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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 7 Hansard (28 June) . . Page.. 2158 ..

MR HUMPHRIES

(continuing):

These instruments were signed recently and are tabled in the Assembly within three sitting days as required by the Act.

Variations under the Financial Management Act 1996 enable changes to appropriations throughout the year to be accommodated with the total Appropriation limit passed by the Assembly.

The first four instruments are issued under section 16 of the Act. They relate to the Administrative Arrangement Orders announced on 6 August 1999. Unfortunately these have taken longer to finalise than would be ideal, due to the complexity of the financial details. The timing of tabling these types of financial instruments will be examined in the review of the Financial Management Act.

      The first section 16 instrument relates to a transfer from the Department of Education and Community Services to the Chief Minister's Department. This transfer contributes to the establishment of the Policy Group;

      The second section 16 instrument relates to the transfers of the Office of Financial Management from the Chief Minister's Department to the Department of Treasury and Infrastructure;

      The third section 16 instrument relates to the transfer of funds from the Department of Urban Services to the Department of Education and Community Services for the Novice Driver Safety (Road Ready) Program in schools; and

      The fourth section 16 instrument relating to the Administrative Arrangement Order is required to transfer the Demographics Unit from Department of Urban Services to the Policy Group within the Chief Minister's Department;

In addition Mr Speaker I also table the following instruments;

      The first of five section 15 instruments relates to the Department of Health and Community Care. The instrument transfers funds for a Project Officer who will oversee a number of Commonwealth funded projects.

      The second section 15 instrument relates to the Department of Urban Services. This instrument reallocates corporate overheads between Output Classes after a review of their distribution;

      The third section 15 instrument relates to the Department of Education and Community Safety. The transfer of Youth Justice to the Department of Justice and Community Safety has necessitated a reallocation of corporate overheads between output classes.

      The fourth section 15 instrument relates to the Chief Minister's Department. This instrument incorporates the transfer of CTEC purchases, the formation of the Olympics Unit and other necessary adjustments for the establishment of the Policy Group;

      The fifth section 15 instrument relates to the Department of Justice and Community Safety. This reallocation represents the transfer of Victims of Crime Scheme between output classes. It also includes a reallocation between all output classes relating to corporate overheads;

      The section 15A instrument relates to the Chief Minister's Department. The instrument transfers Expenses on Behalf of the Territory to Government Payment for Outputs. This is required to reflect changes made under an agreement held with the Commonwealth for the Centenary of Federation program;

      There is another section 16 to be table in addition to the ones already discussed, which allows for the transfer of funds from Department of Urban Services to ACT Workcover. This transfer is required as a result of the recent establishment of ACT Workcover as a separate department.