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(a) 2004 - 160

(b) 2005 - 200

(c) 2006 - 270 to date

Rape Crisis Centre—funding
(Question No 1395)

Mr Smyth asked the Minister for Health, upon notice, on 16 November 2006:

(1) Does the ACT Government provide any funding to the Canberra Rape Crisis Centre; if so, what has been the amount of funds provided to the Centre in (a) 2001-02, (b) 2002-03, (c) 2003-04, (d) 2004-05 and (e) 2005-06;

(2) What funding will be provided to the Centre during 2006-07;

(3) Does the ACT Government provide any other resources to the Rape Crisis Centre; if so, what are these resources;

(4) What has been the amount of these resources that have been provided to the Centre for (a) 2001-02, (b) 2002-03, (c) 2003-04, (d) 2004-05 and (e) 2005-06;

(5) What amount of these resources will be provided to the Centre during 2006-07;

(6) Have there been any evaluations of the use of these funds or other resources by the Centre since 2001-02; if so, what has been the outcome of these evaluations; if not, why not.

Ms Gallagher: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1) Yes. Details can be found in the following Annual Reports:

(a) Department of Health and Community Care and Department of Education and Community Services

(b) Department of Health and Community Care and Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services

(c) ACT Health and Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services

(d) ACT Health and Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services

(e) ACT Health and Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services

(2) $795,550 (GST inclusive)

(3) The ACT Government provides two residential properties to the Canberra Rape Crisis Centre under the Community Organisation Housing Assistance Program (CORHAP). CCRC also received Community Services Program equipment replacement grants.

(4) The organisation received funding through the Community Services Program equipment replacement grants.

a) 2001-02 Not available

b) 2002-03 $4,500 (GST exclusive)

c) 2003-04 $5,000 (GST exclusive)

d) 2004-05 $2,200 (GST exclusive) and a grant of $20,000 (GST exclusive) through the Renew Community Infrastructure and Facilities Program refurbishment of furniture for counselling rooms and office space.

e) 2005-06 $2,818 (GST exclusive)

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