❓ Mr. Huston requests a detailed breakdown of substantiated allegations within the Health and Mental Health departments, focusing on various misconduct categories and subcategories as reported in the Public Sector Commission's workforce report.
⏳ Awaiting AnswerQoN 2032Legislative Assembly
Asked
14 April 2026
Member
Portfolio: Health; Mental Health
Question
I refer to the "State of the WA Government Sector Workforce 2024-25" report produced by the Public Sector Commission, and I ask:(a) Of the total figures stated in the 2024-25 and 2023-24 periods for each of the following "substantiated allegation" categories outlined in Figure 22. Can you detail, in absolute terms, the number of instances of each of the following categories that occurred within your respective department:(i) "Offensive or inappropriate personal behaviour";(ii) "Careless or negligent performance of duty";(iii) "Assault, bullying and harassment";(iv) "Fraud, corrupt use of position, theft";(v) "Misuse of public resources or information";(vi) "Disobeying lawful instructions";(vii) "Misuse of drugs and alcohol";(viii) "Conflict of interest"; and(ix) "Criminal offences (outside work)"; and(b) For the "substantiated allegation" categories 1) "Fraud, corrupt use of position, theft" and 2)"Misuse of public resources or information" found in Figure 22 of the State of the WA Government Sector Workforce 2024-25 report. Can you detail, in absolute terms, the number of instances of each of the following subcategories that occurred within your respective department:(i) "Fraud";(ii) "Corrupt use of position";(iii) "Theft";(iv) "Misuse of vehicles";(v) "Misuse of credit cards";(vi) "Misuse of devices/computers"; and(vii) "Misuse of email"?
I refer to the "State of the WA Government Sector Workforce 2024-25" report produced by the Public Sector Commission, and I ask:
(a) Of the total figures stated in the 2024-25 and 2023-24 periods for each of the following "substantiated allegation" categories outlined in Figure 22. Can you detail, in absolute terms, the number of instances of each of the following categories that occurred within your respective department:
(i) "Offensive or inappropriate personal behaviour";
(ii) "Careless or negligent performance of duty";
(iii) "Assault, bullying and harassment";
(iv) "Fraud, corrupt use of position, theft";
(v) "Misuse of public resources or information";
(vi) "Disobeying lawful instructions";
(vii) "Misuse of drugs and alcohol";
(viii) "Conflict of interest"; and
(ix) "Criminal offences (outside work)"; and
(b) For the "substantiated allegation" categories 1) "Fraud, corrupt use of position, theft" and 2)"Misuse of public resources or information" found in Figure 22 of the State of the WA Government Sector Workforce 2024-25 report. Can you detail, in absolute terms, the number of instances of each of the following subcategories that occurred within your respective department:
(i) "Fraud";
(ii) "Corrupt use of position";
(iii) "Theft";
(iv) "Misuse of vehicles";
(v) "Misuse of credit cards";
(vi) "Misuse of devices/computers"; and
(vii) "Misuse of email"?
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