State Planning System

1405 The Hon. A. PICCOLO (Light) (24 September 2019). With reference to the table found in 2019-20 Budget Paper No. 4, Vol. 3, p. 163, can you explain why amidst both the development and implementation of the most important changes to the state's planning system in a generation, the land use planning program is shedding almost 25 FTEs this financial year, after having already had its staff numbers cut the previous year?

The Hon. S.K. KNOLL (Schubert—Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Local Government, Minister for Planning): I have been advised the following:

The Land Use Planning Program is broader than planning and includes land boundaries, the Office of Design and Architecture (ODASA) and Office of Local Government.

The 2019-20 budgeted FTE figure has not been reprofiled to reflect the FTE resourcing consistent with the 2018-19 budget for the planning reform project. A submission to adjust the FTE for the program will be submitted to Department of Treasury and Finance for consideration.