Aboriginal Affairs Expenditure

In reply to Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (27 July 2015). (Estimates Committee A)

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation, Minister for Automotive Transformation, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation):

I can advise that the Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision 2014 Indigenous Expenditure Report, released on 12 December 2014, provides estimates of Commonwealth, State and Territory Government expenditure on both Indigenous specific and mainstream services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians during 2012-13. The Productivity Commission acts as the Secretariat for the Steering Committee.

I am advised that the total government Aboriginal expenditure in South Australia in 2012-13 was an estimated $1.9 billion and accounted for 4.9% of total government expenditure in this state. The IER Report does not disaggregate government expenditure to the APY Lands.