❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details about the implementation, staffing, and funding of a 2009 DAFWA restructure. The response clarifies the structure was interim and replaced in 2010, rendering many questions inapplicable.
AnsweredQoN 6309Legislative Assembly
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In relation to your advice in June 2009 of your intention to implement a new organisational structure for the Department of Agriculture and Food (DAFWA) establishing five new directorates, those being natural resource management and biosecurity services; industry development, including food and research; regional services; trade and market services; and business services, I ask,
(a) now that these five new directorates have been established, please advise if they are now fully operational and if so;
(i) when did the posts become operational;
(ii) how many consultants have been appointed to fill the five posts;
(iii) are the consultants working for an outside agency or are they consulting full-time for DAFWA;
(iv) how many of these consultants are working full time for the department;
(v) how many are working for the department on a part-time basis;
(vi) what is the contractual term of each consultant;
(vii) what is the funding allocation for each consultant for the full term of their contract?
(b) has the request for funding these five new directorates been approved and if so;
(i) on what date did the department receive the approval;
(c) at the completion of each consultant’s contract, what strategy is in place to evaluate the success of the restructure?
(a) now that these five new directorates have been established, please advise if they are now fully operational and if so;
(i) when did the posts become operational;
(ii) how many consultants have been appointed to fill the five posts;
(iii) are the consultants working for an outside agency or are they consulting full-time for DAFWA;
(iv) how many of these consultants are working full time for the department;
(v) how many are working for the department on a part-time basis;
(vi) what is the contractual term of each consultant;
(vii) what is the funding allocation for each consultant for the full term of their contract?
(b) has the request for funding these five new directorates been approved and if so;
(i) on what date did the department receive the approval;
(c) at the completion of each consultant’s contract, what strategy is in place to evaluate the success of the restructure?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
1 November 2011
Responded by
Minister for Agriculture and Food
Response time
14 days
(a) The five new directorates were part of an interim structure which was subsequently replaced by the new Director General with a six directorate structure operational since June 2010.
(i) 20 July 2009.
(ii) Nil. Appointments to SES positions were made in an acting capacity only and in accordance with the
Public Service Management Act 1994.
(iii)-(vii) Not applicable.
(b) Funding was provided through the normal budget process.
(i) Not applicable.
(c) Not applicable.
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(i) 20 July 2009.
(ii) Nil. Appointments to SES positions were made in an acting capacity only and in accordance with the
Public Service Management Act 1994.
(iii)-(vii) Not applicable.
(b) Funding was provided through the normal budget process.
(i) Not applicable.
(c) Not applicable.
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