Legislative Council Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Answers to Questions Answers to Questions Attorney-General's Department Attorney-General's Department The Hon. K.J. MAHER Legislative Council Leader of the Opposition Attorney-General's Department 92 The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (25 October 2018). Can the Attorney-General advise: 1.	Why the resources allocated to the Attorney-General's office have increased to 15 FTEs and a budget of $2.5m compared to the 2017-18 level of 12 FTEs and a budget of $2.1m? 2.	Why the resources allocated to the Minister for Correctional Services office have increased to 13 FTEs with a budget of nearly $2.3m compared to the 2017-18 levels of 7 FTEs and a budget of $1.5million? 3.	Do those budgets only cover staffing, or the full resourcing of the office? The Hon. R.I. LUCAS Legislative Council Attorney-General's Department The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer): The Attorney-General has provided the following advice: 1.	The ministerial office budgets of the former government did not reflect the full costs of ministerial offices including costs associated with staff that were funded by agencies but not disclosed against ministerial office budgets, such as ministerial liaison officers and some other administrative staff. If these costs are taken into account, the full budget of the previous Attorney-General's office prior to the election was estimated to be $2.9 million (with 19 FTE rather than 12 FTE). The current Attorney-General's ministerial office budget is $2.6 million—which represents a saving of around $330,000 compared to the previous office. 2.	This question should be referred to Minister for Correctional Services. 3.	The budgets stated reflect the full resourcing of the office.