Page 94 - Week 01 - Tuesday, 27 November 2012

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Corporation for the refurbishment of the Budawang Pavilion and the use of non-potable water for irrigation at Exhibition Park.

The second instrument authorises the rollover of $109,000 in net cost of outputs for the Shared Services centre to complete a request for proposal and feasibility study for the data centre infrastructure project.

The third instrument authorises the rollover of $1.07 million in capital injection to the Canberra Institute of Technology for the new CIT Learning Centre, Tuggeranong, for the design, for asbestos removal, and remediation of the Watson campus and building improvements.

Section 18 of the FMA provides for the authorisation of expenditure from the Treasurer’s advance. This package includes four instruments authorised under section 18 of the act for the following: $3.75 million in net cost of outputs to the Economic Development Directorate for Pace Farms’ conversion of the Parkwood farm from a cage to barn egg production facility; $1 million in capital injection for the Community Services Directorate to support the construction of the boundless national playground; $90,000 in net cost of outputs for the Community Services Directorate to support the establishment of a single service hub to support the ACT gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex community through Diversity ACT Community Services; and $40,000 in net cost of outputs to the Economic Development Directorate for the young pioneers program.

Additional details regarding all instruments are provided in the statement of reasons accompanying each of the instruments I table today, and I commend these to the Assembly.

Financial Management Act—consolidated financial report

Paper and statement by minister

MR BARR (Molonglo—Deputy Chief Minister, Treasurer, Minister for Economic Development, Minister for Sport and Recreation, Minister for Tourism and Events and Minister for Community Services): For the information of members, I present the following paper:

Financial Management Act, pursuant to section 26—Consolidated Financial Report—Financial quarter ending 30 September 2012.

I ask leave to make a statement in relation to the paper.

Leave granted.

MR BARR: I present to the Assembly the September quarter 2012 consolidated financial report for the territory. This report is required under section 26 of the Financial Management Act 1996. The September quarter headline net operating balance for the general government sector was a surplus of $82 million. This result was $28.3 million greater than the year to date budget of $53.7 million. This


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