❓ A detailed parliamentary question seeking comprehensive financial and operational data related to prescribed burning and fire management in Western Australia over the past five years, covering expenditure breakdowns, supplier information, aviation costs, revenue sources, and prescribed burning activities in different land management zones.

(1) For each of the last five financial years, for Service 9: Prescribed Burning and Fire Management, will the Minister provide a breakdown of supplies and services expenditure by the department’s general ledger categories, or equivalent internal expenditure categories, including contractors, aviation, fleet, fuel, incendiaries, equipment, accommodation, communications, consultants and training; and, where category structures changed between years, please identify those changes.?(2) For each of the last five financial years, for Service 9: Prescribed Burning and Fire Management, who were the top 10 suppliers by total amount paid from supplies and services expenditure; and for each supplier, will the Minister provide:(a) supplier name;(b) ABN, where recorded;(c) total amount paid;(d) relevant ledger category; and(e) a short description of the goods or services supplied?(3) For each of the last five financial years, for Service 9: Prescribed Burning and Fire Management, how much was spent on aviation-related expenditure, broken down by supplier and operational purpose, including helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, air observers, incendiary aircraft, charter or hire, aviation fuel and other aviation support services, regardless of the expense line in which the expenditure was recorded?(4) For each of the last five financial years, for Service 9: Prescribed Burning and Fire Management, what items comprised User charges and fees income; and for each item, will the Minister provide:(a) the source;(b) the amount;(c) a description; and; and(d) whether the amount related to cost recovery, reimbursement, fees, permits or another revenue source?(5) For each of the last five financial years, in the three south-west forest regions, how many hectares were treated under prescribed burning in:(a) Land Management Zones (LMZ) A areas (within 3.5 kilometres of a populated place);(b) LMZ B areas (between 3.5 and 11 kilometres of a populated place); and(c) LMZ C areas (more than 11 kilometres from a populated place):(i) and what expenditure was attributed to each LMZ category respectively? If expenditure was not directly recorded by LMZ category, please advise whether any methodology is used to attribute costs between LMZ A, LMZ B and LMZ C.?(6) For each of the last five financial years, for Service 9: Prescribed Burning and Fire Management, what items comprised Other expenses; and for each item, will the Minister provide:(a) the amount;(b) a description; and(c) details of any write-offs, provisions, abnormal items or reclassifications?(7) For Service 9: Prescribed Burning and Fire Management, employee benefits expense increased from $36.657 million in 2023–24 to $40.943 million in 2024–25. Will the Minister provide a breakdown of the factors contributing to that increase, including:(a) additional FTE;(b) overtime;(c) wage increases;(d) allowances and loadings;(e) leave and other employee provisions; and(f) any reallocation of staff costs from other services?(8) For each of the last five financial years, for Service 9: Prescribed Burning and Fire Management:(a) what was the total FTE;(b) how much employee benefits expense was attributable to overtime; and(c) what were the total overtime hours recorded? (1) For each of the last five financial years, for Service 9: Prescribed Burning and Fire Management, will the Minister provide a breakdown of supplies and services expenditure by the department’s general ledger categories, or equivalent internal expenditure categories, including contractors, aviation, fleet, fuel, incendiaries, equipment, accommodation, communications, consultants and training; and, where category structures changed between years, please identify those changes.? (2) For each of the last five financial years, for Service 9: Prescribed Burning and Fire Management, who were the top 10 suppliers by total amount paid from supplies and services expenditure; and for each supplier, will the Minister provide: (a) supplier name; (b) ABN, where recorded; (c) total amount paid; (d) relevant ledger category; and (e) a short description of the goods or services supplied? (3) For each of the last five financial years, for Service 9: Prescribed Burning and Fire Management, how much was spent on aviation-related expenditure, broken down by supplier and operational purpose, including helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, air observers, incendiary aircraft, charter or hire, aviation fuel and other aviation support services, regardless of the expense line in which the expenditure was recorded? (4) For each of the last five financial years, for Service 9: Prescribed Burning and Fire Management, what items comprised User charges and fees income; and for each item, will the Minister provide: (a) the source; (b) the amount; (c) a description; and; and (d) whether the amount related to cost recovery, reimbursement, fees, permits or another revenue source? (5) For each of the last five financial years, in the three south-west forest regions, how many hectares were treated under prescribed burning in: (a) Land Management Zones (LMZ) A areas (within 3.5 kilometres of a populated place); (b) LMZ B areas (between 3.5 and 11 kilometres of a populated place); and (c) LMZ C areas (more than 11 kilometres from a populated place): (i) and what expenditure was attributed to each LMZ category respectively? If expenditure was not directly recorded by LMZ category, please advise whether any methodology is used to attribute costs between LMZ A, LMZ B and LMZ C.? (6) For each of the last five financial years, for Service 9: Prescribed Burning and Fire Management, what items comprised Other expenses; and for each item, will the Minister provide: (a) the amount; (b) a description; and (c) details of any write-offs, provisions, abnormal items or reclassifications? (7) For Service 9: Prescribed Burning and Fire Management, employee benefits expense increased from $36.657 million in 2023–24 to $40.943 million in 2024–25. Will the Minister provide a breakdown of the factors contributing to that increase, including: (a) additional FTE; (b) overtime; (c) wage increases; (d) allowances and loadings; (e) leave and other employee provisions; and (f) any reallocation of staff costs from other services? (8) For each of the last five financial years, for Service 9: Prescribed Burning and Fire Management: (a) what was the total FTE; (b) how much employee benefits expense was attributable to overtime; and (c) what were the total overtime hours recorded?