❓ Question on Notice regarding reviews of fees and charges within agencies under the Minister's environment and disability services portfolios, specifically focusing on cost recovery. The answer reveals instances of fees exceeding cost recovery in venue hire and controlled waste management.
AnsweredQoN 4177Legislative Assembly
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For each agency, department, authority and Government Trading Enterprise under the Minister's portfolio: (a) how many reviews of their agencies’ fees and charges have been conducted since 17 March 2017; (b) did any of these reviews identify any fee or charge that is above cost recovery; (c) if yes to (b), could you please provide: (i) a list of the fees or charges identified; (ii) the amount the fee or charge was above cost recovery; and (iii) the reason for the fee or charge being above cost recovery; (d) did any of these reviews result in an increase in any fee or charge that was above cost recovery; and; (e) if yes to (d), could you please provide: (i) a list of the fees or charges that were increased; (ii) the amount that the fee or charge increased; (iii) how much above cost recovery was the new fee or charge; and; and (iv) the reason for the fee or charge being above cost recovery; and (f) if yes to (b) have any fees or charges been reduced as a result of the identification of over recovery: (i) if yes, what were the fees and charges that were reduced, and what was the amount each fee or charge was reduced?
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Answered
21 November 2018
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Environment; Disability Services
Response time
13 days
From 1 July 2017 - 9 October 2018
For the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
(a) Four.
(b) Yes; one.
(c)(i) Venue hire for corporate events.
(c)(ii) Average of 17 per cent.
(c)(iii) The report deemed it appropriate to charge a commercial rate for corporate use of facilities and a non-commercial rate for families and community groups. This achieves an overall neutral cost recovery.
(d) No.
(e)(i)-(iv) Not applicable.
(f) No.
(f)(i) Not applicable.
Department of Water and Environmental Regulation
Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice No. 4190.
For the Department of Communities – Disability Services
Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice No. 4189
17 March 2017 - 30 June 2017
For the former Department of Parks and Wildlife
(a) Nil.
(b)-(f) Not applicable.
For the Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority
(a) Nil.
(b)-(f) Not applicable.
For the Rottnest Island Authority
Please see Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 4185.
For the Zoological Parks Authority
(a) One.
(b) No.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) No.
(e)-(f) Not applicable.
Office of the Environmental Protection Authority
(a) Nil
(b) Not Applicable
(c) (i), (ii) and (iii) Not Applicable
(d)- (f) Not Applicable
Period 17 March 2017 to 30 June 2017
Department of the Environment Regulation
(a) One
(b) Yes
(c) (i), (ii)
2017-18 fee
Estimated 2017-18 Over-Cost Recovery
$ per unit
$ per unit
Controlled Waste Revenue
Controlled Waste Tracking Fee (Issued electronically)
$44.00
$16.50
Controlled Waste Tracking Fee (Issued other than electronically)
$57.50
$2.21
(c) (iii) The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation administers a number of tariffs, fees and charges under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 .
In the 2017-18 Review of Tariffs, Fees and Charges controlled waste service was estimated to be over-recovered in 2017-18 due to over recovery of electronic tracking fees of controlled waste.
Environmental Protection (Controlled Waste) Amendment Regulations 2012 prescribed new annual fee increases of approximately 4 per cent based on projected consumer price index for a five year period. Over recovery of electronic controlled waste tracking fees was partly offset by under recovery of paper based controlled waste tracking fees and controlled waste license fees.
The Department will undertake a comprehensive review of all tariffs, fees and charges as part of the 2019-20 review.
(d) No
(e) Not Applicable
(f) No
(i) Not Applicable
For the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
(a) Four.
(b) Yes; one.
(c)(i) Venue hire for corporate events.
(c)(ii) Average of 17 per cent.
(c)(iii) The report deemed it appropriate to charge a commercial rate for corporate use of facilities and a non-commercial rate for families and community groups. This achieves an overall neutral cost recovery.
(d) No.
(e)(i)-(iv) Not applicable.
(f) No.
(f)(i) Not applicable.
Department of Water and Environmental Regulation
Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice No. 4190.
For the Department of Communities – Disability Services
Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice No. 4189
17 March 2017 - 30 June 2017
For the former Department of Parks and Wildlife
(a) Nil.
(b)-(f) Not applicable.
For the Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority
(a) Nil.
(b)-(f) Not applicable.
For the Rottnest Island Authority
Please see Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 4185.
For the Zoological Parks Authority
(a) One.
(b) No.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) No.
(e)-(f) Not applicable.
Office of the Environmental Protection Authority
(a) Nil
(b) Not Applicable
(c) (i), (ii) and (iii) Not Applicable
(d)- (f) Not Applicable
Period 17 March 2017 to 30 June 2017
Department of the Environment Regulation
(a) One
(b) Yes
(c) (i), (ii)
2017-18 fee
Estimated 2017-18 Over-Cost Recovery
$ per unit
$ per unit
Controlled Waste Revenue
Controlled Waste Tracking Fee (Issued electronically)
$44.00
$16.50
Controlled Waste Tracking Fee (Issued other than electronically)
$57.50
$2.21
(c) (iii) The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation administers a number of tariffs, fees and charges under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 .
In the 2017-18 Review of Tariffs, Fees and Charges controlled waste service was estimated to be over-recovered in 2017-18 due to over recovery of electronic tracking fees of controlled waste.
Environmental Protection (Controlled Waste) Amendment Regulations 2012 prescribed new annual fee increases of approximately 4 per cent based on projected consumer price index for a five year period. Over recovery of electronic controlled waste tracking fees was partly offset by under recovery of paper based controlled waste tracking fees and controlled waste license fees.
The Department will undertake a comprehensive review of all tariffs, fees and charges as part of the 2019-20 review.
(d) No
(e) Not Applicable
(f) No
(i) Not Applicable
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