❓ A WA parliamentary question scrutinising the Department of Mines and Petroleum's environmental division recruitment campaign in 2012-2013, focusing on costs, justification, skills, and job descriptions. The Minister provides some figures and refers to the Reforming Environmental Regulation program.
AnsweredQoN 377Legislative Council
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I refer to the Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) Environment E- newsletter Edition number 4, dated 19 December 2012, titled,
Directors foreword: 2012 at a glance
and the recruitment of extra additional environmental officers, and ask:
(a) can the Minister advise what was the total cost of the recruitment campaign to employ and engage new DMP environmental employees/contractors which were recruited as part of the recruitment campaign in October, November, December 2012 and January to December 2013;
(b) if no to (a), why not;
(c) can the Minister advise what was both the total number of environmental employees/contractors within the environment division in July 2012 and the total operating costs for salaries/wages and contractor payments made by the DMP;
(d) if no to (c), why not;
(e) on or around July/August 2012, can the Minister explain with detail why the workload within the environmental division could not have been dealt with utilising the existing level of employee/contractor numbers within the DMP thereby totally necessitating the recruitment campaign of new employees in October 2012 through till December 2013;
(f) if no to (e), why not;
(g) can the Minister explain what specific skills/expertise for each newly created respective position of employees/contractors did the DMP environmental division not have prior to October 2012 when the recruitment campaign was purportedly in full swing;
(h) if no to (g), why not;
(i) will the Minister table copies of all the job description statements/forms which were previously publicly available for all the newly created respective positions of employees/contractors recruited in October, November, December 2012 and January to December 2013;
(j) if no to (i), why not;
(k) for each of the newly created positions from October, November, December 2012 and January to December 2013, can the Minister advise the respective level of remuneration, the title of the position/contract and the level within the public service; and
(l) if no to (k), why not?
Directors foreword: 2012 at a glance
and the recruitment of extra additional environmental officers, and ask:
(a) can the Minister advise what was the total cost of the recruitment campaign to employ and engage new DMP environmental employees/contractors which were recruited as part of the recruitment campaign in October, November, December 2012 and January to December 2013;
(b) if no to (a), why not;
(c) can the Minister advise what was both the total number of environmental employees/contractors within the environment division in July 2012 and the total operating costs for salaries/wages and contractor payments made by the DMP;
(d) if no to (c), why not;
(e) on or around July/August 2012, can the Minister explain with detail why the workload within the environmental division could not have been dealt with utilising the existing level of employee/contractor numbers within the DMP thereby totally necessitating the recruitment campaign of new employees in October 2012 through till December 2013;
(f) if no to (e), why not;
(g) can the Minister explain what specific skills/expertise for each newly created respective position of employees/contractors did the DMP environmental division not have prior to October 2012 when the recruitment campaign was purportedly in full swing;
(h) if no to (g), why not;
(i) will the Minister table copies of all the job description statements/forms which were previously publicly available for all the newly created respective positions of employees/contractors recruited in October, November, December 2012 and January to December 2013;
(j) if no to (i), why not;
(k) for each of the newly created positions from October, November, December 2012 and January to December 2013, can the Minister advise the respective level of remuneration, the title of the position/contract and the level within the public service; and
(l) if no to (k), why not?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
8 November 2017
Responded by
Minister for Regional Development representing the Minister for Mines and Petroleum
Response time
9 days
(b) Not applicable (c) Total number of environmental employees/contractors: 62 Total operating costs for salaries and wages: $562 000 (inclusive of superannuation) Total contractor payments: $15 587 (d) Not applicable (e) The recruitment of additional senior staff was undertaken as part of the Reforming Environmental Regulation (RER) program. The objective of the RER program was to implement the principles of best practice regulation. Specifically, the RER program aimed to consolidate and complement a range of policy, processes, systems and legislative reforms to provide assurance to the community that the industry is effectively regulated. (f) Not applicable (g) The recruitment campaign attracted a number of experienced senior staff to the Division, including the new roles of Director Operations, General Managers, as well as several team leader and senior environmental officer positions. These positions ensured the Department had the necessary knowledge, skills, experience and capacity to achieve best practice environmental regulation. (h) Not applicable (i) [ See tabled paper No. ] (j) Not applicable (k) [ See tabled paper No. ] (l) Not applicable
(c) Total number of environmental employees/contractors: 62 Total operating costs for salaries and wages: $562 000 (inclusive of superannuation) Total contractor payments: $15 587 (d) Not applicable (e) The recruitment of additional senior staff was undertaken as part of the Reforming Environmental Regulation (RER) program. The objective of the RER program was to implement the principles of best practice regulation. Specifically, the RER program aimed to consolidate and complement a range of policy, processes, systems and legislative reforms to provide assurance to the community that the industry is effectively regulated. (f) Not applicable (g) The recruitment campaign attracted a number of experienced senior staff to the Division, including the new roles of Director Operations, General Managers, as well as several team leader and senior environmental officer positions. These positions ensured the Department had the necessary knowledge, skills, experience and capacity to achieve best practice environmental regulation. (h) Not applicable (i) [ See tabled paper No. ] (j) Not applicable (k) [ See tabled paper No. ] (l) Not applicable
Total operating costs for salaries and wages: $562 000 (inclusive of superannuation) Total contractor payments: $15 587 (d) Not applicable (e) The recruitment of additional senior staff was undertaken as part of the Reforming Environmental Regulation (RER) program. The objective of the RER program was to implement the principles of best practice regulation. Specifically, the RER program aimed to consolidate and complement a range of policy, processes, systems and legislative reforms to provide assurance to the community that the industry is effectively regulated. (f) Not applicable (g) The recruitment campaign attracted a number of experienced senior staff to the Division, including the new roles of Director Operations, General Managers, as well as several team leader and senior environmental officer positions. These positions ensured the Department had the necessary knowledge, skills, experience and capacity to achieve best practice environmental regulation. (h) Not applicable (i) [ See tabled paper No. ] (j) Not applicable (k) [ See tabled paper No. ] (l) Not applicable
Total contractor payments: $15 587 (d) Not applicable (e) The recruitment of additional senior staff was undertaken as part of the Reforming Environmental Regulation (RER) program. The objective of the RER program was to implement the principles of best practice regulation. Specifically, the RER program aimed to consolidate and complement a range of policy, processes, systems and legislative reforms to provide assurance to the community that the industry is effectively regulated. (f) Not applicable (g) The recruitment campaign attracted a number of experienced senior staff to the Division, including the new roles of Director Operations, General Managers, as well as several team leader and senior environmental officer positions. These positions ensured the Department had the necessary knowledge, skills, experience and capacity to achieve best practice environmental regulation. (h) Not applicable (i) [ See tabled paper No. ] (j) Not applicable (k) [ See tabled paper No. ] (l) Not applicable
(d) Not applicable (e) The recruitment of additional senior staff was undertaken as part of the Reforming Environmental Regulation (RER) program. The objective of the RER program was to implement the principles of best practice regulation. Specifically, the RER program aimed to consolidate and complement a range of policy, processes, systems and legislative reforms to provide assurance to the community that the industry is effectively regulated. (f) Not applicable (g) The recruitment campaign attracted a number of experienced senior staff to the Division, including the new roles of Director Operations, General Managers, as well as several team leader and senior environmental officer positions. These positions ensured the Department had the necessary knowledge, skills, experience and capacity to achieve best practice environmental regulation. (h) Not applicable (i) [ See tabled paper No. ] (j) Not applicable (k) [ See tabled paper No. ] (l) Not applicable
(e) The recruitment of additional senior staff was undertaken as part of the Reforming Environmental Regulation (RER) program. The objective of the RER program was to implement the principles of best practice regulation. Specifically, the RER program aimed to consolidate and complement a range of policy, processes, systems and legislative reforms to provide assurance to the community that the industry is effectively regulated. (f) Not applicable (g) The recruitment campaign attracted a number of experienced senior staff to the Division, including the new roles of Director Operations, General Managers, as well as several team leader and senior environmental officer positions. These positions ensured the Department had the necessary knowledge, skills, experience and capacity to achieve best practice environmental regulation. (h) Not applicable (i) [ See tabled paper No. ] (j) Not applicable (k) [ See tabled paper No. ] (l) Not applicable
The objective of the RER program was to implement the principles of best practice regulation. Specifically, the RER program aimed to consolidate and complement a range of policy, processes, systems and legislative reforms to provide assurance to the community that the industry is effectively regulated. (f) Not applicable (g) The recruitment campaign attracted a number of experienced senior staff to the Division, including the new roles of Director Operations, General Managers, as well as several team leader and senior environmental officer positions. These positions ensured the Department had the necessary knowledge, skills, experience and capacity to achieve best practice environmental regulation. (h) Not applicable (i) [ See tabled paper No. ] (j) Not applicable (k) [ See tabled paper No. ] (l) Not applicable
(f) Not applicable (g) The recruitment campaign attracted a number of experienced senior staff to the Division, including the new roles of Director Operations, General Managers, as well as several team leader and senior environmental officer positions. These positions ensured the Department had the necessary knowledge, skills, experience and capacity to achieve best practice environmental regulation. (h) Not applicable (i) [ See tabled paper No. ] (j) Not applicable (k) [ See tabled paper No. ] (l) Not applicable
(g) The recruitment campaign attracted a number of experienced senior staff to the Division, including the new roles of Director Operations, General Managers, as well as several team leader and senior environmental officer positions. These positions ensured the Department had the necessary knowledge, skills, experience and capacity to achieve best practice environmental regulation. (h) Not applicable (i) [ See tabled paper No. ] (j) Not applicable (k) [ See tabled paper No. ] (l) Not applicable
(h) Not applicable (i) [ See tabled paper No. ] (j) Not applicable (k) [ See tabled paper No. ] (l) Not applicable
(i) [ See tabled paper No. ] (j) Not applicable (k) [ See tabled paper No. ] (l) Not applicable
(j) Not applicable (k) [ See tabled paper No. ] (l) Not applicable
(k) [ See tabled paper No. ] (l) Not applicable
(l) Not applicable
(c) Total number of environmental employees/contractors: 62 Total operating costs for salaries and wages: $562 000 (inclusive of superannuation) Total contractor payments: $15 587 (d) Not applicable (e) The recruitment of additional senior staff was undertaken as part of the Reforming Environmental Regulation (RER) program. The objective of the RER program was to implement the principles of best practice regulation. Specifically, the RER program aimed to consolidate and complement a range of policy, processes, systems and legislative reforms to provide assurance to the community that the industry is effectively regulated. (f) Not applicable (g) The recruitment campaign attracted a number of experienced senior staff to the Division, including the new roles of Director Operations, General Managers, as well as several team leader and senior environmental officer positions. These positions ensured the Department had the necessary knowledge, skills, experience and capacity to achieve best practice environmental regulation. (h) Not applicable (i) [ See tabled paper No. ] (j) Not applicable (k) [ See tabled paper No. ] (l) Not applicable
Total operating costs for salaries and wages: $562 000 (inclusive of superannuation) Total contractor payments: $15 587 (d) Not applicable (e) The recruitment of additional senior staff was undertaken as part of the Reforming Environmental Regulation (RER) program. The objective of the RER program was to implement the principles of best practice regulation. Specifically, the RER program aimed to consolidate and complement a range of policy, processes, systems and legislative reforms to provide assurance to the community that the industry is effectively regulated. (f) Not applicable (g) The recruitment campaign attracted a number of experienced senior staff to the Division, including the new roles of Director Operations, General Managers, as well as several team leader and senior environmental officer positions. These positions ensured the Department had the necessary knowledge, skills, experience and capacity to achieve best practice environmental regulation. (h) Not applicable (i) [ See tabled paper No. ] (j) Not applicable (k) [ See tabled paper No. ] (l) Not applicable
Total contractor payments: $15 587 (d) Not applicable (e) The recruitment of additional senior staff was undertaken as part of the Reforming Environmental Regulation (RER) program. The objective of the RER program was to implement the principles of best practice regulation. Specifically, the RER program aimed to consolidate and complement a range of policy, processes, systems and legislative reforms to provide assurance to the community that the industry is effectively regulated. (f) Not applicable (g) The recruitment campaign attracted a number of experienced senior staff to the Division, including the new roles of Director Operations, General Managers, as well as several team leader and senior environmental officer positions. These positions ensured the Department had the necessary knowledge, skills, experience and capacity to achieve best practice environmental regulation. (h) Not applicable (i) [ See tabled paper No. ] (j) Not applicable (k) [ See tabled paper No. ] (l) Not applicable
(d) Not applicable (e) The recruitment of additional senior staff was undertaken as part of the Reforming Environmental Regulation (RER) program. The objective of the RER program was to implement the principles of best practice regulation. Specifically, the RER program aimed to consolidate and complement a range of policy, processes, systems and legislative reforms to provide assurance to the community that the industry is effectively regulated. (f) Not applicable (g) The recruitment campaign attracted a number of experienced senior staff to the Division, including the new roles of Director Operations, General Managers, as well as several team leader and senior environmental officer positions. These positions ensured the Department had the necessary knowledge, skills, experience and capacity to achieve best practice environmental regulation. (h) Not applicable (i) [ See tabled paper No. ] (j) Not applicable (k) [ See tabled paper No. ] (l) Not applicable
(e) The recruitment of additional senior staff was undertaken as part of the Reforming Environmental Regulation (RER) program. The objective of the RER program was to implement the principles of best practice regulation. Specifically, the RER program aimed to consolidate and complement a range of policy, processes, systems and legislative reforms to provide assurance to the community that the industry is effectively regulated. (f) Not applicable (g) The recruitment campaign attracted a number of experienced senior staff to the Division, including the new roles of Director Operations, General Managers, as well as several team leader and senior environmental officer positions. These positions ensured the Department had the necessary knowledge, skills, experience and capacity to achieve best practice environmental regulation. (h) Not applicable (i) [ See tabled paper No. ] (j) Not applicable (k) [ See tabled paper No. ] (l) Not applicable
The objective of the RER program was to implement the principles of best practice regulation. Specifically, the RER program aimed to consolidate and complement a range of policy, processes, systems and legislative reforms to provide assurance to the community that the industry is effectively regulated. (f) Not applicable (g) The recruitment campaign attracted a number of experienced senior staff to the Division, including the new roles of Director Operations, General Managers, as well as several team leader and senior environmental officer positions. These positions ensured the Department had the necessary knowledge, skills, experience and capacity to achieve best practice environmental regulation. (h) Not applicable (i) [ See tabled paper No. ] (j) Not applicable (k) [ See tabled paper No. ] (l) Not applicable
(f) Not applicable (g) The recruitment campaign attracted a number of experienced senior staff to the Division, including the new roles of Director Operations, General Managers, as well as several team leader and senior environmental officer positions. These positions ensured the Department had the necessary knowledge, skills, experience and capacity to achieve best practice environmental regulation. (h) Not applicable (i) [ See tabled paper No. ] (j) Not applicable (k) [ See tabled paper No. ] (l) Not applicable
(g) The recruitment campaign attracted a number of experienced senior staff to the Division, including the new roles of Director Operations, General Managers, as well as several team leader and senior environmental officer positions. These positions ensured the Department had the necessary knowledge, skills, experience and capacity to achieve best practice environmental regulation. (h) Not applicable (i) [ See tabled paper No. ] (j) Not applicable (k) [ See tabled paper No. ] (l) Not applicable
(h) Not applicable (i) [ See tabled paper No. ] (j) Not applicable (k) [ See tabled paper No. ] (l) Not applicable
(i) [ See tabled paper No. ] (j) Not applicable (k) [ See tabled paper No. ] (l) Not applicable
(j) Not applicable (k) [ See tabled paper No. ] (l) Not applicable
(k) [ See tabled paper No. ] (l) Not applicable
(l) Not applicable
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