❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding climate change action, staffing, and potential government commitments. The response details current staffing levels in the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation and outlines the government's approach to climate change as a whole-of-government function.
AnsweredQoN 75Legislative Council
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I refer to the previous government's complete and utter failure to take any meaningful action to address climate change, one of the most important issues of our time, and I ask:
(a) how many full-time equivalent staff within any state government department are currently dedicated to addressing the issue of climate change;
(b) what are the titles and classifications of these staff and for which government departments do they work;
(c) will the Government commit to creating a climate change ministerial portfolio;
(d) will the Government commit to establishing a climate change department; and
(e) if no to (c) and (d), why not?
(a) how many full-time equivalent staff within any state government department are currently dedicated to addressing the issue of climate change;
(b) what are the titles and classifications of these staff and for which government departments do they work;
(c) will the Government commit to creating a climate change ministerial portfolio;
(d) will the Government commit to establishing a climate change department; and
(e) if no to (c) and (d), why not?
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Answered
24 August 2017
Responded by
Minister for Environment
Response time
9 days
I can inform you that the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation has 3.6 FTE dedicated to climate change, comprising: Principal Policy Officer – Specified Calling 4 Principal Policy Officer – Level 7 Principal Policy Officer – Level 7 (0.6 FTE) Policy Officer – Level 5 These positions are overseen by a Director and Executive Director. (c) – (e) The McGowan Labor Government is committed to responsible action to adapt to the effects of climate change and for Western Australia to play its part in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. The stocktake I have undertaken will inform this government’s future approach and priorities in this area, but I can confirm that the McGowan Labor Government considers climate change to be a whole of government function that should be embedded into all agencies with leadership from the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation and the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.
I can inform you that the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation has 3.6 FTE dedicated to climate change, comprising: Principal Policy Officer – Specified Calling 4 Principal Policy Officer – Level 7 Principal Policy Officer – Level 7 (0.6 FTE) Policy Officer – Level 5 These positions are overseen by a Director and Executive Director. (c) – (e) The McGowan Labor Government is committed to responsible action to adapt to the effects of climate change and for Western Australia to play its part in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. The stocktake I have undertaken will inform this government’s future approach and priorities in this area, but I can confirm that the McGowan Labor Government considers climate change to be a whole of government function that should be embedded into all agencies with leadership from the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation and the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.
Principal Policy Officer – Specified Calling 4 Principal Policy Officer – Level 7 Principal Policy Officer – Level 7 (0.6 FTE) Policy Officer – Level 5 These positions are overseen by a Director and Executive Director. (c) – (e) The McGowan Labor Government is committed to responsible action to adapt to the effects of climate change and for Western Australia to play its part in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. The stocktake I have undertaken will inform this government’s future approach and priorities in this area, but I can confirm that the McGowan Labor Government considers climate change to be a whole of government function that should be embedded into all agencies with leadership from the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation and the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.
Principal Policy Officer – Level 7 Principal Policy Officer – Level 7 (0.6 FTE) Policy Officer – Level 5 These positions are overseen by a Director and Executive Director. (c) – (e) The McGowan Labor Government is committed to responsible action to adapt to the effects of climate change and for Western Australia to play its part in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. The stocktake I have undertaken will inform this government’s future approach and priorities in this area, but I can confirm that the McGowan Labor Government considers climate change to be a whole of government function that should be embedded into all agencies with leadership from the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation and the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.
Principal Policy Officer – Level 7 (0.6 FTE) Policy Officer – Level 5 These positions are overseen by a Director and Executive Director. (c) – (e) The McGowan Labor Government is committed to responsible action to adapt to the effects of climate change and for Western Australia to play its part in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. The stocktake I have undertaken will inform this government’s future approach and priorities in this area, but I can confirm that the McGowan Labor Government considers climate change to be a whole of government function that should be embedded into all agencies with leadership from the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation and the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.
Policy Officer – Level 5 These positions are overseen by a Director and Executive Director. (c) – (e) The McGowan Labor Government is committed to responsible action to adapt to the effects of climate change and for Western Australia to play its part in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. The stocktake I have undertaken will inform this government’s future approach and priorities in this area, but I can confirm that the McGowan Labor Government considers climate change to be a whole of government function that should be embedded into all agencies with leadership from the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation and the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.
These positions are overseen by a Director and Executive Director. (c) – (e) The McGowan Labor Government is committed to responsible action to adapt to the effects of climate change and for Western Australia to play its part in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. The stocktake I have undertaken will inform this government’s future approach and priorities in this area, but I can confirm that the McGowan Labor Government considers climate change to be a whole of government function that should be embedded into all agencies with leadership from the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation and the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.
These positions are overseen by a Director and Executive Director. (c) – (e) The McGowan Labor Government is committed to responsible action to adapt to the effects of climate change and for Western Australia to play its part in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. The stocktake I have undertaken will inform this government’s future approach and priorities in this area, but I can confirm that the McGowan Labor Government considers climate change to be a whole of government function that should be embedded into all agencies with leadership from the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation and the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.
(c) – (e) The McGowan Labor Government is committed to responsible action to adapt to the effects of climate change and for Western Australia to play its part in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. The stocktake I have undertaken will inform this government’s future approach and priorities in this area, but I can confirm that the McGowan Labor Government considers climate change to be a whole of government function that should be embedded into all agencies with leadership from the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation and the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.
(c) – (e) The McGowan Labor Government is committed to responsible action to adapt to the effects of climate change and for Western Australia to play its part in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. The stocktake I have undertaken will inform this government’s future approach and priorities in this area, but I can confirm that the McGowan Labor Government considers climate change to be a whole of government function that should be embedded into all agencies with leadership from the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation and the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.
I can inform you that the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation has 3.6 FTE dedicated to climate change, comprising: Principal Policy Officer – Specified Calling 4 Principal Policy Officer – Level 7 Principal Policy Officer – Level 7 (0.6 FTE) Policy Officer – Level 5 These positions are overseen by a Director and Executive Director. (c) – (e) The McGowan Labor Government is committed to responsible action to adapt to the effects of climate change and for Western Australia to play its part in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. The stocktake I have undertaken will inform this government’s future approach and priorities in this area, but I can confirm that the McGowan Labor Government considers climate change to be a whole of government function that should be embedded into all agencies with leadership from the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation and the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.
Principal Policy Officer – Specified Calling 4 Principal Policy Officer – Level 7 Principal Policy Officer – Level 7 (0.6 FTE) Policy Officer – Level 5 These positions are overseen by a Director and Executive Director. (c) – (e) The McGowan Labor Government is committed to responsible action to adapt to the effects of climate change and for Western Australia to play its part in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. The stocktake I have undertaken will inform this government’s future approach and priorities in this area, but I can confirm that the McGowan Labor Government considers climate change to be a whole of government function that should be embedded into all agencies with leadership from the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation and the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.
Principal Policy Officer – Level 7 Principal Policy Officer – Level 7 (0.6 FTE) Policy Officer – Level 5 These positions are overseen by a Director and Executive Director. (c) – (e) The McGowan Labor Government is committed to responsible action to adapt to the effects of climate change and for Western Australia to play its part in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. The stocktake I have undertaken will inform this government’s future approach and priorities in this area, but I can confirm that the McGowan Labor Government considers climate change to be a whole of government function that should be embedded into all agencies with leadership from the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation and the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.
Principal Policy Officer – Level 7 (0.6 FTE) Policy Officer – Level 5 These positions are overseen by a Director and Executive Director. (c) – (e) The McGowan Labor Government is committed to responsible action to adapt to the effects of climate change and for Western Australia to play its part in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. The stocktake I have undertaken will inform this government’s future approach and priorities in this area, but I can confirm that the McGowan Labor Government considers climate change to be a whole of government function that should be embedded into all agencies with leadership from the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation and the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.
Policy Officer – Level 5 These positions are overseen by a Director and Executive Director. (c) – (e) The McGowan Labor Government is committed to responsible action to adapt to the effects of climate change and for Western Australia to play its part in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. The stocktake I have undertaken will inform this government’s future approach and priorities in this area, but I can confirm that the McGowan Labor Government considers climate change to be a whole of government function that should be embedded into all agencies with leadership from the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation and the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.
These positions are overseen by a Director and Executive Director. (c) – (e) The McGowan Labor Government is committed to responsible action to adapt to the effects of climate change and for Western Australia to play its part in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. The stocktake I have undertaken will inform this government’s future approach and priorities in this area, but I can confirm that the McGowan Labor Government considers climate change to be a whole of government function that should be embedded into all agencies with leadership from the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation and the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.
These positions are overseen by a Director and Executive Director. (c) – (e) The McGowan Labor Government is committed to responsible action to adapt to the effects of climate change and for Western Australia to play its part in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. The stocktake I have undertaken will inform this government’s future approach and priorities in this area, but I can confirm that the McGowan Labor Government considers climate change to be a whole of government function that should be embedded into all agencies with leadership from the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation and the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.
(c) – (e) The McGowan Labor Government is committed to responsible action to adapt to the effects of climate change and for Western Australia to play its part in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. The stocktake I have undertaken will inform this government’s future approach and priorities in this area, but I can confirm that the McGowan Labor Government considers climate change to be a whole of government function that should be embedded into all agencies with leadership from the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation and the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.
(c) – (e) The McGowan Labor Government is committed to responsible action to adapt to the effects of climate change and for Western Australia to play its part in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. The stocktake I have undertaken will inform this government’s future approach and priorities in this area, but I can confirm that the McGowan Labor Government considers climate change to be a whole of government function that should be embedded into all agencies with leadership from the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation and the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.
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