House of Assembly Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2) 52 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Answers to Questions Answers to Questions Renewables SA RENEWABLES SA Mrs REDMOND House of Assembly Heysen Leader of the Opposition RENEWABLES SA 259 Mrs REDMOND (Heysen—Leader of the Opposition) (6 July 2011) (First Session). With respect to 2011-12 Budget Paper 4—Volume 3, p134, Sub-program 3.2— 1.	What is the budgeted amount for RenewablesSA in 2011-12, how many FTEs are employed under the program and how much is the Renewables Commissioner being paid? 2.	Why was RenewablesSA expenditure deferred in 2010-11? The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS House of Assembly West Torrens Minister for Manufacturing Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy Minister for Small Business RENEWABLES SA The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Minister for Manufacturing, Innovation and Trade, Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy, Minister for Small Business): I have been advised: 1.	RenewablesSA had an approved budget of $13.2 million in 2011-12 prior to the Mid-Year Budget Review on 16 December 2011. The Sustainability and Climate Change Division provides 3.8 FTE positions for RenewablesSA on a cost-recovery basis. The position of Commissioner for Renewable Energy no longer exists. 2.	Deferred expenditure of $13.2 million in 2010-11 was the result of grant proposals requiring further work to satisfy the criteria for disbursement under the Renewable Energy Fund, including the successful negotiation of Commonwealth funding.