DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES AND RESOURCES

 

 

FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND STRUCTURE

 

Establishment

 

The Department of Primary Industries and Resources is an Administrative Unit established under the Public Sector Management Act 1995.

 

Functions

 

The function of the Department of Primary Industries and Resources is to deliver services that increase the prosperity of South Australians, to improve their quality of life and ensure the sustainable economic development of the State’s resource base for future generations.  It also guides and administers the South Australian planning and development system.

 

Structure

 

The structure of the Department of Primary Industries and Resources at 30 June 2006 is illustrated in the following organisation chart.

 

 

 

Changes to Functions and Structure

 

Pursuant to a proclamation in the South Australian Government Gazette on 30 June 2005 and effective from 1 July 2005, the employees and functions of Energy SA and the Office of the Technical Regulator were transferred to the Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure. 

 

In addition, pursuant to the same proclamation, employees and functions of Planning SA, the Office of Local Government, the Office of the North, the Office for the Southern Suburbs, the Office of the North West and the Regional Ministerial Offices were transferred to the Department.

 

Pursuant to a proclamation in the South Australian Government Gazette on 23 March 2006 and effective from the 1 April 2006, the employees and functions of the Office for Volunteers were transferred to the Department.   

 

The financial administration of Minister Holloway’s office was transferred to the Department from 1 April 2006.

 

 

STATUS OF THE FINANCIAL REPORT

 

The financial report of the Department of Primary Industries and Resources for the year ended 30 June 2006 was not finalised by the Department in sufficient time to enable the audit to be completed at the date of finalising this Report.

 

The audited financial report of the Department of Primary Industries and Resources for the year ended 30 June 2006 will be included in a Supplementary Audit Report to Parliament.