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AUDITOR-GENERAL'S REPORT

194 The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (18 February 2009). Can the Attorney-General advise the details of the expenditure of $14.7 million on Information and Communication Technology in 2007-08 and the details of the increase from $11.6 million spent in 2006-07 as outlined on page 116 of the Auditor-General's Report?

The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY (Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Minister for Urban Development and Planning, Minister for Small Business): The Attorney-General has provided this information:

The expenditure of $14.7 million on Information and Communication Technology in 2007-08 can be broken down as follows:

Mainframe, Wide Area Network (WAN) and Local Area Network (LAN) charges $8.2 million

Data Communication charges $2.5 million

Software purchases and maintenance $1.5 million

Hardware purchases and maintenance $1.2 million

Network maintenance $500,000

Internet and email costs $400,000

Database administration $200,000

Other ICT related expenditure $200,000

Some of the increase in expenditure between 2006-07 and 2007-08 is owing to the full-year effect in 2007-08 for business units that were tranFsferred to the Department during 2006-07. They were Forensic Science SA, the Office for Women, and the Office for Volunteers.

Other increases in expenditure are partially offset by an increase in revenue raised by the Attorney-General's Department from the cross-charging of ICT costs to other Justice agencies.