6. The Rev Elwyn Sheppard asked (28.10.96) -

(a) Are the costs associated with employing assistant Bishops or Archdeacons met under the provisions set out in an Ordinance of Synod?

(b) What Ordinance?

(c) How many people apart from the Archbishop, his secretary and Registrar have their salaries and expenses paid from the Endowment of the See?

(d) What is the budgeted cost to the Endowment of the See in the salaried and associated expenses of the people who are the subject of the previous question?

(e) Who authorises these expenses?

(f) Are the financial statements of the Endowment of the See published? If they are not, on what basis can he who/that which authorises expenditures from the Endowment of the See be confident of the capacity of the Endowment of the See to finance the above-mentioned positions?

(g) What is the latest valuation of residences (not including Bishopscourt and that of the Registrar) owned by or under the control of the Endowment of the See?

To which the President replied -

(a) Yes, except that Assistant Bishops and Archdeacons are not employees, they are appointed to an office and paid stipends not salaries.

(b) Endowment of the See Ordinance 1977.

(c) Full time employees 10
Part time employees 2

(d) Approximately $440,000.

(e) Generally, the Archbishop, Standing Committee and the Anglican Church Property Trust Diocese of Sydney as Trustee.

(f) No. The Trustee approves the annual budget, receives management accounts from time to time, approves the annual accounts prior to audit and receives copies of the audited accounts. Copies of the audited accounts are tabled in the Standing Committee.

(g) $5,087,050.

The Rev Elwyn Sheppard asked (30.10.96) -

(a) Did the amount quoted in answer (d) to my question No. 6 of 28/29 October include travel and other allowances, Long Service Leave, Superannuation, etc?

(b) What is the total cost to the Endowment of the See arising from the appointment of the twelve to the positions referred to in answer (c) in the same question?

(c) How many secretaries are employed to assist the Assistant Bishops and Archdeacons?

(d) From what Fund are they paid?

(e) What are the all-up costs in employing secretarial support for the Assistant Bishops and Archdeacons?

To which the President replied -

(a) Yes.

(b) Approximately $390,000 for the 12 employees, not $440,000 as given in the answer on 29 October.

(c) 7 including the secretary to the Registrar.

(d) Endowment of the See.

(e) Salary and associated personnel costs are approximately $250,000.