❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks information on planned departmental/agency changes (creation/closure), budgets, and staffing within the Planning and Culture & the Arts portfolios. The response indicates a review is underway for Planning, with no decisions yet made, while Culture & the Arts reports no changes.
AnsweredQoN 310Legislative Assembly
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(a) will the Minister be creating new departments or agencies related to their portfolio areas, and if so will the Minister list;
(i) the name(s) of any new department or agency;
(ii) the global budget allocated to any new department or agency; and
(iii) the numbers of staff full time equivalent (FTE) to be allocated to any new department or agency?
(b) will the Minister be closing any departments or agencies related to their portfolio and if so, will the Minister list;
(i) the number of staff FTE currently employed within the department;
(ii) the current global budget for any department or agency; and
(iii) initiatives being undertaken to ensure all staff are redeployed within the public service?
(i) the name(s) of any new department or agency;
(ii) the global budget allocated to any new department or agency; and
(iii) the numbers of staff full time equivalent (FTE) to be allocated to any new department or agency?
(b) will the Minister be closing any departments or agencies related to their portfolio and if so, will the Minister list;
(i) the number of staff FTE currently employed within the department;
(ii) the current global budget for any department or agency; and
(iii) initiatives being undertaken to ensure all staff are redeployed within the public service?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
2 March 2009
Responded by
Minister for Planning; Culture and the Arts
Response time
90 days
Department for Planning and Infrastructure
(a) The machinery of government is under review and changes to the structure of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure may occur.
(i) - (iii) These details have not yet been determined.
(b) The machinery of government is under review and changes to the structure of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure may occur.
(i) - (iii) These details have not yet been determined.
Department of Culture and the Arts
(a) - (b) No
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(a) The machinery of government is under review and changes to the structure of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure may occur.
(i) - (iii) These details have not yet been determined.
(b) The machinery of government is under review and changes to the structure of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure may occur.
(i) - (iii) These details have not yet been determined.
Department of Culture and the Arts
(a) - (b) No
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