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(1) What output costing methodology is used to allocate costs across the Minister’s department and each agency within the Minister’s portfolio.

(2) What are the top ten individual depreciation costs for the department and each agency.

(3) What assets do the costs referred to in part (2) refer to and what was the initial cost of the assets.

Mr Stanhope: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

The response to this Question on Notice (916) has been included in the response for Question on Notice 796.

Government—agency costs
(Question No 918)

Mr Hanson asked the Minister for Police and Emergency Services, upon notice, on 25 March 2010:

(1) What output costing methodology is used to allocate costs across the Minister’s department and each agency within the Minister’s portfolio.

(2) What are the top ten individual depreciation costs for the department and each agency.

(3) What assets do the costs referred to in part (2) refer to and what was the initial cost of the assets.

Mr Corbell: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

1. The Department of Justice and Community Safety allocates costs to outputs as follows:

a. directly incurred costs of each business unit relevant to the output (eg for output 1.6 this would be ACT Electoral Commission); plus

b. an allocation of corporate and centrally held costs.

2. The top ten individual depreciation costs for the Department of Justice and Community Safety, including assets relating to the Attorney Generals Portfolio, are as follows:

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