Outcome:	4	Question No:	164	
Output:	4.1	
Division/Agency:	Australian National Maritime Museum 	
Topic:	Australian National Maritime Museum Administration	
Hansard Page ECITA:	Written Question on Notice 	

Senator Birmingham asked:
(a)	Has the Museum made in the last six months any request, in accordance with the Financial Management and Accountability Act, for Regulation 10 Authority from the Finance Minister?  If so, why was this authority sought?  
(b)	What is the total number of permanent staff employed on a:
(i) full-time basis?
(ii) part-time basis?
(iii) part-time equivalent basis?
(c)	How many employees are employed on contract and what is the average length of their employment period?
(d)	What are the base and top level salaries of:
(i) APS level 1 to 6 officers?
(ii) Executive level officers?
(iii)Senior Executive Services officers?
(iv) Equivalent officers employed?
(e)	How many officers are employed at executive level and SES level?
(f)	How many permanent staff have been recruited since 26 November 2007?  What level are these staff?
(g)	How many temporary positions exist or have been created since 26 November?
(h)	Since 26 November, how many employees have been employed on contract and what is the average length of their employment period?
(i)	Does the Museum monitor the media?
(j)	How much has been spent on media monitoring to date this year?
(k)	Is any information provided to the Minister?
(l)	How many employees are engaged in positions responsible for public affairs, media management, liaison with the media and media monitoring?
(m)	What are the APS classifications of these positions?
(n)	What is the current operating budget for these media-related sections?
(o)	What appointments have been made by the Government (through Executive Council, Cabinet and Ministers) to Statutory Authorities, Executive Agencies and Advisory Boards?
(p)	What are the respective appointees’ credentials?
(q)	How many vacancies remain to be filled by Ministerial (including Cabinet and Executive Council) appointments?
(r)	How long have the positions been vacant?
(s)	What grants which have been approved by Ministers from within their portfolio?
(t)	Has the Museum received any advice on how to respond to freedom of information (FOI) requests?
(u)	How many FOI requests has the Museum received?
(v)	How many have been granted or denied?
(w)	How many conclusive certificates have been issued in relation to FOI requests?

Answers:
(a)	Not applicable.  The Museum is regulated under the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 not the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.
(b)	Full-time permanent staff:	 91
Part-time permanent staff:	 14	
		Part-time equivalent basis:	 Nil
(c)	27 staff and 7.4 months.
(d)	The Museum does not employ any SES or SES equivalent officers. Other salaries are:

APS Level 1	Base Level	 $        34,252 	
	Top Level	$         38,614	
			
APS Level 2	Base Level	 $         38,763 	
	Top Level	 $         43,846 	
			
APS Level 3	Base Level	 $         44,155 	
	Top Level	 $         48,611 	
			
APS Level 4	Base Level	 $         49,211 	
	Top Level	 $         54,498	
			
APS Level 5	Base Level	 $         54,889 	
	Top Level	 $         59,250 	
			
APS Level 6	Base Level	 $         59,282 	
	Top Level	 $         69,461 	
			
Exec. Level 1	Base Level	$          75,998	
	Top Level	$          83,706	
			
Exec. Level 2	Base Level	$          87,653	
	Top Level	$          99,375	
			
(e) 	27 at Executive level.  None at SES level.

(f)	The total number recruited is 8.  The levels are 1 x EL1, 2 x APS Level 6, 
1 x APS Level 5, 3 x APS Level 3 and 1 x APS Level 2.
(g) 	The Museum has filled 11 temporary staff positions since 26 November 2007. Five of these were created since 26 November 2007.
(h) 	11 staff have been employed on non-ongoing employment contracts with an average length of 6.5 months.
(i)	Yes.
(j)	$4,775.20
(k)	No.
(l)	Two.
(m) 	1 x Executive Level 1 and 1 x APS Level 3.
(n)	$65,700 excluding salaries.
(o)	Please refer to the response to question number 17 asked of the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts.
(p)	Not applicable.
(q)	Not applicable. 
(r)	Not applicable.
(s)	Not applicable.  The Minister does not approve grants made by the Museum.
(t)	No.
(u)	Nil.
(v)	Not applicable.
(w)	None.