Community Affairs Legislation Committee – 26/10/2023
Estimates – HEALTH AND AGED CARE PORTFOLIO
Department of Health and Aged Care
Senator RENNICK: Mr Comley, congratulations on your new role.
Mr Comley: Thank you.
Senator RENNICK: What are your medical qualifications?
Mr Comley: I don’t have any clinical medical qualifications.
Senator RENNICK: So you have never worked in a hospital or a front-end hospital, or anything like that?
Mr Comley: No.
Senator RENNICK: What salary have they put you on?
Mr Comley: My salary is publicly available through the Remuneration Tribunal determination.
Senator RENNICK: Can you provide that?
Mr Comley: The determination is around $850,000.
Senator RENNICK: How many staff are in the department of health?
Mr Comley: We covered that off in the previous outcome; around 5,500 staff.