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 Environment, Water and Natural Resources Department ENVIRONMENT, WATER AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT Mr MARSHALL House of Assembly Norwood ENVIRONMENT, WATER AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT 287 Mr MARSHALL (Norwood) (11 September 2012). With respect to 2012-13 Budget Paper 4, vol. 12— What are the details of DENR capital works projections beyond the forward estimates? The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL House of Assembly Mawson Minister for Tourism Minister for Recreation and Sport ENVIRONMENT, WATER AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL (Mawson—Minister for Tourism, Minister for Recreation and Sport): The Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation has received this advice: The 2012-13 Budget Paper 4, vol. 2 includes a budget for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources annual program for 2012-13 of $10.227 million. An estimate of capital works beyond the forward estimates period of 2015-16 is obtained by adjusting for projects finishing in 2015-16 and applying indexation of 2.5 per cent. This is known as the creation of 2016-17 forward estimates. Since the publication of the 2012-13 Budget Papers, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources amalgamated with the Department for Water to form the Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Other changes include application of a whole of government savings of 10 per cent of the Annual Programmes as part of the 2013-14 state budget process. The revised capital annual program for the department for 2016-17 is $14.088 million.