❓ Hon Adele Farina requests detailed information on how Royalties for Regions funding is being spent, including project costs, funding proportions, and business cases. The Minister provides a tabled paper with details but declines to release business cases due to Cabinet confidentiality.
AnsweredQoN 566Legislative Council
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I refer to Budget Paper No. 2, Volume 1 at page 152 "Income Statement – Income from State Government", line item "Royalties for Regions Fund", and ask the Minister to itemise how the Royalties for Regions funding is being spent, the total cost of the project, service, program and/or other which is in receipt of Royalties or Regions funding and the proportion being funded from Royalties for Regions. Further that the Minister table the business case for each of the projects, services, programs and/or other being funded or part funded by Royalties for Regions?
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Answered
3 December 2013
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
33 days
[See tabled paper no] for details of the Royalties for Regions funded services and programs.
The majority of these services and programs are 100% Royalties for Regions funded. Some of those listed may be part of a larger service delivery program; however, the funds have been applied to specific initiatives that would otherwise not have been undertaken.
As these programs largely relate to new or improved services, they will require ongoing funding commitment, and therefore it is not possible to provide a total estimate of cost for each project.
The requested business cases were considered as part of Economic and Expenditure Reform Committee (EERC) and Cabinet deliberations and are therefore considered 'Cabinet in Confidence' and as such are privileged and not able to be released.
The majority of these services and programs are 100% Royalties for Regions funded. Some of those listed may be part of a larger service delivery program; however, the funds have been applied to specific initiatives that would otherwise not have been undertaken.
As these programs largely relate to new or improved services, they will require ongoing funding commitment, and therefore it is not possible to provide a total estimate of cost for each project.
The requested business cases were considered as part of Economic and Expenditure Reform Committee (EERC) and Cabinet deliberations and are therefore considered 'Cabinet in Confidence' and as such are privileged and not able to be released.
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