House of Assembly Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1) 52 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Answers to Questions Departmental Invoices DEPARTMENTAL INVOICES Dr McFETRIDGE House of Assembly Morphett DEPARTMENTAL INVOICES 93 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (1 June 2010). 1.	What are the specific guidelines for payment of departmental invoices? 2.	Are any instances of invoices not being paid in accordance with the guidelines and if so, why did this occur and what is the longest time any one of the invoices has not been paid? The Hon. J.D. HILL House of Assembly Kaurna Minister for Health Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Minister for the Southern Suburbs Minister Assisting the Premier in the Arts DEPARTMENTAL INVOICES The Hon. J.D. HILL (Kaurna—Minister for Health, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Southern Suburbs, Minister Assisting the Premier in the Arts): I am advised: 1.	The specific guidelines for payment of Departmental invoices are in accordance with Treasurer's Instruction 11. This document is available at www.treasury.sa.gov.au. 2.	There were instances during 2008-09 of invoices not paid in accordance with the guidelines. This occurs for a number of reasons, including vendor change of address. The longest outstanding account paid during 2008-09 took 577 days to pay. The payment for this account was delayed as a result of a number of attempts to correct an initial administrative error by the vendor.