4. Personnel Costs

Actual
2008
$000
  Actual
2009
$000
39,433 Salaries and wages 39,743
2,184 Contract employees 1,542
241 ACC levies 260
1,063 Contributions to defined contribution plans 1,057
354 Increase/(decrease) in employee entitlements 261
43,275 Total personnel costs 42,863