❓ Hon Jim Chown questions the Minister for Agriculture and Food regarding 200 staff vacancies within the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. The Minister provides reasons for the vacancies and outlines plans to fill them, but declines to list all vacant positions due to time constraints.
AnsweredQoN 1358Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY
INDUSTRIES AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT — STAFF
1358. Hon JIM CHOWN to the Minister for Agriculture and Food:
At the recent 2018–19 annual
report hearings held on 12 November 2019, it was revealed that the Department
of Primary Industries and Regional Development was short of 200 employment
positions.
(1) Is there any reason there are
currently 200 vacancies within the department?
(2) When are these vacancies likely
to be filled?
(3) Will the minister please list
all positions that are currently vacant in the department?
INDUSTRIES AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT — STAFF
1358. Hon JIM CHOWN to the Minister for Agriculture and Food:
At the recent 2018–19 annual
report hearings held on 12 November 2019, it was revealed that the Department
of Primary Industries and Regional Development was short of 200 employment
positions.
(1) Is there any reason there are
currently 200 vacancies within the department?
(2) When are these vacancies likely
to be filled?
(3) Will the minister please list
all positions that are currently vacant in the department?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for the question.
(1) Current
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development vacancies are as a result
of normal employee turnover; seasonal biosecurity positions; new positions
created as part of the department's restructure, including in the
regions and in R&D; legacy vacancies not filled pending the department's
restructure; and finite positions supporting ICT and infrastructure projects.
(2) The
department has 117 recruitments in progress. As these recruitments are
completed, the department will process remaining vacancies in priority order.
The department expects to have all current vacancies in the new structure
filled in the first half of next year.
(3) This
information is not able to be provided in the time frame given. I ask the
member to put the question on notice.
(1) Current
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development vacancies are as a result
of normal employee turnover; seasonal biosecurity positions; new positions
created as part of the department's restructure, including in the
regions and in R&D; legacy vacancies not filled pending the department's
restructure; and finite positions supporting ICT and infrastructure projects.
(2) The
department has 117 recruitments in progress. As these recruitments are
completed, the department will process remaining vacancies in priority order.
The department expects to have all current vacancies in the new structure
filled in the first half of next year.
(3) This
information is not able to be provided in the time frame given. I ask the
member to put the question on notice.
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