❓ Mr Hyde questions the Premier's decision to abolish the Sound Attenuation assessment panel, inquiring about funding, decision-making, and cost savings. The response reveals discrepancies between budgeted and actual spending and indicates the program was a one-off initiative.
AnsweredQoN 3074Legislative Assembly
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In relation to the Premier’s announcement that he has abolished the Department of Culture and the Arts’ Sound Attenuation assessment panel, I ask:
(a) what is the budgeted amount of funding this committee was supposed to disperse or advise on in 2009–2010;
(b) how much funding was dispersed;
(c) who will now be making the decisions previously made by this committee;
(d) what is the budgeted amount of funding for equivalent grants previously dispersed or advised on in the 2010–2011 budget; and
(e) what are the cost savings from abolishing this committee and where have those savings been allocated?
(a) what is the budgeted amount of funding this committee was supposed to disperse or advise on in 2009–2010;
(b) how much funding was dispersed;
(c) who will now be making the decisions previously made by this committee;
(d) what is the budgeted amount of funding for equivalent grants previously dispersed or advised on in the 2010–2011 budget; and
(e) what are the cost savings from abolishing this committee and where have those savings been allocated?
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Answered
22 June 2010
Responded by
Minister for Culture and the Arts
Response time
28 days
(a) Nil
(b) $168 373
(c) The program was a one off initiative
(d) Nil
(e) $81 267 in savings has been allocated towards Department of Culture and the Arts participation in initiatives concerning sound attenuation
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(b) $168 373
(c) The program was a one off initiative
(d) Nil
(e) $81 267 in savings has been allocated towards Department of Culture and the Arts participation in initiatives concerning sound attenuation
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