A WA parliamentary question seeks details on budget allocations for language service delivery across various government departments and agencies from 2012/13 to 2016/17. The responses reveal varying levels of investment in these services.

AnsweredQoN 822Legislative Assembly
Asked
21 June 2017
Portfolio
Treasurer; Minister for Finance; Energy; Aboriginal Affairs

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For each department, agency and government trading enterprise within the Minister's portfolio of responsibilities, can the Minister please advise how much money is allocated in the agency’s budget for language service delivery, in the following financial years: (a) 2012/13; (b) 2013/14; (c) 2014/15; (d) 2015/16; and (e) 2016/17?

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Answered
8 August 2017
Response time
5 days
Department of Aboriginal Affairs
(a) $220 000
(b) $110 000
(c-e) Nil
Department of Finance/PUO
The Department of Finance advises (excluding the Public Utilities Office):
(a-d) Nil
(e) $2,000
Department of Treasury
(a-e) Nil
Economic Regulation Authority
(a-e) Nil
Fire and Emergency Services Superannuation Fund
(a-e) Nil
Government Employees Superannuation Board
(a-e) Nil
Horizon Power
(a-c) Cannot be specific but service was available (d) $217.36 (e) $868.66
Independent Market Operator
(a-e) Nil
Insurance Commission of Western Australia
(a-e) Nil
Lands, Approvals and Native Title Unit
Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 832.
Office of the Auditor General
(a-e) Nil
Synergy
Translator and interpreting services costs are based on call volumes and time spent on each transaction.
(a) Actual spend on translator and interpreting services in 2012/13 - $131,726
(b) Actual spend on translator and interpreting services in 2013/14 - $153,431
(c) Actual spend on translator and interpreting services in 2014/15 - $198,200
(d) Actual spend on translator and interpreting services in 2015/16 - $169,510
(e) Actual spend on translator and interpreting services as at the end of May 2016/17 - $116,065
Western Australia Treasury Corporation
(a-e) Nil
Western Power
(a) 2012/13 - $10449.60
(b) 2013/14 - $4545
(c) 2014/15 - $10000
(d) 2015/16 - $10000
(e) 2016/17 - $10000

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