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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2002 Week 10 Hansard (29 August) . . Page.. 3134 ..

Supplementary appropriation

(Question No 255)

Mr Humphries asked the Minister for Education, Youth and Family Services, upon notice, on 28 August 2002:

Regarding the amount of $1.507m appropriated in the Appropriation Act 2001-2002 (No 3) Subsection 8, Section 6, can the Minister advise:

(1) What projects were funded through this appropriation.

(2) Whether all the funds appropriated in this Act were used by 30 June 2002.

(3) If not, what has happened to the funds left over.

Mr Corbell: The answer to Mr Humphries' question is:

(1) The supplementary appropriation was provided for the significantly increased costs in substitute care arising from increased demand, increased complexity of client needs and increased costs of court-ordered care plans. This resulted in an increased number of substitute care days by 27% from a target of 65,152 to 82,743 days.

(2) The department spent $1.407m of the funds appropriated by 30 June 2002 with a $100,000 remaining unspent due to delays in the implementation of placements for young people with highly complex needs with community

sector providers.

(3) The unspent $100,000 will be used to alleviate 2002-03 substitute care cost pressures.

Supplementary appropriation

(Question No 256)

Mr Humphries asked the Chief Minister, upon notice, on 28 August 2002:

Regarding the amount of $2,270,000 appropriated in the Appropriation Act 2001-2002 (No.) subsection 7, section 6, can the Chief Minister advise:

(a) What projects were funded through this appropriation.

(b) Whether all the funds appropriated in this Act were used by 30 June 2002.

(c) If not, what has happened to the funds left over.

Mr Stanhope: The answer to the member's question is as follows:

(a) The additional appropriation was provided for the following purposes:

$0.633m for costs associated with the 2001 Bushfire crises;

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