7     Ministerial and Parliamentary Support

Agency Outline

Ministerial and Parliamentary Support provides funding to support Ministers and certain Parliamentary Office Holders and all members of the House of Assembly. The funding provided covers Ministerial allowances, staffing support and office facilities for Ministers and all Members of the House of Assembly. Certain office facilities and staffing are also provided to some Members of the Legislative Council.

This chapter provides financial information for Ministerial and Parliamentary Support for 2020-21 and over the Forward Estimates (2021-22 to 2023-24).

Output Information

Outputs of Ministerial and Parliamentary Support are provided under Output Group 1- Support for Members of Parliament.

Table 7.1 provides an Output Group Expense Summary for Ministerial and Parliamentary Support.

Table 7.1:         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 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Premier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Output Group 1 - Support for Members of Parliament

 

 

 

 

 

1.1 Support for Ministers and certain Parliamentary Office Holders

18 513 

19 041 

19 370 

19 697 

20 063 

1.2 Support for Members of the House of Assembly

5 200 

5 312 

5 387 

5 476 

5 578 

 

23 713 

24 353 

24 757 

25 173 

25 641 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

23 713 

24 353 

24 757 

25 173 

25 641 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Output Group 1:    Support for Members of Parliament

1.1 Support for Ministers and certain Parliamentary Office Holders

This Output provides funding to support the functions of the following offices:

·       Premier;

·       Ministers (including the Deputy Premier and the Treasurer);

·       Speaker of the House of Assembly; and

·       Leader and Deputy Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council.

This Output provides funding for allowances payable in accordance with the provisions of the Parliamentary Salaries, Superannuation and Allowances Act 2012.

This Output also provides funding for transport services for the Premier, Ministers and other office holders including the Speaker of the House of Assembly, the President of the Legislative Council and the Leader(s) of non-government parties in the House of Assembly.

1.2 Support for Members of the House of Assembly

This Output provides funding to all elected members of the House of Assembly to support them in their electorates. The support covers applicable allowances, staffing costs, travel and office facilities such as accommodation, supplies and consumables, fit-out, communications and other equipment.

This Output also provides funding to support the functions of offices for the Leader(s) of non-government parties in the House of Assembly.

Detailed Budget Statements

Table 7.2:         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

22 818 

23 474 

23 900 

24 326 

24 801 

Other revenue

848 

865 

865 

865 

865 

Total revenue

23 666 

24 339 

24 765 

25 191 

25 666 

Total income

23 666 

24 339 

24 765 

25 191 

25 666 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

Employee benefits

17 527 

18 074 

18 360 

18 664 

19 013 

Depreciation and amortisation

578 

385 

381 

300 

300 

Supplies and consumables

5 488 

5 787 

5 915 

6 115 

6 234 

Borrowing costs

57 

44 

38 

31 

31 

Other expenses

63 

63 

63 

63 

63 

Total expenses

23 713 

24 353 

24 757 

25 173 

25 641 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net result

(47)

(14)

18 

25 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive result

(47)

(14)

18 

25 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Table 7.3:         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 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Premier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Output Group 1 - Support for Members of Parliament

 

 

 

 

 

1.1 Support for Ministers and certain Parliamentary Office Holders

17 451 

17 895 

18 224 

18 552 

18 918 

1.2 Support for Members of the House of Assembly

5 157 

5 299 

5 396 

5 495 

5 604 

 

22 608 

23 194 

23 620 

24 047 

24 522 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ministerial and Parliamentary Support

 

 

 

 

 

Total Operating Services Expenditure

22 608 

23 194 

23 620 

24 047 

24 522 

 

22 608 

23 194 

23 620 

24 047 

24 522 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reserved by Law

 

 

 

 

 

Allowances of Ministers (Parliamentary Salaries, Superannuation and Allowances Act 2012)

210 

280 

280 

279 

279 

 

210 

280 

280 

279 

279 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Revenue from Appropriation

22 818 

23 474 

23 900 

24 326 

24 801 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Controlled Revenue from Appropriation

22 818 

23 474 

23 900 

24 326 

24 801 

 

22 818 

23 474 

23 900 

24 326 

24 801 

 

 

 

 

 

 


1.     

Table 7.4:         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

379 

290 

290 

290 

290 

Receivables

33 

667 

667 

667 

667 

 

412 

957 

957 

957 

957 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-financial assets

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

95 

67 

67 

67 

67 

Infrastructure

.... 

98 

98 

98 

98 

Heritage and cultural assets

30 

30 

30 

30 

30 

Other assets

2 538 

2 350 

1 969 

1 669 

1 369 

 

2 663 

2 545 

2 164 

1 864 

1 564 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

3 075 

3 502 

3 121 

2 821 

2 521 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Payables

267 

165 

165 

165 

165 

Interest bearing liabilities

2 435 

1 911 

1 521 

1 202 

876 

Provisions

181 

228 

228 

228 

228 

Employee benefits

3 240 

4 015 

4 016 

4 017 

4 018 

Other liabilities

.... 

Total liabilities

6 123 

6 321 

5 932 

5 614 

5 289 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets (liabilities)

(3 048)

(2 819)

(2 811)

(2 793)

(2 768)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Reserves

10 

.... 

.... 

.... 

.... 

Accumulated funds

(3 058)

(2 819)

(2 811)

(2 793)

(2 768)

Total equity

(3 048)

(2 819)

(2 811)

(2 793)

(2 768)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note:

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.


 

Table 7.5:         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

22 818 

23 474 

23 900 

24 326 

24 801 

GST receipts

330 

330 

330 

330 

330 

Other cash receipts

848 

865 

865 

865 

865 

Total cash inflows

23 996 

24 669 

25 095 

25 521 

25 996 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash outflows

 

 

 

 

 

Employee benefits

(15 817)

(16 317)

(16 575)

(16 849)

(17 166)

Superannuation

(1 709)

(1 756)

(1 784)

(1 814)

(1 846)

Borrowing costs

(57)

(44)

(38)

(31)

(31)

GST payments

(330)

(330)

(330)

(330)

(330)

Supplies and consumables

(5 488)

(5 787)

(5 915)

(6 115)

(6 234)

Other cash payments

(63)

(63)

(63)

(63)

(63)

Total cash outflows

(23 464)

(24 297)

(24 705)

(25 202)

(25 670)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash from (used by) operating activities

532 

372 

390 

319 

326 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Net borrowings

(532)

(372)

(390)

(319)

(326)

Net cash from (used by) financing activities

(532)

(372)

(390)

(319)

(326)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents held

.... 

.... 

.... 

.... 

.... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and deposits at the beginning of the reporting period

379 

290 

290 

290 

290 

Cash and deposits at the end of the reporting period

379 

290 

290 

290 

290