Page 914 - Week 03 - Thursday, 2 April 2020
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Questions without notice taken on notice
ACT Health—SPIRE project
Ms Stephen-Smith (in reply to a question by Ms Lee on Wednesday, 12 February 2020):
This financial year, the SPIRE Project is expected to expend the remainder of the $6.5 million that was originally appropriated in 2018-19.
Key aspects of expenditure include progressing the Project’s design, which is occurring as part of extensive consultation with clinicians, key health consumer representatives, the Garran Primary School and the local community.
Expenditure is also occurring on a series of enabling works that are required to relocate key hospital functions as part of the SPIRE Project. These functions include: clinical services, teaching and training, research and administrative services.
ACT Health—SPIRE project
Ms Stephen-Smith (in reply to a question and supplementary questions by Ms Lee and Mrs Dunne on Wednesday, 12 February 2020):
1. Consistent with a project of this size, the ACT Government requested additional due diligence in the 2018-19 year, which was largely funded by recurrent funding (feasibility). The capital allocation was profiled to ensure that any early works identified through the due diligence process could be addressed as needed to maintain the project timelines. Ultimately, no major capital expenditure was required in the 2018-19 financial year to meet this objective .
2. The ACT Health Directorate submitted all rollover requests, including the SPIRE underspends, for Treasury’s approval in October 2019 as per the Budget process timeframe. Treasury has a rigorous approval process, and approval was provided in quarter three of the 2019-20 financial year.
Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders—Ngunnawal Bush Healing Farm
Ms Stephen-Smith (in reply to a supplementary question by Mrs Dunne on Wednesday, 12 February 2020):
The Appropriation Bill 2007-2008 (No. 2) provided $5.883 million for capital components for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Residential Rehabilitation Facility.
Funding was spent on feasibility, design and main construction works of the facility, which opened in late 2017, as well as consultation with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health care providers on the models of care.
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