SUPERANNUATION BENEFITS

In reply to Mrs REDMOND (Heysen) (26 October 2010) (First Session).

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Premier, Treasurer, Minister for State Development, Minister for the Public Sector, Minister for the Arts): I have been advised the following:

Staff within the Premier's Office, like all employees, receive their superannuation in accordance with the superannuation scheme of which they are a member.

Members can elect to make personal contributions and if they do so, depending on the terms of the scheme, they can qualify for a higher rate than the standard 9 per cent employer contribution.

As a result five members of the Premier's staff were entitled to an employer contribution of between 9 and 14.5 per cent.