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Major State Government Achievements 2013-15 (26 June 2015) Version as of 26 June 2015 CABINET IN CONFIDENCE As at June 2015 GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Achievements from March 2013 to June 2015 CONTENTS TRAINING AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS ...................................... 3 ...................................................................... 64 AGRICULTURE AND FOOD ............................... 5 TRANSPORT ................................................... 66 ATTORNEY GENERAL ....................................... 6 TREASURER ................................................... 71 CHILD PROTECTION ......................................... 8 VETERANS ..................................................... 72 COMMERCE ..................................................... 9 WATER .......................................................... 73 WOMEN’S INTERESTS ................................... 75 COMMUNITY SERVICES ................................. 11 CORRECTIVE SERVICES .................................. 11 YOUTH ........................................................... 76 CULTURE AND THE ARTS ............................... 12 DISABILITY SERVICES ..................................... 13 EDUCATION ................................................... 15 EMERGENCY SERVICES .................................. 19 ENERGY ......................................................... 20 ENVIRONMENT ............................................. 21 FINANCE ........................................................ 25 FISHERIES ...................................................... 26 HEALTH .......................................................... 28 HERITAGE ...................................................... 32 HOUSING ....................................................... 33 LANDS ............................................................ 34 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ................................... 34 MENTAL HEALTH ........................................... 35 MINES AND PETROLEUM .............................. 38 PLANNING ..................................................... 40 POLICE ........................................................... 43 PREMIER AND CABINET ................................. 45 PUBLIC SECTOR ............................................. 49 RACING AND GAMING .................................. 50 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ............................ 50 ROAD SAFETY ................................................ 54 SCIENCE ......................................................... 55 SENIORS AND VOLUNTEERING...................... 56 SMALL BUSINESS ........................................... 57 SPORT AND RECREATION .............................. 57 STATE DEVELOPMENT ................................... 60 TOURISM ....................................................... 61 2 GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Achievements from March 2013 to June 2015 ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 to improve its efficiency and effectiveness, while Aboriginal Affairs Cabinet Sub- ensuring the continued and enhanced Committee - The State Government protection of Aboriginal heritage into the prioritised its commitment to Aboriginal future. Affairs through the establishment of the Aboriginal Affairs Cabinet Sub-Committee South West Native Title Settlement - The (AACSC) in April 2013. The AACSC South West Native Title Settlement is the considers cross agency initiatives and most wide-ranging native title proposal submissions which seek to improve the since the 1992 High Court Mabo decision. effectiveness of Government spending, The WA Government and Noongar reduce duplication and drive better representatives have been negotiating outcomes, coordination and since 2009 and the WA Government’s collaboration in Aboriginal Affairs. offer, which has now been considered and accepted by all six Noongar claimant Regional Services Reform – In May 2015, groups, will provide the Noongar people the State Government announced major with long-term benefits. Under the reforms to the way services will be package, $600 million will be paid to the provided to Aboriginal communities in Noongar Boodja Trust in instalments over remote areas. The Regional Services 12 years, $120 million will go towards Reform was informed by a review of Noongar administration and programs Aboriginal services in the Roebourne area over 12 years, and up to 320,000 hectares in 2013. The State Government’s reforms from the Crown estate will be transferred will prioritise funding to locations that to the trust in multiple parcels. On 26 provide real economic opportunities and February 2014, the Noongar (Koorah, a safe environment for children. The work Nitja, Boordahwan) (Past, Present, Future) will be carried out by teams who are Recognition Bill 2014, recognising the working on the ground with communities, Noongar people as the Traditional Owners and Aboriginal leaders will play a vital role of the South West, was tabled in in decision and implementation Parliament with bipartisan support. processes. Aboriginal Community Patrols – The State Youth Services Reform – In 2013, the Government confirmed its commitment Aboriginal Affairs Cabinet Sub-Committee to Aboriginal community patrols by initiated a review of programs that work allocating funding of $24.413 million over with Aboriginal young people. It showed four years (2014-15 to 2017-18) for 14 that the State Government invested patrols across the State. Patrols provide around $115 million annually into these street-level interventions to assist programs, and that less than 15 per cent Aboriginal people at risk of harm. could demonstrate effectiveness. In May 2015, the State Government announced changes which would see future funding given to well-planned programs with demonstrated effectiveness. Aboriginal Heritage - The Aboriginal Heritage Amendment Bill 2014 was introduced into Parliament on 27 November 2014. The aim of the Bill is to make a series of amendments to the 3 GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Achievements from March 2013 to June 2015 Clontarf Foundation Academies - In 2014- Hearson Cove Compound – The ongoing 15, the State Government contributed management of cultural material in the $3.1 million through the Department of Hearson Cove Compound on the Burrup Education and $1.37 million through Peninsula has been a source of concern to Royalties for Regions to the Clontarf Traditional Owners for approximately 30 Foundation. Three new Clontarf years. In order to address these concerns, Foundation Academies in metropolitan the Department of Aboriginal Affairs schools were announced in 2014, taking brought together an Aboriginal Senior the number to 23, of which 15 are in Men’s Working Group, government and country areas. These academies support industry, which resulted in the education, training and employment for development of agreements and Aboriginal students. Since 2008, there has partnerships. The Hearson Cove been a 50 per cent increase in the number Compound remediation project of Aboriginal boys in schools with a commenced mid June 2014 and was Clontarf Academy receiving a WA completed in October 2014 during which Certificate of Education and/or a time approximately 1,720 engraved Certificate II or higher training boulders were relocated to the adjacent qualification. rocky outcrop. Aboriginal Recognition Committee - The Ancestral Remains Repatriation Project – State remains committed to the Since 2014, 11 Ancestral Remains advancement of Aboriginal people in Repatriation projects have been Western Australia and supports the completed. These projects included the recognition of Aboriginal people in the repatriation and reburial of 48 sets of Constitution. A Joint Select Committee on ancestral remains. Aboriginal Constitutional Recognition was established in 2014 to consider and report Aboriginal Heritage Electronic on the recognition of Aboriginal people in Lodgement – To improve efficiency, the Constitution of Western Australia and processes and client tracking, the State in March 2015 tabled its report that found Government has developed and the Constitution Amendment (Recognition implemented the Aboriginal Heritage of Aboriginal People) Bill 2014 to be free Electronic Lodgement Program. Phase 1 of any adverse legal consequences. This has delivered the following benefits - legislation is expected to be introduced in applicants are able to submit and track the 2015 spring session of Parliament. land use applications online; faster and more efficient application processing; and Intestate Estates - In August 2013, the alignment of statutory approval systems State Government provided parity for and processes with the Departments of Aboriginal people who die without a valid Mines and Petroleum, Planning and will by repealing Part IV of the Aboriginal Landgate. The digitisation of 35,000 Affairs Planning Authority Act 1972 (AAPA Heritage site files in 2014-15 has allowed Act) and bringing them under the same much improved access to heritage scheme of distributing intestate estates as information for all stakeholders. The non-Aboriginal people. continuation of this digitisation process in 2015-16 will result in improved access to Section 18 files and much more timely advice being provided to all users. 4 GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Achievements from March 2013 to June 2015 Partnership, Acceptance, Learning, profitably in low rainfall conditions and Sharing Program (PALS) - The PALS overcoming disease risk in high rainfall program encourages young Western scenarios. The Grains R&D Entity will Australians
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