Answers to Questions

MINISTERIAL STAFF

123 The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (4 May 2006).

1. Can the Minister for Transport advise the names of all officers working in the Minister's office as at 1 December 2006?

2. What positions were vacant as at 1 December 2006?

3. For each position, was the person employed under ministerial contract, or appointed under the Public Sector Management Act?

4. What was the salary for each position and any other financial benefit included in the remuneration package?

5. (a) What was the total approved budget for the minister's office in 2006-07; and

(b) Can the Minister detail any of the salaries paid by a department or agency rather than the minister's office budget?

6. Can the Minister detail any expenditure incurred since 2 December 2005 and up to 1 December 2006 on renovations to the minister's office and the purchase of any new items of furniture with a value greater than $500? (12 February)

The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY (Minister for Police, Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Minister for Urban Development and Planning): The Minister for Transport has provided the following information:

1. Details of ministerial contract staff were printed in the Government Gazette on 5 July 2007.

Details of public servant staff located in the minister’s office as at 1 December 2006 are as follows:

2. Correspondence Clerk

3. See table above.

4. See table above.

5. (a) $1.524 million

(b) DTEI does not pay for the Minister’s Office staff. However there are 9 DTEI staff that are located in the Minister’s Offices that provide a liaison function between the Minister’s Office and the various divisions of the department.

6. No expenditure has been incurred between 2 December 2005 and 1 December 2006 for the items in question.