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2009-10 Budget Paper No 2 Volume 1 PARLIAMENT OF TASMANIA Budget Paper No 2 Government Services Volume 1 Presented by the Honourable Michael Aird MLC, Treasurer, for the information of Honourable Members, on the occasion of the Budget, 2009-10 Useful 2009-10 Budget and Government Web sites 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 Web sites 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 Legislative Council 15 Legislature-General 16 Office of the Governor 17 Office of the Ombudsman i 18 Tasmanian Audit Office PART 3: STATUTORY AUTHORITIES 19 Inland Fisheries Service 20 Marine and Safety Tasmania 21 The Nominal Insurer 22 Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens 23 State Fire Commission 24 The Tasmanian Academy, Polytechnic and Skills Institute PART 4: APPENDIX Appendix 1 Consolidated Fund Estimates ii INDEX VOLUME 1 PART 1: DEPARTMENTS 1 Introduction 1.1 Overview 1.2 Budget Management Strategies 1.3 Structure of Budget Paper No 2 Government Services 1.7 Current Ministerial Portfolio and Departmental Structure 1.9 Further Information on Budget Paper No 2 1.13 2 Department of Economic Development, Tourism and the Arts 2.1 Agency Outline 2.1 Major Initiatives 2.2 Other Initiatives and Strategies 2.3 Output Information 2.6 Output Group Restructure 2.6 Output Group Expense Summary 2.7 Output Group 1: Economic Development 2.9 Output Group 2: Sport and Recreation 2.12 Output Group 3: Tourism 2.13 Output Group 4: Arts 2.16 Special Capital Investment Funds 2.18 Detailed Budget Statements 2.20 3 Department of Education 3.1 Agency Outline 3.1 Major Initiatives 3.3 Output Information 3.9 Output Group Restructure 3.9 iii Output Group Expense Summary 3.10 Output Group 1: Pre-Compulsory and Compulsory Education 3.12 Output Group 2: Post-Compulsory Education and Skills Development 3.16 Output Group 3: Community Knowledge Network 3.19 Capital Investment Program 3.21 Detailed Budget Statements 3.24 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 4.8 Output Group 4: Miscellaneous 4.10 Special Capital Investment Funds 4.15 Detailed Budget Statements 4.25 5 Department of Health And Human Services 5.1 Agency Outline 5.1 Major Initiatives 5.2 Output Information 5.8 Output Group 1: Acute Health Services 5.10 Output Group 2: Community Health Services 5.15 Output Group 3: Human Services 5.20 Output Group 4: Independent Children's Review Services 5.25 Special Capital Investment Funds 5.26 Capital Investment Program 5.29 Detailed Budget Statements 5.32 6 Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources 6.1 Agency Outline 6.1 Major Initiatives 6.2 iv Output Information 6.4 Output Group 1: Infrastructure 6.8 Output Group 2: Energy Advisory and Regulatory Services 6.12 Output Group 3: Mineral Resources Management and Administration 6.14 Output Group 4: Support for the Minister for Energy and Resources 6.16 Output Group 5: Racing Policy and Regulation 6.18 Output Group 6: Transport Subsidies and Concessions 6.20 Special Capital Investment Funds 6.22 Capital Investment Program 6.24 Detailed Budget Statements 6.27 7 Department of Justice 7.1 Agency Outline 7.1 Output Information 7.4 Output Group 1: Administration of Justice 7.8 Output Group 2: Legal Services 7.12 Output Group 3: Registration Services 7.14 Output Group 4: Review Services 7.15 Output Group 5: Electoral Services 7.17 Output Group 6: Corrective Services 7.19 Output Group 7: Other Services 7.21 Output Group 8: Consumer Services 7.22 Output Group 9: Industrial Relations Services 7.23 Output Group 10: Resource Planning 7.25 Output Group 11: Workplace Services 7.27 Special Capital Investment Funds 7.29 Capital Investment Program 7.30 Detailed Budget Statements 7.31 v 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 2009-10 and over the Forward Estimate period (2010-11 to 2012-13). • Budget Paper No 2 provides detailed financial and non-financial information for 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. • The agency Budget information included in Budget Paper No 2 reflects the impact of the Government's Budget Management Strategies, which are being implemented by the Government in response to the impact of the Global Financial Crisis on the State's financial position. Introduction 1.1 OVERVIEW Budget Paper No 2 Government Services provides information about the Outputs (goods and services) the Government will deliver in 2009-10 and over the Forward Estimate period (2010-11 to 2012-13). 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 2009 and the State Service (Restructuring) Order (No 2) 2008. • Ministerial responsibility for departments is assigned under the provisions of the Administrative Arrangements Order 2009, issued in accordance with section 4(1) of the Administrative Arrangements Act 1990. The Ministerial responsibilities detailed in the Order are illustrated in Chart 1.2. • The departmental structure also reflects the departmental restructure announced by the Premier, David Bartlett MP, on 14 May 2009. The Premier announced with effect from 1 July 2009, that the Department of Environment, Parks, Heritage and the Arts will be amalgamated with the Department of Primary Industries and Water, and the Department of Economic Development and Tourism. • The new Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment is largely an amalgamation of the Department of Primary Industries and Water, and the former Department of Environment, Parks, Heritage and the Arts. However, responsibility for the Arts has been transferred to the Department of Economic Development and Tourism to form the new Department of Economic Development, Tourism and the Arts. • The agency Budget information included in Budget Paper No 2 reflects the impact of the Government's Budget Management Strategies, which have been implemented by departments in response to the impact of the Global Financial Crisis on the State's financial position. An overview of the Government's Budget Management Strategies is provided in this chapter. 1.2 Introduction BUDGET MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES The Government has required agencies to implement a range of Budget Management Strategies in response to the Global Financial Crisis to ensure the State's Budget is managed on a sustainable basis. These strategies impact the 2009-10 Budget and Forward Estimates. The Budget Management Strategies include: Employment Management Strategies The Government's Employment Management Strategies include an agency cost reduction requirement; a review of middle management; and a reduction in the Senior Executive Service. Agency Cost Reduction Requirement The Agency Cost Reduction Requirement (ACCR) will achieve a Budget saving of $16.5 million in 2009-10, increasing to $39.6 million in 2010-11 and thereafter. The ACCR savings target will be achieved through the implementation of a range of employment management strategies including vacancy control, early or phased-in retirement, leave without pay and targeted voluntary redundancies. To assist agencies in achieving the Agency Cost Reduction Requirement target, a $13.5 million provision will be established in the Special Deposits and Trust Fund and administered through Finance-General. Agencies may apply to use funds from the provision to manage the initial cost implications of its employment management strategies. Agencies using funds from the Agency Cost Reduction Requirement provision will be required to repay these funds from savings the agency achieves through its employment management strategies. Middle Management Review A review of agency middle management will be undertaken by all agencies. A middle management savings target has been allocated to each agency based on the total number of FTEs employed by it under the provisions of the State Service Act 2000, excluding police officers. It is anticipated the review of middle management will achieve whole-of-government savings of $13.2 million in 2009-10, increasing to $17.5 million in 2010-11 and thereafter.
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