Department of Treasury and Finance Annual Report 2012–13
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Department of Treasury and Finance Annual Report 2012–13 Government of South Australia Department of Treasury and Finance Annual Report 2012–13 For more information Department of Treasury and Finance State Administration Centre 200 Victoria Square Adelaide, South Australia 5000 GPO Box 1045 Adelaide SA 5001 DX 56205 Telephone 08 8226 9500 Facsimile 08 8211 7755 ABN: 19 040 349 865 www.treasury.sa.gov.au Presented to: • the Honourable Jay Weatherill MP Premier and Treasurer of South Australia • the Honourable John Rau MP Minister for Industrial Relations and Minister for Business Services and Consumers • the Honourable Jack Snelling MP Minister for Health and Ageing • the Honourable Michael O’Brien MP Minister for Finance on 30 September 2013. ISSN 1837-0861 Contents Under Treasurer’s foreword ........................................................................................................................................................................... 2 The Department Our role .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Our structure .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5 Our functions ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Programs Program 1: Gambling policy .......................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Program 2: Accountability for public sector resources ................................................................................................................................ 10 Program 3: Treasury services...................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Program 4: Support services ....................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Program 5: Financial services provision ...................................................................................................................................................... 14 Financial performance Financial overview ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Financial statements .................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 Appendices Appendix 1 — Acts administered ................................................................................................................................................................ 87 Appendix 2 — Major boards and committees .............................................................................................................................................. 89 Appendix 3 — Management of human resources ....................................................................................................................................... 90 Appendix 4 — Account payment performance ............................................................................................................................................ 99 Appendix 5 — Use of consultants ............................................................................................................................................................. 100 Appendix 6 — Overseas travel .................................................................................................................................................................. 102 Appendix 7 — Fraud, corruption and maladministration control ................................................................................................................ 103 Appendix 8 — Greening of government operations................................................................................................................................... 104 Appendix 9 — Freedom of Information Statement .................................................................................................................................... 105 Department of Treasury and Finance 2012–13 Annual Report page 1 Under Treasurer’s foreword The Department of Treasury and Finance plays a vital role To strengthen government finances, the department managed the providing economic and fiscal advice to the Government of South sale of state assets totalling $1.2 billion including: Australia and providing important services to other government agencies and the community. In the 2012–13 financial year we • the former Commissioner for Highways building at Walkerville, continued a strong focus on our vision, ‘to make South Australia Citi Centre head lease, and the old Victor Harbor TAFE site a better place to live, work, do business and raise a family, through • government employee housing in the metropolitan and our contribution to government policy and decision making, and the regional areas provision of efficient services’. • sale of the harvesting rights of ForestrySA plantations forward A Cabinet reshuffle in January 2013 saw the Premier, the rotations to OneFortyOne Plantation Honourable Jay Weatherill MP, also become the Treasurer. • the appointment of Tatts Group to manage SA Lotteries' The department continued to provide support to the Honourable brands and products. Michael O’Brien MP as Minister for Finance, the Honourable Jack The department continued to provide advice to the Premier in Snelling MP as Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, and the Honourable relation to Council of Australian Governments (COAG) matters, John Rau MP Minister for Business Services and Consumers, as including our commitment to the National Disability Insurance the minister responsible for gambling policy. Scheme and the National Plan for School Improvement, and associated funding arrangements. Two new branches were formed during the year, the Motor Injury Insurance Reform (MIIR) and Workers Compensation The department administers several whole of government banking Improvement Project (WCIP), which are responsible respectively contracts, for transactional banking, merchant and purchase card to the Honourable Jack Snelling MP as Minister for Health and services. During 2012–13 these services were put to tender and Ageing, and the Honourable John Rau MP as the Minister for awarded to the Commonwealth and ANZ Banks. This enabled the Industrial Relations. Government of South Australia to access more cost-effective banking services with enhanced features. MIIR is leading the Compulsory Third Party insurance reforms. This includes reducing motor vehicle insurance costs, and Another departmental cost saving initiative involved the tendering developing a scheme that will ensure South Australians are out of the management and disposal of the government fleet provided with lifetime treatment, care and support without having vehicles, and adoption of a new business model to deliver fleet to prove fault when seriously and permanently injured in a motor services. This arrangement has been estimated to generate annual vehicle accident. savings of $2.5 million per year. WCIP was created to provide high-quality, strategic advice on Our visual identity was also updated, reinforcing the department’s operational and legislative reform of workers’ compensation in vision, corporate values and objectives. As part of this process, the South Australia. We engaged with interested parties regarding visual identity was applied to all corporate promotional material operational and legislative reforms and developed a new including reports, intranet, PowerPoint presentations, event WorkCover Charter and a Performance Statement to direct banners, lectern plates and the new DTF website. operational improvements. To recognise that 'people are the strength of our department' 2012–13 was a demanding year for the department on a number an Employee Recognition Framework was developed. This of fronts. The general softening of consumer spending since the ensures our employees are recognised for their outstanding work Global Financial Crisis continued to put pressure on government and contribution to departmental projects and initiatives. revenues, including Commonwealth Government revenues and grants to the states. I wish to thank all staff for their efforts during 2012–13 and another year of significant achievements. In response, the department maintained a strong focus on the Government of South Australia’s budget strategy and its seven strategic priorities for the state. This department is the lead agency for delivering the priority Brett Rowse ‘An Affordable Place to Live’. A consultation paper was launched Under Treasurer by the Premier outlining measures the Government of South Australia has taken to address cost of living pressures. Community feedback from the consultation paper will be analysed during 2013–14 and strategies developed for consideration. 2012–13 Annual Report