Page 1738 - Week 07 - Tuesday, 21 August 2007
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handgun buyback scheme; funding of $1.160 million for criminal injuries compensation payments; $108,000 for additional payments due in 2006-07 following the annual ACT Remuneration Tribunal Review of remuneration and entitlements for judiciary and part-time public officeholders; $835,000 to JACS to manage expenditure associated with legal expenses and criminal injuries compensation payments and $2.9 million to fund emergency services related to cost pressures.
The Department of Justice and Community Safety, however, did not draw $2.9 million Treasurer’s advance authorised to fund emergency services-related cost pressures as this was able to be managed by the department. The authority for the Treasurer’s advance subsequently lapsed as the additional appropriation was not drawn on by the department.
Due to the increase in interest costs, an additional $196,000 was allocated to the territory banking account for 2006-07. A Treasurer's Advance of $34,000 was provided to the Legislative Assembly Secretariat for unforeseen travel costs resulting from higher than average use of travel entitlements by members of the Assembly during 2006-07.
A Treasurer’s advance of $134,000 was provided to the ACT Department of Treasury to meet the final GST administration payment of 2006-07 due as advised by the Australian government. The increase in the required payment is due, in part, to an increase in the ACT's relative share of the Australian population.
Finally, $270,000 was provided to the Chief Minister’s Department to manage cost pressures relating to information campaign on the affordable housing action plan and implementation of affordable housing initiatives.
The Financial Management Act also requires that I table a summary of expenditure under section 18 of the act. Section 18A of the Financial Management Act requires that, where the Treasurer has authorised expenditure under section 18, within three sitting days after the end of the financial year the Treasurer must present to the Assembly a summary of the total expenditure authorised for that financial year.
The 2006-07 Appropriation Act provided $26.9 million for the Treasurer’s advance. The final expenditure against the Treasurer’s advance for 2006-07 was $18.080 million, leaving a balance of $8.820 million to return to the 2006-07 budget.
Mr Speaker, I commend these papers to the Assembly.
Financial Management Act—instruments
Papers and statement by minister
MR STANHOPE (Ginninderra—Chief Minister, Treasurer, Minister for Business and Economic Development, Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Minister for the Environment, Water and Climate Change, Minister for the Arts): For the information of members, I present the following papers:
Pursuant to section 14—Instruments directing a transfer of funds, including statements of reasons, within:
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