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PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES

89 The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (29 June 2010) (First Session). For the period between 1 July 2009 and 30 June 2010, will the Minister for Employment, Training and Further Education list—

1. Job title and total employment cost of each position with a total estimated cost of $100,000 or more, which has been abolished; and

2. Each new position with a total cost of $100,000 or more, which has been created?

The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Minister for Forests, Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Tourism, Minister for the Status of Women): The Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills has provided the following information:

1. The following positions with a total estimated cost of $100,000 or more were abolished in the 2009-10 financial year:

Director, Office of the Chief Executive (Total Employment Cost (TEC)—$151,855);

General Manager (A), Education, Programs & Services (TEC—$112,322);

Institute Director (TEC—$141,236);

Director, Science and Innovation (TEC—$174,296); and

Director, Education Programs (TEC—$180,349).

2. There were two positions with a total cost of $100,000 or more which were created between 1 July 2009 and 30 June 2010 and they were:

Director, Quality and Tertiary Education Policy Directorate; and

Senior Education Manager Mechanical Engineering and Transport.