❓ This parliamentary question seeks information on the number of full-time equivalent staff dedicated to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests within the Minister's departments and agencies from 2016 to 2019. The answer provides the requested figures, noting departmental amalgamations.
AnsweredQoN 4658Legislative Assembly
Asked
12 February 2019
Member
Portfolio
Child Protection; Women's Interests; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services
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How many full time equivalent staff were dedicated to the receipt and processing of Freedom of Information (FOI) applications within the Minister's departments, agencies, government trading enterprises or boards as at: (a) 1 January 2016; (b) 1 January 2017; (c) 1 January 2018; and (d) 1 January 2019?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
12 March 2019
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection; Women's Interests; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services
Response time
6 days
This answer includes the response for the Department of Communities, from 1 July 2017, and for the former Department for Child Protection and Family Support, Housing Authority, Disability Services Commission and the Communities component of the Department of Local Government and Communities, for the period prior to amalgamation.
The Department of Communities covers multiple Ministers’ portfolios, including Disability Services, Volunteering, Seniors and Ageing Housing, Youth and Veterans Issues, as well as my Child Protection, Women’s Interests, Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence and Community Services portfolios.
(a) 1 January 2016; 8
(b) 1 January 2017; 8
(c) 1 January 2018; and 7.5
(d) 1 January 2019; 9, with additional resources added in early 2019 to undertake Freedom of Information related work.
The Department of Communities covers multiple Ministers’ portfolios, including Disability Services, Volunteering, Seniors and Ageing Housing, Youth and Veterans Issues, as well as my Child Protection, Women’s Interests, Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence and Community Services portfolios.
(a) 1 January 2016; 8
(b) 1 January 2017; 8
(c) 1 January 2018; and 7.5
(d) 1 January 2019; 9, with additional resources added in early 2019 to undertake Freedom of Information related work.
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