Government Services Budget Paper No 2
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PARLIAMENT OF TASMANIA Government Services Budget Paper No 2 Volume 1 Presented by Hon Peter Gutwein MP, Treasurer, for the information of Honourable Members, on the occasion of the Budget, 2015-16 Useful 2015-16 Budget and Government Websites www.premier.tas.gov.au/budget_2015 Contains the 2015-16 Budget Paper documents and related information including Budget Fact Sheets and Government Media Releases. www.treasury.tas.gov.au Contains the 2015-16 Budget Papers and Budget Paper archives. www.tas.gov.au Provides links to the websites of Tasmanian public sector entities. www.service.tas.gov.au Provides a comprehensive entry point to Government services in Tasmania. CONTENTS VOLUME 1 PART 1: DEPARTMENTS 1 Introduction 2 Department of Education 3 Finance-General 4 Department of Health and Human Services 5 Department of Justice 6 Ministerial and Parliamentary Support 7 Department of Police and Emergency Management 8 Department of Premier and Cabinet 9 Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment 10 Department of State Growth 11 Department of Treasury and Finance VOLUME 2 PART 2: AGENCIES 12 House of Assembly 13 Integrity Commission 14 Legislative Council 15 Legislature-General 16 Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions 17 Office of the Governor 18 Office of the Ombudsman 19 Tasmanian Audit Office 20 Tourism Tasmania i PART 3: STATUTORY AUTHORITIES 21 Inland Fisheries Service 22 Marine and Safety Tasmania 23 Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens 24 State Fire Commission 25 Tasmanian Health Service 26 TasTAFE ii VOLUME 1: INDEX PART 1: DEPARTMENTS 1 Introduction 3 The 2015-16 Budget 4 Budget Paper No 2 Information 5 Key Across-Agency Issues 5 Government Policy Priorities 5 2014-15 Budget Savings Strategies 6 Pay Pause 6 Full Time Equivalents 7 Agency Restructures 7 Agency Performance Information 8 27th Pay in 2015-16 8 Conventions 9 Appendix 1.1: 2015-16 Ministerial Portfolio and Departmental Structure 10 2 Department of Education 13 Agency Outline 13 Key Deliverables 15 Output Restructure 19 Output Information 19 Output Group 1: Education 21 Output Group 2: LINC Tasmania 24 Capital Investment Program 25 Detailed Budget Statements 29 3 Finance-General 37 Agency Outline 37 Output Information 37 Output Group 1: Debt Servicing and Management 39 Output Group 2: Employee Related Costs 39 Output Group 3: Government Businesses 40 iii Output Group 4: Miscellaneous 40 Special Capital Investment Funds 43 Hospitals Capital Fund 43 Housing Fund 44 Infrastructure Tasmania Fund 44 Royal Hobart Hospital Redevelopment Fund 46 Detailed Budget Statements 47 4 Department of Health and Human Services 59 Agency Outline 59 One State, One Health System, Better Outcomes - Rebuilding Tasmania's Health System 60 Key Deliverables 61 Output Restructure 71 Output Information 71 Output Group 1: Health Services System Management 74 Output Group 2: Tasmanian Health Service 75 Output Group 3: Statewide Services 75 Output Group 4: Human Services System Management 78 Output Group 5: Human Services 79 Output Group 6: Children Services System Management 82 Output Group 7: Children Services 83 Output Group 8: Independent Children's Review Services 86 Special Capital Investment Funds 87 Capital Investment Program 89 Detailed Budget Statements 92 5 Department of Justice 101 Agency Outline 101 Key Deliverables 102 Output Information 105 Output Group 1: Administration of Justice 108 Output Group 2: Legal Services 115 Output Group 3: Corrections, Enforcement, Consumer Protection 116 Output Group 4: Regulatory and Other Services 119 iv Capital Investment Program 121 Detailed Budget Statements 123 6 Ministerial and Parliamentary Support 137 Agency Outline 137 Output Information 137 Output Group 1: Support for Members of Parliament 138 Detailed Budget Statements 139 7 Department of Police and Emergency Management 143 Agency Outline 143 Key Deliverables 144 Output Information 145 Output Group 1: Public Safety 147 Output Group 2: Crime 148 Output Group 3: Traffic Policing 150 Output Group 4: Emergency Management 151 Capital Investment Program 152 Detailed Budget Statements 153 8 Department of Premier and Cabinet 161 Agency Outline 161 Key Deliverables 162 Output Restructure 169 Output Information 169 Output Group 1: Support for Executive Decision Making 173 Output Group 2: Government Processes and Services 174 Output Group 3: Electronic Services for Government Agencies and the Community 175 Output Group 4: State Service Management 177 Output Group 5: Security and Emergency Management 178 Output Group 6: Communities, Sport and Recreation 178 Output Group 7: Local Government 181 Capital Investment Program 182 Detailed Budget Statements 183 v 9 Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment 193 Agency Outline 193 Key Deliverables 194 Output Restructure 199 Output Information 200 Output Group 1: Land Tasmania 204 Output Group 2: Primary Industries 205 Output Group 3: Natural and Cultural Heritage 207 Output Group 4: Water Resources 211 Output Group 5: Policy 212 Output Group 6: Biosecurity Tasmania 212 Output Group 7: Environment Protection and Analytical Services 215 Output Group 8: Parks and Wildlife Management 216 Output Group 9: Racing Regulation and Policy 218 Capital Investment Program 220 Detailed Budget Statements 223 10 Department of State Growth 239 Agency Outline 239 Key Deliverables 240 Output Restructure 246 Output Information 246 Output Group 1: Industry, Skills Development and Business Growth 249 Output Group 2: Infrastructure 251 Output Group 3: Energy Policy and Advice 253 Output Group 4: Resources Policy and Regulatory Services 254 Output Group 5: Culture and Creative Industries 256 Output Group 6: Subsidies and Concessions 257 Capital Investment Program 259 Detailed Budget Statements 262 vi 11 Department of Treasury and Finance 279 Agency Outline 279 Key Deliverables 280 Output Information 285 Output Group 1: Financial and Resource Management Services 287 Output Group 2: Economic and Fiscal Policy Advice 289 Output Group 3: Revenue and Regulatory Management Services 290 Output Group 4: Community Assistance 292 Capital Investment Program 293 Detailed Budget Statements 294 vii PART 1: DEPARTMENTS 1 INTRODUCTION Key Issues • This Budget Paper provides information on an entity-by-entity basis that supports the whole-of-government information that is provided in The Budget Budget Paper No 1. • Information is provided in two volumes. Volume 1 comprises Government Departments and volume 2 comprises other Budget Sector entities. • The information detailed in this Budget Paper reflects the important strategies being implemented by the Government in the 2015-16 Budget to achieve its policy priorities and its Fiscal Strategy. • Other information provided in this Budget Paper includes: − information on key deliverables being undertaken by entities, including critical deliverables under the Government's 365 Day Plan; − details of the Outputs (goods and services) the Government will deliver through departments, agencies and General Government Sector statutory authorities; − information which assists in assessing the performance of agencies in delivering Outputs; − details of infrastructure projects being undertaken by agencies; and − detailed financial statements for the 2015-16 Budget and Forward Estimates period. • A summary of some of the important across-agency issues affecting the Budget information provided by agencies is included in this introductory chapter. • Detailed information that assists in understanding the financial and other information provided in this Budget Paper and The Budget Budget Paper No 1, is provided in the Guide to the Budget available at www.treasury.tas.gov.au. Introduction 3 THE 2015-16 BUDGET The information included in this Budget Paper supports the whole-of-government information that is provided in The Budget Budget Paper No 1. Budget Paper No 1 also provides important context for the information in this document, including the Government's Budget priorities, the economic environment, the Government's Fiscal Strategy and the major risks to the current Budget estimates. Key points from Budget Paper No 1 are: • the 2015-16 Budget continues the work started by the Government in the 2014-15 Budget to return the Budget to a sustainable long-term position. It builds on the momentum that has been created by the implementation of 2014 election commitments and the Government's 365 Day Plan through the provision of significant additional funding to support the economy and jobs growth and improve services to the Tasmanian community; • the 2015-16 Budget and Forward Estimates presented in this Budget Paper show that the General Government Net Operating Balance is expected to return to a surplus in 2016-17 which is three years ahead of the Government's target of 2019-20 as set out in the Government's first Budget. Furthermore, it is no longer expected that the General Government Sector will return to a Net Debt position. Instead, by the end of the current Forward Estimates period, on 30 June 2019, Net Cash and Investments will be $493 million; • the improvement in the Government's Budget position largely reflects a number of significant factors such as the implementation of structural savings in the Government's first Budget and the impact of Government decisions to constrain expenditure growth, consistent with its Fiscal Strategy. The improvement also reflects higher than expected GST revenues, although revenue growth still remains well below long-run trend levels; • this improvement has been achieved while delivering