Legislative Council Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2) 52 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Answers to Questions Departmental Expenditure DEPARTMENTAL EXPENDITURE The Hon. R.I. LUCAS Legislative Council DEPARTMENTAL EXPENDITURE 136 The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (29 November 2012). Can the Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion advise— What was the actual level for 2011-12 of both capital and recurrent expenditure underspending (or overspending) for all departments and agencies (which are. classified in the general government sector) then reporting to the Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation? The Hon. I.K. HUNTER Legislative Council Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation DEPARTMENTAL EXPENDITURE The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation): As the Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation I have received this advice: For the former Department for Water, the actual level for 2011-2012 of capital underspending was $2.959 million (with a total of $2.127 million being carried over into the 2012-13 period). The actual level for 2011-12 of recurrent (operating) expenditure underspend was $41.695 million, with a total of $16.237 million being carried over into the 2012-13 period and approximately $25.100 million relating to revenue not received. For the former Department for Environment and Natural Resources, the actual level for 2011-12 of capital underspending was $331,000 (with a $654,000 pull forward from 2012-13 relating to timing of on various major projects in the 2011-12 financial year). The actual level of recurrent (operating) expenditure underspending was $6.761 million (with a total of $3.020 million being carried over into the 2012-13 period). For the Environment Protection Authority, the actual level for 2011-12 of capital expenditure classified was $939,000 underspending. The actual level for 2011-12 of recurrent expenditure overspending was $4.1 million. For Zero Waste SA, the actual level for 2011-12 of both capital and recurrent expenditure underspending (or overspending) was $971,000.