CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICE — APPROPRIATION
504. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the minister representing the
Minister for Health:
I refer to the answer
provided to question without notice 464, asked on 18 May 2022, regarding the
total appropriation allocated to the metropolitan Child Development
Service in 2022–23.
(1) Has the
Department of Health now finalised the 2022–23 Child and Adolescent
Health Service budget?
(2) If yes to (1), what is the total appropriation
allocated to the metropolitan Child Development Service for 2022–23?
(3) If no to (1), when will the budget be finalised?
Hon SUE ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
(1) No. The
Child and Adolescent Health Service is awaiting the issue of the final 2022–23
service agreement from the Department of Health.
(2) Not applicable.
(3) The Child
and Adolescent Health Service anticipates completing the internal budget
allocation for the end of July 2022.