❓ Hon. Kate Doust asks about the salaries and packages of regional directors within the Department of State Development, specifically referencing the advertised position in Singapore and the government's workforce renewal policy. The Minister provides detailed salary information for each regional director.
AnsweredQoN 525Legislative Council
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE DEVELOPMENT — REGIONAL
DIRECTORS
525. Hon KATE DOUST to the
Leader of the House representing the Minister for State Development:
I refer to the
recruitment activities of the Department of State Development in relation to
the current advertised position regional director, Singapore.
(1) Has the government's workforce
renewal policy been taken into consideration when determining the salary
offered?
(2) What is the
annual salary of the current regional director?
(3) What is the
total annual salary package of the current regional director?
(4) Do all regional
directors receive the same annual salary?
(5) If no to (4) —
(a) what is the annual salary of each regional director; and
(b) what is the total annual salary package of each regional director?
DIRECTORS
525. Hon KATE DOUST to the
Leader of the House representing the Minister for State Development:
I refer to the
recruitment activities of the Department of State Development in relation to
the current advertised position regional director, Singapore.
(1) Has the government's workforce
renewal policy been taken into consideration when determining the salary
offered?
(2) What is the
annual salary of the current regional director?
(3) What is the
total annual salary package of the current regional director?
(4) Do all regional
directors receive the same annual salary?
(5) If no to (4) —
(a) what is the annual salary of each regional director; and
(b) what is the total annual salary package of each regional director?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) Yes.
(2) Level 8.3, $135 738
per annum, not including 9.5 per cent superannuation.
(3) Salary $135 738
plus allowances totalling $59 380 per annum.
(4) No.
(5) (a) Regional director, Republic of
Korea, 143 872 075 KRW—South Korean Won—per annum, which is
$A167 386; regional director, China, level 8.3, $135 738 per annum; regional
director, Indonesia, level 8.3, $135 738 per annum; regional director, India,
level 8.3, $135 738 per annum.
(b) Regional director, Republic of Korea,
167 911 675 KRW—South Korean Won—per annum, which is $A195 355;
regional director, China, $342 533 per annum; regional director, Indonesia,
position being filled, allowances in contract to be negotiated; and regional
director, India, position being filled, allowances in contract to be
negotiated.
The PRESIDENT : I
thought we might have to extend the Loan Bill there for a minute!
honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) Yes.
(2) Level 8.3, $135 738
per annum, not including 9.5 per cent superannuation.
(3) Salary $135 738
plus allowances totalling $59 380 per annum.
(4) No.
(5) (a) Regional director, Republic of
Korea, 143 872 075 KRW—South Korean Won—per annum, which is
$A167 386; regional director, China, level 8.3, $135 738 per annum; regional
director, Indonesia, level 8.3, $135 738 per annum; regional director, India,
level 8.3, $135 738 per annum.
(b) Regional director, Republic of Korea,
167 911 675 KRW—South Korean Won—per annum, which is $A195 355;
regional director, China, $342 533 per annum; regional director, Indonesia,
position being filled, allowances in contract to be negotiated; and regional
director, India, position being filled, allowances in contract to be
negotiated.
The PRESIDENT : I
thought we might have to extend the Loan Bill there for a minute!
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