❓ I refer to the total annual appropriation and expenditure of the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA), and I ask: (a) What percentage of DBCA’s total operating budget is spe
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I refer to the total annual appropriation and expenditure of the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA), and I ask: (a) What percentage of DBCA’s total operating budget is spent on head office functions, including FTE; (b) What percentage of DBCA’s total operating budget is spent on regional operations, including FTE; (c) Has funding for visitor services, the Botanical Gardens and Parks Authority, the Rottnest Island Authority, and the Zoological Parks Authority increased at a higher rate than funding for regional bushfire mitigation; and (d) Has DBCA redirected operational funding from Parks and Wildlife to Science, Strategy and Governance: (i) If yes, what is the dollar amount of money redirected?
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5 May 2026
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Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment
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1 days
a. 7 per cent of DBCA's total operating budget is allocated to head office functions. 12 per cent of total FTEs is allocated to head office functions.
b. 72 per cent of DBCA’s total operating budget is allocated to regional functions and 73 per cent of total FTEs are allocated to regional operations.
c. No, since the 2024-25 Budget Year, recurrent operational funding for each service; visitor services, the Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority, the Rottnest Island Authority and the Zoological Parks Authority has not increased at a higher rate than funding for regional bushfire mitigation.
d. No.
i. Not Applicable.
b. 72 per cent of DBCA’s total operating budget is allocated to regional functions and 73 per cent of total FTEs are allocated to regional operations.
c. No, since the 2024-25 Budget Year, recurrent operational funding for each service; visitor services, the Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority, the Rottnest Island Authority and the Zoological Parks Authority has not increased at a higher rate than funding for regional bushfire mitigation.
d. No.
i. Not Applicable.
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