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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 6 Hansard (23 May) . . Page.. 1614 ..

MR STEFANIAK (continuing):

arrangements. Award salaries are only one aspect in the overall context of determining the purchase price for those outputs. However, as I advised in an earlier statement, a costing exercise is being undertaken this year with service providers that will, amongst other things, look at operational costs.

The government cannot agree with the recommendation concerning the undertaking of a full analysis of the social outcomes associated with competitive tendering for adult vocational training. The efficacy of assessing the social outcomes of one particular activity is very problematic in any event, and in the case of TAFE activities there is no simple relationship between cost and the level of training. The government's response does, however, indicate how the needs of target groups for vocational training and access and equity generally are addressed.

I turn to the government's response to the other recommendations with which it agrees or agrees in principle. It accepts the relationship between service purchasing arrangements and the budget process and agrees that future budget papers should address the issue of accountability for social outcomes.

As well as the State of the Territory Report, there is a supplementary paper in this budget, entitled Canberra: Building a Social Capital, which explains the measures in train to monitor teacher supply, advises that the government has a process for identifying and supporting homeless students, advises that supported accommodation assistance program services are now being negotiated to take into account a provider's ability to provide the service required inclusive of applicable industrial awards, explains how the TAFE system complaints and appeals are dealt with and explains how unmet need for community support services is identified and monitored. I commend the government's response to members of the Assembly.

Debate (on motion by Mr Berry ) adjourned.

At 5.00 pm the proceedings were interrupted in accordance with standing order 34; the motion for the adjournment of the Assembly having been put and negatived, the proceedings were resumed.

The following paper was presented by Mr Moore:

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