Professional Services

In reply to the Hon. A. PICCOLO (Light) (27 September 2018). (Estimates Committee A)

The Hon. S.K. KNOLL (Schubert—Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Local Government, Minister for Planning): I have been advised of the following:

The budgets in the agency statements for the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI) Program 6 includes not only the budget for the Office of Local Government but an allocation of costs that are not directly attributable to a program, including corporate costs. This is the same for all agency programs in the budget papers. Organisational changes within DPTI consequently reduced the budget for Program 6 for 2018-19.