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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 4 Hansard (22 April) . . Page.. 1229 ..


Departmental Outcomes

(Question No. 111)

Mr Quinlan

asked the Treasurer, upon notice:

In relation to the Financial Management Report for the Period ending 31 January 1999.

(1) Noting the listings for departmental outcomes for the Year to Date on page 25, can you provide the Assembly (a) an operating statement, (b) a statement of financial position, and (c) a cash flow statement and notes to and forming part of the financial accounts for each of the following agencies.

  1. Canberra Hospital;
  2. CanDeliver;
  3. InTACT;
  4. Office of Asset Management; and
  5. Totalcare.

(2) Noting the operating statement of the Total Territory on page 19 that predicts an increase in the operating loss for the year and that accrual accounting dictates that certain expenses would not have accrued to date

  1. What major accruals are expected in the last 5 months of the financial year,
  2. given that the YTD result has seen a $13m turnaround, but the end of year

    projection has been increased to $151.7m.

  3. What other major events will cause the increase in the operating result.
  4. What is the abnormal item, or what are the abnormal items, expected to be

that cause the projections of $4.1 52m by the end of the financial year.

Ms Carnell

: The answer to the member's question is as follows:

(1) As noted in agency Ownership Agreements and Statements of Intent, agencies are required to ensure the availability to the Treasurer of information in respect of the previous calendar month in the required form, including an operating statement, statement of financial position, cashflow statement, reconciliations, and explanations for material variations.

Financial statements for The Canberra Hospital, CanDeliver, InTACT, Office of Asset

Management and Totalcare, are provided at Attachment A. Notes to and forming part of

the financial accounts have not been provided as full financial statement notes are not

required to be provided or prepared by agencies on a monthly basis. These are prepared

on a annual basis for annual reporting purposes or as required by each agency for

internal departmental reporting.

(2a) There are no major accruals expected to occur in the last 5 months of the financial year. It is recognised that an improvement has occurred to date. This is largely due to increased taxation and Commonwealth grants revenue above their budgeted position.


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