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Public service—staffing
(Question No 726)

Mrs Dunne asked the Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, upon notice, on 23 March 2010:

(1) What was the head count and the full-time equivalent (FTE) count for staff employed in Conservation, Parks and Lands as at 31 December 2009.

(2) What was the head count and the FTE count for staff employed at (a) Canberra Nature Park, (b) Namadgi National Park, (c) Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, (d) Mulligans Flat, (e) Goorooyooroo, (f) Australian Alps, (g) Murrumbidgee corridor, (h) catchment management, (i) former forestry reserves and (j) grassland reserves, as at 31 December 2009.

(3) How many of those staff referred to in part (2), both head count and FTEs, were (a) executive, (b) professional staff, (c) support staff and (d) other staff, as at 31 December 2009.

(4) What were the staffing costs, broken down as to salaries and on-costs, for each category referred to in part (3) for the period 1 July to 31 December 2009.

(5) What were the roles and classifications for the staff referred to in part (3)(d) as at 31 December 2009.

(6) What is the projected head count and FTE count for each category referred to in part (2) for (a) executive, (b) professional staff, (c) support staff and (d) other staff as at 30 June 2010.

(7) What are the projected staffing costs, broken down as to salaries and on-costs, for each category referred to in part (5) for the period 1 January to 30 June 2010.

Mr Stanhope: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1) The FTE count for staff employed in Parks, Conservation and Lands (PCL) as at 31 December 2009 was 413.

(2) Staff employed as at 31 December 2009 in relevant areas of PCL’s Parks and Reserves Section was 105. Staff are employed in three operational districts (rather than employed at the reserves and parks outlined in the Member’s question).

(a) (d) (e) (g) (j) The North and South Districts are responsible for management of Canberra Nature Park which includes Goorooyaroo and grassland reserves. Mulligans Flat is managed by the North District. The head count is 41 and the FTE count is 41.

(b) (g) (h) (i) The Rural District has responsibility for management of Namadgi National Park, Murrumbidgee River Corridor, the Cotter Catchment and former forestry reserves with a head count of 40 and the FTE count of 40.

(c) Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve has a head count of 21 and the FTE count is 21.


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