Page 3288 - Week 10 - Thursday, 17 September 2015

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(1) In relation to the capital works expenditure in Budget Paper 3, can he provide a reconciliation between the total capital works program for each year (2016-17 onwards) shown in table 5.1.1 and the figures for the same years shown in table 5.2.7.

(2) Further to table 5.2.8 – Capital Works Expenditure (and table H.1) which indicates $144.780 million was re-profiled from 2014-15 into later years, what were the causes for the capital re-profiling of (a) Craven Creek Water Quality Control Pond ($10.067m), (b) Horse Park Drive Extension ($3.000m), (c) Isabella Weir Spillway upgrade ($4.500m), (d) Molonglo 2 Sewer & Pedestrian Bridge ($3.500m), (e) Coombs P6 School Construction ($13.171m), (f) Calvary Public Hospital Car park ($10.222m), (g) Continuity of Health Services Plan Essential Infrastructure ($9.640m), (h) Staging and Decanting – Moving to Our Future ($5.441m), (i) Constitution Avenue ($10.000m) and (j) Transport for Canberra – Majura Parkway ($13.080).

(3) In relation to the budget funded new capital works, new ICT works, and new P&E at table 5.1.1, where are the associated in-service operating costs (as opposed to project management, development and procurement costs) provided for and how much is provided for these purposes in the expenses budget.

Mr Barr: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1) The figures in Table 5.2.7 are derived by summing the total annual values for both the Capital Works Program and the Capital Provision in Table 5.1.1. The reconciliation is as follows:

Source

2016-17
($000’)

2017-18
($000’)

2018-19
($000’)

Table 5.1.1, BP3, Page 164 Total Capital Works Program

$248,090

$57,208

$23,052

Table 5.1.1 Total Provision

$443,188

$578,405

$498,125

Total

$691,278

$635,613

$521,177

Totals Table 5.2.7, BP3, Page 183

$691,278

$635,613

$521,177

(2) Attachment A provides Directorate advice on the reasons for the re profiling of the specified projects.

(3) In BP3, Chapter 3.3 Infrastructure and Capital Initiatives, all new initiatives are grouped by Directorate and are listed under three major sub categories:

i. Capital

ii. Information and Communication Technology (ICT); and

iii. Property Plant and Equipment (PPE).

Each new infrastructure and capital initiative listed under ICT and PPE for each Directorate includes a description, along with a funding table outlining the requested funding information broken down into three categories: Capital, Depreciation and Associated Expenses. Directorates may also redirect existing funding for the operation and maintenance of new assets within a output class.

(A copy of the attachment is available at the Chamber Support Office)

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