Question - Infrastructure

Question

Number
944
Subject
Infrastructure
(SES Governance )
Asked by
Cain, Peter
Directed to
Minister for Planning and Sustainable Development
Question asked on
02 March 2026
Answer due on
02 April 2026
Question asked
  1. How many SES roles have been created or upgraded within Infrastructure Canberra (formerly Major Projects Canberra) since 1 January 2022, including (a) a list of each role, (b) whether a business case was prepared and (c) whether the role was publicly advertised and filled through an open merit-based process.
  2. What controls are in place to ensure newly created or reclassified SES roles comply with ACT Public Service merit and qualification requirements.
  3. How many SES officers within Infrastructure Canberra have, since 1 January 2022, been absent from duty for more than (a) six months and (b) 12 months.
  4. For any SES role where the substantive occupant has been absent for more than 6 months, (a) has the role been formally backfilled; if not, why not, (b) how have the duties been performed during the absence and (c) what has been the total salary and on-cost expenditure during the period of absence.
  5. Has Infrastructure Canberra assessed whether the role remains operationally necessary where an SES role has not been backfilled during an extended absence; if so, what was the outcome.
  6. How many SES roles at Infrastructure Canberra have remained substantively unperformed for 12 months or more in the past three financial years.
  7. Has any internal audit, workforce review, or ACT Public Service Commissioner review examined SES role creation, reclassification, or extended absence arrangements within Infrastructure Canberra in the past three years.