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VICTORIAN STATISTICS

MEMBERS

Legislative Assembly - 88 (44 ALP; 41 Liberal/National; 3 Independents)
Legislative Council - 44 (14 ALP; 30 Liberal-National)

SITTING PATTERN

Autumn session - February-June
Spring Session - September-December

SITTING HOURS

Day Council Assembly
Tuesday 2.00p.m.-11.00 p.m. 2.00 p.m.-11.30 p.m.
Wednesday 10.00 a.m.-11.00 p.m. 9.30 a.m.-11.30 p.m.
Thursday 10.00 a.m.-6.00 p.m. 9.30 a.m.-6.00 p.m.

HOUSE SITTINGS

  Council Assembly
  Autumn
20.03.01-20.06.01
Spring
16.08.01-06.12.01
Autumn
27.02.01-14.06.01
Spring
16.08.01-29.11.01
Sitting weeks 8 10 8 10
Sitting days 21 23 24 27
After midnight 5 - 4 2
Total hours 227 hrs 44 min 205 hrs 36 min 257 hrs 47 min 269 hrs 40 min
Avg per day 10 hrs 51 min 8 hrs 56 min 10 hrs 44 min 9 hrs 59 min
Longest day 15 hrs 29 min 13 hrs 38 min 16 hrs 32 min 14 hrs 49 min

COMMITTEES

Type Number Pages Hours
Full-day hearing 23 1270 155 hrs 10 min
Part-day hearing 46 995 86 hrs 45 min
Intra and interstate hearings 26 1417 141 hrs 45 min
TOTAL 95 3682 383 hrs 40 min

SALARIES

Permanent staff

Editor (1) $101 000*
Deputy Editor (1) $ 76 796
Senior Subeditor (1) $ 72 004
Subeditor (3) $ 64 755
Senior Reporter (1) $ 62 074
Reporter (9) $ 60 520
System and Publishing Officer (1) $ 55 663 (includes commuted overtime)
Department Secretary (1) $ 40 603 (plus overtime)
Administrative Officer (1) $ 43 290 (includes commuted overtime)

Casual staff

Subeditor (1) $45.20 per hour**
Reporter (9) 10-minute turns @ $38.07 per hour**
  7.5-minute turns @ $33.41 per hour
  5-minute turns @ $28.79 per hour
Keyboarders/Monitors (2) $19.21 per hour
Training rate $20.86 per hour

* Package from which is taken employer's superannuation contribution and, if applicable, motor vehicle expenses
** Based on 125% of permanent full-time reporter/subeditor hourly rate; negotiable according to expertise and commitment

LEAVE ENTITLEMENTS

Six weeks annual leave; 15 days sick leave (5 without medical certificate); 3 months long service leave after 10 years service.