House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)
2013-10-15 Daily Xml

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REMOTE AREAS ENERGY SUPPLIES SCHEME

585 Mr HAMILTON-SMITH (Waite) (30 July 2013). What is the total cost per annum of the Remote Areas Energy Supplies Scheme?

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy, Minister for Housing and Urban Development): I am advised the total cost per annum of the Remote Areas Energy Supplies scheme; servicing ten state government owned sites, 16 Aboriginal communities including connected homelands and subsidising three independent operators in 2012-13 was $10,110,000.

For the ten state government owned sites and three independent operators, $7,543,000 expenditure was offset by $1,564,000 in revenue, equalling a net operating balance of $5,979,000.

For the 16 Aboriginal communities and connected homelands, $8,043,000 expenditure was offset by $3,912,000 in revenue, equalling a net operating balance of $4,131,000.