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Annual Report 2007–08

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Outlook

From 2008–09 onwards, with the impact of the special additional efficiency dividend of 2 per cent, the department faces a significant tightening in its budgetary position. While the department will make every endeavour to maintain its service levels to the Chamber, committees and members, the budgetary pressure may mean the department has to reassess the levels of service it is able to provide.

As noted earlier, in the coming year the department will be negotiating its new collective agreement. This will present a challenge to the department to ensure that it can continue to provide a competitive overall package to staff within the budgetary constraint that it faces.

Recognising that a number of senior staff are in the age brackets approaching possible retirement, the department will give renewed attention to the leadership and professional development of staff who will be in a position to feed into the more senior levels of the department.

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