House of Assembly Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Answers to Questions Outback Communities Authority Outback Communities Authority The Hon. A. PICCOLO House of Assembly Light Outback Communities Authority 1442 The Hon. A. PICCOLO (Light) (24 September 2019). 2019-20 Budget Paper No. 4, Vol. 3, p. 177 includes a table listing the appropriation for the Outback Communities Authority. The table reveals that in 2018-19, appropriation for the Outback Communities Authority increased by more than $1 million above budget. What explains this significant increase? The Hon. S.K. KNOLL House of Assembly Schubert Minister for Transport Minister for Planning Outback Communities Authority The Hon. S.K. KNOLL (Schubert—Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Local Government, Minister for Planning): I have been advised the following— This increase was approved in order to provide the Outback Communities Authority with a sufficient working capital balance for the 2019-20 financial year (this amount will carryover over as an opening cash balance from 2018-19 to 2019-20). At the time of this approval, it was noted that further adjustments may be required in future financial years in order to maintain an appropriate working capital balance.