Question On Notice No. 1244 asked in the Legislative Council on 8 May 2018 by Hon Tjorn Sibma
Question Directed to the: Minister for Environment representing the Treasurer
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Question
(1) Did the Treasurer/Minister receive any written or verbal advice from Treasury and the Department of Finance, both prior to and since the machinery of government changes of July 2017, regarding grants/funding made available through the Local Projects Local Jobs scheme in the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 financial years?
(2) If yes to (1), what was that advice?
Answered on 12 June 2018
(1) Yes, the Department of Treasury provided advice.
(2) The Department of Treasury provided advice on the Local Projects Local Jobs program to the Expenditure Review Committee as part of the 2017-18 Budget and Mid-year Review processes on the timing and allocation of funding to agencies’ budgets.