WRITTEN QUESTIONS
8th Assembly
18. Tourist Commission’s Personnel BudgetMr Ah Kit to MINISTER for TourismQUESTION1. What is the explanation for the 15% over expenditure in the Tourist Commission’s personnel budget for 1995/96.ANSWER
Answered on 05/06/98
RESPONSE TO WRITTEN QUESTION NO 18Personnel Budget contained in 1995/96 Budget $4,380,000Actual 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