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Auditor-General's Report

In reply to Mr TELFER (Flinders) (29 October 2024).

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee—Treasurer, Minister for Defence and Space Industries, Minister for Police): I have been advised:

The Department of Treasury and Finance's increase of 74 FTEs in 2023-24 compared to 2022-23 is primarily due to additional resources associated with a range of strategic projects including:

The Finance Reform Program, a significant across-government initiative to replace the existing Masterpiece financial management system with the contemporary Oracle platform;

Transition of the whole of government banking arrangements from CBA to ANZ across 64 agencies;

The payroll reform project; and

Establishing the team to administer the Digital Investment Fund, which partners with government agencies to drive targeted investment to lift digital capabilities across the public sector.

Lower staff vacancies across the department in 2023-24 have also contributed.