Hon Adele Farina questions the Attorney General regarding savings from transferring the Law Reform Commission's administration to the Department of the Attorney General, and whether those savings will be reinvested in the Commission. The Attorney General confirms significant savings but states they will not be returned, as administration will be absorbed within the existing departmental budget.

AnsweredQoN 1394Legislative Council
Asked
12 August 2014
Portfolio
Attorney General

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I refer to Budget Paper No. 2, Volume 2 at page 434, "Significant Issues Impacting the Agency", and ask: (a) what savings are expected to be generated through the transference of the administration of the Law Reform Commission to the Department of the Attorney General; (b) will these savings be returned to the operations of the Law Reform Commission; and (c) if no to (b), why not?

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Answered
16 September 2014
Response time
35 days
(a) Recurrent costs of approximately $800,000 per annum.
(b) No.
(c) Administration will be undertaken from within the DotAG existing budget and FTE level.

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