PROJECT APPROVALS —
FRONTLINE OFFICERS —DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING, LANDS AND HERITAGE
99. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the Leader of the House representing
the Minister for Planning:
I refer to the 2021–22
state budget allocation of a $120 million package to recruit 150 frontline
officers to speed up project approvals across five agencies, including
Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage.
(1) How many additional officers
has DPLH been funded to recruit for this purpose over the estimate?
(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 SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. A breakdown of offices by portfolio is not
available in the time required.
(1) It has been funded to recruit
33.
(2) There have been 27.
(3) There has been $931 882 as at
31 January 2022.