Hon Adele Farina questions the South West Development Commission regarding a $1.5 million budget overrun in 2012-13. The Minister attributes the increase to land sales, allocation of proceeds to projects, and timing variations.

AnsweredQoN 643Legislative Council
Asked
26 November 2013
Portfolio
Regional Development

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I refer to the South West Development Commission endorsed expense limit and note that the 2012-13 budget estimate was exceeded by more than $1.5 million in the reported actual cost of services for 2012-13, what was the cause of this cost blow out?

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Answered
18 February 2014
Responded by
Minister for Agriculture and Food representing the Minister for Regional Development
Response time
84 days
The expense limit has increased due to the sale of surplus land and allocation of proceeds to Cabinet endorsed projects, as well as timing variations on committed expenditure.

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