Mr Marmion seeks clarification on the source of $1 million funding for the Defence Science Centre, questioning if it's from the existing budget or future allocations. The Minister confirms it's within the Defence West budget and supplemented by federal funding for a research director.

AnsweredQoN 383Legislative Assembly
Asked
15 May 2019
Portfolio
Defence Issues

QuestionView source ↗

DEFENCE SCIENCE CENTRE —
2019–20 STATE BUDGET
383. Mr W.R. MARMION to the Minister for Defence Issues:
I have a supplementary question. Can
the minister confirm whether the funding he has just outlined—the $1 million—is
coming from the existing budget or from the roughly $3 million allocated in the
2020–21 forward estimates?

AnswerView source ↗

The funding for the Defence Science
Centre is within the Defence West budget. It will be accommodated from within
the global budget of the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation.
There will also be a contribution from the federal government to fund the
director of research and development. I am not sure what the exact title of
that position will be, but the research director will be funded by the federal
government. It will also contribute to the research and development grant
scheme that will come into force. We will be calling for nominations for grants
from the start of the new financial year.
The SPEAKER : That is the end
of question time.

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