Outcome:	4	Question No:	170	
Output:	4.1	
Division/Agency:	National Library of Australia	
Topic:	Staffing and administration	
Hansard Page ECITA:	Written Question on Notice 	

Senator Birmingham asked:
(a) 	Has the Library 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 Library 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 Library received any advice on how to respond to freedom of information (FOI) requests?
(u) 	How many FOI requests has the Library received?
(v) 	How many have been granted or denied?
(w) 	How many conclusive certificates have been issued in relation to FOI results

Answers:

(a) Not applicable. – the NLA is regulated under the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 not the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997. 
(b) The total number of permanent staff employed is as follows
(i)	full-time 362
(ii)	part-time 43
(iii)	part-time equivalent 0.
(c) 	77 employees were employed on contract with the average length of their employment period being 13 months.
(d) The base and top level salaries are as follows:
(i)	APS level 1 to 6 officers
APS Level 1	 $34,091 	 $37,678 	
APS Level 2	 $38,583 	 $43,824 	
APS Level 3	 $43,945 	 $48,471 	
APS Level 4	 $48,978 	 $54,629 	
APS Level 5	 $54,629 	 $58,969 	
APS Level 6	 $59,002 	 $81,499 	

(ii)	Executive level officers
Executive Level 1	$75,462 	 $101,944 	
Executive Level 2	$86,972 	 $115,293 	

(iii)	Senior Executive Service officers
SES	$130,430 	$145,529 	

(iv)	Equivalent officers employed
Not applicable.
(e) There were 95 officers employed at executive level and 7 employed at the SES level
(f) 17 permanent staff have been recruited since 26 November 2007as follows
APS2	1	
APS3	1	
APS4	5	
APS5	2	
APS6	3	
EL1	1	
EL2	2	
GRAD1	2	

(g) 57 temporary positions existed or were created since 26 November 2007
(h) Since 26 November, 47 employees have been employed on contract with the average length of their employment period being 5 months
(i) Yes
(j) $16,000
(k) No
(l) 1.6 full time employees
(m) APS6
(n) $106,500
(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 NLA.   
(t) The NLA has not received any advice on how to respond to freedom of information (FOI) requests.
(u) The number of FOI requests received are set out in Library Annual Reports.  No requests were received in 2007-08.
(v) Not applicable.
(w) Not applicable.