❓ Dr. Thomas asks about the number of agencies reporting on Regional Development Policy. The answer explains that the reporting requirement was removed by Treasury and Finance to streamline agency reporting, but the Department of Local Government and Regional Development is compiling implementation progress reports from around 40 agencies and publishes a Regional Policy Highlights document.
AnsweredQoN 2991Legislative Assembly
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(a) how many agencies were asked to supply a Regional Development Policy and how many did supply a Regional Development Policy to the Department of Local Government and Regional Development for the 2006–2007 reporting year?
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Answered
19 March 2008
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Regional Development
Response time
22 days
In its annual review of annual reporting requirements, the Department of Treasury and Finance decided to remove the requirement for agencies to report on its Regional Development Policy. As stated in the Premier's Circular 2007/16 (the Circular), the aim of removing reporting requirements was to achieve more value from agency reporting by:
Increasing the focus on agencies' core business and their actual performance; and
Streamlining annual reporting requirements by eliminating or reducing information that is either available elsewhere, or is not used by readers of the annual reports, while not impacting adversely on accountability and governance.
As the Circular states that agencies are obliged to report elsewhere, namely to the Department of Local Government and Regional Development, this Department is undertaking the compilation of the 2006/2007 and 2007/2008 Implementation Progress Reports from agencies responsible for each outcome area in the next few months. As required through the Policy, comprehensive data collections are compiled on an annual basis but are not published. This comprehensive assessment is only required to be published every two years with public comment encouraged. Through this process around 40 agencies will be required to submit reports.
In addition, this Department has been responsible for releasing the external progress report as a Regional Policy Highlights document each year since this policy was developed. This document is publicly available on the Department website. The Highlights document for 2007 has been signed off by the Minister for Regional Development and will be uploaded onto the website shortly.
The Highlights document showcases initiatives undertaken by various State departments and agencies to progress regional development and enhance regional lives.
It should be noted that the Policy states that the overall process of policy implementation and reporting shall be flexible and innovative.
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Increasing the focus on agencies' core business and their actual performance; and
Streamlining annual reporting requirements by eliminating or reducing information that is either available elsewhere, or is not used by readers of the annual reports, while not impacting adversely on accountability and governance.
As the Circular states that agencies are obliged to report elsewhere, namely to the Department of Local Government and Regional Development, this Department is undertaking the compilation of the 2006/2007 and 2007/2008 Implementation Progress Reports from agencies responsible for each outcome area in the next few months. As required through the Policy, comprehensive data collections are compiled on an annual basis but are not published. This comprehensive assessment is only required to be published every two years with public comment encouraged. Through this process around 40 agencies will be required to submit reports.
In addition, this Department has been responsible for releasing the external progress report as a Regional Policy Highlights document each year since this policy was developed. This document is publicly available on the Department website. The Highlights document for 2007 has been signed off by the Minister for Regional Development and will be uploaded onto the website shortly.
The Highlights document showcases initiatives undertaken by various State departments and agencies to progress regional development and enhance regional lives.
It should be noted that the Policy states that the overall process of policy implementation and reporting shall be flexible and innovative.
Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on
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