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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <name>Work-From-Home Arrangements</name>
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        <heading>Work-From-Home Arrangements</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="6827" referenceid="b04d90ce5a204cc6b8913d2697f86b49" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. H.M. GIROLAMO</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <question date="2023-09-14T04:45:00+09:30">
            <name>Work-From-Home Arrangements</name>
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          <by role="member" id="6827" referenceid="b04d90ce5a204cc6b8913d2697f86b49">The Hon. H.M. GIROLAMO (14:59):</by>  My questions are to the Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector regarding work-from-home arrangements:</text>
        <text id="20230914ab3481fdbdce4a16a0000165">1.&amp;#x9;How many agencies have a formal work-from-home agreement in place?</text>
        <text id="20230914ab3481fdbdce4a16a0000166">2.&amp;#x9;How many agencies has the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment worked with to put work-from-home arrangements in place?</text>
        <text id="20230914ab3481fdbdce4a16a0000167">3.&amp;#x9;What is the policy of the Attorney's own department and agencies?</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="4697" referenceid="c1607c57d2294390bdc2b07c15f35010" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. K.J. MAHER</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Minister for Aboriginal Affairs</name>
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            <name>Attorney-General</name>
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            <name>Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector</name>
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          <question date="2023-09-14T04:45:00+09:30">
            <name>Work-From-Home Arrangements</name>
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          <by role="member" id="4697" referenceid="c1607c57d2294390bdc2b07c15f35010">The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector) (15:00):</by>  I thank the honourable member for her question. Largely, I will have to take it on notice, but I will be most happy to do so and bring back a reply. I know that across different sectors of the Public Service there are very different needs and abilities in terms of how flexible working arrangements can be, so I know that it varies quite a lot from department to department or even within different groups in departments.</text>
        <text id="20230914ab3481fdbdce4a16a0000169">There are some very forward-facing roles within the public sector, whether they be in health treating patients or in education in classrooms, and other roles are not nearly as forward facing. I don't have a consolidated answer, but I am happy to take away the questions asked and bring back a reply for the honourable member.</text>
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