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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 4 Hansard (22 April) . . Page.. 1291 ..


ACT Prison - Design Costs

(Question No. 156)

Mr Hargreaves asked the Minister for Justice and Community Safety, upon notice, on 22 April 1999:

Noting in the 1998/99 Capital Works Program that $500,000 was allocated for "design costs" for the proposed ACT prison.

(1) How much as at 31 March 1999 had been spent against this allocation.

(2) How much was the outstanding commitment against this allocation.

(3) To whom were the contracts awarded for works of a design cost nature.

(4) Does the Government anticipate that any carry over financial commitment from 1998/99 into 1999/00, if so under what head of expenditure will this carry over commitment receive funding.

(5) For design work commenced in 1999/00;

(e) will the Government provide public funding for this work; and

(f) under what head of expenditure will such provision be made.

Mr Humphries

: The answer to Mr Hargreaves' question is as follows:

(1) As at 31 March 1999 the amount that has spent against this

allocation is $57,460.

(2) The outstanding commitment against this allocation is $442,540. It

is however expected that 1998/99 expenditure will be approximately

$100,000 with a roll over of $400,000 in 1999/00.

(3) As at 31 March 1999 no contracts of a design cost nature had been

awarded .

(4) The Government anticipates that of the $500,000 allocation in

1998/99, $400,000 will be carried over in 1999/00 in the capital

works program.


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