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(10) All staff have specialist skills relevant to their position; the average employee salary is $80,629.21 per annum.
(11) All employees undertake training regularly to maintain and enhance their skills. Environment Protection officers are required to have accredited training in environmental noise measurement. The training cost is approximately $6,600 per officer.
(12) Environment Protection officers require the following equipment for environmental noise measurement: sound level meter; sound level meter calibrator; and anemometer.
(13) Sound level meter: five required, average cost is $13,000.
Sound level meter calibrator, five required, average cost $1,800.
Anemometer: five required, average cost $100.
The running costs of these pieces of equipment are negligible.
(14) Sound level meters are depreciated over a period of 5 years. The sound level meter calibrators and anemometers do not depreciate.
(15) Under the Graduate Administrative Assistant program, the Department employs one graduate.
(16) The cost for employing our current graduate is $76,085.53.
(Rate of pay: $55,317, plus 9% superannuation and $15,790 oncost)
The Department has employed two graduates since it was created in November 2008.
(17) Based on Shared Services Bi Annual Report for the period 1 July - 31 December 2009, the Department’s recruitment statistics are as follows:
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Appointments |
6 |
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Promotions |
3 |
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New Temporary Contracts |
25 |
The financial year to date expense on recruitment activity is $54,395.25.
(18) The Department leases 1,525 square metres at Macarthur House from ACT Property Group.
The Office of the Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment leases 155 square metres at Dickson Motor Vehicle Registry Building.
(19) Rental costs for the Department are $42,432.37 per month.
Rental costs for the Office of the Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment are $2780.10 per month
(20) There is no end date.
(21) To date, Shared Services reports show 16 separations during 2009-2010 for the Department, including the Office of the Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment.
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