Legislative Council Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Answers to Questions National Relay Service National Relay Service The Hon. T.A. FRANKS Legislative Council National Relay Service In reply to the Hon. T.A. FRANKS (8 May 2018). The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK Legislative Council Minister for Human Services National Relay Service The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services): The Department of Human Services has advised that the commonwealth government has consistently allocated $20 million per annum for the National Relay Service (NRS) since 2013-14. In its 2018-19 budget, the commonwealth government increased the allocation to the NRS to $27.7 million in 2018-19, an increase of 38.5%. Forward estimates are for $22 million p.a. There was no previous budgeted amount of $32 million. However, the estimated actual expenditure for 2017-18 was $31.7 million, or 58.5% over budget. As undertaken in my earlier response to this question, I have written to the commonwealth Minister for Communications, the Hon. Senator Mitch Fifield, seeking clarification on the budgeted amounts and reassurance that the NRS will continue to be adequately resourced.