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Appendix B: Staffing overview

Management of human resources

Table B1: All ongoing employees current report period, 2018–19

NSW

QLD

SA

TAS

VIC

WA

ACT

NT

External Territories

Overseas

Total

Full-time male

93

94

44

12

90

20

192

4

0

1

550

Part-time male

5

3

0

2

9

1

4

0

0

0

24

Total male

98

97

44

14

99

21

196

4

0

1

574

Full-time female

120

177

56

23

97

56

324

4

0

1

858

Part-time female

22

49

9

8

27

9

58

0

0

0

182

Total female

142

226

65

31

124

65

382

4

0

1

1,040

Full-time indeterminate

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Part-time indeterminate

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total indeterminate

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total

240

323

109

45

223

86

578

8

0

2

1,614

Table B2: All non-ongoing employees current report period, 2018–19

NSW

QLD

SA

TAS

VIC

WA

ACT

NT

External Territories

Overseas

Total

Full-time male

2

16

3

1

2

1

1

0

0

0

26

Part-time male

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total male

2

16

3

1

2

1

1

0

0

0

26

Full-time female

8

12

10

2

0

1

3

2

0

0

38

Part-time female

0

0

2

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

3

Total female

8

12

12

2

0

1

4

2

0

0

41

Full-time indeterminate

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Part-time indeterminate

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total indeterminate

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total

10

28

15

3

2

2

5

2

0

0

67

Table B3: All ongoing employees previous report period, 2017–18

NSW

QLD

SA

TAS

VIC

WA

ACT

NT

External Territories

Overseas

Total

Full-time male

107

93

44

16

88

24

230

4

0

0

606

Part-time male

3

3

0

2

8

1

7

0

0

0

24

Total male

110

96

44

18

96

25

237

4

0

0

630

Full-time female

113

176

59

24

94

47

349

6

0

0

868

Part-time female

22

46

11

10

27

10

57

1

0

0

184

Total female

135

222

70

34

121

57

406

7

0

0

1,052

Full-time indeterminate

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Part-time indeterminate

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total indeterminate

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total

245

318

114

52

217

82

643

11

0

0

1,682

Table B4: All non-ongoing employees previous report period, 2017–18

NSW

QLD

SA

TAS

VIC

WA

ACT

NT

External Territories

Overseas

Total

Full-time male

8

26

3

3

16

3

9

0

0

0

68

Part-time male

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total male

8

26

3

3

16

3

9

0

0

0

68

Full-time female

26

39

18

2

17

11

11

2

0

0

126

Part-time female

1

2

2

1

2

0

1

0

0

0

9

Total female

27

41

20

3

19

11

12

2

0

0

135

Full-time indeterminate

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Part-time indeterminate

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total indeterminate

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total

35

67

23

6

35

14

21

2

0

0

203

Table B5: Australian Public Service Act ongoing employees current report period, 2018–19

SES 3

SES 2

SES 1

EL 2

EL 1

APS 6

APS 5

APS 4

APS 3

APS 2

APS 1

Other

Total

Full-time male

2

2

9

65

118

150

115

40

27

13

3

6

550

Part-time male

0

0

0

2

1

7

6

3

5

0

0

0

24

Total male

2

2

9

67

119

157

121

43

32

13

3

6

574

Full-time female

0

4

14

74

165

222

243

64

59

8

0

5

858

Part-time female

0

0

0

6

33

63

45

20

14

0

1

0

182

Total female

0

4

14

80

198

285

288

84

73

8

1

5

1,040

Full-time indeterminate

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Part-time indeterminate

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total indeterminate

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total

2

6

23

147

317

442

409

127

105

21

4

11

1,614

Table B6: Australian Public Service Act non-ongoing employees current report period, 2018–19

SES 3

SES 2

SES 1

EL 2

EL 1

APS 6

APS 5

APS 4

APS 3

APS 2

APS 1

Other

Total

Full-time male

0

0

1

0

0

3

4

8

9

1

0

0

26

Part-time male

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total male

0

0

1

0

0

3

4

8

9

1

0

0

26

Full-time female

0

0

0

0

0

3

8

6

21

0

0

0

38

Part-time female

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

3

Total female

0

0

0

0

1

3

9

6

22

0

0

0

41

Full-time indeterminate

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Part-time indeterminate

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total indeterminate

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total

0

0

1

0

1

6

13

14

31

1

0

0

67

Table B7: Australian Public Service Act ongoing employees previous report period, 2017–18

SES 3

SES 2

SES 1

EL 2

EL 1

APS 6

APS 5

APS 4

APS 3

APS 2

APS 1

Other

Total

Full-time male

1

3

9

61

128

175

117

49

36

21

2

4

606

Part-time male

0

0

0

2

6

5

5

3

3

0

0

0

24

Total male

1

3

9

63

134

180

122

52

39

21

2

4

630

Full-time female

0

4

12

62

165

239

219

79

75

9

0

4

868

Part-time female

0

0

0

2

31

55

47

26

21

1

1

0

184

Total female

0

4

12

64

196

294

266

105

96

10

1

4

1,052

Full-time indeterminate

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Part-time indeterminate

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total indeterminate

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total

1

7

21

127

330

474

388

157

135

31

3

8

1,682

Table B8: Australian Public Service Act non-ongoing employees previous report period, 2017–18

SES 3

SES 2

SES 1

EL 2

EL 1

APS 6

APS 5

APS 4

APS 3

APS 2

APS 1

Other

Total

Full-time male

0

0

1

0

1

6

28

9

21

2

0

0

68

Part-time male

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total male

0

0

1

0

1

6

28

9

21

2

0

0

68

Full-time female

0

0

0

0

1

3

48

25

49

0

0

0

126

Part-time female

0

0

0

0

0

1

2

0

6

0

0

0

9

Total female

0

0

0

0

1

4

50

25

55

0

0

0

135

Full-time indeterminate

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Part-time indeterminate

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total indeterminate

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total

0

0

1

0

2

10

78

34

76

2

0

0

203

Table B9: Australian Public Service Act employees by full-time and part-time status current report period, 2018–19

SES 3

SES 2

SES 1

EL 2

EL 1

APS 6

APS 5

APS 4

APS 3

APS 2

APS 1

Other

Total

Ongoing full-time

2

6

23

139

283

372

358

104

86

21

3

11

1,408

Ongoing part-time

0

0

0

8

34

70

51

23

19

0

1

0

206

Total ongoing

2

6

23

147

317

442

409

127

105

21

4

11

1,614

Non-ongoing full-time

0

0

1

0

0

6

12

14

30

1

0

0

64

Non-ongoing part-time

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

3

Total non-ongoing

0

0

1

0

1

6

13

14

31

1

0

0

67

Total

2

6

24

147

318

448

422

141

136

22

4

11

1,681

Table B10: Australian Public Service Act employees by full-time and part-time status previous report period, 2017–18

SES 3

SES 2

SES 1

EL 2

EL 1

APS 6

APS 5

APS 4

APS 3

APS 2

APS 1

Other

Total

Ongoing full-time

1

7

21

123

293

414

336

128

111

30

2

8

1,474

Ongoing part-time

0

0

0

4

37

60

52

29

24

1

1

0

208

Total ongoing

1

7

21

127

330

474

388

157

135

31

3

8

1,682

Non-ongoing full-time

0

0

1

0

2

9

76

34

70

2

0

0

194

Non-ongoing part-time

0

0

0

0

0

1

2

0

6

0

0

0

9

Total non-ongoing

0

0

1

0

2

10

78

34

76

2

0

0

203

Total

1

7

22

127

332

484

466

191

211

33

3

8

1,885

Table B11: Australian Public Service Act employment type by location current report period, 2018–19

Ongoing

Non-ongoing

Total

NSW

240

10

250

Qld

323

28

351

SA

109

15

124

Tas

45

3

48

Vic

223

2

225

WA

86

2

88

ACT

578

5

583

NT

8

2

10

External Territories

0

0

0

Overseas

2

0

2

Total

1,614

67

1,681

Table B12: Australian Public Service Act employment type by location previous report period, 2017–18

Ongoing

Non-ongoing

Total

NSW

245

35

280

Qld

318

67

385

SA

114

23

137

Tas

52

6

58

Vic

217

35

252

WA

82

14

96

ACT

643

21

664

NT

11

2

13

External Territories

0

0

0

Overseas

0

0

0

Total

1,682

203

1,885

Table B13: Australian Public Service Act Indigenous employment current report period, 2018–19

Total

Ongoing

20

Non-ongoing

1

Total

21

Table B14: Australian Public Service Act Indigenous employment previous report period, 2017–18

Total

Ongoing

22

Non-ongoing

1

Total

23

Table B15: Australian Public Service Act employment arrangements current report period, 2018–19

SES

Non-SES

Total

Section 24(1) determinations

31

0

31

Individual Flexibility Agreements

0

27

27

DVA Enterprise Agreement 2019–2022

0

1,617

1,617

Total

31

1,644

1,6751

1 Does not include 6 full-time statutory office holders employed under Remuneration Tribunal Determination.

Table B16: Australian Public Service Act employment salary ranges by classification level (minimum/maximum) current report period, 2018–19

Minimum salary

Maximum salary

SES 3

$334,599

$359,181

SES 2

$232,818

$269,588

SES 1

$200,566

$216,551

EL 2

$130,565

$146,958

EL 1

$108,263

$118,886

APS 6

$86,061

$97,725

APS 5

$78,301

$81,601

APS 4

$70,236

$74,912

APS 3

$62,196

$66,812

APS 2

$55,098

$60,268

APS 1

$47,379

$53,075

Other

$92,304

$185,426

Executive remuneration

Table B17: Remuneration for key management personnel

Short-term benefits

Post-employment benefits

Other long-term benefits

Name

Position title

Base salary

Bonuses

Other benefits and allowances

Superannuation contributions

Long service leave

Other long-term benefits

Termination benefits

Total remuneration

Liz Cosson

Secretary

$690,326

0

0

$24,999

$17,342

0

0

$732,667

Mark Cormack

Deputy Secretary

$320,250

0

$26,860

$61,415

$9,070

0

0

$417,595

Mark Cormack

Acting Secretary

$87,381

$4,041

$9,239

$1,364

0

0

$102,025

Karen Pickering

General Manager DSHI

$214,057

0

0

$38,765

$5,380

0

0

$258,202

Charles McHardie1

Deputy Secretary

$158,558

0

$14,262

$22,627

$4,199

0

0

$199,646

Total

$1,470,572

0

$45,163

$157,045

$37,355

0

0

$1,710,135

DSHI = Defence Service Homes Insurance

1 Represents part-year remuneration for period of employment at DVA.

Table B18: Remuneration for senior executives

Total remuneration bands ($)

0– 220,000

220,001– 245,000

245,001– 270,000

270,001– 295,000

295,001– 320,000

320,001– 345,000

Number of senior executives

6

6

9

8

2

4

Short-term benefits

Average base salary

$90,836

$114,263

$214,556

$236,385

$135,272

$158,654

Average bonuses

0

0

0

0

0

0

Average other benefits and allowances

$187

$166

$554

0

$187

$6,909

Post-employment benefits

Average superannuation contributions

$13,943

$28,850

$38,293

$41,160

$23,485

$29,946

Other long-term benefits

Average long service leave

$2,394

$4,168

$5,524

$6,098

$3,371

$4,284

Average other long-term benefits

0

0

0

0

0

0

Termination benefits

Average termination benefits

0

$52,964

0

0

$134,336

$130,665

Total remuneration

Average total remuneration

$170,360

$230,411

$258,927

$283,643

$296,651

$330,458

Table B19: Remuneration for other highly paid staff

Total remuneration bands ($)

220,001– 245,000

245,001– 270,000

270,001– 295,000

295,001– 320,000

320,001– 345,000

345,001– 370,000

370,001– 395,000

Number of senior executives

4

1

0

2

2

0

2

Short-term benefits

Average base salary

$97,856

$222,847

0

$209,960

$218,106

0

$336,437

Average bonuses

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Average other benefits and allowances

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Post-employment benefits

Average superannuation contributions

$20,005

$42,587

0

$25,404

$35,800

0

$36,702

Other long-term benefits

Average long service leave

$2,716

0

0

$5,521

$5,470

0

$8,561

Average other long-term benefits

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Termination benefits

Average termination benefits

$110,238

0

0

$65,487

$78,749

0

0

Total remuneration

Average total remuneration

$230,815

$265,434

0

$306,372

$338,125

0

$381,700