18. Ms Enid Stahl asked -

What criteria do Anglicare apply in regard to the hiring of staff for their Aged Care and Dementia Units?

To which the President replied -

I am advised the answers are as follows -

About 650 people are employed in Anglicare's Aged Services Division to provide care to an average 600 frail aged people on an average day in 8 Nursing Homes and 12 Community Based Services in 5 locations. The staff employed require an extensive range of professional and technical qualifications. All are employed with the Division's Philosophy of Care and Anglicare's Mission Statement in mind.

22. Mr Justice Ken Handley asked -

What are the rate or rates of assessment on parish incomes levied by the synods of the Dioceses of Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth?

To which the President replied -

I am advised the answers are as follows -

Melbourne
Assessments are levied, according to a scale, based on a calculation of assessable income. Assessable income comprises parish receipts such as open plate collections, trading activities, bank interest and property income. Deductions are allowed for property maintenance expenses, removal expenses, loan interest and mission payments.

The scale is based on the following rates -

12.5% for incomes up to $36,899
15.0% for incomes between $36,900 and $47,149
17.5% for incomes above $47,150.

Brisbane
A "Parish Contribution Board" is constituted to receive submissions from individual parishes as to the amount each parish proposes to contribute to the diocesan budget. In agreeing the contribution the Board and the parish take into account contributions by that parish in prior years.

Any disagreement which may arise between the Board and a parish is referred to the Archbishop-in-Council for determination.

Adelaide
Assessments are levied at the rate of 15.5% of all income of the parish. Certain deductions are allowed for such expenses as -

assistant curates 
major maintenance projects (over $2000) 
contributions to a maintenance reserve; and 
contributions to certain mission organisations.

Perth
Assessments are levied at 16% of the "current working income" less a standard deduction of $10,000 for each ecclesiastical district, together with other allowable deductions.

"Current working income" includes offerings, gross receipts from hire of properties, fetes and other trading activities, interest, donations, etc. Deductions include donations to building projects which have been approved by the diocesan council.