Service three: Strategic transport policy and integrated planning
This service contributes to the Government’s Framework for the Strategic Management goal ‘State building – major projects’ by providing leadership for strategic management, development and protection of economic transport nodes and networks through:
the provision of an integrated transport policy framework to guide Government and the private sector in decision making;
the provision and coordination of integrated state-wide transport policy including those of national significance and those involving multi modal solutions;
ensuring the transport policy framework supports cost effective transport systems and services.
developing an agreed state-wide Integrated Transport Strategy;
undertaking state wide capital investment planning, evaluation and prioritisation;
integrated planning for major transport system projects;
development of funding principles and pricing signals to ensure appropriate development and use of transport assets;
improving freight access to key terminals, improving freight flows and increasing competitiveness through reduced costs;
reducing the costs associated with road trauma by enhancing the accessibility and safety of public transport systems;
providing for the efficient distribution of goods and services to business and the community;
ensuring flexibility to meet the demands of a changing economy and market environments; and
enabling commuter access to industrial centres and to the services and goods they require.
The key efficiency performance indicators used to measure this performance are:
Reasons for significant variance
The decrease in the cost per policy hour was due to:
Coastal Infrastructure costs for 2013/14 were due to the restructure of the Business Unit, budgets were realigned to better reflect business needs and activities. Budgets originally earmarked for policy related professional services were redirected to projects associated with planning, project delivery and dredging management, particularly to assist with dredging and sand bypassing works required to address issues resulting from significant storm events.
Policy costs for 2013/14 were decreased within the Policy, Planning and Investment Division. This is primarily due to a reduction in costs within the Transport Policy and Systems Directorate due to reduced resource requirements.
Average cost per planning hour for integrated transport planning development Reasons for significant variance
N/A
Ministerial directives
No ministerial directives were received during the financial year.
Other financial disclosures
DoT reviews fees and charges annually to reflect, where legally permissible, full cost recovery in the provision of services, pursuant to the departmental policy for costing and pricing.
The following gazettes contain variations to DoT’s fees and charges for the 2013/14 financial year:
Western Australian Government Gazette
No. 84 dated 31 May 2013;
Western Australian Government Gazette
No. 89 dated 17 June 2013;
Western Australian Government Gazette
No. 108 dated 28 June 2013; and
Western Australian Government Gazette
No. 110 dated 28 June 2013.
Major capital projects
Major capital projects are those over $5 million.
Capital projects incomplete
Project name
|
Expected year
of completion
|
Estimated cost
to complete
|
Estimated total cost of project
|
|
|
$’000
|
$’000
|
Augusta Boat Harbour
|
2014/15
|
7,722
|
34,600
|
Port Geographe Coastal Reconfiguration
|
2014/15
|
7,698
|
28,150
|
Full-time equivalents (FTE) and headcount, as at 30 June 2014:
Status
|
Headcount*
|
FTE*
|
Permanent full-time
|
1,127
|
1,127.00
|
Permanent part-time
|
192
|
119.65
|
Temporary full-time
|
158
|
158.00
|
Temporary part-time
|
25
|
16.64
|
Senior Executive Service
|
20
|
20.00
|
Total
|
1,522
|
1,441.29
|
*Headcount and FTE numbers include both paid and unpaid employees.
During 2013/14, there was continuing industrial action in regards to DoT’s implementation of new partnership arrangements related to practical driver assessments with registered training organisations. There was also industrial action associated with public sector wages negotiations.
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