Question On Notice No. 584 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 19 October 2022 by Mr R.S. Love
Question Directed to the: Premier representing the Minister for Regional Development
Parliament: 41 Session: 1
Question
I refer to Regional Development Commissions (RDCs):
(a) Relating to consultants used by each individual RDC in the financial year 2021-22:
(i) Please table the total number of consultants contracted to each RDC in the last financial year, regardless of price threshold, detailing:
(A) The name of the consultant or group;
(B) Month they started to provide their service;
(C) Month they finished providing their service - if still ongoing then please state 'ongoing';
(D) Purpose of consultation;
(E) Total cost of consultation; and
(F) The town that the consultant or group is based;
(b) How many staff are in each RDC as at 1 October 2022:
(i) How many of these staff reside within the boundary of the RDC they work for; and
(ii) Has the number of staff in total working in the RDC increased or decreased since 2017; and
(c) How many projects does each RDC currently have, whether the RDC has lead agency status?
Answered on 22 November 2022
(a) I refer the Member to the regularly tabled quarterly Consultants Reports.
(b) I refer the Member to the Public Sector Commission's ‘State of the WA Government Sector Workforce Statistic Bulletin’ which provides a detailed breakdown of the government sector workforce, including the FTE and Headcount of each entity, and the work location of each entities employees. The bulletin for 2021-22 is expected to be published in November 2022.
(c) Regional Development Commissions lead and contribute to a range of projects and programs, if the Member would like further information on a particular project, I encourage him to be more specific.