Public Service Employees

In reply to Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (24 July 2015). (Estimates Committee B)

The Hon. S.E. CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Minister for Education and Child Development, Minister for the Public Sector): I have been advised:

When a chief executive or agency head formally declares an employee excess, the details of that employee are entered onto the 'Excess Employee Database'.

The Office for the Public Sector is responsible for the administration of the database, including the appropriate authorities to public sector agency representatives to access the database information. Public sector agencies are responsible for entering and ensuring the information is up-to-date for employees on the database.

The database records the number of public sector employees who have been formally declared excess by a chief executive or agency head.

As at 30 June 2015 there were 39 employees formally declared excess and recorded on the database.