Senator Bob Carr: The Minister for Defence has provided the following answer to the honourable senator’s question: For the period 1 January to 30 June 2012, the following non-ongoing civilians were employed in Defence on contract with the associated levels of remuneration: Classification No. Remuneration Min Max APS 1 16 $42,250.00 $47,427.00 APS 2 116 $47,814.00 $53,752.00 APS 3 111 $54,463.00 $59,512.00 APS 4 69 $61,694.00 $67,354.00 APS 5 89 $67,702.00 $72,518.00 APS 6 60 $74,169.00 $84,726.00 EL 1 40 $93,740.00 $105,739.00 EL 2 17 $108,118.00 $174,903.00 SES 1 1 $136,142.00 $162,863.00 SES 2 4 $164,584.00 $201,377.00 SES 3 4 $202,356.00 $257,008.00 Total 527