❓ Mr Zempilas asks about FTE allocation and vacancies in Freedom of Information units across agencies within the Planning and Lands; Housing and Works; and Health Infrastructure portfolios. The response details FTE numbers and vacancy durations for several departments, referring to other QONs for Health and Major Infrastructure Development.
AnsweredQoN 1083Legislative Assembly
Asked
2 December 2025
Member
Portfolio
Planning and Lands; Housing and Works; Health Infrastructure
QuestionView source ↗
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?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
17 February 2026
Responded by
Minister for Planning and Lands; Housing and Works; Health Infrastructure
Response time
4 days
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING, LANDS AND HERITAGE
(a) 4 FTEs as of 21 November 2025.
(b) 2 FTEs.
(c) One since 5 November 2024, the other since 31 July 2024; each have acting occupants placed since the date of vacancy.
LANDGATE
(a) 0.3 FTE as of 21 November 2025.
(b) 0
(c) N/A
DEVELOPMENTWA
(a) 0.8 FTE as of 21 November 2025.
(b) 0
(c) N/A
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND WORKS
a) 1 FTE as of 21 November 2025.
b) 0
c) N/A
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Please refer to LA QON 1091.
OFFICE OF MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
Please refer to LA QON 1076.
(a) 4 FTEs as of 21 November 2025.
(b) 2 FTEs.
(c) One since 5 November 2024, the other since 31 July 2024; each have acting occupants placed since the date of vacancy.
LANDGATE
(a) 0.3 FTE as of 21 November 2025.
(b) 0
(c) N/A
DEVELOPMENTWA
(a) 0.8 FTE as of 21 November 2025.
(b) 0
(c) N/A
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND WORKS
a) 1 FTE as of 21 November 2025.
b) 0
c) N/A
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Please refer to LA QON 1091.
OFFICE OF MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
Please refer to LA QON 1076.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.