House debates

Tuesday, 11 October 2011

Questions in Writing

Tourism Australia: Staffing (Question No. 477)

Photo of Bob BaldwinBob Baldwin (Paterson, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Tourism) Share this | | Hansard source

asked the Minister for Tourism, in writing, on 16 August 2011:

In respect of Tourism Australia:

(1) A s at 1 July 2011, what total number of staff were employed by this agency.

(2) As at 1 July 2011, in respect of (a) APS 1, (b) APS 2, (c) APS 3, (d) APS 4, (e) APS 5, (f) APS 6, (g) EL 1, and (h) EL 2, officers, what number were (i) ongoing, (ii) non-ongoing, (iii) full-time, and (iv) part-time, and based in (v) Canberra, (vi) Sydney, (vii) elsewhere in Australia, and (viii) overseas.

(3) As at 1 July 2011, what number of SES Band (a) 1, (b) 2, and (c) 3, officers were (i) ongoing, and (ii) non-ongoing, and what were their (iii) job titles, (iv) common law agreement start and end dates, (v) office locations, and (vi) salary ranges.

Photo of Martin FergusonMartin Ferguson (Batman, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Resources and Energy) Share this | | Hansard source

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

(1) 216 (including 8 staff on maternity leave)

(2) Tourism Australia does not employ staff under the APS classification framework and instead uses a 7 Band system. Bands 1 to 4 inclusive closely approximate APS and EL classifications. In this group:

171 staff were employed on an ongoing basis

15 staff were employed on a fixed term basis

169 staff were employed on a Full-time basis

17 staff were employed on a Part-time basis

0 staff were employed in Canberra

99 staff were employed in Sydney

86 staff were employed overseas

(3) Tourism Australia does not employ staff under the APS classification framework; rather it uses its own 7 Band system. Bands 5 to 7 inclusive closely approximate SES classifications. In this group:

6 staff were employed on an ongoing basis

24 staff were employed on a fixed term basis

The positions titles were:

Manager, Consumer & Market Insights; Marketing Communications Manager, Japan; Country Manager, Korea; Partnership, Distribution & Business Events Manager, SSEAsia; Country Manager, Malaysia; Manager Domestic Marketing; Manager, Global Public Relations; General Manager Finance and Procurement; General Manager, People & Culture; Chief Technology Officer; Manager, Industry Development; General Manager Business Events Australia; Head of Asia Development; Chief Representative, China; General Manager, New Zealand; Country Manager, Singapore; Regional General Manager, Japan; General Manager, Consumer Marketing; General Manager, Strategy & Research; General Manager International Markets; Regional General Manager Continental Europe; Regional General Manager, North Asia; Regional General Manager, UK/Northern Europe; Regional General Manager, Americas; Regional General Manager, S/SE Asia & Gulf; Executive General Manager Consumer Marketing; General Manager Corporate Services; Executive General Manager Strategic Projects; Executive General Manager Marketing Operations; and Managing Director.

The offices these staff were employed in are Sydney; Tokyo; Seoul; Kuala Lumpur; Shanghai; Auckland; Singapore; Frankfurt; Hong Kong; London and Los Angeles

As a general rule, executive staff are employed on common law contracts for a 3 year fixed term. Contracts expire to the following schedule:

1 in August 2011; 1 in September 2011; 1 in November 2011; 1 in January 2012; 2 in March 2012; 1 in August 2012; 1 in September 2012; 2 in November 2012; 1 in February 2013; 2 in August 2013; 1 in October 2013; 1 in December 2013; 1 in January 2014; 1 in May 2014; 3 in Jun 2014; 2 in August 2014; 1 in September 2014; and 1 November 2014.

The salary range for each country is as follows:

Sydney Band 5 from $149,980 to 224,971: Band 6 from $188,882 to 238,323; Band 7 from $231,416 to 347,125

Tokyo Band 5 from ¥13,571,962 to 21,142,763; Band 6 from ¥15,642,262 to 24,367,930

Seoul Band 5 from ₩98,272,200 to 148,308,300

Kuala Lumpur Band 5 from RM222,357 to 333,536

Shanghai Band 5 from ¥594,621 to 891,931

Auckland Band 5 from NZD136,441 to 204,661

Singapore Band 5 from S$173,070 to 259,605; Band 6 from S$244,442 to 166,663

Frankfurt Band 5 from €97,977 to 153,088: Band 6 from €128,963 to 193,445

Hong Kong Band 5 from HK$1,416,665 to 2,124,998; Band 6 from HK$2,161,979 to 3,242,968

London Band 5 from £71,023 to 106,085; Band 6 from £92,938 to 139,408; and

Los Angeles Band 5 from US$105,025 to 157,537: Band 6 from US$136,879 to 205,139