Page 2713 - Week 07 - Tuesday, 28 June 2011
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scoping study will go the way of the Kingston arts precinct consultation process and never see the public light of day. Or it may spoil on the vine like the inquiry into live music events which was tabled almost 12 months ago and is yet to receive a response from the government.
While it is good to see the Street Theatre receiving more funding for expansion, I note that the Canberra Dance Theatre is living in a transportable. I am not trying to create another split here, but I think that it is important, given the limited funding we have, to ensure that more of it goes to spaces that can be shared across different artistic venues, because some groups are doing a lot better than others. Some groups are doing it fairly tough from an accommodation point of view.
I would like to see more considered work going on in the arts community and more considered work on triple bottom line. I sincerely hope that the change in administrative arrangements will mean that in every aspect the government can do more considered works.
MS GALLAGHER (Molonglo—Chief Minister, Minister for Health, Minister for Industrial Relations and Treasurer) (7.48): I move amendment No 2 circulated in my name and table a supplementary explanatory statement to the government amendments and supplementary budget papers [see schedule 4 at page 2765]. They were provided to members of the estimates committee and all members out of session.
This amendment goes to the new administrative arrangements that were announced following the introduction of the budget but prior to the budget being passed. There was the publication of the appropriation bill and the budget papers on 3 May. Since that time, new administrative arrangements have come into effect following the resignation of the former Chief Minister, and they represent the next steps in implementing the single ACT public service structure.
The amendment which I have circulated includes the following changes. As I said, I did provide it to members earlier so that they had time to consider them. It is largely technical in nature and reflects the changes. There is no change to the overall appropriation being sought, but it deals with the renaming of the Chief Minister’s Directorate to the Chief Minister and Cabinet Directorate; the renaming of the Sustainable Development Directorate to the Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate; and the movement of $17.753 million in appropriation from the Chief Minister and Cabinet Directorate to the Community Services Directorate for the transfer of artsACT. This line, if amended, will not include discussion on artsACT in this section, but it would go to the Community Services Directorate.
Supplementary budget papers include revised budget paper 4 chapters. They look more complicated than they are. They are just a replication of budget papers with the flow through of these appropriation changes being made to them.
We have also taken the opportunity to incorporate the “Total appropriated to agencies” line omitted from the original bill. Unfortunately, a drafting oversight resulted in the totals not being printed, and this has been rectified in this amendment.
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