❓ Question on Notice regarding Gnangara groundwater licensees reporting meter readings to the Department of Water. The Department states its systems cannot readily provide the specific data requested and that manual retrieval would be resource-intensive.
AnsweredQoN 3888Legislative Council
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(1) How many Gnangara groundwater licensees with installed meters had a condition on their licence obligating them to report meter readings to the Department during the following periods, -
(a) 2006-2007;
(b) 2007-2008;
(c) 2008-2009; and
(d) 2009-2010?
(2) For each of the periods listed in (1), -
(a) how many licensed and metered users in the Gnangara Groundwater Management Area reported their meter readings to the Department of Water as required by their licence conditions;
(b) how many licensed and metered users failed to report their meter readings;
(c) how many licensed and metered users who failed to report their meter readings were issued a formal warning letter; and
(d) how many had any other type of enforcement action taken against them, please list the types of enforcement action, and how many licensees were affected?
(a) 2006-2007;
(b) 2007-2008;
(c) 2008-2009; and
(d) 2009-2010?
(2) For each of the periods listed in (1), -
(a) how many licensed and metered users in the Gnangara Groundwater Management Area reported their meter readings to the Department of Water as required by their licence conditions;
(b) how many licensed and metered users failed to report their meter readings;
(c) how many licensed and metered users who failed to report their meter readings were issued a formal warning letter; and
(d) how many had any other type of enforcement action taken against them, please list the types of enforcement action, and how many licensees were affected?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
28 June 2011
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Water
Response time
42 days
(1) The Department of Water's licensing systems are unable to produce specific information in the format requested. However it can be advised that to date across the Gnangara Mound 661 licences have installed meters and have conditions to report meter readings on their licences.
(2a) - (2d) The specific information requested for all parts of Question 2 is not captured in the Department of Water's licensing systems and would need to be manually obtained. This process would be resource intensive and the reallocation of resources would not be in the public interest.
The Department of Water has undertaken a review of its compliance and enforcement functions and is currently revising internal processes that will ensure increased recording of all compliance and enforcement incidents so that this type of information could be readily available in the future.
The revised compliance and enforcement processes being developed by the Department of Water will ensure that the appropriate level of resources are allocated to the level of the offence. Under these processes a formal letter of warning would not be the initial compliance and enforcement action for this level of offence.
The Department of Water has an internal process for determining the appropriate level of compliance and/or enforcement action that is required to be undertaken for non- compliance. These include verbal contact with the licensee and written reminders to the licensee followed by the appropriate enforcement action as determined by internal guidelines and based upon each specific incident.
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(2a) - (2d) The specific information requested for all parts of Question 2 is not captured in the Department of Water's licensing systems and would need to be manually obtained. This process would be resource intensive and the reallocation of resources would not be in the public interest.
The Department of Water has undertaken a review of its compliance and enforcement functions and is currently revising internal processes that will ensure increased recording of all compliance and enforcement incidents so that this type of information could be readily available in the future.
The revised compliance and enforcement processes being developed by the Department of Water will ensure that the appropriate level of resources are allocated to the level of the offence. Under these processes a formal letter of warning would not be the initial compliance and enforcement action for this level of offence.
The Department of Water has an internal process for determining the appropriate level of compliance and/or enforcement action that is required to be undertaken for non- compliance. These include verbal contact with the licensee and written reminders to the licensee followed by the appropriate enforcement action as determined by internal guidelines and based upon each specific incident.
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