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❓ The parliamentary question seeks information on cost savings from senior executive severances within the Premier's portfolio as part of a broader government initiative to reduce senior executive positions. The answer indicates no savings were realised in the 2000-01 financial year due to the timing of the severance payments.

AnsweredQoN 617Legislative Assembly

Asked

28 June 2001

Member

Hon C L Edwardes

Portfolio

Premier; Minister for Public Sector Management; Federal Affairs; Science; Citizenship and Multicultural Interests

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(1) In light of the State Government’s stated intention to cull at least 60 senior executive jobs over the next four years, for departments, agencies and statutory authorities under the control of the Premier what is the recurrent dollar savings of severances paid as part of the 60 severances in the 2000/2001 financial year?
(2) How many severances does (1) relate to?
(3) In respect to (2) what is the recurrent dollar savings arising from severances to be retained by agencies?
(4) In respect to (2) what is the recurrent dollar savings to be returned to Treasury?

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Answered

24 October 2001

Response time

118 days

There were no savings in 2000-01 as a result of the 29 management initiated retirement packages paid in 2000-01 as part of the government's proposal to reduce the number of SES officers by 60 over a four year period because the payments were made near the end of the financial year.

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