Ministerial Offices

In reply to the Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee) (28 July 2021). (Estimates Committee B)

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer): I have been advised the following:

The ministerial office resources presented in the 2021-22 budget papers reflect the full cost of each office, including ministerial contract staff, ministerial liaison officers and all administrative staff working in a minister's office.

The 13 FTEs presented in 2017-18 for the then Treasurer's office (former government's 166.9 FTEs across all ministerial offices) did not include all resources engaged in ministerial offices as it did not include ministerial liaison officers and other administrative staff seconded from the department.

The estimated full-year cost of the former Labor government's ministerial offices in 2017-18 was $40.9 million based on a total of 271 FTEs. This included 18.6 FTEs in the former Treasurer's ministerial office.

The 2021-22 budget of 221 FTEs represents a 50 FTE reduction from the former Labor government 2017-18 staffing levels.