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Parliamentary Questions


Question On Notice No. 3371 asked in the Legislative Council on 3 November 2020 by Hon Colin De Grussa

Question Directed to the: Minister for Regional Development representing the Minister for Fisheries
Parliament: 40 Session: 1


Question

I refer to the 2020-2021 Budget Paper No. 2, Volume 1, page 230 in relation to the fact that the 2019-2020 Actual Total Cost of Services is $50.1 million below the 2019-2020 budget due to unfilled staff vacancies, and I ask:
(a) how many staff vacancies are there in the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development as of October 2020; and
(b) can the Minister outline a timeframe for when can we expect these staff vacancies to be filled?

Answered on 25 November 2020

(a) As at 31 October 2020, the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development has a total of 76 recruitment processes in progress.


(b) This number of recruitment processes is not unusual for an organisation of similar employee size to the Department. It is expected that the vacancies will be filled progressively over next three months.