❓ Question regarding the decision-making process behind the split of the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC). The answer reveals the split was an election commitment.
AnsweredQoN 138Legislative Assembly
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In relation to the split of the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) into the Department of Environment Regulation and the Western Australian Parks Authority:
(a) when was the decision taken to split DEC;
(b) were departmental officers consulted prior to the decision; and
(c) if yes, which officers and over what period?
(a) when was the decision taken to split DEC;
(b) were departmental officers consulted prior to the decision; and
(c) if yes, which officers and over what period?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
21 May 2013
Responded by
Minister for Environment
Response time
14 days
(a)-(c) The separation of the Department of Environment and Conservation
(DEC) into two agencies is an election commitment made by the Liberal Party and
announced during the election campaign.
(DEC) into two agencies is an election commitment made by the Liberal Party and
announced during the election campaign.
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