Legislative Council Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2) 53 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Answers to Questions Annual Leave Annual Leave The Hon. R.I. LUCAS Legislative Council Annual Leave 110 The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (3 December 2014). (First Session) For each department or agency then reporting to the Minister for Investment and Trade— 1.	What is the estimated annual leave liability as at 30 June 2014 in days and dollars? 2.	What is the highest annual leave entitlement that has not been taken for any employee, as at 30 June 2014, in days and dollars? 3.	(a)	What funding, as at 30 June 2014, 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 2014? 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. K.J. MAHER Legislative Council Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation, Minister for Automotive Transformation, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation Annual Leave The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation, Minister for Automotive Transformation, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation): The Minister for Investment and Trade has received this advice: DMITRE 1.	The estimated annual leave liability for the former Department of Manufacturing, Innovation, Trade, Resources and Energy (DMITRE) as at 30 June 2014 was 9,680 days and $3,960,000. 2.	The highest annual leave entitlement that has not been taken for any employee as at 30 June 2014 in days is 88 days, equating to $36,141. 3.	(a)	As at 30 June 2014, DMITRE held a total $12.3 million in cash or cash equivalents. (b)	As reported in the Auditor-General's Annual Report for 2013-2014, DMITRE held $18.2 million in a special deposit account with the Department of Treasury and Finance (DTF) as at 30 June 2014. This amount was held in the special deposit account named 'DMITRE Operating Account'. Deposits with the Treasurer may only be used in accordance with the Treasurer's approval. The special deposit account is for general operating expenses, including the payment of long service leave and annual leave expenses. This amount also includes cash securities held for mining remediation. 4.	(a)	The former DMITRE managed annual leave liability in accordance with the Commissioner's Determination and required manager approval for any carry-over of annual leave. (b)	Employees are required to have a plan in place to take annual leave if their leave balance exceeded 40 days. DEFENCE SA 1.	The estimated liability of $191,000 plus oncosts of $27,000 for 440 days of accrued annual leave. 2.	Highest annual leave entitlement Is $12,500 (excluding oncosts) (31 days). 3.	(a)	Funding for leave liabilities is available with Defence SA operating account. (b)	Funding held in Defence SA operating bank account, with a total balance of $4.275 million at 30 June 2014. 4.	(a)	Accrued annual leave reports are reviewed monthly by line managers. Active leave management aims to ensure annual leave is taken wherever possible in the year it accrues and that individual entitlements remain at or below four weeks. (b)	No.