House of Assembly - Fifty-Third Parliament, First Session (53-1)
2014-07-24 Daily Xml

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Arts SA

Ms REDMOND (Heysen) (15:25): My question is to the Premier. In relation to a position within Arts SA that was created for Ms Nicole Burns in 2011, why was there a strategy for the creation of this position? The opposition has obtained under FOI emails between the Department of the Premier and Cabinet and Arts SA in which the Department of the Premier and Cabinet human resources consultant Elizabeth Neville states:

I have completely revised the position creation and appointment forms and have drafted a formal letter of offer.

She goes on to say:

The good thing about this strategy is that however long the transfer takes, it poses no risks, costs you nothing, and Nicole still gets paid.

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Health Industries) (15:26): The member for Heysen asked me questions on this matter last week in estimates and I undertook to get a report back to her. The time of these matters pre-dates, I think, both the Premier's time as Premier and certainly my time as Minister for the Arts. I am getting information from the agency and will provide it as I am able to.

The SPEAKER: The member for Ashford.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Heysen seeks a supplementary.