Question On Notice No. 500 asked in the Legislative Council on 15 February 2022 by Hon Tjorn Sibma
Question Directed to the: Parliamentary Secretary representing the Attorney General; Minister for Electoral Affairs
Parliament: 41 Session: 1
Question
As at 31 December 2021, for each agency/department within the Minister's portfolio, can the Minister please provide, in tabular form, the total dollar value of accrued annual leave balances and the number of staff to whom those balances apply, for leave balances of the following periods:
(a) four weeks or less;
(b) four to five weeks;
(c) five to six weeks;
(d) six to seven weeks;
(e) seven to eight weeks; and
(f) eight weeks or greater?
Answered on 16 March 2022
(a) - (f) I table the following information for each agency/department within the Minister's portfolio -
Corruption and Crime Commission:
|
Periods
|
Number of staff
|
Total Value of Accrued Annual Leave Balances
|
|
(a) 4 weeks or less
|
71
|
$364,204
|
|
(b) 4-5 weeks
|
21
|
$226,950
|
|
(c) 5-6 weeks
|
13
|
$184,108
|
|
(d) 6-7 weeks
|
2
|
$26,888
|
|
(e) 7-8 weeks
|
4
|
$74,095
|
|
(f) 8 weeks or greater
|
5
|
$137,964
|
Department of Justice, and all agencies governed by its human resources and payroll services:
|
Periods
|
Number of staff
|
Total Value of Accrued Annual Leave Balances
|
|
(a) 4 weeks or less
|
3,947
|
$9,905,428
|
|
(b) 4-5 weeks
|
635
|
$5,018,957
|
|
(c) 5-6 weeks
|
483
|
$4,656,419
|
|
(d) 6-7 weeks
|
454
|
$5,361,612
|
|
(e) 7-8 weeks
|
369
|
$5,001,515
|
|
(f) 8 weeks or greater
|
1,153
|
$25,403,647
|
Legal Practice Board:
|
Periods
|
Number of staff
|
Total Value of Accrued Annual Leave Balances
|
|
(a) 4 weeks or less
|
25
|
$81,567.36
|
|
(b) 4-5 weeks
|
3
|
$31,078.17
|
|
(c) 5-6 weeks
|
3
|
$29,831.31
|
|
(d) 6-7 weeks
|
3
|
$50,763.15
|
|
(e) 7-8 weeks
|
2
|
$28,726.27
|
|
(f) 8 weeks or greater
|
6
|
$258,268.85
|
Legal Aid:
|
Periods
|
Number of staff
|
Total Value of Accrued Annual Leave Balances
|
|
(a) 4 weeks or less
|
270
|
$801,596
|
|
(b) 4-5 weeks
|
42
|
$411,339
|
|
(c) 5-6 weeks
|
19
|
$220,464
|
|
(d) 6-7 weeks
|
18
|
$227,588
|
|
(e) 7-8 weeks
|
6
|
$97,551
|
|
(f) 8 weeks or greater
|
17
|
$364,452
|
Office of the Commissioner for Children and Young People:
|
Periods
|
Number of staff
|
Total Value of Accrued Annual Leave Balances
|
|
(a) 4 weeks or less
|
17
|
$62,362.92
|
|
(b) 4-5 weeks
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
|
(c) 5-6 weeks
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
|
(d) 6-7 weeks
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
|
(e) 7-8 weeks
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
|
(f) 8 weeks or greater
|
1
|
$64,304.29
|
Office of the Director of Public Prosecution:
|
Periods
|
Number of staff
|
Total Value of Accrued Annual Leave Balances
|
|
(a) 4 weeks or less
|
201
|
$736,697
|
|
(b) 4-5 weeks
|
34
|
$331,547
|
|
(c) 5-6 weeks
|
23
|
$304,728
|
|
(d) 6-7 weeks
|
15
|
$258,905
|
|
(e) 7-8 weeks
|
16
|
$211,004
|
|
(f) 8 weeks or greater
|
33
|
$1,086,068
|
Office of the Information Commissioner / Freedom of Information:
|
Periods
|
Number of staff
(FTE)
|
Total Value of Accrued Annual Leave Balances
|
|
(a) 4 weeks or less
|
5.34
|
$25,576
|
|
(b) 4-5 weeks
|
2.40
|
$35,073
|
|
(c) 5-6 weeks
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
|
(d) 6-7 weeks
|
4.00
|
$141,318
|
|
(e) 7-8 weeks
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
|
(f) 8 weeks or greater
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
State Solicitors Office:
|
Periods
|
Number of staff
|
Total Value of Accrued Annual Leave Balances
|
|
(a) 4 weeks or less
|
171
|
$802,034.89
|
|
(b) 4-5 weeks
|
35
|
$446,165.97
|
|
(c) 5-6 weeks
|
28
|
$446,153.43
|
|
(d) 6-7 weeks
|
12
|
$225,582.31
|
|
(e) 7-8 weeks
|
5
|
$122,321.50
|
|
(f) 8 weeks or greater
|
19
|
$1,089,612.55
|
Western Australian Electoral Commission:
|
Periods
|
Number of staff
|
Total Value of Accrued Annual Leave Balances
|
|
(a) 4 or less weeks
|
17
|
$60 059
|
|
(b) 4-5 weeks
|
4
|
$32 740
|
|
(c) 5-6 weeks
|
5
|
$41 426
|
|
(d) 6-7 weeks
|
3
|
$46 655
|
|
(e) 7-8 weeks
|
2
|
$30 473
|
|
(f) 8 weeks or greater
|
16
|
$340 115
|