Western Australia’s strong resources sector continued to play a large role in the State’s development during  2016-17.

Performance at a glance

The department’s mission is to contribute to making WA the destination of choice for responsible resources exploration, development and operations. To realise this mission, the department’s performance measures are defined and monitored through an outcome based management framework, featuring seven Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure progress towards delivering its strategic goals.

Key Challenge

Reshaping the organisation, approval and compliance systems to deliver more value to  customers

Indicator: KPI 1

Target 92%
Actual 98%
Measure: Percentage of applications determined within agreed timeframes
Strategic Outcome: High resource industry standards are  maintained

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Key Challenge

Reshaping the organisation, approval and compliance systems to deliver more value to  customers

Indicator: KPI 2

Target 100%
Actual 105%

Measure: Percentage of compliance activities completed as planned
Strategic Outcome: High resource industry standards are maintained

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Key Challenge

Reshaping the organisation, approval and compliance systems to deliver more value to  customers

Indicator: KPI 3

Target 97%
Actual 96%

Measure: Percentage of compliance with regulated resource exploration and development conditions
Strategic Outcome: High resource industry standards

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Key Challenge

Continuing to build a trusted position with stakeholders

Indicator: KPI 4

Target 75%
Actual 84%
Measure: Stakeholder satisfaction with effectiveness of DMP as a regulator
Strategic Outcome: Engagement is valued by stakeholders and improves regulatory and promotional roles of DMP

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Key Challenge

Encouraging responsible exploration and development of mineral and petroleum resources

Indicator: KPI 5

Target $13,559
Actual $1,096
Measure: Average weighted cost of information and product services
Strategic Outcome: Western Australia is the lowest risk destination for resource development

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Key Challenge

Reshaping the organisation, approval and compliance systems to deliver more value to customers

Indicator: KPI 6

Target $1,028
Actual $1,092
Measure: Average weighted cost of application determination  services
Strategic Outcome: Allocation of DMP resources are  optimised

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Key Challenge

Reshaping the organisation, approval and compliance systems to deliver more value to customers

Indicator: KPI 7

Target $4,711
Actual $1,153
Measure: Average weighted cost of regulatory and compliance  services
Strategic Outcome: Allocation of DMP resources are optimised

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Section highlights

This annual report provides an opportunity to showcase some of the department’s achievements during the past 12 months and has been structured to reflect the services, challenges and significant outcomes outlined in the department’s strategic plan.