17    Legislature-General

Agency Outline

Legislature-General provides support services to both Houses of Parliament and their Members through the Joint House support staff, the Parliamentary Reporting Service, the Parliamentary Library Service and the Parliamentary Printing, Systems and Broadcasting Services.

This chapter provides financial information about the Outputs to be delivered by Legislature-General during 2020-21 and over the Forward Estimates (2021‑22 to 2023‑24). Further information about Legislature‑General is provided at www.parliament.tas.gov.au.

Key Deliverables

Table 17.1 provides a summary of the Budget and Forward Estimate allocations for key deliverables within Legislature‑General. In addition, the ongoing key deliverables for Legislature‑General include:

·       supporting both Houses of Parliament and their Members;

·       providing Parliamentary Reporting Services, with particular attention to the accuracy and timeliness of Hansard;

·       providing support to Members of Parliament and the public through the Parliamentary Library Service, with particular attention to the provision of research facilities;

·       providing Parliamentary Printing, Systems and Broadcasting Services; and

·       continuing support for Joint Committees.

Table 17.1:       Key Deliverables Statement

 

2020-21

 

Budget

2021-22

Forward

Estimate

2022-23

Forward

Estimate

2023-24

Forward

Estimate

 

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

 

 

 

 

 

COVID-19 Response and Recovery Measures

 

 

 

 

Public Building Maintenance Program

372

….

….

….

 

 

 

 

 

Other Key Deliverables

 

 

 

 

Legislative Council Regional Office Rent

172

172

172

172

Parliament Lighting Façade

80

….

….

….

 

 

 

 

 

COVID-19 Response and Recovery Measures

Public Building Maintenance Program

Funding of $372 000 is provided to Legislature‑General for a range of minor maintenance works within Parliament House, including ceiling replacement and works to rectify rising damp.

Other Key Deliverables

Legislative Council Regional Office Rent

An increase in funding of $172 000 per annum is provided to address increased rental expenses associated with Legislative Council Members’ regional offices.

Parliament Lighting Façade

Funding of $80 000 in 2020‑21 is provided to complete the Parliament lighting upgrade in Parliament Gardens.


 

Output Information

Outputs of Legislature‑General are provided under the following Output Groups:

·       Output Group 1 ‑ Parliamentary Reporting Service;

·       Output Group 2 ‑ Parliamentary Library Service;

·       Output Group 3 ‑ Parliamentary Printing and Systems;

·       Output Group 4 ‑ Joint Services; and

·       Output Group 89 ‑ Public Building Maintenance Program.

Table 17.2 provides an Output Group Expense Summary for Legislature-General.

COVID-19 Response and Recovery Measures

To enable the presentation of this important information, new Output Groups have been established. Output Group 89 - Public Building Maintenance Program, reflects expenditure under the Government’s Public Building Maintenance Program.

Table 17.2:       Output Group Expense Summary

 

2019‑20 

2020‑21 

2021‑22 

2022‑23 

2023‑24 

 

 

 

Forward 

Forward 

Forward 

 

Budget 

Budget 

Estimate 

Estimate 

Estimate 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

President of the Legislative Council and the Speaker of the House of Assembly acting jointly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Output Group 1 - Parliamentary Reporting Service

 

 

 

 

 

1.1 Production and Printing of Parliamentary Reports

1 061 

1 091 

1 117 

1 139 

1 166 

 

1 061 

1 091 

1 117 

1 139 

1 166 

Output Group 2 - Parliamentary Library Service

 

 

 

 

 

2.1 Parliamentary Library Service1

1 258 

1 140 

1 167 

1 191 

1 219 

 

1 258 

1 140 

1 167 

1 191 

1 219 

Output Group 3 - Parliamentary Printing and Systems

 

 

 

 

 

3.1 Parliamentary Printing

513 

523 

533 

544 

555 

3.2 Parliamentary Systems

854 

875 

893 

912 

933 

 

1 367 

1 398 

1 426 

1 456 

1 488 

 


 

Table 17.2:       Output Group Expense Summary (continued)

 

2019‑20 

2020‑21 

2021‑22 

2022‑23 

2023‑24 

 

 

 

Forward 

Forward 

Forward 

 

Budget 

Budget 

Estimate 

Estimate 

Estimate 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Output Group 4 - Joint Services

 

 

 

 

 

4.1 Buildings and Operations Management2

2 778 

3 006 

3 056 

3 107 

3 159 

4.2 Joint Management Services

416 

424 

440 

450 

460 

4.3 Services to Members

931 

952 

974 

995 

1 014 

4.4 Corporate Services for Parliamentary Agencies

109 

109 

109 

109 

109 

 

4 234 

4 491 

4 579 

4 661 

4 742 

Output Group 89 - Public Building Maintenance Program

 

 

 

 

 

89.1 Public Building Maintenance Program3

.... 

372 

.... 

.... 

.... 

 

.... 

372 

.... 

.... 

.... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Investment Program

145 

.... 

.... 

.... 

.... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

8 065 

8 492 

8 289 

8 447 

8 615 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

1.    The decrease in Parliamentary Library Service reflects the transfer of funding provided for legislative drafting under the 2019‑20 Budget initiative Additional Resources for the Parliamentary Library to the Department of Premier and Cabinet.

2.    The increase in Buildings and Operations Management from 2020‑21 reflects additional funding for rental expenses for Legislative Council regional offices.

3.    The Public Building Maintenance Program reflects funding for a range of minor maintenance works within Parliament House.

Output Group 1:    Parliamentary Reporting Service

1.1 Production and Printing of Parliamentary Reports

This Output provides for the Parliamentary Reporting Service, which produces an accurate and timely official record of debates in both Houses of Parliament and of evidence presented to Parliamentary Committees.

Performance Information Comments

Delivery of Hansard

The primary focus for the Hansard operation is to produce a daily transcript for Members as quickly as possible ‑ certainly by the following day. Part of the transcript is delivered to Members later the same day.

A full week’s transcript is available on the Internet (public access) by the end of the following week.

Some of these times will vary when either House sits for extended hours or during an extended period of several weeks of continuous sitting.

Output Group 2:    Parliamentary Library Service

2.1 Parliamentary Library Service

This Output represents the Parliamentary Library Service which provides information and research services specifically designed to assist Members of Parliament and Parliamentary Committees in performing their duties. The Parliamentary Library also manages special and historical collections, the Parliamentary Museum and is the repository for all Tasmanian Parliament publications.

Performance Information Comments

Parliamentary Library

A number of performance measures have been established for the Parliamentary Library Service. These are:

·       enquiries: perform 95 per cent of enquiries within the clients’ deadlines;

·       newspapers and media releases: upload daily newspaper clippings and press releases to the Intranet by 11 am;

·       media‑monitoring: television news available on the Intranet by 9 am daily and audio digital capture (ABC Radio) available on request;

·       prepare 95 per cent of media transcription requests within the clients’ deadlines;

·       databases: input 90 per cent of Questions, Answers and Adjournments to the database within one week of receipt of Hansard; and

·       input 95 per cent of tabled parliamentary papers within one week of tabling or receipt.

Parliamentary Research Service

The Parliamentary Research Service aims to:

·       meet 95 per cent of the clients’ requests within their deadlines;

·       update statistics on the Intranet within two days of ABS data arrival; and

·       complete 95 per cent of background briefings and submission summaries to Parliamentary Committees prior to the hearing of witnesses.

Output Group 3:    Parliamentary Printing and Systems

3.1 Parliamentary Printing

This Output involves the provision of services which meet the printing needs of Parliament, including: the production of Parliamentary Papers; Votes and Proceedings; Notice Papers and Bills; and the printing requirements of Members.


 

3.2 Parliamentary Systems

This Output provides for the maintenance of computerised systems for:

·       the computer requirements of the Parliamentary Reporting Service;

·       the computer and communication requirements of Members of both Houses of Parliament including Regional Offices;

·       the Parliament website, Intranet, Internet and databases;

·       the television, broadcasting and archiving of sessions of both Houses of Parliament;

·       the security of the precinct including access control and CCTV; and

·       the Parliament’s financial management.

Output Group 4:    Joint Services

4.1 Buildings and Operations Management

This Output provides for the management of buildings and operations management as well as the provision of purchasing and maintenance services for the Parliamentary complex, gardens and other offices (including rentals, security, cleaning and communication services).

4.2 Joint Management Services

This Output provides for services to Legislature‑General, including the Joint House Committee and other functional areas not directly under the control of either House of Parliament.

4.3 Services to Members

This Output provides for services not directly related to the Legislative Council or House of Assembly for certain Parliamentary Committees and the Leader of the Opposition.

4.4 Corporate Services for Parliamentary Agencies

This Output provides for administrative services to the Clerks of both Houses, including responsibility for all human resources and financial administration.


 

Capital Investment Program

Table 17.3 provides financial information for the Capital Investment Program for Legislature‑General. More information on the Capital Investment Program is provided in chapter 6 of The Budget Budget Paper No 1.

Table 17.3:       Capital Investment Program

 

Estimated 

2020‑21 

2021‑22 

2022‑23 

2023‑24 

 

Total 

 

Forward 

Forward 

Forward 

 

Cost 

Budget 

Estimate 

Estimate 

Estimate 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

President of the Legislative Council and the Speaker of the House of Assembly acting jointly

 

 

 

 

 

Parliament Lighting Façade

80

80 

.... 

.... 

.... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total CIP Allocations

 

80 

.... 

.... 

.... 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Detailed Budget Statements

Table 17.4:       Statement of Comprehensive Income

 

2019‑20 

2020‑21 

2021‑22 

2022‑23 

2023‑24 

 

 

 

Forward 

Forward 

Forward 

 

Budget 

Budget 

Estimate 

Estimate 

Estimate 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue and other income

 

 

 

 

 

Appropriation revenue - operating

7 200 

7 400 

7 569 

7 727 

7 895 

Appropriation revenue - capital

171 

80 

.... 

.... 

.... 

Grants1

.... 

372 

.... 

.... 

.... 

Sales of goods and services

172 

172 

172 

172 

172 

Total revenue

7 543 

8 024 

7 741 

7 899 

8 067 

Total income

7 543 

8 024 

7 741 

7 899 

8 067 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

Employee benefits

3 696 

3 655 

3 739 

3 820 

3 911 

Depreciation and amortisation2

914 

588 

588 

588 

588 

Supplies and consumables3

3 302 

4 144 

3 857 

3 934 

4 011 

Grants and subsidies

59 

59 

59 

59 

59 

Borrowing costs2

48 

.... 

.... 

.... 

.... 

Other expenses

46 

46 

46 

46 

46 

Total expenses

8 065 

8 492 

8 289 

8 447 

8 615 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net result

(522)

(468)

(548)

(548)

(548)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive result

(522)

(468)

(548)

(548)

(548)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

1.    The increase in Grants reflects one-off funding for a range of minor maintenance works within Parliament House as part of the Public Building Maintenance Program.

2.    The decrease in Depreciation and amortisation and Borrowing costs reflects a change in the accounting treatment for the recognition of leases. Further information on this change is provided in chapter 1 of this Budget Paper.

3.    Variations in Supplies and consumables reflect the impact of additional funding for rental expenses for Legislative Council Members’ regional offices and one-off funding for a range of minor maintenance works as part of the Public Building Maintenance Program, and the impact of the change in the accounting treatment for the recognition of leases.


 

Table 17.5:       Revenue from Appropriation by Output

 

2019‑20 

2020‑21 

2021‑22 

2022‑23 

2023‑24 

 

 

 

Forward 

Forward 

Forward 

 

Budget 

Budget 

Estimate 

Estimate 

Estimate 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

President of the Legislative Council and the Speaker of the House of Assembly acting jointly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Output Group 1 - Parliamentary Reporting Service

 

 

 

 

 

1.1 Production and Printing of Parliamentary Reports

1 058 

1 088 

1 114 

1 136 

1 163 

 

1 058 

1 088 

1 114 

1 136 

1 163 

Output Group 2 - Parliamentary Library Service

 

 

 

 

 

2.1 Parliamentary Library Service1

1 256 

1 138 

1 165 

1 189 

1 217 

 

1 256 

1 138 

1 165 

1 189 

1 217 

Output Group 3 - Parliamentary Printing and Systems

 

 

 

 

 

3.1 Parliamentary Printing

513 

523 

533 

544 

555 

3.2 Parliamentary Systems

854 

875 

893 

912 

933 

 

1 367 

1 398 

1 426 

1 456 

1 488 

Output Group 4 - Joint Services

 

 

 

 

 

4.1 Buildings and Operations Management2

2 238 

2 466 

2 516 

2 567 

2 619 

4.2 Joint Management Services

415 

423 

439 

449 

459 

4.3 Services to Members

757 

778 

800 

821 

840 

4.4 Corporate Services for Parliamentary Agencies

109 

109 

109 

109 

109 

 

3 519 

3 776 

3 864 

3 946 

4 027 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Investment Program

171 

80 

.... 

.... 

.... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Legislature-General

 

 

 

 

 

Total Operating Services Expenditure

7 200 

7 400 

7 569 

7 727 

7 895 

Total Capital Services Expenditure

171 

80 

.... 

.... 

.... 

 

7 371 

7 480 

7 569 

7 727 

7 895 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Revenue from Appropriation

7 371 

7 480 

7 569 

7 727 

7 895 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Controlled Revenue from Appropriation

7 371 

7 480 

7 569 

7 727 

7 895 

 

7 371 

7 480 

7 569 

7 727 

7 895 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

1.    The decrease in Parliamentary Library Service reflects the transfer of funding provided for legislative drafting under the 2019‑20 Budget initiative Additional Resources for the Parliamentary Library to the Department of Premier and Cabinet.

2.    The increase in Buildings and Operations Management from 2020‑21 reflects additional funding for rental expenses for Legislative Council regional offices.


 

Table 17.6:       Statement of Financial Position as at 30 June1

 

2020 

2021 

2022 

2023 

2024 

 

 

 

Forward 

Forward 

Forward 

 

Budget 

Budget 

Estimate 

Estimate 

Estimate 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Financial assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and deposits

106 

106 

106 

106 

106 

Receivables

120 

205 

205 

205 

205 

 

226 

311 

311 

311 

311 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-financial assets

 

 

 

 

 

Inventories

37 

35 

35 

35 

35 

Property, plant and equipment

34 692 

35 670 

35 132 

34 594 

34 056 

Heritage and cultural assets

567 

552 

552 

552 

552 

Other assets2

4 399 

85 

85 

85 

85 

 

39 695 

36 342 

35 804 

35 266 

34 728 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

39 921 

36 653 

36 115 

35 577 

35 039 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Payables

100 

287 

287 

287 

287 

Interest bearing liabilities2

4 304 

.... 

.... 

.... 

.... 

Employee benefits

1 081 

981 

991 

1 001 

1 011 

Other liabilities

20 

18 

18 

18 

18 

Total liabilities

5 505 

1 286 

1 296 

1 306 

1 316 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets (liabilities)

34 416 

35 367 

34 819 

34 271 

33 723 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Reserves

27 598 

27 597 

27 597 

27 597 

27 597 

Accumulated funds

6 818 

7 770 

7 222 

6 674 

6 126 

Total equity

34 416 

35 367 

34 819 

34 271 

33 723 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

1.    Some balance estimates for 2021 and later years will be impacted by final closing balances presented in the Agency’s 2019-20 Annual Report. Further information on the impact of the timing of the 2020‑21 Budget on opening balances is provided in chapter 1 of this Budget Paper.

2.    The decrease in Other assets and Interest bearing liabilities primarily reflects a change in the accounting treatment for the recognition of leases. Further information on this change is provided in chapter 1 of this Budget Paper.


 

Table 17.7:       Statement of Cash Flows

 

2019‑20 

2020‑21 

2021‑22 

2022‑23 

2023‑24 

 

 

 

Forward 

Forward 

Forward 

 

Budget 

Budget 

Estimate 

Estimate 

Estimate 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

Cash inflows

 

 

 

 

 

Appropriation receipts - operating

7 200 

7 400 

7 569 

7 727 

7 895 

Appropriation receipts - capital

171 

80 

.... 

.... 

.... 

Grants

.... 

372 

.... 

.... 

.... 

Sales of goods and services

172 

172 

172 

172 

172 

GST receipts

364 

364 

364 

364 

364 

Total cash inflows

7 907 

8 388 

8 105 

8 263 

8 431 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash outflows

 

 

 

 

 

Employee benefits1

(3 328)

(3 294)

(3 369)

(3 443)

(3 524)

Superannuation1

(358)

(351)

(360)

(367)

(377)

GST payments

(364)

(364)

(364)

(364)

(364)

Grants and subsidies

(59)

(59)

(59)

(59)

(59)

Supplies and consumables2

(3 676)

(4 144)

(3 857)

(3 934)

(4 011)

Other cash payments

(46)

(46)

(46)

(46)

(46)

Total cash outflows

(7 831)

(8 258)

(8 055)

(8 213)

(8 381)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash from (used by) operating activities

76 

130 

50 

50 

50 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Payments for acquisition of non-financial assets

(76)

(130)

(50)

(50)

(50)

Net cash from (used by) investing activities

(76)

(130)

(50)

(50)

(50)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents held

.... 

.... 

.... 

.... 

.... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and deposits at the beginning of the reporting period

106 

106 

106 

106 

106 

Cash and deposits at the end of the reporting period

106 

106 

106 

106 

106 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

1.    The decrease in this item reflects the transfer of funding provided for legislative drafting under the 2019-20 Budget initiative Additional Resources for the Parliamentary Library to the Department of Premier and Cabinet.

2.    The increase in Supplies and consumables in 2020‑21 reflects additional funding for rental expenses for Legislative Council Members’ regional offices, and a range of minor maintenance works within Parliament House as part of the Public Building Maintenance Program.