Page 3018 - Week 08 - Thursday, 17 August 2017
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(2) What is the total amount of office space leased by the ICRC and what was the cost of leasing that space in the financial years (a) 2013-14, (b) 2014 15, (c) 2015-16 and (d) 2016-17 to date.
(3) In relation to the Senior Commissioner for the ICRC, (a) is the position of Senior Commissioner a full-time position, (b) is the current Senior Commissioner Canberra-based, (c) if the current Senior Commissioner is not Canberra-based (i) how many days a week does the Senior Commissioner spend in Canberra and (ii) what extra costs are incurred by the Senior Commissioner being based outside of the Territory and (d) were former Senior Commissioners Canberra-based.
(4) What is the nature of costs recovered from the companies regulated by the ICRC.
(5) Does the ICRC expect that the costs recovered from the companies regulated by the ICRC will be passed onto consumers or be absorbed by the companies.
Ms Berry: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1)
a) In 2013-2014, the ICRC employed 10 staff (9 full-time and one part-time), comprising 3 Administrative Officers, 1 Executive Officer and 6 Senior Officers.
b) Since 2014-15, the ICRC only reports the total number of staff in the agency and not a breakdown by staff classifications, to ensure its commitment towards privacy for staff, given its general low number of staff members.
• In 2014-2015, the ICRC employed 4 full time staff.
c) In 2015-16, the ICRC employed 6 full time staff.
d) In 2016-17 (as at 22 June 2017), there are 10 full time staff employed by the ICRC.
(2) The requested information is presented in the table below.
|
Financial year |
Amount of office space (m2) |
Office rental and operating costs ($) |
|
a) 2013-14 |
330 |
171,000 |
|
b) 2014-15 |
330 |
185,000 |
|
c) 2015-16 |
330 |
179,000 |
|
d) 2016-17 |
330 |
139,0001 (estimated) |
1 The ICRC’s office rental and operating costs reduced in 2016-17, because the space was shared with staff from the Public Trustees Office for the period 26 August 2016 through to 6 March 2017.
(3)
a) The Senior Commissioner of the ICRC is a part-time statutory position.
b) No, the current Senior Commissioner is not Canberra-based.
c) (i) The number of days the Senior Commissioner spends in Canberra varies significantly and is based upon work requirements at any particular time.
(ii) The extra costs associated with a Senior Commissioner that is not Canberra based include relevant travel and accommodation costs, as allowed for by the relevant ACT Remuneration Tribunal Determination (No. 6 of 2016).
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