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  <sessionName>Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)</sessionName>
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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="2024-10-17T03:45:00+10:30">
            <name>Work-From-Home Arrangements</name>
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          <by role="member" id="6827" referenceid="b04d90ce5a204cc6b8913d2697f86b49">The Hon. H.M. GIROLAMO (14:39):</by>  My questions are to the Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector regarding work from home:</text>
        <text id="2024101776e85577e9bb4ec680000170">1.&amp;#x9;How many agencies have a formal work-from-home agreement in place that allows for more time working from home than in the workplace?</text>
        <text id="2024101776e85577e9bb4ec680000171">2.&amp;#x9;In his capacity as the Minister for Public Sector, what is the Attorney-General's current position on working-from-home arrangements for the public sector?</text>
        <text id="2024101776e85577e9bb4ec680000172">3.&amp;#x9;Is the Attorney-General aware of the current CBD vacancy rates?</text>
        <text id="2024101776e85577e9bb4ec680000173">4.&amp;#x9;Have any government ministers raised any concerns about working-from-home arrangements and the subsequent economic impact directly with the Attorney-General in his capacity as Minister for Public Sector?</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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            <name>Work-From-Home Arrangements</name>
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        <startTime time="2024-10-17T14:40:35+10:30" />
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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) (14:40):</by>  I thank the honourable member for her question. In relation to the views of various agencies, I am happy to take it on notice. I recall from the last discussion that the working-from-home rate is returning to close to pre-COVID levels, which of course had huge amounts of people working from home, when many of us, including many MPs, either couldn't or didn't attend workplaces for work. But, as I say, I am happy to take it on notice and find out whether data is available for individual departments.</text>
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