Legislative Council - Fifty-First Parliament, Second Session (51-2)
2008-03-05 Daily Xml

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Answers to Questions

DEPUTY PREMIER'S OFFICE

122 The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (12 February 2008).

1. Can the Deputy Premier advise the names of all officers working in the Deputy Premier's office as at 1 December 2006?

2. What positions were vacant as at 1 December 2006?

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 Deputy Premier's office in 2006-07; and

(b) Can the Deputy Premier detail any of the salaries paid by a Department or Agency rather than the Deputy Premier's office budget?

6. Can the Deputy Premier detail any expenditure incurred since 2 December 2005 and up to 1 December 2006 on renovations to the Deputy Premier's office and the purchase of any new items of furniture with a value greater than $500?

The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY (Minister for Police, Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Minister for Urban Development and Planning): The Deputy Premier has provided the following information:

The following public service staff were employed in the minister's office as at 1 December 2006:

Position Title 3. Ministerial Contract/PSM Act 4. Salary & Other Benefits
Office Manager PSM Act ASO-7+
Personal Assistant to Minister PSM Act ASO-4*
Senior Administrative Officer (part time—0.8 FTE) PSM Act ASO-5
Parliamentary Officer PSM Act ASO-4
Personal Assistant PSM Act ASO-3^
Business Support Officer (Cabinet) PSM Act ASO-2
Business Support Officer (DTF) PSM Act ASO-2
Business Support Officer (Industry & Trade & General) PSM Act ASO-2
Business Support Officer (Reception) PSM Act ASO-2


+ Plus access to car park

* Plus allowance to ASO-5

^ Plus allowance for out of hours work

Details of Ministerial Contract staff were printed in the Government Gazette dated 5 July 2007.

Ministerial Liaison Officer (DTF)

3. See answer to Part I above

4. See answer to Part I above

(a) $1,342,000

(b) Salaries of the following positions were funded outside of the above allocation by the Department of Treasury and Finance.

Senior Administrative Officer (part time)

Parliamentary Officer

Business Support Officer

Business Support Officer

Renovations—$642.40 (for chilled water dispenser)

Furniture—$8,710.36 (for compactus; typist chairs; television & DVD/VCR players).