Health and Wellbeing Department

1190 Mr PICTON (Kaurna) (11 September 2019). What is the total cost per annum of the five additional FTEs added to the minister's office over the past two financial years—including salary, super and work-related benefits?

The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart—Minister for Energy and Mining): The Minister for Health and Wellbeing has advised:

The member is referred to answers to estimates committees in September 2018 given by the Treasurer, Hon. Rob Lucas, indicating that the former Labor government did not provide full FTE counts for their offices. The Marshall Liberal government has adopted a more transparent approach. It is therefore incorrect to speak of five additional FTEs over the past two financial years.