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NATIONAL COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE STRATEGY
296 Mr HAMILTON-SMITH (Waite) (23 August 2011) (First Session). With respect to 2011-12 Budget Paper 4—Volume 2, p196—
Why was there an underspend of $1.2 million for the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy in 2010-11 and a further underspend of $2.2 million in 2009-10?
The Hon. T.R. KENYON (Newland—Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills, Minister for Science and Information Economy, Minister for Recreation and Sport): The National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) program was designed to reduce over the three years (2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12) of the program and monies were spent as determined by contractual arrangements. The actual spend amounts are detailed below:
| Year | Actual Spend | Estimated Spend | Difference | Percentage Spent (estimated/actual) |
| 2009-10 | $3,393,286 | $3,400,000 | 6,714 | 99.4 |
| 2010-11 | $1,140,571 | $1,200,000 | 59,429 | 97.5 |