Legislative Council - Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3)
2008-10-16 Daily Xml

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MINISTERIAL STAFF

127 The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (12 February 2008) (Second Session).

1. Can the Minister for Education and Children's Services advise the names of all officers working in the minister'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 minister's office in 2006-07; and

(b) Can the minister detail any of the salaries paid by a department or agency rather than the minister's office budget?

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

The Hon. CARMEL ZOLLO (Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Road Safety, Minister for Gambling, Minister Assisting the Minister for Multicultural Affairs): The Minister for Education and Children’s Services has provided the following information:

Part 1, 3 and 4.

Details of ministerial contract staff were printed in the GovernmentGazette dated 5 July 2007.

Details of public servant staff located in the minister’s office as at 1 December 2006 were as follows:

Position Title MinisterialContract/PSM Act Salary & Other Benefits Funding Source
PA to Minister ASO 5 $57,200 Minister’s Office
PA to Chief of Staff and Advisers ASO 3 $46,453 Minister's Office
Office Manager ASO 7 $72,775 Minister's Office
MLO Non Govt Schooling Sector ASO 6 (0.9) $61,190 DECS
Liaison Officer ASO 3 $46,453 DECS
Receptionist—Shared with CE Office ASO 2 $40,321 DECS
Ministerial Liaison Officer Education ASO 6 $67,989 DECS
Liaison Officer ASO 4 $51,874 DECS
Senior Admin Officer ASO 4 $51,874 Minister’s Office
Parliamentary Officer ASO 5 $61,944 DECS
Communication Adviser ASO 6 $67,989 Minister’s Office
Administrative Officer ASO 2 $40,321 DECS
MLO Tourism Contract SATC SATC
Administration Officer Corro ASO 2 $40,321 Minister’s Office
Administration Officer Corro ASO 2 $40,321 Minister’s Office


Part 2.

Refer to table provided

Part 5.

(a) Total approved budget for the Minister’s office in 2006-07: $1,315,000

(b) Refer to table provided

Part 6.

No expenditure was incurred since 2 December 2005 and up to 1 December 2006 on renovations to the minister’s office and the purchase of any new items of furniture with a value greater than $500.