Questions & Answers Paper No. 158 - Parliament of New South ...

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LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
MONDAY 12 OCTOBER 2009
(6) Given that psychological injury was identified in the November 2002 Workplace Safety Summit as a
key issue, what research has since been undertaken as a response and what action has been taken to
alleviate such workplace injury?
Answer—
(1) to (3) Formal monthly professional supervision is part of Community Service's policies, and best
endeavours are made to ensure that all Child Protection Caseworkers are supervised in accordance with
these policies.
(4) and (5) Managers interact with and provide feedback, support and casework guidance to the staff they
supervise on a daily basis. This forms an aspect of 'informal' supervision and is generally in addition to
formal monthly professional supervision.
(6) Comprehensive research has occurred across the organisation resulting in the following initiatives
being implemented: Emotional Resilience training offered to all new staff at the Helpline; the proactive
management of workers compensation claims and developing safe and durable return to work plans; the
implementation of Preventing and Managing Client Initiated Violence policy and procedures; the
introduction of the Client Context Risk Management Tool for staff to use if there was a potential threat;
and compulsory training for all caseworkers with face to face client contact in Preventing and Managing
Occupational Violence.
*7362 ROAD WIDENING WORKS—Mr Chris Hartcher asked the Minister for Roads—
(1) When will road widening on Avoca Drive, Green Point be completed?
(2) When will road widening on the F3 at Berowra be competed?
Answer—
I am advised:
(1) The project is currently scheduled to open to traffic in early 2011, subject to weather conditions
during the period of construction.
(2) In late 2009.
*7363 MINISTER FOR CENTRAL COAST—Mr Chris Hartcher asked the Premier, and Minister for the
Arts—
As the new Minister for the Central Coast does not live or work on the Central Coast, will the Premier
require him to attend the Central Coast at least once each week?
Answer—
The Premier became the Minister for the Central Coast on 14 September 2009. As the Premier announced
on 16 September 2009, Mr David Harris, Member for Wyong, has been appointed as his Parliamentary
Secretary for the Central Coast.
*7364 COST OF THE CONSULTANT—Mr Chris Hartcher asked the Deputy Premier, Minister for Climate
Change and the Environment, and Minister for Commerce representing the Attorney General, Minister
for Industrial Relations, Minister for Health, Minister for the Central Coast, Vice President of the
Executive Council—
What is the cost of the consultant, whose appointment was announced on 31 August 2009 at Gosford
Hospital, engaged to assess the need for a public oncology and radiology service at Gosford Hospital?
Answer—
I am advised that the information requested by the Member is commercial in confidence.
*7365 REAPPOINTMENT OF MINISTERS—Mr Chris Hartcher asked the Premier, and Minister for the
Arts—
Will the Premier give an undertaking that Ministers who have resigned from the Ministry will not be
reappointed?
Answer—
The Premier makes recommendations to the Governor to appoint the Ministry, in accordance with section
35E of the Constitution Act.
*7366 FIXED WATER CHARGES—Ms Katrina Hodgkinson asked the Minister for Water, and Minister for
Regional Development—
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