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Department of Education and Training

Inquiry status:

Past

Date commenced:

15 Nov 2006

Tabling date:

07 Dec 2006

Date Ended:

07 Dec 2006

Committee

Department of Education and Training Select Committee

House:

Legislative Council

Important Information:

Terms of Reference:

(1)	A Select Committee of three Members is appointed, any two of whom constitute a quorum.
(2)	The Committee, and the proceedings of the Committee, are subject to Chapter XXII of Standing Orders and is to be regarded for all purposes as a committee appointed under that Chapter.
(3)	The Committee is to inquire into and report on -
	(a)	the circumstances surrounding the Management Initiated Retirements of Mr Paul Albert, former Director General and Mr Alby Huts, former Executive Director Human Resources, of the Department of Education and Training;
	(b)	the processes adopted by the Department of Education and Training in response to notification of inquiries by the Corruption and Crime Commission into allegations of sexual contact between departmental staff and children; and
	(c)	the processes adopted by the Minister for Education and Training and her Office in relation to the inquiries referred to in the preceding paragraphs.
(4)	The Committee is to report to the House no later than 7 December 2006.

Submission Number	Submitting person/organisation
No submissions

Related Documents/Response to Questions on Notice:

Unless a venue is specified, hearings are held at the
Legislative Council Committee Rooms, Level 1, 2 Parliament Place, West Perth

Date	Time	Venue	Organisation	Witness	Broadcast	Video
27 Nov 2006	09:15 AM		Mr Paul Albert
27 Nov 2006	10:15 AM		Mr Albert Huts
27 Nov 2006	11:15 PM		Mr Nick Anticich and Mr Roger Watson, Corruption and Crime Commission
27 Nov 2006	01:30 PM		Ms Sharyn O'Neil, Department of Education and Training
27 Nov 2006	02:15 PM		Mr Darren Klarich
27 Nov 2006			Mr Paul Joyce

Related Transcripts of Evidence:

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Evidence by.. Mr Nicholas Anticich (Director Operations, Corruption and Crime Commission), Mr Roger Watson (Manager Investigations Review and Complaints Assessment, Corruption and Crime Commission) on 27 Nov 2006

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Evidence by.. Mr Darren Klarich (Principal Policy Advisor, Department of the Premier and Cabinet) on 27 Nov 2006

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Evidence by.. Mr Paul Joyce, (Principal Policy Officer, Office of the Premier and Cabinet) on 27 Nov 2006

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Evidence by.. Ms Sharyn O'Neill (Acting Director General, Department of Education and Training) on 27 Nov 2006

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Evidence by.. Mr Albert Huts on 27 Nov 2006

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Evidence by.. Mr Paul Albert on 27 Nov 2006

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Evidence by.. Mr Ronald Peter Denton (Former Manager, Complaints Management Unit, Department of Education and Training) on 28 Nov 2006

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Evidence by.. Mr Tony Monaghan (Adviser, Department of the Premier and Cabinet) on 28 Nov 2006

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Evidence by.. Mr Lance McMahon (Policy Officer, Office of the Minister for Education and Training) on 28 Nov 2006

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Evidence by.. Ms Melissa Rinaldi (Principal Policy Adviser, Office of the Minister for Education and Training) on 28 Nov 2006

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Evidence by.. Ms Annika Christou (Legal Officer, State Solicitor's Office) on 28 Nov 2006

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Evidence by.. Ms Beverley Dornan (Former Principal Consultant, Complaints Management Unit/Manager, District Operations, Canning Education District Office) on 28 Nov 2006

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Evidence by.. Mrs Kelly Dansie (Senior Consultant, Complaints Management Unit, Department of Education and Training) on 28 Nov 2006

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Evidence by.. Mr Mark McGill (Media Adviser, Office of the Minister for Education and Training) on 28 Nov 2006

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Evidence by.. Ms Michelle White (Former Media Adviser to the Minister for Education and Training and current Marketing Manager, Yirra Yaakin Aboriginal Corporation) on 29 Nov 2006

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Evidence by.. Mr Paul Albert on 29 Nov 2006

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Evidence by.. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich MLC (Minister for Education and Training) on 29 Nov 2006

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Evidence by.. Mr Darren Klarich (Principal Policy Officer, Department of the Premier and Cabinet) on 29 Nov 2006

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Evidence by.. Ms Siobhan Mulvey (Acting Executive Director, VET and Career Development, Department of Education and Training) on 30 Nov 2006

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Evidence by.. Mr Paul Joyce (Principal Policy Officer, Office of the Premier) on 30 Nov 2006

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Evidence by.. Ms Wendy Dunne (Principal Policy Advisor, Office of the Minister for Education and Training) on 30 Nov 2006

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Evidence by.. Ms Karen Ho (Acting Director Policy and Review, Department of Education and Training) on 30 Nov 2006

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Evidence by.. Mr Daron Smith (Policy Adviser, Minister for Education and Training) on 30 Nov 2006

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Evidence by.. Mr Darren Klarich (Principal Policy Officer, Department of the Premier and Cabinet) on 5 Dec 2006

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Evidence by.. Ms Michelle White (Former Media Adviser to the Minister for Education and Training) on 5 Dec 2006

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Evidence by.. Mr Roger Watson (Manager Investigations Review and Complaints Assessment, Corruption and Crime Commission) on 5 Dec 2006

Related Reports:

Report No	Title	Date tabled	Related documents
1	Select Committee into the Department of Education and Training	7 Dec 2006	More...

Members conducting inquiry

Members:

Hon. Giz Watson MLC
Hon. Graham Thomas Giffard MLC
Hon. Norman Frederick Moore MLC

Staff Members:

Mr Paul Grant, BA (Hons), LLB (Advisory Officer (Legal))
Ms Denise Wong, LLB, BSc (Env Sc) (Advisory Officer (Legal))
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Mr Nigel Pratt, BA, BJuris, LLB (Clerk Assistant)