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(2) Mura Gunya has five units and as of 12 April 2019, four are tenanted. One has become vacant and will be reallocated to an applicant off the housing register. As per normal practice, the vacant property is currently with Programmed FM. When returned to Housing ACT, it will be allocated to an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicant, aged 50 plus, from the priority housing register.

Since Mura Gunya site was built, Housing ACT have spent approximately $45,900 on a range of services including cyclical common area horticulture and cleaning services, fire servicing, pest control and maintenance to units as required.

Transport Canberra—staffing
(Question No 2497)

Miss C Burch asked the Minister for Transport, upon notice, on 5 April 2019:

(1) What is the breakdown of total approved leave by formal classification for all Transport Canberra employees by (a) Transport Canberra operations, (b) Transport Canberra Commercial, (c) Light Rail Stage 1 operations, (d) Light Rail Stage 1 construction and (e) Light Rail Stage 1 engineering.

(2) Of the approved personal leave in relation to part (1), what percentage of personal leave can be attributed to stress.

(3) What are the total costs that can be attributed to approved leave.

(4) For leave as a percentage of total attendance hours.

Ms Fitzharris: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1) I have been advised by my Directorate that the information sought is not in an easily retrievable form, and that to collect and assemble the information sought solely for the purpose of answering the question would require considerable resources.

(2) It is not mandatory to complete a reason for leave when recording personal leave. We are unable to answer this question.

(3) There are 31 leave types that an employee may access, including annual, personal, long service leave and maternity leave. For the period 4 April 2018 to 3 April 2019, the total cost of approved leave was $14,617,718.51.

(4) For the period 4 April 2018 to 3 April 2019, leave (including annual, personal, long service leave and maternity leave) as a percentage of total attendance hours for all Transport Canberra staff was 17.92%. There were 1,824,218 total attendance hours during this period.

The 17.92% includes: annual leave 7.6% (approximately 2.58 weeks a year per employee); personal leave 5.44% (approximately 1.84 weeks per year per employee); and all other forms of leave 4.86% (equivalent to approximately 1.64 weeks per year per employee).


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