Estimates Committee B - Answers to Questions Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2) 52 2 Parliament of South Australia Estimates Committee B - Answers to Questions published Estimates Replies Environment and Natural Resources Departmental Budget ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET In reply to Mr MARSHALL Legislative Council Deputy Leader of the Opposition ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET In reply to Mr MARSHALL (Norwood—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (26 June 2012). The Hon. P. CAICA Legislative Council Minister for Sustainability Minister for Water and the River Murray Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET The Hon. P. CAICA (Colton—Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation): I am advised: 1.	Following the 2011-12 Budget, the Department of Treasury and Finance (DTF) undertook a review of the 2011-12 Agency Statement. As a result of this review, DTF determined that the previous Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 'Corporate Services' subprogram needed to be allocated across the remaining subprograms in the 2012-13 Agency Statements. To achieve this outcome, DENR pro-rated corporate costs based on the number of FTEs within the remaining subprograms. 2.	As outlined above, DENR has pro-rated corporate costs based on the number of FTEs within the remaining subprograms. 3.	The breakdown of level of overhead by program, in terms of both expenditure in dollar terms and FTEs. Allocation of Corporate Costs across Subprograms 2012-13Budget $K 2011-12ER $K 2011-12Budget $K 2010-11Actual $K 1.1 Policy Base Data 25,455 24,718 26,212 27,317 Allocation of Corporate Costs 3,630 4,907 4,094 5,590 Agency Statement Data 29,085 29,625 30,306 32,907 1.2 Regional Delivery Base Data 77,641 104,712 86,413 106,672 Allocation of Corporate Costs 11,182 14,296 11,014 16,827 Agency Statement Data 1.3 Client Services Base Data 27,016 29,315 26,261 31,514 Allocation of Corporate Costs 4,143 5,348 4,589 7,164 Agency Statement Data 31,159 34,663 30,850 38,678 2. Strategy, Sustainability and Climate Change Base Data 9,394 10,814 10,579 12,308 Allocation of Corporate Costs 1,553 1,933 1,307 1,851 Agency Statement Data 10,947 12,747 11,886 14,159 3. Botanic Gardens Base Data 7,469 8,119 7,820 9,236 Allocation of Corporate Costs 1,828 2,268 1,884 2,621 Agency Statement Data 9,297 10,387 9,704 11,857 Allocation of Corporate FTEs across Subprograms 2012-13Budget $K 2011-12ER $K 2011-12Budget $K 2010-11Actual $K 1.1 Policy Base Data 151.0 170.2 175.1 160.7 Allocation of Corporate FTEs 13.3 15.9 13.8 12.3 Agency Statement Data 164.3 186.1 188.9 173.0 1.2 Regional Delivery Base Data 465.2 534.8 461.4 512.2 Allocation of Corporate FTEs 41.0 50.1 46.6 50.9 Agency Statement Data 506.2 584.9 508.0 563.1 1.3 Client Services Base Data 172.4 185.5 192.3 201.8 Allocation of Corporate FTEs 15.2 17.3 19.4 20.0 Agency Statement Data 187.6 202.8 211.7 221.8 2. Strategy, Sustainability and Climate Change Base Data 64.6 67.0 73.6 68.3 Allocation of Corporate FTEs 5.7 6.3 5.6 5.2 Agency Statement Data 70.3 73.3 79.2 73.5 3. Botanic Gardens Base Data 76.1 78.6 78.9 73.8 Allocation of Corporate FTEs 6.6 7.4 8.0 7.3 Agency Statement Data 82.7 86.0 86.9 81.1 4.	As outlined above, DENR has pro-rated corporate costs based on the number of FTEs within the remaining subprograms.