Page 398 - Week 02 - Tuesday, 12 February 2013

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I am tabling a total of 11 instruments today, Mr Assistant Speaker. Section 16(1) and (2) of the FMA allow for the transfer of responsibility for a service or function from an entity for which an appropriation is made to another entity, and this package includes three such instruments.

Consistent with the Administrative Arrangements 2012 (No 2), the first instrument authorises the transfer from the Treasury Directorate of $17 million in net cost of outputs (controlled) appropriation to the Chief Minister and Treasury Directorate; $6 million in net cost of outputs (controlled) appropriation to the Commerce and Works Directorate; $5.949 million in payments on behalf of the territory (territorial) appropriation to the Commerce and Works Directorate for the management and responsibility of the first home owners grant and first home owners boost programs; $9.045 million in capital injection (territorial) appropriation relating to land rent to the Commerce and Works Directorate; $5.341 million in capital injection (controlled) appropriation for the Oracle e-business suite upgrade and the whole-of-government banking contract to the Commerce and Works Directorate; and $3.838 million in capital injection (controlled) appropriation in relation to a loan for Community Housing Canberra to the Chief Minister and Treasury Directorate.

The second instrument facilitates the transfer of $800,000 in net costs of outputs (controlled) appropriation from the Economic Development Directorate to the Territory and Municipal Services Directorate to implement commitments as part of the Molonglo Valley plan for the protection of matters of national environmental significance.

The third instrument facilitates the transfer of $1.146 million in net cost of outputs (controlled) appropriation and $263,000 in capital injection (controlled) appropriation from the Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate to the Economic Development Directorate for infrastructure planning services.

Section 16B of the FMA allows for appropriations to be preserved from one financial year to the next, as outlined in instruments signed by myself as Treasurer. This package includes seven such instruments. The first instrument authorises a total rollover of $24.416 million for the Health Directorate comprising $6.98 million in net cost of outputs (controlled) appropriation and $17.436 million in capital injection (controlled) appropriation.

The second instrument authorises a total rollover of $22.41 million for the Education and Training Directorate comprising $20.228 million in net cost of outputs (controlled) appropriation; $368,000 in payments on behalf of the territory; and $1.814 million in capital injection (controlled) appropriation.

The third instrument authorises a total rollover of $7.34 million for the Territory and Municipal Services Directorate comprising $183,000 in net cost of outputs (controlled) appropriation; and $7.157 million in capital injection (controlled) appropriation.

The fourth instrument authorises a rollover of $4.356 million for the Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate, comprising $3.854 million in net cost of


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