❓ A parliamentary question seeks details on the costs, savings, and staffing changes resulting from the 2017 Machinery of Government changes within the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation. The response provides some figures but indicates difficulty in isolating specific costs and ongoing forecasts.
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I refer to the McGowan Government's Machinery of Government changes announced in April 2017 and implemented in the revamped Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation from 1 July 2017, and I ask: (a) what has been the cost to the Department of the changes by financial year from 2017-2018 to date; (b) what is the quantum of savings registered by the Department by financial year from 2017-2018 to date as a result of the changes; (c) what reduction of senior executive service level staff occurred in the Department as a result of the changes; and (d) what additional costs and savings have been budgeted for in the future as a result of the changes?
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Answered
12 August 2021
Responded by
Minister for Regional Development representing the Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade
Response time
9 days
The Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation advises:
(1) Separation costs under the Voluntary Targeted Separation Scheme were detailed in a feature box on pages 13-14 of the 2017-18 Annual Report on State Finances. For Senior Executive Service separations, costs incurred totalled $0.4 million.
All other costs relating to the Machinery of Government changes have been absorbed within the Department’s budget, are not separately identifiable and did not result in any additional request for appropriation funding.
(2) Gross savings written into the Department’s budget total $10.6 million to 30 June 2021.
(3) 4
(4) Implementation of Machinery of Government changes were dealt with in 2017-18. Accordingly, there are no ongoing costs. Future annual savings now form part of the agency’s base budget and are not separately forecast on an ongoing basis.
(1) Separation costs under the Voluntary Targeted Separation Scheme were detailed in a feature box on pages 13-14 of the 2017-18 Annual Report on State Finances. For Senior Executive Service separations, costs incurred totalled $0.4 million.
All other costs relating to the Machinery of Government changes have been absorbed within the Department’s budget, are not separately identifiable and did not result in any additional request for appropriation funding.
(2) Gross savings written into the Department’s budget total $10.6 million to 30 June 2021.
(3) 4
(4) Implementation of Machinery of Government changes were dealt with in 2017-18. Accordingly, there are no ongoing costs. Future annual savings now form part of the agency’s base budget and are not separately forecast on an ongoing basis.
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