❓ This parliamentary question seeks to determine the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) staff dedicated to Freedom of Information (FOI) application processing across various departments and agencies within the Attorney General and Minister for Commerce portfolios between 2016 and 2019. The response details FTE allocations for each entity.
AnsweredQoN 4651Legislative Assembly
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How many full time equivalent staff were dedicated to the receipt and processing of Freedom of Information (FOI) applications within the Minister's departments, agencies, government trading enterprises or boards as at: (a) 1 January 2016; (b) 1 January 2017; (c) 1 January 2018; and (d) 1 January 2019?
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9 April 2019
Response time
15 days
The Department of Justice:
(a) 0.3
(b) 0.3
(c) 4.2
(d) 3.8
The Equal Opportunity Commission
(a) – (d) 0.01 FTE
The Legal Practice Board (including the Legal Profession Complaints Committee):
(a) - (d) None - please see comments below regarding hours spent on receipt and processing FOI applications.
2016: 20 hours
2017: 48 hours
2018: 58 hours
2019: 0 hours
LegalAid Western Australia:
(a) - (d) 1 FTE
Office of the Commissioner for Children and Young People:
(a) – (d) 0 FTE (the function is absorbed within the role of Manager Corporate Services).
The Solicitor General’s Office:
(a) - (d) one officer is dedicated to the receipt and processing of Freedom of Information applications, however very few applications are received by the Solicitor General's Office, so very little time is required.
The State Solicitors Office:
(a) – (d) one FTE
Please note that the FTE is not solely devoted to receipting and processing FOI applications and performs other administrative and paralegal duties
(a) 0.3
(b) 0.3
(c) 4.2
(d) 3.8
The Equal Opportunity Commission
(a) – (d) 0.01 FTE
The Legal Practice Board (including the Legal Profession Complaints Committee):
(a) - (d) None - please see comments below regarding hours spent on receipt and processing FOI applications.
2016: 20 hours
2017: 48 hours
2018: 58 hours
2019: 0 hours
LegalAid Western Australia:
(a) - (d) 1 FTE
Office of the Commissioner for Children and Young People:
(a) – (d) 0 FTE (the function is absorbed within the role of Manager Corporate Services).
The Solicitor General’s Office:
(a) - (d) one officer is dedicated to the receipt and processing of Freedom of Information applications, however very few applications are received by the Solicitor General's Office, so very little time is required.
The State Solicitors Office:
(a) – (d) one FTE
Please note that the FTE is not solely devoted to receipting and processing FOI applications and performs other administrative and paralegal duties
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