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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2019-06-19" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)</sessionName>
  <parliamentNum>54</parliamentNum>
  <sessionNum>1</sessionNum>
  <parliamentName>Parliament of South Australia</parliamentName>
  <house>Legislative Council</house>
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  <endPage num="3848" />
  <dateModified time="2022-08-06T14:30:00+00:00" />
  <proceeding continued="true">
    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Public Sector Employees</name>
      <text id="20190619fdc5ac5f839a4af890001455">
        <inserted>
          <heading>Public Sector Employees</heading>
        </inserted>
      </text>
      <talker role="member" id="4363" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. T.A. FRANKS</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <questions>
          <question date="2019-06-19">
            <name>Public Sector Employees</name>
          </question>
        </questions>
        <text id="20190619fdc5ac5f839a4af890001456">
          <inserted>In reply to <by role="member" id="4363">the Hon. T.A. FRANKS </by>(15 May 2019).  </inserted>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="605" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. R.I. LUCAS</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <questions>
          <question date="2019-06-19">
            <name>Public Sector Employees</name>
          </question>
        </questions>
        <text id="20190619fdc5ac5f839a4af890001457">
          <inserted>
            <by role="member" id="605">The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer):</by>  I have been advised:</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20190619fdc5ac5f839a4af890001458">
          <inserted>1.&amp;#x9;The state government is committed to the employment of women within the public sector. The Office of the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment (OCPSE), has advised that as at 30 June 2018 the public sector comprised 68.86 per cent females, 31.13 per cent males and 0.01 per cent other.</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20190619fdc5ac5f839a4af890001459">
          <inserted>2.&amp;#x9;According to OCPSE, as at 30 June 2018, 1.31 per cent of employees in the public sector reported having a disability, but it is likely that many employees with a disability have not declared their disability and have therefore not been included in this data.</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20190619fdc5ac5f839a4af890001460">
          <inserted>The Disability Inclusion Act 2018 promotes the full inclusion of people with disability in all areas, including employment. The act requires public sector agencies to develop a Disability Access and Inclusion Plan, with employment being one of the key areas of focus. Agencies will be able to set their goals in relation to disability employment.</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20190619fdc5ac5f839a4af890001461">
          <inserted>In partnership with Work Focus Australia—Job Access Services, OCPSE is helping to improve employment outcomes of people with disability. This includes:</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20190619fdc5ac5f839a4af890001462">
          <item sublevel="1" bullet="true">
            <inserted>working with South Australian disability employment service providers to promote public sector employment and vacancies;</inserted>
          </item>
        </text>
        <text id="20190619fdc5ac5f839a4af890001463">
          <item sublevel="1" bullet="true">
            <inserted>developing resources for agencies to promote and facilitate the employment of people with disability;</inserted>
          </item>
        </text>
        <text id="20190619fdc5ac5f839a4af890001464">
          <item sublevel="1" bullet="true">
            <inserted>delivering disability employment awareness training for agencies to improve recruitment and retention outcomes.</inserted>
          </item>
        </text>
      </talker>
    </subject>
  </proceeding>
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