CHIEF EXECUTIVE DISCRETIONARY FUND

18 The Hon. I.F. EVANS (Davenport) (21 February 2012). With respect to the Chief Executive of each Agency reporting to the Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, 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 Mental Health and Substance Abuse 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 Mental Health and Substance Abuse. Any funds that are not directly allocated to direct expenditure requirements are held as a contingency against SA Health's approved savings target.