| House of Representatives Notice Paper Question No 12 Schedule Number: 300018 |
Publication Date: 13 May 2008 Hansard: Page 2618 |
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Defence: Staffing |
Member: Pearce | |
Mr Pearce asked the Minister for Defence/Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, upon notice, on 11 March 2008:
How many departmental staff (including permanent, temporary and casual staff) work in the Minister’s Parliament House office, and that of any other Minister and Parliamentary Secretary associated with the Minister's portfolio; and what is their length of service in the office.
Mr Fitzgibbon - The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:
As at 11 March 2008, there were eight departmental officers seconded to the offices of the Minister for Defence, the Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, the Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement and the Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Support. These comprised five departmental liaison officers, two military escort officers, and one temporary APS staff. The departmental liaison officers and military escort officers have worked in the offices since December 2007. The temporary officer has been in the office of the Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement from 7 January 2008.