❓ Mr. Buswell asks about expenditures related to corporate service systems across government agencies from 2003-2007. The answer details the Department of Fisheries' spending on Smartstream accounting software licenses and support, noting savings due to the introduction of a shared services model.
AnsweredQoN 2397Legislative Assembly
Asked
12 June 2007
Member
Portfolio
Regional Development; Fisheries; the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne
QuestionView source ↗
(b) 1 July 2003 - 31 December 2003; (c) 1 January 2004 - 30 June 2004; (d) 1 July 2004 - 31 December 2004; (e) 1 January 2005 - 30 June 2005; (f) 1 July 2005 - 31 December 2005; (g) 1 January 2006 - 30 June 2006; (h) 1 July 2006 - 31 December 2006; and (i) 1 January 2007 - to date 2007?
(c) 1 January 2004 - 30 June 2004; (d) 1 July 2004 - 31 December 2004; (e) 1 January 2005 - 30 June 2005; (f) 1 July 2005 - 31 December 2005; (g) 1 January 2006 - 30 June 2006; (h) 1 July 2006 - 31 December 2006; and (i) 1 January 2007 - to date 2007?
(d) 1 July 2004 - 31 December 2004; (e) 1 January 2005 - 30 June 2005; (f) 1 July 2005 - 31 December 2005; (g) 1 January 2006 - 30 June 2006; (h) 1 July 2006 - 31 December 2006; and (i) 1 January 2007 - to date 2007?
(e) 1 January 2005 - 30 June 2005; (f) 1 July 2005 - 31 December 2005; (g) 1 January 2006 - 30 June 2006; (h) 1 July 2006 - 31 December 2006; and (i) 1 January 2007 - to date 2007?
(f) 1 July 2005 - 31 December 2005; (g) 1 January 2006 - 30 June 2006; (h) 1 July 2006 - 31 December 2006; and (i) 1 January 2007 - to date 2007?
(g) 1 January 2006 - 30 June 2006; (h) 1 July 2006 - 31 December 2006; and (i) 1 January 2007 - to date 2007?
(h) 1 July 2006 - 31 December 2006; and (i) 1 January 2007 - to date 2007?
(i) 1 January 2007 - to date 2007?
(c) 1 January 2004 - 30 June 2004; (d) 1 July 2004 - 31 December 2004; (e) 1 January 2005 - 30 June 2005; (f) 1 July 2005 - 31 December 2005; (g) 1 January 2006 - 30 June 2006; (h) 1 July 2006 - 31 December 2006; and (i) 1 January 2007 - to date 2007?
(d) 1 July 2004 - 31 December 2004; (e) 1 January 2005 - 30 June 2005; (f) 1 July 2005 - 31 December 2005; (g) 1 January 2006 - 30 June 2006; (h) 1 July 2006 - 31 December 2006; and (i) 1 January 2007 - to date 2007?
(e) 1 January 2005 - 30 June 2005; (f) 1 July 2005 - 31 December 2005; (g) 1 January 2006 - 30 June 2006; (h) 1 July 2006 - 31 December 2006; and (i) 1 January 2007 - to date 2007?
(f) 1 July 2005 - 31 December 2005; (g) 1 January 2006 - 30 June 2006; (h) 1 July 2006 - 31 December 2006; and (i) 1 January 2007 - to date 2007?
(g) 1 January 2006 - 30 June 2006; (h) 1 July 2006 - 31 December 2006; and (i) 1 January 2007 - to date 2007?
(h) 1 July 2006 - 31 December 2006; and (i) 1 January 2007 - to date 2007?
(i) 1 January 2007 - to date 2007?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
14 August 2007
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Regional Development; Fisheries; the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne
Response time
63 days
The agency answers to this and related questions are expected to cover all expenditures including day to day costs such as system maintenance and licence fees. Across all agencies expenditure would have been in excess of $10m per annum more if the shared services model was not being introduced.
Estimates Committee Supplementary Information Question 42 was recently answered and had a much narrower focus in that it asked for the names and numbers of departments that did not comply with the directive by the Director General DPC as to the need for agencies to consider deferring any decision to upgrade or replace corporate service systems. Hence, the figures in the two sets of answers cannot be directly compared.
For the Department of Fisheries:
(a) 1 January 2003 - 30 June 2003 - nil
(b) 1 July 2003 - 31 December 2003 - $29,964.90
(c) 1 January 2004 - 30 June 2004 - nil
(d) 1 July 2004 - 31 December 2004 - nil
(e) 1 January 2005 - 30 June 2005 - $31,463.15
(f) 1 July 2005 - 31 December 2005 - nil
(g) 1 January 2006 - 30 June 2006 - $33,036.31
(h) 1 July 2006 - 31 December 2006 - nil
(i) 1 January 2007 - to date 2007 - nil
All past expenditure at the Department of Fisheries was for annual software license and support fees paid to Geac Computers for use of the Smartstream accounting software.
While the Department will retain this software for some years, so it can extract any historical accounts data it may require from time to time, there should be no further payments to Geac Computers as the Office of Shared Services is now providing a replacement accounting solution.
For the Department of Local Government and Regional Development; the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne Development Commissions:
(a)-(i) Nil
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Estimates Committee Supplementary Information Question 42 was recently answered and had a much narrower focus in that it asked for the names and numbers of departments that did not comply with the directive by the Director General DPC as to the need for agencies to consider deferring any decision to upgrade or replace corporate service systems. Hence, the figures in the two sets of answers cannot be directly compared.
For the Department of Fisheries:
(a) 1 January 2003 - 30 June 2003 - nil
(b) 1 July 2003 - 31 December 2003 - $29,964.90
(c) 1 January 2004 - 30 June 2004 - nil
(d) 1 July 2004 - 31 December 2004 - nil
(e) 1 January 2005 - 30 June 2005 - $31,463.15
(f) 1 July 2005 - 31 December 2005 - nil
(g) 1 January 2006 - 30 June 2006 - $33,036.31
(h) 1 July 2006 - 31 December 2006 - nil
(i) 1 January 2007 - to date 2007 - nil
All past expenditure at the Department of Fisheries was for annual software license and support fees paid to Geac Computers for use of the Smartstream accounting software.
While the Department will retain this software for some years, so it can extract any historical accounts data it may require from time to time, there should be no further payments to Geac Computers as the Office of Shared Services is now providing a replacement accounting solution.
For the Department of Local Government and Regional Development; the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne Development Commissions:
(a)-(i) Nil
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