CHIEF EXECUTIVE DISCRETIONARY FUND

17 The Hon. I.F. EVANS (Davenport) (21 February 2012). With respect to the Chief Executive of each Agency reporting to the Minister for Health and Ageing, is there a Chief Executive Discretionary Fund, and if so—

(a) what is the fund's allocated budget for 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2015-16, respectively; and

(b) what are the details of all grants provided from the fund for 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11, respectively?

The Hon. J.D. HILL (Kaurna—Minister for Health and Ageing, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Arts): With regards to the Health and Ageing portfolio, I am advised:

1. No Discretionary Funds are maintained by the Chief Executive, Department for Health and Ageing, who reports to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Any funds that are not allocated to direct expenditure requirements are held as a contingency against SA Health's approved savings target.