Legislative and Policy Services

99 The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (25 October 2018). Can the Attorney-General advise:

1. What sections the $2.5 million cuts to the legislative and policy services are coming from?

2. How much of the budget cuts are attributed to FTE cuts?

3. If these decisions are yet to be made, what is the process for deciding on the budget cuts and when will that decision be made?

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer): The Attorney-General has provided the following advice:

1. There is a $2.3 million reduction in expenses for this program in 2018-19. This reduction is due to savings of $1.4 million and carryovers into 2017-18 of $0.9 million. The budget savings announced in the 2018-19 budget are outlined in Budget Paper 5.

2. $254,000 relates to savings allocated to the Attorney-General's Department as part of, or prior to, the 2017-18 Mid-Year Budget Review.

3. Refer above.