Simon Crean (Hotham, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government) Share this | Hansard source

The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:

(a) As the Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government was created on 14 September 2010, there were no Senior Executive Service officers on 1 July 2008.

(b) On 1 July 2011, the Department employed 23 Senior Executive Service officers.

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