❓ Hon Christine Sharp asks about consultants engaged by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), their costs, and the EPA's resource support. Hon Tom Stephens tables a list of consultants and provides details on EPA staffing and budget.
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(1) Will the minister provide a list of consultants engaged by the Environmental Protection Authority over the past 12 months? (2) Will the minister provide details of the consultancies for which these consultants were engaged? (3) Will the minister provide details of the cost of each of the consultants? (4) Will the minister provide details of the current resource support for the EPA, including - (a) how many staff are employed by the EPA; and (b) the 2002-03 budget for the EPA for staff and consultancies? Hon TOM STEPHENS
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The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has provided the following reply - (1)-(3) I now table the list of consultants engaged by the Environmental Protection Authority over the past 12 months, including the purpose and cost of each consultancy. [See paper No 533.] (4) (a) The EPA has five staff within its secretariat and is supported by a service unit within the Department of Environmental Protection comprising the environmental impact assessments and policy coordination divisions. (b) The Environmental Protection Authority budget for salaries in its secretariat and operational costs, including consultancies, for 2002-03 is $614 000. Substantially greater resources are provided through the EPA service unit and the balance of the department.
(2) Will the minister provide details of the consultancies for which these consultants were engaged? (3) Will the minister provide details of the cost of each of the consultants? (4) Will the minister provide details of the current resource support for the EPA, including - (a) how many staff are employed by the EPA; and (b) the 2002-03 budget for the EPA for staff and consultancies? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has provided the following reply - (1)-(3) I now table the list of consultants engaged by the Environmental Protection Authority over the past 12 months, including the purpose and cost of each consultancy. [See paper No 533.] (4) (a) The EPA has five staff within its secretariat and is supported by a service unit within the Department of Environmental Protection comprising the environmental impact assessments and policy coordination divisions. (b) The Environmental Protection Authority budget for salaries in its secretariat and operational costs, including consultancies, for 2002-03 is $614 000. Substantially greater resources are provided through the EPA service unit and the balance of the department.
(3) Will the minister provide details of the cost of each of the consultants? (4) Will the minister provide details of the current resource support for the EPA, including - (a) how many staff are employed by the EPA; and (b) the 2002-03 budget for the EPA for staff and consultancies? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has provided the following reply - (1)-(3) I now table the list of consultants engaged by the Environmental Protection Authority over the past 12 months, including the purpose and cost of each consultancy. [See paper No 533.] (4) (a) The EPA has five staff within its secretariat and is supported by a service unit within the Department of Environmental Protection comprising the environmental impact assessments and policy coordination divisions. (b) The Environmental Protection Authority budget for salaries in its secretariat and operational costs, including consultancies, for 2002-03 is $614 000. Substantially greater resources are provided through the EPA service unit and the balance of the department.
(4) Will the minister provide details of the current resource support for the EPA, including - (a) how many staff are employed by the EPA; and (b) the 2002-03 budget for the EPA for staff and consultancies? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has provided the following reply - (1)-(3) I now table the list of consultants engaged by the Environmental Protection Authority over the past 12 months, including the purpose and cost of each consultancy. [See paper No 533.] (4) (a) The EPA has five staff within its secretariat and is supported by a service unit within the Department of Environmental Protection comprising the environmental impact assessments and policy coordination divisions. (b) The Environmental Protection Authority budget for salaries in its secretariat and operational costs, including consultancies, for 2002-03 is $614 000. Substantially greater resources are provided through the EPA service unit and the balance of the department.
(b) the 2002-03 budget for the EPA for staff and consultancies?
The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has provided the following reply - (1)-(3) I now table the list of consultants engaged by the Environmental Protection Authority over the past 12 months, including the purpose and cost of each consultancy. [See paper No 533.] (4) (a) The EPA has five staff within its secretariat and is supported by a service unit within the Department of Environmental Protection comprising the environmental impact assessments and policy coordination divisions. (b) The Environmental Protection Authority budget for salaries in its secretariat and operational costs, including consultancies, for 2002-03 is $614 000. Substantially greater resources are provided through the EPA service unit and the balance of the department.
(2) Will the minister provide details of the consultancies for which these consultants were engaged? (3) Will the minister provide details of the cost of each of the consultants? (4) Will the minister provide details of the current resource support for the EPA, including - (a) how many staff are employed by the EPA; and (b) the 2002-03 budget for the EPA for staff and consultancies? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has provided the following reply - (1)-(3) I now table the list of consultants engaged by the Environmental Protection Authority over the past 12 months, including the purpose and cost of each consultancy. [See paper No 533.] (4) (a) The EPA has five staff within its secretariat and is supported by a service unit within the Department of Environmental Protection comprising the environmental impact assessments and policy coordination divisions. (b) The Environmental Protection Authority budget for salaries in its secretariat and operational costs, including consultancies, for 2002-03 is $614 000. Substantially greater resources are provided through the EPA service unit and the balance of the department.
(3) Will the minister provide details of the cost of each of the consultants? (4) Will the minister provide details of the current resource support for the EPA, including - (a) how many staff are employed by the EPA; and (b) the 2002-03 budget for the EPA for staff and consultancies? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has provided the following reply - (1)-(3) I now table the list of consultants engaged by the Environmental Protection Authority over the past 12 months, including the purpose and cost of each consultancy. [See paper No 533.] (4) (a) The EPA has five staff within its secretariat and is supported by a service unit within the Department of Environmental Protection comprising the environmental impact assessments and policy coordination divisions. (b) The Environmental Protection Authority budget for salaries in its secretariat and operational costs, including consultancies, for 2002-03 is $614 000. Substantially greater resources are provided through the EPA service unit and the balance of the department.
(4) Will the minister provide details of the current resource support for the EPA, including - (a) how many staff are employed by the EPA; and (b) the 2002-03 budget for the EPA for staff and consultancies? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has provided the following reply - (1)-(3) I now table the list of consultants engaged by the Environmental Protection Authority over the past 12 months, including the purpose and cost of each consultancy. [See paper No 533.] (4) (a) The EPA has five staff within its secretariat and is supported by a service unit within the Department of Environmental Protection comprising the environmental impact assessments and policy coordination divisions. (b) The Environmental Protection Authority budget for salaries in its secretariat and operational costs, including consultancies, for 2002-03 is $614 000. Substantially greater resources are provided through the EPA service unit and the balance of the department.
(b) the 2002-03 budget for the EPA for staff and consultancies?
The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has provided the following reply - (1)-(3) I now table the list of consultants engaged by the Environmental Protection Authority over the past 12 months, including the purpose and cost of each consultancy. [See paper No 533.] (4) (a) The EPA has five staff within its secretariat and is supported by a service unit within the Department of Environmental Protection comprising the environmental impact assessments and policy coordination divisions. (b) The Environmental Protection Authority budget for salaries in its secretariat and operational costs, including consultancies, for 2002-03 is $614 000. Substantially greater resources are provided through the EPA service unit and the balance of the department.
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