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PARLIAMENT OF TASMANIA Budget Paper No 2 Government Services Volume 1 Presented by Lara Giddings MP, Treasurer, for the information of Honourable Members, on the occasion of the Budget, 2011-12 Useful 2011-12 Budget and Government Websites www.budget.tas.gov.au Contains the Budget Papers. www.treasury.tas.gov.au Provides other Budget and financial publications. www.media.tas.gov.au Contains the Government's Budget related media releases. www.tas.gov.au Provides links to the Websites of a wide range of Tasmanian public and private sector organisations. www.service.tas.gov.au Provides a comprehensive entry point to Government services in Tasmania. www.tasmaniatogether.tas.gov.au Provides detailed information on Tasmania Together, including the current status of this important initiative. CONTENTS VOLUME 1 1 Introduction PART 1: DEPARTMENTS 2 Department of Economic Development, Tourism and the Arts 3 Department of Education 4 Finance-General 5 Department of Health and Human Services 6 Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources 7 Department of Justice VOLUME 2 PART 1: DEPARTMENTS (CONTINUED) 8 Ministerial and Parliamentary Support 9 Department of Police and Emergency Management 10 Department of Premier and Cabinet 11 Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment 12 Department of Treasury and Finance PART 2: AGENCIES 13 House of Assembly 14 Integrity Commission 15 Legislative Council 16 Legislature-General 17 Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions i 18 Office of the Governor 19 Office of the Ombudsman 20 Tasmanian Audit Office PART 3: STATUTORY AUTHORITIES 21 Inland Fisheries Service 22 Marine and Safety Tasmania 23 Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens 24 State Fire Commission 25 The Tasmanian Skills Institute ii INDEX VOLUME 1 PART 1: DEPARTMENTS 1 Introduction 1.1 Overview 1.2 Structure of Budget Paper No 2 Government Services 1.2 Further Information on Budget Paper No 2 1.3 Current Ministerial Portfolio and Departmental Structure 1.4 2 Department of Economic Development, Tourism and the Arts 2.1 Agency Outline 2.1 Major Initiatives 2.2 Other Initiatives 2.3 Agency Savings Strategies 2.4 Output Restructure 2.5 Output Information 2.5 Output Group 1: Economic Development 2.8 Output Group 2: Sport and Recreation 2.10 Output Group 3: Tourism 2.11 Output Group 4: Arts 2.13 Special Capital Investment Funds 2.15 Detailed Budget Statements 2.17 3 Department of Education 3.1 Agency Outline 3.1 Major Initiatives 3.2 Other Initiatives 3.4 Agency Savings Strategies 3.5 Output Restructure 3.5 iii Output Information 3.6 Output Group 1: Pre-Compulsory and Compulsory Education 3.8 Output Group 2: Post-Compulsory Education and Skills Development 3.11 Output Group 3: LINC Tasmania 3.14 Capital Investment Program 3.16 Detailed Budget Statements 3.18 4 Finance-General 4.1 Agency Outline 4.1 Output Information 4.1 Output Group 1: Debt Servicing and Management 4.3 Output Group 2: Employee Related Costs 4.5 Output Group 3: Government Businesses 4.7 Output Group 4: Miscellaneous 4.9 Special Capital Investment Funds 4.12 Detailed Budget Statements 4.19 5 Department of Health And Human Services 5.1 Agency Outline 5.1 Major Initiatives 5.2 Other Initiatives 5.5 Agency Savings Strategies 5.6 Output Information 5.7 Output Group 1: Acute Health Services 5.9 Output Group 2: Community Health Services 5.13 Output Group 3: Human Services 5.18 Output Group 4: Independent Children's Review Services 5.24 Special Capital Investment Funds 5.25 Capital Investment Program 5.28 Detailed Budget Statements 5.32 iv 6 Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources 6.1 Agency Outline 6.1 Major Initiatives 6.2 Other Initiatives 6.6 Agency Savings Strategies 6.7 Output Restructure 6.7 Output Information 6.8 Output Group 1: Infrastructure 6.12 Output Group 2: Energy Advisory and Regulatory Services 6.16 Output Group 3: Mineral Resources Management and Administration 6.18 Output Group 4: Support for the Minister for Energy and Resources 6.20 Output Group 5: Racing Policy and Regulation 6.21 Output Group 6: Transport Subsidies and Concessions 6.24 Capital Investment Program 6.26 Detailed Budget Statements 6.29 7 Department of Justice 7.1 Agency Outline 7.1 Major Initiatives 7.2 Agency Savings Strategies 7.3 Output Information 7.4 Output Group 1: Administration of Justice 7.7 Output Group 2: Legal Services 7.12 Output Group 3: Registration Services 7.13 Output Group 4: Review Services 7.15 Output Group 5: Electoral Services 7.16 Output Group 6: Corrective Services 7.18 Output Group 7: Other Services 7.20 Output Group 8: Consumer Services 7.21 Output Group 9: Industrial Relations Services 7.22 v Output Group 10: Resource Planning 7.24 Output Group 11: Workplace Services 7.26 Capital Investment Program 7.28 Detailed Budget Statements 7.29 vi CONVENTIONS Figures in tables and in the text have been rounded. Discrepancies in tables between totals and sums of component items reflect rounding. Percentage changes in all tables are based on the underlying unrounded amounts. The notation used in the Budget Papers is as follows: na not available, or not applicable …. zero, or rounded to zero $'000 $thousand $m $million vii PART 1: DEPARTMENTS 1 INTRODUCTION Features • Budget Paper No 2 Government Services provides information about the Outputs (goods and services) the Government will deliver in 2011-12 and over the Forward Estimates period (2012-13 to 2014-15). • Budget Paper No 2 provides detailed financial and non-financial information regarding Government departments, agencies and General Government Sector statutory authorities in support of the Consolidated Fund Appropriation Bills, and the Government's initiatives as outlined in the Treasurer's Budget Speech. Introduction 1.1 OVERVIEW Budget Paper No 2 Government Services provides information about the Outputs (goods and services) the Government will deliver in 2011-12 and over the Forward Estimates period (2012-13 to 2014-15). Budget Paper No 2 is a major source of financial and non-financial information on the operations of government departments, agencies and General Government Sector statutory authorities. The other major source of information on these entities is the annual report required to be published by every entity. The following points should be noted when reading Budget Paper No 2: • Information is provided in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and includes details of the actions being taken by each entity to implement the Government's initiatives. • Information provided reflects the impact of recent changes to the structure of, or Ministerial responsibility for, a number of departments, as detailed in the Administrative Arrangements Order (No. 2) 2011 and the State Service (Restructuring) Order 2009. • Ministerial responsibility for departments is assigned under the provisions of the Administrative Arrangements Order (No. 2) 2011, issued in accordance with section 4(1) of the Administrative Arrangements Act 1990. The Ministerial responsibilities detailed in the Order are illustrated in Table 1.1. STRUCTURE OF BUDGET PAPER NO 2 GOVERNMENT SERVICES Budget Paper No 2 is structured to reflect the differing nature of the entities within the General Government Sector and consists of three parts: • Part 1 includes Government departments, such as the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services; • Part 2 includes Parliamentary agencies, such as the House of Assembly and the Legislative Council, and other independent entities such as the Tasmanian Audit Office and the Office of the Ombudsman; and • Part 3 includes the major Statutory Authorities within the General Government Sector, such as the Inland Fisheries Service, the State Fire Commission, and Tasmanian Skills Institute. 1.2 Introduction The structure of Budget Paper No 2 chapters is presented in Chart 1.1. Chart 1.1: Budget Paper No 2 Chapter Structure Agency Introduction Agency Outline Major Initiatives Output Group Budget Infrastructure Allocations Information Capital Investment Program Summary Financial (CIP) Expenditure Information by Output Group Special Capital Investment Performance Information Funds (SCIF) Expenditure Detailed Budget Statements Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Statement FURTHER INFORMATION ON BUDGET PAPER NO 2 Further information on the structure and content of Budget Paper No 2 is provided in the Guide to the Budget that accompanies the Budget Papers. The Guide is designed to assist readers by explaining the financial information presented in the Budget Papers, and by providing illustrative examples of the main financial statements detailed in the Budget Papers. Introduction 1.3 CURRENT MINISTERIAL PORTFOLIO AND DEPARTMENTAL STRUCTURE The Ministerial portfolio and departmental structure of the Tasmanian Government, which reflects the departmental restructure implemented under the Administrative Arrangements Order (No. 2) 2011 and the State Service (Restructuring) Order 2009, is outlined in Table 1.1. Table 1.1: Structure of the Tasmanian Government Minister Portfolio Department Hon Lara Giddings MP Premier Premier and Cabinet Treasurer Treasury and Finance Minister for the Arts Economic Development, Tourism and the Arts Hon Bryan Green MP Deputy Premier Minister for Primary Industries and Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Water Environment Minister for Energy and Resources Infrastructure, Energy and Resources Minister for Local Government Premier and Cabinet Minister for Planning Justice Minister for Racing Infrastructure, Energy and Resources Hon David O'Byrne