Budget Paper Number 2
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Tasmanian Budget 2008-09 Tasmanian Budget . Opp ion ort ct un A it . y s . a e d I Government Services Budget Paper No 2 Volume 1 Presented by the Honourable Michael Aird MLC, Treasurer, for the information of Honourable Members, on the occasion of the Budget, 2008-09 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, 2008-09 Useful 2008-09 Budget and Government Web sites www.budget.tas.gov.au Contains all 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 and Tourism 3 Department of Education 4 Department of Environment, Parks, Heritage and the Arts 5 Finance-General 6 Department of Health and Human Services 7 Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources 8 Department of Justice VOLUME 2 PART 1: DEPARTMENTS (CONTINUED) 9 Ministerial and Parliamentary Support 10 Department of Police and Emergency Management 11 Department of Premier and Cabinet 12 Department of Primary Industries and Water 13 Department of Treasury and Finance PART 2: AGENCIES 14 House of Assembly 15 Legislative Council 16 Legislature-General 17 Office of the Governor i 18 Office of the Ombudsman 19 Tasmanian Audit Office PART 3: STATUTORY AUTHORITIES 20 Inland Fisheries Service 21 Marine and Safety Tasmania 22 The Nominal Insurer 23 Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens 24 State Fire Commission 25 TAFE Tasmania PART 4: APPENDIX Appendix 1 Consolidated Fund Estimates ii INDEX VOLUME 1 1 Introduction 1.1 Overview 1.2 Structure of Budget Paper No 2 Government Services 1.3 Changes to Budget Paper No 2 Structure 1.3 Current Ministerial Portfolio and Departmental Structure 1.4 Further Information on Budget Paper No 2 1.7 PART 1: DEPARTMENTS 2 Department of Economic Development and Tourism 2.1 Agency Outline 2.1 Major Initiatives 2.2 Output Information 2.5 Output Group Restructure 2.5 Output Group Expense Summary 2.5 Output Group 1: Economic Development 2.8 Output Group 2: Sport and Recreation 2.10 Output Group 3: Tourism 2.12 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 Output Information 3.7 Output Group Restructure 3.7 Output Group Expense Summary 3.8 Output Group 1: Pre-Compulsory and Compulsory Education 3.10 iii Output Group 2: Skills Development 3.14 Output Group 3: Information Services and Community Learning 3.17 Capital Investment Program 3.19 Detailed Budget Statements 3.22 4 Department of Environment, Parks, Heritage and the Arts 4.1 Agency Outline 4.1 Major Initiatives 4.2 Output Information 4.4 Output Group Restructure 4.4 Output Group Expense Summary 4.4 Output Group 1: Environment Protection and Analytical Services 4.7 Output Group 2: Parks and Wildlife Management 4.9 Output Group 3: Heritage and the Arts 4.11 Special Capital Investment Funds 4.14 Capital Investment Program 4.15 Detailed Budget Statements 4.16 5 Finance-General 5.1 Agency Outline 5.1 Output Information 5.1 Output Group 1: Debt Servicing and Management 5.3 Output Group 2: Employee Related Costs 5.5 Output Group 3: Government Businesses 5.7 Output Group 4: Miscellaneous 5.8 Special Capital Investment Funds 5.13 Economic and Social Infrastructure Fund 5.13 Royal Hobart Hospital Redevelopment Fund 5.17 Better Roads Fund 5.18 Infrastructure Tasmania Fund 5.19 Hospitals Capital Fund 5.21 iv Housing Fund 5.22 Detailed Budget Statements 5.23 6 Department of Health And Human Services 6.1 Agency Outline 6.1 Major Initiatives 6.2 Output Information 6.8 Output Group 1: Acute Health Services 6.10 Output Group 2: Community Health Services 6.13 Output Group 3: Human Services 6.17 Output Group 4: Independent Children's Review Services 6.21 Special Capital Investment Funds 6.22 Capital Investment Program 6.25 Detailed Budget Statements 6.28 7 Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources 7.1 Agency Outline 7.1 Major Initiatives 7.2 Output Information 7.4 Output Group 1: Infrastructure 7.8 Output Group 2: Energy Advisory and Regulatory Services 7.13 Output Group 3: Mineral Resources Management and Administration 7.15 Output Group 4: Support for the Minister for Energy and Resources 7.17 Output Group 5: Racing Policy and Regulation 7.19 Output Group 6: Transport Subsidies and Concessions 7.21 Special Capital Investment Funds 7.23 Capital Investment Program 7.25 Detailed Budget Statements 7.29 8 Department of Justice 8.1 Agency Outline 8.1 Major Initiatives 8.2 v Output Information 8.4 Output Group 1: Administration of Justice 8.7 Output Group 2: Legal Services 8.12 Output Group 3: Registration Services 8.13 Output Group 4: Review Services 8.15 Output Group 5: Electoral Services 8.16 Output Group 6: Corrective Services 8.18 Output Group 7: Other Services 8.20 Output Group 8: Consumer Services 8.21 Output Group 9: Industrial Relations Services 8.22 Output Group 10: Resource Planning 8.23 Output Group 11: Workplace Standards 8.25 Capital Investment Program 8.27 Detailed Budget Statements 8.28 vi CONVENTIONS Figures in tables and in the text have been rounded. Discrepancies in tables between totals and sums of component items reflect rounding. 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 1 INTRODUCTION Features • Budget Paper No 2 Government Services provides information about the Outputs (goods and services) the Government will deliver in 2008-09 and over the Forward Estimate period (2009-10 to 2011-12). • 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. • Budget Paper No 2 now includes financial information for the Forward Estimate period. • Further information on the revised structure and content of Budget Paper No 2, including example financial statements, is provided in the Guide to the Budget booklet that accompanies the Budget Papers. Introduction 1.1 OVERVIEW Budget Paper No 2 Government Services provides information about the Outputs (goods and services) the Government will deliver in 2008-09 and over the Forward Estimate period (2009-10 to 2011-12). 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 financial 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) 2008 and the State Service (Restructuring) Order 2008. • Ministerial responsibility for departments is assigned under the provisions of the Administrative Arrangements Order (No 2) 2008, 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 State Service (Restructuring) Order 2008 was issued on 12 February 2008 in accordance with section 11 of the State Service Act 2000. The restructure resulted in Tourism Tasmania and Events Tasmania, previously parts of the Department of Tourism, Arts and the Environment, being amalgamated with the Department of Economic Development. To reflect the amalgamation, the departments were renamed the Department of Environment, Parks, Heritage and the Arts, and the Department of Economic Development and Tourism. 1.2 Introduction 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 TAFE Tasmania. Changes to Budget Paper No 2 Structure The structure and content of Budget Paper No 2 has been significantly revised since the 2007-08 Budget. Key changes include: • the inclusion of Forward Estimate (2009-10 to 2011-12) financial information for agencies; • a focus on the total cost to the Government of providing an Output, rather than the individual expense items which contribute to the Output cost; and • the provision of separate statements for administered and controlled transactions in the Detailed Budget Statements section. The changes ensure a greater level of consistency between financial information in Budget Paper No 1 and Budget Paper No 2, and also reflect the general practice of other jurisdictions.