Questions & Answers Paper No. 158 - Parliament of New South ...

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LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
MONDAY 12 OCTOBER 2009
Given last year the NSW Government publicly stated that it intended to introduce legislation to ban NSW
Government indemnity against carbon liabilities from sale and lease contracts as part of its previous
proposal to restructure the electricity industry, with regard to the NSW Government's new proposal to
transfer electricity assets to the private sector:
(1) Is the NSW Government committed to excluding the following indemnities from any electricity asset
sale or lease, including of the retail market, generation sites and generators' trading rights, in its
proposed industry restructure:
(a) Financial assistance to meet national carbon permit costs;
(b) Assurances that the NSW Government will not work to reduce electricity demand through State
action or through opposition to national policies;
(c) Concessions or guarantees that allow for indemnity where it can be shown that security of
supply will be compromised;
(d) Support for free permits or Federal compensation for the costs and charges of auctioning carbon
permits through the Federal Government's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme;
(e) Support for "safety valves" (such as coverage, time of entry of a sector, future relief
mechanisms) in the Federal Government's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme;
(f) Any other type of policy or financial assistance from carbon liabilities?
(2) Are all power generation sites to be included in the sale for coal or gas powered electricity?
(3) What potential for the inclusion of renewable energy sites in the sale has the NSW Government
identified?
(a) What type of renewable energy would these sites be for?
(b) What would be their generation capacity?
(4) Given the need to move to low emissions and sustainable energy production, what limits will the
NSW Government place on the development of new - or the expansion of existing - coal and gas
powered generation sites?
Answer—
(1) to (4) Information on the Government's Energy Reform Strategy is available at
www.nsw.gov.au⁄energy
*7386 PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES—Mr Jonathan O'Dea asked the Premier, and Minister for the Arts—
(1) What was the total head count number of New South Wales public sector employees as at:
(a) 31 December 2008;
(b) 30 June 2009?
(2) What was the total Full Time Equivalent number of New South Wales public sector employees as at:
(a) 31 December 2008;
(b) 30 June 2009?
Answer—
All public sector agencies report their staffing profile annually as part of their annual report.
*7387 COST OF ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS—Mr Jonathan O'Dea asked the Premier, and Minister for the
Arts—
(1) How many State Government advertising campaigns, in all forms of media, were conducted in the
2008-2009 financial year?
(2) What was the total cost of these campaigns in the 2008-2009 financial year?
(3) How much of this cost was spent on television advertising?
(4) What campaigns are currently under way?
Answer—
(1) to (4) Information relating to Government advertising expenditure can be found in relevant annual
reports.
The New South Wales Government has committed to cutting Government expenditure on advertising
by 25 per cent from the level of the 2007-2008 financial year.
A variety of advertising campaigns operate at any one time to convey important information to the
community.
*7388 PUBLIC SECTOR REDEPLOYMENT PROGRAM—Mr Jonathan O'Dea asked the Premier, and
Minister for the Arts—
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