❓ Question on Notice requesting a breakdown of budget allocation for language service delivery across various departments within the Minister's portfolio from 2012/13 to 2016/17. The Department for Child Protection and Family Support provided expenditure details, while Community Services reported no related expenditure.
AnsweredQoN 817Legislative Assembly
Asked
21 June 2017
Member
Portfolio
Child Protection; Women's Interests; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services
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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
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection; Women's Interests; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services
Response time
5 days
The Department for Child Protection and Family Support’s (the Department’s) budget is not allocated to this specific level of detail.
The Department does provide translation and interpreting services to Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CaLD) clients and aspects of its website has been translated into 26 languages other than English. The Department’s actual expenditure (excluding GST) on these services is as follows:
(a) $182 933.72
(b) $173 522.81
(c) $121 921.37
(d) $185 679.89; and
(e) $98 600.71
*2016/2017 expenditure is up to 31 May 2017.
Department of Local Government and Community (Community Services)
(a-e) Within the Community Services portfolio, for the financial years specified there was no expenditure related to language service delivery.
The Department does provide translation and interpreting services to Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CaLD) clients and aspects of its website has been translated into 26 languages other than English. The Department’s actual expenditure (excluding GST) on these services is as follows:
(a) $182 933.72
(b) $173 522.81
(c) $121 921.37
(d) $185 679.89; and
(e) $98 600.71
*2016/2017 expenditure is up to 31 May 2017.
Department of Local Government and Community (Community Services)
(a-e) Within the Community Services portfolio, for the financial years specified there was no expenditure related to language service delivery.
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