House of Assembly - Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)
2023-02-08 Daily Xml

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Primary Industries and Regions Department

In reply to Mr PEDERICK (Hammond) (20 June 2022). (Estimates Committee A)

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries): I have been advised that for the Department of Primary Industries and Regions:

For the period of 22 March 2022 up to 30 June 2022, two positions were in the process of being abolished.

Role Title Classification Date Employment Ceased
DIRECTOR CHANGE AND REFORM SAES1 27/05/2022
DIRECTOR, MAJOR PROGRAMS SAES1 11/06/2022


The Deputy Chief Executive (DCE) is vacant and is in the process being abolished. This role is classified as a SAES2.

For the DCE role, the annual salary is $309,031, the total employment cost for 2021-22 was $154,500 (from July to November 2021, when the role was filled)

The Director, Change and Reform role was never budgeted for at the beginning of the 2021-22 financial year. This was funded from the vacant DCE role. The annual salary for this role is $103,636. This is based on a 0.60 FTE.

The Director, Major Programs role annual salary was $148,432.

The total annual employment costs for these abolished positions are $223,675.

Director, Change and Reform—$45,996 (The incumbent only held the role for four months)

Director, Major Programs—$ 177,679

Individual executive total remuneration package values as detailed in schedule 2 of an executive employee's contract will not be disclosed as it is deemed to be unreasonable disclosure of personal affairs.