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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2003 Week 13 Hansard (27 November) . . Page.. 4944 ..
(2) What was delivered for the $11,000 spent in the March quarter on this project?
(3) Only $20,000 was budgeted for this project, why was it overspent by $1,000?
Mr Quinlan
: The answer to the member's questions are as follows:$20,000 (GST exclusive) was provided in the 2002/03 Budget to upgrade the building and make it more suitable for the storage of rowing equipment. Payment for the work was made in two parts: $10,000 in November 2002 and $9,990 in February 2003. However, records of the February payment incorrectly included an additional $999 for GST thus making the cost of the upgrade appear to be $20,990 when it was only $19,990.
The recording of the cost of the upgrade has already been corrected.
Manuka Oval refurbishment
(Question No 1079)
Mr Stefaniak asked the Minister for Urban Services, upon notice, on 18 November 2003:
In relation to the Manuka Oval Refurbishment:
(1) Why was $6 000 rolled over for expenditure on Manuka Oval when the refurbishment was completed with the $7.194m in prior years?
(2) In the Progress Report for Capital Works 2002-03 $4 000 was spent in the December quarter and $2 000 in the final quarter. What was delivered for the $4 000 expenditure in the December quarter and what was delivered for the $2 000 expenditure in the final quarter?
Mr Quinlan
: The answer to the member's questions are as follows:(1) Whilst most of the $7.2m refurbishment work was completed by 30 June 2001, some minor works continued to be done after that time.
After the ACT election in October 2001, the former Bureau of Sport and Recreation was transferred from the Department of Education and Community Services to the Chief Minister's Department. At that time, unspent funds relating to the Manuka Oval refurbishment upgrade totalled $456,000. This amount was also transferred.
By 30 June 2002, the amount of unspent funds was $6,000 - 0.083% of the Territory's allocation for the refurbishment - as a result of efficiencies and other savings. On 8 October 2002, the Department of Treasury approved the expenditure of this amount on capital items that were not originally considered to be part of the original refurbishment, but were nonetheless required for the efficient management of Manuka Oval.
(2) Expenditure in the December 2002 quarter was for the relocation of a small building from Phillip Oval to Manuka Oval and the purchase of a cricket pitch cover.
Expenditure in the final quarter of 2002/03 was for football goal post covers.
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