Page 2525 - Week 06 - Thursday, 24 June 2010

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(16) What was the cost of employing each graduate referred to in part (15) and how many have been employed on average each year since 2001.

(17) How many staff have been recruited in 2009-10 to date and how much has been spent on recruitment in 2009-10 to date.

(18) How much space is currently leased as at 28 February 2010 by the Minister’s department and each agency in their portfolio.

(19) What is the cost of the leases referred to in part (18) and what is the make-good provision.

(20) When will the leases be complete.

(21) How many staff have left the Minister’s department and each agency in their portfolio in 2009-10 to date.

(22) What is the average amount of (a) recreation and (b) long service leave currently held by staff members.

Mr Stanhope: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1) Overhead fixed costs for the Department would include costs of office rental, depreciation, insurance, fixed IT costs, finance and human resources and other corporate and management functions.

For the Canberra Theatre Centre it should be noted that a majority of the following costs contain a fixed and variable component, the latter largely driven by theatre activity: All Corporate Administration divisional expenditure; Advertising; Rent; Cleaning; Printing and Stationary; Audit Fees; Insurance; Security; Land Tax and Rates; Telephone and Internet; IT leasing; Electricity, Gas, Water and Sewerage; Storage; Depreciation

(2) See attached table

(3) See attached table

(4) a) The following in-house training was provided during 2008-09 at no cost:

• 2009-10 Budget process;

• Accessing ABS Information;

• Asset Management Training – Portable and Attractive Items;

• beyondblue: Awareness to Action - General Staff;

• beyondblue: Awareness to Action - Staff Managers and Supervisors;

• beyondblue: Future Inquires Workshop;

• Board Paper Preparation;

• Discrimination in Employment Workshop;

• End of Financial Year Process and Salary Break-up Report Session;

• Equal Access to Public Information - Your Responsibility as a Web Publisher;

• FBT and Petty Cash Information Session;

• Financial Reporting Information Session;

• GreenSteps: Nara centre waste audit and improvement strategies;

• Health and Fitness Seminar;

• ICT Information Session;

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