Hon. Sally Talbot questions the Minister for Forestry regarding staffing levels, job titles, and fire management responsibilities at the Forest Products Commission's Collie office in 2013 and 2016. The answer reveals a reduction in staff and no primary fire management roles.

AnsweredQoN 21Legislative Council
Asked
16 February 2016
Portfolio
Forestry

QuestionView source ↗

FOREST
PRODUCTS COMMISSION — COLLIE OFFICE
21. Hon SALLY TALBOT to the minister
representing the Minister for Forestry:
I refer to the Forest Products
Commission regional office in Collie.
(1) How many employees were there in
the Collie office —
(a) in 2013; and
(b) currently?
(2) How many of these positions in
each of these years are —
(a) full time;
(b) part time; and
(c) seasonal?
(3) What is the job title of each
position?
(4) How many of these positions
have/had fire management as a primary responsibility —
(a) currently; and
(b) in 2013?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. On behalf of the Minister for Forestry, I provide
the following answer.
(1) (a) five; and
(b) three.
(2) In 2013 —
(a) four;
(b) one; and
(c) nil.
In 2016 —
(a) two;
(b) one; and
(c) nil.
(3) In 2013, the
job titles are operations officer, senior conveyancing officer, administration
assistant, operations officer and operations officer.
In 2016, the job
titles are operations officer, senior forester and administration assistant.
(4) (a)–(b) Nil.

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