Tourist Commission’s Personnel Budget
WRITTEN QUESTIONS
8th Assembly
18. Tourist Commission’s Personnel Budget
Mr Ah Kit to MINISTER for Tourism
QUESTION1. What is the explanation for the 15% over expenditure in the Tourist Commission’s personnel budget for 1995/96.
ANSWERAnswered on 05/06/98
RESPONSE TO WRITTEN QUESTION NO 18
Personnel Budget contained in 1995/96 Budget $4,380,000
Actual Expenditure (ie adjusted Budget as at 30/6/96) $5,037,000
Difference $657,000
ie + 15%
During the course of the year Ministerial approval was granted to amend the Commission’s budget at Category of Cost level to take account of the following:
. Establishment of a full time presence in the WA marketplace $30,000
. An additional Marketing Representative in Frankfurt to service the
rapidly expanding marketplace of Italy, France and Spain $65,000
. Relocation of the Manager Asia from Darwin to the marketplace
(based in Singapore) $122,595
. Upgrade in the classification levels of the Manager NSW/ACT and
Manager Vic/Tas $11,144
. Application of NTPS Enterprise Bargain Agreement pay rise of 3%
within Commission $53,816
. Funding for a shared Receptionist position (with DARTI) in the
Alice Springs office $15,000
. Funding for general incremental advancement, changes to
remuneration levels for Executive Contract Officers as a result of
introduction of Commissioner for Public Employment Determination
5 of 1995 and new contracts for Frankfurt and Tokyo staff
based on local employment conditions (as developed by
international consulting firm Cullen Egan Del for the Commission) $359,456
Last updated: 04 Aug 2016