Hansard - ACT Legislative Assembly

Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 9 Hansard (29 August) . . Page.. 2844 ..

CHIEF MINISTER FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

Question No. 271

Public Service - Senior Executive Service

MR WHITECROSS - Asked the Chief Minister upon notice on 26 June 1996:

(1) Prior to the release of the Cullen Egan and Dell Report -

(a) how many SES jobs were there in the ACT Public Service;

(b) how many SES positions were there in each Agency;

(d) what salary were each of these SES positions paid;

(e) which officers occupied these positions at both actual and substantive levels; and

(f) which officers at the SES level were unattached.

(2) Could a copy of the Cullen Egan and Dell Report be provided to each Member of the Assembly.

(3) What was the total cost of the Cullen Egan and Dell Report, namely:

(a) the amount paid to the consultants;

(b) the cost of SES involvement in the report, including;

(i) time spent by SES officers at interviews; and

(ii) time spent by SES officers completing survey forms.

(4) As at 1 June 1996 in relation to the ACT Public Service:

(a) how many SES/Executive Officer positions existed in each agency;

(b) what was the salary attached to each of these SES/Executive Officer positions;

(d) which officers were unattached;

(e) which positions were filled without advertising and/or interview;

(f) which officers were appointed to SES/Executive Officer positions without interview;

(g) which positions, if any, are yet to be permanently filled; and

(h) if positions are yet to be permanently filled, in which Agencies are each of these positions.