Hon Robin Chapple questions the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs regarding $2.3 million in royalties for regions funding allocated to a governance and leadership development program in the Department of Aboriginal Affairs budget of 2011-12. The funding was not received due to an incomplete business case.

AnsweredQoN 271Legislative Council
Asked
25 June 2013
Portfolio
Aboriginal Affairs

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DEPARTMENT
OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS — GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
271. Hon ROBIN CHAPPLE to the Minister for Aboriginal
Affairs:
My question, of which some notice has been given, does not
relate to fees and charges!
I refer to the
Department of Aboriginal Affairs budget of 2011–12, page 637, in which
there is an allocation of $2.3 million royalties for regions funding over two years
for a governance and leadership development program.
(1) Did the Department of Aboriginal Affairs
ever receive the budgeted royalties for regions money for the governance and leadership
development program?
(2) If no to (1),why
not?
(3) If no to (1),
when will this budget allocation be received by DAA?
(4) If yes to (1), what was the money spent
on and which of the program's many goals were achieved as a result?

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I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
(1) No.
(2) To access the
funding allocated by royalties for regions, the Department of Aboriginal
Affairs is required to provide an appropriate business case to support the expenditure.
The business case is still being finalised and must be acceptable to both the
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and the Minister for Regional Development.
(3) Funding is
available in the 2013–14 budget subject to the Department of Aboriginal
Affairs finalising a business case for this important work.
(4) Not applicable.

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