ENVIRONMENT ONLINE
PLATFORM
7. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the minister representing the
Minister for Environment:
I refer to the government's
commitment to deliver the Environment Online platform.
(1) Is the Environment Online
project currently on schedule?
(2) When will the first minimum viable
product, or MVP, be delivered?
(3) How much has been spent on the
project to date?
(4) How many departmental FTEs and
contractors are working on the project?
Hon STEPHEN DAWSON
replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by
the Minister for Environment.
(1) On 23 February
2022, Environment Online will be released to invited industry to undergo
intensive user testing. This is a significant milestone in the delivery of the
project.
(2) Once the
feedback from user testing has been considered, a go-live date in the first
half of this calendar year will be determined.
(3) Until 31 January
2022, the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation had spent $5 808 707.48
on this project. This total excludes in-kind salaries spend of $2 907 516.10.
(4) There are 61.3 FTE comprised of
19.3 departmental officers and 42 contractors.