Hon. Kate Doust requests details on specific grants and subsidies listed in the 2012-13 Budget Papers, including 'Other Miscellaneous,' Property Industry Grants, and Royalties for Regions grants. The Minister provides a breakdown of programs and funding allocations for each category across 2010-11, 2011-12, and 2012-13.

AnsweredQoN 5689Legislative Council
Asked
12 June 2012
Portfolio
Commerce

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I refer to the Details of Controlled Grants and Subsidies, Budget 2012-13, Budget Paper No. 2, Volume 2, page 467, and I ask —
(1) What is meant by Other Miscellaneous?
(2) In relation to (1), will the Minister please provide the names of the programs and funding allocations (Actual, Estimate Actual and Budget Estimate) for —
(a) 2010-11;
(b) 2011-12; and
(c) 2012-13?
(3) What are the Real Estate and Business Agents-Settlement Agents Supervisory Board Property Industry Grants?
(4) In relation to (3), will the Minister please provide the names of the programs and funding allocations (Actual, Estimate Actual and Budget Estimate) for —
(a) 2010-11;
(b) 2011-12; and
(c) 2012-13?
(5) What are the various projects funded through the Royalties for Regions grants?
(6) In relation to (5), will the Minister please provide the names of the programs and funding allocations (Actual, Estimate Actual and Budget Estimate) for —
(a) 2010-11;
(b) 2011-12; and
(c) 2012-13?

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Answered
14 August 2012
Responded by
Minister for Commerce
Response time
63 days
(1) "Other Miscellaneous" covers minor grants and subsidies considered not significant to include as separate line items in the table.
(2)(a) 2010-11 (Actual)
Plumbing Industry Commission $4,000
(b) 2011-12 (Estimated Actual)
Ministerial Council of Consumer Affairs $14,000
(c) 2012-13 (Budget Estimate)
Ministerial Council of Consumer Affairs $15,000
(3) The Real Estate and Business Agents- Settlement Agents Supervisory Board Property Industry grants are:
- Real Estate Home Buyers Assistance application payments
- Real Estate Fidelity Guarantee claim payments
- Real Estate Compulsory Professional Development payments to support training of licensees and sales representatives
- Settlement Agents Fidelity Guarantee claim payments
- Settlement Agents Compulsory Professional Development payments for training delivered to licensees.
(4)(a) 2010-11 (Actual)
Nil, payments were made by the individual Boards not the Department of Commerce. The Boards accounting was combined with the Department at the 1
st
of July 2011.
(b) 2011-12 (Estimated Actual)
Real Estate Home Buyers Assistance $5,615,000
Real Estate Fidelity Guarantee $4,140,000
Real Estate CPD Education $1,122,000
Settlement Agents Fidelity Guarantee $200,000
Settlement Agents CPD Education $187,000
(c) 2012-13 (Budget Estimate)
Real Estate Home Buyers Assistance $5,783,000
Real Estate Fidelity Guarantee $4,264,000
Real Estate CPD Education $1,157,000
Settlement Agents Fidelity Guarantee $206,000
Settlement Agents CPD Education $192,000
(5) The projects funded through Royalties for Regions grants are:
- Regional Mobile Communications Project
- Community Emergency Mobile Communications Project
- Regional workers incentive allowance
- Pilbara maritime common user facility
(6)(a) 2010-11 (Actual)
Nil grants from Royalties for Regions funds were paid during 2010/11
(b) 2011-12 (Estimated Actual)
Regional Mobile Communications Project $8,000,000
Community Emergency Mobile Communications Project $585,000
Regional workers incentive allowance $45,000
(c) 2012-13 (Budget Estimate)
Regional Mobile Communications Project $18,094,000
Community Emergency Mobile Communications Project $2,000
Pilbara maritime common user facility $3,000,000
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