❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details on Local Government Inquiries and Reviews undertaken by the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries since March 2017, including costs, staffing, and external resources. The response provides a list of inquiries, staffing numbers, and limited cost information.
AnsweredQoN 6115Legislative Assembly
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(1) Can the Minister provide a list of Local Government Inquiries and Reviews undertaken by the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC) since March 2017, including the starting date, completion date and estimated or actual cost of each? (2) How many staff are employed by the DLGSC, how many of these are dedicated to Local Government, and of these, how many are allocated to manage or conduct Inquiries and Reviews? (3) What external resources were required to be engaged to undertake each of these Inquiries and Reviews and what was the cost of these engagements? (4) For the total cost of each of the Inquiries and Reviews undertaken by the Department, what was the final break down of costs between the DLGSC and the Local Government subject to the review or inquiry?
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Answered
16 June 2020
Responded by
Minister for Local Government; Heritage; Culture and the Arts
Response time
8 days
(1) Local Government
Inquiry commenced
Inquiry complete
*Shire of Wiluna
January 2017
November 2019
November 2018
Ongoing
City of Melville
November 2017
June 2019
Shire of Perenjori
January 2018
July 2019
Shire of Carnarvon
January 2018
October 2019
City of Perth
January 2018
Panel of Inquiry commenced March 2018
Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku
February 2018
Withdrawn October 2018
City of Joondalup
March 2018
Withdrawn in December 2018
Town of Cambridge
April 2018
Ongoing
City of Mandurah
August 2018
Withdrawn October 2018
Shire of Toodyay
December 2018
Ongoing
City of Cockburn
April 2020
Ongoing
City of Subiaco
May 2020
Ongoing
*Shire of Wiluna inquiry commenced in January 2017, however the bulk of the Inquiry was completed after March 2017.
(2) DLGSC staff
Headcount
FTE
Total number of staff employed by the DLGSC
462
431.7
Number of staff dedicated to Local Government
42
38.11
Number of staff allocated to manage or conduct Inquiries and Reviews
9
9
(3) A Forensic Audit was conducted in 2017 as part of an Authorised Inquiry into the Shire of Wiluna. The cost of that audit was $25,693.07.
(4) The DLGSC does not record specific costs for individual inquiries unless there is a specific reason to do so. An Authorised inquiry is part of the agency’s core business and as there has only been one instance where an external resource has been utilised, DLGSC absorbed that cost.
Inquiry commenced
Inquiry complete
*Shire of Wiluna
January 2017
November 2019
November 2018
Ongoing
City of Melville
November 2017
June 2019
Shire of Perenjori
January 2018
July 2019
Shire of Carnarvon
January 2018
October 2019
City of Perth
January 2018
Panel of Inquiry commenced March 2018
Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku
February 2018
Withdrawn October 2018
City of Joondalup
March 2018
Withdrawn in December 2018
Town of Cambridge
April 2018
Ongoing
City of Mandurah
August 2018
Withdrawn October 2018
Shire of Toodyay
December 2018
Ongoing
City of Cockburn
April 2020
Ongoing
City of Subiaco
May 2020
Ongoing
*Shire of Wiluna inquiry commenced in January 2017, however the bulk of the Inquiry was completed after March 2017.
(2) DLGSC staff
Headcount
FTE
Total number of staff employed by the DLGSC
462
431.7
Number of staff dedicated to Local Government
42
38.11
Number of staff allocated to manage or conduct Inquiries and Reviews
9
9
(3) A Forensic Audit was conducted in 2017 as part of an Authorised Inquiry into the Shire of Wiluna. The cost of that audit was $25,693.07.
(4) The DLGSC does not record specific costs for individual inquiries unless there is a specific reason to do so. An Authorised inquiry is part of the agency’s core business and as there has only been one instance where an external resource has been utilised, DLGSC absorbed that cost.
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