WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding FTE allocation, vacancies, and vacancy duration within Freedom of Information (FOI) units across various agencies within the Minister for Health and Mental Health's portfolio.

AnsweredQoN 1091Legislative Assembly
Asked
2 December 2025
Portfolio
Health; Mental Health

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For each agency, department and Government Trading Enterprise (GTE) within the Minister’s portfolio of responsibilities, as at 1 July 2024, 1 July 2023 and 21 November 2025, I ask: (a) How many FTE are allocated to the Freedom of Information Unit or equivalent area; (b) How many vacancies are in the Freedom of Information Unit or equivalent area; and (c) For each vacancy, how long has each position been vacant?

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Answered
17 February 2026
Responded by
Minister for Health; Mental Health
Response time
4 days
a)
DOH & HSP
1 JULY 2023
1 JULY 2024
21 NOV 2025
Department of Health
2 FTE
2 FTE
2 FTE
NMHS
7.2 FTE
8.1 FTE
8.6 FTE
HSS
0.2 FTE
0.2 FTE
0.2 FTE
EMHS
8.5 FTE
9.4 FTE
9.4 FTE
PATHWEST
0.5 FTE
0.5 FTE
0.5 FTE
CAHS
7 FTE
6 FTE
5 FTE
WACHS
7.2 FTE
7.2 FTE
8.2 FTE
SMHS
6 FTE
7 FTE
8.2 FTE
b)
DOH & HSP
1 JULY 2023
1 JULY 2024
21 NOV 2025
Department of Health
0
0
0
NMHS
1
0
0
HSS
0
0
1
EMHS
0
0
0
PATHWEST
0
0
0
CAHS
0
0
1
WACHS
0
0
0
SMHS
0
1
0
c)
DOH & HSP
1 JULY 2023
1 JULY 2024
21 NOV 2025
Department of Health
N/A
N/A
N/A
NMHS
1 month
N/A
N/A
HSS
N/A
N/A
5 months
EMHS
N/A
N/A
N/A
PATHWEST
N/A
N/A
N/A
CAHS
N/A
N/A
1 month
WACHS
N/A
N/A
N/A
SMHS
N/A
4 months
N/A

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