24167 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Social Development and Employment

24167 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What consultations are the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, planning to open on the week beginning Monday 19 May 2025 with employees around any changes to employment roles, employment numbers and any other employment conditions, and when is any such consultation expected to close?

Hon Louise Upston: The Social Workers Registration Board released a consultation document on proposed organisation changes to staff on 22 May 2025. The Social Workers Registration Act 2003 requires a review every five-years of the organisation’s structure, along with the operational review of the Act. The consultation is expected to close on 6 June 2025. There were no other consultations planned to open, or opened, in the week beginning 19 May 2025 in the Minister’s departments, agencies, Crown entities and other bodies that the Minister is responsible for.