COLLIE INDUSTRY ATTRACTION
AND DEVELOPMENT FUND
104. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the Minister for Regional Development:
I refer to the answer to question
without notice 41, given on 13 February 2020, on the $60 million Collie
industry attraction and development fund.
(1) Are any
current or existing employees of the Collie delivery unit and the coal advisory
team listed in tabled paper 3605, which was attached to the answer?
(2) If yes to
(1), for each of the unit and the team, how many employees, where are their
offices and to whom do they report?
(3) If no to (1),
for each of the unit and the team, when are they expected to be employed, where
will their offices be and to whom will they report?
(4) Please list all persons working
for each of the Collie delivery unit and the coal advisory team.
Hon DARREN
WEST replied:
I
thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. On behalf of the
Minister for Regional Development, I provide the following answer.
(1) Yes.
(2)–(4) Part
of the answer is in tabular form. I seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard.
Leave granted.
The following material
was incorporated —
Position
|
Office Location
|
Reports to
|
Project Director
|
Perth/Collie
|
Deputy Director General, Infrastructure and Major Projects, Department
of the Premier and Cabinet
|
Principal Policy Officer
|
Perth
|
Project Director, Collie Delivery Unit
|
Senior Project Officer
|
Collie
|
Principal Regional Development Officer
|
Collie
|
Senior Communications Officer
|
Perth
|
Principal Regional Development Officer (recruitment underway)
|
Collie
|
Regional Development Officer (recruitment underway)
|
Collie
|
The coal advisory team currently consists of Steve Edwell, of
Steve Edwell Consulting, and Neil Hamilton, of Sternship Advisers. Mr Edwell
and Mr Hamilton are contracted to the Department of the Premier and Cabinet and
report to the Premier and ministers through DPC. Mr Edwell and Mr Hamilton are
located in Perth. No public servants are directly employed as part of the coal
advisory team; however, administrative support is provided to the team through
the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.