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John-f'aul Langbroek nu, Leader of the Opposition Leader ofthe IilP
g\rMEANp Mrscb-NDGf RECEIVED Hon.Martin Moynihan QC Chairman 25 JAN?010 Crimeand Misconduct Commission GPOBox 3123 COMMISSION BrisbaneQtd 4001
22ndJanuarv 2010 DearMr Moynihan,
Re. Reviewof Ministerial office/public serviceInteraction I write to you in responseto an invitationfrom yourpredecessor seeking submissions on how to makeinteractions betrveenMinisterial staff and puUti. servantsmore professional and transparentin Queensland. one of thegreat difficulties all interestedparties face in respondingto the CMC,scall for submissionsis that tle CJviC'shearings into the conductof oneformer Ministerial staffer, q"hichhave prompted callsfor thesesubmissions, have been just that:hearings into the conductofjust oneministerial stafferin oneministerial office duringons year relating to just onedepartment.
on currentestimates, ]her9 3ret 217fulltime equivalentMinisterial staffof which 34 are basedin thePremier's officealone. Yet of these217 staffporitionr, the CMC,s public hearingsexplored the conductofjust oneformer ministerial staJfer. This is not an adequate sizedexploration upon which the trueextent of problemscan be identified;upon which truly informedsubmissions can be !5.0, or uponwhich the public cangauge the full culturethat existsamongst Ministerial staffersarising out of their interactionana JonOuct with public servants.
Failureof cMC to interviewperson chargedwith responsibilityfor conductof Ministeriatstsff Additionally,I wouldlike to drawyour attentionto the fact thatthe CMC,shearings into the allegedmisconduct of Mr simon Tutt neveronce sought to interviewthe premier,s chief of staff eventhough the Premier personally 'role appointedand indentified her chief of staff asbeing a model'for IW.Tutt'sconduct (andthat of all othersenior ministerial staff; andwho Premieridentified as the beingthe overseerof Ministeti"rriumng includingttr"i.perrormance andmanagement.
PageI of5 Addressr ParliamentHouse Alice Srreet Brisbane Queensland 4000 Ausrralia Telephone (07) 34067997 Facsinile $7) 3221 1496 Emril3 [email protected] Page2 of5
I havesupplied you with this newand additional information - confirmedin thePremier's ownhand witing - andseek your urgent consideration to re-openhearings to furtherexplore theexpectations and conduct of all Ministerialstaff so that public submissions are based on a fulI andproper understanding and insight into the currentinteractions between ministerial staffand public servants.
Manyof thepractices of Ministerialstafl the expectationsplaced upon them by thePremier's office;and the scrutinyto whichthe Premier and Premier's office appliesto ministerialstaff arekept secret and have not beenexplored and exposed by eitherthe CMC's publichearings or a RoyalCommission.
All Ministerialstaff are contracted to theDepartment of Premierand Cabinet with the Premier asthe responsible Minister. The CMC has not, as a partof its publichearings, yet questioned thePremier on how shemonitors - or putsin placethe processes to monitorthrough the Chief ExecutiveOfficer - the conductof Ministerialstaff and the expectationsand guidelines the Premier'sDepartment places on ministerialstaff and their conduct and interaction with public servants.
Moreimportantly, inNovember2}}T the Premier approved a salaryincrease of over $100,000 for her Chiefof Staff- takingthe salarypackage to $31 I ,502.The Premier based herrecommendation upon the recommendationsof a briefingnote provided by her Departmentwbjch clearly said (underlining is mine):
"TheChief of Staffoversees stffing andother resourcingfor all Queensland MinisterialQffices and acts as a mentorto kqt senioradvisors in otltero-ffices" 'primary Additionally,the duties'of thePremier's Chief of Staff- asendorsed by the Premier herself- include:
"Coordinateand over$ee. all Ministerialstqff, including recruitment and gtqf pe\fornancemanagement, development of appropriateperformqnce standards and st a.f; dev eI opment pr oc es s e s " .
Yet at no stageduring the CMC'spublic hearings has the Premier's Chief of Staffor the Premierbeen asked to explainhow Mr Tutt andother Ministerial staff are advised of, and monitoredon, performance standards and staff development processes. Again, without these issuesbeing explored in the publicdomain, it is hardto seehow publicsubmissions to improvethe conduct and interaction of Ministerialstaff can be madeon an informedbasis.
Despitethis being clearly articulated as the Premier's Chief of Staffs role- anddespite it beingclearly endorsed by the Premieras her Chiefof Staff s role (thebriefing note contains thePremier's signature of approval)- the CMC is yet to call thePremier's then Chief of Staff Page3 of5
to explainwhat oversight, training and guidance he providedto Ministerialstaff including Mr SimonTutt andothers.
Equally,the Premier agreed to the salaryincrease for her Chiefof Staffon the basisthat the 'mentor personshe chose to holdthat position acts as a keysenior advisers 'which for in other ffices wouldpresumably have to includethe senioradviser of the Ministerfor Police. Yetthe CMC is yetto call thePremier before its public hearingsto askher to explainwhat sortof mentorshe was providing, and what sort of cultureshe was fostering amongst Ministerialstafl whenshe appointed as her Chiefof Staff a formerLabor Party State Secretaryand a formerLabor party MP, forcedto resignin disgrace,after confessing to electoralroll fraud. 'mentor' If this is the whomthe Premier has handpicked for staffin otherMinisterial offices, is it little wonderthat those ministerial staff believe that the politicalinterests of the Labor Parfy'selection campaign are of greaterpriority thanthe collectiveinterests of Queenslandets,and is it little wonderthat those staff would subscribeto a view of "whatever 'mentol' meansnecessary" given the thePremier has handpicked for them?
I haveattached for yourinformation the Premier'sbriefing note to whichI referbecause it seemsextraordinary that during the CMC's publichearings to date,it hasnot calledbefore it thevery person who the Premierhas chosen and identified as the overseerand role modelfor Mr Tutt at thetime of his meetingswith the QRU; at the time of his meetingswith public servantsand at thetime of the QRUgrant being approved.
Giventhe above,I seekthe CMC's confirmationthat it will call Mr Mike Kaiser(the Premier'sChief of Staffat thetime) and the Premier herself to appearat a publichearing to giveexplanation and elaboration on the aboveissues and to allow submissionsto remainopen until a clearerand broader picture ofcurrenl interactions and expectations is put into the publicdomain.
In theevent that the CMC doesnot call to a publichearing the very personwho the Premier hashandpicked as being a'mentor' for Mr Tutt andother ministerial staff andthe very 'oversees' personthat the Premier has confirmed all Ministerialstaff and is responsiblefor performancestandards and staff development, then I would appreciatean explanationas to howthis cannotbe relevant to eithera. theconduct of the formerstaffer or b. areviewof the conductand interactions of Ministerialstaff with public servants.
Failureto conductsuch hearings would, in my submission,undermine any confidencein any conclusionor recommendationthe CMC mightmake in relationto this matter. Page4 of 5
InappropriateInfluence: it hassought comment on Additionally,as a partof the CMC's call for publicsubmissions, a requestor directionfrom ,,howmay public seryants be empoweredto ihopung, or question ' theminiitir's ffice thatthey consider to beinappropriate" staff it canbe difficult' if Unlessthere is transparencyabout the background of Ministerial if a requestis appropriateor not impossible,for a publicservant to even"beginto know inappropriate. interestand scrutiny of therole of For example,in recentmonths there has been much public qo.ttlons alsobeen asked about what sort lobbyistsin, andwith, the StateGovernm"ni- have thenchange occupation to safeguardshave been put in placeto ensrne]-obbyists who of providefavour to their becomea Ministerialstaffer, do not deliberatelyorinadvertently 'successfees" by facilitating formerclients, or petson'swho hadpaid them so-called servants'This issuewas preferentialaccess, fri"fing, etcwiti Ministersand or publlc p.;i;;;r staff andtwo Deputychief s of staff underlinedlast year when dl ortl. ahief of hadeach previously worked for a lobbyistfirm' decisions'.andinfluencing To ensureMinisterial staff were not inappropriatelyqflulncine Oppositionlodged three publicservants, to thebenefit of theirfo"".t clienis,the State identitythe clientbase of on Noticeinthe StatePalliament: two questions.so"ghit euestion *a tlt third questionasked for formerlobbyists now working for Ministersand the Premier benefitedfrom beingpaid thepremier to identifywhich Ministenai t ufifruapreviously osuccessfees' and from whom' did claimthat shepersonally was Premierrefused to provideany such client base but The haveacted appropriately to ,,satisfiedthat these staff membrr, ;whom she refused to identify] work"' ,nrri, no conflictof inlerestarise in theirday to day of Infornatlon requestfor all the As a resultof this answer,my Officethen lodged a Fr1\d9m thattrer staff, who hadbeen former paperworkupon which ttre Premier f,ua tuiitiid herself of interest' lobbyists,were acting appropriately with no conflict uponwhich the.Premier based The FOlapplicationrevealed that there was not onedocument evenasked to seea list of theformer herdecision: in otherwords, the Premier has never 'eye-ball' thefamous testof the lobbyistclient base of her siaff and.f"utfy ftut adopted formerPremier. of informationrequest for the (l haveattached the Questionson Notice and the Freedom CMC'sinformation). Page5 of5
Givensuch scarcity of information;given such scarcity of processwithin the Premier'sown 'checks office;and given the scarcityof any andbalances' on the Premier'seye-ball test to identifypotential con{licts of interest,it wouldbe impossiblefor a public servantto even beginio havethe capacityto assessif a demandor a requestfrom the Minister'soffice for a briifing on anissue; a decisionin favourof a business;or for a meetingwith an industry groupetc. could bejudged for its appropriateness.
IndependentFublic Sector
Centralto developingappropriate interaction between public servantsand ministerial staff is theneed for publicservantr to haveconfidence in boththe impartialityand professionalism of thesenior public servant appointments to whomthey areanswerabie.
Whereand when that confidence does not exist,public servantsmay oftenfeel compelledto providethe Minister's offrce with the advicethey believe is wanted;rather than independent professionaladvice that is needed.It wouldbe fair to saythat this wasidentifred strongly in theCMC's public hearings.
In 1989the Fitzgerald Report recommended that all seniorgovernment appointments should onlybe madeafter consultation with the Oppositionand relevant interest groups to ensure confidencein the impartialityand professionalism of appointments.
My predecessor,Lawrence Springborg MP, wroteto the Premieron 4 March2008 outlining theyet-to-be-implemented. F\tzgerald Report recommendations and asking her to give bipartisansupport for their implementation.The Premier refused.
I havealso attached to this submissiona copyof the letterprovided to the Premierby Mr Springborgwhich contains,verbatim, the Fitzgerald recommendations that have still not been implementedand that are critical to a professionaland independent public sector.
I look forwardto your clarificationon the aboveissues and welcome you to yournew job.
YourssincereiY ,'"J , !'] , / I t , Jerg{^*tL i{,(-,, i'6.-*L- !v.\,tf\ { lf r -..) ,1 l,ot*-pAl][#'Ir{ cBRodK;MP L/Leader of theOpposition Leaderof the LNP AttachmentL.
CopyofPremier,sapprovaldated20Ngvember2a0T.ioprighlcorner)confirmingon pase it on thetasis that(as outlined thatthe salary t b. ;;i; ;; a;i; oist"n 8): otherresourcing . "The Chiefof Staffoversees staffing and ***#d MinisterialOffrces and acts as a offices";and andstaff o,coordinate overseeall Ministerialstaff" including recruitment o and performancestandards performanceman;;;;;il;;el-o- pm€;ffippropdat; ild staffd.u.lopmtnt Pro""ssts"' (Qtd) PREMIER'S BRtEFlilUt{O$Eent hasbeen released under the F.Vl."d,W:"HSYqt"' Governance -4 To: THEPREMIER Date: '19November 2007 Subject: Reviewof the positionof Chiefof Staff,Office of the Premier
r RECOMMENDATION It is recommendedthat the Premier: Notesthat an independentreview of theChief of Slaffposition in_lhg Premiels office has beenundertaken. .r''...,,' ,t-,,7 ..\ Approvesthe attached position description for the Chief of S'iaffPobjtiotl,',,r Approvesa remunerationpackage for the Chief of Staffre'l,Q.l'-.w-9.9r1$i12,SSS to $285,002, plusa vehicle, { i__..',.-,,i . '-*-: - KEYTSSUES I,J A comparisonof Chiefof Staffsalary arrangementp i"cfoss"Ailiraiian jurisdictions has revealedthat that the position in Queenslandis pait!,dtlRe-toweltrate (attachment 1). - An independentassessment of lhe role(aftac'ririienl 2).,hai9 identified that: tt ,J ." ,'^'." )
valueof highSES2/low SES3) or a prirhary'a.ivigtir,.rbte(work value of lowCEO level). Therequirements of the positiron wili be attrre3\Cietionof thePremier of theday. ln Queenslandthis rlole tends to bq'bs,apripiQiy advisor to thePremier and works in conjunctionwith the PremierS.'ilfl eralinstrategic decision processes. ?j*.tf-?," A positiondescription has bee..ri'Qdv.rr19Oeg.orn'this basisand is attachedfor your ' consideration(attachment 3). .'o ,.._rr'r,' Thenew remuneration p3dy,u"lu,toiiilEtihief of Staff io the Premierwould be in the range g279,0b3(CEO pay po;fit.p.litri $3i"i.,502 (CEO pay point 4,4), incfuding car, superannuationand ieive..]Oaq.i'ng.Ts ministerial staff do notcontribule to lhevehicle cornponentof theirsalary p'ac(bg* under their contract arrangements, the package range shouldbe reduced-byr.!heasse#ed value of a CEQvehicle (i.e. $26,500). Therefore, the packagerange -siq!]id.be $.252,553 to $285,002. In accordanCe;rjfiTRtlfagisEised work value of theposition, the Chief of Staffshouldbe providedwilhra CEO le{el vehicle. 'i. r. , - Fundin$'ta1Ue-g!$r.."dfrom the existing overall Ministerial budget- ..; e Cot{s.UL.TeTlON Mercei*uiii.alia P/L, Office of Public Service Gommissioner (forsalary rates only) Cgqrments(Premier or DG) . "|\^* *ai3ivr3 t*f t Q-c^.'.*'o-l f-/ goirtf.-ri*rarg^^*\r.1 f.^^- U<..* c.€-.^Ac.-\ o.r3f tcarr^)l to &^^i egil,.n ttf^rfuJ{r" t KeASrnilh ;hrid %tf GS- J on^.r' \\t^/kd'ir-ho^'g ' lrdctor-General a^g!^r. af*i l|\-r- e] Q] v:,s 9*c.*'x. := l1-tr' t/ , , \O-' lt : tr,tikeGoodman l Director: ED eli ?.6, / fu,0,ilK4ttu Area: MinisterialServices llspsnoneszzla%L /f$(rt.\ t^, A'r4h-71,v;/ p%d 6C6. lql nffi \./ ENTNo.1l i.*, c& {.g-Ne,lL 6trq(&-&M/L {oge44 I FREEDOM OF This documeuthas been released uncler the
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Mercer(Australla) PtY Ltd M ERCE R ABN32 005 315 917 123Eagle Street Brisbane OLD 4000 4001 v,lri'..r. i,it'pi rti i.i(',1l. GPOBoK 9946 Brisbane QLO 9259 I r.3i' .' ,'!i'rrt. ! | t q r rt l!'t l-. w tl"1'l.il 61 7 32344810 Fax 61 7 3503 [email protected] w}rW.mef Cet.COan.aU
'rir.,, t- 15 November2}OT ,''' to' ;' ;'" ,'"";" ^-. .at -; u.,.t,,..' ," ".''-.'",,"' Mr ScottKessell ''"' Director,Otfice of the Director-General ,'' t*'/" .,"-"*-'n". Departmentof the Premierand Cabinet i '.t-l j -''" P0 Box15009 "' ...-..'"..1 CityEast QLD 4002 ----..*__ i . --'' ,,, *-_, " *l_l SubJect:Recommended Remu neralion Arra n ge,ire nts i-HqiJf of Staff 'n. 'l -'. Dearscott .:-'' -,r1." ,.';;t' | ,,' .t' Furtherto ourearlier conespondence and suusdQrrqht'qiicussions withlhe Departmenl' Merceris pleasedto offerthe following.cpmmentaryi'e'jarding therecommended in remunerationarrangements for the p6s{!b': g-f Chiit}f Staff,wi(hin the Premier's Office Queensland, .1",t \" "'r or \"-'l / / ,^; Mercerhas considered the rerJrlnQratiqriley6!'s which generally apply across other jurisdictionsto similarroles and th"g va'ryin'j pope of therole as it is appliedin those is iifferent circumslances.Agfieh?dirotdd i,ri'earliercorrespondenqe, there signilicanl and divergencein remuneraldq"gie1:klggyiju6s evidencedacross the variousStates per annum' Territories,with Racka("'ie-Bi@lefieen $150,000and $350,000
Priorto completinga worf v:tG'assessmentof the roleas it is proposedwithin the purpose Queenslandconljlt,.fUercer h)b'iroted two differentschools of thoughtaround the of a Chiefof StaffbBpoialment. .r."'--*"'J'r-t\ Anecdotalh/,'t,terce{tiadbu6*n*re observedtwo distinctlevels of contributionassociated and *itn .i.itrii C'iniefotlitif roles.The actual expectations regarding contribution, fol the in"r"for" ihe\'nnodelrj'eimeO most appropriate for Queenslandare largelya matter provided pr"*l6rlio L"teini;'e ;fter consideringneeds within the State's context. Mercer t|re.. foJ;bwjdb: i" ,,-/ . r" briEf-riotes. "h-"'. around the two models'
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i.ir\n .,1 UFI!' rP t Page2 15 November2007 Mr ScottKessell Deparlmenlof Premierand Cabrnet l. TheOperational Management model, where the Chief of -- providesadministrative and operational ensuresthat there is a highdegree of coordination standaidsare met,but would typically not be heldac actualcontenl of advice . monitorsflow of correspondence,and production-0f-i-cpodS?rrddocuments required and/or t'', by for the Premier \:i. ,.-_j - managesstaffing, recruitment, and staff pg"formince '.,. Lfianagement - advisesthe Premier matters procet'sr' 1., on of ^ '\"'t - adadministersm in iste rs the expendituexpenditure re bbudgetu d gei t".tfo.r.ih,J t Ojfiqe. t |n,O,tlt". r_"t, 2. ThePrimary Advisor Model, where the Chief oJ d.Of'bCiur"f I deliversthe accounlabilitiesdescribed above, but will in additign:/ - qualily.plid policy assumeaccountabillty forihe Sntent, '-.-- ---. effeclivenessof advice sourcedwithin the Office ^ ./' / - participatein stralegic decj:iqi withthe Premier and Director- qiiting-)i!1:tsses'p,r'rlicy General,as a primaryso.,'Jrgiiso..'Jrgd orfppticy bnddn.d tactical advice providehigh order polieipoliei.cbnHxr'aorvibF cbqFxr'aovibb to lhe Premier. The secondmodelwill ,o*diiilbo nb=iilr ;r viewingstrategic pollcy decisions coming fromwhal is almosta tritrinviraie;r-rrangd.)irentswherethe Premier determines broad strategicpolicy directio$.* the.Diqector-G'eneral determines the feasibilityand mosleffective meansof deliverythrougltt[e Er.ryeaucracy, andthe Chief of Staffwill advise tactics, timing and be acrosscon!.ingency phnqr4g. In someways this roleaims to provideadvice related lo ensuringthe lo4g'reqm sustaindbility of the elected adminislration to, in turn,underpin deliverv' of thestratEeic bgenda. .--.**-f ' . ;, Subsequeg{giGcu}siqrili ari8 inputs from the Premierhave identified that the proposedrole in Queenslan'daligns hdltwith the second, and more strategic moOel. '----_-i ,r") \.- r/ On tpit ,6a-sjs,''t,le_rce"rhas reviewed the inpulsreceived from all sourcesand takenthese as thqba,gisfblbeVelopment ol a draftRole Description, Copy of whichis attached.Our work value-p'rofllihgbased upon this docUment and the contextualunderslandingarising from recenfuis.*c'iissjons,derives lhe outcomesummarised in the followingtable. ,ladvso.] s@rtD&Adalebbb8ndFnt toldoFq\d dnd ol haprcrcr8 obnel- qpGDU007\10 broed baldd t0wds lo lne oilrolonlube. E@mnenda{,on_cjrelgtilalt-07 1It5 doc FOIDOCUMENT No.4 AU t lv>z (Vru'', This documenthas been released under theFREEDOM OF INFORlvrA',l'lUN MEI?CEIR u rtr i tl lrr[n.- f f,l 'iRotl &Ar :r!t,1,,r't.'.lf!ri CJllYFll*"irlti Page3 15November 2007 MrScott Kessell Deparimentof Premierand Cabinel Table I - Job Evatuation Prolile - Ghief of $taff, Premierts Office tI- fotl Positlon lmpact Expertise Judger'ligrii-."'-'At'S':"tl""g 1455 ;.-;' .;' of knowledge It is clearthat the major driver for remuneration revolvc.S'ai'cungltfu"hi$h order of andexperience that are prerequisite to compelent dei\ery"e-closs-bj.rroad set wouldbe accountabilities.lt is unli[elythai a substanliatn"tO ot frqJ:',i6te'C]nbidates wouldneed to sourcedfrom within the Queensland Public Seryidp. Any'i"'.criiitment activity casla rnuchwider net. ,_' o!r' \.r ,,'/ ,"-.r) .r' .i i' datafor Thelabte below provides a briefsummary of'tuqdnfo.riEiil market remuneration rolesal thiswork value level. --.,.r,,'l !."-l Table 2r Vllork Value ib's.t or.iqtier2007 Work ValuE Level Agg. --6^ 1455 '*r $424'000 f.U , t-t*-tI iDzo'|.llruu 060 s346.000eravrwvs ,.-. 6;__-+.___:.=i _i_k=___ apply t-?:* It is atsoretevanl to iqi5il5Ekagevatues observed to Yitl,,i "*Sirupb Public"^piqlltSeruice SES contexlat similarwotX vafub,.pia;c.er faciiitates the annualAustralian fol6wingpackage RemunerationRetie..w, anO it ii'iioied lhat, as al 31 Decernber2006, the valuesdescribed'ihe SEg Band3 levelwiththe Commonwealth. nr. .} ---5--.- ''"1"t ,r"*'" 3 Teble 3: f--eti1.'f6'ef1i'bro]\tiilution tor commonweatth's sES Band lt\r Msxlmurd Average Year l, r,n Miqiirfrum Ql Median Q3 ffio,+ao $289,319 9586,430 9284,882 'il.*- givento-t?,tg:!l.ng tle gv.*,iv".ri"t",j ":iii"rpretation, Mercer would propose that consideralion be 75'n%ile) of ffi;i; rhil !rulil r"ri.e markeit,inwhich case the upper quartile (Q3 or tneabovb AFS Oata could form a usefulentry level of remuleration. pomtt & Ebnot ' gPtonuoonlo b@d bssd ftarls l9lrne I \advFory armelb&Ma€ElobalvlE^l loldstlqtsld d99t ot ths drc oittcponivDu-toc;nnendanon-drtehf 5lai-o7 1 I l5 FOT.DOCUMENTNo'5 OF INFORMA Tbis documenthas beenreleased under the FREEDOM MERCER nt,nr.)l,l MEnitA !(f;,Olt. GUt f AailENflh' Ol-iven $/YtvlAll Page4 15Novernber2007 r\.. MrScott Kessell ,' Deparlmentof Premierand Cabinet ," li tt':l-'t".' o"! iq a\!9ais;'ieasonably consideran upperlevel of remuneration.wtfich It is also reasonabteto *nitn withthe general market . Mercer **fJftoposeffpie'i1nS abtq11l6n - competitive enOof around resultsin remunerationtowards the middle of thesecond Adiq9.t62alciq ''*;,t $310,000. l thatfor thatsuch an upper benchmark i: 1lmight be argued t9[1Y1'1?frrlui6"noteperformance positionsat this levelwithin the general private sectoi'E6{it'irenflgfiable oirolesat 1455points, our basedpayments would typically apply. For exampde, in't\idade (llxeOplus performance based databaseindicates thal i# Medianvalue of "Tqt'6fRewar\ components)is$396,200 :,t i,.=.,i'rr',r"i,. QueenslandPublic hasreviewed the currenl remuneratioh t+e *,nfi.t'apply.within Mercer withthe current Service,and woutd consider a benchmarkwtrich ilcu'!.6,'iryIi l'gntenlachieve appropriate cro rcaieruirhe top eueenstand "f,ji5a1[1!9$&lJEoJto remuneration ii )li..i'- By' way of illustration'. r' /' tvtrttte+n . cdo+Paypoint 4.4 "^i 1ti{9it' .=';'i'l.,'"'.'Hlf irt,t " cEo4 Paypoint4.5 $3!q68Q,'.,..r,ti#:#Z , cEo4Paypointr.i .,ffitf . 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"., ,t i g OR e-mai I to: min ist'e,rl fl ni'@ prgriii i rs'qld' ov'au i t '\i in termsof Economic'Social' premier,soffice functions to keepthe Premierfully appraised Ihe effectivedecision making' policy PoliticatanJ Mediarelaied t"i[t", i""'ilating Legal,Trade, in ensuringthe Premier remains up- andgovernin.u. lt alsopf r,r.ti'ltpo*"ni ti. development and promotesiositive engagement with to_dateon all issuesof importanceto QueensianJ'puuric thecommunitY. 4t2 FOIDOCUMENT No.7 for TheChief of Stafffunctions as the Premier'sprincipal advisor, assuming accountability ptouiOingthe Premierwith stralegic context, policy'advice and support on importantissues affectingthe State. Ministerialoffices and Thechief of Staff.overseesstaffing and other resourcing for aflQueensland actsas a mentorforkey senior advisors in otheroffices. Dele ons and Res sibilities ReoortinqRelations hiPs Theposition reports directly to the Premierof PrimaryDuties u Functionas a primarysource of andstrategic policy orientation both n Providethe Premierwith contin facilitate effective govern ance sionmaking. /s Office staff, encouragingconlinuous SelectionCriteria wholeof SCI Demonstraledimpressive record of shategicleadership to advance ' governm'enlpriorities and service delivery' politicaladvice' analysis sc2 superiorcompetency in theprovision of highlevel policy and a3 FOTDOCUMENTNo.8 'lhls '-'----; oocumell[ oa5 utcu rsreaolu *-*-' to Queensland'including anddirection on currentind emergingissues of significance theformulationofcomprehensivestrategicandlactica|responses. workingrelationships Highlydeveloped interpeisonal.skitls to advance collaborative SC3 mostsenior levels of government the abilityto negoliateand communi.ut" at the with industryand the non- andwith oiverreii'ig. tf stakeholdersacross business, government" sector. andproblem-solving abilitieswith the Demonsiratedhigh calibre conceptual, analytical SC4 demandingand high risk provencapacity !o rnakesound o..i.ii"i in a complex, environment. resourcesw{fi?pigyenwfifl a'proven qanacllJosapaurty sc5 Demonitratedability and skill in managingstaff and "^r^- - Li-Ar'r arranlirrateamloam within a diverg'e"rinfJthangingdiver)r$'e.Sndthanging work devetopa highlyeffective -(' ..: .i Lad, motivaleand - environment. l." / ,t" ,n' ,/ assrgrn criteia arenot ranked in orderof importance.Thefl!! nit?'t'Y Note:Se/ec tion processi ;;;;;f,'rgt lo thecnteii tn' beginningof thesetection i '' "t I OtherRole Information workwould ['q I Possessionof a degreerelevant to thefield of anisationalChatt ,"tt:"t Furtherlnformation '. l' - r^' fromtertiary study' varuesthe expande$ [oqwi"dg"-g'r1i skilr.base resurting whirstthe department fromother rearning experiences' thatenhanc"o *orlnp,aiohiftJ gahresurt irarso acknowredges pi'x*gtionaldevelopment orlife experiences' Thesemay include.;'fi;l;; t;.intOruil/luAJ provideproof of Australian r-termappointryl\t tiiltl'"o...,j11t'il tryi':-t:ts must temporaryappointmenl applicants must citizenshipor perrnanentresideng..f{d.1" eLiffi"r ;;;;;;t.f inattnev can res-1lli/"q'k inAusg'atia and__rmotorvehicles'_-,^r.r^ki^,ac is etfectivi"ingiuS."l-1fa;OGovemment buildings' offices '\. i rnation ally' The position m a y requirer.ii''a.lEl.natio ni"tiya nd inte 3/3 FOIDOCUMENTNo.9 theFREEDOM OF This documenthas been released under xq eF u)o I o I o o 0 6 I 8. I ts = o o tljo F t r D "9 - gl E ez ET ? ,;l .€ HI o *"i K t x informingstate 1 on Noticefrom the Premier l. copy of answersto Questions noneof her staffwho Parliamentthat sheit p.tt"tAfy satisfiedthat formerlyworkedaslobbyistshaveanyconflictofinterestintheirdayto daywork; confirmingthat no ') copy of anFOI decisionfrom the Premier's office satisfiedherself that documentationi, in uponwhich the Premier "*iut.nt. hadany potential her staff,who hadworked previously as lobbyists' conflicts. . Questionon Notice No. 1051 Askedon L sePtember2009 - MR LANGBROEKasked the Premier and Minister for theArts (MS BLIGH) QUESTION: or above Will thePremier detail all ministerialstaff employed by MSB at an A08 salary Bligh who receiveda successfee as a lobbyist during the term of the Beattie and (includingthe Govemments,whether publicly or privatelyemployed during the period amountof thefee, the datepaid, the ilient andwhat project the fee waspaid for)? RESPONSE: TheHonourable Member should note that success fees are not paid to publicsector employees. have It is a matterof public record that a small numberof currentministerial staff previouslyworked as lobbyistsin the privatesector. The termsand conditionsof their a private employmentcontracts when working outside of Governmentwould be commircialarrangement between the employeeand the employer' conflictof I am satisfiedthatthese staff members have acted appropriately to ensureno interestsarise in their dayto daywork. to If theHonourable Member has evidence of anywrongdoing, he has an obligation immediatelyrefer the matter to the relevantauthority for full investigation' Questionon Notice No.893 Askeilon t 8 August2009 - MR LANGBROEKasked the Premier and Minister for theArts (MS BLIGH) QUESTION: at an AO7 salaryor Will thePremier advise for eachstaff memberemployed in her office in the lastthree above(a) who hasworked for a lobbyist,either ernployed or contracted, dates of years, (b) in relation to (a) the name of the toUUyistfirm/firms and the while employedby .*pfoyt".ot and (c) the namesof clientsthat staff in (a) lobbiedfor thelobbyist firm/firms in (b)? ANSWER: staff have It is a matter of public record that a small number of currentministerial have previouslyworked-as lobbyists, In eachcase, I am satisfiedthat these staff members daywork' actedappiopriately to ensureno conflict of interestsarise in their day to an obligationto If the HonourableMember has evidenceof any wrongdoing,he has immediatelyrefer the matterto therelevant authority for fulI investigation' Questionon Notice No.1983 Askedon 26 November2009 MRDEMPSEYaskedthePremierandMinisterfortheArts$4SBLIGH). QUESTION: Scurrah- to the Premier'sstaff member'Ms Nicole With reference S]afn w[;t i"e wasMs scurrahappointed Depytv lhief 9f -- ,- iii Scunahtaken parl in meetingsthat (2) Sinceher appointml"i, t" *iti,, dateshai Ms includedrepresentatives from her former employer' Plfltt? - - ^, withEnhance clients for whom (3) Onwhat ocoasions did Ms scurraht uu. m".iinis '-' thoseclients? J. hadworked as a lobbyistand who were ANSWER: MsNicoleScurrahwasappointedasDeputyChiefofStaffeffectivefrom14April 2A09. PtyLtd's current entry on the theMember should be aware, Enhance corporate As of theDepartment of the of Lobbyistsit weusiie Register i"lrltri "i'.aila!r.e.31ihe PremierandCabinet'Theregisterlists84thirdpartyclientst"l::lf"'''retain,or iorporateto.prolide lobbying havepreviously retainej, the-services of Enhance busine'setand organisations and services,Many of thesl-cfitntttt major of toii 1rou.t.lulut dealingswith ma'y representativ.,of Cou.rn ent,including rV them. actedinappropriately in their dealings haveno reasonto believeany ofmy staffhave I If theMemberhas evidence of any with cuffento, ror*., ,tients;f Enhan* corpo*t. referthe rnatter to therelevant wrongdoing,t" i,^ unofiig"i"" t" imrnediately authorityfor full investigation' ..--. .J,.'..------i ..- ::.:::: -.'. ;::::- .rtug]iG- Xffi3#] ) tq$t4tt- DearMr Martin YOURRIGHT TO INFORMATION APPLICATION officeof I referto yourapplication dated 28 Septembar2009, which was received by the Rtghllo lhe Prsmieron 05 Octobsr2009, seeking accesS to informationunder the tnfarmatlonAct 2A09(Ald) (the Act). t0 The scopeof your applicationwas for informationprovided to the Premierin order have satisfyher that currentministsrial staff who haveprevigusly worked as lobbyists tJaywork' actedappropriately'to ensure no conflicts of inteiesthavE arisen in theirday to SearchRegults Searcheswere oonducted of ths reoordsmanagomenl system and physicalsearches your weremade of pertinentareas of the Officeof the Prerniet.No foliosrelevant 1o applicationwere located. Accessdecislon Section47(3)(e) of theAct states - "47 Groundson which€6coss may be rafused (3) Qn apptication,an agency may reluse €ccess lo a documentof tha agoncyand a Ministermay refusesccess to a documontof the Minister- (e) heeausethe documonl is nonexistentor unlocatableas d in section62; Section52(1Xa) of the Act etates - *82 Documentnonexistent ar unlocatable (1)Forsectisn4T(3)(e),adocumenlisnonexistantor unlocatdbleif - (a) theagency or Ministerdealing with the application for accessis salrsfiedthe documenl does nol exisf"' Queensland Government fsllwithin tha scope your Asthe Otfice of the Premier does not hold documents that Act' applioation,access is refusedunder sec'tion 47(3Xe) of the Thedate of the decision isMonday, 0g November2009' Reviewof Decieion for.internalreview under seclion lf youare rtot satisfied with this decision, you can apply to theOffice of thePremier 80of theAct. An applicationfor internal ,.ui.* mustbe made thisdecision' Tho internal within20 bueinessdays after the day on whichyou.receive makar' reviewwill be unOertaken byan officer more seniot to lhe originaldocision theoffice of the Premier'as Yourapplication can be lodgedby post,fax or omaitto follows: 'Post: SeniorPolicy Advisor Officoof lhe Premier POBox 15185 CIW EASTQLD 4OO2 Fax: 07 32371044 Email: erti@premiers,qld.gov'au bo eligibleto applyfor an you do not,nowovgr, have to requastan internalreview to 85of the Act' externalreview by the Information Commissioner under S€ction Commissionerwithin 20 Anexlernal rsview application must be madeto theInformation Yourapplication can be busineesdays frorn tho day on which you receive this decision' ways: todgedwith the tnformation commissioner in any of thefollowing gtreel, ln person: Level4' 300Adelaida Brisbano Post:POEoxlol43,AdelaideStreet,Brisbane'Q|d4000 Fax: 0730057150 Email: [email protected]{,qov'au online: hllBlYwu'oic'qld'qov'aq queriesregarding pleasedo nothesitate to contactme on (07) 3224 4500 tf you havo any yourrequest. TOTALP,A3 Attachment3. pt:lioot::ader of the Copyof lettersent to the Premierby the 3. FitzgeraldReport Opposition,Lawrence Springb.org MP' outlining implementedin relationto public recommendationsthat have still not been action' sectorappoiniments and asking for the Premier's 4 March,2008 The Hon AnnaBligh, MP Premier ExecutiveBuilding 100George Street BRISBANE QLD 4ooo DearPremier MostQueenslandersalenowawareofmydriveJo.restorestandardsandaccountabilitytothelegarisedlying and the fo'owing ^ of decisionsincluding eueenslandGovernment ";t;; .iu"r-op anddenial of workplacebuliying' your supportfor a numberof inclusiveleadership, I am seeking As a part of my bipartisanand passageof twenty mqutry that, sffangely,with the recommendationsmade by theFitzgeraia adoptedin **r, havestill not been Queensland' and the ethical relate to government advertising The two outstandingrecommendations appointmentof Publicseffants' governmentadvertising was put an end to any questionthat The flust recommendationwould to want to cut nicely-with your professedclaim being used fo, pofitirJ-porpor.. undlit, governmentadvertisin g' public servantsand its' to the ethical appointmentof The secondrecommendation relates of Ministers' and media cynicism Jout the appointment adoptionby you *""f0 dilute public your failure to etc to key governmentroles' Of toutte' relatives,members of political parties in future could ioif,.t diminish public confidence adopt the fftz'uro;d rr"om*.ndation appointments. r^ -2- and inclusive backing to your call for a As you would recall, last week I gave bipartisan terms and to look at other issues of ParliamentaryCommlttee to look ut fi*.a four-year accountabilityas a part of attainingbipartisan support' IamnowlookingforyourbipartisanleadershiptoimplementSection3.g.3oftheFitzgerald at publicly fundedadvertising and to ensure Reportrelating to a parliamentarycommitt"e to look putfic and not being used for distributing the money spent is for genuinely inforrninf tne propagandafor Political gain' MediaUnits and PressSecretaries Section3.9.3 all-partyparliamentary committee to monitor considerationshould be givento establishingan mediaiaivities, includ'ing press secretaries' the costandworkings of Ministeritl';;;;;p;tment analysewhether the moneyspent is on rnediaunits and, paid. advertising. ri;.s comminrecould political gain It couldalso bring ta the informingthe pubtic, or distributi";";;;;;g;;d.a for or misinformationemanating from the attention of Parliarnentany miirLprisintation administration and Ministeriarmedia staff will, by nature' It is unavoidablethat Ministerial office expenditure governmentadvertising and departrnental media be largelypolitically focused.But in relation to not be' units,itrereis a pubiic expectationthat theseshould supportfor relatesto the appointmentof senior The secondrecommendation I am seekingyour Ministersbe consultedprior public servantsund a r"commendationth; th" oppfsiti-on's.Shadow uttiiiutions or peffonal relationshipscan be to appointrnentso rhat any concernsaUout poUtitut discussedfrankly prior to appointrnent' yearsI have seenpublic servants'who have been I shouldlike to make it clear that over the marks becauseof their personalrelationship appointedto ,rnlo, poritionr, subjectedto loestion was without a shadowof a doubt eminently or political affiliation. sometimesthe public servant qouriri.aandonotheroccasionstheywereeminentlyunqualified. or This recommendationdoesn't inhibit relatives No one shouldbe excludedfrom fair selection. assiststhe transparencyand credibility of an partymembers being appointedon rnC insteadit uppoint*.nt IF it is a meritoriousselection' the individual public servantto ensurethe you and I both have a duty to both the public and to processisn't only transparentbutis seento be transparent' wherethese issues can be discussedfrankly The purposeof my call is to put in place a structure is to be made, a proper and open processof so when a senior public sector appointment so that any legitimateor perceivedissues about consultationhas been undertakenin uivunce affiliationscan be discussed' personalor political ..13