Legislative Council - Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3)
2009-06-03 Daily Xml

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AUDITOR-GENERAL'S REPORT

In reply to the Hon. S.G. WADE (27 November 2008).

The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for State/Local Government Relations, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Minister for Government Enterprises, Minister Assisting the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Energy): The Minister for Correctional Services is advised that:

The overtime and callback costs for 2007-08 and 2006-07 are as follows—

2007-08($'000) 2006-07($'000)
Overtime 2,168 1,208
Callbacks 5,421 3,506


These figures do not take into account associated oncosts (payroll tax approximately 5.6 per cent in 2006-07 and 5.2 per cent in 2007-08 and superannuation approximately 10 per cent on average in 2006-07 and 2007-08).

The increase was a direct result of additional staffing required to safely manage the increase in prisoner numbers, with a targeted recruitment campaign being implemented to employ additional officers.