Legislative Council Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3) 51 3 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Answers to Questions Infrastructure Projects INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS The Hon. R.I. LUCAS Legislative Council INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS 183 The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (18 February 2009). Can the Deputy Premier advise the details of the $39 million reclassification from investing to operating expenditure in the Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure referred to on page 7 of the Final Budget Outcome document (2007-08)? The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY Legislative Council Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Minister for Urban Development and Planning, Minister for Small Business INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY (Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Minister for Urban Development and Planning, Minister for Small Business): The Treasurer has provided the following information: The proportion of expenditure undertaken by the Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure (DTEI) on investing projects in 2007-08 that could not be capitalised under accounting standards was higher than forecast. The affected expenditure was reported by DTEI as operating expenditure, rather than investing expenditure. This included expenditure on assets not owned by the DTEI, such as the relocation of telephone cables, gas and water pipes and work on non-SA Government owned roads and rail infrastructure undertaken as part of major DTEI projects.