Administrative Requirements

In September 1992 Premier Fahey codified the provisions to apply to the provision of information to Members of Parliament by public servants.

I am pleased to announce a third call for applications under the ESS Funding Scheme administered by the Review and Reform Division.

The purpose of this Circular is to advise Schedule 1 departments that the Public Sector Management Office has varied the meal, travelling and related allowances contained in Table 1 - Allowances of Part B-Monetary Rates to the Crown Employees (Public Service Conditions of Employment) Award 1997, effective from 1 July 2002.

The Strategic Management Calendar has been updated for 2002.

The purpose of this circular is to highlight the Government's commitment to accommodate the culturally diverse nature of the public sector workforce.

I am pleased to announce a second call for applications under the ESS Funding Scheme administered by the Review and Reform Division.

New charges for SES/Senior Officer motor vehicles, inclusive of GST where applicable, effective from 1 December 2001, are as follows: STANDING COSTS: $ _______________________________________________________ Comprehensive Insurance Passenger Vehicles 836.00 4WD 752.40 Compulsory Third Party Insurance (see Note) Sydney 341.75 Wollongong 304.16 Newcastle 273.41 Country 266.57 _______________________________________________________ Registration Fee 42.00 Vehicle Tax (Based on Weight) 0 - 975 kg 221.00 976 - 1154 kg 248.00 1155 - 1504 kg 290.00 1505 - 2504 kg 437.00 NRMA Membership Joining Fee 55.00 Subscription Renewal 55.00 _______________________________________________________ RUNNING COSTS (fuel, tyres, servicing and repairs) Cents per kilometre Passenger Sedans 4 cylinders under 2 litres 12.15 2 litres and over 13.68 6 cylinders (includes supercharged Berlina/Calais) 15.38 6 cylinders (supercharged) Commodore 'S' only 16.75 6 cylinders (Dual fuel LPG/Petrol) Magna LPG 10.54 6 cylinders (LPG only) Ford Falcon LPG 9.78 8 cylinders all V8's not included in V8 executive category 17.55 8 cylinder executive eg Holden Statesman, Ford LTD 18.89 _______________________________________________________ 4 Wheel Drive Small up to and including 3 litres Petrol manual 13.65 Petrol automatic 14.95 Diesel manual 16.31 Diesel automatic 20.66 Large over 3 litres Petrol manual 20.88 Petrol automatic 23.39 Diesel manual 18.12 Diesel automatic (non turbo) 19.94 Diesel automatic (turbo-charged) 20.39 _______________________________________________________ All remuneration packages should continue to be costed to include the parking space levy, where applicable, fringe benefits tax and the standard operating lease offered by State Fleet Services for the vehicle concerned.

The International Innovations Awards Programme promotes innovation in reform throughout the Commonwealth and is sponsored by the Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management (CAPAM).

The purpose of this Circular is to advise that on 4 March 2002 the New South Wales Industrial Relations Commission (Schmidt J) made a new award, the Crown Employees Wages Staff (Rates of Pay) Award 2002.

The Workforce Profile (WP) collection provides a reliable and valuable basis for planning, developing and monitoring human resource policies and strategies at whole of sector and agency level.