Question regarding the financial management and maintenance responsibilities of the Halls Creek Safe House, specifically addressing surplus funding and building ownership.

AnsweredQoN 735Legislative Council
Asked
18 February 2014
Portfolio
Child Protection

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I refer to the Minister’s parliamentary statement of 4 December 2013 where she stated "I note that all the service providers had surplus in funding in each of the years that we are talking about that could have gone towards repair of these things", and I ask: (a) what was the total surplus funding held by the Halls Creek safe house; (b) how much of this surplus funding was allocated to other expenses; (c) who owns the building from which the Halls Creek safe house operates; and (d) does the Department for Child Protection and Family Support consider day-to-day maintenance to include significant upgrades to bathrooms?

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Answered
19 March 2014
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
29 days
(a) In 2012-13, the Halls Creek Safe House showed a surplus of $69,668. Of this figure, $64,684 was carried forward from the previous financial year.
(b) Nil.
(c) The Department of Housing owns the building and land from which the Halls Creek Safe House is operated.
(d)  The Department for Child Protection and Family Support considers it appropriate for organisations to make provisions for day-to-day maintenance within their budget. This may accumulate to allow for larger scale repairs and upgrades; however services usually apply to Department of Housing or Lotterywest for upgrade work.

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