❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding staffing, expenditure, and operations within the Premier's portfolio, including the Department of Premier and Cabinet, Ministerial Air Charter, and the WA Government office in Canberra. The questions also cover the Solicitor General's work and the Community Cabinet Liaison Unit.
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(a) part-time;
(b) casual;
(c) contracted to; or
(d) seconded to,
the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, broken down into -
(i) sections;
(ii) divisions;
(iii) job titles; and
(iv) remuneration?
(2) Can the Premier provide the total number of FTE public servants in the Western Australian public service?
(3) Can the Premier provide information as to -
(a) the time spent in Canberra by the Solicitor General on the High Court challenge to the Federal Government’s industrial relations legislation;
(b) the total hours the Solicitor General spent on the matter;
(c) any other legal officers who travelled with the Solicitor General; and
(d) the cost of air-flights, accommodation, meals and incidentals?
(4) What was the estimated legal cost in relation to arguing this matter?
(5) In reference to the Ministerial Air Charter and the Budget allocation of $2.078 million -
(a) how many hours of flying does this allocation buy;
(b) what is the charge per Ministerial office; and
(c) what Ministers, Ministerial staff and department employees flew on the Ministerial Air Charter?
(6) Can the Premier provide a breakdown of the total cost of operating the Western Australian Government office in Canberra, inclusive of expenditure on -
(a) rent of office spaces;
(b) staff salaries; and
(c) general and specific daily operating costs?
(7) Can the Premier provide a list of -
(a) the number of staff in the Western Australian Government office;
(b) their remuneration; and
(c) their qualifications?
(8) How many Chief Executive Officers are currently in acting positions?
(9) Has Sharryn Jackson been replaced as the head of the
Community Cabinet Liaison Unit?
(10) Can the Premier provide a list of all work conducted by the Community Cabinet Liaison Unit and the Policy Office, a list of all members, and the specific work that was undertaken?
(11) Can the Premier provide an example of the type of work undertaken by the Community Cabinet Liaison Unit and the Policy Office?
(12) Are the Community Cabinet Liaison Unit and the Policy Office expecting to undertake any work over the next 12 months, or are they closing down in light of the fact that there is no money in the Budget in 2008-2009?
(b) casual;
(c) contracted to; or
(d) seconded to,
the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, broken down into -
(i) sections;
(ii) divisions;
(iii) job titles; and
(iv) remuneration?
(2) Can the Premier provide the total number of FTE public servants in the Western Australian public service?
(3) Can the Premier provide information as to -
(a) the time spent in Canberra by the Solicitor General on the High Court challenge to the Federal Government’s industrial relations legislation;
(b) the total hours the Solicitor General spent on the matter;
(c) any other legal officers who travelled with the Solicitor General; and
(d) the cost of air-flights, accommodation, meals and incidentals?
(4) What was the estimated legal cost in relation to arguing this matter?
(5) In reference to the Ministerial Air Charter and the Budget allocation of $2.078 million -
(a) how many hours of flying does this allocation buy;
(b) what is the charge per Ministerial office; and
(c) what Ministers, Ministerial staff and department employees flew on the Ministerial Air Charter?
(6) Can the Premier provide a breakdown of the total cost of operating the Western Australian Government office in Canberra, inclusive of expenditure on -
(a) rent of office spaces;
(b) staff salaries; and
(c) general and specific daily operating costs?
(7) Can the Premier provide a list of -
(a) the number of staff in the Western Australian Government office;
(b) their remuneration; and
(c) their qualifications?
(8) How many Chief Executive Officers are currently in acting positions?
(9) Has Sharryn Jackson been replaced as the head of the
Community Cabinet Liaison Unit?
(10) Can the Premier provide a list of all work conducted by the Community Cabinet Liaison Unit and the Policy Office, a list of all members, and the specific work that was undertaken?
(11) Can the Premier provide an example of the type of work undertaken by the Community Cabinet Liaison Unit and the Policy Office?
(12) Are the Community Cabinet Liaison Unit and the Policy Office expecting to undertake any work over the next 12 months, or are they closing down in light of the fact that there is no money in the Budget in 2008-2009?
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14 August 2007
Response time
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(1a-d; i-iv) The data published on the Public Sector Management web page provides details of the Department's FTEs as at 31 March 2007. Further information about Department of the Premier and Cabinet staffing, including the number of staff in each salary band, is published in the Annual Report. The 2005/06 Annual Report is available on the Department's web site, and the 2006/07 Annual Report will be tabled in Parliament by 30 September 2007.
(2) The number of public sector FTEs at 31 March 2007 is available from the Public Sector Management web page.
(3-4) The Member needs to refer these questions to the relevant Minister.
(5a-c) The allocation of $2.078 million is the amount approved for additional funding for the Ministerial Air Charter service in 2008-09. The additional funding is to meet the full cost of annual fixed-price lease payments for two new aircraft acquired in late 2006 and earlier this year, and the variable management, operation and maintenance costs, CPI cost escalation and related projected costs of the service.
The budget allocation is based on estimated monthly usage hours of 41 for the Hawker 850 jet and 30 hours for the Beechcraft Super King Air B200. Hours flown in excess of these hours are charged to ministerial office budgets in proportion to total monthly usage.
(6) W.A. Government Office (October 2006-June 2007)
$
(a) Rent of office space
56,810
(b) Staff salaries
92,034
(c) General and specific daily operationg costs
Travel costs
14,245
Training
647
Couriers
60
Internet charges
473
Postage
18
Telephone
958
Catering
457
Cleaning
2485
Computer Services
3418
Lease of Motor Vehicles
6582
Memberships
132
Printing
826
Professional Services
5291
Security
376
Computer Software Purchases
1622
Electricity and Gas
835
Entertainment
361
Stationary
403
Sundry computer equipment
9979
Sundry consumable equipment
3922
Computer hardware at cost recurrent
2190
Office equipment cost recurrent
7788
Office establishment cost recurrent
76,650
Superannuation
8171
(7a) 1
(b) $121,188 a year, plus $11,986 annual allowance
(c) BSc Hons
(8) As at 9 August 2007, there are 21 CEOs in acting positions. Of these:
Nine positions have had a recruitment process initiated to fill the position permanently; and
Seven positions are "dual CEO roles".
Of the 5 remaining positions
- 1 position is filled on an acting basis while the substantive occupant is on secondment elsewhere, and
- the remaining 4 positions are being filled on an acting basis pending consultation with the respective Ministers and responsible authority regarding the commencement of recruitment action.
Dual CEO roles occur when a substantive CEO also undertakes other CEO roles, in addition to his/her substantive appointment.
These dual CEO roles may only be undertaken in an acting capacity, as it is not possible under the
Public Sector Management Act 1994
for one officer to hold multiple substantive appointments.
(9) Yes.
(10-11) Please refer to answers provided to the parliament during the Legislative Assembly Estimates Committee on 23 May 2006 and Legislative Council
Estimates Committee on 14 June 2006. Supplementary information was tabled in Parliament.
Policy Division Staff
(as at 13 August 2007)
Barrett, Graham
Barron, Leanne
Berkhout, Monique
Best, Nicola
Boyle, Shawn
Carberry, Fiona
Carey, John
Cook, Oliver
Cruden, Linda
Dean, John
Diong, Angelina
Figgins, Kristan
Gallagher, Gillian
Genoni, Lyn
Govan, Gareth
Hansen, Helen
Hatt, David
Helm, Michael
Hoare, Luke
Hunt, Juliette
Hyman, Mark
Ireland, Rosh
Jones, Alistair
Lamb, Melissa
Klarich, Darren
McDougall, Steven
Milling, Lisa
Monaghan, Tony
Nayar, Gerri
Pastorelli, Daniel
Rosso, Glenys
Smith, Daniel
Spink, Tanya
Thompson, Molly
Thoresen, Linda
Thorn, Michael
Tudori, Eva
Ugle, Rona
van Dieren, Robert
Vincent, Margaret
Woollcott, Solataire
Zainuddin, Aida
Community Cabinet Liaison Unit Staff
(as at 13 August 2007)
Carroll, Michael
D'Alonzo, Lisa-Marie
Drum, Martin
Farquharson, Nicola
Graham, Lyn
Hopkins, Tessa
Plummer, Donna
Sao, Ron
Thurgate, Sarah
(12) The CCLU and Policy Office are funded to 2011-12.
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(2) The number of public sector FTEs at 31 March 2007 is available from the Public Sector Management web page.
(3-4) The Member needs to refer these questions to the relevant Minister.
(5a-c) The allocation of $2.078 million is the amount approved for additional funding for the Ministerial Air Charter service in 2008-09. The additional funding is to meet the full cost of annual fixed-price lease payments for two new aircraft acquired in late 2006 and earlier this year, and the variable management, operation and maintenance costs, CPI cost escalation and related projected costs of the service.
The budget allocation is based on estimated monthly usage hours of 41 for the Hawker 850 jet and 30 hours for the Beechcraft Super King Air B200. Hours flown in excess of these hours are charged to ministerial office budgets in proportion to total monthly usage.
(6) W.A. Government Office (October 2006-June 2007)
$
(a) Rent of office space
56,810
(b) Staff salaries
92,034
(c) General and specific daily operationg costs
Travel costs
14,245
Training
647
Couriers
60
Internet charges
473
Postage
18
Telephone
958
Catering
457
Cleaning
2485
Computer Services
3418
Lease of Motor Vehicles
6582
Memberships
132
Printing
826
Professional Services
5291
Security
376
Computer Software Purchases
1622
Electricity and Gas
835
Entertainment
361
Stationary
403
Sundry computer equipment
9979
Sundry consumable equipment
3922
Computer hardware at cost recurrent
2190
Office equipment cost recurrent
7788
Office establishment cost recurrent
76,650
Superannuation
8171
(7a) 1
(b) $121,188 a year, plus $11,986 annual allowance
(c) BSc Hons
(8) As at 9 August 2007, there are 21 CEOs in acting positions. Of these:
Nine positions have had a recruitment process initiated to fill the position permanently; and
Seven positions are "dual CEO roles".
Of the 5 remaining positions
- 1 position is filled on an acting basis while the substantive occupant is on secondment elsewhere, and
- the remaining 4 positions are being filled on an acting basis pending consultation with the respective Ministers and responsible authority regarding the commencement of recruitment action.
Dual CEO roles occur when a substantive CEO also undertakes other CEO roles, in addition to his/her substantive appointment.
These dual CEO roles may only be undertaken in an acting capacity, as it is not possible under the
Public Sector Management Act 1994
for one officer to hold multiple substantive appointments.
(9) Yes.
(10-11) Please refer to answers provided to the parliament during the Legislative Assembly Estimates Committee on 23 May 2006 and Legislative Council
Estimates Committee on 14 June 2006. Supplementary information was tabled in Parliament.
Policy Division Staff
(as at 13 August 2007)
Barrett, Graham
Barron, Leanne
Berkhout, Monique
Best, Nicola
Boyle, Shawn
Carberry, Fiona
Carey, John
Cook, Oliver
Cruden, Linda
Dean, John
Diong, Angelina
Figgins, Kristan
Gallagher, Gillian
Genoni, Lyn
Govan, Gareth
Hansen, Helen
Hatt, David
Helm, Michael
Hoare, Luke
Hunt, Juliette
Hyman, Mark
Ireland, Rosh
Jones, Alistair
Lamb, Melissa
Klarich, Darren
McDougall, Steven
Milling, Lisa
Monaghan, Tony
Nayar, Gerri
Pastorelli, Daniel
Rosso, Glenys
Smith, Daniel
Spink, Tanya
Thompson, Molly
Thoresen, Linda
Thorn, Michael
Tudori, Eva
Ugle, Rona
van Dieren, Robert
Vincent, Margaret
Woollcott, Solataire
Zainuddin, Aida
Community Cabinet Liaison Unit Staff
(as at 13 August 2007)
Carroll, Michael
D'Alonzo, Lisa-Marie
Drum, Martin
Farquharson, Nicola
Graham, Lyn
Hopkins, Tessa
Plummer, Donna
Sao, Ron
Thurgate, Sarah
(12) The CCLU and Policy Office are funded to 2011-12.
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