House of Assembly - Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)
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Essential Services Commission of South Australia

In reply to Mr COWDREY (Colton) (29 June 2023). (Estimates Committee B)

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee—Treasurer): I have been advised the following:

In 2021-22, there was expenditure of $107,000 (budget $152,000) on plant and equipment and $568,000 (budget $663,000) on intangible assets.

In 2022-23 (based on draft financial statements), there is $0 expenditure (budget $156,000) on plant and equipment and $478,000 expenditure (budget $456,000) on intangible assets.

In 2023-24, there is $0 expenditure budgeted on plant and equipment and $1,145,000 expenditure budgeted on intangible assets.

The intangible assets actual and proposed expenditure in 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 of $2,191,000 relates to the regulatory intelligence system project to improve the commission's monitoring, analysis and compliance capacity across all of its regulatory and advisory functions, (with the exception of $500,000 in 2023-24, which is budgeted for a customer relationship management system project).