SAMFS Enterprise Bargaining Agreement

321 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (7 August 2017). In relation to the SAMFS Enterprise Bargaining Agreement—

1. Will the allocated expenditure for the agreement be funded through the Community Emergency Services Fund and if so, what was the final amount for 2016-17?

2. How much has the agreement increased the total expenditure of the SAMFS in 2016-17?

3. By what percentage and by how much (in numerical terms) is the wage component of the Agreement in 2016-17?

4. What is the expected increase in wages for 2018 as a result of the current agreement?

The Hon. C.J. PICTON (Kaurna—Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety, Minister Assisting the Minister for Health, Minister Assisting the Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse): I am advised:

As the South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 2017 is currently being negotiated, information regarding the Agreement is unable to be provided.