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Definition

The Workforce Profile is a data collection on the characteristics of the NSW public sector workforce. It includes demographic information such as age, gender, diversity group membership and work location; as well as employment information such as hours worked, leave patterns, remuneration and mobility within the sector. Workforce Profile data has been collected annually since 1999. An essential component of the Workforce Profile Collection is the standardisation of Full Time Equivalent (FTE). Standardising the methodology using information collected from an agency’s HR system enables comparative analysis across the Public Sector.

All government sector agencies, including State Owned Corporations (SOCs) are required to participate in the Workforce Profile Collections. Agencies external to the government sector are also encouraged to participate. The benefits of a whole-of-sector data collection are significant in providing a complete picture of the public sector. Sections 16 and 63 of the Government Sector Employment Act provide the Public Service Commissioner with the lawful basis to collect workforce profile data

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Path name Data Element Definition Data Type Format
AGED_M_End_Dt Record: DateTime Stamp, YYYY-MM-DD

A sequence of characters or encoded information identifying when a certain event occurred, on what day, and optionally including what particular time of day.

DATETIME YYYY-MM-DD(T00:00:00)
DIVISION You don't have permission to see this Data Element. - - -
1a_Unique_Identifier You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
Specific Information:

The unique identifier is to be maintained from one collection period to the next.
Assists in the validation and auditing of submitted data.

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1b_Date_of_Birth You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
Specific Information:

The age structure of the NSW Public Sector is monitored to determine the impact of the ageing population and workforce. The information is used for workforce planning and Workforce Profile Reports.

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1c_Gender You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
Specific Information:

Gender provides a measure of changing gender participation in the NSW public sector. Also, a key workforce diversity indicator. Information is used extensively in workforce planning and Workforce Profile Reports

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1d_Work_Location_Postcode Organisation: Australian Postcode, code (Postcode datafile) NNNN

The Australian numeric descriptor for a postal delivery area for an organisation's address.


Specific Information:

The postcode of the employee’s actual work location (or depot for field staff), not Post Box location. This item relates to the location of the employee’s position that was current at the census date.
Used to profile the location of the NSW Public Sector workforce, e.g., metropolitan versus regional; analysis of service provision and workforce mobility profiling, as well as providing a basis for a range of other geographic analysis.

NUMBERSTRING NNNN
1e_Home_Location_Postcode You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
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The postcode of the employee’s actual home location, not Post Box location. This item relates to the location of the employee’s residence that was current at the census date.
Used to profile the location of the NSW Public Sector workforce, e.g., metropolitan versus regional; workforce mobility profiling, as well as providing a basis for a range of other geographic analysis such as distance travelled to work.

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1f_GEN You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
Specific Information:

Used to track mobility through the government sector at the individual level, enabling analysis over time.
Must be the GEN code that has been assigned to the employee by the PSC beginning with ‘G’ or ‘X’.

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1g_Work_Location_Suburb Organisation: Suburb/town/locality name, text X(46)

The full name of the general locality containing the specific address of an organisation that provides services and/or care, recorded as a combination of alphanumeric characters.


Specific Information:

The suburb of the employee’s actual work location (or depot for field staff), not Post Box location. This item relates to the location of the employee’s position that was current at the census date.
This item will be used for geospatial mapping of the NSW Public Sector workforce. Using suburb/locality provides more accurate detail than postcode only, as a postcode can cover multiple suburbs and cross multiple statistical divisions which means weighted headcount figures must be used to avoid duplicating employee numbers.

CHARACTERSTRING X(46)
1h_Home_Location_Suburb You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
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The suburb of the employee’s actual home location, not Post Box location. This item relates to the location of the employee’s residence that was current at the census date.
This item is used for geospatial mapping of the NSW Public Sector workforce. And together with Work Location Suburb (1g), will be used to analyse employees’ travel patterns to/from home and work location. 

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2a_Aboriginal_or_Torres_Strait_Islander You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
Specific Information:

Used for statutory Workforce Diversity report.

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2b_Person_with_a_Disability You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
Specific Information:

Disability includes long-term physical, mental health, intellectual, neurological, or sensory differences which, in interaction with various attitudinal and environmental barriers, may hinder full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others. For any employee identifying as having a disability, indicate whether some aspect of the work situation requires adjustment in order to accommodate their needs.
Adjustment can involve changes to any aspect of employment including:

  • the tasks of the job
  • the workplace or work area
  • the behaviour of others at work
  • the equipment used
  • working hours
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2c_Person_from_a_Minority_Group You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
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A person who identifies as belonging to a designated Workforce Diversity group consisting of people who are members of a minority group in Australian society by virtue of their racial, ethnic, or ethno-religious background.
NOTE: For the purposes of Workforce Diversity data collection, Aboriginal Persons and Torres Strait Islanders are recognised as a separate group and should be reported under Item 2a.

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2d_Language_First_Spoken You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
Specific Information:

NOTE: For the purposes of Workforce Diversity data collection, a person who first spoke both English and another language is to be coded as ‘2’ (=Other Language).

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2e_Highest_Education_Level You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
Specific Information:

Will be used to analyse the educational diversity of the NSW public sector workforce. Education qualifications at these broad levels are used in order to be able to compare NSW with ABS data and other state jurisdictions. These levels are also used in the People Matter surveys (PMES) and data from this item will be used as a cross reference with PMES data.

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2f_Country_of_Birth You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
Specific Information:

Will be used to better analyse the diversity of the NSW public sector workforce.

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3_Employing_Legislation_Identifier You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
Specific Information:

Provides a legislative profile for NSW Public Sector. Employing Legislation identifies which service the employee belongs to, i.e., public service, teaching service, police force, health service, transport service, other crown services, state owned corporations, external to the government sector.

Where changes in employment legislation have occurred during the reference period, please use the most up to date version.

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3a_Award_determining_Salary_Rate You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
Specific Information:

Reason for collection 
Data Management:
Can be used to support and validate the ANZSCO Occupational Codes (Item 3m).
Analysis / Reporting: Provides a profile for NSW Public Sector and can be used as an indicator to gauge the effects of industrial change. Used by NSW Industrial Relations during award negotiations.

Codification: A full list of codes can be found in the ‘Reference list’ document on the following webpage:
http://www.psc.nsw.gov.au/reports---data/workforce-profile/data-collection/workforce-profile-collection

For NSW awards, the same as the code allocated by the NSW Industrial Registry. These codes are also used for enterprise agreements. However, remove ‘/’ from the code. For example, EA03/11 becomes EA0311.

Federal enterprise agreements use the same codes provided by the Federal Industrial Relations Registry. Code preceded by the letter’s ‘AG’. For example, AG818106.

For determinations, the number of the Determination and the year in which it was set down are used. The Determination is abbreviated for coding purposes, (eg. Determination No. 56 of 1983 becomes D5683).

Award code 385 should not be used, as it represents a broad agreement that varies salaries across numerous awards. Using 385 will result in an error code when submitting a return.

 

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3b_Award_determining_Conditions_of_Employment You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
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Reason for collection - Analysis / Reporting: Provides a profile for NSW Public Sector. Used for restructuring/planning /forecasting/costing. Used by NSW Industrial Relations during award negotiations.

This response should not used for state awards or agreements relating to single conditions of employment. Agency or occupation specific award or agreements that cover some conditions (and could be seen as supplementary to the award nominated here) can be entered in item 3c.

Codification: A full list of codes can be found in the ‘Reference list’ document on the following webpage:
http://www.psc.nsw.gov.au/reports---data/workforce-profile/data-collection/workforce-profile-collection

For NSW awards, the same as the code allocated by the NSW Industrial Registry. These codes are also used for enterprise agreements. However, remove ‘/’ from the code. For example, EA03/11 becomes EA0311.

Federal enterprise agreements use the same codes provided by the Federal Industrial Relations Registry. Code preceded by the letter’s ‘AG’. For example, AG818106.

For determinations, the number of the Determination and the year in which it was set down are used. The Determination is abbreviated for coding purposes, (eg. Determination No. 56 of 1983 becomes D5683).

Award code 385 should not be used, as it represents a broad agreement that varies salaries across numerous awards. Using 385 will result in an error code when submitting a return.

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3c_Agency_or_Occupation_Specific_Award You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
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Reason for collection - Analysis/Reporting: Provides a profile for NSW Public Sector. Used for restructuring/planning

Typically, this would be agency or occupation specific but may include special determinations and/or memorandums of understanding. This Award or Agreement is supplementary to the Award or Agreement nominated at item 3b.

Codification: A full list of codes can be found in the ‘Reference list’ document on the following webpage:
http://www.psc.nsw.gov.au/reports---data/workforce-profile/data-collection/workforce-profile-collection

-8888 = Not Applicable (employees with no relevant agency or occupation specific award).

 

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3d_Usual_Hours_Worked You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
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Current at census date (i.e., last known usual hours worked). Most employees are contracted to work either 35 or 38 hours per week.

Reason for collection - Analysis / Reporting: Used to determine full-time/part-time employment arrangements.

NOTE: Please make a pro-rata adjustment to generate weekly hours for employees working on a nine-day fortnight or other non-weekly basis.

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3e_Total_Number_of_Hours_Paid_Reference_Period You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
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The total actual number of paid hours that were actually worked by an employee during the reference period. This includes purchased leave. Unpaid leave, overtime, workers paid by a third party and additional hours worked under flex time are excluded from this item.

Reason for collection
Data Management: This item is required to calculate the average FTE and absence rates.
Analysis/Reporting: The calculation of FTE is a standard employment measure. It is a standardised way of describing the size of the workforce and allows comparisons between various groups to be more accurately interpreted.

Codification:
Total paid hours
-8888 = Not Applicable (employees who are paid a retainer or allowance rather than a salary).

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3f_Overtime_Hours You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
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The number of hours of paid overtime worked by the employee during the reference period. This is the actual number of hours of overtime worked, not their pay equivalent, such as time and a half, double time etc. Exclude
overtime taken as time off in lieu.

Reason for collection - Analysis / Reporting: Indicator of additional employee workload. Link with employee related expenses.

Codification:
Number paid overtime hours worked.
0 = Hours for employees who are eligible for paid overtime but did not work any in the relevant period.
-8888 = Not Applicable (the employee’s conditions of employment do not provide for paid overtime, e.g., members of the executive service, casual employees)

NOTE: If casual employees are eligible to work overtime, please code according to standard instructions (i.e., number of overtime hours worked or ‘0’.

Validation:
Must be a valid code, or a value between 0 and 2080.

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3g_Employment_Category You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
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NOTE: This refers to the employee’s status as an employee of the agency regardless of the specific position they occupy or the legislation under which they were employed. See 3.11 in Definitions for advice on employees acting in executive roles under category 18 and 19.

Reason for collection - Analysis / Reporting: Employment Category provides an indication of the flexibility and structure of the NSW Public Sector. This information is essential for workforce management and planning. Comparative profiles of the workforce appointment type can be developed using information from other State and Commonwealth Governments.

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3h_Census_Date_Status You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
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This item relates to the employment status for an employee in the position that was current as at the census date. The census date is the last pay day of the collection period. 

NOTE: For agencies that do not have the ability to determine if the employee was working on the last pay day, then status during the last pay fortnight of the reference period should be used.

Reason for collection - Data Management: Used to determine the ‘census date population’, i.e., a snapshot of the NSW Public Sector workforce on the census date and to validate other data items in the collection.

Validation:
Must be no missing or withdrawn values.
Consistency check with Item 6c and Item 6d –
• if ‘1’ is entered in item 3h then there should be no separation date in item 6d and the correct movement code in item 6c.
• If ‘2’ is entered in Item 3h, the relevant date of separation must be entered in Item 6d and the correct movement code in item 6c.

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3i_Total_Hours_Paid_in_Census_Pay_Period You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
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The total actual number of paid hours that were worked by an employee for the last fortnightly pay period in a reference period. This item includes paid leave and purchased leave.

Reason for collection - Data Management: Used to calculate the Census fulltime equivalent (FTE) per employee. FTE is a standardised way to describing the size of the workforce and allows comparisons between various groups to be more accurately interpreted. FTE is more generally used for budgeting purposes rather than headcount.

NOTE: Please make a pro-rata adjustment to generate weekly hours for employees working on a nine-day fortnight or other non-weekly basis.

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3j_Standard_Weekly_Full_time_Award_or_Contract_hours You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
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The number of paid hours the employee would work each week (under the relevant Award or Agreement) as a full-time employee in that type of position or occupation. If the employee does not work under an award or agreement, enter the hours they would normally work each week under an award.

Reason for collection
Data Management:
Item is used to calculate the full time equivalent (FTE) per employee.
Analysis/Reporting: The calculation of FTE is a standard employment measure. It is a standardised way of describing the size of the workforce and allows comparisons between various groups to be more accurately interpreted.

Validation:
Must be a value between 30 and 40 and must not be missing or withdrawn. For full-time employees, the data for this item should be the same as Usual Hours Worked (item 3d).
 

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3k_Number_of_days_in_Reference_period You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
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The number of days covered by the reference period

Reason for collection - Data Management: Item is used to calculate full time equivalent (FTE).

Validation
Must be a value equal to 357, 364, 365, 366, 371 or 378.

NOTE: Approximately every 12 years there will be an additional fortnightly pay period which may take the number of days up to 392. Adjustments to validations and reporting will be made when this occurs.

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3l_Position_Code You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
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This item relates to the position code for the position that was current at the census date.
This data item must be obtained using the Position Coding Automated Tool (PCAT) found at the following link: PCAT

Reason for collection
Data Management:
Can be used as a cross reference for Award (Item 3a), ANZSCO (Item 3m) and Treasury Special Code (Item 3n)
Analysis/Reporting: Together with ANZSCO, this item will provide valuable information for workforce and strategic planning, at both agency and whole of sector level. As the data is collected, as at census date, the item should not be reported as an average. Used to determine frontline/non-frontline positions. Frontline positions can be identified using the criteria that the type of duty is service delivery (first digit is 1) and the position customer is external (third digit is 1). Further clarification can be found in the Definitions section at the front of this document.

Validation
Must be a valid code.

  • If position customer = 2 or position customer = 3; a service function must be identified.
  • If primary service function = 91 and secondary service function = 92; position customer must = 1.

Cross validation of occupational codes with Item 3m.

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3m_ANZSCO You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
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Occupation is classified according to the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO ABS Cat No 1220.0)

Reason for collection
Data Management:
Can be used as a cross reference for Award (Item 3a) and Treasury Special Code (Item 3n)
Analysis/Reporting: Used to monitor changes in the occupational profile of the NSW Public Sector. Provides valuable information for workforce planning. As the code is an Australian standard, ANZSCO enables comparative profiling with other sectors in the labour market as well as other states and Commonwealth Governments.

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3n_Treasury_Code You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
Specific Information:

The majority of agencies do not have assigned Treasury Codes.

Reason for collection - Analysis / Reporting: To report on specific groups of employees when required.

Codification
Designated agencies with a valid code which has been agreed to with NSW Treasury
-8888 = Not Applicable – For agencies where Treasury code does not apply

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3o_Division_ID You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
Specific Information:

Reason for collection
Data Management:
Used with item 1 Agency Code, the Division ID allows authenticated users to make submissions.
Analysis/Reporting: Used with item 1 Agency code, the Division Id is fundamental to the scale at which analysis and reporting is conducted and is the key for government entity hierarchies.

Codification
Division ID is generally, the agency code used prior to agency amalgamation in July 2009.
Division ID applies to all Departments, Agencies, Other bodies and submitting entities. If there are no Divisions or reporting entities defined for the submission, Division ID will match Agency Code item 1.

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3p_Role_or_Position_ID_Substantive_position You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
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For positions, Position ID identifies the position substantively occupied by an employee at census. For Public Service employees it relates to the substantive band/classification of work in which the person is employed. For separated employees, last known position substantively occupied.
More information relating to the GSE Act can be found at: Government Sector Employment Act 2013

Reason for collection
Data Management:
Used for Data Quality activities.
Analysis/Reporting: It is a business key for matching to external data sets. e.g., e-Recruitment and Senior Executive Service database

Codification
The position ID from the Human Resource Information System (HRIS)
-7777 = Missing
-8888 = Not Applicable (not employed under the GSE act
Casuals should be coded -8888 if they do not have a position ID.

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3q_Role_or_Position_ID_Current_position You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
Specific Information:

For positions, Position ID identifies the position currently occupied by an employee at census, or for separated employees, last known position substantively occupied.
More information relating to the GSE Act can be found at: Government Sector Employment Act 2013

Reason for collection
Data Management:
Used for Data Quality activities.
Analysis/Reporting: It is a business key for matching to external data sets. e.g., e-Recruitment and Senior Executive Service database.

Codification
The position ID from the Human Resource Information System (HRIS)
-7777 = Missing
-8888 = Not Applicable (not employed under the GSE act
Casuals should be coded -8888 if they do not have a position ID.

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3r_Role_or_Position_Grade You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
Specific Information:

This is required for Executive roles under the GSE Act or aligned executive service ONLY, i.e., 3g Employment Category = 18 and 19.

Reason for collection - Analysis / Reporting: This data will be used to monitor the number of Executives in the Public Sector and will enable analysis of distribution of roles within bands.

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3s_Award_Classification You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
Specific Information:

This is required for employees whose salary rates are determined under those awards which are adjusted under the Crown Employees (Public Sector – Salaries) Award ONLY.

Reason for collection - Analysis / Reporting: This data is used to monitor the number of employees under various Award Classifications.

Codification
Codes are available in the ‘Reference List’ document available on the following link: https://www.psc.nsw.gov.au/reports---data/workforce-profile/data-collection/workforceprofile-collection

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3t_Role_Position_Title You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
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From 2023, this item is mandatory for all public sector employees.

Reason for collection - Analysis/Reporting: Used for analysis of occupations.

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3u_Frontline_Nonfrontline_Role_Position You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
Specific Information:

Positions which provide services to other government agencies (e.g., positions in central agencies, service providers) are NOT considered frontline.

Reason for collection  - Analysis / Reporting: To identify proportion of public sector involved in providing services to the public

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4a_Total_Annual_Base_Remuneration_Substantive_position You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
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Base remuneration includes:

  • Base salary and any salary packaged or sacrificed components.

Excludes:

  • Employer's contribution to superannuation.
  • Allowances of any kind, e.g., first aid, language, meal, shift.

For part-time employees provide the full-time equivalent remuneration, not the pro rata part-time rate. For employees who salary package/sacrifice, provide the value of the total remuneration package.

  • Casuals should be coded -8888
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4b_Total_Annual_Base_Remuneration_Current_position You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
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Refers to the remuneration level at which the employee is contracted to work, not actual earnings during the period. It is determined by the award and increment level of a person's current assigned role or position, e.g., Clerk, grade 3, year 1. Excludes remuneration of any other kind.

Base remuneration includes:

  • ✓ Base salary and any salary packaged or sacrificed components.
  • Excludes:

    • Employer's contribution to superannuation.
    • Allowances of any kind, e.g., first aid, language, meal, shift.

    For Senior Executives on contracts, this includes:

  • ✓ The proportion of remuneration paid as superannuation to the employee (compulsory ‘employer’ contribution and any additional payments).
  • Excludes:

    • Allowances of any kind.

    NOTE: For most employees, the data for this item will be the same as for Item 4a, i.e., they currently occupy their assigned role or substantive position. This item relates to total annual remuneration for the employee’s position that was current as at the census date (or last known role or position if the employee has left the agency)

    Reason for collection
    Data Management:
    Provides a partial interpretation of employee classification based on employee salary.
    Analysis/Reporting: Allows individual data to be aggregated into salary groups. This information provides an insight into the structure of the workforce and the cost of employment. An indicator of salary cost obligation across government.

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    4c_Recruitment_Remuneration You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
    Specific Information:

    Retired as of June 2023

     

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    4d_Total_Gross_Earnings_YTD You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
    Specific Information:

    The total actual gross earnings of the employee for the financial year to date. The number represents total remuneration because tax and other deductions are removed. This includes base salary, payments for leave and public holidays, workers compensation, market loadings, overtime and penalty payments.

    Excluded from this number are employer's contributions to superannuation, travel and meal allowances, reimbursements for work-related expenses and Commonwealth paid parental leave.

     

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    4e_Total_Gross_Earnings_in_Census_Pay_Period You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
    Specific Information:

    The total actual gross earnings of the employee for the last fortnightly pay period. The number represents total remuneration because tax and other deductions are removed. This includes base salary, payments for leave and public holidays, workers compensation, market loadings, overtime and penalty payments.

    Excluded from this number are employer's contributions to superannuation, travel and meal allowances, reimbursements for work-related expenses and Commonwealth paid parental leave.

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    4g_Actual_Earnings_Overtime_Payments You don't have permission to see this Data Element. - - -
    4h_Actual_Earnings_Recreation_Leave_Lump_Sum You don't have permission to see this Data Element. - - -
    4i_Actual_Earnings_Redundancy_Lump_Sum You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
    Specific Information:

    Redundancy lump sum payment received as a component of a termination payment, paid during the reference period. Excluded from this number are pay outs for recreation or extended leave.

    Codification
    0 = Employee whose employment conditions provide for lump sum payments for redundancy but who did not received a redundancy payment during the reference period.
    -7777 = Missing
    -8888 = Not Applicable (Employee's conditions of employment do not provide for redundancy payments).

    Note: If an employee separates to another public sector agency, they may be entitled to carry forward their extended leave balance to their new agency. In this situation, show '0'.

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    4j_Actual_Earnings_Extended_Leave_Lump_Sum You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
    Specific Information:

    Pay out for extended leave accrued by an employee, received as part of a termination payment received during the reference period.

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    4k_Actual_Earnings__Recruitment_Retention_or_Skills_Shortage_Allowance You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
    Specific Information:

    Retired as of June 2023

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    4l_Salary_Maintenance You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
    Specific Information:

    Codes 1 and 2 only apply to employees who were declared excess employees at any point during the reference period. If an excess employee is provided with meaningful work or is place in a position at a lower grade, they are entitled to 3 calendar month's salary maintenance at their substantive grade.
    Code 3 applies to employees who are not excess employees but have received salary maintenance during the reference period under a formal arrangement.

    Reason for collection - Analysis / Reporting: To assist with Workforce Planning and Budgeting.

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    4m_Leave_Loading You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
    Specific Information:

    Reason for collection - Analysis / Reporting: From this data it is possible to determine the proportion of year-to-date total gross earnings that is made up of leave loading.

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    4n_Remote_Area_Allowance You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
    Specific Information:

    For public service employees, remote areas are defined under Section 39 of the Crown Employees (Public Service Conditions of Employment) Reviewed Award 2009.
    For other non-public service employees, conditions of employment awards may define different areas and monetary values of the allowance.

    Reason for collection - Analysis / Reporting: To assist with Workforce Planning and budgeting.

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    4o_Actual_Earnings_Higher_Duties You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
    Specific Information:

    Reason for collection - Analysis / Reporting: To assist with Workforce Planning as an indicator of levels of higher duties across the sector.

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    4p_Total_Remuneration_Package_TRP You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
    Specific Information:

    NOTE: This data item is applicable to the following executives: Part 4, Division 4 of the Government Sector Employment (GSE) Act 2013.

    • NSW Health Service senior executives employed under Chapter 9, Part 3 of the Health Services Act 1997
    • NSW Police Force senior executive service employed under Part 5 of the Police Act 1990
    • Transport Service senior executives employed under Part 7A, Section 68F of the Transport Administration Act 1998

    This is not applicable to non-executives temporarily assigned to senior executive roles.

    Reason for collection - Analysis / Reporting: Provides ability to analyse TRP trends over time.

    Validation: Consistency check with Item 3g for Senior Executives. Aligns with 4a and 4b.

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    4q_Special_determination You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
    Specific Information:

    Determination amount (TRP) for executives who occupy a role subject to a special determination of SOORT (Statutory and Other Officers Remuneration Tribunal).
    NOTE: This data item is only applicable to Public Service senior executives who are listed to the current Public Service senior executive determination. As the determinations relate to a named individual, the special determination is not available to someone temporarily assigned to the role to which a special determination applies.

    Reason for collection  - Analysis / Reporting: To provide ability to analyse number of Executives who occupy a role subject to a special determination of SOORT, and the cost associated.

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    4r_Actual_Earnings_Retention_Allowance You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
    Specific Information:

    Retired as of June 2023

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    4s_Actual_Earnings_Skills_Shortage_Allowance You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
    Specific Information:

    Skills Shortage Allowance (non-Senior Executive employees at or above Grade 12 but not payable to Senior Officers) paid to the employee during the reference period (over and above the employee’s base wage or salary).

    Reason for collection - Analysis / Reporting: To assist with Workforce Planning.

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    4t_Actual_Earnings_Recruitment_Allowance You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
    Specific Information:

    Retired as of June 2023

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    5a_Recreation_Leave_Accrued_at_Census_Date You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
    Specific Information:

    The recreation leave balance in hours accrued by the employee as at the census date.

    Reason for collection - Analysis / Reporting: Can be used to monitor and report on recreation leave usage and to calculate liabilities.

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    5b_Recreation_Leave_Taken_during_Reference_Period You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
    Specific Information:
    • Actual leave hours taken; not how many hours paid. For example: if 30 days leave are taken at half pay, the hours are still equivalent to 30 days (eg.30 x 7hrs) even though the hours paid are only equivalent to 15 days.
    • Recreation leave may be taken at half pay but only when combined with parental leave.

    Reason for collection - Analysis / Reporting: Can be used for deriving average employee availability. Also used to analyse trends within Agencies

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    5c_Sick_Leave_Accrued_as_at_Census_Date You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
    Specific Information:

    The sick leave balance in hours accrued by the employee as at the census date.

    Reason for collection - Analysis / Reporting: Can be used for deriving average employee availability. Also used to analyse trends within Agencies.

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    5d_Paid_Sick_Leave_Taken You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
    Specific Information:

    The number of hours of paid sick leave taken by the employee during the reference period.

    Include:

    • ✓ Sick leave taken as special sick leave.

     

    Exclude:

    • Sick leave taken as Carer's Leave (see Item 5f) and Family and Community Services (FACS) leave (see Item 5m).

    Reason for collection - Analysis / Reporting: The data is used to provide trends in sick leave usage across the sector and within Agencies. In certain circumstances this can be an indication of morale and/or general health of specific segments of the workforce. May also be used for analysing changes in policies.

    Validation
    Must not be greater than item 3e.
    Should be a value between 0 and 2080. Generally, not a negative value. Negative values require an explanation at sign-off.

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    5e_Unpaid_Sick_Leave_Taken You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
    Specific Information:

    The number of hours of unpaid sick leave taken by the employee during the reference period.

    Reason for collection - Analysis / Reporting: The data is used to provide trends in sick leave usage across the sector and within Agencies.

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    5f_Paid_Sick_Leave_Taken_as_Carer_Leave You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
    Specific Information:

    The number of hours of paid sick leave taken as Carer's Leave by the employee during the reference period, excluding Family and Community Services (FACS) leave which is recorded at item 5m, and sick leave.

    Reason for collection - Analysis / Reporting: The data is used to provide trends in sick leave usage across the sector and within Agencies. May also be used for analysing changes in policies.

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    5g_Extended_Leave_Accrued_as_at_Census_Date You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
    Specific Information:

    Only include the leave balance which is available to be taken by the employee and/or would be paid out if the employee ceased work for the agency/public sector. Employees who have left the agency do not have accrued leave as at the census date and should be coded as -8888 (Not Applicable).

    Reason for collection - Analysis / Reporting: To monitor and report on extended leave usage and to monitor liabilities.

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    5h_Extended_Leave_Taken_at_Full_Pay You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
    Specific Information:

    The number of hours* of extended leave (long service leave) taken on full pay by the employee during the reference period.
    * Actual leave hours taken; not how many hours paid.
    For example: if 30 days leave are taken at full pay, the hours are equivalent to 30 days (eg.30 x 7hrs).
    NOTE: Where leave taken records do not distinguish between leave taken on full pay and half pay, please include the total hours against this Item and advise the PSC Analytics and Insights team.

    Reason for collection - Analysis / Reporting: To monitor and report on extended leave usage.

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    5i_Extended_Leave_Taken_at_Half_Pay You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
    Specific Information:

    The number of hours* of extended leave (long service leave) taken on half pay by the employee during the reference period.
    * Actual leave hours taken; not how many hours paid.
    For example: if 30 days leave are taken at half pay, the hours are still equivalent to 30 days (eg.30 x 7hrs) even though the hours paid are only equivalent to 15 days.
    NOTE: Where leave taken records do not distinguish between leave taken on full or half pay, please include the total hours against Item 5h and advise the PSC Analytics and Insights team

    Reason for collection - Analysis / Reporting: To monitor and report on extended leave usage.

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    5j_Parental_Leave_Taken_at_Full_Pay You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
    Specific Information:

    The number of hours* of parental leave taken on full-pay by the employee during the reference period. Parental leave refers to maternity or paternity leave.
    * Actual leave hours taken; not how many hours paid.
    For example: if 30 days leave are taken at full pay, the hours are equivalent to 30 days (e.g., 30 x 7hrs).
    NOTE: Where leave taken records do not distinguish between leave taken on full pay and half pay, please include the total hours against this Item and advise the PSC Analytics and Insights team.

    Reason for collection - Analysis / Reporting: To monitor and report on leave usage and monitor effects of policy/award changes.

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    5k_Parental_Leave_Taken_at_Half_Pay You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
    Specific Information:

    The number of hours* of parental leave taken at half-pay by the employee during the reference period. Parental leave refers to maternity or paternity leave
    * Actual leave hours taken; not how many hours paid.
    For example: if 30 days leave are taken at half pay, the hours are still equivalent to 30 days (eg.30 x 7hrs) even though the hours paid are only equivalent to 15 days.
    NOTE: Where leave taken records do not distinguish between leave taken on full or half pay, please include the total hours against Item 5j and advise the PSC Analytics and Insights team.

    Reason for collection - Analysis / Reporting: To monitor and report on leave usage and monitor effects of policy/award changes.

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    5l_Unpaid_Parental_Leave_taken You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
    Specific Information:

    Parental leave refers to maternity or paternity leave.

    Reason for collection - Analysis / Reporting: To monitor and report on leave usage and monitor effects of policy/award changes.

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    5m_Family_and_Community_Services_Leave_Taken You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
    Specific Information:

    NOTE: Agencies which have an equivalent form of leave should record it under this data item and provide details of their equivalent leave type.

    Reason for collection - Analysis / Reporting: To monitor and report on leave usage and monitor effects of policy/award changes.

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    5n_Unpaid_Leave You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
    Specific Information:

    Include:
    Unpaid Study Leave
    Purchased Leave (also see 3e and 3i)
    Other forms of unpaid leave except those specified below
    Exclude:

    • Unpaid Sick Leave (report under Item 5e)
    • Unpaid Parental Leave (report under Item 5l)

    Reason for collection - Analysis / Reporting: To monitor and report on leave usage.

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    5o_Extended_Leave_Taken_at_Double_Pay You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
    Specific Information:

    The number of hours* of extended leave (long service leave) taken on double pay by the employee during the reference period.
    * Actual leave hours taken; not how many hours paid.
    For example: if 30 days leave are taken at double pay, the hours to be reported in this item is the number of hours equivalent to 30 days (30 x 7), even though the employee is paid for 60 days (60 x 7hrs).
    NOTE: Where leave taken records do not distinguish between leave taken on double, full or half pay, please include the total hours against Item 5h and advise the PSC Analytics and Insights team.

    Reason for collection - Analysis / Reporting: To monitor and report on extended leave usage.

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    5p_Commonwealth_Paid_Parental_Leave_Taken You don't have permission to see this Data Element. - - -
    5q_Special_Leave_Taken_During_Reference_Period You don't have permission to see this Data Element. - - -
    5r_Domestic_and_Family_Violence_Leave_Taken_During_the_Reference_Period You don't have permission to see this Data Element. - - -
    5w_Paid_special_miscarriage_leave_taken_during_reference_period - -
    Specific Information:

    The number of hours of paid special miscarriage leave taken during the reference period. For details, please refer to the Miscarriage and Pre-Term Birth Leave Determination.

    Reason for collection
    Analysis / Reporting:
    To monitor and report on leave usage and monitor effects of policy changes introduced on 3rd July 2021 effective 1st July 2021.

    Codification
    Hours of miscarriage leave taken.
    0 = Employees whose conditions of employment provided for paid leave in the event of a miscarriage but who did not take any during the reference period.
    -7777 = Missing.
    -8888 = Not Applicable (Employee’s conditions of employment did not provide for miscarriage leave).
    -9999 = Withdrawn.

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    5x_Paid_special_pre-term_parental_leave_taken_during_reference_period - -
    Specific Information:

    The number of hours of paid special pre-term parental leave taken during the reference period. For details, please refer to the Miscarriage and Pre-Term Birth Leave Determination.

    Reason for collection
    Analysis / Reporting:
    To monitor and report on leave usage and monitor effects of policy changes introduced on 3rd July 2021 effective 1st July 2021.

    Codification
    Hours of pre-term leave taken .
    0 = Employees whose conditions of employment provided for paid special preterm parental leave but who did not take any during the reference period.
    -7777 = Missing.
    -8888 = Not Applicable (Employee’s conditions of employment did not provide for parental leave).
    -9999 = Withdrawn.

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    5y_Paid_fertility_leave_taken_during_the_reference_period - -
    Specific Information:

    (mandatory in 2024)

    The number of hours of paid fertility leave taken during the reference period. For details, please refer to the Paid Leave in the Event of a Miscarriage, Pre-Term Birth or When Undergoing Fertility Determination.

    Reason for collection
    Analysis / Reporting:
    To monitor and report on leave usage and monitor effects of policy changes introduced on 4 th October 2022 effective 1st October 2022.

    Codification
    Hours of leave taken.
    0 = Employees whose conditions of employment provided for paid fertility leave but who did not take any during the reference period. -
    7777 = Missing.
    -8888 = Not Applicable (Employee’s conditions of employment did not provide for paid fertility leave).
    -9999 = Withdrawn

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    5z_Bonus_paid_parental_leave - -
    Specific Information:

    (mandatory in 2024)

    The number of hours of bonus paid parental leave taken during the reference period. For details, please refer to Determination No 4 of 2022 and Premier’s Memorandum M2022- 08 Paid Parental Leave – Parent with responsibility for care associated with the birth, adoption, altruistic surrogacy or permanent out-of-home care placement of a child.

    Reason for collection
    Analysis / Reporting:
    To monitor and report on leave usage and monitor effects of policy changes introduced on 4 th October 2022 effective 1st October 2022.

    Codification
    Hours of leave taken.
    0 = Employees whose conditions of employment provided for bonus paid parental leave but who did not take any during the reference period.
    -7777 = Missing.
    -8888 = Not Applicable (Employee’s conditions of employment did not provide for bonus paid parental leave).
    -9999 = Withdrawn

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    6a_Date_of_Most_Recent_Public_Sector_Entry - - - -
    6b_Date_of_Commencement_in_Agency - - - -
    6c_Movement_Type - - - -
    6d_Date_of_Separation - - - -
    6e_Excess_Employees_During_Reference_Period - - - -
    6f_Date_of_Appointment_to_Employees_Current_Role_or_Position - - - -
    6g_Working_History - -
    Specific Information:

    Retired as of June 2023

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    6h_Contract_Start_Date You don't have permission to see this Data Element. - - -
    6i_Contract_End_Date You don't have permission to see this Data Element. - - -
    6j_Termination_Type You don't have permission to see this Data Element. - - -
    6k_Termination_Cost You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
    Specific Information:

    This is the compensation for termination of employment as specified in the executive’s contract of employment or the compensation for termination of employment determined by the Statutory and Other Offices Remuneration Tribunal (if applicable). This excludes the payment for accrued recreation or extended leave of a human being, recorded as a sequence of alphanumeric and/or special characters.

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    7a_Agency_Code_1 You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
    Specific Information:

    Level 1 organisation code.

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    7b_Agency_Code_2 You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
    Specific Information:

    Level 2 organisation code.

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    7c_Agency_Code_3 You don't have permission to see this Data Element. -
    Specific Information:

    Level 3 organisation code.

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    8a_Calculated_Census_period_FTE - -
    Specific Information:

    Calculated item.

    3i = Total Hours Paid (Census Period)
    3j = Standard Weekly Full Time Award/Contract Hours

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    8b_Calculated_Reference_Period_FTE - -
    Specific Information:

    Calculated item.

    3e = Total Number of Hours Paid in the Reference Period
    3k = Number of Days in the Reference Period
    3j = Standard Weekly Full Time Award/Contract Hours

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    8c_Override_Census_Period_FTE - -
    Specific Information:

    It is possible that an inaccurate FTE will be calculated due to the normal reconciliation practices conducted within Agency HR systems. This may occur when an employee is paid in advance or has been overpaid. Where Item 8a is inconsistent with the FTE worked, Agencies should use this item to reflect actual FTE of the employee.

    Reason for collection
    Data Management: To ensure FTEs reported are accurate.

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    8d_Override_Reference_Period_FTE - -
    Specific Information:

    It is possible that an inaccurate FTE will be calculated due to the normal reconciliation practices conducted within Agency HR systems. This may occur when an employee is paid in advance or has been overpaid. Where Item 8b is inconsistent with the FTE worked, Agencies should use this item to reflect actual FTE of the employee.

    Reason for collection
    Analysis / Reporting:
    Refer to Item 8c.

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    9a_Sub-division_ID_level_1 - -
    Specific Information:

    Provides departments and agencies with the opportunity for more granular analysis of the workforce profile data in the Workforce Dashboard.

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    9b_Sub-division_ID_level_2 - -
    Specific Information:

    Organisation hierarchy item that is the child entity to data item 9a Sub-division ID Level 1.

    Provides departments and agencies with the opportunity for more granular analysis of the workforce profile data in the Workforce Dashboard.

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