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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 360 asked in the Legislative Council on 10 May 2022 by Hon Tjorn Sibma

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

CORONAVIRUS — WA RECOVERY PLAN — GREEN JOBS

360. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the minister representing the Minister for Environment:

I refer to the government's July 2020 green jobs plan to create 1 000 conservation jobs as part of the WA recovery plan.

(1) How many of these jobs were filled?

(2) Of those filled, please advise whether the appointment was on a full-time, part-time or casual basis.

(3) Of those filled, please advise whether the employing authority was —

(a) the state government;

(b) the local government;

(c) a not for profit;

(d) an Aboriginal body corporate;

(e) the private sector?

(4) How many of the 1 000 jobs are currently occupied?

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following answers are provided on behalf of the Minister for Environment.

(1) The green jobs plan includes projects that will run until 30 June 2026. As at 31 December 2021, the green jobs plan was approximately 30 per cent complete and had resulted in 247 jobs.

(2) Based on the data provided, 30, or 12 per cent, were full time; 62, or 24 per cent, were part time; and 155, or 63 per cent, were not specified.

(3) (a)–(b) There were zero.

(c) There were 101 or 41 per cent.

(d) There were 18 or 7 per cent.

(e) There were 119 or 48 per cent.

(4) This information was not collected.