A WA parliamentary question seeks staff and FTE numbers related to IT and HR functions before and after the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) was formed, aiming to understand the impact of Machinery of Government changes on staffing.

AnsweredQoN 2003Legislative Council
Asked
14 March 2019
Portfolio
Regional Development; Agriculture and Food; Ports; Minister Assisting the Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade

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I refer to the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) and the Machinery of Government changes, and I ask: (a) please provide the staff and FTE numbers of DPIRD employees involved in the provision of: (i) information technology services and support for the Department; and (ii) human resources functions for DPIRD; (b) please provide the number of staff and FTE for the functions at (a)(i) and (a)(ii) for each of the following departments, at the 1st July 2017: (i) Department of Agriculture and Food; (ii) Department of Fisheries; and (iii) Department of Regional Development; and (c) please provide the following details for the staff involved in the functions at (a)(i) and (a)(ii): (i) how many of these staff were previously working for any of the departments listed at (b); (ii) please provide a breakdown of the numbers of staff from each of the former departments at (b); and (iii) if any of the staff were not previously employed by the departments at (b), please provide a breakdown of their immediate previous employer?

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Answered
9 April 2019
Responded by
Minister for Regional Development; Agriculture and Food; Ports; Minister Assisting the Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade
Response time
7 days
(a)
Department
(i)
(ii)
Staff
FTE
Staff
FTE
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
84
82.6
60
55.6
(b)The Departments listed in (b) did not exist on 1 July 2017, therefore the answer has been provided on the assumption the Member was seeking the numbers from 30 June 2017.
Department
(i)
(ii)
Staff
FTE
Staff
FTE
Department of Agriculture and Food
80
76.3
54
50.1
Department of Fisheries
34
32.9
25
23.7
Department of Regional Development
11
11.0
11
10.0
(ii)           Department of Agriculture and Food                                                                       70
Department of Fisheries                                                                                       43
Department of Regional Development                                                                   15
(iii)          Commenced from outside WA Public Sector                                                            12
New contract from within WA Public Sector                                                            4

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