WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION — SPECIAL
ADVISER
672. Hon
TJORN SIBMA to the minister representing the Minister for Environment:
I refer again to the creation of
the position of special adviser, regulatory reform, within the Department of
Water and Environmental Regulation and the appointment of an individual to that
role without a merit selection process.
(1) Noting the reluctance of the minister to table the
key performance indicators relevant to this position when previously asked, is there a job description form
or similar document detailing the roles and responsibilities of the
incumbent?
(2) If yes, can the minister please
table that form?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer is provided on behalf of the
Minister for Environment.
(1)–(2) The
special adviser, regulatory reform, is a CEO who has been transferred to the
performance of other functions under section
50 of the Public Sector Management Act 1994. People employed under section 50
of the act can be deployed by the Public
Sector Commissioner to functions or projects as needed. The special
adviser regulatory reform at the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation
was created to lead the implementation phase
of the Streamline WA approvals reform project. The Public Sector Commissioner
approved the move of the employee from the
Department of Treasury to Water and Environmental Regulation. This
occurred as DWER was given responsibility for the implementation phase of the
Streamline WA approvals reform initiative.