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Wednesday, 8 December 1999
Page: 11540


Senator Faulkner asked the Minister representing the Attorney-General, upon notice, on 2 November 1999:

As a dollar amount, and as a percentage of the Department's total outlay on salaries, what was the cost in the 1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99 financial years of (a) staff training; (b) consultants; and (c) performance pay.


Senator Vanstone (Justice and Customs) —The Attorney-General has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

1996-97

1997-98

1998-99

(a)

Staff trainingas a percentage of total salaries

$3,530,7262.09%

$2,079,5111.29%

$2 502 4222.39%

(b)

Consultantsas a percentage of total salaries

$8,837,5885.23%

$5,217,2063.23%

$2 988 7242.85%

(c)

Performance payas a percentage of total salaries

$330,3910.20%

$296,9290.18%

nil(not calculated yet)

Total salaries

$169,120,850

$161,634,770

$104 878 000

(i) Australian Government Solicitor (AGS) expenditure is included in all items for the 1996-97 and 1997-98 financial years, as the AGS was part of the Department for these years. However, no AGS expenditure is included in the 1998-99 financial year.

(ii) AUSCRIPT is not included in any of the figures. It was sold in June 1998.

(iii) Training and Consultants expenditure was obtained from the Annual Reports.

(iv) Performance pay is the amount payable in each financial year (ie not cash payments).

(v) Salaries have been obtained from the Annual Reports, with adjustments to exclude AGS in 1998-99 and AUSCRIPT in all years.