❓ This WA parliamentary question seeks a breakdown of direct costs for Ministers and Leaders of the Opposition in 2004, with comparative data from the previous Coalition government in 1999-2000. The answer provides detailed figures for salaries, allowances, and other costs, excluding accrual and overhead expenses.
AnsweredQoN 2517Legislative Assembly
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(b) what is the breakdown of these costs?
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Answered
6 May 2004
Response time
65 days
(a) and (b)
The costs included are the direct costs for the respective Ministers and Leaders of the Opposition. The amounts do not include accrual costs or corporate and executive support overhead costs.
Salaries & Allowances
Other
Costs
Total
Direct Costs
Premier's Office
1,331,884
1,061,531
2,393,415
LO1 Barnett
540,646
244,494
785,140
LO2 Trenorden
261,003
143,122
404,125
Brown
701,848
701,827
1,403,675
Carpenter
547,556
543,296
1,090,852
Griffiths
615,286
492,729
1,108,015
Edwards
672,642
641,208
1,313,850
Chance
828,480
615,819
1,444,299
Kobelke
774,211
556,465
1,330,676
Kucera
673,256
437,023
1,110,279
MacTiernan
752,018
617,472
1,369,490
McGinty
550,037
576,201
1,126,238
McHale
628,003
486,823
1,114,826
Ripper
771,880
696,951
1,468,831
Roberts
684,937
563,308
1,248,245
Stephens
618,744
608,248
1,226,992
TOTALS
10,952,431
8,986,517
19,938,948
The Member may also be interested in the relevant figures for the last full year of the Coalition Government as follows:
Actual Costings 1999-2000
Salaries & Allowances
Other
Costs
Total
Direct Costs
Term
Premier's Office
1,054,292
1,264,456
2,318,748
Full Year
LO
715,698
245,020
960,718
Full Year
Barnett
842,562
675,088
1,517,650
Full Year
Board
403,588
478,436
882,024
Full Year
Cowan
971,876
909,054
1,880,930
Full Year
Criddle
659,488
610,069
1,269,557
Full Year
Day
523,084
415,614
938,698
Full Year
Edwardes
651,081
755,293
1,406,374
Full Year
Evans
199,766
200,833
400,599
July to Dec 1999
Foss
529,182
559,144
1,088,326
Full Year
Hames
440,153
462,037
902,190
Full Year
House
721,048
893,433
1,614,481
Full Year
Johnson
304,334
181,485
485,819
Jan to June 2000
Kierath
899,531
498,740
1,398,271
Full Year
Moore
711,154
711,624
1,422,778
Full Year
Omodei
525,879
463,389
989,268
Full Year
Parker
238,214
323,709
561,923
July to Dec 1999
Prince
504,789
509,241
1,014,030
Full Year
Shave
542,774
437,617
980,391
Full Year
van de Klashorst
219,054
186,597
405,651
Jan to June 2000
TOTALS
11,657,547
10,780,879
22,438,426
The costs included are the direct costs for the respective Ministers and Leader of the Opposition. The amounts do not include accrual costs or corporate and executive support overhead costs.
The costs included are the direct costs for the respective Ministers and Leaders of the Opposition. The amounts do not include accrual costs or corporate and executive support overhead costs.
Salaries & Allowances
Other
Costs
Total
Direct Costs
Premier's Office
1,331,884
1,061,531
2,393,415
LO1 Barnett
540,646
244,494
785,140
LO2 Trenorden
261,003
143,122
404,125
Brown
701,848
701,827
1,403,675
Carpenter
547,556
543,296
1,090,852
Griffiths
615,286
492,729
1,108,015
Edwards
672,642
641,208
1,313,850
Chance
828,480
615,819
1,444,299
Kobelke
774,211
556,465
1,330,676
Kucera
673,256
437,023
1,110,279
MacTiernan
752,018
617,472
1,369,490
McGinty
550,037
576,201
1,126,238
McHale
628,003
486,823
1,114,826
Ripper
771,880
696,951
1,468,831
Roberts
684,937
563,308
1,248,245
Stephens
618,744
608,248
1,226,992
TOTALS
10,952,431
8,986,517
19,938,948
The Member may also be interested in the relevant figures for the last full year of the Coalition Government as follows:
Actual Costings 1999-2000
Salaries & Allowances
Other
Costs
Total
Direct Costs
Term
Premier's Office
1,054,292
1,264,456
2,318,748
Full Year
LO
715,698
245,020
960,718
Full Year
Barnett
842,562
675,088
1,517,650
Full Year
Board
403,588
478,436
882,024
Full Year
Cowan
971,876
909,054
1,880,930
Full Year
Criddle
659,488
610,069
1,269,557
Full Year
Day
523,084
415,614
938,698
Full Year
Edwardes
651,081
755,293
1,406,374
Full Year
Evans
199,766
200,833
400,599
July to Dec 1999
Foss
529,182
559,144
1,088,326
Full Year
Hames
440,153
462,037
902,190
Full Year
House
721,048
893,433
1,614,481
Full Year
Johnson
304,334
181,485
485,819
Jan to June 2000
Kierath
899,531
498,740
1,398,271
Full Year
Moore
711,154
711,624
1,422,778
Full Year
Omodei
525,879
463,389
989,268
Full Year
Parker
238,214
323,709
561,923
July to Dec 1999
Prince
504,789
509,241
1,014,030
Full Year
Shave
542,774
437,617
980,391
Full Year
van de Klashorst
219,054
186,597
405,651
Jan to June 2000
TOTALS
11,657,547
10,780,879
22,438,426
The costs included are the direct costs for the respective Ministers and Leader of the Opposition. The amounts do not include accrual costs or corporate and executive support overhead costs.
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