House of Assembly: Thursday, July 23, 2020

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Targeted Voluntary Separation Packages

63 The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee) (13 May 2020). How many targeted voluntary separation packages have been accepted across the public sector since 19 March 2018?

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier): I have been advised:

Information on TVSPs is based on data collected from agencies by the Department of Treasury and Finance.

For 2017-18, agencies advised that a total of 436.7 FTEs accepted a TVSP at a cost of $37.6 million. Unless otherwise approved by the government, in 2017-18 agencies were responsible for managing costs associated with TVSPs. Detailed information on TVSPs funded by agencies during the year was not collected by Treasury and Finance and as such the additional information requested, including date of separation and position title, is not readily available. The only exceptions related to TVSPs associated with the previous government's transforming health initiative and rationalisation of the TAFE structure which were centrally funded. Of these 260 TVSPs (212 FTE) were paid during 2017-18, with 3 (2.8 FTE) being in the period 19 March to 30 June at a cost of $257,988.

In 2018-19, 1,554 TVSPs were accepted representing 1,431.2 FTEs for a total TVSP cost of $128,421,059.03.

In the 2019-20 financial year to 30 April 2020, 703 TVSPs have been accepted representing 617.2 FTEs for a total TVSP cost of $57,980,202.26.

Details of the agency, number of positions and total TVSP cost for 2018-19 and 2019-20 are provided in Tables 1 and 2 respectively.

Table 1: 2018-19 TVSPs by Agency

Totals by Agency
Headcount FTEs $
General Government Sector
Arts SA 20 16.9 1,835,694.57
Art Gallery Board 3 3.0 265,573.80
Attorney-General's Department 105 93.8 8,914,753.37
Carrick Hill Trust 1 1.0 35,195.20
Child Protection 62 56.9 4,683,592.58
Correctional Services 135 130.8 9,117,556.98
Courts Administration Authority 17 14.5 1,201,959.17
Education 145 134.6 12,703,427.66
Education and Early Childhood Services Registration and Standards Board 1 1.0 61,564.00
Energy and Mining 29 25.8 2,612,812.97
Environment and Water 119 108.2 9,995,056.59
Environmental Protection Authority 24 21.3 2,051,891.61
Green Industries 1 1.0 101,763.56
Health and Wellbeing 16 15.1 1,713,093.23
Human Services 340 309.0 27,007,646.22
Innovation and Skills 56 51.5 5,314,982.51
Libraries Board of South Australia 1 1.0 95,306.72
Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing 1 0.8 82,815.54
Office of the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment 5 4.0 430,057.00
Planning, Transport and Infrastructure 73 72.1 6,730,730.61
Premier and Cabinet 19 18.8 1,683,578.49
Primary Industries and Regions 50 47.5 4,500,910.33
South Australia Police 21 19.0 1,368,764.36
TAFE SA 99 83.4 7,506,869.89
Tourism 2 2.0 198,448.56
Trade and Innovation 21 20.4 2,055,178.22
Treasury and Finance 89 83.9 8,102,943.08
Public Non-Financial Corporations
Public Trustee 4 3.6 311,069.23
South Australian Housing Authority 94 89.5 7,659,858.04
Urban Renewal Authority 1 0.8 77,964.94
Total Payments to Employees (Excluding Accrued Leave) 1554 1431.2 128,421,059.03


Table 2: 2019-20 TVSPs by Agency (to 30 April) 2020

Totals by Agency
Headcount FTEs $
General Government Sector
Arts SA 3 3.0 303,160.76
Art Gallery Board 1 1.0 111,378.36
Attorney-General's Department 19 17.5 1,858,912.63
Human Services 121 102.5 9,287,859.18
Child Protection 37 34.3 3,161,984.50
Correctional Services 87 85.7 5,871,885.78
Courts Administration Authority 2 2.0 174,288.62
Education 22 21.2 2,160,394.07
Environment and Water 11 10.4 853,559.37
Innovation and Skills 24 22.4 2,341,119.29
Health and Wellbeing 181 148.3 16,286,684.05
Libraries Board of South Australia 3 2.1 231,824.96
Trade and Investment 10 9.7 1,093,926.40
Energy and Mining 1 1.0 158,327.76
Office of the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment 2 2.0 91,820.46
Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing 1 1.0 103,182.12
Planning, Transport and Infrastructure 33 31.3 2,821,315.27
Premier and Cabinet 4 3.5 596,780.25
Primary Industries and Regions 4 3.4 368,937.28
South Australian Museum Board 3 3.0 232,934.50
State Governor's Establishment 1 0.9 52,382.15
South Australia Police 8 7.8 484,046.34
TAFE SA 113 92.2 8,334,795.60
Tourism 3 2.2 206,971.37
Treasury and Finance 6 5.8 529,296.73
Public Non-Financial Corporations
South Australian Housing Authority 2 2.0 159,057.86
Urban Renewal Authority 1 1.0 103,376.60
Total Payments to Employees (Excluding Accrued Leave) 703 617.2 57,980,202.26