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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 12 Hansard (21 November) . . Page.. 4153 ..
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
Question No. 336
Financial Management Reform Unit
In relation to your response to a question without notice to Ms Follett on 13 December 1995, answered on 28 December 1995, concerning the appointment of Mr Stephen Anderson as Head of the Financial Management Reform Unit -
In your reply you stated that Mr Anderson's contract was based on a daily fee of $1440 and that he was expected to work for "about 150 days .... at a total cost $200,000".
(1) What was the final cost of the contract.
(2) What was the total of travel and accommodation costs paid to Mr Anderson.
(3) Were there any additional costs or reimbursements paid to Mr Anderson, and if so what.
(4) How many days did Mr Anderson work for the Government.
(5) Has he subsequently been retained for a further contract or under a contract of employment. If so, what are the details.
MRS CARNELL - The answer to the Member's question is as follows:
(1), (2) and (4). The final cost of the contract as at 31 July 1996 was $263,463 including travel and accommodation.
While the preamble to your question correctly quotes from my earlier reply, it omits to note that I also advised in that reply that "In addition Mr Anderson will be reimbursed for reasonable travel and accommodation expenses". These amounted to:
Travel $13,883
Accommodation $19,900
$33,783
The amount of $229,680, which reflects the remainder of the costs incurred in employing Mr Anderson, is for 159.5 days' work between October 1995 and July 1996 inclusive.
(3) No.
(5) Mr Anderson's contract has been extended on an "as requested" basis until 30 June 1997. There is no obligation for the Territory to employ Mr Anderson
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