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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2002 Week 13 Hansard (21 November) . . Page.. 4021 ..

Inquiries, reviews, committees and task forces

(Question No 273)

Mr Humphries asked the Minister for Education, Youth and Family Services, upon notice, on 24 September 2002:

(1) Can the Minister advise of all the Inquiries, Reports, Reviews, Committees of Inquiry and Taskforces that agencies currently under his direct control in each of his ministerial portfolios established during the 2000-2001 financial year.

(2) How much did each of these cost and what was the total cost to Government of these projects.

(3) Can he further advise of the cost of these projects to each agency.

(4) What were the terms of reference or guidelines for each of these projects.

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

(1) The Inquiries, Reports, Reviews, Committees of Inquiry and Taskforces for agencies currently under my direct control established during the 2000-2001 financial year were:

a) Review of program deliverables for the Adolescent Day Unit and Youth Connection. These programs are directly managed by the department.

b) A review of Sexual Assault Services for Children and Young People in the ACT c) Preparation of regulatory impact statement for the regulation of occupational health and safety and dangerous goods.

d) Review on reporting on literacy and numeracy outcomes in the ACT

e) Review of occasional care services in the non-Government sector

f) Review of child protection workloads and processes

The total cost to Government of these projects were as follows:

a) $12,000 (GST exclusive)

b) $20,800 (GST exclusive)

c) $54,760 (total cost inclusive of GST)

d) $49,570 (GST exclusive)

e) $6,000 (GST exclusive)

f) $15,000 (GST exclusive)

The costs of these projects to each agency were as follows:

a) $12,000 (GST exclusive)

b) $20,800 (GST exclusive)

c) $54,760 (total cost inclusive of GST)

d) $49,570 (GST exclusive)

e) $6,000 (GST exclusive)

f) $15,000 (GST exclusive)

The terms of reference or guidelines for each of these projects were as follows:

a) The Terms of Reference required a review of the following:

� Expected outcomes, mission, vision, rationale, brief literature review.

� Model of service delivery (curriculum, pedagogy, theoretical framework, methodology).

� Resourcing, outputs, service comparative analysis.

� Referral and access.

� Assessment, evaluation, quality assurance.

� Relationship to education services for at-risk youth in the ACT and research future directions in education for at-risk youth.

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