Details the planned expenditure of Royalties for Regions funds allocated to Western Australia Police in 2014-15, broken down by program and region, with caveats regarding variable incentive payments and project timelines.

AnsweredQoN 1368Legislative Council
Asked
12 August 2014
Portfolio
Police

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I refer to Budget Paper No. 2, Volume 1 at page 376, "Income Statement", line item Royalties for Regions fund, and ask: (a) will the Minister please detail how the Royalties for Regions funds allocated to Western Australia Police will be spent in 2014-15; and (b) what percentage of those funds will be spent in each of the State’s nine regions?

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Answered
16 September 2014
Responded by
Attorney General representing the Minister for Police
Response time
35 days
(a) Planned expenditure of allocated Royalties for Regions funds in 2014-15:
Regional Infrastructure and Headworks Fund
$m
Community Safety Network
9.963
Regional Community Services Fund
Regional Police Incentives (attraction & retention)
2.5
Regional Workers Incentives Allowance Payments (District Allowance)
5.478
Total
17.941
(b) Planned percentage of expenditure by Region in 2014-15:
Regional Infrastructure and Headworks Fund - Community Safety Network
District
%
Gascoyne
0
Goldfields-Esperance
3
Great Southern
17
Kimberley
0
Mid West
49
Peel
0
Pilbara
0
South West
3
Wheatbelt District
28
Notes:
1.  Programmed works for the Gascoyne district were completed in 2012-13, therefore no planned expenditure in 2014-15.
2.  Programmed works for the Pilbara district will be occurring in 2015-16, therefore no planned expenditure in 2014-15.
3.  Programmed works for the Kimberley district will be occurring in 2016-17, therefore no planned expenditure in 2014-15.
4.  Programmed works for the Peel district will be occurring in 2015-16 and 2016-17, therefore no planned expenditure in 2014-15.
Regional Community Services Fund - Regional Police Incentives (Attraction and Retention)
Regional Police Incentives expenditure is affected by the number of police officer transfers (attraction payments) and police officer tenure completion/extension conditions being met (retention payments) each year. As a result, percentages of expenditure per district are unable to be provided at this stage.
Regional Workers Incentives Allowance Payments (District Allowance)
Based on 2013-14 actual expenditure, budgeted percentages for Regional Workers Incentives Allowance Payments by District in 2014-15 are:
District
%
Kimberley
32.21
Pilbara
42.62
Goldfields-Esperance
13.12
Mid West
11.38
Great Southern
0.34
Wheatbelt
0.33
These are indicative figures based on the results of the last financial year. Final district spend percentages for 2014-15 can only be provided following completion of the financial year.

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