Hansard Daily: Legislative Council - Wednesday, March 28 2012

Commencement
- Commencement
Bills
- Summary Offences (Weapons) Amendment Bill
  - Conference
    - The Hon. G.E. GAGO
Parliamentary Procedure
- Sittings and Business
  - The Hon. G.E. GAGO
Bills
- Statutes Amendment (Shop Trading and Holidays) Bill
  - Committee Stage
Answers to Questions
- Tourism Commission
  - The Hon. T.J. STEPHENS
  - The Hon. G.E. GAGO
- Land Management Corporation
  - The Hon. D.G.E. HOOD
  - The Hon. G.E. GAGO
- Land Management Corporation
  - The Hon. D.G.E. HOOD
  - The Hon. G.E. GAGO
Parliamentary Procedure
- Papers
Parliamentary Committees
- Legislative Review Committee
  - The Hon. G.A. KANDELAARS
Ministerial Statement
- Past Adoption Practices
  - The Hon. G.E. GAGO
Parliamentary Committees
- Natural Resources Committee
  - The Hon. G.A. KANDELAARS
Ministerial Statement
- Cavan Training Centre
  - The Hon. I.K. HUNTER
Question Time
- Regional Development Australia
  - The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY
  - The Hon. G.E. GAGO
- Regional Development Australia
  - The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY
- Regional Development Australia
  - The Hon. J.S.L. DAWKINS
  - The Hon. G.E. GAGO
- Fisheries
  - The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK
  - The Hon. G.E. GAGO
- Fisheries
  - The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK
  - The Hon. G.E. GAGO
- Medical Heating and Cooling Concession
  - The Hon. S.G. WADE
  - The Hon. I.K. HUNTER
- Medical Heating and Cooling Concession
  - The Hon. S.G. WADE
  - The Hon. I.K. HUNTER
- Adelaide Convention Centre
  - The Hon. G.A. KANDELAARS
  - The Hon. G.E. GAGO
- Tourism, Shark Cage Diving
  - The Hon. R.L. BROKENSHIRE
  - The Hon. G.E. GAGO
- SafeWork SA
  - The Hon. CARMEL ZOLLO
  - The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY
- National Food Regulation
  - The Hon. M. PARNELL
  - The Hon. G.E. GAGO
- Income Management
  - The Hon. T.J. STEPHENS
  - The Hon. I.K. HUNTER
- International Wheelchair Day
  - The Hon. J.M. GAZZOLA
  - The Hon. I.K. HUNTER
- International Wheelchair Day
  - The Hon. K.L. VINCENT
  - The Hon. I.K. HUNTER
- International Wheelchair Day
  - The Hon. K.L. VINCENT
  - The Hon. I.K. HUNTER
- Fines Payment Unit
  - The Hon. D.G.E. HOOD
  - The Hon. G.E. GAGO
- Fines Payment Unit
  - The Hon. D.G.E. HOOD
  - The Hon. G.E. GAGO
- Homeless2home
  - The Hon. J.S. LEE
  - The Hon. I.K. HUNTER
- Ew Stephens Trust Scholarships
  - The Hon. G.A. KANDELAARS
  - The Hon. G.E. GAGO
Answers to Questions
- APY Lands, Substance Misuse Facility
  - The Hon. T.J. STEPHENS
  - The Hon. G.E. GAGO
- Backpackers
  - The Hon. T.J. STEPHENS
  - The Hon. G.E. GAGO
Matters of Interest
- African Festival
  - The Hon. CARMEL ZOLLO
Ministerial Statement
- Health Department Annual Report
  - The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY
Matters of Interest
- Kurdish Community
  - The Hon. J.S. LEE
- Anna Stewart Memorial Project
  - The Hon. J.M. GAZZOLA
- Freedom of Information
  - The Hon. R.I. LUCAS
- Illicit Drug Use
  - The Hon. D.G.E. HOOD
- Occupational Health and Safety
  - The Hon. G.A. KANDELAARS
- Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
  - The Hon. M. PARNELL
Motions
- Forced Adoption Apology
  - The Hon. T.A. FRANKS
Bills
- Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration (Registration of Still-Births) Amendment Bill
  - Introduction and First Reading
    - The Hon. R.L. BROKENSHIRE
  - Second Reading
    - The Hon. R.L. BROKENSHIRE
Motions
- Growth Investigation Areas Report
  - The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY
- Pastoral Lease Rents
  - The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK
- Interstate Migration
  - The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK
Bills
- Right to Farm Bill
  - Second Reading
    - The Hon. R.L. BROKENSHIRE
- Forestry (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
  - Second Reading
    - The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY
Motions
- Mount Barker Development Plan Amendment
- Solar Feed-In Tariffs
- Wind Farm Developments
- Australian Year of the Farmer
Bills
- Marriage Equality Bill
  - Second Reading
    - The Hon. T.A. FRANKS
- Statutes Amendment (Shop Trading and Holidays) Bill
  - Committee Stage
- Correctional Services (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
  - Conference
    - The Hon. I.K. HUNTER

Answers to Questions

TOURISM COMMISSION

314 The Hon. T.J. STEPHENS (27 July 2011) (First Session).

1. Can the Minister for Tourism give a breakdown of the $0.9 million decrease in net cost due to 'the implementation of savings initiatives' referred to in Budget Paper 4, Volume 4, page 21; and

2. Specifically, what are these 'savings initiatives'?

The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Minister for Forests, Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Tourism, Minister for the Status of Women): I am advised:

1. & 2. The breakdown of the $0.9 million decrease is net cost due to 'the implementation of savings initiatives', referred to in Budget Paper 4, Volume 4, page 21, and includes:

Expenditure Savings:
Reducing two FTE's in the Public Relations Unit	$141,000
Remove one Travel show launch for Shorts Book	$15,000
Reduce two FTE's in the in-house Creative Unit	$137,000
Decrease in costs associated with the enhancement project of the southaustralia.com consumer website	$1,128,000
Sub-total—Expenditure Savings	$1,421,000

Revenue Increases:
Increase revenue associated with the Shorts/Visitors Guide	$85,000
Increase revenue associated with the enhancement project of the southaustralia.com consumer website	$250,000
Sub-total—Revenue Increases	$335,000

Sub Total	$1,756,000
These savings were offset by additional expenditure on direct consumer marketing activities	$856,000

Grand total	$900,000

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