Senate Notice Paper Question No 2520
Schedule Number: 300275
 Publication Date: 23 February 2010
Hansard: Pages 939-40

Defence: Staffing

 Senator: Johnston

Senator Johnston asked the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 11 January 2010:

For the period 1 July 2009 to 30 September 2009, how many civilian employees have been employed on contract and at what levels of remuneration.

Senator Faulkner - The answer to the honourable senator's question is as follows:

A small proportion of civilian Australian Public Service employees in Defence have ‘contract’ arrangements in place to determine their remuneration. A breakdown by month is as follows:

Month Number of civilian employees1 Range of Remuneration2
July 2009 261 $53,600 - $566,791
August 2009 253 $53,600 - $566,791
September 2009 257 $53,600 - $566,791
  1. Includes Senior Executive Service and non-Senior Executive Service personnel.
  2. Remuneration range rounded to nearest $100.

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