Public Service Employees

In reply to the Hon. Z.L. BETTISON (Ramsay) (3 August 2021). (Estimates Committee B)

The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS (Black—Minister for Environment and Water): I have been advised the following:

For the Department for Environment and Water, the following two tables relate to the period 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021. Between 1 July 2020 and 30 June 2021, there were 66 roles abolished within the Department for Environment and Water.

* SAES Level 1 and 2 remuneration bandwidth is provided as details of an individual's executive total remuneration package value will not be released as it is considered an unreasonable disclosure of personal affairs. The total annual employment cost for these appointments is $7,897,136 (excluding on costs). Between 1 July 2020 and 30 June 2021, there were 54 roles created within the Department for Environment and Water.

* SAES Level 1 and 2 remuneration bandwidth is provided as details of an individual's executive total remuneration package value will not be released as it is considered an unreasonable disclosure of personal affairs

The total annual employment cost for these appointments is $6,300,998 (excluding on costs).

For the Environment Protection Authority, the following relates to the period 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021. Between 1 July 2020 and 30 June 2021, there were no roles abolished within the Environment Protection Authority. Between 1 July 2020 and 30 June 2021, there was one role created within the Environment Protection Authority.

The total annual employment cost for this appointment is $133,819.00 (excluding on costs). For Green Industries SA, the following relates to the period 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021. Between 1 July 2020 and 30 June 2021, there were no roles abolished within Green Industries SA with a total employment cost of $100,000 or more. Between 1 July 2020 and 30 June 2021, there was one role created within Green Industries SA with a total employment cost of $100,000 or more.

The total annual employment cost for these appointments is $114,105.00 (excluding on costs). For SA Water, Section 17 of the South Australian Water Corporation Act 1994 allows the Corporation to appoint the employees it thinks necessary or desirable and on terms and conditions fixed by the Corporation. Given this, SA Water uses its own industrial framework for employing staff and no positions at SA Water fall within the SA Executive Service.

SA Water's Executive structure consists of its Senior Leadership Team (SLT), which comprises its chief executive, a chief financial officer and five general managers. During the period of 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021, the position of General Manager Operations was created, and the position of General Manager Governance and Risk was abolished and was replaced with Head of Governance and Integrity, which sits outside of the SLT. As a public corporation, SA Water operates in a commercial environment and competes with other private and public sector entities within South Australia and interstate. As such, SA Water considers the details of executive remuneration by specific role function to be commercially sensitive. Salary bands of staff are included in SA Water's annual report.