❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details on the costs, savings, and staffing changes resulting from the 2017 Machinery of Government changes within the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage. The answer provides some specific figures but indicates that many costs were absorbed within the existing budget.
AnsweredQoN 175Legislative Council
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I refer to the McGowan Government's Machinery of Government changes announced in April 2017 and implemented in the revamped Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage from 1 July 2017, and I ask: (a) what has been the cost to the Department of the changes by financial year from 2017-2018 to date; (b) what is the quantum of savings registered by the Department by financial year from 2017-2018 to date as a result of the changes; (c) what reduction of senior executive service level staff occurred in the Department as a result of the changes; and (d) what additional costs and savings have been budgeted for in the future as a result of the changes?
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Answered
12 August 2021
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Planning
Response time
9 days
(a) Separation costs under the Voluntary Targeted Separation Scheme were detailed in a feature box on pages 13-14 of the 2017-18 Annual Report on State Finances. For Senior Executive Service separations, costs incurred totalled $0.4 million.
All other costs relating to the Machinery of Government changes have been absorbed within the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage budget, are not separately identifiable and did not result in any additional request for appropriation funding.
(b) Gross savings written into the Department’s budget total $23.8 million to 30 June 2021.
(c) 4
(d) Implementation of Machinery of Government changes and associated budget implications were dealt with in 2017-18. No additional costs have been written into the Department’s budget as a result of the changes in 2017-18. Future annual savings now form part of the Department’s base budget and are not separately forecast on an ongoing basis.
All other costs relating to the Machinery of Government changes have been absorbed within the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage budget, are not separately identifiable and did not result in any additional request for appropriation funding.
(b) Gross savings written into the Department’s budget total $23.8 million to 30 June 2021.
(c) 4
(d) Implementation of Machinery of Government changes and associated budget implications were dealt with in 2017-18. No additional costs have been written into the Department’s budget as a result of the changes in 2017-18. Future annual savings now form part of the Department’s base budget and are not separately forecast on an ongoing basis.
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