Page 4105 - Week 15 - Thursday, 17 December 1992

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MRS CARNELL: I move:

That:

(1) The Government present a full financial performance report for ACT Health for the recent September quarter within 24 hours and forward it to each Member.

(2) The report contain:

(a) Expenditure and revenue categories, as in previous monthly financial performance reports.

(b) Actual year to date figures in each category.

(d) Level of approved supplementation.

(e) Full year projections.

(3) Future quarterly reports are presented in the same format, and contain at least the same level of information.

This motion is to call on the Government to produce a detailed quarterly financial report for ACT Health, and in particular for the past September quarter. Mr Berry agreed, at a meeting with Mr Moore and me on 18 November, to provide quarterly information, and he reiterated this yesterday. The Assembly needs financial information which has the same depth as previous monthly financial performance reports. Specifically, financial reports should present figures for the following expenditure and revenue categories: Wages and salaries, superannuation, accommodation, grants, operating expenditure, repairs and maintenance, other expenditure, in-patient fees, non-in-patient fees, revenue from meals and accommodation and, of course, other receipts. Furthermore, financial information about each of these categories should be itemised according to actual year to date revenue and expenditure, the original budget estimate for where revenue and expenditure would be at this date, supplementation occurring in each of the various categories, and, of course, other relevant information.

It should be noted that asking the Government to provide this information on a quarterly basis is a significant concession on what occurred previously. In the last Assembly monthly reports were provided; but a minimum standard of financial reporting must be met, and in-depth and intelligible information must be presented, particularly while the finances of ACT Health are such a concern to the community. In this respect the September quarter activity report was absolutely abysmal. It was a total disaster. Mr Berry said on 10 December, in his answer to a question from Mr De Domenico, that I was "supplied with the most up-to-date figures for the recent quarter". That statement is simply not true. For members' information, I can table a copy of the information that I was provided with.

MADAM SPEAKER: You will need leave to do that, Mrs Carnell.

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