❓ Hon. Kate Doust asks about staffing levels, budgets, and domestic travel expenses for the Department of Agriculture and Food's Food, Trade and Agribusiness section. The Minister provides detailed figures in response, revealing a budget decrease from 2014-15 to 2015-16.
AnsweredQoN 1183Legislative Council
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DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD — FOOD, TRADE AND AGRIBUSINESS SECTION —
STAFF
1183. Hon KATE DOUST to the
Minister for Agriculture and Food:
I refer to the
Department of Agriculture and Food.
(1) How many full-time equivalent staff are
in the food, trade and agribusiness section, and what are their levels and pay
grades?
(2) What was the
total budget of the section for the 2014–15 financial year?
(3) What is the
total budget of the section for the 2015–16 financial year?
(4) How much money
did the section spend on domestic travel for the 2014–15 financial
year?
OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD — FOOD, TRADE AND AGRIBUSINESS SECTION —
STAFF
1183. Hon KATE DOUST to the
Minister for Agriculture and Food:
I refer to the
Department of Agriculture and Food.
(1) How many full-time equivalent staff are
in the food, trade and agribusiness section, and what are their levels and pay
grades?
(2) What was the
total budget of the section for the 2014–15 financial year?
(3) What is the
total budget of the section for the 2015–16 financial year?
(4) How much money
did the section spend on domestic travel for the 2014–15 financial
year?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
(1) There are
14.5 FTE, including two level 2; one level 3; one level 5; 1.5 level 6; 4.5
level 7; one level 8; 0.5 level 9; 0.5 SCL 1; 0.5 SCL 2; 1.5 SCL 4; and 0.5 SCL
5.
(2) It was $4.1 million.
(3) It is $3.4 million.
(4) It was $20 945, including interstate travel.
question.
(1) There are
14.5 FTE, including two level 2; one level 3; one level 5; 1.5 level 6; 4.5
level 7; one level 8; 0.5 level 9; 0.5 SCL 1; 0.5 SCL 2; 1.5 SCL 4; and 0.5 SCL
5.
(2) It was $4.1 million.
(3) It is $3.4 million.
(4) It was $20 945, including interstate travel.
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