❓ Question regarding the cost, completion, usage, and status of the Department of Mines and Petroleum's approvals tracking system. The answer provides details on expenditure, ongoing development, application tracking numbers, and current online capabilities.
AnsweredQoN 5566Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the building of the State's approvals tracking system, and ask: (a) what was the total cost of building the State's approvals tracking system; (b) when was it completed; (c) how many projects are being tracked through the system; and (d) what is the current status of the system?
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Answered
16 August 2016
Responded by
Minister for Mines and Petroleum
Response time
48 days
(a) $8 million from 2010-11 to 2015-16 for the approvals tracking system within the Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP).
(b) Approvals automation is ongoing.
(c) 6714 applications were received and tracked for the 2015-16 financial.
(d) The resource sector can now lodge online and track the progress of key mining and petroleum applications.
The DMP continues to progress the development of the Department’s IT systems to increase the availability of online lodgement and electronic approval tracking for the key resource sector application approvals.
(b) Approvals automation is ongoing.
(c) 6714 applications were received and tracked for the 2015-16 financial.
(d) The resource sector can now lodge online and track the progress of key mining and petroleum applications.
The DMP continues to progress the development of the Department’s IT systems to increase the availability of online lodgement and electronic approval tracking for the key resource sector application approvals.
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