House of Assembly Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2) 52 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Answers to Questions Government Spending GOVERNMENT SPENDING In reply to Mrs REDMOND House of Assembly Heysen Leader of the Opposition GOVERNMENT SPENDING In reply to Mrs REDMOND (Heysen—Leader of the Opposition) (7 October 2010) (Estimates Committee A). The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL House of Assembly Cheltenham Premier Minister for State Development GOVERNMENT SPENDING 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.