FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ACT
— SPECIAL PURPOSE ACCOUNT
524. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the minister representing the Treasurer:
I
refer to my questions without notice 295 and 346 answered on 7 April and 10 May
2022 on special purpose accounts, and to Legislative Assembly estimates
supplementary information A7 and A8 from last month.
(1) Why were the
digital capability fund, softwood plantation expansion fund and climate action
fund, all of which were announced in the September 2021 state budget, not
included in the list of SPAs given in the answer to question without notice 346
answered on 10 May this year?
(2) Why is the
Westport special purpose account, which is listed in budget paper No 3 under ''Special
Purpose Accounts'', not included in either the answer to question 346 or
in the supplementary information given to the Assembly in estimates?
(3) Are any of
these funds agency special purpose accounts; and, if so, why were they listed
as Treasurer's special purpose accounts in the Legislative Assembly
supplementary information?
(4) Where in the
2022–23 budget paper can I find specific reference to each of the four
funds in this question?
Hon KYLE
McGINN replied:
I answer on behalf of the minister
representing. I thank the member for some notice of the question. The following
answer has been provided to me by the Treasurer.
(1) The list of
the Treasurer's special purpose accounts provided in Legislative
Council question without notice 346 on 10 May 2022 was as at 30 June 2021. The
digital capability fund, the softwood plantation expansion fund and the climate
action fund were all established following the 2021–22 state budget in September
2021.
(2) Legislative
Council question without notice 346 and Legislative Assembly supplementary information A7 and A8 both relate to the
Treasurer's special purpose accounts. The Westport special purpose
account is an agency special purpose account.
(3) See (2).
(4) Refer to budget paper No 3,
appendix 5, on pages 281 to 291.