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Australian Electoral Commission Annual Report 2020-21

Appendix H: Workforce statistics

Workforce statistics

Table 24: All ongoing employees by location current reporting period (2020–21)

	Male			Female			Indeterminate			Total
	Full-time	Part-time	Total Male	Full-time	Part-time	Total Female	Full-time	Part-time	Total Indeterminate
NSW	28	3	31	58	30	88	0	0	0	119
QLD	15	4	19	51	15	66	0	0	0	85
SA	11	0	11	15	4	19	0	0	0	30
TAS	3	0	3	10	1	11	0	0	0	14
VIC	32	1	33	62	12	74	0	0	0	107
WA	4	0	4	29	7	36	0	0	0	40
ACT	112	4	116	142	20	162	0	0	0	278
NT	3	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	4
External Territories	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Overseas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	208	12	220	368	89	457	0	0	0	677

Table 25: All non-ongoing employees by location current report period (2020–21)

	Male			Female			Indeterminate			Total
	Full-time	Part-time	Total Male	Full-time	Part-time	Total Female	Full-time	Part-time	Total Indeterminate
NSW	2	1	3	5	3	8	0	0	0	11
QLD	2	0	2	5	7	12	0	0	0	14
SA	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2
TAS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
VIC	1	1	2	2	1	3	0	0	0	5
WA	0	0	0	3	3	6	0	0	0	6
ACT	13	1	14	23	3	26	0	0	0	40
NT	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
External Territories	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Overseas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	21	3	24	39	17	56	0	0	0	80

Table 26: All ongoing employees previous report period (2019–20)

	Male			Female			Indeterminate			Total
	Full-time	Part-time	Total Male	Full-time	Part-time	Total Female	Full-time	Part-time	Total Indeterminate
NSW	31	2	33	68	34	102	0	0	0	135
Qld	16	3	19	52	17	69	0	0	0	88
SA	9	0	9	16	5	21	0	0	0	30
Tas	3	0	3	8	2	10	0	0	0	13
Vic	27	1	28	57	19	76	0	0	0	104
WA	4	0	4	32	12	44	0	0	0	48
ACT	106	4	110	127	21	148	0	0	0	258
NT	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
External Territories	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Overseas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	198	10	208	360	110	470	0	0	0	678

Table 27: All non-ongoing employees previous report period (2019–20)

	Male			Female			Indeterminate			Total
	Full-time	Part-time	Total Male	Full-time	Part-time	Total Female	Full-time	Part-time	Total Indeterminate
NSW	2	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	4
Qld	1	1	2	0	4	4	0	0	0	6
SA	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Tas	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2
Vic	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
WA	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	2
ACT	12	0	12	13	1	14	0	0	0	26
NT	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2
External Territories	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Overseas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	19	1	20	19	5	24	0	0	0	44

Table 28: Australian Public Service Act ongoing employees current report period (2020–21)

	Male			Female			Indeterminate			Total
	Full-time	Part-time	Total Male	Full-time	Part-time	Total Female	Full-time	Part-time	Total Indeterminate
SES 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SES 2	2	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	3
SES 1	2	0	2	4	0	4	0	0	0	6
EL 2	15	0	15	29	1	30	0	0	0	45
EL 1	51	1	52	62	9	71	0	0	0	123
APS 6	63	2	65	128	5	133	0	0	0	198
APS 5	45	4	49	47	4	51	0	0	0	100
APS 4	16	0	16	41	13	54	0	0	0	70
APS 3	13	1	14	50	12	62	0	0	0	76
APS 2	1	4	5	6	45	51	0	0	0	56
APS 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	208	12	220	368	89	457	0	0	0	677

Table 29: Australian Public Service Act non-ongoing employees current report period (2020–21)

	Male			Female			Indeterminate			Total
	Full-time	Part-time	Total Male	Full-time	Part-time	Total Female	Full-time	Part-time	Total Indeterminate
SES 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SES 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SES 1	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	2
EL 2	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	2
EL 1	4	1	5	7	0	7	0	0	0	12
APS 6	5	1	6	5	1	6	0	0	0	12
APS 5	4	0	4	7	0	7	0	0	0	11
APS 4	3	0	3	6	2	8	0	0	0	11
APS 3	1	0	1	7	0	7	0	0	0	8
APS 2	0	1	1	0	14	14	0	0	0	15
APS 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	17	3	20	36	17	53	0	0	0	73

Table 30: Australian Public Service Act ongoing employees previous report period (2019–20)

	Male			Female			Indeterminate			Total
	Full-time	Part-time	Total Male	Full-time	Part-time	Total Female	Full-time	Part-time	Total Indeterminate
SES 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SES 2	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2
SES 1	5	0	5	2	0	2	0	0	0	7
EL 2	13	0	13	28	0	28	0	0	0	41
EL 1	50	1	51	56	4	60	0	0	0	111
APS 6	61	2	63	105	12	117	0	0	0	180
APS 5	36	3	39	50	2	52	0	0	0	91
APS 4	12	0	12	51	12	63	0	0	0	75
APS 3	18	0	18	60	16	76	0	0	0	94
APS 2	2	4	6	7	64	71	0	0	0	77
APS 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	198	10	208	360	110	470	0	0	0	678

Table 31: Australian Public Service Act non-ongoing employees previous report period (2019–20)

	Male			Female			Indeterminate			Total
	Full-time	Part-time	Total Male	Full-time	Part-time	Total Female	Full-time	Part-time	Total Indeterminate
SES 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SES 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SES 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
EL 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
EL 1	1	0	1	3	0	3	0	0	0	4
APS 6	1	1	2	4	0	4	0	0	0	6
APS 5	5	0	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	6
APS 4	1	0	1	6	1	7	0	0	0	8
APS 3	2	0	2	3	0	3	0	0	0	5
APS 2	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	4
APS 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	10	1	11	17	5	22	0	0	0	33

Table 32: Australian Public Service Act employees by full-time and part-time status current report period (2020–21)

	Ongoing			Non-ongoing			Total
	Full-time	Part-time	Total ongoing	Full-time	Part-time	Total non-ongoing	Total
SES 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SES 2	3	0	3	0	0	0	3
SES 1	6	0	6	2	0	2	8
EL 2	44	1	45	2	0	2	47
EL 1	113	10	123	11	1	12	135
APS 6	191	7	198	10	2	12	210
APS 5	92	8	100	11	0	11	111
APS 4	57	13	70	9	2	11	81
APS 3	63	13	76	8	0	8	84
APS 2	7	49	56	0	15	15	71
APS 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	576	101	677	53	20	73	750

Table 33: Australian Public Service Act employees by full-time and part-time status previous report period (2019–20)

	Ongoing			Non-ongoing			Total
	Full-time	Part-time	Total ongoing	Full-time	Part-time	Total non-ongoing	Total
SES 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SES 2	2	0	2	0	0	0	2
SES 1	7	0	7	0	0	0	7
EL 2	41	0	41	0	0	0	41
EL 1	106	5	111	4	0	4	115
APS 6	166	14	180	5	1	6	186
APS 5	86	5	91	6	0	6	97
APS 4	63	12	75	7	1	8	83
APS 3	78	16	94	5	0	5	99
APS 2	9	68	77	0	4	4	81
APS 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	558	120	678	27	6	33	711

Table 34: Australian Public Service Act Employment type by location, current report period (2020–21)

	Ongoing	Non-ongoing	Total
NSW	119	10	129
Qld	85	13	98
SA	30	1	31
Tas	14	0	14
Vic	107	4	111
WA	40	5	45
ACT	278	38	316
NT	4	2	6
External Territories	0	0	0
Overseas	0	0	0
Total	677	73	750

Table 35: Australian Public Service Act Employment type by location, previous report period (2019–20)

	Ongoing	Non-ongoing	Total
NSW	135	3	138
Qld	88	5	93
SA	30	0	30
Tas	13	1	14
Vic	104	0	104
WA	48	0	48
ACT	258	23	281
NT	2	1	3
External Territories	0	0	0
Overseas	0	0	0
Total	678	33	711

Table 36: Australian Public Service Act Indigenous Employment current report period (2020–21)

	Total
Ongoing	15
Non-ongoing	4
Total	19

Table 37: Australian Public Service Act Indigenous Employment previous report period (2019–20)

	Total
Ongoing	11
Non-ongoing	3
Total	14

Table 38: Australian Public Service Act Employment arrangements current report period (2020–21)

	SES	Non-SES	Total
Enterprise Agreement	4	1335	1339
Section 24	8	0	8
Individual Flexibility Arrangement	0	22	22
Total	12	1357	1369

Table 39: Australian Public Service Act employment salary ranges by classification level (minimum/maximum) current report period (2020–21)

	Minimum Salary	Maximum Salary
SES 3	0	0
SES 2	$256,487.00	$278,668.00
SES 1	$188,977.00	$221,080.00
EL 2	$123,280.00	$218,581.00
EL 1	$104,275.00	$132,955.00
APS 6	$83,497.00	$96,894.00
APS 5	$75,430.00	$90,095.00
APS 4	$67,630.00	$74,111.00
APS 3	$60,678.00	$66,497.00
APS 2	$53,272.00	$59,076.00
APS 1	$47,071.00	$52,026.00
Other	0	0
Minimum/Maximum range	$47,071.00	$278,668.00

Table 40: Statutory appointments under the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 as of 30 June 2021

Position	Legislative provision for existence of role	Current occupant	Current term
Electoral Commissioner Australian Electoral Commission	Subsection 18(1) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918	Tom Rogers	5 years from 15/12/2019
Deputy Electoral Commissioner	Subsection 19(1) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918	Jeff Pope APM	5 years from 19/12/2016
Australian Electoral Officer NSW	Subsection 20(1) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918	Vacant*	Vacant. Term not to exceed 7 years
Australian Electoral Officer Vic	Subsection 20(1) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918	Nye Coffey	5 years from 01/04/2021
Australian Electoral Officer Qld	Subsection 20(1) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918	Stephanie Attard	5 years from 8/02/2021
Australian Electoral Officer WA	Subsection 20(1) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918	Gina Dario	5 years from 01/04/2021
Australian Electoral Officer SA	Subsection 20(1) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918	Cameron Stokes	5 years from 4/02/2021
Australian Electoral Officer Tas	Subsection 20(1) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918	Vacant**	Vacant. Term not to exceed 7 years
Australian Electoral Officer NT	Subsection 20(1) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918	Vacant***	Vacant. Term not to exceed 7 years
Chairperson Australian Electoral Commission	Subsection 6(2)(a) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918	The Hon. Justice Susan Kenny AM	5 years from 23/09/2020
Non-judicial member Australian Electoral Commission	Subsection 6(2)(c) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918	Dr David Gruen	Until 10 December 2024

*These duties were being performed by Michaela Humphries (June 2020 – January 2021) and Kath Gleeson (February – June 2021)**These duties were being performed by Joanne Reid.

***These duties were being performed by Geoffrey Bloom.

Table 41: Information about remuneration for key management personnel (KMP)

Executive remuneration reporting (KMP)		Short-term benefits			Post-employment benefits	Other long-term benefits		Termination benefits	Total remuneration
Name	Position Title	Base Salary ($)	Bonuses ($)	Other benefits and allowances ($)	Superannuation contributions ($)	Long service leave ($)	Other long-term benefits ($)	($)	($)
Tom Rogers	Electoral Commissioner	513,118	0	0	72,937	12,257	0	0	598,312
Jeff Pope	Deputy Electoral Commissioner	308,103	0	0	45,641	7,315	0	0	361,059
Tim Courtney	First Assistant Commissioner	289,430	0	0	52,389	6,940	0	0	348,759
Lynn White	First Assistant Commissioner	258,824	0	0	43,270	7,585	0	0	309,680
Thomas Ryan	First Assistant Commissioner	208,919	0	0	32,726	6,460	0	0	248,104
TOTAL		1,578,394	0	0	246,963	40,557	0	0	1,865,914

Table 42: Information about remuneration for senior executives (SES)

Executive remuneration reporting (KMP)		Short-term benefits			Post-employment benefits	Other long-term benefits		Termination benefits	Total remuneration
Remuneration band ($)	Number of senior executives	Average base salary ($)	Average bonuses ($)	Average other benefits and allowances ($)	Average superannuation contributions ($)	Average long service leave ($)	Average other long-term benefits ($)	Average termination benefits ($)	Average total remuneration ($)
0-220,000	21	96,583	0	0	13,479	3,646	0	0	113,708
220,001-245,000	4	190,837	0	0	26,652	9,129	0	0	226, 618
245,001-270,000	1	217,415	0	0	29,273	16,610	0	0	263,298
TOTAL	26	115,731	0	0	16,113	4,988	0	0	136,832

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