2012-13 Government Mid-year Financial Projections Statement

2012-13 Government Mid-year Financial Projections StatementDisability Services CommissionExpensesNational Disability Specific Purpose Payments (SPP)The Commonwealth 2012-13 Budget and 2012-13 Mid-year Economic and FiscalOutlook included revised estimates for National Disability Services SPPs toWestern Australia as part of the National Disability Agreement. An additional$34.0 million will be spent over the forward estimates period to reflect upward revisionsto Commonwealth funding contributions to support people with disabilities and theirfamilies and carers.ATTORNEY GENERALMAJOR PORTFOLIO SPENDING CHANGES2012-13$m2013-14$m2014-15$m2015-16$mATTORNEY GENERALExpensesCorporate (Shared) Services 9.2 4.4 1.2 -Cost and Demand Pressures 5.8 3.6 3.7 3.8Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 2003 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0Asset InvestmentCorporate (Shared) Services Funding – ICT Upgrades 2.2 2.1 - -Attorney GeneralExpensesCorporate (Shared) ServicesAn additional $14.8 million will be spent over three years, commencing in 2012-13, tomeet the costs associated with providing a corporate shared service for the Department ofthe Attorney General, the Department of Corrective Services and four other smallagencies.Cost and Demand PressuresAn additional $16.8 million has been provided over the forward estimates period toaddress unavoidable cost and demand pressures, including RiskCover premiums, accusedcosts, library resources, copyright charges and rent expenses.Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 2003An additional $20 million will be spent over the forward estimates period to meet theanticipated increased costs of award payments made in accordance with the CriminalInjuries Compensation Act 2003. The estimated total cost of award payments in 2012-13is $32.5 million.124