Interpreting and Translating Services

35 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (30 July 2015). How many people have utilised interpreting and translating services in 2014-15 and what is the current funding provision for 2015-16?

The Hon. Z.L. BETTISON (Ramsay—Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion, Minister for Social Housing, Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Minister for Ageing, Minister for Youth, Minister for Volunteers): I have been advised:

In 2014-15, ITC undertook 36,833 interpreting assignments in various formats. These assignments were across 100 different languages. ITC also completed 1,892 document translations.

As a fee-for-service entity operating under competitive neutrality principles, the Interpreting and Translating Centre is not reliant on the provision of budget funding. Revenue from fees and charges generated by the centre is used to offset the expenditure the centre incurs in earning this revenue.

In 2015-16, the budgeted revenue from fees and charges is $3.55m and total expenditure is budgeted at $3.41m.