❓ Details staffing allocations for the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Water and Rivers Commission (WRC), including classification, location, and FTE information. The answer explains discrepancies between staff numbers and financial estimates due to increased funding.
AnsweredQoN 1842Legislative Council
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With regard to the Department of Environment and the Department of Waters and Rivers -
(1) Will the Minister provide details of all current staffing allocations in these Departments and relevant boards and authorities, by name, location and classification and where these allocations have multi agency rolls can they be identified by officer and location?
(2) Will the Minister identify how these staffing allocations relate to FTE allocations within each department?
(1) Will the Minister provide details of all current staffing allocations in these Departments and relevant boards and authorities, by name, location and classification and where these allocations have multi agency rolls can they be identified by officer and location?
(2) Will the Minister identify how these staffing allocations relate to FTE allocations within each department?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
7 May 2004
Responded by
Minister for Housing and Works representing the Minister for the Environment
Response time
38 days
The Minister for the Environment has provided the following response:
(1) The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Water and Rivers Commission (WRC) have provided the following information with respect to staff employed.
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Classification
No. of Staff
Location
Metropolitan Area
Regional Areas
Level 1
13
13
0
Level 2
40
27
13
Level 2/4
50
46
4
Level 3
36
34
2
Level 4
20
18
2
Level 5
56
49
7
Level 6
41
38
3
Level 7/8
1
1
0
Level 7
33
32
1
Level 8
14
14
0
Level 9
2
2
0
CL1
3
3
0
309
277
32
WATER AND RIVERS COMMISSION
Classification
No. of Staff
Location
Metropolitan Area
Regional Areas
Level 1
12
11
1
Level 2
95
53
42
Level 2/3
1
1
0
Level 2/4
45
31
14
Level 3
68
57
11
Level 4
60
43
17
Level 5
67
56
11
Level 6
68
53
15
Level 7
22
20
2
Level 8
22
18
4
Level 9
2
2
0
CL1
3
3
0
S3
1
1
0
466
349
117
The DEP has no statutory Boards but provides staff and resources to the Environmental Protection Authority. The WRC has one Statutory Board.
Both the DEP and WRC work closely with other government agencies towards agreed government and community outcomes.
(2) The above staff numbers represent the total number of staff employed. These numbers differ from those stated in the Financial Estimates printed for 2003-04 in that new staff have been engaged as a result of increased funding from both the WA Consolidated Fund, and Federal funding programs and private companies since the Financial Estimates were originally printed in May 2003.
(1) The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Water and Rivers Commission (WRC) have provided the following information with respect to staff employed.
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Classification
No. of Staff
Location
Metropolitan Area
Regional Areas
Level 1
13
13
0
Level 2
40
27
13
Level 2/4
50
46
4
Level 3
36
34
2
Level 4
20
18
2
Level 5
56
49
7
Level 6
41
38
3
Level 7/8
1
1
0
Level 7
33
32
1
Level 8
14
14
0
Level 9
2
2
0
CL1
3
3
0
309
277
32
WATER AND RIVERS COMMISSION
Classification
No. of Staff
Location
Metropolitan Area
Regional Areas
Level 1
12
11
1
Level 2
95
53
42
Level 2/3
1
1
0
Level 2/4
45
31
14
Level 3
68
57
11
Level 4
60
43
17
Level 5
67
56
11
Level 6
68
53
15
Level 7
22
20
2
Level 8
22
18
4
Level 9
2
2
0
CL1
3
3
0
S3
1
1
0
466
349
117
The DEP has no statutory Boards but provides staff and resources to the Environmental Protection Authority. The WRC has one Statutory Board.
Both the DEP and WRC work closely with other government agencies towards agreed government and community outcomes.
(2) The above staff numbers represent the total number of staff employed. These numbers differ from those stated in the Financial Estimates printed for 2003-04 in that new staff have been engaged as a result of increased funding from both the WA Consolidated Fund, and Federal funding programs and private companies since the Financial Estimates were originally printed in May 2003.
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