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MINISTERIAL STAFF
142 The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (12 February 2008) (Second Session).
1. Can the Minister for Education and Children's Services advise the names of all officers working in the minister's office as at 1 December 2007?
2. What positions were vacant as at 1 December 2007?
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 2007-08; 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 2006 and up to 1 December 2007 on renovations to the minister's office and the purchase of any new items of furniture with a value greater than $500?
The Hon. CARMEL ZOLLO (Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Road Safety, Minister for Gambling, Minister Assisting the Minister for Multicultural Affairs): The Minister for Education and Children’s Services has provided the following information:
Part 1, 3, 4.
Details of ministerial contract staff were printed in the GovernmentGazette dated 5 July 2007.
Details of public servant staff located in the minister’s office as at 1 December 2007 were as follows:
| Position Title | Ministerial Contract/PSM Act | Salary & Other Benefits | Funding Source |
| PA to Minister | ASO 5 | $60,747 | Minister’s Office |
| PA to Chief of Staff and Advisers | ASO 4 | $51,319 | Minister's Office |
| Office Manager | ASO 7 | $79,071 | Minister's Office |
| MLO Non Govt Schooling Sector | ASO 6 (0.9) | $64,112 | DECS |
| Liaison Officer | ASO 4 | $54,887 | DECS |
| Receptionist—Shared with CE Office | ASO 2 | $39,416 | DECS |
| Ministerial Liaison Officer Education | ASO 6 | $67,781 | DECS |
| Liaison Officer | ASO 4 | $52,463 | DECS |
| Senior Admin Officer | ASO 4 | $54,887 | Minister’s Office |
| Parliamentary Officer | ASO 5 | $65,542 | DECS |
| Communication Adviser | ASO 6 | $69,059 | Minister’s Office |
| Administrative Officer | ASO 2 | $42,663 | DECS |
| Administration Officer Correspondence | ASO 2 | $41,040 | Minister’s Office |
| Administration Officer Correspondence | ASO 2 | $41,040 | Minister’s Office |
| Trainee | Trainee | Minister’s Office | |
| MLO Tourism | Contract SATC | SATC |
Part 2.
Refer to table provided.
Part 5.
(a) Total approved budget for the minister’s office in 2007-08: $1,385,200.
(b) Refer to table provided.
Part 6.
Expenditure incurred since 2 December 2006 and up to 1 December 2007 on renovations to the minister’s office and the purchase of any new items of furniture with a value greater than $500 is outlined as follows:
June 2007—Mobile phone $643.18.
July 2007—Scanner $1,631.38.