❓ Question on Notice regarding the Department of Water's resource allocation for water licensing and compliance monitoring in 2009-2010 and 2010-2011, including the number of licenses surveyed and outcomes. The Minister notes the extensive time required to answer the multi-faceted question.
AnsweredQoN 2796Legislative Council
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I refer to the answer to question on notice No. 914 that the Minister gave on 9 September 2009, where she said the Department has developed a performance indicator, to measure proactive compliance monitoring with the target of spending not less than 10 percent of the resources allocated to the licensing function, and I ask -
(1) How many resources were allocated to the licensing function with the Department of Water for the financial year 2009-2010?
(2) How many resources were allocated to proactively monitor compliance with water licenses for the financial year 2009-2010?
(3) How many resources are allocated to the licensing function with the Department of Water for the financial year 2010-2011?
(4) How many resources are allocated to proactively monitor compliance with water licenses for the financial year 2010-2011?
(5) How many licenses issued under the
Rights in Water and Irrigation Act
, and for what volume of water, were subject to compliance surveys during the year 2009-2010?
(6) What were the outcomes of those compliance surveys?
(7) How many licenses issued under the
Rights in Water and Irrigation Act
, and for what volume of water, will be subject to compliance surveys during the year 2010-2011?
(1) How many resources were allocated to the licensing function with the Department of Water for the financial year 2009-2010?
(2) How many resources were allocated to proactively monitor compliance with water licenses for the financial year 2009-2010?
(3) How many resources are allocated to the licensing function with the Department of Water for the financial year 2010-2011?
(4) How many resources are allocated to proactively monitor compliance with water licenses for the financial year 2010-2011?
(5) How many licenses issued under the
Rights in Water and Irrigation Act
, and for what volume of water, were subject to compliance surveys during the year 2009-2010?
(6) What were the outcomes of those compliance surveys?
(7) How many licenses issued under the
Rights in Water and Irrigation Act
, and for what volume of water, will be subject to compliance surveys during the year 2010-2011?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
10 November 2010
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Water
Response time
50 days
I note in effect the Member has asked 7 questions within this one question which required a considerable amount of time for the Department of Water to supply information for.
(1) 87.85 FTEs.
(2) The actual number is not available but the Department of Water (DoW) committed a minimum of 10% of the total FTE available.
(3) 79.5 FTEs.
(4) The DoW committed to 10% of the total FTE available but this may fluctuate with shifting priorities due to the dry season.
(5) 1,340 licences with a total allocation of 764.2GL.
(6) The DoW manages non-compliance through the issue of infringement notices or negotiations with licensees to rectify the matter depending on the significance of the non-compliance.
(7) A minimum of around 700 licences will be subject to a compliance survey. The volume of water is not available until the end of 2010/11.
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(1) 87.85 FTEs.
(2) The actual number is not available but the Department of Water (DoW) committed a minimum of 10% of the total FTE available.
(3) 79.5 FTEs.
(4) The DoW committed to 10% of the total FTE available but this may fluctuate with shifting priorities due to the dry season.
(5) 1,340 licences with a total allocation of 764.2GL.
(6) The DoW manages non-compliance through the issue of infringement notices or negotiations with licensees to rectify the matter depending on the significance of the non-compliance.
(7) A minimum of around 700 licences will be subject to a compliance survey. The volume of water is not available until the end of 2010/11.
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