House of Assembly Fifty-First Parliament, Second Session (51-2) 51 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Answers to Questions Further Education FURTHER EDUCATION Mr GRIFFITHS House of Assembly Goyder FURTHER EDUCATION 49 Mr GRIFFITHS (Goyder) (10 July 2007). Why did the actual cost of regulating South Australia's Further Education and Training system exceed the budgeted amount by $1.5 million in 2006-07? The Hon. P. CAICA House of Assembly Colton Minister for Employment Minister for Science and Information Economy Minister for Youth Minister for Gambling FURTHER EDUCATION The Hon. P. CAICA (Colton—Minister for Employment, Training and Further Education, Minister for Science and Information Economy, Minister for Youth, Minister for Gambling): As shown in Budget Paper 4 Volume 3 on page 13.15 of the 2007-08 Portfolio Statement, the 2006-07 estimated result for the net cost of Sub-program 1.3 Regulatory Services was $5.8 million compared to the 2006-07 budget of $4.3 million, an increase of $1.5 million. The increase mainly reflects the impact of additional costs arising from the 3.5 per cent enterprise bargaining increase approved in 2006-07 for PSM Act employees, additional funding approved for COAG initiatives in 2006-07 and an improvement in the method used for allocating expenses to the sub-program in calculating the 2006-07 estimated result.