ANNUAL LEAVE

18 The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (30 June 2010) (First Session). For each Department or Agency then reporting to the Deputy Premier—

1. What is the estimated annual leave liability as at 30 June 2010 in days and dollars?

2. What is the highest annual leave entitlement that has not been taken for any employee, as at 30 June 2010, in days and dollars?

3. (a) What funding, as at 30 June 2010, was held in accounts controlled or administered by the Department or Agency to fund annual leave; and

(b) What were the names of the accounts and total funds held in these accounts as at 30 June 2010?

4. (a) What policies, and monitoring of these policies, are in place to ensure that there is not a build up of annual leave liability within the Department or Agency; and

(b) Are employees required to take annual leave after a certain level of entitlement has accrued?

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 Deputy Premier has advised:

1. to 4. As I was appointed Deputy Premier in February 2011, I will only provide a response for this period in the capacity as Attorney-General.