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Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Annual Report 2019-20

Appendix 7: 2019-20 Salary ranges and remuneration

2019-20 CDPP Workforce

PGPA Rule Section 17AG (4)(b)(i) ‑(iv) Australian Public Sector (APS) Classification and Gender

Table 20: Australian Public Service Act Ongoing Employees Current Report Period in 2019–20
	MALE			FEMALE			INDETERMINATE
	FULL-TIME	PART-TIME	TOTAL MALE	FULL-TIME	PART-TIME	TOTAL FEMALE	FULL-TIME	PART-TIME	TOTAL INDETERMINATE
SES 3	‑	‑	‑	1	‑	1	‑	-	‑	1
SES 2	5	‑	5	1	‑	1	‑	-	‑	6
SES 1	7	‑	7	8	‑	8	‑	-	‑	15
Principal Federal Prosecutor	12	‑	12	22	7	29	‑	-	‑	41
Senior Federal Prosecutor	27	‑	27	49	19	68	‑	-	‑	95
Federal Prosecutor 2	24	‑	24	56	9	65	‑	-	‑	89
Federal Prosecutor 1	22	‑	22	30	1	31	‑	-	‑	53
EL 2	6	‑	6	5		5	‑	-	‑	11
EL 1	3	‑	3	9		9	‑	-	‑	12
APS 6	8	‑	8	9	1	10	‑	-	‑	18
APS 5	4	‑	4	5	3	8	‑	-	‑	12
APS 4	5	‑	5	23	3	26	‑	-	‑	31
APS 3	5	‑	5	11	2	13	‑	-	‑	18
APS 2	1	‑	1	‑	‑	‑	‑	-	‑	1
APS 1	3	‑	3	‑	‑	‑	‑	-	‑	3
Other	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	-	‑	‑
Total	132	-	132	229	45	274	-	-	-	406

This table includes inoperative employees
Employees are reported at their substantive classification
Principal Federal Prosecutor is equivalent to an EL2
Senior Federal Prosecutor is equivalent to an EL1
Federal Prosecutor 2 is equivalent to an APS 6
Federal Prosecutor 1 is equivalent to an APS 4

Table 21: Australian Public Service Act Non-Ongoing Employees Current Report Period in 2019–20
	MALE			FEMALE			INDETERMINATE
	FULL-TIME	PART-TIME	TOTAL MALE	FULL-TIME	PART-TIME	TOTAL FEMALE	FULL-TIME	PART-TIME	TOTAL INDETERMINATE
SES 3	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	-	‑	‑
SES 2	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	-	‑	‑
SES 1	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	-	‑	‑
Principal Federal Prosecutor	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	-	‑	‑
Senior Federal Prosecutor	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	-	‑	‑
Federal Prosecutor 2	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	-	‑	‑
Federal Prosecutor 1	‑	‑	‑	2		2	‑	-	‑	2
EL 2	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	-	‑	‑
EL 1	3	‑	3	1	‑	1	‑	-	‑	4
APS 6	1	‑	1	6	‑	6	‑	-	‑	7
APS 5	‑	‑	‑	2	‑	2	‑	-	‑	2
APS 4	‑	‑	‑	5	‑	5	‑	-	‑	5
APS 3	‑	‑	‑	1	‑	1	‑	-	‑	1
APS 2	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	-	‑	‑
APS 1	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	-	‑	‑
Other	‑	‑	‑	1	‑	1	‑	-	‑	1
TOTAL	4	-	4	18	-	18	-	-	-	22

Employees are reported at their substantive classification
Other includes Statutory Office holders
Principal Federal Prosecutor is equivalent to an EL2
Senior Federal Prosecutor is equivalent to an EL1
Federal Prosecutor 2 is equivalent to an APS 6
Federal Prosecutor 1 is equivalent to an APS 4

Table 22: Australian Public Service Act Ongoing Employees Previous Report Period in 2018–19
	MALE			FEMALE			INDETERMINATE
	FULL-TIME	PART-TIME	TOTAL MALE	FULL-TIME	PART-TIME	TOTAL FEMALE	FULL-TIME	PART-TIME	TOTAL INDETERMINATE
SES 3	‑	‑	‑	1	‑	1	‑	-	‑	1
SES 2	5	‑	5		‑		‑	-	‑	5
SES 1	5	‑	5	6	‑	6	‑	-	‑	11
Principal Federal Prosecutor	11	‑	11	18	7	25	‑	-	‑	36
Senior Federal Prosecutor	27	2	29	50	23	73	‑	-	‑	102
Federal Prosecutor 2	27	1	28	60	5	65	‑	-	‑	93
Federal Prosecutor 1	15	‑	15	29	‑	29	‑	-	‑	44
EL 2	6	‑	6	6	‑	6	‑	-	‑	12
EL 1	4	‑	4	8	‑	8	‑	-	‑	12
APS 6	3	1	4	10	‑	10	‑	-	‑	14
APS 5	4	‑	4	6	1	7	‑	-	‑	11
APS 4	5	‑	5	15	5	20	‑	-	‑	25
APS 3	6	‑	6	10	1	11	‑	-	‑	17
APS 2	2	‑	2	‑	‑	‑	‑	-	‑	2
APS 1	3	‑	3	‑	‑	‑	‑	-	‑	3
Other	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	-	‑	‑
Total	123	4	127	219	42	261	-	-	-	388

This table includes inoperative employees
Employees are reported at their substantive classification
Principal Federal Prosecutor is equivalent to an EL2
Senior Federal Prosecutor is equivalent to an EL1
Federal Prosecutor 2 is equivalent to an APS 6
Federal Prosecutor 1 is equivalent to an APS 4

Table 23: Australian Public Service Act Non-Ongoing Employees Previous Report Period in 2018–19
	MALE			FEMALE			INDETERMINATE
	FULL-TIME	PART-TIME	TOTAL MALE	FULL-TIME	PART-PART-TIME	TOTAL FEMALE	FULL-TIME	PART-TIME	TOTAL INDETERMINATE
SES 3	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	-	‑	‑
SES 2	1	‑	1	‑	‑	‑	‑	-	‑	1
SES 1	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	-	‑	‑
Principal Federal Prosecutor	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	-	‑	‑
Senior Federal Prosecutor	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	-	‑	‑
Federal Prosecutor 2	‑	‑	‑	1		1	‑	-	‑	1
Federal Prosecutor 1	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	-	‑	‑
EL 2	‑	‑	‑	1	‑	1	‑	-	‑	1
EL 1	1	‑	1	‑	1	1	‑	-	‑	2
APS 6	‑	‑	‑	2	1	3	‑	-	‑	3
APS 5	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	-	‑	‑
APS 4	‑	‑	‑	6	‑	6	‑	-	‑	6
APS 3	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	-	‑	‑
APS 2	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	-	‑	‑
APS 1	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	‑	-	‑	‑
Other	‑	‑	‑	1	‑	1	‑	-	‑	1
TOTAL	2	-	2	11	2	13	-	-	-	15

Employees are reported at their substantive classification
Other includes Statutory Office holders
Principal Federal Prosecutor is equivalent to an EL2
Senior Federal Prosecutor is equivalent to an EL1
Federal Prosecutor 2 is equivalent to an APS 6
Federal Prosecutor 1 is equivalent to an APS 4

Table 24: Australian Public Service Act Employees by Full-Time and Part-Time Status Current Report Period In 2019–20
	ONGOING			NON-ONGOING			TOTAL
	FULL-TIME	PART-TIME	*TOTAL ONGOING*	FULL-TIME	PART-TIME	*TOTAL NON-ONGOING*	TOTAL
SES 3	1	‑	1	‑	‑	‑	1
SES 2	6	‑	6	‑	‑	‑	6
SES 1	15	‑	15	‑	‑	‑	15
Principal Federal Prosecutor	34	7	41	‑	‑	‑	41
Senior Federal Prosecutor	76	19	95	‑	‑	‑	95
Federal Prosecutor 2	80	9	89	‑	‑	‑	89
Federal Prosecutor 1	52	1	53	2	‑	2	55
EL 2	11	‑	11	‑	‑		11
EL 1	12	‑	12	4	‑	4	16
APS 6	17	1	18	7	‑	7	25
APS 5	9	3	12	2	‑	2	14
APS 4	28	3	31	5	‑	5	36
APS 3	16	2	18	1	‑	1	19
APS 2	1	‑	1		‑		1
APS 1	3	‑	3		‑		3
Other	‑	‑	‑	1	‑	1	1
Total	361	45	406	22	-	22	428

This table includes inoperative employees
Employees are reported at their substantive classification
Other includes Statutory Office holders
Principal Federal Prosecutor is equivalent to an EL2
Senior Federal Prosecutor is equivalent to an EL1
Federal Prosecutor 2 is equivalent to an APS 6
Federal Prosecutor 1 is equivalent to an APS 4

Table 25: Australian Public Service Act Employees by Full-Time and Part-Time Status Previous Report Period in 2018–19
	ONGOING			NON-ONGOING			Total
	FULL-TIME	PART-TIME	*TOTAL ONGOING*	FULL-TIME	PART-TIME	*TOTAL NON-ONGOING*	*Total*
SES 3	1		1				1
SES 2	5		5	1		1	6
SES 1	11		11				11
Principal Federal Prosecutor	29	7	36				36
Senior Federal Prosecutor	77	25	102				102
Federal Prosecutor 2	87	6	93	1		1	94
Federal Prosecutor 1	44		44				44
EL 2	12		12	1		1	13
EL 1	12		12	1	1	2	14
APS 6	13	1	14	2	1	3	17
APS 5	10	1	11				11
APS 4	20	5	25	6		6	31
APS 3	16	1	17				17
APS 2	2		2				2
APS 1	3		3				3
Other				1		1	1
Total	342	46	388	13	2	15	403

This table includes inoperative employees
Employees are reported at their substantive classification
Other includes Statutory Office holders
Principal Federal Prosecutor is equivalent to an EL2
Senior Federal Prosecutor is equivalent to an EL1
Federal Prosecutor 2 is equivalent to an APS 6
Federal Prosecutor 1 is equivalent to an APS 4

Table 26: Australian Public Service Act Employment Salary Ranges by Classification Level (Minimum/Maximum) Current Report Period in 2019–20
	MINIMUM	MAXIMUM
SES 3	$294,307	$320,021
SES 2	$229,726	$254,622
SES 1	$194,240	$233,555
Principal Federal Prosecutor	$129,798	$138,068
Senior Federal Prosecutor	$98,730	$120,138
Federal Prosecutor 2	$71,382	$87,555
Federal Prosecutor 1	$63,662	$70,427
EL 2	$118,961	$162,300
EL 1	$98,730	$129,815
APS 6	$77,950	$94,149
APS 5	$70,919	$77,459
APS 4	$63,662	$70,427
APS 3	$57,198	$62,896
APS 2	$51,673	$56,814
APS 1	$26,845	$50,127
Minimum/Maximum Range	$26,845	$320,021

Principal Federal Prosecutor is equivalent to an EL2
Senior Federal Prosecutor is equivalent to an EL1
Federal Prosecutor 2 is equivalent to an APS 6
Federal Prosecutor 1 is equivalent to an APS 4
The salary ranges by classification level are available under an enterprise or collective agreement, maintained salaries from agency movements, individual flexibility agreements, subsection 24(1) determinations and/or common law contracts

PGPA Rule Section 17AG (4)(b)(vi) Indigenous Employment

Table 27: Australian Public Service Act Indigenous Employment Current Report Period (2019–20)
	TOTAL
Ongoing	5
Non‑ongoing	0
Total	5

Table 28: Australian Public Service Act Indigenous Employment Previous Report Period (2018–19)
	TOTAL
Ongoing	4
Non‑ongoing	0
Total	4

2019-20 Executive remuneration disclosure

Table 29: Information about remuneration for key management personnel
		SHORT-TERM BENEFITS			POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS	OTHER LONG-TERM BENEFITS		TERMINATION BENEFITS	TOTAL REMUNERATION
NAME¹	POSITION TITLE	BASE SALARY	BONUSES	OTHER BENEFITS AND ALLOWANCES³	SUPERANNUATION CONTRIBUTIONS	LONG SERVICE LEAVE	OTHER LONG-TERM BENEFITS	TERMINATION BENEFITS	TOTAL REMUNERATION
MCNAUGHTON, Sarah	Director²	$478,103	$0	$2,515	$72,653	$11,873	$0	$0	$565,143
PAVLEKA, Andrea	Commonwealth Solicitor for Public Prosecutions	$334,146	$0	$2,643	$54,214	$7,891	$0	$0	$398,895
ADSETT, David	Deputy Director⁴	$203,934	$0	$1,872	$47,869	$6,278	$0	$0	$259,954
BRUCKARD, Scott	Deputy Director	$250,758	$0	$2,958	$46,341	$6,278	$0	$0	$306,336
CARTER, James	Deputy Director	$265,173	$0	$1,541	$46,341	$6,278	$0	$0	$319,334
DE CRESPIGNY, Mark	Deputy Director	$235,395	$0	$32,465	$45,449	$5,961	$0	$0	$319,269
TCHAKERIAN, Berdj	Deputy Director	$243,398	$0	$2,893	$43,536	$5,961	$0	$0	$295,788
OBEROI, Sabeena	Chief Corporate Officer⁴	$157,517	$0	$744	$26,320	$3,767	$0	$0	$188,347
ASH, Simon	Chief Corporate Officer⁴	$109,569	$0	$1,178	$15,082	$2,494	$0	$11,714	$140,037
BURGGRAAFF, Steven	Chief Financial Officer	$208,652	$0	$1,106	$42,419	$5,086	$0	$0	$257,262

Notes:

1 This table is prepared on an accrual accounting basis.

Benefits expensed in previous financial years (such as leave taken) are excluded from 2019‑20 remuneration.

2 The Director’s remuneration is set by the Remuneration Tribunal. The 2019‑20 determined amount of $554,220:

a) Excludes annual and long service leave accruals.

b) Includes a notional superannuation component of $59,745 (15.4% of 387,954 superannuation salary). Actual superannuation contributions, including employer productivity components total $72,653.

3 Other Benefits include:

a) Health and wellbeing reimbursements

b) Car parking

c) Relocation assistance

4 Remuneration reported includes a part‑year period of service.

Table 30: Information about remuneration for senior executives
		SHORT-TERM BENEFITS			POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS	OTHER LONG-TERM BENEFITS		TERMINATION BENEFITS	TOTAL REMUNERATION
TOTAL REMUNERATION BANDS^{1 , 2}	NUMBER OF SENIOR EXECUTIVES	AVERAGE BASE SALARY	AVERAGE BONUSES	AVERGE OTHER BENEFITS AND ALLOWANCES³	AVERAGE SUPERANNUATION CONTRIBUTIONS	AVERAGE LONG SERVICE LEAVE	AVERAGE OTHER LONG-TERM BENEFITS	AVERAGE TERMINATION BENEFITS	AVERAGE TOTAL REMUNERATION
$0 to $225,000	5	$142,400	$0	$1,500	$24,684	$3,165	$0	$0	$171,748
$225,000 to $250,000	2	$194,740	$0	$896	$38,020	$4,097	$0	$0	$237,752
$250,000 to $275,000	11	$217,297	$0	$3,927	$39,013	$5,391	$0	$0	$265,627
$275,000 to $300,000	1	$231,647	$0	$250	$41,088	$5,389	$0	$0	$278,374

Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff

No other staff received remuneration greater than $225,000 during the 2019‑20 financial year.

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