GOVERNMENT SPENDING

In reply to Mrs REDMOND (Heysen—Leader of the Opposition) (7 October 2010) (Estimates Committee A).

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Premier, Minister for State Development): I have been advised of the following:

The higher general administration and consumables expense of $8.501 million in 2009-10 compared with the $4.840 million in 2008-09 mainly reflects:

One-off payments made in 2009-10 arising from the finalisation of negotiations to determine the State's obligation under the Commonwealth Copyright Act 1968 for copyrighted material copied by State Government agencies, and

Higher expenditure in 2009-10 associated with Medical Panels SA medical consultant fees. Medical Panels SA was established in April 2009.

Consequently, the 2008-09 expenditure represents part of the financial year whilst the 2009-10 expenditure encompasses the full financial year.