Martin Ferguson (Batman, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Resources and Energy) Share this | Hansard source

The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:

(1) 216 (including 8 staff on maternity leave)

(2) Tourism Australia does not employ staff under the APS classification framework and instead uses a 7 Band system. Bands 1 to 4 inclusive closely approximate APS and EL classifications. In this group:

171 staff were employed on an ongoing basis

15 staff were employed on a fixed term basis

169 staff were employed on a Full-time basis

17 staff were employed on a Part-time basis

0 staff were employed in Canberra

99 staff were employed in Sydney

86 staff were employed overseas

(3) Tourism Australia does not employ staff under the APS classification framework; rather it uses its own 7 Band system. Bands 5 to 7 inclusive closely approximate SES classifications. In this group:

6 staff were employed on an ongoing basis

24 staff were employed on a fixed term basis

The positions titles were:

Manager, Consumer & Market Insights; Marketing Communications Manager, Japan; Country Manager, Korea; Partnership, Distribution & Business Events Manager, SSEAsia; Country Manager, Malaysia; Manager Domestic Marketing; Manager, Global Public Relations; General Manager Finance and Procurement; General Manager, People & Culture; Chief Technology Officer; Manager, Industry Development; General Manager Business Events Australia; Head of Asia Development; Chief Representative, China; General Manager, New Zealand; Country Manager, Singapore; Regional General Manager, Japan; General Manager, Consumer Marketing; General Manager, Strategy & Research; General Manager International Markets; Regional General Manager Continental Europe; Regional General Manager, North Asia; Regional General Manager, UK/Northern Europe; Regional General Manager, Americas; Regional General Manager, S/SE Asia & Gulf; Executive General Manager Consumer Marketing; General Manager Corporate Services; Executive General Manager Strategic Projects; Executive General Manager Marketing Operations; and Managing Director.

The offices these staff were employed in are Sydney; Tokyo; Seoul; Kuala Lumpur; Shanghai; Auckland; Singapore; Frankfurt; Hong Kong; London and Los Angeles

As a general rule, executive staff are employed on common law contracts for a 3 year fixed term. Contracts expire to the following schedule:

1 in August 2011; 1 in September 2011; 1 in November 2011; 1 in January 2012; 2 in March 2012; 1 in August 2012; 1 in September 2012; 2 in November 2012; 1 in February 2013; 2 in August 2013; 1 in October 2013; 1 in December 2013; 1 in January 2014; 1 in May 2014; 3 in Jun 2014; 2 in August 2014; 1 in September 2014; and 1 November 2014.

The salary range for each country is as follows:

Sydney Band 5 from $149,980 to 224,971: Band 6 from $188,882 to 238,323; Band 7 from $231,416 to 347,125

Tokyo Band 5 from ¥13,571,962 to 21,142,763; Band 6 from ¥15,642,262 to 24,367,930

Seoul Band 5 from ₩98,272,200 to 148,308,300

Kuala Lumpur Band 5 from RM222,357 to 333,536

Shanghai Band 5 from ¥594,621 to 891,931

Auckland Band 5 from NZD136,441 to 204,661

Singapore Band 5 from S$173,070 to 259,605; Band 6 from S$244,442 to 166,663

Frankfurt Band 5 from €97,977 to 153,088: Band 6 from €128,963 to 193,445

Hong Kong Band 5 from HK$1,416,665 to 2,124,998; Band 6 from HK$2,161,979 to 3,242,968

London Band 5 from £71,023 to 106,085; Band 6 from £92,938 to 139,408; and

Los Angeles Band 5 from US$105,025 to 157,537: Band 6 from US$136,879 to 205,139

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