Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Finance and Deregulation) Share this | Hansard source

The Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

(1) The total number of staff employed in the Department as at 27 April 2011 is 989 (includes 64 non-payroll employees).

(2) The total number of staff who have disclosed that they have a disability is nine.

(3) No specific recruitment programs are in place at this time. These are being considered in the draft disability strategy to be considered by the Executive Board shortly.

(4) No specific retention programs are in place at this time. These are being considered in the draft disability strategy to be considered by the Executive Board shortly.

(5) None at this time. These are being considered in the draft disability strategy.

(6) No. These will be considered in the draft disability strategy.

(7) The Department has prepared a draft disability strategy which is currently under consideration by its People Committee. Once approved by the People Committee it will be passed to the Department's Executive for approval and will be implemented.

(8) The draft disability strategy will contain arrangements for the recruitment, retention and career pathways of people with a disability.