| House of Representatives Notice Paper Question No 0128 Schedule Number: 300029 |
Publication Date: 26 August 2008 Hansard: Page 6263 |
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Defence Export Control Office: Staffing |
Member: Melham | |
Mr Melham asked the Minister for Defence, in writing, on 5 June 2008:
For each year since 1996-97, how many staff were employed in the Defence Export Control Office in the Department of Defence and what was the Office’s annual budget.
Mr Fitzgibbon - The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:
Staff employed in the Defence Export Control Office (previously known as Defence Trade Control and Compliance):
| Year | Average Number of Staff |
| 2000-01 | 10.8 |
| 2001-02 | 10.2 |
| 2002-03 | 11.2 |
| 2003-04 | 13.9 |
| 2004-05 | 13.5 |
| 2005-06 | 13.5 |
| 2006-07 | 20 |
| 2007-08 | 24.5 |
The information provided above covers the period from 2000-01 to 2007-08. Information prior to this period is not readily available and cannot be separated from overall staffing figures.
The annual expenditure by the Defence Export Control Office, exclusive of personnel salaries, for the last five years was:
| Year | Annual Expenditure |
| 2003-04 | $0.226m |
| 2004-05 | $0.434m |
| 2005-06 | $0.505m |
| 2006-07 | $0.750m |
| 2007-08 (To 1 June 2008) |
$0.445m |