Hon Jess Beckerling asks the Minister for the Environment about staffing levels within the EPA and DWER teams responsible for green energy approvals, following a 2022 initiative to fast-track these approvals. The Minister was unable to provide an immediate answer.

AnsweredQoN 727Legislative Council
Asked
16 September 2025
Portfolio
the Environment

QuestionView source ↗

Green Energy Approvals Initiative
727. Hon Jess Beckerling to the Minister for the Environment:
I refer to the government's
December 2022 announcement that it would fast-track green energy approvals via
the Green Energy Approvals Initiative.
(1) For each of the Environmental Protection
Authority's services team and the green energy assessment team in the Department
of Water and Environmental Regulation can the minister please provide the
following:
(a) what is the total number of FTE currently
approved across both of these teams, and please separate by team, role and
level;
(b) how many of the roles are permanently filled,
and please indicate which;
(c) how many of the roles are temporarily filled,
and please indicate which; and
(d) how many of the roles are vacant, and please
indicate which?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the member
for some notice of the question. Unfortunately an answer cannot be provided in
the time available today. An answer will provided before the end of this
sitting week.

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