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Annual Report 2004–05

Appendix 3—Staffing statistics

The Clerk of the Senate is appointed by the President of the Senate under subsection 58(1) of the Parliamentary Service Act 1999. Staff of the department are engaged under section 22 of the Parliamentary Service Act 1999.

Staff employed under the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984 are not included in the tables below.

The figures exclude staff on leave without pay and those on temporary movements out of the department at 30 June 2005.

Also excluded are those non-ongoing staff employed on a casual or sessional basis who did not work on 30 June 2005, the last working day of the 2004–05 year.

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Staff numbers by classification and gender, 30 June 2005
Classification Male Female Total
Clerk of the Senate 1 1
Deputy Clerk of the Senate (SES Band 2) 1 1
Clerks Assistant and Usher of the Black Rod (SES Band 1) 2 2 4
Parliamentary Executive Level 2 (PE 2) 16 9 25
Parliamentary Executive Level 1 (PE 1) 7 12 19
Parliamentary Service Level 6 (APS 6) 11 25 36
Parliamentary Service Level 5 (APS 5) 2 1 3
Parliamentary Service Level 4 (APS 4) 8 22 30
Parliamentary Service Level 3 (APS 3) 6 22 28
Parliamentary Service Level 1/2 (APS 1/2) 11 8 19
Total 64 102 166

SES = Senior Executive Service, PE = Parliamentary Executive, APS = Australian Parliamentary Service

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Staff numbers by classification and employment category, 30 June 2005
Classification Ongoing Non-ongoing Total
Clerk of the Senate 1 1
SES Band 2 1 1
SES Band 1 4 4
PE 2 25 25
PE 1 17 2 19
APS 6 27 9 36
APS 5 3 3
APS 4 28 2 30
APS 3 24 4 28
APS 1/2 15 4 19
Total 145 21 166

SES = Senior Executive Service, PE = Parliamentary Executive, APS = Australian Parliamentary Service

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Staff numbers by classification and participation, 30 June 2005
Classification Full-time Part-time Total
Clerk of the Senate 1 1
SES Band 2 1 1
SES Band 1 4 4
PE 2 25 25
PE 1 16 3 19
APS 6 26 10 36
APS 5 3 3
APS 4 28 2 30
APS 3 24 4 28
APS 1/2 15 4 19
Total 143 23 166

SES = Senior Executive Service, PE = Parliamentary Executive, APS = Australian Parliamentary Service

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Full-time equivalent staffing levels/staff years
Program 2003–04 2004–05
Clerk’s Office 5 4
Table Office 17 16
Procedure Office 31 31
Committee Office 62 58
Black Rod’s Office 71 51
Total 186 160

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Diversity data, 30 June 2005
Equal employment opportunity (EEO)
staff category
2004–05
Male 64
Female 102
EEO details not provided 2
English not first language spoken 12
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
With a disability

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Classifications and salary scales, 30 June 2005
Classification Salary scale
Clerk of the Senate $195,500
SES Band 2 $149,188
SES Band 1 $95,651–$123,547
PE 2 $86,007–$95,650
PE 1 $74,346–$80,039
APS 6 $58,570–$65,671
APS 5 $53,117–$56,805
APS 4 $47,642–$51,317
APS 3 $42,508–$45,897
APS 1/2 $33,221–$41,518

SES = Senior Executive Service, PE = Parliamentary Executive, APS = Australian Parliamentary Service

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