PUBLIC TRANSPORT

255 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (21 October 2008). With respect to the 2008-09 budget papers—Program 4: public transport services, why was the budgeted amount for 'other' expenditure in 2007-08 set at $7.267 million when only $2.749 million was spent and why is the 2008-09 budgeted amount set at $1.938 million ?

The Hon. P.F. CONLON (Elder—Minister for Transport, Minister for Infrastructure, Minister for Energy): I provide the following information:

The difference is due to bus registration costs. These are internal to the Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure (an expense to the Public Transport Division and a revenue to the Safety and Regulation Division). These items were included in the original 2007-08 Budget but were eliminated from the 2007-08 revised Budget and 2008-09 Budget.