Personal Explanation

AUDITOR-GENERAL'S REPORT

The Hon. J.M. RANKINE (Wright—Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety, Minister for Multicultural Affairs) (15:46): I seek leave to make a personal explanation.

Leave granted.

The Hon. J.M. RANKINE: In yesterday's Auditor-General's examination, I was asked by the member for Kavel about the costs of the new Country Fire Service stations at Balaklava, Hamley Bridge and Wilmington. At the time, I was only able to provide the amounts paid to Unique, which did not reflect the total cost of each project. Respectively, the final approved budget amounts for these projects was $681,420, $751,541 and $821,101. The total project expenditure for each of these projects, in the same order, was $898,884, $819,387 and $990,238.