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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 6 Hansard (22 June) . . Page.. 1715 ..

Financial Management

(Question No. 147)

Mr Stanhope a sked the Chief Minister, upon notice, on 20 April 1999:

In relation to accounting and personnel management standards and practices within the ACT Government Service -

(1) Which ACT Government departments and agencies (a) employ qualified

accountants and (b) at what levels.

(2) In total, how many qualified accountants work within the ACT Government

departments and agencies.

(3) Of those qualified accountants working in the ACTGS, what disciplines are

their specialities (for example, capital accounting, or cash flow management).

(4) What training protocols are in place to ensure officers of the ACTGS whose

work involves financial management are adequately trained in accounting

practices and procedures.

(5) In the last financial year, how much did Government departments and agencies

spend on training of staff in financial management.

(6) Was the training provided in-house or by external consultancies, and if the

latter, which consultancies.

Ms Carnell

: The answer to the Member's question is as follows:

(1) (a) Qualified accountants are employed in the Chief Minister's Department,

the Department of Education and Community Services (including the

Canberra Institute of Technology), the Department of Health and Community

Care (including The Canberra Hospital), the Department of Justice and

Community Safety, and the Department of Urban Services.

(b) Qualified accountants are employed at the Executive levels, Senior Officers Grade A, Senior Officers Grade B, Senior Officers Grade C, Administrative Service Officers Class 6, and Administrative Service Officers Class 5.

(2) A total of 62 qualified accountants are employed in the ACT Public Service.

(comprising 13 officers in the Chief Minister's Department, 10 officers in the

Department of Education and Community Services, 10 officers in the

Department of Health and Community Care, two officers in the Department of

Justice and Community Safety and 27 officers in the Department of Urban

Services).

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