❓ Hon Dee Margetts questions the Water and Rivers Commission about unspent funds in 2002-03 and whether they will be carried over. The answer details deferments and adjustments leading to a revised net amount.
AnsweredQoN 933Legislative Council
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With regard to Budget Estimates 2003-04 the budget estimate for the Water and Rivers Commission in 2002-03 was $47,715,000 (p630, Budget Paper No. 2) -
(1) Why was $4,780,000 of this money unspent in 2002-03?
(2) Will this be carried over into 2003-04?
(1) Why was $4,780,000 of this money unspent in 2002-03?
(2) Will this be carried over into 2003-04?
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Answered
8 August 2003
Responded by
Minister for Housing and Works representing the Minister for the Environment and Heritage
Response time
45 days
(1-2) The amount of $47,715,000 referred to is the Net Accrual Amount appropriated to the Water and Rivers Commission to deliver its outputs. The Estimated Actual of $42,935,000 is the revised net accrual amount appropriated to the Commission in 2002-03. This is our estimate of how much we will actually spend during the year. The Commission may choose, with adequate notice to Treasury and Expenditure Review Committee, to defer expenditures to another year. A deferment does not suggest the Commission was ‘under spent’ by $4,780,000. The reasons for the Commission receiving less appropriation can be summarised as follows: $’000 Net Amount appropriated to deliver outputs (as per 2003-03 Budget Papers) 47,715 (1) Deferments ERC Approved carryover to 2003-04 Salinity -2,178 On-Farm Water Grants -1,642 (2) Adjustments: Savings Associated with redundancy payments -185 Section 25, transfer of Water Appeals Coordinator to DPC -65 Transfer to Amount Authorised by Other Statutes (CEO Salary) -10 Depreciation adjustment -700 Revised Net Amount (Est.Actual) appropriated to deliver outputs 42,935 The Commission requested the deferments. These funds are provided to community groups, farmers and others by way of grant, and conditional upon the achievement of land use changes that benefit the environment. In many instances, the grants are not paid for 1-2 years. The deferment is good accounting practice and retains funds within government accounts rather than withdrawing funds into non-interest bearing accounts. Budget Adjustments occur normally throughout the year. They may reflect the cost of structural changes, reimbursements to other agencies or Treasury, or result from changes to government accounting policy.
The reasons for the Commission receiving less appropriation can be summarised as follows: $’000 Net Amount appropriated to deliver outputs (as per 2003-03 Budget Papers) 47,715 (1) Deferments ERC Approved carryover to 2003-04 Salinity -2,178 On-Farm Water Grants -1,642 (2) Adjustments: Savings Associated with redundancy payments -185 Section 25, transfer of Water Appeals Coordinator to DPC -65 Transfer to Amount Authorised by Other Statutes (CEO Salary) -10 Depreciation adjustment -700 Revised Net Amount (Est.Actual) appropriated to deliver outputs 42,935 The Commission requested the deferments. These funds are provided to community groups, farmers and others by way of grant, and conditional upon the achievement of land use changes that benefit the environment. In many instances, the grants are not paid for 1-2 years. The deferment is good accounting practice and retains funds within government accounts rather than withdrawing funds into non-interest bearing accounts. Budget Adjustments occur normally throughout the year. They may reflect the cost of structural changes, reimbursements to other agencies or Treasury, or result from changes to government accounting policy.
(1) Deferments ERC Approved carryover to 2003-04 Salinity -2,178 On-Farm Water Grants -1,642 (2) Adjustments: Savings Associated with redundancy payments -185 Section 25, transfer of Water Appeals Coordinator to DPC -65 Transfer to Amount Authorised by Other Statutes (CEO Salary) -10 Depreciation adjustment -700 Revised Net Amount (Est.Actual) appropriated to deliver outputs 42,935 The Commission requested the deferments. These funds are provided to community groups, farmers and others by way of grant, and conditional upon the achievement of land use changes that benefit the environment. In many instances, the grants are not paid for 1-2 years. The deferment is good accounting practice and retains funds within government accounts rather than withdrawing funds into non-interest bearing accounts. Budget Adjustments occur normally throughout the year. They may reflect the cost of structural changes, reimbursements to other agencies or Treasury, or result from changes to government accounting policy.
(2) Adjustments: Savings Associated with redundancy payments -185 Section 25, transfer of Water Appeals Coordinator to DPC -65 Transfer to Amount Authorised by Other Statutes (CEO Salary) -10 Depreciation adjustment -700 Revised Net Amount (Est.Actual) appropriated to deliver outputs 42,935 The Commission requested the deferments. These funds are provided to community groups, farmers and others by way of grant, and conditional upon the achievement of land use changes that benefit the environment. In many instances, the grants are not paid for 1-2 years. The deferment is good accounting practice and retains funds within government accounts rather than withdrawing funds into non-interest bearing accounts. Budget Adjustments occur normally throughout the year. They may reflect the cost of structural changes, reimbursements to other agencies or Treasury, or result from changes to government accounting policy.
Revised Net Amount (Est.Actual) appropriated to deliver outputs 42,935 The Commission requested the deferments. These funds are provided to community groups, farmers and others by way of grant, and conditional upon the achievement of land use changes that benefit the environment. In many instances, the grants are not paid for 1-2 years. The deferment is good accounting practice and retains funds within government accounts rather than withdrawing funds into non-interest bearing accounts. Budget Adjustments occur normally throughout the year. They may reflect the cost of structural changes, reimbursements to other agencies or Treasury, or result from changes to government accounting policy.
The Commission requested the deferments. These funds are provided to community groups, farmers and others by way of grant, and conditional upon the achievement of land use changes that benefit the environment. In many instances, the grants are not paid for 1-2 years. The deferment is good accounting practice and retains funds within government accounts rather than withdrawing funds into non-interest bearing accounts. Budget Adjustments occur normally throughout the year. They may reflect the cost of structural changes, reimbursements to other agencies or Treasury, or result from changes to government accounting policy.
Budget Adjustments occur normally throughout the year. They may reflect the cost of structural changes, reimbursements to other agencies or Treasury, or result from changes to government accounting policy.
The reasons for the Commission receiving less appropriation can be summarised as follows: $’000 Net Amount appropriated to deliver outputs (as per 2003-03 Budget Papers) 47,715 (1) Deferments ERC Approved carryover to 2003-04 Salinity -2,178 On-Farm Water Grants -1,642 (2) Adjustments: Savings Associated with redundancy payments -185 Section 25, transfer of Water Appeals Coordinator to DPC -65 Transfer to Amount Authorised by Other Statutes (CEO Salary) -10 Depreciation adjustment -700 Revised Net Amount (Est.Actual) appropriated to deliver outputs 42,935 The Commission requested the deferments. These funds are provided to community groups, farmers and others by way of grant, and conditional upon the achievement of land use changes that benefit the environment. In many instances, the grants are not paid for 1-2 years. The deferment is good accounting practice and retains funds within government accounts rather than withdrawing funds into non-interest bearing accounts. Budget Adjustments occur normally throughout the year. They may reflect the cost of structural changes, reimbursements to other agencies or Treasury, or result from changes to government accounting policy.
(1) Deferments ERC Approved carryover to 2003-04 Salinity -2,178 On-Farm Water Grants -1,642 (2) Adjustments: Savings Associated with redundancy payments -185 Section 25, transfer of Water Appeals Coordinator to DPC -65 Transfer to Amount Authorised by Other Statutes (CEO Salary) -10 Depreciation adjustment -700 Revised Net Amount (Est.Actual) appropriated to deliver outputs 42,935 The Commission requested the deferments. These funds are provided to community groups, farmers and others by way of grant, and conditional upon the achievement of land use changes that benefit the environment. In many instances, the grants are not paid for 1-2 years. The deferment is good accounting practice and retains funds within government accounts rather than withdrawing funds into non-interest bearing accounts. Budget Adjustments occur normally throughout the year. They may reflect the cost of structural changes, reimbursements to other agencies or Treasury, or result from changes to government accounting policy.
(2) Adjustments: Savings Associated with redundancy payments -185 Section 25, transfer of Water Appeals Coordinator to DPC -65 Transfer to Amount Authorised by Other Statutes (CEO Salary) -10 Depreciation adjustment -700 Revised Net Amount (Est.Actual) appropriated to deliver outputs 42,935 The Commission requested the deferments. These funds are provided to community groups, farmers and others by way of grant, and conditional upon the achievement of land use changes that benefit the environment. In many instances, the grants are not paid for 1-2 years. The deferment is good accounting practice and retains funds within government accounts rather than withdrawing funds into non-interest bearing accounts. Budget Adjustments occur normally throughout the year. They may reflect the cost of structural changes, reimbursements to other agencies or Treasury, or result from changes to government accounting policy.
Revised Net Amount (Est.Actual) appropriated to deliver outputs 42,935 The Commission requested the deferments. These funds are provided to community groups, farmers and others by way of grant, and conditional upon the achievement of land use changes that benefit the environment. In many instances, the grants are not paid for 1-2 years. The deferment is good accounting practice and retains funds within government accounts rather than withdrawing funds into non-interest bearing accounts. Budget Adjustments occur normally throughout the year. They may reflect the cost of structural changes, reimbursements to other agencies or Treasury, or result from changes to government accounting policy.
The Commission requested the deferments. These funds are provided to community groups, farmers and others by way of grant, and conditional upon the achievement of land use changes that benefit the environment. In many instances, the grants are not paid for 1-2 years. The deferment is good accounting practice and retains funds within government accounts rather than withdrawing funds into non-interest bearing accounts. Budget Adjustments occur normally throughout the year. They may reflect the cost of structural changes, reimbursements to other agencies or Treasury, or result from changes to government accounting policy.
Budget Adjustments occur normally throughout the year. They may reflect the cost of structural changes, reimbursements to other agencies or Treasury, or result from changes to government accounting policy.
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