JOBS, TOURISM, SCIENCE AND INNOVATION — PROJECT
APPROVALS —FRONTLINE OFFICERS
77. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the minister representing the Minister for
State Development, Jobs and Trade:
I refer to the 2021–22 state
budget allocation of $120 million to recruit 150 frontline officers to speed up
project approvals across five agencies, including the Department of Jobs,
Tourism, Science and Innovation.
(1) How many additional officers has
JTSI been funded to recruit for this purpose over the estimates?
(2) How many of these officers have
been recruited to date?
(3) How much of the additional
funding has been spent on the above purpose to date?
Hon
ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:
(1)–(3) I
thank the member for the question. I have been advised by the department that
further time is required to answer this question. The information will be
provided by 24 February 2022.