Question Without Notice No. 688 asked in the Legislative Council on 12 October 2017 by Hon Peter Collier
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
SYNERGY AND WESTERN POWER — SALARIES
688. Hon PETER COLLIER to the minister representing the Minister for Energy:
(1) Last financial year, did any Western Power employees receive an annual salary more than double their base salary?
(2) If yes to (1), what were the positions of those staff, and what was their base salary and their total salary, including all entitlements and loadings?
(3) Last financial year, did any Synergy employees receive an annual salary more than double their base salary?
(4) If yes to (3), what were the positions of those staff, and what was their base salary and their total salary, including all entitlements and loadings?
Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the Leader of the Opposition for some notice of the question.
(1)–(4) Yes. A number of Western Power and Synergy employees received an annual salary more than their base salary last financial year, 2016–17. The remainder of the answer is in tabular form, so I seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard.
Leave granted.
The following material was incorporated —
Legislative Assembly Question Without Notice C687 Asked 11 October 2017
Attachment For Tabling
2016-17 Salary figures for employees receiving an annual salary more than double their base salary
Western Power
Note: The total salary values given for Western Power employees above include overtime and superannuation, but exclude:
� Any termination payments
� Reimbursements
� Leave cash outs
Synergy
Note: Total salary values given for Synergy employees above includes base salary, all allowances, all overtime, leave loadings and superannuation.