Report on Select Committee on Estimates 2018-2019
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APPROPRIATION BILL 2018-2019 AND APPROPRIATION (OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY) BILL 2018-2019 S ELECT C OMMITTEE ON E STIMATES 2018- 2019 JULY 2018 REPORT A PPROPRIATION B ILL 2018- 2019 AND A PPROPRIATION (OFFICE OF THE L EGISLATIVE A SSEMBLY) B ILL 2018- 2019 THE COMMITTEE COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP Mr Andrew Wall MLA Chair Ms Tara Cheyne MLA Deputy Chair Ms Caroline Le Couteur MLA Member Ms Elizabeth Lee MLA Member Ms Suzanne Orr MLA Member PARTICIPATING MEMBERS Ms Candice Burch MLA, Mr Alistair Coe MLA, Mrs Vicki Dunne MLA, Mr Jeremy Hanson MLA, Ms Nicole Lawder MLA, Mr James Milligan MLA, Mr Mark Parton MLA, Mr Chris Steel MLA SECRETARIAT Secretary Mrs Nicola Kosseck Clerks Mr Hamish Finlay, Ms Annemieke Jongsma, Mrs Nicola Kosseck, Dr Brian Lloyd, Ms Brianna McGill, Mrs Josephine Moa, Mr Andrew Snedden Writers Ms Jindriska Coufalova, Mr Hamish Finlay, Ms Annemieke Jongsma, Mrs Nicola Kosseck, Dr Brian Lloyd, Ms Brianna McGill, Mrs Josephine Moa, Mr Andrew Snedden Senior Research Officer Ms Jindriska Coufalova Administration Ms Lydia Chung CONTACT INFORMATION Telephone 02 6205 0127 Post GPO Box 1020, CANBERRA ACT 2601 Email [email protected] Website www.parliament.act.gov.au i S ELECT C OMMITTEE ON E STIMATES 2018- 2019 RESOLUTION OF APPOINTMENT At its meeting on Thursday, 22 March 2018, the Assembly passed the following resolution: “That: (1) a Select Committee on Estimates 2018-2019 be appointed to examine the expenditure proposals contained in the Appropriation Bill 2018-2019, the Appropriation (Office of the Legislative Assembly) Bill 2018-2019 and any revenue estimates proposed by the Government in the 2018-2019 Budget and prepare a report to the Assembly; (2) the Committee be composed of: (a) two Members to be nominated by the Government; (b) two Members to be nominated by the Opposition; and (c) one Member to be nominated by The Greens; and to be notified in writing to the Speaker by 12.15 pm today; (3) an Opposition Member shall be elected chair of the Committee by the Committee; (4) funds be provided by the Assembly to permit the engagement of external expertise to work with the Committee to facilitate the analysis of the Budget and the preparation of the report of the Committee; (5) the Committee is to report by Tuesday, 31 July 2018; (6) if the Assembly is not sitting when the Committee has completed its inquiry, the Committee may send its report to the Speaker or, in the absence of the Speaker, to the Deputy Speaker, who is authorised to give directions for its printing, publishing and circulation; and (7) the foregoing provisions of this resolution, so far as they are inconsistent with the standing orders, have effect notwithstanding anything contained in the standing orders.”1 1 Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Minutes of Proceedings no.52, Thursday 22 March 2018. ii A PPROPRIATION B ILL 2018- 2019 AND A PPROPRIATION (OFFICE OF THE L EGISLATIVE A SSEMBLY) B ILL 2018- 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS T HE C OMMITTEE .................................................................. I Committee Membership .............................................................................................................................. i Participating Members ................................................................................................................................ i Secretariat ................................................................................................................................................... i Contact Information .................................................................................................................................... i Resolution of Appointment ........................................................................................................................ ii R ECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................ VII 1 I NTRODUCTION ................................................................ 1 Establishment ............................................................................................................................................. 1 Conduct of the Inquiry ................................................................................................................................ 1 Structure of the Report ............................................................................................................................... 3 Acknowledgements .................................................................................................................................... 4 2 C OMMUNITY AND I NDUSTRY R EPRESENTATIVE G ROUPS ..................... 5 ACT Council of Social Service....................................................................................................................... 5 ACT and Region Frogwatch Program ........................................................................................................... 7 Belconnen Community Council ................................................................................................................... 9 Cystic Fibrosis ACT .................................................................................................................................... 11 Epilepsy ACT ............................................................................................................................................. 13 Karinya House Home for Mothers and Babies Inc. .................................................................................... 15 Kulture Break ............................................................................................................................................ 15 Living Street Canberra............................................................................................................................... 17 Master Builders Association of the ACT .................................................................................................... 19 Marymead Child and Family Centres ........................................................................................................ 24 National Seniors Australia ........................................................................................................................ 26 Owners Corporation Network ACT ............................................................................................................ 29 People with Disabilities ACT ..................................................................................................................... 31 The Childers Group ................................................................................................................................... 33 Weston Creek Community Council ............................................................................................................ 35 Youth Coalition of the ACT ........................................................................................................................ 35 Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) ......................................................................................... 39 3 O FFICERS OF THE L EGISLATIVE A SSEMBLY .................................. 42 Auditor-General ........................................................................................................................................ 42 ACT Electoral Commissioner ..................................................................................................................... 45 iii S ELECT C OMMITTEE ON E STIMATES 2018- 2019 ACT Ombudsman ...................................................................................................................................... 49 4 O FFICE OF THE L EGISLATIVE A SSEMBLY ..................................... 52 5 C HIEF M INISTER, T REASURY AND E CONOMIC D EVELOPMENT D IRECTORATE ... 55 Chief Minister: Government Strategy ....................................................................................................... 55 Access Canberra ........................................................................................................................................ 63 Innovation, Trade and Investment ............................................................................................................ 68 VisitCanberra ............................................................................................................................................ 71 Events ....................................................................................................................................................... 73 Arts Engagement ...................................................................................................................................... 75 Higher Education, Training and Research .................................................................................................. 77 Treasury .................................................................................................................................................... 80 Workforce Injury Management And Industrial Relations Policy ................................................................ 95 ACT Long Service Leave Authority ............................................................................................................. 97 Revenue Management 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