Senate Notice Paper Question No 2537
Schedule Number: 300292
Publication Date: 23 February 2010
Hansard: Pages 945-6

Defence: Strategic Reform Program

Senator: Johnston

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

With reference to the White Paper and the Strategic Reform Program ‘Indicative Workforce Implications – Civilian Workforce’: For the period 1 July to 30 September 2009, what increase or reduction has there been in full-time equivalent Australian Public Service staff and contractors from the 2008 to 2009 base.

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

The workforce data detailed in the White Paper and the Strategic Reform Program ‘Indicative Workforce Implications’ are based on approved allocations at the time of publication and reflect full-time equivalent average numbers. The information in the following paragraphs provides actual workforce achievement against allocation.

Over the period 1 July to 30 September 2009, Defence was employing 20,829 full-time equivalent-average civilian personnel which is 812 (-3.7%) below the allocation for 2008-09 as detailed in the ‘Indicative Workforce Implications – Civilian Workforce’ table.


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