❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice requesting staffing arrangements (total staff, regional staff, position titles, employment levels, FTE, and office locations) for the Minister's departments and agencies on March 13th for the years 2017-2020. The answer provides the requested data for GoldCorp, Infrastructure WA, Lotterywest, Department of Premier and Cabinet, Public Sector Commission, Salaries and Allowances Tribunal, and the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation.
AnsweredQoN 6132Legislative Assembly
Asked
19 May 2020
Member
Portfolio
Premier; Minister for Public Sector Management; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Federal-State Relations
QuestionView source ↗
(1) For the date 13 March 2017, please provide the following staffing arrangements with regard to each of the Minister’s departments and agencies: (a) Total number of staff in the department or agency; (b) Total number of staff who were based regionally per department or agency; (c) Position title of each staff member based regionally; (d) Employment level of each staff member based regionally; (e) Full time equivalent hours of each staff member
based regionally; and (f) For each regionally based employee, please
provide the geographic location of the office? (2) For the date 13 March 2018, please provide the following staffing arrangements with regard to each of the Minister’s departments and agencies: (a) Total number of staff in the department or agency; (b) Total number of staff who were based regionally per department or agency; (c) Position title of each staff member based regionally; (d) Employment level of each staff member based regionally; (e) Full time equivalent hours of each staff member
based regionally; and (f) For each regionally based employee, please
provide the geographic location of the office? (3) For the date 13 March 2019, please provide the following staffing arrangements with regard to each of the Minister’s departments and agencies: (a) Total number of staff in the department or agency; (b) Total number of staff who were based regionally per department or agency; (c) Position title of each staff member based regionally; (d) Employment level of each staff member based regionally; (e) Full time equivalent hours of each staff member
based regionally; and (f) For each regionally based employee, please
provide the geographic location of the office? (4) For the date 13 March 2020, please provide the following staffing arrangements with regard to each of the Minister’s departments and agencies: (a) Total number of staff in the department or agency; (b) Total number of staff who were based regionally per department or agency; (c) Position title of each staff member based regionally; (d) Employment level of each staff member based regionally; (e) Full time equivalent hours of each staff member
based regionally; and (f) For each regionally based employee, please
provide the geographic location of the office?
based regionally; and (f) For each regionally based employee, please
provide the geographic location of the office? (2) For the date 13 March 2018, please provide the following staffing arrangements with regard to each of the Minister’s departments and agencies: (a) Total number of staff in the department or agency; (b) Total number of staff who were based regionally per department or agency; (c) Position title of each staff member based regionally; (d) Employment level of each staff member based regionally; (e) Full time equivalent hours of each staff member
based regionally; and (f) For each regionally based employee, please
provide the geographic location of the office? (3) For the date 13 March 2019, please provide the following staffing arrangements with regard to each of the Minister’s departments and agencies: (a) Total number of staff in the department or agency; (b) Total number of staff who were based regionally per department or agency; (c) Position title of each staff member based regionally; (d) Employment level of each staff member based regionally; (e) Full time equivalent hours of each staff member
based regionally; and (f) For each regionally based employee, please
provide the geographic location of the office? (4) For the date 13 March 2020, please provide the following staffing arrangements with regard to each of the Minister’s departments and agencies: (a) Total number of staff in the department or agency; (b) Total number of staff who were based regionally per department or agency; (c) Position title of each staff member based regionally; (d) Employment level of each staff member based regionally; (e) Full time equivalent hours of each staff member
based regionally; and (f) For each regionally based employee, please
provide the geographic location of the office?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
23 June 2020
Response time
9 days
GoldCorp
Date
Total number of staff
(FTE)
13 March 2017
447
13 March 2018
421
13 March 2019
374
13 March 2020
385
Gold Corporation did not have any staff based regionally for the dates above.
Infrastructure Western Australia
(1)(a)-(f) Nil.
(2)(a)-f) Nil.
(3)(a)-(f) Nil.
(4)(a) 12 FTE.
(4)(b) Nil.
(4)(c-f) Not applicable.
Lotterywest
(1) 13 March 2017
(a) 238
(b)-(f) Not applicable.
(2) 13 March 2018
(a) 225
(b)-(f) Not applicable.
(3) 13 March 2019
(a) 245
(b)-(f) Not applicable.
(4) 13 March 2020
(a) 259
(b)-(f) Not applicable.
Lotterywest staffing levels now include Healthway employees.
Department of Premier and Cabinet
(1) 13 March 2017:
(a) 272.42 FTE (excluding LOOP, ministerial officers and Agent General)
(b) 1
(c) Manager Native Title Negotiation
(d) Level 8
(e) 75 hours per fortnight
(f) Kimberley region
(2) 13 March 2018:
(a) 270.53 FTE (excluding LOOP, LOSP, ministerial officers)
(b) 1
(c) Manager Native Title Negotiation
(d) Level 8
(e) 75 hours per fortnight
(f) Kimberley region
(3) 13 March 2019:
(a) 294.28 FTE (excluding LOOP, LOSP, ministerial officers)
(b) 1
(c) Manager Native Title Negotiation
(d) Level 8
(e) 75 hours per fortnight
(f) Kimberley region
(4) 13 March 2020:
(a) 330.44 FTE (excluding LOOP, LOSP, ministerial officers)
(b) 1
(c) Manager Native Title Negotiation
(d) Level 8
(e) 75 hours per fortnight
(f) Kimberley region
The bulk of the increase in FTE within the Department of Premier and Cabinet has been in the Office of Digital Governance.
Public Sector Commission
(1) 13 March 2017:
(a) 116.2 FTE
(b) 0 FTE
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
(2) 13 March 2018:
(a) 108 FTE
(b) 0 FTE
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
(3) 13 March 2019:
(a) 101.4 FTE
(b) 0 FTE
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
(4) 13 March 2020:
(a) 133.1 FTE
(b) 0 FTE
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
The Public Sector Commission 2019 figure was 29.6 FTE less than the Commission’s 2018-19 budgeted FTE due to a significant number of positions that were in the process of being filled following a major restructure that came into place in December 2018.
Salaries and Allowances Tribunal
(1) 13 March 2017 -
(a) 3
(b) 0
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
(2) 13 March 2018 -
(a) 3
(b) 0
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
(3) 13 March 2019 -
(a) 3
(b) 0
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
(4) 13 March 2020 -
(a) 2
(b) 0
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
The Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation
(1) For the date 13 March 2017, in relation to the former Department of State Development:
(a) FTE is 138.9
(b) Nil.
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
(2) For the date 13 March 2018, in relation to the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation:
(a) FTE is 256
(b) Nil.
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
(3) For the date 13 March 2019, in relation to the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation:
(a) FTE is 263.6
(b) Nil.
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
(4) For the date 13 March 2020, in relation to the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation:
(a) FTE is 297.8
(b) Nil.
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
The increase in staff within the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation is primarily due to the absorption of Tourism into the former Department of State Development.
Note: The above figures do not include locally engaged staff employed in international offices.
Date
Total number of staff
(FTE)
13 March 2017
447
13 March 2018
421
13 March 2019
374
13 March 2020
385
Gold Corporation did not have any staff based regionally for the dates above.
Infrastructure Western Australia
(1)(a)-(f) Nil.
(2)(a)-f) Nil.
(3)(a)-(f) Nil.
(4)(a) 12 FTE.
(4)(b) Nil.
(4)(c-f) Not applicable.
Lotterywest
(1) 13 March 2017
(a) 238
(b)-(f) Not applicable.
(2) 13 March 2018
(a) 225
(b)-(f) Not applicable.
(3) 13 March 2019
(a) 245
(b)-(f) Not applicable.
(4) 13 March 2020
(a) 259
(b)-(f) Not applicable.
Lotterywest staffing levels now include Healthway employees.
Department of Premier and Cabinet
(1) 13 March 2017:
(a) 272.42 FTE (excluding LOOP, ministerial officers and Agent General)
(b) 1
(c) Manager Native Title Negotiation
(d) Level 8
(e) 75 hours per fortnight
(f) Kimberley region
(2) 13 March 2018:
(a) 270.53 FTE (excluding LOOP, LOSP, ministerial officers)
(b) 1
(c) Manager Native Title Negotiation
(d) Level 8
(e) 75 hours per fortnight
(f) Kimberley region
(3) 13 March 2019:
(a) 294.28 FTE (excluding LOOP, LOSP, ministerial officers)
(b) 1
(c) Manager Native Title Negotiation
(d) Level 8
(e) 75 hours per fortnight
(f) Kimberley region
(4) 13 March 2020:
(a) 330.44 FTE (excluding LOOP, LOSP, ministerial officers)
(b) 1
(c) Manager Native Title Negotiation
(d) Level 8
(e) 75 hours per fortnight
(f) Kimberley region
The bulk of the increase in FTE within the Department of Premier and Cabinet has been in the Office of Digital Governance.
Public Sector Commission
(1) 13 March 2017:
(a) 116.2 FTE
(b) 0 FTE
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
(2) 13 March 2018:
(a) 108 FTE
(b) 0 FTE
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
(3) 13 March 2019:
(a) 101.4 FTE
(b) 0 FTE
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
(4) 13 March 2020:
(a) 133.1 FTE
(b) 0 FTE
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
The Public Sector Commission 2019 figure was 29.6 FTE less than the Commission’s 2018-19 budgeted FTE due to a significant number of positions that were in the process of being filled following a major restructure that came into place in December 2018.
Salaries and Allowances Tribunal
(1) 13 March 2017 -
(a) 3
(b) 0
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
(2) 13 March 2018 -
(a) 3
(b) 0
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
(3) 13 March 2019 -
(a) 3
(b) 0
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
(4) 13 March 2020 -
(a) 2
(b) 0
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
The Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation
(1) For the date 13 March 2017, in relation to the former Department of State Development:
(a) FTE is 138.9
(b) Nil.
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
(2) For the date 13 March 2018, in relation to the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation:
(a) FTE is 256
(b) Nil.
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
(3) For the date 13 March 2019, in relation to the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation:
(a) FTE is 263.6
(b) Nil.
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
(4) For the date 13 March 2020, in relation to the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation:
(a) FTE is 297.8
(b) Nil.
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
The increase in staff within the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation is primarily due to the absorption of Tourism into the former Department of State Development.
Note: The above figures do not include locally engaged staff employed in international offices.
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