ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT

In reply to Mrs REDMOND (Heysen) (6 May 2008).

The Hon. K.O. FOLEY (Port Adelaide—Deputy Premier, Treasurer, Minister for Industry and Trade, Minister for Federal/State Relations): I am advised that in October 2006 there was a changeover of Finance staff in the Attorney-General’s Department, which led to the department’s operating deposit account being overdrawn. The oversight was subsequently identified by the Systems Financial Consultant and the issue rectified.

To avoid this happening in the future procedures have been implemented that require the Senior Finance Officer to review the balance of the operating account daily. The Senior Finance Officer will now sign a register as evidence of this daily review of the account balance. This will then be independently checked and signed by the Systems Financial Consultant.