabinet for approval to establish.<br />
Not Operational the board or committee is not currently operating, but has<br />
not yet been abolished.<br />
Other Entity it is a board or committee of an Incorporated Association,<br />
Joint Venture or an entity established under deed.<br />
Created a board or committee created post June 2009.<br />
Not listed a board or committee not listed on the lists of <strong>Government</strong> board<br />
<strong>and</strong> committees as of June 2009.<br />
Un-Registered a board or committee which was not registered as a paid<br />
board, but was listed as a <strong>Government</strong> board or committees as of June 2009.<br />
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'Period<br />
Portfolio<br />
1106/2009<br />
<strong>Government</strong><br />
Board or<br />
Committee<br />
Paid G B&C<br />
1/06/2009 to <strong>21</strong>/09/<strong>2012</strong><br />
j<br />
T11109261<br />
Abolished/Ceased Created Other G B&C<br />
Database<br />
Agriculture <strong>and</strong> Food 186 33 -140 8 -41 13 13<br />
Attorney General 12 10 -1 7 -4 14 9<br />
Child Protection 9 7 -3 1 -2 4 4<br />
Citizen <strong>and</strong><br />
Multicultural Interests<br />
3 2 -2 0 0 1 0<br />
Commerce / Small<br />
Business<br />
35 27 -14 5 -8 18 15<br />
Community Services 4 3 -4 0 0 0 0<br />
Corrective Services <strong>21</strong> 3 -2 1 -17 3 3<br />
Culture <strong>and</strong> the Arts 43 34 -19 1 -18 7 5<br />
Disability Services 16 6 -4 0 -8 4 4<br />
Education 61 11 -22 3 -34 8 6<br />
Emergency Services 8 1 0 1 -7 2 2<br />
Energy 22 5 -3 1 -14 6 6<br />
Environment 135 34 -17 3 -103 18 17<br />
Finance 2 1<br />
Fisheries 27 15 -24 1 0 4 4<br />
Forestry 3 3 0 0 -2 1 1<br />
Health 311 161 -58 15 -153 103 88<br />
Heritage 6 5 0 0 -2 4 3<br />
Housing 7 4 -3 9 -11 2 2<br />
Indigenous Affairs 4 3 -1 1 0 5 4<br />
L<strong>and</strong>s 30 9 -8 0 -15 7 7<br />
Local <strong>Government</strong> 19 6 -6 2 -9 6 6<br />
- -<br />
G B&C<br />
Register
Portfolio <strong>Government</strong><br />
Board or<br />
Committee<br />
Paid G B&C Abolished/Ceased Created Other G B&C<br />
Database<br />
G B&C<br />
Register<br />
Mental Health 18 3 -2 3 -13 18 18<br />
Mines <strong>and</strong> Petroleum 12 4 -1 1 -3 9 3<br />
Planning 59 30 25 -1 38 37<br />
Police 6 2 -2 0 -4 0 0<br />
Premier 7 4 -2 2 -1 7 5<br />
Racing <strong>and</strong> Gaming 5 5 0 3 0 8 7<br />
Regional Development 31 18 -1 1 -16 15 14<br />
Road Safety 1 1 0 0 0 1 1<br />
Science <strong>and</strong> Innovation 3 2 -1 1 0 3 2<br />
Seniors <strong>and</strong><br />
2 1 0 1 -1 2 2<br />
Volunteering<br />
Sport <strong>and</strong> Recreation 9 7 -1 0 -5 3 3<br />
State Development 6 1 -3 0 0 3 0<br />
Tourism 14 2 -5 0 -7 2 2<br />
Training <strong>and</strong> Workforce<br />
25 13 -2 1 -10 14 14<br />
Development<br />
Transport 71 18 -13 1 -46 13 13<br />
Treasury 31 8 -3 0 -22 3 3<br />
Water 18 16 -9 2 -4 7 7<br />
Women's Interests 2 2 -2 1 0 1 1<br />
Duplicate - Road Safety<br />
Council<br />
1 -1<br />
TOTAL 1283 519 -423 101 -582 379 332<br />
Table 4: Reconciliation Summary of the number of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees <strong>and</strong> Paid <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees since 1 June 2009 to<br />
<strong>21</strong> <strong>September</strong> <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
<strong>21</strong>
Women's Interests<br />
Water<br />
O<br />
cj<br />
Treasury<br />
Transport<br />
Training <strong>and</strong> Workforce...<br />
Tourism<br />
C<br />
O<br />
.n<br />
0<br />
0<br />
C)<br />
0<br />
C<br />
State Development<br />
Sport <strong>and</strong> Recreation<br />
Seniors <strong>and</strong> Volunteering<br />
Science <strong>and</strong> Innovation<br />
E<br />
0<br />
o<br />
C<br />
C)<br />
O<br />
Road Safety<br />
Regional Development<br />
Racing <strong>and</strong> Gaming<br />
Premier<br />
co<br />
0<br />
.0<br />
C<br />
C<br />
Police<br />
0<br />
Planning<br />
Mines <strong>and</strong> Petroleum<br />
Mental Health<br />
Local <strong>Government</strong><br />
L<strong>and</strong>s<br />
a)<br />
.c<br />
0<br />
cr)<br />
0<br />
CD<br />
Indigenous Affairs<br />
Housing<br />
U)<br />
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Heritage<br />
Health<br />
E<br />
Forestry<br />
Fisheries<br />
Finance<br />
0<br />
co<br />
U)<br />
0<br />
Environment<br />
Energy<br />
Emergency Services<br />
(13<br />
O<br />
.0<br />
C<br />
a)<br />
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Education<br />
Disability Services<br />
Culture <strong>and</strong> the Arts<br />
O<br />
46<br />
Corrective Services<br />
Community Services<br />
Commerce / Small Business<br />
Citizen & Multicultural...<br />
E30 CV<br />
"<br />
cu<br />
.c .0<br />
46<br />
a)<br />
Child Protection<br />
o ar<br />
Attorney General<br />
cls<br />
0 0 0<br />
0<br />
in<br />
0<br />
0<br />
00<br />
0<br />
0<br />
Agriculture <strong>and</strong> Food<br />
CO4<br />
O 0<br />
a)<br />
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(lc<br />
C.) Ci
O<br />
Women's Interests<br />
O<br />
0 O<br />
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I<br />
Water<br />
Treasury<br />
Transport<br />
O C<br />
a)<br />
.0<br />
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0.<br />
Training <strong>and</strong> Workforce...<br />
0<br />
to<br />
Tourism<br />
State Development<br />
Sport <strong>and</strong> Recreation<br />
Seniors <strong>and</strong> Volunteering<br />
Science <strong>and</strong> Innovation<br />
Road Safety<br />
Regional Development<br />
Racing <strong>and</strong> Gaming<br />
Premier<br />
0<br />
C<br />
U)<br />
(IS<br />
0<br />
.0<br />
C<br />
E<br />
C<br />
at<br />
0<br />
Police<br />
r.<br />
Planning<br />
Mines <strong>and</strong> Petroleum<br />
Mental Health<br />
Local <strong>Government</strong><br />
L<strong>and</strong>s<br />
Indigenous Affairs<br />
Housing<br />
Heritage<br />
Health<br />
Forestry<br />
Fisheries<br />
Finance<br />
Environment<br />
rn<br />
0<br />
.0<br />
at<br />
Energy<br />
a)<br />
Emergency Services<br />
_<br />
Education<br />
Disability Services<br />
Culture <strong>and</strong> the Arts<br />
70<br />
a.<br />
0<br />
ci<br />
8 0 0<br />
V CO<br />
v-1<br />
F-_-.<br />
0 0 0<br />
corrective Services<br />
Community Services<br />
Commerce / Small Business<br />
Citizen & Multicultural...<br />
Child Protection<br />
Attorney General<br />
Agriculture <strong>and</strong> Food<br />
E N<br />
C ( Ni<br />
.0<br />
d,<br />
`16 E a)<br />
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0 0<br />
C.)<br />
CD<br />
t .(4<br />
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fa)
Portfolio Changes<br />
Comparisons of prior lists of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees to the results of this<br />
reconciliation are impacted by portfolio changes. Where a <strong>Government</strong> board or committee<br />
changes portfolio prior lists may not be directly comparable.<br />
The Commission identified the following<br />
reconciliation.<br />
portfolio changes during the course of the<br />
<strong>Government</strong> board <strong>and</strong> committee<br />
Child Death Review Panel<br />
State Supply Commission Board<br />
Fremantle Prison Advisory Committee<br />
Gray l<strong>and</strong>s Hospital Management Team Meeting<br />
Mirrabooka Consumer Advisory Group<br />
Consumer Advisory Group Swan Mental Health<br />
Service<br />
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Mental Health<br />
Unit Project Working Group<br />
Bentley Health Service Mental Health<br />
Consumer Advisory Group<br />
Armada le Health Service, Mental Health<br />
Consumer Advisory Group<br />
PaRK Mental Health Service Steering<br />
Committee<br />
PaRK Mental Health Service Clinical<br />
Governance Committee<br />
Rockingham Mental Health Consumer Advisory<br />
Group<br />
Royal Perth Hospital Mental Health<br />
Management Committee<br />
Psychiatry CAG: Royal Perth Hospital<br />
Psychiatry Department Consumer Advisory<br />
Group<br />
South Metropolitan Mental Health Advisory<br />
Group (SuMMAt).<br />
Fitzroy Futures Forum Governance Committee<br />
Portfolio Change<br />
From F Child Protection to<br />
Premier<br />
From Treasury <strong>and</strong> Finance<br />
to Finance<br />
From Treasury <strong>and</strong> Finance<br />
to Finance<br />
From Health to Mental<br />
Health<br />
From Health to Mental<br />
Health<br />
From Health to Mental<br />
Health<br />
From Health to Mental<br />
Health<br />
From Health to Mental<br />
Health<br />
From Health to Mental<br />
Health<br />
From Health to Mental<br />
Health<br />
From Health to Mental<br />
Health<br />
From Health to Mental<br />
Health<br />
From Health to Mental<br />
Health<br />
From Health to Mental<br />
Health<br />
From Health to Mental<br />
Health<br />
From Treasury <strong>and</strong> Finance<br />
to Indigenous Affairs<br />
Table 5: Portfolio changes of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees between 1 June 2009 to <strong>21</strong> <strong>September</strong><br />
<strong>2012</strong>.
Recommendation 1<br />
That the <strong>Government</strong> notes the results of the Commission's verification <strong>and</strong><br />
reconciliation of the current list of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees <strong>and</strong> those<br />
reported to exist in June 2009.<br />
Recommendation 2<br />
That the <strong>Government</strong> approves publication of the resulting Register of <strong>Government</strong><br />
boards <strong>and</strong> committees established by this review. (Appendix 1).<br />
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Section 3 - Proposed Abolitions<br />
3.1 Alternatives<br />
Premier's Circular 2010/02 advises that 'Ministers <strong>and</strong> agencies are encouraged to continue<br />
to use interdepartmental working groups, drawing upon external advice <strong>and</strong> engaging in<br />
other forms of consultation that do not involve the establishment of a <strong>Government</strong> board or<br />
committee'.<br />
In reviewing the current total list of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees it is evident to the<br />
Commission that different departments <strong>and</strong> authorities have different underst<strong>and</strong>ings about<br />
when a board or committee is necessary to undertake a particular role.<br />
Two examples of this are:<br />
When independent expert advice or decision making is required, the use of paid expert<br />
panels, rather than committees, could be used. This includes community <strong>and</strong>/or<br />
industry-based 'expert' advisory, consultative, selection or appeal panels.<br />
When <strong>Government</strong> boards have sub-committees (e.g. finance or audit subcommittees)<br />
that required external specialist (e.g. internal auditor), these expertise<br />
could be paid for on a contract for service basis, rather than being appointed as a<br />
member of the sub-committee that receives sitting fees.<br />
It may be advantageous for the Department of the Premier <strong>and</strong> Cabinet to provide further<br />
guidance to agencies on the circumstances resulting in a body being considered a<br />
<strong>Government</strong> board <strong>and</strong> committee. For example, it is considered unlikely that selection <strong>and</strong><br />
recruitment panels, which included a contracted external human resource consultants are<br />
intended be considered a <strong>Government</strong> board <strong>and</strong> committee. Though such a body may be<br />
consider by some to satisfy the general definition.<br />
3.2 Abolition Criteria<br />
The Commission has examined the current <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees <strong>and</strong> sought<br />
the advice of Minister's offices <strong>and</strong> relevant agencies. The aim of this examination was to:<br />
confirm that the current list of boards <strong>and</strong> committees is correct; <strong>and</strong><br />
consider whether the current list could be further rationalised.<br />
Each Chief of Staff was requested to coordinate <strong>and</strong> collate the following analysis:<br />
1. Need for the board or committee<br />
1.1 Determine whether this role is still required.<br />
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1.2 If it is still required, then is it performing a role that could be<br />
completed outside of government, or does it need to be undertaken<br />
by government.<br />
1.3 If it is a required role for government, then could it be undertaken by<br />
a Department rather than by a board or committee?<br />
2. Legislative basis for the board or committee<br />
2.1 Confirm that the legislation listed (where applicable <strong>and</strong> listed)<br />
provides the legislative basis for the board or committee <strong>and</strong> to<br />
provide the correct legislation if the Act listed is incorrect.<br />
3. Payment of members of boards or committees<br />
3.1 Confirm that the board or committee has at least one external paid<br />
member.<br />
3.2 If there are no external paid members, then is there legislative<br />
provision for payment.<br />
3.3 Recommended Reductions<br />
As a result of the examination <strong>and</strong> advice received from Minister's offices the following<br />
<strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees are recommended to be abolished:<br />
Minister Portfolio <strong>Government</strong> Board /<br />
Committee<br />
Marmion Environment Dieback Consultative<br />
Council<br />
Legislative<br />
Amendment<br />
Required<br />
N<br />
On<br />
Register<br />
Y<br />
Buswell<br />
Emergency<br />
Services<br />
FESA Board of<br />
Management<br />
Y<br />
Y<br />
O'Brien Commerce Building Surveyors<br />
Qualifications Committee<br />
N<br />
N<br />
Table 6: Additional <strong>Boards</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Committees</strong> proposed to be abolished.<br />
Environment Portfolio<br />
Minister Marmion<br />
Based upon the recommendation of the Environment portfolio, the Dieback Consultative<br />
Council is currently being considered for abolition by the Department <strong>and</strong> Environment <strong>and</strong><br />
Conservation (DEC). The primary activity related to this function is undertaken by DEC <strong>and</strong><br />
the purpose of the council was for departmental liaison. The portfolio return to this review<br />
has indicated that the activity of the Dieback Consultative Council is no longer required to be<br />
undertaken.<br />
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Emergency Services<br />
Minister Buswell<br />
The <strong>Government</strong> is proceeding to change the Fire <strong>and</strong> Emergency Services Authority<br />
(FESA) from a statutory authority to a government department. Legislative amendments will<br />
be required to give effect to this change <strong>and</strong> will include the abolition of the FESA board.<br />
Commerce<br />
Minister O'Brien<br />
Commerce portfolio intends to abolish the Building Surveyors Qualifications Committee<br />
following conclusion of its activities.<br />
Recommendation 3<br />
That the relevant portfolios take action to abolish the identified <strong>Government</strong> boards<br />
<strong>and</strong> committees.<br />
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Section 4<br />
Joint Administration<br />
The whole of <strong>Government</strong> can be considered to consist of three sectors, consistent with the<br />
PSM Act:<br />
1. <strong>Government</strong>;<br />
2. Public Sector; <strong>and</strong><br />
3. Public Service.<br />
Diagram 1: Sub-set relationship of Whole of <strong>Government</strong>.<br />
<strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees exist <strong>and</strong> operate in all three sectors.<br />
The Department of the Premier <strong>and</strong> Cabinet's role in relation to <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong><br />
committees is to:<br />
® manage the cabinet processes relating to the establishment <strong>and</strong> maintenance of<br />
<strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees <strong>and</strong> using the data extracted from Cabinet<br />
Submissions to maintain the Database <strong>and</strong> Register of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong><br />
committees.<br />
The Commission's role in relation to Public Sector boards <strong>and</strong> committees is to:<br />
recommend remuneration for board or committee chairpersons <strong>and</strong> members <strong>and</strong><br />
is involved in their training, advice <strong>and</strong> support; <strong>and</strong><br />
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support <strong>and</strong> monitor boards <strong>and</strong> committees on the Register in relation to<br />
compliance with the public sector Code of Ethics, Public Sector St<strong>and</strong>ards, Codes<br />
of Conduct <strong>and</strong> the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2003.<br />
4.1 Role of the Department of the Premier <strong>and</strong> Cabinet<br />
In its role in providing support for the functions of Executive Council, Cabinet <strong>and</strong><br />
Parliament, <strong>and</strong> administrative policy advice <strong>and</strong> support to ministerial offices, the<br />
Department of the Premier <strong>and</strong> Cabinet has direct involvement in the process to establish,<br />
monitor <strong>and</strong> maintain information (Database <strong>and</strong> Register) relating to <strong>Government</strong> boards<br />
<strong>and</strong> committees.<br />
The Commission considers, that as Cabinet Submissions contain the key information<br />
relating to the establishment, change <strong>and</strong> abolition of boards or committees <strong>and</strong> the<br />
associated management of their membership, the Cabinet Services Division of the Cabinet<br />
Secretariat should continue to be the operational area with responsibility <strong>and</strong> accountability<br />
for managing the <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees Database <strong>and</strong> Register.<br />
It is the Commission's view that, the Cabinet Services Division of the Cabinet<br />
Secretariat should have exclusive responsibility <strong>and</strong> accountability for both:<br />
1. Database of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees; <strong>and</strong><br />
2. Register of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees (Published List).<br />
The Department of the Premier <strong>and</strong> Cabinet should also continue in its role as the principal<br />
policy agency for matters related to <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees.<br />
4.2 Role of the Public Sector Commission<br />
The Public Sector Commissioner is a statutory office holder, the general functions of which<br />
are prescribed in S.20A of the PSM Act.<br />
The functions of the Commissioner include the following<br />
(a) to promote the overall efficiency <strong>and</strong> effectiveness of the Public Sector,<br />
having regard to the principles set out in section 7;<br />
(b) to advise Ministers, chief executive officers <strong>and</strong> chief employees of changes,<br />
improvements <strong>and</strong> management practices which, in the opinion of the<br />
Commissioner, should be implemented in order to improve the efficiency <strong>and</strong><br />
effectiveness of the whole or any part of the Public Sector;<br />
(c) to plan for the future management <strong>and</strong> operation of the Public Sector;<br />
(d) to perform other functions that are conferred on the Commissioner under this<br />
Act or any other Act.<br />
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The Commissioner is supported in his/her functions by the Commission.<br />
The Commission is not always involved in the establishment of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong><br />
committees, but takes a lead role in the transfer of employment functions, employment<br />
powers <strong>and</strong> responsibility for assisting in the administration of legislation from one entity to<br />
another. This includes creating, amalgamating, changing the status of <strong>and</strong> abolishing senior<br />
executive service organisations, senior executive service organisations <strong>and</strong> non-senior<br />
executive service organisations (Schedule 2, PSM Act).<br />
The Commission also supports <strong>and</strong> monitors Public Sector boards <strong>and</strong> committees in<br />
relation to compliance with the public sector Code of Ethics, Public Sector St<strong>and</strong>ards, Codes<br />
of Conduct <strong>and</strong> the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2003.<br />
Accordingly, given the Commission's oversight of effectiveness, efficiency <strong>and</strong> accountability<br />
it is appropriate that it be directly involved in the policy <strong>and</strong> operational aspects relating to<br />
the creation, changing <strong>and</strong> abolition of Public Sector <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees,<br />
particularly, where they have employment powers.<br />
4.3 Future Joint Management<br />
As the effective <strong>and</strong> efficient operation of boards <strong>and</strong> committees is a key element to the<br />
proper functioning of <strong>Government</strong>, the Commission considers that formally specifying the<br />
roles <strong>and</strong> responsibilities of both the Department of the Premier <strong>and</strong> Cabinet <strong>and</strong> the<br />
Commission in the joint management of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees is worthwhile.<br />
Recommendation 4<br />
That the Department of the Premier <strong>and</strong> Cabinet <strong>and</strong> the Commission establish a<br />
memor<strong>and</strong>um of underst<strong>and</strong>ing or other appropriate arrangements to clarify the joint<br />
management of matters related to <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees.<br />
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Section 5 - Management of boards <strong>and</strong> committees<br />
5.1 Policies<br />
The current policy <strong>and</strong> procedures relating to boards <strong>and</strong> committees is available in the<br />
Premier's Circular Number: 2010/02 issued on 26 July 2010 <strong>and</strong> titled State <strong>Government</strong><br />
<strong>Boards</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Committees</strong> <strong>and</strong> in the Cabinet H<strong>and</strong>book 2009.<br />
In addition, the Public Sector Commission provides background <strong>and</strong> operational information<br />
about government boards <strong>and</strong> committees at:<br />
http://www.publicsector wa.gov.au/public-administration/governance/good-governance-boardscommittees<br />
5.2 Establishment <strong>and</strong> Abolition<br />
Establishment<br />
The Premier's Circular 2010/02 states that:<br />
All establishments, abolitions (including those due to expiration), changes in name<br />
<strong>and</strong> appointments to boards <strong>and</strong> committees are matters for Cabinet consideration.<br />
The Cabinet H<strong>and</strong>book reads that the only way a board or committee can be formed is with<br />
the approval of Cabinet.<br />
7.4 Appointments to boards<br />
Appointments to boards which are established by statutes which specify that<br />
appointments are to be made by the Minister or the Governor in Executive Council<br />
must be brought to Cabinet.<br />
The H<strong>and</strong>book goes on to read that:<br />
While appointments to committees set up by the Minister or the CEO of an agency<br />
are not usually subject to the Cabinet process, where the purpose or function of the<br />
board may have a major impact on government policy or cross over Ministerial<br />
responsibilities, or when members are paid a fee, the matter should be brought to<br />
Cabinet.<br />
Despite the guidance provided in the Cabinet H<strong>and</strong>book, some <strong>Government</strong> 1 boards <strong>and</strong><br />
committees have been created without Cabinet approval.<br />
Under the criteria recommended by this review a board or committee is only considered a<br />
<strong>Government</strong> board <strong>and</strong> committee when:<br />
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The establishment, change of name, termination of or appointment of persons to<br />
the board or committee is submitted to Cabinet.<br />
The Commission considers that this definition is appropriate given that the only consistent<br />
business process to enable Cabinet Services officers to identify <strong>and</strong> obtain data related to<br />
<strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees is when the matter is submitted to Cabinet.<br />
The business processes required in establishing a <strong>Government</strong> board or committee have<br />
been under review by the Department of the Premier <strong>and</strong> Cabinet <strong>and</strong> new templates <strong>and</strong><br />
proposed amendments to the Cabinet H<strong>and</strong>book are under development by the Department<br />
of the Premier <strong>and</strong> Cabinet.<br />
Abolition<br />
The Cabinet H<strong>and</strong>book currently indicates that if the name, structure or function of a board<br />
or committee changes then the matter should be submitted to Cabinet for approval.<br />
Similarly, proposals to amalgamate or abolish a board or committee should be submitted to<br />
Cabinet.<br />
Submissions to abolish a <strong>Government</strong> board or committee should include the background,<br />
the achievements (if any), the reasons why the board is to be abolished, any savings<br />
envisaged <strong>and</strong> any likely negative impacts.<br />
Proposals to change or abolish a board or committee or extend a sunset provision should be<br />
clearly spelt out in the Cabinet Submission. Some boards <strong>and</strong> committees have effectively<br />
been abolished by ceasing operations with the required submission being made to Cabinet.<br />
The Commission considers that the Cabinet Submission template should be revised, to<br />
ensure such information is clear. This should reduce the risk of the information not being<br />
identified because it is embedded within the text of a Cabinet Submission.<br />
5.3 Appointments <strong>and</strong> Reappointments<br />
All new appointments <strong>and</strong> re-appointments to boards <strong>and</strong> committees must have the<br />
approval of Cabinet (as per the Cabinet H<strong>and</strong>book).<br />
This process appears to be well understood by ministerial <strong>and</strong> officers from support<br />
agencies <strong>and</strong> should be retained except for some minor adjustment to the processes <strong>and</strong><br />
template.<br />
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As discussed above, proposed amendments to the current templates have been developed<br />
in consultation with Cabinet Services officers <strong>and</strong> the revised templates have also been<br />
workshopped with a small reference group of Ministerial <strong>and</strong> agency officers who frequently<br />
use these templates. There are also proposed amendments to the Cabinet H<strong>and</strong>book to<br />
reflect these changes.<br />
Recommendation 5<br />
That the Department of the Premier <strong>and</strong> Cabinet develop <strong>and</strong> propose amendments to<br />
the Cabinet H<strong>and</strong>book <strong>and</strong> the template for Cabinet Submissions relating to the<br />
establishment, changing or terminating of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees; <strong>and</strong><br />
changes to membership of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees, to ensure that all<br />
required information to keep an accurate database of records for each <strong>Government</strong><br />
board or committee is explicit in each Cabinet Submission.<br />
5.4 New Database<br />
Following the Hicks review a central Register of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees was<br />
established on 1 May 2003 within the Department of the Premier <strong>and</strong> Cabinet. This system,<br />
the Western Australian <strong>Government</strong> Information Vault operated until October 2010 after the<br />
officer who programmed <strong>and</strong> managed the system left. This meant that custom reports<br />
could not be generated <strong>and</strong> significant problems of data reliability were experienced.<br />
Information from this system was never made publicly accessible.<br />
In 2010, a joint Department of the Premier <strong>and</strong> Cabinet <strong>and</strong> Commission decision was made<br />
to produce a database that was integrated with the existing Public Sector Commission<br />
Agency Information <strong>and</strong> Senior Executive Service (AISES) database. This database was<br />
designed to:<br />
hold more detailed information on each board or committee (e.g. the membership; date<br />
of each member's appointment, <strong>and</strong> recommended sitting fee);<br />
make it easier to create reports that summarise information (including the public list of<br />
boards <strong>and</strong> committees, which states the name of each board or committee, the portfolio<br />
in which it resides, <strong>and</strong> the Minister responsible); <strong>and</strong><br />
generate automatic emails to Ministerial Offices notifying them of appointments that are<br />
due to expire or the need to carry out annual reviews.<br />
However, using AISES to manage <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees have been<br />
unsuccessful for the following reasons:<br />
a slow user interface hampering timely data entry;<br />
information from past databases was not imported;<br />
some data cannot be edited;<br />
difficulty finding staff resources in Cabinet Services to keep the database up to date; <strong>and</strong><br />
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lack of reliable <strong>and</strong> complete information to put into the database (Cabinet submissions<br />
sometimes lack required detail, past databases are considered unreliable, <strong>and</strong><br />
information obtained from agencies may contain errors).<br />
As a result, a decision was recently made to develop a new, st<strong>and</strong>-alone database to<br />
manage data on <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees. Like AISES, the proposed system will<br />
contain the following information for each board or committee:<br />
brief description of function, including legislation (if any) <strong>and</strong> contact details;<br />
date first created/paid member appointed;<br />
active, abolished;<br />
next review date;<br />
expiry date;<br />
for each member:-<br />
name, gender (possibly ethnicity) <strong>and</strong> age b<strong>and</strong> (<strong>and</strong> possibly unique identifier);<br />
position (e.g. chair; deputy chair, member etc.);<br />
appointment date (both first appointment <strong>and</strong> latest appointment);<br />
appointment expiry date;<br />
remuneration (sitting fee) rate;<br />
details for past members (non-active) retained;<br />
date fees were determined by PSC (or other means);<br />
whether travel/expense reimbursement is provided;<br />
funding source (e.g. consolidated funds, industry-funded, or self-funded);<br />
whether Executive Council approval is needed to appoint members;<br />
TRIM file number; <strong>and</strong><br />
audit information (who has edited the database <strong>and</strong> what they did).<br />
This should allow the new system to generate reports to answer questions on the number of<br />
<strong>Government</strong> board <strong>and</strong> committees <strong>and</strong> Paid <strong>Government</strong> board <strong>and</strong> committees at any<br />
point in time. Data will also be available on the number created/abolished in any given time<br />
frame <strong>and</strong> general membership profiles (including number of memberships held by any<br />
individual). Once captured in the new database, most of this information could also be made<br />
public.<br />
However, the current list of boards <strong>and</strong> committees (showing name, portfolio <strong>and</strong> Minister) is<br />
currently being updated <strong>and</strong> maintained manually by the Department of the Premier <strong>and</strong><br />
Cabinet.<br />
Addressing these issues <strong>and</strong> realising the potential of the new database will require:<br />
commitment of an additional internal administrative support to Cabinet services (estimate<br />
a level 5 officer for 3 day per week) to update information on committees that have<br />
appointments made each weekly Cabinet meeting <strong>and</strong> to work proactively to ensure all<br />
data is current;<br />
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improved design/specification for the new database to make data input easier <strong>and</strong> to<br />
exp<strong>and</strong> fields <strong>and</strong> reporting capability; <strong>and</strong><br />
ensure that information required is available from the Cabinet submissions.<br />
Recommendation 6<br />
That the Department of the Premier <strong>and</strong> Cabinet ensure sufficient dedicated resources<br />
are provided to manage the <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees Cabinet processes,<br />
Database <strong>and</strong> Register.<br />
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Section 6<br />
Remuneration<br />
The authority to remunerate <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees derives from statutory<br />
provision or endorsement by Cabinet. The remuneration rate is recommended by the Public<br />
Sector Commissioner or, where provided by statute, the Salaries <strong>and</strong> Allowances Tribunal<br />
(SAT). The only case where SAT applies is for members of the Corruption <strong>and</strong> Crime<br />
Commission.<br />
Prior to the establishment of the Commission, the Minister for Public Sector Management<br />
(the Premier) advised on remuneration. In practice this role was previously delegated by the<br />
Premier to the Director General of the then Department of the Premier <strong>and</strong> Cabinet. This<br />
function is now performed by the Public Sector Commissioner.<br />
The purpose of the Commission's function of advising on remuneration rates is to promote<br />
consistency <strong>and</strong> relativity in remuneration of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees.<br />
Guidelines for the reimbursement of travel expenses are contained in Public Sector<br />
Commissioner's Circular 2009-20.<br />
6.1 Ineligible Members<br />
<strong>Boards</strong> <strong>and</strong> committees have members from diverse backgrounds, with some being full time<br />
employees in the public, private or non-government organisation sectors, some being part<br />
time public or private or non-government organisation employees, <strong>and</strong> some being not<br />
employed, including people who are retired. In line with the definition of a board or<br />
committee (Premiers Circular 2010/02), the following members of a <strong>Government</strong> board or<br />
committee are currently considered by the Department of the Premier <strong>and</strong> Cabinet to be<br />
ineligible to receive remuneration:<br />
members on the public payroll, including all current State, Commonwealth <strong>and</strong> Local<br />
<strong>Government</strong> employees (part time or full time);<br />
current employees of public academic institutions; <strong>and</strong><br />
current <strong>and</strong> retired judicial officers.<br />
Former Members of Parliament who completed their parliamentary term <strong>and</strong> retired in<br />
the previous 12 months are eligible to sit on a board or committee they may be<br />
eligible if twelve or more months have passed since being in the Parliament.<br />
All others who sit on <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees are considered by the Department<br />
of the Premier <strong>and</strong> Cabinet to be potentially eligible for remuneration.<br />
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6.2 Remuneration process<br />
The process of remunerating board <strong>and</strong> committee members <strong>and</strong> determining the<br />
appropriate fee structure is commonly (but not always) required by statute to be<br />
recommended by the Public Sector Commissioner.<br />
The fact that a person has been appointed to a <strong>Government</strong> board or committee does not<br />
automatically entitle the member to be remunerated. The following need to be taken into<br />
account:<br />
the authority to pay members; <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>Government</strong> policy restricting payment to certain members.<br />
Reimbursement of expenses (e.g. food or travel) incurred in performance of official board or<br />
committee functions are normally managed outside the remuneration framework. Agencies<br />
typically use the Australian Taxation Office practices as a guide.<br />
It is noted that a significant number of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees have no paid<br />
members.<br />
6.3 Eligibility Changes<br />
In reviewing remuneration eligibility arrangements the Commission consulted with <strong>and</strong> took<br />
guidance from the Department of the Premier <strong>and</strong> Cabinet, as the principal relevant policy<br />
agency. Based upon this, the Commission considers that the payment of part-time public<br />
servants <strong>and</strong> of university academics should be allowed.<br />
The Commission considers that public servants who are currently ineligible for payment, but<br />
only work part-time should be eligible provided the member can clearly demonstrate that<br />
his/her board or committee duties will be undertaken outside of work hours <strong>and</strong> that potential<br />
conflicts of interest between a person's part-time work <strong>and</strong> their board or committee duties<br />
will be appropriately managed.<br />
The Commission considers that university academics have highly specialised knowledge,<br />
skills <strong>and</strong> experiences that place them in a unique position to make a valuable contribution to<br />
the work of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees. However, universities are increasingly<br />
expecting academics to account for their time involved in non-core activities, to 'contract out'<br />
their services <strong>and</strong> to undertake such work in time that is over <strong>and</strong> above their normal work<br />
hours.<br />
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An inconsistency in the current policy is that academics from The University of Notre Dame<br />
are eligible for remuneration, whereas those from public academic institutions are not.<br />
Given that a significant proportion of Notre Dame's operating income derives from public<br />
sources, the policy that disallows remuneration of public university academics, but allows<br />
private university academics to be remunerated could be seen as somewhat inequitable. For<br />
both reasons it is therefore recommended that all university academics should be eligible for<br />
remuneration.<br />
A third area for consideration is remuneration of private sector employees. Currently,<br />
members who are private sector employees are generally eligible for remuneration. This<br />
area is not as clear-cut as others, <strong>and</strong> there are at least two scenarios that warrant further<br />
consideration:<br />
1. First, when a <strong>Government</strong> board or committee is established to enable private<br />
companies or industry groups to provide input into a government process relating<br />
to their business or industry, it is the Commission's view that the company or<br />
industry group should be prepared to provide the services of their representative<br />
'free of charge'.<br />
a. In such circumstances the member's primary purpose is to represent the<br />
interests of the company or the membership of the industry group.<br />
b. This may be the case for boards <strong>and</strong> committees in several areas of<br />
government <strong>and</strong> is particularly relevant in the State Development, Commerce,<br />
Transport, Energy <strong>and</strong> Agriculture <strong>and</strong> Foods portfolios.<br />
2. Second, where a <strong>Government</strong> board or committee has a member who is selfemployed<br />
or is a private sector employee <strong>and</strong> does not represent the interests of<br />
their company or industry group, their time in preparing for <strong>and</strong> attending board or<br />
committee meetings reduces their ability to work <strong>and</strong> earn commensurate to their<br />
normal hours, it is the Commission's view that the remuneration may be<br />
appropriate. For example, medical practitioner in private practice serving on<br />
health advisory committees.<br />
It appears to the Commission that further consideration is required in relation to the policies<br />
for the remuneration of private sector employees <strong>and</strong> professionals. The Commission<br />
considers it is important to establish clear <strong>and</strong> consistent guidelines on remuneration in<br />
these instances <strong>and</strong> to ensure that the potential conflicts of interest will be appropriately<br />
managed.<br />
Categories <strong>and</strong> information is not available on the professional classification (e.g. part-time<br />
public servants, private sector employee, university academics) of members of <strong>Government</strong><br />
boards <strong>and</strong> committees. The Commission considers that this information would be of value<br />
<strong>and</strong> should be included in the new <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees. Accordingly, the<br />
Commission is unable to forecast the impact of any recommended changes to members<br />
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entitled to receive remuneration, other than to recognise that the recommended changes will<br />
only potentially increase the number Paid <strong>Government</strong> <strong>Boards</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Committees</strong>. Any<br />
changes to remuneration rules should apply to new member appointees.<br />
Approved changes in eligibility to remuneration for <strong>Government</strong> board <strong>and</strong> committee<br />
members (i.e. academics <strong>and</strong> part-time public servants) will commence for existing members<br />
from the date of the <strong>Government</strong>'s decision.<br />
Recommendation 7<br />
That the:<br />
7.1 <strong>Government</strong> adopt the policy, that part time public servants be paid for<br />
membership on <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees, if it is clearly<br />
demonstrated to the satisfaction of the relevant Minister that; the part-time<br />
public servant's board or committee work will happen in their own time; <strong>and</strong><br />
potential conflicts of interest will be appropriately managed;<br />
7.2 <strong>Government</strong> adopt the policy, that university academics be eligible for<br />
remuneration irrespective of whether they are from a public or private<br />
university; <strong>and</strong><br />
7.3 Department of the Premier <strong>and</strong> Cabinet develop guidelines to address the range<br />
of circumstances associated with remuneration of private sector employees <strong>and</strong><br />
professionals.<br />
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Appendix 1:<br />
<strong>Committees</strong><br />
Register of <strong>Government</strong> <strong>Boards</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
Minister Portfolio Board or Committee Sub<br />
Total<br />
Barnett Premier Advisory Board of the Constitutional Centre<br />
Buswell<br />
Emergency<br />
Services<br />
Gold Corporation Board<br />
Partnership Forum<br />
Salaries <strong>and</strong> Allowances Tribunal<br />
Western Australian Lotteries Commission<br />
Board (Lottery West)<br />
FESA Board of Management<br />
Fire <strong>and</strong> Emergency Services<br />
Superannuation Board<br />
Buswell Transport Albany Port Authority Board<br />
Broome Port Authority Board<br />
Bunbury Port Authority Board<br />
Composite Rate Model School Bus<br />
Contract Review Panel<br />
Dampier Port Authority Board<br />
Esperance Port Authority Board<br />
Fremantle Port Authority Board<br />
Geraldton Port Authority Board<br />
Ministerial Heavy Vehicle Advisory Panel<br />
Port Hed l<strong>and</strong> Port Authority Board<br />
Road Freight Transport Industry Council<br />
Taxi Industry Board<br />
Western Australian Port Operations Task<br />
Force<br />
Buswell Treasury <strong>Government</strong> Employees Superannuation<br />
Board<br />
Insurance Commission of WA Board of<br />
Commissioners<br />
Western Australian Treasury Corporation -<br />
Board of Directors<br />
Castrilli Heritage Development Committee (Heritage)<br />
Heritage Council of Western Australia<br />
Register Committee (Heritage) 3<br />
Castrilli Local <strong>Government</strong> Caravan Parks <strong>and</strong> Camping Grounds<br />
Advisory Committee<br />
Control of Vehicles (Off-Road Areas) Act<br />
Advisory Committee<br />
Local <strong>Government</strong> Advisory Board<br />
Local <strong>Government</strong> St<strong>and</strong>ards Panel<br />
5<br />
2<br />
13<br />
3<br />
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Minister Portfolio Board or Committee Sub<br />
Total<br />
Metropolitan Cemeteries Board<br />
Western Australian Local <strong>Government</strong><br />
Grants Commission<br />
Collier Education Country High School Hostels Authority<br />
Board<br />
Curtin University of Technology Council<br />
Non-<strong>Government</strong> School Registration<br />
Advisory Panel<br />
Public Education Endowment Trust<br />
School Curriculum <strong>and</strong> St<strong>and</strong>ards<br />
Authority<br />
Western Australian College of Teaching<br />
Board of Management<br />
Collier Energy Electricity Generation Corporation Board<br />
Electricity Networks Corporation (Western<br />
Power) Board<br />
Electricity Retail Corporation Board<br />
Independent Market Operator Board<br />
Regional Power Corporation Board<br />
Western Australian Electricity Review<br />
Board<br />
Collier Indigenous Affairs Aboriginal Cultural Material Committee<br />
Aboriginal L<strong>and</strong>s Trust<br />
Fitzroy Futures Forum Governance<br />
Committee<br />
Western Australian Aboriginal Advisory<br />
Cowper<br />
Cowper<br />
Corrective<br />
Services<br />
Training <strong>and</strong><br />
Workforce<br />
Development<br />
Council<br />
Dangerous Sexual Offenders Review<br />
Committee<br />
Prisoner Grievance Review Panel<br />
Supervised Release Review Board 3<br />
Building <strong>and</strong> Construction Industry<br />
Training Board<br />
C Y O'Connor Institute Governing Council<br />
Central Institute of Technology Governing<br />
Council (Previously Central TAFE)<br />
Challenger Institute of Technology<br />
Governing Council<br />
Durack Institute of Technology Governing<br />
Council (formerly Central West TAFE)<br />
Goldfields Institute of Technology<br />
Governing Council<br />
6<br />
6<br />
6<br />
4<br />
42
Minister Portfolio Board or Committee Sub<br />
Total<br />
Day<br />
Culture <strong>and</strong> the<br />
Arts<br />
Great Southern Institute of Technology<br />
Governing Council<br />
Kimberley Training Institute Governing<br />
Council<br />
Pilbara Institute Governing Council<br />
Polytechnic West Governing Council<br />
South West Institute of Technology<br />
Governing Council (formerly South West<br />
Regional College of TAFE Governing<br />
Council)<br />
State Training Board<br />
Training Accreditation Council<br />
West Coast Institute of Training<br />
Governing Council<br />
Board of the Art Gallery of Western<br />
Australia<br />
Perth Theatre Trust Board<br />
Screen West Board<br />
State Records Commission<br />
Western Australian Museum Board of<br />
Trustees<br />
Day Planning Armada le L<strong>and</strong> Redevelopment<br />
Committee<br />
Board of Valuers<br />
Central Perth L<strong>and</strong> Redevelopment<br />
Committee<br />
Central Perth Planning Committee<br />
City of Perth Development Assessment<br />
Panel (LDAP)<br />
Coastal Planning <strong>and</strong> Coordination<br />
Committee<br />
Executive Finance & Property Committee<br />
(Planning)<br />
Gascoyne Joint Development<br />
Assessment Panel (JDAP)<br />
Gascoyne Region Planning Committee<br />
Goldfields-Esperance Joint Development<br />
Assessment Panel (JDAP)<br />
Great Southern Joint Development<br />
Assessment Panel (JDAP)<br />
Infrastructure Coordinating Committee<br />
Kimberley Joint Development<br />
Assessment Panel (JDAP)<br />
Kimberley Regional Planning Committee<br />
Metro Central Joint Development<br />
Assessment Panel (JDAP)<br />
14<br />
5<br />
43
Minister Portfolio Board or Committee Sub<br />
Total<br />
Day<br />
Science <strong>and</strong><br />
Innovation<br />
Metro East Joint Development<br />
Assessment Panel (JDAP)<br />
Metro North-West Joint Development<br />
Assessment Panel (JDAP)<br />
Metro South-West Joint Development<br />
Assessment Panel (JDAP)<br />
Metro West Joint Development<br />
Assessment Panel (JDAP)<br />
Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority<br />
Board<br />
Metropolitan Region Scheme Hearing<br />
Committee<br />
Mid West Joint Development Assessment<br />
Panel (JDAP)<br />
Mid West Regional Planning Committee<br />
Midl<strong>and</strong> L<strong>and</strong> Redevelopment Committee<br />
Peel Joint Development Assessment<br />
Panel (JDAP)<br />
Peel Region Planning Committee<br />
Pilbara Joint Development Assessment<br />
Panel (JDAP)<br />
Pi lbara Regional Planning Committee<br />
Port Kennedy Management Board<br />
South-West Joint Development<br />
Assessment Panel (JDAP)<br />
South-west Region Planning Committee<br />
Statutory Planning Committee<br />
Subiaco L<strong>and</strong> Redevelopment Committee<br />
Sustainable Transport Committee<br />
Swan Valley Planning Committee<br />
Western Australian Planning Commission<br />
Wheatbelt Joint Development<br />
Assessment Panel (JDAP)<br />
Governing Board for the Chemistry<br />
Centre (WA)<br />
Western Australian Technology <strong>and</strong><br />
Industry Advisory Council (TIAC)<br />
Grylls L<strong>and</strong>s Community Titles Advisory Committee<br />
(CTAC)<br />
Community Titles Advisory Committee<br />
(CTAC) L<strong>and</strong> Tenure Committee<br />
Geographic Names Committee<br />
L<strong>and</strong> Surveyors Licensing Board of<br />
Western Australia<br />
Pastoral L<strong>and</strong>s Board<br />
37<br />
2<br />
44
Minister Portfolio Board or Committee Sub<br />
Total<br />
Grylls<br />
Regional<br />
Development<br />
Western Australian L<strong>and</strong> Authority Board<br />
Western Australian L<strong>and</strong> Information<br />
Authority Board of Management<br />
Avon Industrial Park Advisory Board<br />
Gascoyne Development Commission<br />
Board<br />
Goldfields-Esperance Development<br />
Commission Board of Management<br />
Great Southern Development<br />
Commission Board<br />
Kimberley Development Commission<br />
Board<br />
Mid West Development Commission<br />
Board of Management<br />
Ord Enhancement Scheme Management<br />
Committee<br />
Peel Development Commission Board<br />
Pilbara Development Commission Board<br />
Rural, Remote <strong>and</strong> Regional Women's<br />
Network of Western Australia<br />
Service Delivery Reform Working Group<br />
South West Development Commission<br />
Board<br />
Western Australian Regional<br />
Development Trust<br />
Wheatbelt Development Commission<br />
Board<br />
Flames Health Animal Resources Authority Board<br />
Armada le District Aboriginal Health Action<br />
Group<br />
Bentley District Aboriginal Health Action<br />
Group<br />
Breast Screen WA General Practitioner<br />
Advisory Committee<br />
CAC: Area Community Advisory<br />
Committee South Metropolitan Area<br />
Health Service<br />
CAC: Armada le Health Service (AHS)<br />
Community Advisory Council<br />
CAC: Bentley Health Service (BHS)<br />
Community Advisory Council<br />
CAC: Community Advisory Committee,<br />
Rockingham General Hospital<br />
CAC: Community Advisory Council (CAC)<br />
CAC: King Edward Memorial Hospital<br />
Community Advisory Committee<br />
7<br />
14<br />
45
Minister Portfolio Board or Committee Sub<br />
Total<br />
CAC: NMAHS Area Community Advisory<br />
Committee<br />
CAC: Osborne Park Hospital Community<br />
Advisory Council<br />
CAC: Royal Perth Community Advisory<br />
Council<br />
Cardiovascular Health Network Executive<br />
Advisory Group<br />
Child <strong>and</strong> Adolescent Health Service<br />
Governing Council<br />
Department of Health WA Human<br />
Research Ethics Committee (DOHWA<br />
HREC)<br />
DHAC: Blackwood District Health<br />
Advisory Council<br />
DHAC: Broome <strong>and</strong> Surrounding<br />
Communities District Health Advisory<br />
Council<br />
DHAC: Bunbury District Health Advisory<br />
Council<br />
DHAC: Central Great Southern District<br />
Health Advisory Council<br />
DHAC: Derby <strong>and</strong> Surrounding<br />
Communities District Health Advisory<br />
Council<br />
DHAC: Eastern District Health Advisory<br />
Council<br />
DHAC: Gascoyne District Health Advisory<br />
Council<br />
DHAC: Geraldton District Health Advisory<br />
Council<br />
DHAC: Goldfields District Health Advisory<br />
Council<br />
DHAC: Kununurra/Wyndham <strong>and</strong><br />
Surrounding Communities District Health<br />
Advisory Council<br />
DHAC: Leschenault District Health<br />
Advisory Council<br />
DHAC: Lower Great Southern District<br />
Health Advisory Council<br />
DHAC: Midwest District Health Advisory<br />
Council<br />
DHAC: Naturaliste District Health<br />
Advisory Council<br />
DHAC: South East District Health<br />
Advisory Council<br />
46
Minister Portfolio Board or Committee Sub<br />
Total<br />
DHAC: Southern District Health Advisory<br />
Council<br />
DHAC: Warren District Health Advisory<br />
Council<br />
DHAC: Western District Health Advisory<br />
Council<br />
Diabetes & Endocrine Health Network<br />
Executive Advisory Group<br />
Eating Disorders Program Consumer<br />
Advisory Groups<br />
Falls Prevention Health Network<br />
Executive Advisory Group<br />
Fluoridation of Public Water Supplies<br />
Advisory Committee<br />
Fremantle District Aboriginal Health<br />
Action Group<br />
Local Health Authorities Analytical<br />
Committee<br />
MAC: Albany Hospital Medical Advisory<br />
Committee<br />
MAC: Blackwood Hospital Medical<br />
Advisory Council<br />
MAC: Bunbury Hospital Medical Advisory<br />
Council<br />
MAC: Busselton Hospital Medical<br />
Advisory Council<br />
MAC: Central Great Southern Medical<br />
Advisory Committee<br />
MAC: Denmark Medical Advisory<br />
Committee<br />
MAC: Donnybrook Hospital Medical<br />
Advisory Council<br />
MAC: Eastern Medical Advisory Council<br />
MAC: Geraldton Medical Advisory<br />
Council<br />
MAC: Margaret River Medical Advisory<br />
Council<br />
MAC: Medical Advisory Committee,<br />
Rockingham General Hospital<br />
MAC: Plantagenet Cranbrook Health<br />
Service Medical Advisory Committee<br />
MAC: Port Hedl<strong>and</strong> Medical Advisory<br />
Council<br />
MAC: Southern District Medical Advisory<br />
Council<br />
MAC: Western District Medical Advisory<br />
Council<br />
47
Minister Portfolio Board or Committee Sub<br />
Total<br />
MAC: Warren District Hospital Medical<br />
Advisory Council<br />
Medical Radiation Technologists<br />
Registration Board of WA<br />
Musculoskeletal Health Network<br />
Executive Advisory Group<br />
North Metropolitan Health Service<br />
Governing Council<br />
Northern <strong>and</strong> Remote Country Health<br />
Service Governing Council<br />
Northern Territory, South Australia,<br />
Western Australia Board of the<br />
Psychology Board of Australia<br />
Peel District Aboriginal Health Action<br />
Group<br />
Pharmacy Registration Board of Western<br />
Australia<br />
Radiological Council<br />
Renal Health Network Executive Advisory<br />
Group<br />
Respiratory Health Network Executive<br />
Advisory Group<br />
Rockingham Kwinana Aboriginal District<br />
Health Action Group<br />
Royal Perth Hospital Animal Ethics<br />
Committee<br />
South Metropolitan Area Aboriginal<br />
Health Action Group<br />
South Metropolitan Health Service<br />
Governing Council<br />
Southern Country Health Service<br />
Governing Council<br />
State Perinatal Mental Health Reference<br />
Group<br />
Stimulants Assessment Panel<br />
WA Country Health Service (WACHS)<br />
Audit Liaison Committee<br />
WARTC: Counselling Committee<br />
WARTC: Embryo Storage Committee<br />
WARTC: Licensing <strong>and</strong> Administration<br />
Advisory Committee<br />
WARTC: PGD Technical Advisory<br />
Committee<br />
WARTC: Scientific Advisory Committee<br />
WARTC: Western Australian<br />
Reproductive Technology Council<br />
48
Minister Portfolio Board or Committee Sub<br />
Total<br />
Western Australia Board of the Medical<br />
Board of Australia<br />
Western Australia Board of the Nursing<br />
<strong>and</strong> Midwifery Board of Australia<br />
Western Australia Board of the<br />
Physiotherapy Board of Australia<br />
Western Australian Aged Care Advisory<br />
Council<br />
Western Australian Child & Youth Health<br />
Network Executive Advisory Group<br />
Western Australian Cross-Jurisdictional<br />
Data Linkage Program Steering<br />
Committee<br />
Western Australian Health Promotion<br />
Foundation (Healthway) Board<br />
Women's <strong>and</strong> Newborns' Health Network<br />
Executive Advisory Group<br />
Hames Tourism Rottnest Isl<strong>and</strong> Authority (Board)<br />
Western Australian Tourism Commission<br />
Board of Commissioners<br />
88<br />
2<br />
Harvey Road Safety Road Safety Council 1<br />
Marmion Environment Animal Ethics Committee (DEC)<br />
Animal Ethics Committee (Perth Zoo)<br />
Appeals Committee Appeal in Objection<br />
to Approval Issued to Alcoa of Australia<br />
Limited (Wagerup Alumina Refinery<br />
Noise Emissions)<br />
Appeals Committee Toro Energy Ltd<br />
Uranium Project<br />
Botanic Gardens <strong>and</strong> Parks Authority<br />
Board of Management<br />
Cockburn Sound Management Council<br />
Conservation Commission of Western<br />
Australia Board<br />
Contaminated Sites Committee<br />
Dieback Consultative Council<br />
Environmental Protection Authority<br />
Keep Australia Beautiful Council Board<br />
Marine Parks <strong>and</strong> Reserves Authority<br />
Roadside Conservation Committee<br />
Swan River Trust Board<br />
Waste Authority<br />
Yoorrooyang Dawang Regional<br />
(Miriuwung Gajerrong) Park Council<br />
Zoological Parks Authority Board 17<br />
49
Minister Portfolio Board or Committee Sub<br />
Total<br />
Marmion Water Aqwest Bunbury Water Board<br />
Board of the Water Corporation<br />
Busselton Water Board<br />
Carnarvon Artesian Basin Advisory Group<br />
Carnarvon Water Allocation Advisory<br />
Committee<br />
Geographe Catchment Council<br />
(Geocatch)<br />
Warren-Donnelly Water Advisory<br />
Committee<br />
McSweeney Child Protection Adoption Applications Committee<br />
McSweeney<br />
Seniors <strong>and</strong><br />
Volunteering<br />
Case Review Panel<br />
Ministerial Advisory Council on Child<br />
Protection<br />
Western Australian Council on<br />
Homelessness<br />
Carers Advisory Council<br />
Seniors Ministerial Advisory Committee 2<br />
McSweeney Women's<br />
Interests<br />
Women's Advisory Council 1<br />
Mischin Attorney General Appeals Costs Board<br />
Criminal Injuries Compensation<br />
Gender Reassignment Board<br />
Law Reform Commission of Western<br />
Australia<br />
Legal Aid Commission Board of Western<br />
Australia<br />
Legal Costs Committee<br />
Mentally Impaired Accused Review Board<br />
Prisoners Review Board<br />
State Administrative Tribunal 9<br />
Moore Fisheries Abrolhos Isl<strong>and</strong>s Management Advisory<br />
Committee<br />
Aquatic Advisory Committee<br />
Integrated Fisheries Allocation Advisory<br />
Committee<br />
Wetline <strong>and</strong> Related Fisheries Voluntary 4<br />
Fisheries Adjustment Scheme Committee<br />
Moore<br />
Mines <strong>and</strong><br />
Petroleum<br />
of Management<br />
Coal Industry Superannuation Board<br />
Minerals <strong>and</strong> Energy Research Institute<br />
of Western Australia Board of Directors<br />
Minerals Research Advisory Committee 3<br />
7<br />
4<br />
50
Minister Portfolio Board or Committee Sub<br />
total<br />
Morton Disability Services Community <strong>and</strong> Family Living Support<br />
Funding Panel<br />
Disability Services Commission Board<br />
Independent Priority Assessment Panel<br />
Ministerial Advisory Council on Disability 4<br />
Morton Mental Health Armada le Health Service, Mental Health<br />
Consumer Advisory Group<br />
Bentley Health Service Mental Health<br />
Consumer Advisory Group<br />
Consumer Advisory Group Swan Mental<br />
Health Service<br />
Council of Official Visitors<br />
Gray l<strong>and</strong>s Hospital Management Team<br />
Meeting<br />
Mental Health Advisory Council<br />
Mental Health Review Board<br />
Ministerial Council for Suicide Prevention<br />
Mirrabooka Consumer Advisory Group<br />
PaRK Mental Health Service Clinical<br />
Governance Committee<br />
PaRK Mental Health Service Steering<br />
Committee<br />
Peel Mental Health Consumer Advisory<br />
Group<br />
Psychiatry CAG: Royal Perth Hospital<br />
Psychiatry Department Consumer<br />
Advisory Group<br />
Rockingham Mental Health Consumer<br />
Advisory Group<br />
Royal Perth Hospital Mental Health<br />
Management Committee<br />
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Mental<br />
Health Unit Project Working Group<br />
South Metropolitan Mental Health<br />
Advisory Group (SuMMAt).<br />
WA Alcohol <strong>and</strong> Drug Authority 18<br />
O'Brien Commerce Architects Board of Western Australia<br />
Building Services Board<br />
Charitable Collections Advisory<br />
Committee<br />
Commission for Occupational Safety <strong>and</strong><br />
Health<br />
Construction Industry Long Service Leave<br />
Payments Board<br />
Construction Industry Safety Advisory<br />
Committee<br />
51
Minister Portfolio Board or Committee Sub<br />
Total<br />
Consumer Advisory Committee<br />
Electrical Licensing Board<br />
Legislation Advisory Committee<br />
(Work Safe)<br />
Plumbers Licensing Board<br />
Risk Management Advisory Committee<br />
(Work Safe)<br />
Work Cover Western Australia - Costs<br />
Committee<br />
Work Cover Western Australia - Medical<br />
Committee<br />
Work Cover Western Australia Authority 14<br />
O'Brien Finance Fremantle Prison Advisory Committee 1<br />
O'Brien Small Business Small Business Development Corporation 1<br />
Board<br />
Redman Agriculture <strong>and</strong><br />
Food<br />
Agricultural Produce Commission Board<br />
Animal Ethics Committee (DAFWA)<br />
Biosecurity Council of Western Australia<br />
Cattle Industry Funding Scheme<br />
Management Committee<br />
Grains, Seed <strong>and</strong> Hay Industry Funding<br />
Scheme Management Committee<br />
Industry Funding Scheme Appointments<br />
Committee<br />
Perth Market Authority Board<br />
Pest Animal Control Ethics Advisory<br />
Committee<br />
Potato Marketing Corporation of Western<br />
Australia Board<br />
Rural Business Development Corporation<br />
Board<br />
Sheep <strong>and</strong> Goat Industry Funding<br />
Scheme Management Committee<br />
Veterinary Surgeons Board<br />
Western Australian Meat Industry<br />
13<br />
Authority Board<br />
Redman Forestry Forest Products Commission Board 1<br />
Redman Housing Country Housing Authority Board<br />
Waldron<br />
Racing <strong>and</strong><br />
Gaming<br />
Keystart Board 2<br />
Burswood Park Board<br />
Gaming <strong>and</strong> Wagering Commission of<br />
Western Australia<br />
Gaming Community Trust<br />
Liquor Commission<br />
52
Minister Portfolio Board or Committee Sub<br />
Total<br />
Waldron<br />
Sport <strong>and</strong><br />
Recreation<br />
Racing <strong>and</strong> Wagering Western Australia<br />
Board<br />
Racing Penalties Appeal Tribunal of WA<br />
Western Australian Greyhound Racing<br />
Association Board<br />
Professional Combat Sports Commission<br />
Board<br />
Western Australian Institute of Sport<br />
Board<br />
Western Australian Sports Centre Trust 3<br />
Board<br />
TOTAL 332<br />
7<br />
Table 7: Register of Paid <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees as of <strong>21</strong> <strong>September</strong> <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
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Appendix 2:<br />
Reconciliation Methodology<br />
In its efforts to verify <strong>and</strong> reconcile the data on <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees<br />
between <strong>September</strong> <strong>2012</strong> <strong>and</strong> June 2009, the Commission has:<br />
reviewed the data available from the Department of the Premier <strong>and</strong> Cabinet;<br />
conducted research;<br />
consulted with relevant portfolios <strong>and</strong> agencies; <strong>and</strong><br />
provided the reconciled lists to portfolios for final verification.<br />
Assumptions/Limitations<br />
In relation to the review reconciliation the following assumptions <strong>and</strong>/or limitations<br />
apply:<br />
The Department of the Premier <strong>and</strong> Cabinet provided the Commission with a list<br />
of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees as of 1 June 2009 (totalling 1,280). This<br />
is 4 more than the total quoted in the Premier's media release of 1 June 2009.<br />
This list has been used as the primary source data for the reconciliation.<br />
The Department of the Premier <strong>and</strong> Cabinet is unable to produce a reliable list of<br />
Paid <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees as of 1 June 2009 (totalling 518).<br />
The Department of the Premier <strong>and</strong> Cabinet provided the Commission with a list<br />
of Paid <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees (totalling 493) in support of the list of<br />
Paid <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees as of 1 June 2009 (totalling 518). 25<br />
Paid <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees as of 1 June 2009 are unknown <strong>and</strong><br />
the Department of the Premier <strong>and</strong> Cabinet has also advised that:<br />
the list was compiled from a set of notes dated 13 to 16 November 2009.<br />
there is no evidence that it was a complete list.<br />
its relationship with the total of 518 Paid <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong><br />
committees quoted in the Premier's media statement of 1 June 2009 is<br />
unclear.<br />
The Department of the Premier <strong>and</strong> Cabinet list of Paid <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong><br />
committees as of 17 August 2011 (totalling 388) satisfy the criteria for<br />
<strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees to be listed on the Database <strong>and</strong> also<br />
satisfy the criteria for listing on the Register of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong><br />
committees.<br />
The Department of the Premier <strong>and</strong> Cabinet list of Paid <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong><br />
committees as of 19 January <strong>2012</strong> (totalling 372) satisfy the criteria for<br />
<strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees to be listed on the Database <strong>and</strong> also<br />
satisfy the criteria for listing on the Register of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong><br />
committees. The reduction in the total number of Paid <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong><br />
committees from 17 August 2011 (totalling 388) to 19 January <strong>2012</strong> (totalling<br />
372) is due to the net effect of creations, abolitions of boards <strong>and</strong> committees<br />
<strong>and</strong> corrections to the list.<br />
54
Sub-committees included in the Department of the Premier <strong>and</strong> Cabinet list of<br />
Paid <strong>Government</strong> hoards <strong>and</strong> committees as of 19 January <strong>2012</strong> (totalling 372)<br />
satisfy the criteria for <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees to be listed on the<br />
Database <strong>and</strong> also satisfy the criteria for listing on the Register of <strong>Government</strong><br />
boards <strong>and</strong> committees.<br />
The information received by the Commission during this review from portfolios<br />
<strong>and</strong> agencies is correct <strong>and</strong> complete.<br />
Consultation<br />
The Commission formally consulted with all portfolios in finalising the review <strong>and</strong><br />
reconciliation of <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees, specifically portfolios were<br />
requested to provide a whole of ministerial portfolio response to the consultation draft<br />
of the review report, including:<br />
verification that the data in the report on boards <strong>and</strong> committees that are the<br />
responsibility of your ministerial portfolio is accurate <strong>and</strong> correct;<br />
advising of any required amendments, changes or additions to the data in the<br />
report on boards <strong>and</strong> committees that are the responsibility of your ministerial<br />
portfolio; <strong>and</strong><br />
providing any comments or views on the draft review recommendations.<br />
Responses <strong>and</strong> comments received were incorporated by the Commission in the<br />
further final report where they were considered reliable <strong>and</strong> appropriate.<br />
Further consultation was undertaken prior to <strong>and</strong> post Cabinet consideration of the<br />
further final report, responses <strong>and</strong> comments received were incorporated by the<br />
Commission in the ultimate final report where they were considered reliable <strong>and</strong><br />
appropriate.<br />
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Appendix 3: Abolished/Ceased <strong>Government</strong> boards<br />
<strong>and</strong> committees<br />
The following tables contain:<br />
1. a list of all <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees that were formally<br />
abolished by Cabinet or ceased operations over the review period<br />
(totalling 423); <strong>and</strong><br />
2. a list of Paid <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees that were formally<br />
abolished by Cabinet or ceased operations over the review period<br />
(totalling 147).<br />
56
Portfolio <strong>Government</strong> Board or Committee Sub<br />
Total<br />
Agriculture <strong>and</strong><br />
Food<br />
Agricultural Practices (Disputes) Board<br />
Agriculture Protection Board<br />
Carnarvon Zone Control Authority (ARRPA)<br />
Kalgoorlie Zone Control Authority (ARRPA)<br />
Kimberley Zone Control Authority (ARRPA)<br />
Meekatharra Zone Control Authority (ARRPA)<br />
Pilbara Zone Control Authority (ARRPA)<br />
Cattle Industry Compensation Fund Research<br />
Advisory Committee<br />
Chicken Meat Industry Committee<br />
Grain Licencing Authority<br />
Soil <strong>and</strong> L<strong>and</strong> Conservation Council<br />
WA L<strong>and</strong>care Trust<br />
Ministerial GMO Industry Reference Group<br />
Agricultural Research Western Australia Advisory<br />
Board<br />
Enzootic Bovine Leucosis Eradication Working<br />
Group<br />
European House Borer Inter-Agency Consultative<br />
Committee<br />
Hall Working Party<br />
National Livestock Identification Scheme (Cattle)<br />
Implementation Working Group<br />
NLIS (Cattle) Implementation Working Group<br />
Finance Subcommittee<br />
National Livestock Identification Scheme (Sheep<br />
<strong>and</strong> Goats) Working Group<br />
Rainbow Lorikeet Working Group<br />
Skeleton Weed Committee<br />
Skeleton Weed Review Panel<br />
State Barrier Fence Management Advisory<br />
Committee<br />
State Wild Dog Management Advisory Committee<br />
WA Weeds Committee<br />
Young Breeder Project Management Consultative<br />
Group<br />
HQ Project Change Management Group (CMG)<br />
The Western Australian Farm Inputs Taskforce<br />
Joint Steering Committee<br />
State NRM Council<br />
Ashburton L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Broomehill L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Calingiri New Norcia L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District<br />
Committee<br />
57
Portfolio <strong>Government</strong> Board or Committee Sub<br />
Total<br />
Capel L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Carnamah L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Carnarvon L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Chapman Valley L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District<br />
Committee<br />
Chittering Valley L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District<br />
Committee<br />
Coolup L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Coorow L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Cue L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Cue L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee Field<br />
Day Committee<br />
D<strong>and</strong>alup-Murray L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District<br />
Committee<br />
Dardanup L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
De Grey L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Donnybrook Balingup L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District<br />
Committee<br />
Dumbleyung L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District<br />
Committee<br />
East Yornaning L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District<br />
Committee<br />
Esperance L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Gascoyne/Wooramei L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District<br />
Committee<br />
Gingin L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Harvey River L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District<br />
Corn mittee<br />
Katanning L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Kellerberrin L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Lower Blackwood L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District<br />
Committee<br />
Lyndon L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Manjimup L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Merredin L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Morawa L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Mt Marshall L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Narrogin L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
North Kimberley L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District<br />
Committee<br />
North Swan L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Nullarbor-Eyre Higheay L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District<br />
Committee<br />
Nyabing/Pingrup L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District<br />
Committee<br />
Piawaning/Yerecoin L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District<br />
Committee<br />
58
Portfolio <strong>Government</strong> Board or Committee Sub<br />
Total<br />
Pithara/Dalwallinu L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District<br />
Committee<br />
Ravensthorpe L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District<br />
Committee<br />
Serpentine-Jarr<strong>and</strong>ale L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District<br />
Committee<br />
Toodyay L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Tunney L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Vasse-Wonnerup L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District<br />
Committee<br />
Waddi Forest L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District<br />
Committee<br />
Wagin L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Walpole/Tingledale L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District<br />
Committee<br />
West Arthur L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
West Kimberley L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District<br />
Committee<br />
West Koojan/Gillingarra L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District<br />
Committee<br />
Woodanilling L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District<br />
Committee<br />
Wooroloo Brook L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District<br />
Committee<br />
Wyalkatchem L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District<br />
Committee<br />
Yallingup L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Beverley L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Binnu L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Blackwood L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Boyup Brook L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District<br />
Committee<br />
Brookton L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Broome Coastal L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District<br />
Committee<br />
Broome L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Bruce Rock L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Buntine/West Wubin L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District<br />
Committee<br />
Collie L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Cuballing L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Cunderdin L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
D<strong>and</strong>aragan Shire L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District<br />
Committee<br />
East Ballidu L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
East Gillingarra L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District<br />
Committee<br />
59
Portfolio <strong>Government</strong> Board or Committee Sub<br />
Total<br />
East Pilbara L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Greenouch L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Halls Creek/East Kimberley L<strong>and</strong> Conservation<br />
District Committee<br />
Hyden-Karlgarin L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District<br />
Committee<br />
Irwin L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Kalgan L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Kent River L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Kojonup L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Kondut/Mocardy L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District<br />
Committee<br />
Ku lin L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Lake Grace L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Latham L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Manypeaks L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Meekatharra L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District<br />
Committee<br />
Miling L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Mingenew L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Mobrup L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Mt Magnet L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Mukinbudin L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Mullewa L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Murchison L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Narembeen L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Newdegate L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Ninan L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
North Stirlings L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District<br />
Committee<br />
Northampton L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District<br />
Committee<br />
Nugadong West L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District<br />
Committee<br />
Nungarin L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Perenjori L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Pingelly L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Quairading L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Roebourne/Port Hed l<strong>and</strong> L<strong>and</strong> Conservation<br />
District Committee<br />
S<strong>and</strong>stone L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Shark Bay L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Sussex L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Tambellup L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
Tammin L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee<br />
60
Portfolio <strong>Government</strong> Board or Committee Sub<br />
Total<br />
Attorney General<br />
Child Protection<br />
Citizen <strong>and</strong><br />
Multicultural<br />
Interests<br />
Commerce<br />
Community<br />
Services<br />
Three Springs L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District<br />
Committee<br />
Upper Gascoyne L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District<br />
Committee<br />
Watheroo/Coomberdale L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District<br />
Committee<br />
Dry Seasons Advisory Committee<br />
Local Community Consultative Committee for<br />
Narrogin Beef Producers<br />
Mentally Impaired Accused Stakeholder<br />
Committee<br />
Aboriginal Reference Group<br />
Community Sector Child Protection Advisory<br />
Group<br />
Supported Accommodation Assistance Program<br />
(SAAP) State Advisory Committee<br />
Ethnic Youth Advisory Group<br />
Community Grants Assessment Committee 2<br />
Builders' Registration Board of WA<br />
Consumer Products Safety Committee<br />
Hairdressers Registration Board<br />
Home Buyers Assistance Advisory Committee<br />
L<strong>and</strong> Valuers Licensing Board<br />
Motor Vehicle Industry Board<br />
Painters' Registration Board<br />
Real Estate <strong>and</strong> Business Agents Supervisory<br />
Board<br />
Settlement Agents Supervisory Board<br />
Waterfront Industry Working Party<br />
Man Overboard Working Party<br />
Interim Board, International Centre for Radio<br />
Astronomy Research (ICRAR)<br />
WA Oil <strong>and</strong> Gas Industry Coordinating Council<br />
The Premier's Science <strong>and</strong> Innovation Council<br />
(PSIC)<br />
Child Care Advisory Committee<br />
Survivors Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE)<br />
Advisory Group on Family <strong>and</strong> Domestic Violence<br />
Prevention <strong>and</strong> Early Intervention<br />
Family <strong>and</strong> Domestic Violence Senior Officers<br />
Group<br />
Kimberley Cultural Advisory Group<br />
Women's External Reference Group 6<br />
140<br />
1<br />
3<br />
14<br />
61
Portfolio <strong>Government</strong> Board or Committee Sub<br />
Total<br />
Culture <strong>and</strong> the Arts<br />
Disability Services<br />
Education<br />
Funding <strong>and</strong> Investment Committee Panels<br />
Project Development Funding Panel<br />
Documentaries Television <strong>and</strong> Features Panels<br />
TV Writer's Award Panel<br />
Travel <strong>and</strong> Marketing 2008-09 Rounds 1 & 2<br />
Panels<br />
Indigenous Community Stories Panels<br />
Short Film Marketing & Self-funded Low Budget<br />
Feature Marketing Panel<br />
Screen Culture Panel<br />
Screen West Development Review Panels<br />
T Vis Television Drama Initiative Panels<br />
Bill Warnock Award 2009 Panel<br />
Producer Enterprise Package Panel<br />
Finance <strong>and</strong> Operations Sub-committee<br />
(disb<strong>and</strong>ed December 2009)<br />
Western Australian Indigenous Art Award 2008<br />
Selection Panel<br />
Western Australian Indigenous Art Award 2009<br />
Selection Panel<br />
Digital Records Working Group<br />
Community Cultural & Arts Facilities Fund<br />
(CCAFF)<br />
Disability (DAN)<br />
Major Production Fund<br />
Sound Attenuation 19<br />
Aboriginal Advisory Committee<br />
Carers Recognition Act Implementation Reference<br />
Group<br />
Community Living Implementation Plan Reference<br />
Group<br />
Disability Future Directions 2025 Reference Group 4<br />
Higher Education Advisory Committee (HEAC)<br />
Chairs Forum<br />
HEAC Assessment of SAE Institute<br />
HEAC Assessment of Kaplan Higher Education<br />
Pty Ltd<br />
HEAC Assessment of Sydney College of Divinity<br />
(SCD)<br />
HEAC Assessment of Curtin International College<br />
HEAC Assessment of Perth Institute of Business<br />
<strong>and</strong> Technology (PIBT)<br />
Non-<strong>Government</strong> Schools Planning Advisory<br />
Committee<br />
Curriculum Council of Western Australia<br />
62
Portfolio <strong>Government</strong> Board or Committee Sub<br />
Total<br />
Energy<br />
Environment<br />
Steering Committee for the Review of Australian<br />
Directions in Indigenous Education<br />
Katanning Residential College Board of<br />
Management<br />
Professional St<strong>and</strong>ards <strong>and</strong> Conduct Joint<br />
Consultative Committee<br />
The <strong>Government</strong> Schools Leadership Centre<br />
Board<br />
Department of Education <strong>and</strong> Training <strong>and</strong> Liquor<br />
Hospitality <strong>and</strong> Miscellaneous Union Working Party<br />
Values Education Advisory Committee<br />
Languages Advisory Group<br />
Primary Science Project Reference Group<br />
Science Learning Area Focus Group<br />
WA Primary Connections Reference Group<br />
Community Languages Steering Committee<br />
Public Transport Authority / Department of<br />
Education <strong>and</strong> Training Collaborative Group<br />
Bullying Working Party<br />
Countering Racism Project Steering Committee 22<br />
Gas Supply <strong>and</strong> Emergency Management<br />
Committee (GSEMC)<br />
Hardship Utility Grant Scheme Implementation<br />
Steering Committee<br />
Special Projects Oversight Committee 3<br />
Ford Road Appeals Committee<br />
Swan River Trust Board: River Protection Strategy<br />
Advisory Committee<br />
Bellevue Community Consultative Committee<br />
Brookdale Community Reference Group<br />
Dieback Response Group<br />
Gnangara Sustainability Strategy Scientific<br />
Advisory Committee<br />
Lake Kepwari community Advisory Committee<br />
Mt Martin Working Group<br />
Nullarbor Karst Project Steering Committee<br />
Shark Bay World Heritage Property Scientific<br />
Advisory Committee<br />
South Coast Regional Threatened Species <strong>and</strong><br />
Communities Pilot Project Steering Committee<br />
State/Local <strong>Government</strong> Climate Change <strong>and</strong><br />
Sustainability Council<br />
Toolibin Lake Recovery Team<br />
Tuart Forest National Park Community Advisory<br />
Committee<br />
63
Portfolio <strong>Government</strong> Board or Committee Sub<br />
Total<br />
Fisheries<br />
Health<br />
Tuart Response Group<br />
Western Australian Local <strong>Government</strong> Association<br />
/ Department of Environment <strong>and</strong> Conservation<br />
Climate Change Adaptation Toolkit Committee<br />
Western Australian Local <strong>Government</strong> Association<br />
/ Department of Environment <strong>and</strong> Conservation<br />
Climate Change Planning Committee<br />
Recreational Fishing Advisory Committee (RFAC)<br />
Carnarvon Regional RFAC<br />
Denham Regional RFAC<br />
East Kimberley Regional RFAC<br />
Esperance/Goldfields Regional RFAC<br />
Exmouth Regional RFAC<br />
Great Southern Regional RFAC<br />
Metropolitan Regional RFAC<br />
Midwest Regional RFAC<br />
Peel Region RFAC<br />
Pilbara Regional RFAC<br />
South West Regional RFAC<br />
West Kimberley Regional RFAC<br />
Pearling Industry Advisory Committee<br />
Aquaculture Development Council<br />
Rock Lobster Industry Advisory Committee<br />
Abalone Ministerial Advisory Committee<br />
Joint Trawl Ministerial Advisory Committee<br />
Purse Seine Ministerial Advisory Committee<br />
WA Demersal Net & Hook Fisheries Management<br />
Advisory Committee<br />
South West Coast Salmon <strong>and</strong> Related Fisheries<br />
Voluntary Fisheries Adjustment Scheme<br />
Committee of Management<br />
West Coast Estuarine <strong>and</strong> Related Fisheries<br />
Voluntary Fisheries Adjustment Scheme<br />
Committee of Management<br />
West Coast Demersal Gil !net <strong>and</strong> Related<br />
Fisheries Voluntary Fisheries Adjustment Scheme<br />
Committee of Management<br />
West Coast Trawl <strong>and</strong> Related Fisheries Voluntary<br />
Fisheries Adjustment Scheme Committee of<br />
Management<br />
Disability Advisory Committee (DAC)<br />
Royal Perth Hospital Precinct Committee<br />
Chiropractors Registration Board of WA<br />
The Dental Board of WA<br />
Occupational Therapists Registration Board of WA<br />
17<br />
24<br />
64
Portfolio <strong>Government</strong> Board or Committee Sub<br />
Total<br />
Optometrists Registration Board of WA<br />
Osteopaths Registration Board of WA<br />
Podiatrists Registration Board of WA<br />
Friends in Need Emergency (FINE) Scheme<br />
Steering Group<br />
WA Community Care Reform Advisory Group<br />
(WACCRAG)<br />
Clinical Advisory Committee (CAC)<br />
Anaphylaxis Management Implementation Group<br />
NMAHS Cancer Working Group<br />
Dental Prosthetists Advisory Committee<br />
Dental Charges Committee<br />
Scientific Review Subcommittee<br />
The Environmental Health Foundation<br />
Advisory Committee for the Purity of Water<br />
Clinical Governance Committee<br />
Denmark Health Advisory Group<br />
Gnowangerup Local Health Advisory Group<br />
Jerramungup Local Health Advisory Group<br />
Murchison District Health Advisory Council<br />
Gascoyne Medical Advisory Council (MAC)<br />
Central Wheatbelt Medical Advisory Council (MAC)<br />
Wundowie Health Advisory Committee<br />
Wheatbelt Aboriginal Health Advisory Council<br />
Wheatbelt Aboriginal Health Planning Sub Group<br />
Southern Wheatbelt Aboriginal Health Planning<br />
Forum<br />
Central Coast Health Advisory Group<br />
Kellerberrin Local Health Advisory Group<br />
Kununoppin Local Health Advisory Group<br />
Corrigin Local Health Advisory Group<br />
Bruce Rock Local Health Advisory Group<br />
Narembeen Health Advisory Group<br />
Quairading Local Health Advisory Group<br />
Beverley Local Health Advisory Group<br />
Cunderdin Local Health Advisory Group<br />
Dalwallinu Local Health Advisory Group<br />
Goomalling Local Health Advisory Group<br />
Moora Local Health Advisory Group<br />
Northam Hospital/Toodyay Local Health Advisory<br />
Group<br />
Wongan Hills Local Health Advisory Group<br />
Wyalkatchem Local Health Advisory Group<br />
65
Portfolio <strong>Government</strong> Board or Committee Sub<br />
Total<br />
Health/Mental<br />
Health<br />
Housing<br />
York Local Health Advisory Group<br />
Pilbara District Health Advisory Group (DHAC)<br />
Fitzroy <strong>and</strong> Surrounding Communities District<br />
Health Advisory Council<br />
WA Aboriginal Primary Health Care Advisory<br />
Group<br />
Aboriginal Maternal <strong>and</strong> Child Health Advisory<br />
Group<br />
Australian Better Health Initiative (ABHI) - Self<br />
Management Strategic Coordination Group<br />
Mental Health Review Group<br />
The Surrogacy Committee<br />
State Health Research Advisory Council<br />
Injury & Trauma Health Network Executive<br />
Advisory Group<br />
Acute Care Health Network Executive Advisory<br />
Group<br />
Digestive Health Network Executive Advisory<br />
Group<br />
Food Advisory Committee 57<br />
Hawthorn House Evaluation Reference Group 1<br />
Social Housing Taskforce<br />
Public Housing Review Panel<br />
<strong>Government</strong> Regional Officers' Housing Client<br />
Consultative Group<br />
Indigenous Affairs Indigenous Implementation Board 1<br />
L<strong>and</strong>s<br />
Latitude 32 Structure Plan Technical Reference<br />
Group<br />
Latitude 32 Structure Plan Community Reference<br />
Group<br />
Indigenous Regional Development Program Panel<br />
Western Australian Regional Initiates Scheme<br />
Panel<br />
Regional Headworks Program Panel<br />
WA Telecentre Advisory Council<br />
Wittenoom Steering Committee<br />
Local <strong>Government</strong><br />
Western Australian L<strong>and</strong> Information System<br />
Advisory Committee<br />
Advisory Committee on Women in Local<br />
<strong>Government</strong><br />
Outer Metropolitan Community Fund Panel<br />
Community Facilities Grant Program Panel<br />
Strong Leadership <strong>and</strong> Governance Senior Officer<br />
Group (Bilateral Agreement)<br />
Monuments Assessment <strong>and</strong> Advisory Committee<br />
3<br />
8<br />
66
Portfolio <strong>Government</strong> Board or Committee Sub<br />
Total<br />
Mental Health<br />
Mines <strong>and</strong><br />
Petroleum<br />
Planning<br />
Metropolitan Local <strong>Government</strong> Review Panel 6<br />
voice<br />
Working Party to Reduce the Diversion of<br />
Schedule 8 Prescription Opioids<br />
Coal Futures Group 1<br />
Metropolitan Region Planning Committee<br />
Environment & Natural Resources Management<br />
Committee<br />
South-east District Planning Committee<br />
North-west District Planning Committee<br />
Western Suburbs District Planning Committee<br />
Eastern District Planning Committee<br />
South-west District Planning Committee<br />
Whiteman Park Board of Management<br />
Araluen Botanic Park Board of Management<br />
Sustainability Committee<br />
School Sites Planning Committee<br />
Western Victoria Quay Advisory Committee<br />
Ningaloo Sustainable Development Committee<br />
WAPC / WALGA<br />
Priorities Committee<br />
Parliament House Precinct Committee<br />
Greater Bunbury Regional Planning Committee<br />
Goldfields/Esperance Regional Planning <strong>and</strong><br />
Coordinating Committee<br />
Tama la Park Coastal Reserve Community<br />
Advisory Committee<br />
Joint Consultative Committee<br />
Housing Industry Forecasting Group<br />
L<strong>and</strong> & Housing Industry Reference Group<br />
State Statistics Policy Committee<br />
Stirling City Centre Alliance Board<br />
Stirling Highway Activity Corridor Study Project<br />
Working Group<br />
Cottesloe Enquiry By Design Core Project Group<br />
Maddington Kenwick Sustainable Communities<br />
Partnership Steering Committee<br />
Maddington Kenwick Funding Agreement Steering<br />
Committee<br />
Bentley Technology Park Precinct Alliance<br />
Working Party<br />
Bentley Technology Park Precinct Development<br />
Committee<br />
Mirrabooka Bus Station Design Reference Group<br />
2<br />
67
Portfolio <strong>Government</strong> Board or Committee Sub<br />
Total<br />
Police<br />
Premier<br />
Regional<br />
Development<br />
Science <strong>and</strong><br />
Innovation<br />
Sport <strong>and</strong><br />
Recreation<br />
State Development<br />
Tourism<br />
Training <strong>and</strong><br />
Workforce<br />
Development<br />
Transport<br />
Stirling City Centre Alliance<br />
Mid West Strategic Infrastructure Group<br />
Basic Raw Materials Senior Officers' Group<br />
EPRA Board<br />
EPRA Internal Audit Committee<br />
EPRA Planning Committee<br />
SRA Board<br />
SRA Internal Audit Committee<br />
Midl<strong>and</strong> Redevelopment Authority Board<br />
Armada le Redevelopment Authority Board<br />
Community Reference Group<br />
Champion Lakes Aboriginal Interpretive Centre<br />
Reference Group<br />
City Centre Advisory Committee<br />
Perth Waterfront Taskforce 45<br />
State CCTV Working Group<br />
Community Safety Crime Prevention Council 2<br />
Civic Educator's Reference Group<br />
Survey Redevelopment Consultative Committee 2<br />
Finance Working Party 1<br />
Premier's Science <strong>and</strong> Innovation Council 1<br />
Kwinana Motorsport Management Committee 1<br />
Kwinana Industries Coordinating Committee<br />
Kemerton Community Committee<br />
Burrup Rock Art Monitoring Management<br />
Committee<br />
Aboriginal Tourism Committee<br />
Kimberley Coastal Access Working Group<br />
Quality Tourism Committee<br />
Tourism Industry Roundtable<br />
Western Australian Indigenous Tourism Operators<br />
Committee Reference Group<br />
Defence Industry Skills Advisory Board<br />
Strategic Advisory Board Small Business Training<br />
Institute<br />
Exmouth Boat Harbour Development Project<br />
Steering Committee<br />
Fremantle Harbours Policy Steering Committee<br />
Peel/South West Regional Roady Safety Group<br />
Classification Review Appeal Panel<br />
3<br />
5<br />
2<br />
68
Portfolio <strong>Government</strong> Board or Committee Sub<br />
Total<br />
Treasury<br />
Water<br />
Women's Interests<br />
Independent Panel for Public Transport for Perth<br />
State Roads Funds to Local <strong>Government</strong> Advisory<br />
Committee<br />
IPWEA / MRWA Liaison Committee<br />
National Black Spot Consultative Panel<br />
Operational Railway Crossing Protection Sub-<br />
Committee<br />
Strategy <strong>and</strong> Policy Railway Crossing Protection<br />
Sub-Committee<br />
Indigenous Road Committee<br />
Main Roads / AAPA Liaison Group<br />
Environmental Advisory Group 13<br />
Public Private Partnerships Working Group<br />
Economic Audit Committee<br />
Red Tape Reduction Group 3<br />
Gingin D<strong>and</strong>aragan Water Resource Management<br />
Committee<br />
Avon Waterways Committee<br />
Leschenault Catchment Council<br />
Warren Salinity Recovery Team<br />
Whicher Water Resource Management Committee<br />
Rural Water Advisory Committee<br />
Wheatbelt Drainage Council<br />
Collie Recovery Committee<br />
Engineering Evaluation Initiative Steering<br />
9<br />
Committee<br />
Women's Advisory Network of Western Australia<br />
Indigenous Women's Congress 2<br />
TOTAL 423<br />
Table 9: <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees abolished or which ceased operations over the<br />
review period.<br />
69
Portfolio Paid <strong>Government</strong> Board or Committee Sub<br />
Total<br />
Agriculture <strong>and</strong> Agriculture Protection Board<br />
Food<br />
Child Protection<br />
Citizen <strong>and</strong><br />
Multicultural<br />
Interests<br />
Commerce<br />
Community<br />
Services<br />
Chicken Meat Industry Committee<br />
Grain Licencing Authority<br />
Soil <strong>and</strong> L<strong>and</strong> Conservation Council<br />
Ministerial GMO Industry Reference Group<br />
Agricultural Research Western Australia Advisory<br />
Board<br />
Skeleton Weed Committee<br />
Skeleton Weed Review Panel<br />
WA Weeds Committee<br />
HQ Project - Change Management Group (CMG)<br />
Joint Steering Committee<br />
State NRM Council<br />
Cue L<strong>and</strong> Conservation District Committee Field<br />
Day Committee<br />
Aboriginal Reference Group<br />
Community Sector Child Protection Advisory Group<br />
Supported Accommodation Assistance Program<br />
(SAAP) State Advisory Committee<br />
Community Grants Assessment Committee 1<br />
Builders' Registration Board of WA<br />
Consumer Products Safety Committee<br />
Hairdressers Registration Board<br />
Home Buyers Assistance Advisory Committee<br />
L<strong>and</strong> Valuers Licensing Board<br />
Motor Vehicle Industry Board<br />
Painters' Registration Board<br />
Real Estate <strong>and</strong> Business Agents Supervisory<br />
Board<br />
Settlement Agents Supervisory Board<br />
Waterfront Industry Working Party<br />
Man Overboard Working Party<br />
Interim Board, International Centre for Radio<br />
Astronomy Research (ICRAR)<br />
Child Care Advisory Committee<br />
Survivors Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE)<br />
Advisory Group on Family <strong>and</strong> Domestic Violence<br />
Prevention <strong>and</strong> Early Intervention<br />
Kimberley Cultural Advisory Group 4<br />
13<br />
3<br />
12<br />
70
Portfolio Paid <strong>Government</strong> Board or Committee Sub<br />
Total<br />
Culture <strong>and</strong> the<br />
Arts<br />
Funding <strong>and</strong> Investment Committee Panels<br />
Project Development Funding Panel Documentaries<br />
Television <strong>and</strong> Features Panels<br />
Disability<br />
Services<br />
Education<br />
Environment<br />
TV Writer's Award Panel<br />
Travel <strong>and</strong> Marketing 2008-09 Rounds 1 & 2 Panels<br />
Indigenous Community Stories Panels<br />
Short Film Marketing & Self-funded Low Budget<br />
Feature Marketing Panel<br />
Screen Culture Panel<br />
Screen West Development Review Panels<br />
T Vis Television Drama Initiative Panels<br />
Bill Warnock Award 2009 Panel<br />
Producer Enterprise Package Panel<br />
Western Australian Indigenous Art Award 2008<br />
Selection Panel<br />
Western Australian Indigenous Art Award 2009<br />
Selection Panel<br />
Community Cultural & Arts Facilities Fund (CCAFF)<br />
Disability (DAII)<br />
Major Production Fund<br />
Sound Attenuation 17<br />
Aboriginal Advisory Committee<br />
Community Living Implementation Plan Reference<br />
Group<br />
Higher Education Advisory Committee (HEAC)<br />
Chairs Forum<br />
HEAC Assessment of SAE Institute<br />
HEAC Assessment of Kaplan Higher Education Pty<br />
Ltd<br />
HEAC Assessment of Sydney College of Divinity<br />
(SCD)<br />
HEAC Assessment of Curtin International College<br />
HEAC Assessment of Perth Institute of Business<br />
<strong>and</strong> Technology (PIBT)<br />
Non <strong>Government</strong> Schools Planning Advisory<br />
Committee<br />
Ford Road Appeals Committee<br />
Swan River Trust Board: River Protection Strategy<br />
Advisory Committee<br />
Gnangara Sustainability Strategy Scientific Advisory<br />
Committee<br />
Shark Bay World Heritage Property Scientific<br />
Advisory Committee<br />
2<br />
7<br />
71
Portfolio Paid <strong>Government</strong> Board or Committee Sub<br />
Total<br />
Tuart Forest National Park Community Advisory<br />
Committee<br />
Fisheries<br />
Health<br />
Tuart Response Group 6<br />
Recreational Fishing Advisory Committee (RFAC)<br />
Pearling Industry Advisory Committee<br />
Aquaculture Development Council<br />
Rock Lobster Industry Advisory Committee<br />
Abalone Ministerial Advisory Committee<br />
Joint Trawl Ministerial Advisory Committee<br />
Purse Seine Ministerial Advisory Committee<br />
WA Demersal Net & Hook Fisheries Management<br />
Advisory Committee<br />
South West Coast Salmon <strong>and</strong> Related Fisheries<br />
Voluntary Fisheries Adjustment Scheme Committee<br />
of Management<br />
West Coast Estuarine <strong>and</strong> Related Fisheries<br />
Voluntary Fisheries Adjustment Scheme Committee<br />
of Management<br />
West Coast Demersal Gillnet <strong>and</strong> Related Fisheries<br />
Voluntary Fisheries Adjustment Scheme Committee<br />
of Management<br />
West Coast Trawl <strong>and</strong> Related Fisheries Voluntary<br />
Fisheries Adjustment Scheme Committee of<br />
Management<br />
Chiropractors Registration Board of WA<br />
The Dental Board of WA<br />
Occupational Therapists Registration Board of WA<br />
Optometrists Registration Board of WA<br />
Osteopaths Registration Board of WA<br />
Podiatrists Registration Board of WA<br />
Clinical Advisory Committee (CAC)<br />
Anaphylaxis Management Implementation Group<br />
Dental Prosthetists Advisory Committee<br />
Scientific Review Subcommittee<br />
The Environmental Health Foundation<br />
Clinical Governance Committee<br />
Murchison District Health Advisory Council<br />
Gascoyne Medical Advisory Council (MAC)<br />
Central Wheatbelt Medical Advisory Council (MAC)<br />
Pilbara District Health Advisory Group (DHAC)<br />
Fitzroy <strong>and</strong> Surrounding Communities District<br />
Health Advisory Council<br />
Mental Health Review Group<br />
The Surrogacy Committee<br />
12<br />
72
Portfolio Paid <strong>Government</strong> Board or Committee Sub<br />
Total<br />
State Health Research Advisory Council<br />
Injury & Trauma Health Network Executive Advisory<br />
Group<br />
Health/Mental<br />
Health<br />
Housing<br />
Indigenous<br />
Affairs<br />
L<strong>and</strong>s<br />
Local<br />
<strong>Government</strong><br />
Planning<br />
Acute Care Health Network Executive Advisory<br />
Group<br />
Digestive Health Network Executive Advisory Group<br />
Food Advisory Committee 24<br />
Hawthorn House Evaluation Reference Group 1<br />
Social Housing Taskforce<br />
Public Housing Review Panel 2<br />
Indigenous Implementation Board 1<br />
Regional Headworks Program Panel<br />
WA Telecentre Advisory Council 2<br />
Monuments Assessment <strong>and</strong> Advisory Committee 1<br />
Metropolitan Region Planning Committee<br />
Environment & Natural Resources Management<br />
Committee<br />
Whiteman Park Board of Management<br />
Araluen Botanic Park Board of Management<br />
Sustainability Committee<br />
School Sites Planning Committee<br />
Western Victoria Quay Advisory Committee<br />
Ningaloo Sustainable Development Committee<br />
WAPC / WALGA<br />
Priorities Committee<br />
Parliament House Precinct Committee<br />
Greater Bunbury Regional Planning Committee<br />
Goldfields/Esperance Regional Planning <strong>and</strong><br />
Coordinating Committee<br />
EPRA Board<br />
SRA Board<br />
Midl<strong>and</strong> Redevelopment Authority Board<br />
Armada le Redevelopment Authority Board<br />
Perth Waterfront Taskforce 18<br />
Police Community Safety Crime Prevention Council 1<br />
Regional<br />
Finance Working Party 1<br />
Development<br />
Science <strong>and</strong><br />
Innovation<br />
Sport <strong>and</strong><br />
Recreation<br />
Premier's Science <strong>and</strong> Innovation Council 1<br />
Kwinana Motorsport Management Committee 1<br />
73
Portfolio Paid <strong>Government</strong> Board or Committee Sub<br />
Total<br />
State<br />
Burrup Rock Art Monitoring Management<br />
1<br />
Development Committee<br />
Transport Fremantle Harbours Policy Steering Committee<br />
Classification Review Appeal Panel<br />
Independent Panel for Public Transport for Perth<br />
Indigenous Road Committee 4<br />
Treasury Economic Audit Committee 1<br />
Water<br />
Gingin D<strong>and</strong>aragan Water Resource Management<br />
Committee<br />
Women's<br />
Interests<br />
Avon Waterways Committee<br />
Leschenault Catchment Council<br />
Warren Salinity Recovery Team<br />
Whicher Water Resource Management Committee<br />
Rural Water Advisory Committee<br />
Wheatbelt Drainage Council<br />
Collie Recovery Committee<br />
Engineering Evaluation Initiative Steering<br />
Committee<br />
Women's Advisory Network of Western Australia<br />
Indigenous Women's Congress 2<br />
TOTAL 147<br />
Table 10: Paid <strong>Government</strong> boards <strong>and</strong> committees abolished or which ceased operations over the<br />
review period.<br />
9<br />
74
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75