NOTE 14: Senior Executive Remuneration

Note 14A: Senior Executive Remuneration Expense for the Reporting Period

	2011 $’000	2010 $’000
Short-term employee benefits
Salary (including annual leave taken)	22,464	20,852
Annual leave accrued	141	(40)
Performance bonuses	1,604	1,466
Other	3,539	3,414
Total short-term employee benefits	27,748	25,692
Post-employment benefits
Superannuation	4,044	3,772
Total post-employment benefits	4,044	3,772
Other long-term benefits
Long-service leave	842	487
Total other long-term benefits	842	487
Termination benefits	66	161
*Total*	32,700	30,112

Table A provides an aggregate of the total remuneration, as calculated on an accrual basis, of Senior Executive Service (SES) officers and includes substantive SES officers and those acting in SES positions. This table however excludes acting arrangements and part-year services where remuneration expensed is less than $150,000.

Note 14B: Average Annual Remuneration Packages and Bonus Paid for Substantive Senior Executives as at the end of the Reporting Period as at 30 June 2011

Fixed Elements and Bonus Paid	Fixed Elements	Fixed Elements	Fixed Elements	Fixed Elements	Fixed Elements
Total Fixed Remuneration¹ (including part-time arrangements):	Number of Senior Executives	Salary $	Allowances² $	Total³ $	Bonus Paid⁴ $
Less than $150,000	0	0	0	0	0
$150,000 to $179,999	74	143,568	22,029	165,597	9,456
$180,000 to $209,999	33	174,039	22,203	196,242	9,529
$210,000 to $239,999	23	194,485	28,063	222,548	12,201
$240,000 to $269,999	6	224,876	28,939	253,815	13,252
$270,000 to $299,999	2	251,571	28,150	279,721	0
$300,000 to $329,999	1	276,100	26,100	302,200	26,806
$330,000 to $359,999	0	0	0	0	0
$360,000 to $389,999	2	350,660	15,100	365,760	11,259
$390,000 to $419,999	1	376,133	30,104	406,237	0
$420,000 to $449,999	1	428,220	0	428,220	0
Total	143

Note 14B: Average Annual Remuneration Packages and Bonus Paid for Substantive Senior Executives as at the end of the Reporting Period as at 30 June 2010

Fixed Elements and Bonus Paid	Fixed Elements	Fixed Elements	Fixed Elements	Fixed Elements	Fixed Elements
Total Fixed Remuneration¹ (including part-time arrangements):	Number of Senior Executives	Salary $	Allowances² $	Total³ $	Bonus Paid⁴ $
Less than $150,000	0	0	0	0	0
$150,000 to $179,999	77	140,495	22,121	162,616	8,059
$180,000 to $209,999	38	167,977	24,162	192,139	10,229
$210,000 to $239,999	15	194,808	26,812	221,620	14,468
$240,000 to $269,999	3	220,217	31,318	251,535	16,869
$270,000 to $299,999	4	254,402	27,125	281,527	16,425
$300,000 to $329,999	0	0	0	0	0
$330,000 to $359,999	1	321,669	30,200	351,869	21,861
$360,000 to $389,999	1	370,000	0	370,000	0
$390,000 to $419,999	2	388,233	17,312	405,545	0
$420,000 to $449,999	0	0	0	0	0
Total	141

Table B provides for officers employed substantively in senior executive positions as at 30 June including Medical Officers, SES officers and Holders of Public Office.

¹ Banding for this note is based on salary and fixed allowances only. The average annualised values disclosed in this table are only fixed remuneration and bonus paid.
² Fixed allowances predominately include motor vehicle allowance. Variable allowances, mainly superannuation, are excluded from this column and are detailed over.
³ This represents the total of salary and fixed allowances and does not represent the total remuneration, but only fixed components.
⁴ Bonus paid is the average amount paid, per band, in the prior year. The 2010 note has been restated to meet new reporting requirements.

Variable Elements:

With the exception of performance bonuses, variable elements are not included in the ‘Fixed Elements and Bonus Paid’ table above. The following variable elements are available as part of senior executives’ remuneration package:

(a) Performance bonuses:

most senior executive officers participate in a performance bonus scheme that is assessed annually based on the individual’s performance against their contributions to the outcomes of the Department. Performance bonuses are assessed and paid after the completion of the financial year.

(b) On average senior executives are entitled to the following leave entitlements:

annual leave: entitled to 20 days (2010: 20 days) each year worked (pro-rata for part-time SES);
personal leave: entitled to 18 days (2010: 18 days) or part-time equivalent; and
long service leave: in accordance with Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976.

under the Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Choice of Superannuation Funds) Act 2004, senior executives of the Department are able to become a member of any complying superannuation fund however the majority of senior executives are members of the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme (CSS), Public Sector Superannuation Scheme (PSS) or the Public Sector Superannuation accumulation plan (PSSap).

(d) Variable allowances:

car parking;
Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT);
reunion and rental allowances; and
motor vehicle allowance for leased vehicles. Lease cost subject to leased vehicle
chosen by SES.

(e) Various salary sacrifice arrangements were available to senior executives including superannuation, motor vehicles and expense payment fringe benefits.

Note 14C: Other Highly Paid Staff

During the reporting period, there were 7 employees (2010: 6 employees) whose salary plus performance bonus were $150,000 or more, who did not have a role as senior executives and are therefore not disclosed as senior executives in Note 14A.

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