House of Assembly: Tuesday, November 28, 2023

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Auditor-General's Report

In reply to Mr PATTERSON (Morphett) (1 November 2023).

The Hon. S.E. CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Deputy Premier, Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, Minister for Defence and Space Industries, Minister for Climate, Environment and Water): I have been advised:

Below a breakdown programs/projects and changes in expenditure and milestone profiles:

Project Original Budget ($) Actual ($) Variance ($) Comment
Defence Jobs Attraction Campaign - 177,385 (177,385) Timing of grant programs and provision of scholarships delayed expenditure, funding carried over from 2021-22 in revised 2022-23 Budget.
SASAT-1 ( Kanyini) 474,000 1,477,100 (1,003,100) Budget carried over from 2021-22 to fund project, in revised 2022-23 Budget.
Submarine Task Force 300,412 556,950 (256,538) Funding carried over from 2021-22 in revised 2022-23 Budget.
DSA Operations 2,501,588 2,506,565 (4,977) Minor movements
Total 3,276,000 4,718,000 (1,442,000)


Kanyni is currently planned for a mid-2024 launch into low Earth orbit.