35498 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for the Environment

Written Question

Published date: 31 Jul 2025

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	35498 (2025)
Question asked:	20 Jul 2025
Member asking:	Francisco Hernandez
Portfolio:	Minister for the Environment
Minister replying:	Hon Penny Simmonds
Answer received:	27 Jul 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_35498_2025
Document guid:	275da778-dff5-4c9c-9535-396884f049c0

35498 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for the Environment: How many vacancies, if any, were advertised by the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, from January to June 2023, and how many total applicants, if any, were received for those vacancies?

Hon Penny Simmonds: The Ministry for the Environment advertised 420 vacancies from January to June 2023, and received a total of 5368 applications. The Environmental Protection Authority advertised 51 roles from January to June 2023, receiving a total of 915 applications.