EXPENDITURE APPROVALS — TREASURER'S DELEGATED AUTHORITY
612. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the minister
representing the Treasurer:
I refer to
expenditure approvals granted by way of a Treasurer's delegated
authority.
(1)
On how many occasions since the election of the McGowan government has the
Treasurer granted a Treasurer's delegated authority; and, what are the
details of these approvals?
(2)
For the same period, on how many occasions has the Treasurer determined that an
expenditure request is sufficiently contentious to warrant referral to the
Expenditure Review Committee; and, what are the details of matters so referred?
Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1)–(2)
In line with the ''Expenditure Review Committee—Handbook",
the Treasurer has delegated authority from the ERC to consider financial
adjustments of a parameter nature that are considered non-contentious. Although
dealt with under the Treasurer's delegated authority, these matters
still form part of the ERC process and, therefore, are cabinet-in-confidence.