❓ Hon. Kate Doust questions the Minister for Commerce regarding a discrepancy of 16 full-time equivalent (FTE) positions within the Department of Commerce's industry and innovation division following the transfer of staff to the Office of Science. The Minister clarifies the discrepancy is due to corporate service staff and workforce reform savings.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE — INDUSTRY AND
TECHNOLOGY — FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS
456. Hon KATE DOUST to the Minister for Commerce:
I refer to the minister's answer to question without
notice 434 stating that 14 full-time equivalent staff were transferred from the
industry, science and innovation division to the new Office of Science but note
that the reduction in FTE for the division given in the budget papers is 30.
(1) How does
the minister account for the difference of 16 FTE that are unaccounted for?
(2) Can the
minister specifically indicate whether those 16 staff unaccounted for have been
transferred to the Office of Science; and, if not, where are they now located?
TECHNOLOGY — FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS
456. Hon KATE DOUST to the Minister for Commerce:
I refer to the minister's answer to question without
notice 434 stating that 14 full-time equivalent staff were transferred from the
industry, science and innovation division to the new Office of Science but note
that the reduction in FTE for the division given in the budget papers is 30.
(1) How does
the minister account for the difference of 16 FTE that are unaccounted for?
(2) Can the
minister specifically indicate whether those 16 staff unaccounted for have been
transferred to the Office of Science; and, if not, where are they now located?
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
(1) The
estimates reported in the budget paper for service 3 include all the FTEs
attributable to the delivery of that service. This includes the staff in the
industry and innovation division as well as corporate service staff. The
reduction in the number of FTEs budgeted for this service is largely
attributable to the transfer of staff related to the science function, which
was transferred to the Department of the Premier and Cabinet from July 2013,
and the estimated FTE reduction required to achieve cost savings due to the
funding reduction under the public sector workforce reform program.
(2) The 16 FTE
have not been transferred to the Office of Science and remain with the
Department of Commerce. Apart from the reduction of 14 FTE transferred to the
Office of Science, there has not been a reduction of FTE in the industry and
innovation division.
question.
(1) The
estimates reported in the budget paper for service 3 include all the FTEs
attributable to the delivery of that service. This includes the staff in the
industry and innovation division as well as corporate service staff. The
reduction in the number of FTEs budgeted for this service is largely
attributable to the transfer of staff related to the science function, which
was transferred to the Department of the Premier and Cabinet from July 2013,
and the estimated FTE reduction required to achieve cost savings due to the
funding reduction under the public sector workforce reform program.
(2) The 16 FTE
have not been transferred to the Office of Science and remain with the
Department of Commerce. Apart from the reduction of 14 FTE transferred to the
Office of Science, there has not been a reduction of FTE in the industry and
innovation division.
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