Question
Number
224
Subject
Legal Aid Commission
(Employment and additional employment)
(Employment and additional employment)
Asked by
Cain, Peter
Directed to
Attorney-General
Question asked on
19 March 2025
Answer due on
20 April 2025
Question asked
- Does Legal Aid ACT employee Mr Rob Reis provide advice on employment law.
- Can the Minister detail, citing from Mr Rob Reis' application to work at Legal Aid ACT, the employment law experience he detailed.
- Does Legal Aid ACT’s email policy permit the use of Legal Aid email for a second paid employment; if so, (a) on what basis would it be permitted, and (b) does this permission need to be sought.
- Where permission has not been sought, as referred to in part (3), is this a breach of the ACT public service code of conduct.
- Are employees required to advise Legal Aid ACT if they are seeking additional employment.
- Did Mr Reis advise his supervisor he was nominating to be President of the ACT Law Society; if so, when did this occur.
- Was the Attorney-General advised that Mr Reis was nominating to be President of the ACT Law Society.
- Did Mr Reis, on being employed by Legal Aid ACT, declare his employment by the University of Canberra where he is an Adjunct Professor.
- Is failure to declare additional employment a breach of the ACT public service code of conduct.