The Department of Justice provides services that contribute to achieving a fair, just and safe Tasmania by providing an accessible system of justice, protecting and respecting rights, improving laws, influencing positive behaviour and enforcing legal and regulatory responsibilities.
The Department is responsible to: the Attorney‑General and Minister for Justice, Minister for Corrections, and Minister for Workplace Safety and Consumer Affairs, Hon Elise Archer MP; and the Minister for Local Government and Planning, Hon Roger Jaensch MP.
The Department provides administrative support for: the Supreme and Magistrates Courts; Tasmanian Industrial Commission; Tasmania Legal Aid; Tasmanian Electoral Commission; Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal from 1 November 2021 (Guardianship and Administration Board; Mental Health Tribunal; Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Tribunal; and Resource Management and Planning Appeal Tribunal until 31 October 2021); WorkCover Tasmania Board; Asbestos Compensation Commissioner; Parole Board of Tasmania; and the Tasmanian Planning Commission. It also supports the statutory offices of the Solicitor‑General; Director of Public Prosecutions; Public Guardian; and the Anti‑Discrimination Commissioner. Each of these areas have separate accountability arrangements.
The Department comprises: Corrective Services (Tasmania Prison Service and Community Corrections); Crown Law; the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages; WorkSafe Tasmania; Consumer, Building and Occupational Services; Monetary Penalties Enforcement Service; Victims Support Services; Strategic Legislation and Policy; Planning Policy Unit; Child Abuse Royal Commission Response Unit; Safe at Home; and Corporate Support and Strategy.
By working closely with the community, other parts of government and relevant statutory bodies, the Department aims to:
· support Ministers by providing honest, comprehensive, accurate and timely advice;
· administer and develop courts, tribunals, statutory and regulatory bodies that promote, protect and enforce laws;
· inform the community about laws, rights and responsibilities;
· undertake law and policy development;
· support the community to achieve effective outcomes in the justice system;
· provide a sustainable, safe, secure, humane and effective corrections system; and
· ensure all aspects of the Department’s activities are conducted effectively, efficiently and safely.
This chapter provides the Department’s financial information for 2021‑22 and over the Forward Estimates (2022‑23 to 2024‑25). Further information on the Department is available at www.justice.tas.gov.au.
Table 6.1 provides a summary of the Budget and Forward Estimates allocations for key deliverables being undertaken by the Department.
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2021‑22
Budget |
2022‑23 Forward Estimate |
2023‑24 Forward Estimate |
2024‑25 Forward Estimate |
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$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
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Election Commitments |
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Children and Young People Legal Representation ‑ North and North West |
80 |
80 |
80 |
80 |
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Family Violence Electronic Monitoring |
1 400 |
1 000 |
.... |
.... |
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Increased Prison Therapeutic Staff |
500 |
500 |
.... |
.... |
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Legal Assistance Sector Support |
2 200 |
2 200 |
2 200 |
2 200 |
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Primary Producer Safety Rebate Scheme |
500 |
500 |
500 |
500 |
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Prison Body Scanning Technology |
.... |
1 300 |
.... |
.... |
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Reduce Re‑offending Program |
496 |
496 |
496 |
.... |
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Regional Land Use Strategies |
950 |
1 000 |
1 500 |
.... |
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Other Initiatives |
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Acting Judges1 |
1 276 |
1 276 |
.... |
.... |
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Additional Magistrate2 |
956 |
956 |
956 |
956 |
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Burnie Court Complex3 |
.... |
12 500 |
12 500 |
.... |
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Commission of Inquiry - Conduct4 |
8 363 |
1 222 |
.... |
.... |
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Commission of Inquiry - Whole-of-Government Response Unit |
1 642 |
.... |
.... |
.... |
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Contribution to Tasmanian Residential Rental Property Owners (TRRPO) Association |
50 |
50 |
.... |
.... |
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COVID‑19 Response ‑ Additional Inspections |
750 |
.... |
.... |
.... |
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Legal Risk Management to Support the Government’s Infrastructure Program |
1 000 |
1 400 |
1 400 |
1 400 |
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Police Out of Courts (Burnie Court)5 |
4 029 |
3 029 |
3 029 |
3 029 |
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Property Agents Board |
552 |
.... |
.... |
.... |
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Resourcing for Planning Reforms |
700 |
.... |
.... |
.... |
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Risdon Prison ‑ Critical Infrastructure Maintenance |
1 500 |
2 510 |
2 510 |
2 510 |
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Safe at Home Family Violence Service System6 |
1 419 |
.... |
.... |
.... |
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Tasmania Prison Service ‑ Demand Pressures |
4 000 |
4 000 |
4 000 |
4 000 |
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Notes:
1. The cost of this initiative includes judges salary costs of $428 000 per annum, which are provided for under the Supreme Court Act 1887.
2. The cost of this initiative includes Magistrate salary costs $345 000 per annum, which are provided for under the Magistrates Court Act 1987.
3. Additional capital funding of $25 million has been allocated for the Burnie Court Complex, taking total project funding to $40 million.
4. This allocation reflects the estimated costs and expenses of the conduct of the Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government’s responses to child sexual abuse in institutional settings, which are provided for under the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1995.
5. This initiative includes funding of $1 million in 2021‑22 for the purchase of a new Prisoner Transport Vehicle and upgrades to the existing Burnie Court Complex.
6. Safe at Home Family Violence Service System initiative includes funding for projects that will be delivered by the Department of Communities Tasmania ($241 000) and the Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management ($267 000).
This initiative will provide children and young people in the North and North West access to legal representation when appearing in courts after‑hours. This initiative will include access to a lawyer, rostered to appear for children and young people, appearing before after‑hours court in Burnie, Devonport and Launceston.
This initiative will continue Tasmania’s electronic monitoring of high‑risk family violence perpetrators. The recent trial demonstrated increased safety to victims, an 82 per cent reduction in high‑risk incidents, and increased accountability from perpetrators.
This initiative will increase the number of therapeutic employees within the prison. An additional five therapeutic staff will be recruited for a two‑year period to provide increased drug and alcohol intervention therapeutic support in Tasmania’s prisons.
This initiative will provide additional funding to the Legal Assistance Sector to continue to provide free or low‑cost legal services to Tasmanians who need the extra help.
This initiative will provide cash‑back rebates to farmers that implement safety measures that help reduce work‑related injuries and deaths in farming.
This initiative will introduce body scanning technology in the Hobart and Launceston Reception Prisons, and Risdon Prison, in addition to the Ashley Detention Centre (operated by the Department of Communities Tasmania). This introduction of body scanning technology will minimise personal searches and stop potentially harmful items such as drugs and weapons from entering the prison.
This initiative will deliver programs designed to reduce re‑offending by prisoners, in partnership with key organisations. These programs include:
· Australian Red Cross Community Based Health First Aid (CBHFA) program ‑ Prisoners will train to become Special Status Red Cross Volunteers, which will empower them to improve health, wellbeing and safety within the prison population;
· Connect 42 Just Time Prison Parenting program ‑ This program teaches parent‑child attachment skills to prisoners and helps to break the cycle of offending; and
· Dress for Success Hobart Welcome Back(pack) initiative ‑ This initiative supports women exiting prison by providing clothing, toiletries, and support to write job applications and prepare for job interviews. This program aims to build women’s confidence and resilience in looking for employment post release.
This initiative will ensure comprehensive reviews of Tasmania’s three regional land use strategies are conducted. This includes:
· Living on the Coast ‑ The Cradle Coast Regional Land Use Planning Framework;
· Northern Tasmania Regional Land Use Strategy; and
· Southern Tasmania Regional Land Use Strategy.
This initiative provides for the appointment of three acting judges within the Supreme Court. This funding covers the additional salary and related costs of the acting judges as part of the Government’s plan to provide access to justice and reduce court backlogs, in partnership with the appointment of the seventh Judge. This includes funding for Supreme Court operations.
This initiative provides for the appointment of an additional magistrate to address existing demand pressures and reduce the criminal court backlog by hearing and finalising more cases. The new magistrate will be stationed in Hobart where the majority of the caseload is located, but will also be required to travel statewide, in order to assist in other registries where the caseload is also very high. This funding allocation will also cover appropriate administrative support and court security is provided to maximise the efficiency of the new magistrate.
This additional funding will support the development of the Mooreville Road site into a contemporary court complex for the North West Region. This initiative increases the total funding available for the Burnie Court Complex project from $15 million to $40 million. Further information in relation to the Burnie Court Complex can be found in the Capital Investment Program section of this chapter.
This allocation reflects the estimated costs and expenses of the conduct of the Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government’s responses to child sexual abuse in institutional settings. The Commission was established by Order of the Governor on 15 March 2021 and is required to submit its final report and recommendations not later than 31 August 2022. The Commission is a separate entity to the Department of Justice, and is funded through a new, separate output of the Department. The funding for the conduct of the Commission is Reserved by Law under Section 39 of the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1995.
This initiative will establish a Commission of Inquiry Response Unit within the Department to support the coordinated Government response to the Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government’s responses to child sexual abuse in institutional settings.
This initiative will provide support to the Tasmanian Residential Rental Property Owners (TRRPO) Association to enable the Association to provide additional assistance to Tasmania’s rental owners.
This initiative provides for WorkSafe Tasmania to undertake additional COVID‑19 inspections. The COVID‑19 Inspectors inspect businesses on a risk basis for continued compliance with their COVID‑19 Safety Plans across the State.
This initiative will enable Crown Law to deliver legal services to agencies and support the delivery of the Government’s infrastructure investment program and digital transformation priority initiatives through a specialist Infrastructure Unit. The Unit will comprise specialist staff dedicated to providing agencies with expert advice and support.
This initiative will deliver a prisoner transport and court security model to remove Tasmania Police from court security duties in the Burnie Supreme Court as per the Government’s 100 Day Plan. This will include the purchase of a new Prisoner Transport Vehicle and upgrades to the existing Burnie Court Complex.
This initiative will provide support to the Property Agents Board to enable it to maintain its core regulatory functions.
This initiative provides additional resources to maintain existing planning reforms and progress new reforms. Three phases of planning reforms will be undertaken to deliver a mature Tasmanian Planning System:
· Phase 1: Introduction of the Tasmanian Planning Scheme (in progress);
· Phase 2: Establishment of the Tasmanian Planning Policies; and
· Phase 3: Development of a framework for regional land use strategies.
This initiative will upgrade and allow for comprehensive maintenance of critical infrastructure at the Risdon Prison Complex, including equipment replacement.
This initiative will address the increased demand for, and support the delivery of Safe at Home, Tasmania’s nationally recognised integrated criminal justice response to family violence. This initiative includes funding for projects that will be delivered by the Department of Communities Tasmania ($241 000) and the Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management ($267 000).
This initiative will address increasing demand cost pressures for the Tasmania Prison Service. This funding will assist in addressing correctional staffing cost pressures, particularly correctional overtime, and other costs associated with sustained high prisoner numbers, the impacts of the COVID‑19 pandemic, and a shortage of correctional officers.
The 2021‑22 Budget Papers present a new output structure for the Department of Justice. The new structure better aligns the activities of the Department. The following changes have been made:
· Output 1.4 Support and Compensation for Victims of Crime has been split into Output 1.4 Support and Compensation for Victims of Crime, and a new Output 1.13 Safe at Home.
· Output 1.5 Legal Aid has been split into Output 1.5 Tasmania Legal Aid and Output 1.6 Legal Assistance.
· The former Output 1.6 Protective Jurisdictions has been split and transferred into Output 1.10 Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Guardianship Administration Board and Mental Health Tribunal), and Output 1.11 Office of the Public Guardian.
· The former Output 1.10 Workers’ Rehabilitation and Compensation Tribunal has been renamed and included in Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
· The former Output 1.11 Resource Management and Planning Appeal Tribunal has been transferred to Output 1.10 Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, and Output 1.11 has been renamed Office of the Public Guardian.
· Output 1.14 Commission of Inquiry has been created.
Outputs of the Department of Justice are provided under the following Output Groups:
· Output Group 1 ‑ Administration of Justice;
· Output Group 2 ‑ Legal Services;
· Output Group 3 ‑ Corrections and Enforcement;
· Output Group 4 ‑ Regulatory and Other Services;
· Output Group 89 ‑ Public Building Maintenance Program; and
· Output Group 90 ‑ COVID‑19 Response and Recovery.
Table 6.2 provides an Output Group Expense Summary for the Department.
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2020‑21 |
2021‑22 |
2022‑23 |
2023‑24 |
2024‑25 |
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Forward |
Forward |
Forward |
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Budget |
Budget |
Estimate |
Estimate |
Estimate |
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$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
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Attorney‑General and Minister for Justice |
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Output Group 1 ‑ Administration of Justice |
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1.1 Supreme Court Services1 |
14 493 |
16 139 |
16 439 |
15 892 |
16 124 |
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1.2 Magisterial Court Services2 |
17 982 |
19 853 |
20 243 |
20 639 |
20 948 |
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1.3 Births, Deaths and Marriages |
1 741 |
1 792 |
1 832 |
1 862 |
1 888 |
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1.4 Support and Compensation for Victims of Crime3 |
8 078 |
7 785 |
7 875 |
7 964 |
8 045 |
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1.5 Tasmania Legal Aid4 |
15 982 |
16 748 |
16 318 |
16 338 |
15 948 |
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1.6 Legal Assistance5 |
7 676 |
8 787 |
8 942 |
9 096 |
9 246 |
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1.7 Equal Opportunity Tasmania |
1 740 |
1 791 |
1 831 |
1 877 |
1 907 |
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1.8 Elections and Referendums6 |
5 208 |
3 877 |
7 447 |
4 873 |
7 657 |
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1.9 Tasmanian Industrial Commission |
1 464 |
1 504 |
1 540 |
1 576 |
1 606 |
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1.10 Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal3 |
6 822 |
7 793 |
7 965 |
8 115 |
8 228 |
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1.11 Office of the Public Guardian3 |
1 059 |
1 307 |
1 334 |
1 365 |
1 369 |
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1.12 Child Abuse Royal Commission Response Unit7 |
10 103 |
10 884 |
9 422 |
8 438 |
8 478 |
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1.13 Safe at Home3,8 |
2 397 |
3 649 |
2 282 |
2 333 |
2 381 |
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1.14 Commission of Inquiry9 |
.... |
8 363 |
1 222 |
.... |
.... |
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94 745 |
110 272 |
104 692 |
100 368 |
103 825 |
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Output Group 2 ‑ Legal Services |
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2.1 Crown Law10 |
8 017 |
9 124 |
9 655 |
9 864 |
10 017 |
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2.2 Legislation Development and Review |
1 603 |
1 666 |
1 709 |
1 756 |
1 792 |
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|
9 620 |
10 790 |
11 364 |
11 620 |
11 809 |
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Output Group 3 ‑ Corrections and Enforcement |
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3.3 Enforcement of Monetary Penalties |
7 892 |
8 068 |
8 177 |
8 290 |
8 389 |
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7 892 |
8 068 |
8 177 |
8 290 |
8 389 |
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Output Group 89 ‑ Public Building Maintenance Program |
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89.1 Public Building Maintenance Program11 |
5 842 |
.... |
.... |
.... |
.... |
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5 842 |
.... |
.... |
.... |
.... |
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Minister for Local Government and Planning |
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Output Group 4 ‑ Regulatory and Other Services |
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4.2 Tasmanian Planning Commission |
5 094 |
5 262 |
5 384 |
5 510 |
5 607 |
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4.3 Planning Policy and Reform12 |
1 781 |
3 523 |
2 403 |
2 942 |
1 470 |
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6 875 |
8 785 |
7 787 |
8 452 |
7 077 |
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2020‑21 |
2021‑22 |
2022‑23 |
2023‑24 |
2024‑25 |
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Forward |
Forward |
Forward |
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Budget |
Budget |
Estimate |
Estimate |
Estimate |
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$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
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Minister for Corrections |
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Output Group 3 ‑ Corrections and Enforcement |
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3.1 Prison Services13 |
90 815 |
103 798 |
108 053 |
109 979 |
111 287 |
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3.2 Community Corrective Services14 |
16 233 |
18 187 |
18 180 |
17 589 |
17 903 |
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107 048 |
121 985 |
126 233 |
127 568 |
129 190 |
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Capital Investment Program15 |
.... |
1 500 |
2 510 |
2 510 |
2 510 |
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Minister for Workplace Safety and Consumer Affairs |
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Output Group 4 ‑ Regulatory and Other Services |
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4.1 WorkSafe Tasmania16 |
11 277 |
12 999 |
12 619 |
12 988 |
13 330 |
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4.4 Consumer, Building and Occupational Services17 |
14 916 |
16 260 |
15 891 |
15 983 |
16 080 |
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26 193 |
29 259 |
28 510 |
28 971 |
29 410 |
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Output Group 90 ‑ COVID‑19 Response and Recovery |
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90.3 Rent Relief Fund18 |
1 250 |
.... |
.... |
.... |
.... |
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1 250 |
.... |
.... |
.... |
.... |
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Grants and Subsidies |
17 473 |
17 639 |
17 752 |
17 961 |
18 220 |
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TOTAL |
276 938 |
308 298 |
307 025 |
305 740 |
310 430 |
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Notes:
1. The increase in Supreme Court Services from 2021‑22 reflects the continuation of additional funding for the additional Supreme Court Judge announced in the 2019‑20 Budget and the additional funding for Police Out of Courts (Burnie Court). The decrease in 2023‑24 reflects the completion of the Acting Judges initiative.
2. The increase in Magisterial Court Services from 2021‑22 reflects funding for the Additional Magistrate and Police Out of Courts (Burnie Court) initiatives.
3. The variation in this Output from 2021‑22 reflects the restructure of funding across outputs as detailed in the Output Group Restructure, and a reallocation of overhead funding across these outputs.
4. The increase in Tasmania Legal Aid in 2021‑22 reflects the additional funding for Children and Young People Legal Representation ‑ North and North West, and the Serious Cases Fund ‑ Complex Criminal Trials announced in the 2019‑20 Budget. The decreases in 2022‑23 and 2024‑25 reflect the cessation of Australian Government funding for Family Advocacy and Support Services and the completion of the Serious Cases Fund ‑ Complex Criminal Trials initiative.
5. The increase in Legal Assistance from 2021‑22 reflects additional funding for the Legal Assistance Sector Support 2021 election commitment.
6. The decrease in Elections and Referendums in 2021‑22 reflects elections for five divisions in 2020‑21 (including the 2019‑20 Huon and Rosevears Legislative Council Elections which were postponed due to the COVID‑19 pandemic) and the 2021 State Election. The increases over the Forward Estimates reflect the Local Government elections in 2022‑23 and the next scheduled State Election in 2025.
7. The variation in Child Abuse Royal Commission Response Unit reflects additional funding for the Commission of Inquiry Response Unit in 2021‑22 and the funding profile for the Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse.
8. The increase in Safe at Home in 2021‑22 reflects the additional funding for Safe at Home Family Violence Service System.
9. The Commission of Inquiry reflects the costs and expenses of the conduct of the Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government’s responses to child sexual abuse in institutional settings in 2021‑22 and 2022‑23.
10. The increase in Crown Law from 2021‑22 reflects the additional funding for Legal Risk Management to Support the Government’s Infrastructure Program.
11. The decrease in the Public Building Maintenance Program reflects the completion of projects funded through that Program.
12. The increase in Planning Policy and Reform in 2021‑22 reflects additional funding for Regional Land Use Strategies and Resourcing for Planning Reforms.
13. The increase in Prison Services from 2021‑22 reflects additional funding for Increased Prison Therapeutic Staff, the Reduce Re‑offending Program, Police Out of Courts (Burnie Court) and Tasmania Prison Service ‑ Demand Pressures.
14. The increase in Community Corrective Services in 2021‑22 reflects additional funding for Family Violence Electronic Monitoring.
15. The increase in the Capital Investment Program from 2021‑22 reflects the additional funding for the Risdon Prison ‑ Critical Infrastructure Maintenance.
16. The increase in WorkSafe Tasmania in 2021‑22 reflects additional funding for the COVID‑19 Response ‑ Additional Inspections and the Primary Producer Safety Rebate Scheme 2021 election commitment.
17. The increase in Consumer, Building and Occupational Services in 2021‑22 reflects additional funding for the response to the Commission of Inquiry and the Contribution to TRRPO Association.
18. The decrease in the Rent Relief Fund reflects the completion of that program in 2020‑21.
This Output is responsible for supporting the Judiciary in the just and timely resolution of criminal and civil matters in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has unlimited jurisdiction in criminal and civil matters and acts as a court of review for the Magistrates Court and a range of other decision making bodies.
This Output is responsible for the operation of the Magistrates Court of Tasmania at registries in Hobart, Launceston, Devonport and Burnie, and several country courts on a regular circuit basis.
This Output provides services involving the registration of a range of life events which legislation requires, or enables to be, registered. By the provision of these services, it aims to preserve the rights of individuals including the right to a unique identity.
This Output manages services provided by the Department to support victims in their recovery from the impacts of crime. The Output includes administration of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.
This Output provides universally available free legal information, advice, education and duty lawyer services, together with means tested ongoing representation. It operates under State legislation with joint State and Australian Government funding and provides services in accordance with an Australian Government‑State Government Agreement.
This Output provides State and Australian Government funding to various organisations within the Legal Assistance Sector who provide essential legal advice, education and representation services to the community.
Operating under the Anti‑Discrimination Act 1998, this Output supports the Anti‑Discrimination Commissioner’s functions, including:
· the investigation and conciliation of complaints regarding alleged discrimination and prohibited behaviour;
· advising Government on the Act and discrimination and related conduct; and
· education and promotion across Tasmania of equal opportunity, human rights, discrimination and how to comply with the Act.
The Commissioner must refer unresolved complaints to the Anti‑Discrimination Tribunal and can also grant exemptions, or reject applications for exemption, from the Act.
This Output is responsible for the administration of State elections and referendums. Through these services, it contributes to the preservation of the State’s parliamentary democracy. It is also responsible for the management and maintenance of electoral rolls for State and local governments, administration of electoral and enrolment policy and systems and the implementation of electoral boundary redistributions.
The Electoral Commissioner also has statutory responsibility for the Aboriginal Land Council and Local Government Elections. The latter are conducted on a cost recovery basis.
The Tasmanian Industrial Commission is an independent tribunal established under the Industrial Relations Act 1984. The Commission exercises jurisdiction over the Tasmanian State Service for which it is to:
· conciliate and arbitrate to resolve industrial disputes, including claims of unfair dismissal;
· fix wage rates and set terms and conditions of employment by making industrial awards; and
· approve enterprise and industrial agreements.
The Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (TasCAT) includes:
· the Guardianship and Administration Board, which determines applications and performs functions under the Guardianship and Administration Act 1995, the Disability Services Act 2011, the Wills Act 2008 and the Powers of Attorney Act 2000. These functions primarily relate to appointing guardians and administrators for persons with disabilities; registering and reviewing appointments of enduring guardians; reviewing enduring powers of attorney for persons with a disability under the Powers of Attorney Act; and creating statutory wills;
· the Mental Health Tribunal, which makes treatment orders that authorise the treatment of patients who are unable to provide informed consent under the Mental Health Act 2013 and conducts regular reviews of orders to determine whether they should be affirmed, varied or discharged. In addition, the Tribunal also reviews restriction and supervision orders of patients (under the Criminal Justice (Mental Impairment) Act 1999), authorises treatment for such patients who are unable to provide informed consent and approves leaves of absence for patients subject to restriction orders (under both Acts);
· the Workers’ Rehabilitation and Compensation Tribunal, which facilitates the resolution of disputes about the payment of workers’ compensation entitlements on matters referred by employers, employees and insurers. The Tribunal is funded from the Workers’ Rehabilitation and Compensation Fund. This Output also provides administrative support for the Motor Accidents Compensation Tribunal, the Asbestos Compensation Tribunal, Anti‑Discrimination Tribunal and the Health Practitioners Tribunal; and
· the Resource Management and Planning Appeal Tribunal, an independent statutory body established by the Resource Management and Planning Appeal Tribunal Act 1993. This Output provides for the hearing of appeals regarding heritage, planning, marine and environmental decisions and determines applications for orders under relevant legislation. The Registry of the RMPAT also manages appeals for the Forest Practices Tribunal.
These bodies are due to be amalgamated into TasCAT on 1 November 2021.
The Public Guardian who, when appointed by the Guardianship and Administration Board, acts as the guardian or administrator for persons with decision making disabilities, promotes and protects their interests, and provides education on the operation of the Guardianship and Administration Act. The Public Guardian also undertakes investigations when requested by the Guardianship and Administration Board or in response to allegations or concerns about someone acting as a guardian, administrator or attorney under an enduring power of attorney.
The Child Abuse Royal Commission Response Unit is responsible for coordinating the Tasmanian Government response and implementation of recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, and Tasmania’s role as a participating institution under the National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse.
The Child Abuse Royal Commission Response Unit is also responsible for administering the three‑year Witness Intermediary Scheme Pilot and providing strategic advice on a range of policies and projects designed to address the impacts of child abuse.
Funding for Redress and other claims against government agencies as a result of institutional responses to child sexual abuse are funded from this Output.
Safe at Home is Tasmania’s integrated criminal justice response to family violence and is underpinned by the Family Violence Act 2004. The objectives of the Safe at Home service system are:
· improve the safety and security of adult and child victims of family violence in the short and long term;
· ensure that offenders are held accountable for family violence as a public crime and change their offending behaviour;
· reduce the instance and severity of family violence in the longer‑term; and
· minimise the negative impacts of contact with the criminal justice system on adult and child victims.
The Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government’s Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Institutional Settings was established on 15 March 2021 by Order of the Governor of Tasmania.
The Commission’s inquiry will focus on the adequacy and appropriateness of the Tasmanian Government’s current response to allegations and incidents of child sexual abuse in institutional contexts. The Commission will submit its report and recommendations to the Governor of Tasmania by 31 August 2022.
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Performance Measure |
Unit of Measure |
2018‑19 Actual |
2019‑20 Actual1 |
2020‑21 Target2 |
2021‑22 Target |
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Supreme Court ‑ Criminal Jurisdiction |
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Pending cases older than 12 months |
% |
30.6 |
38.8 |
27.0 |
27.0 |
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Real net recurrent expenditure per finalisation3 |
$ |
19 319 |
13 579 |
17 000 |
17 000 |
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Supreme Court ‑ Civil Jurisdiction |
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|
|
|
Pending cases older than 12 months |
% |
41.5 |
41.8 |
35.0 |
35.0 |
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Real net recurrent expenditure per finalisation3 |
$ |
5 408 |
4 253 |
5 000 |
5 000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Magistrates Court ‑ Criminal Jurisdiction |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pending cases older than six months |
% |
36.0 |
38.5 |
30.0 |
30.0 |
|
Real net recurrent expenditure per finalisation3 |
$ |
539 |
649 |
500 |
500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Magistrates Court ‑ Youth Justice Division |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pending cases older than six months |
% |
27.3 |
22.5 |
20.0 |
20.0 |
|
Real net recurrent expenditure per finalisation3 |
$ |
753 |
858 |
600 |
600 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Magistrates Court ‑ Civil Jurisdiction |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pending cases older than six months |
% |
45.3 |
52.2 |
35.0 |
35.0 |
|
Real net recurrent expenditure per finalisation3 |
$ |
349 |
482 |
250 |
250 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Magistrates Court ‑ Coronial Division |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pending cases older than 12 months |
% |
42.6 |
34.7 |
30.0 |
30.0 |
|
Real net recurrent expenditure per finalisation3 |
$ |
3 465 |
2 960 |
3 000 |
3 000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Births, Deaths and Marriages |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unit Cost per Transaction4 |
$ |
14.9 |
17.4 |
16.5 |
20.5 |
|
Registration within seven days of receipt |
% |
95 |
93 |
90 |
90 |
|
Certificates within seven days of receipt |
% |
95 |
92 |
90 |
90 |
|
Registration Error Rate |
% |
1.4 |
1.0 |
<2 |
<2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tasmania Legal Aid |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Duty Lawyer Services |
Number |
6 633 |
5 868 |
5 895 |
5 895 |
|
Legal Advice to Clients |
Number |
4 567 |
4 824 |
5 000 |
5 000 |
|
Applications for Legal Aid Approved |
Number |
4 905 |
5 178 |
5 200 |
5 200 |
|
Telephone Advice Line Calls |
Number |
21 813 |
22 621 |
22 800 |
22 800 |
|
Legal Talk |
Number |
3 465 |
3 213 |
3 500 |
3 500 |
|
Performance Measure |
Unit of Measure |
2018‑19 Actual |
2019‑20 Actual1 |
2020‑21 Target2 |
2021‑22 Target |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equal Opportunity Tasmania |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Complaints received5 |
Number |
179 |
166 |
180 |
180 |
|
Complaints accepted for investigation |
Number |
83 |
81 |
100 |
100 |
|
Accepted complaints resolved or part resolved through early and post investigation conciliation5 |
Number |
52 |
55 |
60 |
60 |
|
|
% |
62.0 |
67.0 |
70.0 |
70.0 |
|
Number of complaints finalised |
Number |
160 |
188 |
170 |
170 |
|
Complaints received and finalised within six months |
% |
66.0 |
78.0 |
70.0 |
70.0 |
|
Complaints received and finalised within nine months |
% |
85.0 |
93.0 |
90.0 |
90.0 |
|
Complaints received and finalised within months |
% |
93.0 |
97.0 |
95.0 |
95.0 |
|
Training/education sessions delivered6 |
Number |
208 |
188 |
300 |
300 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Legislative Council Elections |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Legislative Council Participation Rate7,8 |
% |
83.9 |
na |
>85.0 |
>85.0 |
|
Legislative Council Rate of Informal Votes7,8 |
% |
3.3 |
na |
<5.0 |
<5.0 |
|
Legislative Council ‑ Election Cost Per Enrolled Elector7,8 |
$ |
13.7 |
na |
na |
na |
|
Roll Maintenance Cost per Elector |
$ |
1.2 |
1.3 |
na |
na |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tasmanian Industrial Commission |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clearance Rate9 |
% |
89 |
92 |
95 |
95 |
|
Proportion of matters finalised within three months |
% |
75 |
88 |
75 |
75 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TasCAT ‑ Guardianship and Administration Board |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Matters commenced within statutory time frame |
% |
99.7 |
99.2 |
99.0 |
99.0 |
|
Number of hearings per sitting |
Number |
5.2 |
4.9 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TasCAT ‑ Mental Health Tribunal |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Matters determined within statutory time frame |
% |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|
Number of hearings per sitting |
Number |
4 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Performance Measure |
Unit of Measure |
2018‑19 Actual |
2019‑20 Actual1 |
2020‑21 Target2 |
2021‑22 Target |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TasCAT ‑ Resource Management and Planning Appeal Tribunal |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proportion of substantive decisions of Resource Management Planning Appeal Tribunal resolved by mediation |
% |
79.8 |
69.1 |
74.5 |
78.0 |
|
Percentage of appeals resolved within 90 days without extension |
% |
62.7 |
62.7 |
57.5 |
100 |
|
Percentage of appeals which did require extensions due to parties |
% |
98.1 |
100 |
96.0 |
95.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Child Abuse Royal Commission Response Unit10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage of National Redress Scheme claims addressed within the statutory timeframe |
% |
na |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Performance Measure |
Unit of Measure |
2014 Actual |
2018 Actual |
2021 Target |
2025 Target |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
House of Assembly Elections11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
House of Assembly Election Participation Rate |
% |
93.5 |
92.4 |
95.0 |
95.0 |
|
House of Assembly Rate of Informal Votes |
% |
4.8 |
4.9 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes:
1. Figures for 2019‑20 are final and may vary from the preliminary figures provided in the 2020‑21 Budget.
2. 2020‑21 Targets have not been updated as actual data was not available to the Department in time for the preparation of 2021‑22 Budget Papers. Actual data will be published in the Agency’s annual report, which will be published by 31 October 2021.
3. The 2018‑19 actual has been updated to reflect the Report on Government Services 2021. Historical financial data is adjusted to 2019‑20 dollars using the General Government Final Consumption Expenditure chain price deflator.
4. The Unit Cost per Transaction actual and target values have increased to reflect gender reform amendments to the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1999 which took effect from 5 September 2019.
5. In 2018‑19, 52 of the 179 complaints were made by one person, as were 24 of the 166 complaints in 2019‑20.
6. The variation in sessions delivered in 2019‑20 and the target in 2020‑21 is attributed to the cessation of face‑to‑face engagement due to COVID‑19 restrictions introduced in March 2020. There is an expectation that training delivered in 2021‑22 will increase, with new training targets set in August 2020.
7. The 2018‑19 actual includes the periodic Legislative Council elections for the divisions of Montgomery, Nelson and Pembroke. The 2020 Legislative Council elections for Huon and Rosevears were delayed until August 2020, and will be included in 2020‑21. Costs for this will increase as a result of the delay and additional resources required to manage the elections during the COVID‑19 pandemic.
8. The overlap of the 2019 periodic Legislative Council elections and the Australian Government Election may have affected voter turnout and resulted in an increase in costs due to the need for an increased public awareness campaign.
9. The Clearance Rate is the proportion of matters finalised during a reporting period expressed as a percentage of those lodged during the same period.
10. Assessment of claims began during 2019‑20.
11. The House of Assembly Election Participation Rate and Informal Votes are measured by event.
Table 6.3 reports actual and target data for efficiency and effectiveness indicators for the Administration of Justice Output Group.
Indicators for court services for 2018‑19 and 2019‑20 are taken from chapter 7 Courts, of the Productivity Commission’s Report on Government Services 2021.
Explanations of indicators are as follows:
· a backlog indicator of pending cases older than a given time period, as an indicator of the timeliness of case processing. It is derived by comparing the age (in elapsed time) of a court’s pending caseload against time standards. The indicator recognises that case processing must take some time and that this time does not necessarily equal delay. Timeliness is often affected by delays caused by factors outside the direct control of the Court such as the preparedness and availability of the parties, prosecutors, legal representatives and witnesses; and
· cost per finalisation or real net recurrent expenditure per finalisation, as an indicator of efficiency. This indicator is not a measure of the actual cost per case. It is derived by dividing the total net recurrent expenditure within each Court for the financial year by the total number of finalisations for the same period (net recurrent expenditure refers to expenditure minus income, where income is derived from court fees and other revenue but excludes revenue from fines).
The Court continues to aim to achieve the national target of no more than 10 per cent of pending cases being older than 12 months. There were a total of 688 non‑appeal matters pending as at 30 June 2020, of which 195 (or 28.3 per cent) were between 12 months and 24 months old. However, it should be noted that only one interstate Australian jurisdiction achieved this 10 per cent target in 2019‑20, with the national average being 26.5 per cent. It should also be noted that a relatively small number of cases can have a significant impact on Court indicators in Tasmania. There were a total of 19 appeal matters pending at 30 June 2020, of which four (or 21.1 per cent) were between 12 months and 24 months old (with there being no pending matters in excess of 24 months).
Criminal lodgements to the Supreme Court in 2019‑20 were 647, having increased by 44 per cent since 2015‑16, criminal finalisations have increased by 37 per cent during the same period.
The Court is implementing a range of strategies to reduce the backlog, such as:
· allocating additional judicial sitting time;
· adopting more active case management, and focussing on older cases;
· streamlining processes for bail applications; and
· applying a more rigorous management of the appeals process.
Reduction of the criminal case backlog is also dependent on cases being prepared ready for trial, and the availability of Prosecution counsel from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, and Defence counsel from Tasmania Legal Aid and the private legal profession. Management of caseloads and further reduction in the criminal backlog will be assisted by the appointment of a seventh permanent judge (due to commence duties later in 2021).
The age of pending cases is managed according to the Court’s active case management processes, which focus on ensuring cases are ready for trial at the appropriate time. Once cases are ready for trial, there is minimal delay in listing them before a judge for hearing. It should be noted that many external factors can affect the timeliness of finalisation of civil cases, including the time taken for injuries to stabilise, for negotiation and mediation between the parties, and the availability of parties, their counsel and witnesses. Total civil lodgements for 2019‑20 reduced by 10 per cent to 543, while finalisations increased by three per cent to 733.
Staff of the Magistrates Court provide support to the magistrates and work with court users to help ensure the timely and just resolution of the range of matters which are brought before the court.
Criminal lodgements and court finalisations in the adult criminal jurisdiction of the Magistrates Court have decreased by 2.3 and 14 per cent in 2019‑20 respectively from 2018‑19. Expenditure has remained fairly steady during this period, but the cost per finalisation has increased due to the decrease in finalisations. As a result of the decrease in finalisations outweighing the decrease in lodgements, the backlog of adult criminal cases over six months old has increased 2.5 per cent to 38.5 per cent since 2018‑19.
The number of lodgements in the Youth Justice Division has halved in the past seven years, but has remained fairly constant for the last five years. In 2019‑20, lodgements decreased by 6.8 per cent in relation to the 2018‑19 figure. While the number of pending cases in the Youth Justice Division has increased slightly on 2018‑19, the percentage of cases between six and twelve months old has decreased by 5.7 per cent and those older than twelve months have increased by 0.9 per cent.
Civil lodgements and finalisations have decreased in recent years. The percentage of older cases in the pending caseload has decreased, while the overall size of the pending caseload has remained constant.
The Coronial Division caseload increased by 13.4 per cent in 2019‑20 and finalisations also increased from 568 to 722 in 2018‑19 and 2019‑20. This is partly due to a focus on completing cases that did not require an inquest during the peak of the COVID‑19 pandemic when inquests were suspended. The net operating expenditure per finalisation in the Coronial Division is sensitive and can fluctuate due to the number and size of significant coronial inquests held each year.
The performance assessment for this Output focuses on efficiency and timeliness of this Output’s service delivery.
Unit cost per transaction represents the aggregation of a wide range of transaction types. These transaction types include: the registration and provision of certificates for births, deaths and marriages; changes of name; registration of gender; adoptions; and the registration of significant and caring relationships.
The cost of each type of transaction may vary significantly from the aggregate measure. The unit cost per transaction measure is sensitive to variations in demand, as the Output has a high proportion of fixed costs. The increase in unit cost per transaction for 2019‑20 can be mainly attributed to the implementation of gender reform changes. The target for 2020‑21 has been adjusted to reflect increased operational costs, including staffing and ICT support and maintenance.
The registration and certificate processing time targets are based on recent averages across all Australian Registries of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
Registration error rate has been added as a measure of effectiveness, to ensure the public can have confidence that Registry records are accurate and reliable.
Tasmania Legal Aid, through its Grants Section, assesses requests by lawyers from the private profession and its in‑house lawyers for legal aid grants to represent clients in various matters. These grants of aid are subject to a means and merit test. The request process is online via the Tasmania Legal Aid website. Tasmania Legal Aid publishes guidelines relating to the types of matters where aid is granted. This indicator reflects the volume of work undertaken by Tasmania Legal Aid.
Tasmania Legal Aid provides duty lawyer services on a daily basis at the Magistrate Court in Burnie, Devonport, Launceston and Hobart to assist people appearing for the first time. This service ensures the efficient processing of unrepresented defendants through the court process. The Duty Lawyer will explain the options for a first appearance and represent the person in any bail application or assist with a plea if required. This indicator reflects the volume of work undertaken by Tasmania Legal Aid.
Tasmania Legal Aid runs free legal advice sessions in all four of its offices around the State. Lawyers provide face to face advice to clients in the Launceston and Hobart offices during advertised times and advice via video services to clients visiting the Burnie and Devonport offices. The lawyers providing this advice work in the Commission’s telephone advice service in either the Launceston or Hobart office. This indicator reflects the volume of work undertaken by Tasmania Legal Aid. Tasmania Legal Aid operates a free telephone advice service five days a week during business hours. Any member of the Tasmanian community can access this service. The staff providing this service are lawyers and are located in either Hobart or Launceston. Call centre technology provides the mechanism to queue and process these calls. This indicator reflects the volume of work undertaken by Tasmania Legal Aid.
Complaints received and accepted for investigation indicate the level of complaint work undertaken by the Anti‑Discrimination Commissioner’s office and to some extent reflects levels of awareness of the Anti‑Discrimination Act 1998 as a means to deal with discrimination.
Complaints resolved provides a measure of the extent to which the Commissioner is successful in assisting the parties to complaints to reach a mutually acceptable resolution. Resolution of complaints through alternative dispute resolution is a key objective of the legislation and is of benefit not only to the parties, but to the legal system and community more broadly as it avoids disputes escalating and having to be litigated.
Increased finalisation numbers indicate improved timeliness and management of complaints.
The time taken to finalise complaints is important as delays in complaints being finalised can result in parties dropping out of the process and additional impacts on parties. Improvement in the number of complaints finalised within 12 months is an indication of improved focus on timely complaint management and resolution.
Training and education sessions delivered provides a measure of the extent to which the Commissioner is disseminating information about discrimination and prohibited conduct and the effects of discrimination and prohibited conduct and promoting acceptable attitudes, acts and practices relating to discrimination and prohibited conduct (functions under section 6(b) and (d) of the Anti‑Discrimination Act). Training and education are key functions of the Commissioner and are of benefit through promoting compliance and assisting people and organisations to avoid engaging in conduct that may be in breach of the Act, thereby avoiding the risk of being the subject of a complaint under the Act.
The performance indicators for this Output focus on the effectiveness of the electoral process.
The Tasmanian Electoral Commission reports on participation rate (i.e. proportion of enrolled electors who voted) and whether voters cast their votes correctly (i.e. informal votes as a proportion of the total votes cast).
The clearance rate is a measure of the efficiency of the Tasmanian Industrial Commission and indicates whether the Commission is keeping up with its workload.
The proportion of matters finalised within three months is an indicator of timeliness of the resolution of disputes. Performance against this indicator is a measure of the effectiveness of the Commission’s case management, together with the preparation of the parties to the dispute. In the majority of cases, where matters take longer than three months to settle, the delay is at the instigation of the parties.
The Guardianship and Administration Board and the Mental Health Tribunal are responsible for reviewing orders and hearing applications and reviewing orders relating to rights of, and protections for, persons with decision making disabilities or incapacities. Because of the nature of the decisions, there are statutory requirements to perform the functions within a defined timeframe.
The percentage of matters determined within the statutory timeframe is an indicator of the effectiveness of tribunals in managing caseloads within the defined timeframe. This Key Performance Indicator is impacted by the number of applications being lodged, orders made each year and the requirement for further review hearings. Other influences include the introduction of the National Disability Insurance Scheme and an ageing population with increasing cases of dementia, all of which increase the demand for services.
One of the significant costs of the tribunals is the payment of Board or Tribunal members to preside over hearings. The number of hearings per sitting (or session) is an indicator of the efficiency of the hearing processes adopted by the Guardianship and Administration Board and the Mental Health Tribunal. However, too many hearings per sitting (i.e. less time for consideration) may undermine the quality of decision making by Board members.
The Resource Management and Planning Appeal Tribunal is committed to the continued use of mediation to resolve disputes. The settlement of disputes through mediation (consent) provides a fair and cost effective way of resolving disputes. Targets have been set to maintain a high level of resolution of disputes by Alternative Dispute Resolution. All Resource Management and Planning Appeal Tribunal proceedings undergo pre‑mediation conferencing, which may begin ADR processes or further list the matter for extended ADR. Proceedings may be resolved by withdrawal or the filing of a consent agreement by the parties.
The Resource Management and Planning Appeal Tribunal is obliged under its legislation to resolve matters within 90 days or such further period as may be granted (section 16(1)(f) of the Resource Management and Planning Appeal Tribunal Act). The parties to proceedings may require additional time to the 90‑day timeframe for a range of reasons. The figures disclose whether the Tribunal or parties to proceedings required additional time beyond the 90 days.
The Child Abuse Royal Commission Response Unit is responsible for coordinating the Tasmanian Government response and implementation of recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, and Tasmania’s role as a participating institution under the National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse.
The Tasmanian Government’s annual implementation report, Protecting Our Children: Implementing the Recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, is an indicator of the effectiveness of the Service in meeting the Government’s commitments in the assigned timeframes.
The percentage of National Redress Scheme claims addressed within the statutory timeframe is an indicator of the effectiveness of the Service in coordinating and managing information requests from responsible agencies. This indicator is impacted by the number of claims made.
This Output aims to protect the interests of the Crown by providing legal services and advice.
This Output provides advice to assist the Attorney‑General and Minister for Justice, and other Ministers as required, with the formation of strategic policy and development of legislation that the Department administers. The Office also provides support to the Attorney‑General and Minister for Justice in the discharge of parliamentary, constitutional and legal duties, including participation in the Meeting of Attorneys‑General and advice in relation to cooperative legislative schemes and administration of copyright.
|
Performance Measure |
Unit of Measure |
2018‑19 Actual |
2019‑20 Actual |
2020‑21 Target1 |
2021‑22 Target |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Crown Law |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notionally chargeable time |
% |
75 |
75 |
60 |
60 |
|
Number of new matters2 |
File |
1 741 |
1 621 |
1 900 |
1 900 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes:
1. 2020‑21 Targets have not been updated as actual data was not available to the Department in time for the preparation of 2021‑22 Budget Papers. Actual data will be published in the Agency’s annual report, which will be published by 31 October 2021.
2. The Number of new matters is dictated by demand from Government agencies for legal services. This demand is subject to fluctuations over time.
This Output aims to provide a safer Tasmania by ensuring the secure containment of inmates and offering them opportunities for rehabilitation and personal development. It maintains facilities that provide care and custody, at various levels of security, for inmates and persons detained in custody. It also provides safe, secure transport between prison and courts and to receive medical care, as required.
This Output supports a variety of non‑custodial sentencing options. It is responsible for the data collation, reporting and administrative support to Safe at Home forums; pre‑parole reporting to the Parole Board; pre‑sentence reporting to the Courts; community service orders, probation and parole supervision; administration of the Court Mandated Diversion Program; and the delivery of educational, therapeutic and criminogenic programs. It provides these services in accordance with the Sentencing Act 1997, the Corrections Act 1997 and various other Acts that include sentencing provisions.
This Output is responsible for the collection and enforcement of monetary penalties imposed by courts, police, local governments and other public sector bodies. Monetary penalties include fines, compensation orders, pecuniary penalty orders and costs. The collection of monetary penalties is a critical element of the justice system as it ensures that there are consequences for offending and acts as a deterrent for re‑offending. It also provides revenue to Government, local governments and other creditors and compensation to victims of criminal acts.
|
Performance Measure |
Unit of Measure |
2018‑19 Actual |
2019‑20 Actual1 |
2020‑21 Target2 |
2021‑22 Target |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prison Services |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage of prisoners returning to corrective services within two years of release3 |
% |
56.0 |
56.6 |
48.0 |
48.0 |
|
Prison Escape Rate ‑ Secure Perimeter |
Number per 100 prisoners |
.... |
0.46 |
.... |
.... |
|
Prison Escape Rate ‑ Open Perimeter |
Number per 100 prisoners |
.... |
.... |
<2 |
<2 |
|
Cost per Prisoner per day4,5 |
$ |
317 |
335 |
346 |
379 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Community Corrective Services |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Completion rate for community supervision orders6 |
% |
87.4 |
82.6 |
86.0 |
86.0 |
|
Cost per Community Supervised Offender per day4,7 |
$ |
21.0 |
21.7 |
23 |
24 |
|
Percentage of Community Corrections offenders returning to corrective services within two years of discharge3 |
% |
28.8 |
27.1 |
22.0 |
22.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Enforcement of Monetary Penalties |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fine Collection Rate |
% |
95 |
126 |
95 |
95 |
|
Debt Finalisation Rate |
% |
107 |
130 |
100 |
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes:
1. Figures for 2019‑20 are final and may vary from the preliminary figures provided in the 2020‑21 Budget.
2. 2020‑21 Targets have not been updated as actual data was not available to the Department in time for the preparation of 2021‑22 Budget Papers. Actual data will be published in the Agency’s annual report, which will be published by 31 October 2021.
3. These performance measures relate to prisoners and community corrections offenders who completed their justice order two years before the reference period.
4. The 2018‑19 actual has been updated to reflect the Report on Government Services 2021. Historical financial data is adjusted to 2019‑20 dollars using the General Government Final Consumption Expenditure chain price deflator.
5. The actual Cost per Prisoner per day does not include prisoner health costs borne by the Department of Health on behalf of Corrective Services. Due to the high fixed costs of operating a prison system, the cost per prisoner per day is strongly affected by prisoner numbers. The target has been increased for 2021‑22 due to the additional costs associated with Increased Prison Therapeutic Staff, the Reduce Re‑offending Program, Police Out of Courts (Burnie Court), Tasmania Prison Services ‑ Demand Pressures from 2021‑22, in addition to the opening of the Southern Remand Centre in 2021‑22.
6. This indicator includes both supervision (Probation, Parole and Court Mandated Diversion) and Community Service Orders.
7. The Cost per Community Supervised Offender per day is expected to increase in 2021‑22 due to the additional costs associated with Family Violence Electronic Monitoring and the expected increase in the use of the electronic monitoring sentencing option.
Table 6.5 reports actual and target data for efficiency and effectiveness indicators as reported in the Productivity Commission’s Report on Government Services 2021 chapter 8 Corrective Services and the Justice Sector overview.
Corrective Services agencies administer services and programs which aim to reduce prisoners’ and offenders’ risk of re‑offending. Two indicators are provided, which show the return to corrections figures for prisoners and offenders released from prison or discharged from community corrections. These are drawn from the Report on Government Services 2021, and refer to offenders released from prison or completing sentences with Community Corrections in 2016‑17. Repeat offender data is difficult to interpret. A low proportion of repeat offenders may indicate an effective justice system discouraging repeat offending. However, a high proportion of repeat offenders may indicate more effective policing. The indicators are:
· the effectiveness of the Outputs in ensuring the containment of prisoners and the compliance of offenders with community based orders; and
· the efficiency of the corrections system.
The fine collection rate is an indicator of the effectiveness of the enforcement of monetary penalties and measures the collection of monetary penalties against the amount referred in the same period.
The commencement of the Monetary Penalties Enforcement Act 2005 in April 2008 provided a wider range of tools for enforcing monetary penalties and consequently improving the fine collection rate. These tools have enabled the Monetary Penalties Enforcement Service to achieve a high fine collection rate by effectively targeting and collecting fines that have been outstanding for long periods.
The debt finalisation rate measures the number of penalties finalised against the number referred in the same period. A finalisation rate greater than 100 per cent means that more penalties are being finalised than have been referred for collection.
This Output focuses on improving workplace safety, health and return to work. WorkSafe Tasmania administers laws that regulate workplace relations, work health and safety and workers’ compensation.
WorkSafe Tasmania has a strong relationship with the WorkCover Tasmania Board, assisting the Board to fulfil its statutory functions in injury management, work health and safety, and workers’ compensation. Providing strategic policy advice to the Minister for Workplace Safety and Consumer Affairs is another area of focus.
This Output has a range of statutory planning assessment and review responsibilities prescribed in the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 and other Resource Management and Planning System legislation including:
· assessment of planning scheme amendments or combined permit and amendment applications;
· assessment of amendments to the State Planning Provisions under the Tasmanian Planning Scheme;
· assessment of draft Local Provision Schedules under the Tasmanian Planning Scheme;
· establishing and maintaining a digital version of State Planning Provisions and Local Provision Schedules under the Tasmanian Planning Scheme;
· assessment of projects of regional or State significance;
· review of reports on representations to park and water management plans;
· reporting on the Tasmanian State of the Environment report; and
· conduct of inquiries and reviews under other legislation.
This Output provides advice to the Minister for Local Government and Planning and to local government related to its statutory functions.
This Output provides advice to assist the Minister for Local Government and Planning on the formation of strategic policy and the development of legislation, which the Department administers relating to planning. It provides support to the Minister in the discharge of parliamentary, statutory and Ministerial planning duties including the development and maintenance of the Tasmanian Planning Scheme, maintenance and review of Tasmania’s three Regional Land Use Strategies, the preparation of draft Tasmanian Planning Policies and the rezoning of Crown Land under the Housing Land Supply Act 2018. It also provides advice to local government and other bodies on planning policy matters relating to the work of the Department and the Resource Management and Planning System.
This Output has oversight of the regulatory scheme for building in Tasmania, including the issuing of instructions, the mandating of forms, the provision of advice, and monitoring of compliance with the Building Act 2016 and the National Construction Code, by way of audits.
It also has oversight of the licensing and accreditation of defined occupations, which are currently, electricians, plumbers, gas fitters and building services providers. This includes undertaking licensing audits and, in the case of electricians, the inspection of the work undertaken.
The Director, Building Control, is the Security of Payments Official and is responsible for the appointment of nominating authorities in the scheme under the legislation.
The Output is also responsible for the provision of services for the Office of Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading, which is the principal advisor to the Government on matters affecting the interests of consumers. Supporting the Australian Consumer Law, it regulates consumer markets, administers consumer laws and provides support to the Rental Deposit Authority and the Residential Tenancy Commissioner.
|
Performance Measure |
Unit of Measure |
2018‑19 Actual |
2019‑20 Actual |
2020‑21 Target1 |
2021‑22 Target |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WorkSafe Tasmania |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Safety of Workers ‑ rates of serious injury2,3 |
Claims per 1 000 employees |
14.6 |
15.0 |
11.0 |
11.0 |
|
Returned to Work2,4 |
Rate |
79 |
79 |
90 |
85 |
|
Workers' Compensation Premium as a percentage of Wages2,5 |
Rate |
2.04 |
2.09 |
1.75‑2.75 |
1.75‑2.75 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consumer, Building and Occupational Services |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consumer complaints resolved within 60 days |
% |
85.9 |
96.9 |
95.0 |
95.0 |
|
Rental bond claims paid within 30 days |
% |
90.2 |
87.0 |
90.0 |
90.0 |
|
Number of matters resolved prior to final compliance action |
% |
96.9 |
99.7 |
95.0 |
95.0 |
|
Number of assessments made within 21 days |
% |
94.1 |
88.0 |
95.0 |
95.0 |
|
New WWVP applicants receipt of decisions within six weeks |
% |
93.0 |
83.0 |
95.0 |
95.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes:
1. 2020‑21 Targets have not been updated as actual data was not available to the Department in time for the preparation of 2021‑22 Budget Papers. Actual data will be published in the Agency’s annual report, which will be published by 31 October 2021.
2. The data stored in the WorkCover Information System can change over time as adjustments are made by insurers to the workers’ compensation data received. For example, changes or updates to reported worker numbers, changes to claim details and reported lost time.
3. The Safety of Workers measure reflects the incidence rates of claims with lost time (time off work) of five days or more per 1 000 workers. The Safe Work Australia ‑ Australian Work Health and Safety Strategy 2012‑2022 has a target to reduce the incidence of workplace injury by at least 30 per cent by 2022. Using 2011‑12 as the base period and WorkSafe Tasmania data, the target incidence rate for Tasmania is 10 claims per 1 000 workers by June 2022. In accordance with the Safe Work Australia ‑ Australian Work Health and Safety Strategy 2012‑2022, the 2020‑21 target has been revised to align with the measurement principles in the strategy.
4. Returned to Work Rate is the proportion of injured workers with at least one day off work who returned to work for any period of time at some stage since their first day off work and were working at the time of the survey. The national average RTW rate is 82 per cent. The survey that informs this rate was conducted in 2018. It was due to be conducted again in 2020; however, due to the COVID‑19 pandemic it was deferred to 2021 and is currently underway.
5. Workers’ Compensation Premium as a percentage of Wages represents the total workers’ compensation insurance premiums paid as a percentage of the total wages paid.
Table 6.6 reports actual and target data for efficiency and effectiveness indicators and is compiled from data sourced from the WorkCover Information System.
WorkSafe Tasmania is committed to the prevention of death, injury, illness and disease arising from work activities in all Tasmanian workplaces. The rate of serious injury is a key measure of performance used nationally by WHS Regulators and Safe Work Australia as the peak WHS policy Agency.
WorkSafe Tasmania aims for injured workers to return to safe and sustainable work as soon as possible. This results in increased productivity, reducing workers’ compensation insurance premiums, as well as reducing the financial, health and emotional impacts on the worker.
WorkSafe Tasmania aims to provide a fair and sustainable workers’ compensation system; the overall aim of a competitive workers’ compensation premium is to charge each employer a fair premium while still collecting an overall premium pool which is sufficient to cover claims costs and expenses and provide insurers with a reasonable return on the capital required. A target range has been established that is optimal to providing sufficient funds to cover claim costs, returning an adequate return to insurers, and if exceeded would suggest the number or size of claims is at an unacceptably high level.
In regard to the performance measures for consumer services within this Output, the focus is on the disposition rate of complaints and rental bond claims.
The building and occupational services performance measures for this Output focus on ensuring the timely and accurate turnaround for applicants requiring licensing for their occupation. As well as occupations within the building and construction industry, the performance indicators also relate to persons who are required to be registered under the Registration to Work with Vulnerable People Act 2013. The Executive Director is the Registrar of this Act.
The number of matters resolved prior to final compliance action relates to the resolution of disputes and complaints in a timely manner in accordance with the Building Act 2016, the Residential Building Work Contracts and Dispute Resolution Act 2016 and the Occupational Licensing Act 2005.
The number of assessments made relates to ensuring that all practitioners are appropriately licensed. This is relevant to all occupations covered by the Occupational Licensing Act. The provision of fast and accurate processing of applications contributes to overall compliance by industry members.
The performance measure for new Working with Vulnerable People applicants receipt of decisions within six weeks, relates to ensuring an accurate and robust system for applicants under this Act. The requirements under this Act can make the turnaround time for applicants longer than others. Setting a target time for applicants to receive a decision is both useful in staff compliance with the Act and in achieving a measurable estimate which applicants can respond to if they have not received a decision.
Table 6.7 provides financial information for the Department’s Capital Investment Program. More information on the Capital Investment Program is provided in chapter 6 of The Budget Budget Paper No 1.
|
|
Estimated |
2021‑22 |
2022‑23 |
2023‑24 |
2024‑25 |
|
|
Total |
|
Forward |
Forward |
Forward |
|
|
Cost |
Budget |
Estimate |
Estimate |
Estimate |
|
|
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New Infrastructure Commitments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minister for Corrections |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prison Body Scanning Technology1 |
1 300 |
.... |
1 300 |
.... |
.... |
|
Risdon Prison ‑ Critical Infrastructure Maintenance1 |
9 030 |
1 500 |
2 510 |
2 510 |
2 510 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Existing Infrastructure Commitments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Attorney‑General and Minister for Justice |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Burnie Court Complex2 |
40 000 |
1 900 |
18 060 |
19 001 |
.... |
|
Justice Connect3 |
.... |
.... |
.... |
.... |
.... |
|
Justice Connect ‑ Stage 3 (Single Tribunal)3 |
.... |
.... |
.... |
.... |
.... |
|
Video Conferencing and Recording4 |
1 800 |
1 000 |
750 |
.... |
.... |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minister for Corrections |
|
|
|
|
|
|
New Northern Prison5 |
270 000 |
1 500 |
4 800 |
18 300 |
32 600 |
|
New Southern Remand Centre5 |
85 000 |
47 500 |
8 000 |
.... |
.... |
|
Risdon Prison Shared Facilities Upgrade5 |
9 340 |
5 587 |
.... |
.... |
.... |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total CIP Allocations |
|
58 987 |
35 420 |
39 811 |
35 110 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes:
1. Project descriptions are provided in the Key Deliverables section at the commencement of this chapter.
2. Additional funding of $25 million is provided for the Burnie Court Complex initiative, taking the total cost to $40 million.
3. Justice Connect and Justice Connect ‑ Stage 3 (Single Tribunal) are funded on a reimbursement basis from the Digital Transformation Priority Expenditure Programwithin Finance‑General.
4. Funding of $750 000 from the existing $1.8 million allocation has been reallocated from 2021‑22 to 2022‑23 due to the rollover of unexpended appropriation of $850 000 from 2020‑21 into 2021‑22 for the Video Conferencing and Recording project.
5. Estimates for this project have been revised to reflect current project progress and future timing of expenditure.
Funding of $40 million has been provided to redevelop the former University of Tasmania site at Mooreville Road for the Burnie Magistrates and Supreme Courts. The upgrade works will:
· enable the long‑term continuation of magistrate and supreme court services in Burnie;
· improve safety and amenity for court users;
· improve disability access;
· enable the essential functional requirements of a modern court facility; and
· ensure the building is fit‑for‑purpose.
The University’s relocation, scheduled for 2021, provides an opportunity for the Courts to take over this site and develop new fit‑for‑purpose facilities that will enable the efficient and accessible administration of justice in Burnie into the future.
Justice Connect is an initiative driven primarily by the need to address the shortcomings of existing legacy technology in key justice business systems that are impeding the Department’s ability to effectively deliver Court and corrective services to the Tasmanian community.
The Department has undertaken a successful tender process resulting in the appointment of a consortium led by Fujitsu in partnership with Journal Technologies, Syscon Justice Systems and Synateq.
The new solution will replace out‑dated paper‑based and manual processes across the courts and correctional environments that can cause delays for people interacting with the Tasmanian justice system.
The IT solution, ‘Astria’ will enhance efficiencies and improve policy outcomes through better information sharing, access to timely and trusted information and integration across government with relevant critical ICT systems (e.g. systems within the Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management).
The minimum viable product phase of the program was successfully completed in March 2021, with work now proceeding on the solution as a whole.
The third stage of the Justice Connect program will see the replacement of current case management systems with a single more contemporary integrated system that will support the case management needs of a combined Single Tribunal.
An allocation of $6 million over two years from 2021‑22 will be paid on a reimbursement basis from the Digital Transformation Priority Expenditure Program within Finance‑General.
This initiative will deliver new, and/or, replace outdated video conferencing equipment at the Magistrates and Supreme Courts facilities and the Tasmania Prison Service. This equipment will improve statewide access to justice services and reduce transportation needs of prisoners/remandees to and from the courts.
This initiative will commence construction of a new Northern Prison facility, on a Crown Land site 5.2 kilometres from the Westbury town centre.
The facility will ultimately provide accommodation for a variety of security classifications, remand facilities, and a women’s facility. The facility will not only relieve pressure on the Risdon facility, but will also be designed to create increased opportunities for prisoners to find meaningful work on release, and importantly provide greater rehabilitation and reintegration prospects, and improved family connections for northern prisoners.
This initiative will build a new remand facility on the Risdon Prison site, including funding for a new kitchen.
The new remand facility is being incorporated into the existing network of secure walkways within the Risdon Prison Complex, with the main connection located near the existing Visits Building.
Construction of the New Southern Remand Centre is underway, with commissioning estimated to be completed, and the facility fully operational, in early 2022. The kitchen is expected to be completed by the end of 2022‑23.
This initiative will upgrade shared facilities at the Risdon Prison to meet increased service demands. Upgrades will include the construction of:
· an upgraded gatehouse;
· an upgraded and expanded medical/health centre;
· an upgraded visits facility; and
· an upgraded prisoner processing area.
This project is being run concurrently with the construction of the New Southern Remand Centre, enabling economies of scale to be achieved by having a consistent project team, contractors and specialist consultants.
|
|
2020‑21 |
2021‑22 |
2022‑23 |
2023‑24 |
2024‑25 |
|
|
|
|
Forward |
Forward |
Forward |
|
|
Budget |
Budget |
Estimate |
Estimate |
Estimate |
|
|
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue and other income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Appropriation revenue ‑ operating1 |
202 108 |
239 455 |
233 671 |
234 451 |
238 507 |
|
Appropriation revenue ‑ capital |
39 000 |
58 137 |
35 420 |
39 811 |
35 110 |
|
Other revenue from government |
8 450 |
1 450 |
.... |
.... |
.... |
|
Grants2 |
31 454 |
28 060 |
23 566 |
15 120 |
13 076 |
|
Sales of goods and services |
4 523 |
4 599 |
4 666 |
4 734 |
4 735 |
|
Fees and fines |
9 355 |
9 501 |
9 610 |
9 620 |
9 620 |
|
Interest |
930 |
949 |
968 |
987 |
987 |
|
Other revenue3 |
8 244 |
9 156 |
12 060 |
9 450 |
9 770 |
|
Total revenue |
304 064 |
351 307 |
319 961 |
314 173 |
311 805 |
|
Total income |
304 064 |
351 307 |
319 961 |
314 173 |
311 805 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Employee benefits4 |
144 105 |
166 278 |
167 319 |
168 044 |
171 929 |
|
Depreciation and amortisation |
8 120 |
9 120 |
9 820 |
9 820 |
9 512 |
|
Supplies and consumables |
52 075 |
56 167 |
55 995 |
54 889 |
56 053 |
|
Grants and subsidies5 |
26 092 |
29 014 |
27 279 |
27 403 |
26 167 |
|
Borrowing costs |
670 |
666 |
661 |
655 |
650 |
|
Other expenses6 |
25 903 |
26 914 |
25 699 |
24 468 |
25 399 |
|
Total expenses |
256 965 |
288 159 |
286 773 |
285 279 |
289 710 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net result |
47 099 |
63 148 |
33 188 |
28 894 |
22 095 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive result |
47 099 |
63 148 |
33 188 |
28 894 |
22 095 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes:
1. The increase in Appropriation revenue ‑ operating primarily reflects additional funding for 2021 election commitments and Other initiatives in the 2021‑22 Budget.
2. The decrease in Grants revenue primarily reflects the completion of maintenance works in 2020-21 funded through the Public Building Maintenance Program, the completion of Australian Government funding under the Small Business Regulatory Reform Agenda and Family Advocacy and Support Services in 2022‑23, and a reduction in funding for the Justice Connect project in 2023‑24.
3. The increase in Other revenue in 2022‑23 reflects the 2022 Local Government Elections.
4. The increase in Employee benefits primarily reflects additional funding for Family Violence Electronic Monitoring, Commission of Inquiry - Whole‑of‑Government Response Unit, Commission of Inquiry - Conduct, Legal Risk Management to Support the Government’s Infrastructure Program, Police Out of Courts (Burnie Court) and Tasmania Prison Service ‑ Demand Pressures.
5. The decrease in Grants and subsidies in 2022‑23 reflect the completion of Australian Government funding for Family Advocacy and Support Services. Other variations reflect expenditure associated with the Regional Land Use Strategies and Resourcing for Planning Reform.
6. The variation in Other expenses reflects the funding profile for the Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse.
|
|
2020‑21 |
2021‑22 |
2022‑23 |
2023‑24 |
2024‑25 |
|
|
|
|
Forward |
Forward |
Forward |
|
|
Budget |
Budget |
Estimate |
Estimate |
Estimate |
|
|
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Administered revenue and other income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales of goods and services |
17 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
|
Fees and fines |
25 281 |
25 279 |
25 279 |
25 279 |
25 279 |
|
Interest |
154 |
156 |
158 |
160 |
162 |
|
Other revenue |
16 955 |
17 479 |
18 022 |
18 561 |
18 843 |
|
Total administered revenue |
42 407 |
42 931 |
43 476 |
44 017 |
44 301 |
|
Total administered income |
42 407 |
42 931 |
43 476 |
44 017 |
44 301 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Administered expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Employee benefits |
3 636 |
3 719 |
3 805 |
3 893 |
3 979 |
|
Depreciation and amortisation |
109 |
109 |
109 |
24 |
.... |
|
Supplies and consumables |
3 153 |
3 163 |
3 178 |
3 188 |
3 211 |
|
Grants and subsidies |
271 |
276 |
282 |
472 |
482 |
|
Transfers to the Public Account |
22 778 |
22 776 |
22 776 |
22 776 |
22 776 |
|
Other expenses |
12 804 |
12 872 |
12 878 |
12 884 |
13 048 |
|
Total administered expenses |
42 751 |
42 915 |
43 028 |
43 237 |
43 496 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Administered net result |
(344) |
16 |
448 |
780 |
805 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Administered comprehensive result |
(344) |
16 |
448 |
780 |
805 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2020‑21 |
2021‑22 |
2022‑23 |
2023‑24 |
2024‑25 |
|
|
|
|
Forward |
Forward |
Forward |
|
|
Budget |
Budget |
Estimate |
Estimate |
Estimate |
|
|
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Attorney‑General and Minister for Justice |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Output Group 1 ‑ Administration of Justice |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.1 Supreme Court Services1 |
7 345 |
8 349 |
8 551 |
8 314 |
8 475 |
|
1.2 Magisterial Court Services2 |
10 358 |
11 937 |
12 202 |
12 454 |
12 667 |
|
1.3 Births, Deaths and Marriages |
1 121 |
1 166 |
1 200 |
1 230 |
1 256 |
|
1.4 Support and Compensation for Victims of Crime3 |
3 523 |
3 577 |
3 667 |
3 756 |
3 837 |
|
1.5 Tasmania Legal Aid4 |
7 930 |
9 094 |
9 569 |
9 446 |
8 910 |
|
1.6 Legal Assistance5 |
1 090 |
3 079 |
3 123 |
3 166 |
3 206 |
|
1.7 Equal Opportunity Tasmania |
1 536 |
1 587 |
1 627 |
1 673 |
1 703 |
|
1.8 Elections and Referendums |
716 |
738 |
756 |
778 |
792 |
|
1.9 Tasmanian Industrial Commission |
1 323 |
1 363 |
1 399 |
1 435 |
1 465 |
|
1.10 Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal3 |
4 677 |
5 621 |
5 766 |
5 915 |
6 028 |
|
1.11 Office of the Public Guardian3 |
938 |
1 186 |
1 212 |
1 243 |
1 264 |
|
1.12 Child Abuse Royal Commission Response Unit6 |
9 046 |
10 613 |
9 162 |
8 187 |
8 211 |
|
1.13 Safe at Home3,7 |
2 071 |
3 527 |
2 160 |
2 211 |
2 259 |
|
|
51 674 |
61 837 |
60 394 |
59 808 |
60 073 |
|
Output Group 2 ‑ Legal Services |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.1 Crown Law8 |
6 946 |
8 039 |
8 554 |
8 746 |
8 890 |
|
2.2 Legislation Development and Review |
1 550 |
1 613 |
1 656 |
1 703 |
1 739 |
|
|
8 496 |
9 652 |
10 210 |
10 449 |
10 629 |
|
Output Group 3 ‑ Corrections and Enforcement |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.3 Enforcement of Monetary Penalties |
4 278 |
4 454 |
4 563 |
4 676 |
4 775 |
|
|
4 278 |
4 454 |
4 563 |
4 676 |
4 775 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital Investment Program9 |
4 100 |
2 050 |
18 810 |
19 001 |
.... |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Services |
64 448 |
75 943 |
75 167 |
74 933 |
75 477 |
|
Capital Services |
4 100 |
2 050 |
18 810 |
19 001 |
.... |
|
|
68 548 |
77 993 |
93 977 |
93 934 |
75 477 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minister for Local Government and Planning |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Output Group 4 ‑ Regulatory and Other Services |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.2 Tasmanian Planning Commission |
4 488 |
4 656 |
4 778 |
4 904 |
5 001 |
|
4.3 Planning Policy and Reform10 |
1 782 |
3 124 |
2 404 |
2 943 |
1 471 |
|
|
6 270 |
7 780 |
7 182 |
7 847 |
6 472 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2020‑21 |
2021‑22 |
2022‑23 |
2023‑24 |
2024‑25 |
|
|
|
|
Forward |
Forward |
Forward |
|
|
Budget |
Budget |
Estimate |
Estimate |
Estimate |
|
|
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Services |
6 270 |
7 780 |
7 182 |
7 847 |
6 472 |
|
|
6 270 |
7 780 |
7 182 |
7 847 |
6 472 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minister for Corrections |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Output Group 3 ‑ Corrections and Enforcement |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.1 Prison Services11 |
81 996 |
94 731 |
97 420 |
99 296 |
100 604 |
|
3.2 Community Corrective Services12 |
16 224 |
18 180 |
18 173 |
17 583 |
17 897 |
|
|
98 220 |
112 911 |
115 593 |
116 879 |
118 501 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital Investment Program13 |
34 900 |
56 087 |
16 610 |
20 810 |
35 110 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Services |
98 220 |
112 911 |
115 593 |
116 879 |
118 501 |
|
Capital Services |
34 900 |
56 087 |
16 610 |
20 810 |
35 110 |
|
|
133 120 |
168 998 |
132 203 |
137 689 |
153 611 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minister for Workplace Safety and Consumer Affairs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Output Group 4 ‑ Regulatory and Other Services |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.1 WorkSafe Tasmania14 |
9 414 |
11 069 |
10 600 |
10 880 |
11 102 |
|
4.4 Consumer, Building and Occupational Services15 |
4 024 |
5 140 |
4 578 |
4 646 |
4 743 |
|
|
13 438 |
16 209 |
15 178 |
15 526 |
15 845 |
|
Output Group 90 ‑ COVID‑19 Response and Recovery |
|
|
|
|
|
|
90.3 Rent Relief Fund16 |
1 250 |
.... |
.... |
.... |
.... |
|
|
1 250 |
.... |
.... |
.... |
.... |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Services |
14 688 |
16 209 |
15 178 |
15 526 |
15 845 |
|
|
14 688 |
16 209 |
15 178 |
15 526 |
15 845 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Department of Justice |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Operating Services |
183 626 |
212 843 |
213 120 |
215 185 |
216 295 |
|
Total Capital Services |
39 000 |
58 137 |
35 420 |
39 811 |
35 110 |
|
|
222 626 |
270 980 |
248 540 |
254 996 |
251 405 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2020‑21 |
2021‑22 |
2022‑23 |
2023‑24 |
2024‑25 |
|
|
|
|
Forward |
Forward |
Forward |
|
|
Budget |
Budget |
Estimate |
Estimate |
Estimate |
|
|
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reserved by Law |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs and expenses of Commissions (Commissions of Inquiry Act 1995)17 |
.... |
8 363 |
1 222 |
.... |
.... |
|
Expenses of Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania Elections (Aboriginal Lands Act 1995, Section 17) |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
Expenses of Parliamentary Elections and Referendums (Electoral Act 2004 and Referendum Procedures Act 2004)18 |
4 059 |
2 706 |
3 558 |
3 662 |
6 432 |
|
Expenses under the Legislative Council Electoral Boundaries Act 1995 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
Salaries of Judges (Supreme Court Act 1887)19 |
3 760 |
4 384 |
4 466 |
4 133 |
4 196 |
|
Salaries of Magistrates (Magistrates Court Act 1987)20 |
5 644 |
6 116 |
6 240 |
6 382 |
6 478 |
|
Salary and Travel Allowances, Solicitor‑General (Solicitor‑General Act 1983) |
546 |
557 |
569 |
582 |
591 |
|
Salary and Travelling Allowance, Associate Judge of the Supreme Court (Supreme Court Act 1959) |
463 |
476 |
486 |
497 |
505 |
|
Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1976 |
4 000 |
4 000 |
4 000 |
4 000 |
4 000 |
|
|
18 482 |
26 612 |
20 551 |
19 266 |
22 212 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Appropriation Rollover |
8 450 |
1 450 |
.... |
.... |
.... |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Revenue from Appropriation |
249 558 |
299 042 |
269 091 |
274 262 |
273 617 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Controlled Revenue from Appropriation |
249 558 |
299 042 |
269 091 |
274 262 |
273 617 |
|
|
249 558 |
299 042 |
269 091 |
274 262 |
273 617 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes:
1. The increase in Supreme Court Services from 2021‑22 reflects the continuation of funding for the Additional Supreme Court Judge announced in the 2019‑20 Budget and the additional funding for Police Out of Courts (Burnie Court). The decrease in 2023‑24 reflects the completion of the Acting Judges initiative.
2. The increase in Magisterial Court Services from 2021‑22 reflects the additional funding for the Additional Magistrate and Police Out of Courts (Burnie Court).
3. The variation in this Output from 2021‑22 reflects the restructure of funding across Outputs as detailed in the Output Group Restructure, and a reallocation of overhead funding across these Outputs.
4. The increase in Tasmania Legal Aid from 2021‑22 reflects the additional funding for Children and Young People Legal Representation ‑ North and North West, and the Serious Cases Fund ‑ Complex Criminal Trials announced in the 2019‑20 Budget. The decrease in 2024‑25 reflects the completion of funding for the Serious Cases Fund ‑ Complex Criminal Trials.
5. The increase in Legal Assistance from 2021‑22 reflects additional funding for the Legal Assistance Sector Support 2021 election commitment.
6. The variation in Child Abuse Royal Commission Response Unit reflects additional funding for the response to the Commission of Inquiry in 2021‑22 and the funding profile for the Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse.
7. The increase in Safe at Home from 2021‑22 reflects the additional funding for the Safe at Home Family Violence Service System.
8. The increase in Crown Law from 2021‑22 reflects additional funding for Legal Risk Management to Support the Government’s Infrastructure Program.
9. The increase in Capital Investment Program in 2022‑23 reflects the additional funding provided for the Burnie Court Complex.
10. The increase in Planning Policy and Reform reflects additional funding for Regional Land Use Strategies and Resourcing for Planning Reforms.
11. The increase in Prison Services from 2021‑22 reflects additional funding for Increased Prison Therapeutic Staff, the Reduce Re‑offending Program, Police Out of Courts (Burnie Court) and Tasmania Prison Services ‑ Demand Pressures.
12. The increase in Community Corrective Services reflects additional funding for Family Violence Electronic Monitoring.
13. The variation in Capital Investment Program reflects additional funding provided for Risdon Prison‑Critical Infrastructure Maintenance.
14. The increase in WorkSafe Tasmania reflects additional funding for the Primary Producer Safety Rebate Scheme from 2021‑22 and the COVID‑19 Response ‑ Additional Inspections in 2021‑22.
15. The increase in Consumer, Building and Occupational Services in 2021‑22 reflects additional funding for the response to the Commission of Inquiry and the Contribution to TRRPO Association.
16. The decrease in the Rent Relief Fund reflects the completion of that program in 2020‑21.
17. The increase in Costs and expenses of Commissions (Commissions of Inquiry Act 1995) reflects the costs of running the Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government’s responses to child sexual abuse in institutional settings in 2021‑22 and 2022‑23.
18. The decrease in Expenses of Parliamentary Elections and Referendums (Electoral Act 2004 and Referendum Procedures Act 2004) in 2021‑22 reflects elections for five divisions in 2020‑21 (including the 2019‑20 Huon and Rosevears Legislative Council Elections which were postponed due to the COVID‑19 pandemic) and the 2021 State Election. The variation over the Forward Estimates reflects the next scheduled State Election in 2025.
19. The increase in Salaries of Judges (Supreme Court Act 1887) reflects the continuation of additional funding for the appointment of an additional Supreme Court Judge announced in the 2019‑20 Budget.
20. The increase in Salaries of Magistrates (Magistrates Court Act 1987) reflects the appointment of an additional magistrate.
|
|
2020‑21 |
2021‑22 |
2022‑23 |
2023‑24 |
2024‑25 |
|
|
|
|
Forward |
Forward |
Forward |
|
|
Budget |
Budget |
Estimate |
Estimate |
Estimate |
|
|
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue Collected on Behalf of the Public Account |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consumer Affairs Office Regulatory Fees |
229 |
229 |
229 |
229 |
229 |
|
Fines |
18 125 |
18 125 |
18 125 |
18 125 |
18 125 |
|
Magisterial Courts Regulatory Fees |
594 |
594 |
594 |
594 |
594 |
|
Other Regulatory Fees |
713 |
713 |
713 |
713 |
713 |
|
Other Revenue |
40 |
40 |
40 |
40 |
40 |
|
Other Sales of Services |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
|
Registrar‑General Regulatory Fees |
1 981 |
1 981 |
1 981 |
1 981 |
1 981 |
|
Supreme Court Regulatory Fees |
1 089 |
1 087 |
1 087 |
1 087 |
1 087 |
|
|
22 778 |
22 776 |
22 776 |
22 776 |
22 776 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agency Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fines |
2 550 |
2 550 |
2 550 |
2 550 |
2 550 |
|
Interest income |
154 |
156 |
158 |
160 |
162 |
|
Other Revenue |
16 915 |
17 439 |
17 982 |
18 521 |
18 803 |
|
Other Sales of Services |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
|
|
19 629 |
20 155 |
20 700 |
21 241 |
21 525 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Administered Revenue |
42 407 |
42 931 |
43 476 |
44 017 |
44 301 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2020‑21 |
2021‑22 |
2022‑23 |
2023‑24 |
2024‑25 |
|
|
|
|
Forward |
Forward |
Forward |
|
|
Budget |
Budget |
Estimate |
Estimate |
Estimate |
|
|
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grants and Subsidies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asbestos Compensation Fund |
7 682 |
7 662 |
7 582 |
7 686 |
7 790 |
|
WorkCover Tasmania Board |
9 791 |
9 977 |
10 170 |
10 275 |
10 430 |
|
|
17 473 |
17 639 |
17 752 |
17 961 |
18 220 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transfer to the Public Account |
22 778 |
22 776 |
22 776 |
22 776 |
22 776 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Administered Expenses |
2 500 |
2 500 |
2 500 |
2 500 |
2 500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Administered Expenses |
42 751 |
42 915 |
43 028 |
43 237 |
43 496 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Asbestos Compensation Fund was established in accordance with the Asbestos‑Related Diseases (Occupational Exposure) Compensation Act 2011. The Fund is established for the payment of compensation and certain other expenses, related to the contraction of asbestos related diseases by workers who are exposed to asbestos in the course of their employment. The Fund is overseen by the Asbestos Compensation Commissioner, who is responsible for making determinations regarding a worker’s application for compensation and managing all monies in relation to the Fund.
The WorkCover Tasmania Board oversees, promotes, reviews and ensures the efficient operation of workers’ rehabilitation and compensation procedures in accordance with the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988. Integral to this role, it advises the Minister on matters relating to workers’ rehabilitation and compensation in the State. Other major functions include reviewing the performance of licensed insurers and self‑insurers and the operation of the Nominal Insurer, and managing the Workers’ Rehabilitation and Compensation Fund.
|
|
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
|
|
|
|
Forward |
Forward |
Forward |
|
|
Budget |
Budget |
Estimate |
Estimate |
Estimate |
|
|
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financial assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and deposits1 |
19 611 |
23 108 |
22 505 |
21 902 |
21 299 |
|
Receivables1 |
1 021 |
1 166 |
1 191 |
1 216 |
1 241 |
|
|
20 632 |
24 274 |
23 696 |
23 118 |
22 540 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non‑financial assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Inventories1 |
640 |
1 323 |
1 323 |
1 323 |
1 323 |
|
Property, plant and equipment2 |
181 653 |
221 505 |
245 913 |
274 712 |
298 810 |
|
Intangibles3 |
18 960 |
24 583 |
34 623 |
35 963 |
35 003 |
|
Other assets4 |
17 415 |
13 934 |
13 576 |
13 218 |
13 168 |
|
|
218 668 |
261 345 |
295 435 |
325 216 |
348 304 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
239 300 |
285 619 |
319 131 |
348 334 |
370 844 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payables1 |
4 022 |
11 836 |
11 933 |
12 030 |
12 127 |
|
Interest bearing liabilities4 |
9 589 |
14 540 |
14 351 |
14 147 |
14 049 |
|
Employee benefits1 |
30 759 |
37 309 |
37 725 |
38 141 |
38 557 |
|
Other liabilities1 |
74 |
.... |
.... |
.... |
.... |
|
Total liabilities |
44 444 |
63 685 |
64 009 |
64 318 |
64 733 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets (liabilities) |
194 856 |
221 934 |
255 122 |
284 016 |
306 111 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reserves1 |
52 564 |
66 648 |
66 648 |
66 648 |
66 648 |
|
Accumulated funds |
142 292 |
155 286 |
188 474 |
217 368 |
239 463 |
|
Total equity |
194 856 |
221 934 |
255 122 |
284 016 |
306 111 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes:
1. The variation in this item in 2022 reflects revised estimates based on 30 June 2020 actuals.
2. The variation in Property, plant and equipment reflects the timing of the Department’s capital projects, partially offset by annual depreciation charges.
3. The variation in Intangibles reflects the timing of the Justice Connect and PlanBuild programs, partially offset by annual amortisation charges.
4. The variation in Other assets and Interest bearing liabilities reflects a recalculation of the estimated value of the Department’s lease assets and liabilities.
|
|
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
|
|
|
|
Forward |
Forward |
Forward |
|
|
Budget |
Budget |
Estimate |
Estimate |
Estimate |
|
|
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financial assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and deposits1 |
23 804 |
26 394 |
26 961 |
27 775 |
28 590 |
|
Receivables2 |
108 730 |
106 340 |
101 354 |
96 368 |
91 382 |
|
|
132 534 |
132 734 |
128 315 |
124 143 |
119 972 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non‑financial assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Intangibles3 |
249 |
133 |
24 |
.... |
.... |
|
|
249 |
133 |
24 |
.... |
.... |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
132 783 |
132 867 |
128 339 |
124 143 |
119 972 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payables1 |
3 299 |
2 758 |
2 761 |
2 764 |
2 767 |
|
Provisions2 |
74 334 |
74 919 |
69 933 |
64 947 |
59 961 |
|
Employee benefits |
868 |
937 |
943 |
949 |
955 |
|
Other liabilities |
2 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
|
Total liabilities |
78 503 |
78 616 |
73 640 |
68 664 |
63 688 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets (liabilities) |
54 280 |
54 251 |
54 699 |
55 479 |
56 284 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated funds |
54 280 |
54 251 |
54 699 |
55 479 |
56 284 |
|
Total equity |
54 280 |
54 251 |
54 699 |
55 479 |
56 284 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes:
1. The variation in Cash and deposits and Payables in 2022 reflects revised estimates based on 30 June 2020 actuals.
2. The decrease in Receivables and Provisions in 2023 reflects reassessments of future fees receivable, and future compensation payable, from the Asbestos Compensation Fund by the Fund’s actuary in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards.
3. The decrease in Intangibles reflects annual amortisation charges on the WorkCover Tasmania Board’s software applications.
|
|
2020‑21 |
2021‑22 |
2022‑23 |
2023‑24 |
2024‑25 |
|
|
|
|
Forward |
Forward |
Forward |
|
|
Budget |
Budget |
Estimate |
Estimate |
Estimate |
|
|
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash inflows |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Appropriation receipts ‑ operating |
202 108 |
239 455 |
233 671 |
234 451 |
238 507 |
|
Appropriation receipts ‑ capital |
39 000 |
58 137 |
35 420 |
39 811 |
35 110 |
|
Appropriation receipts ‑ other |
8 450 |
1 450 |
.... |
.... |
.... |
|
Grants |
31 454 |
28 060 |
23 566 |
15 120 |
13 076 |
|
Sales of goods and services |
4 498 |
4 574 |
4 641 |
4 709 |
4 710 |
|
Fees and fines |
9 355 |
9 501 |
9 610 |
9 620 |
9 620 |
|
GST receipts1 |
4 000 |
7 430 |
7 460 |
7 490 |
7 520 |
|
Interest received |
930 |
949 |
968 |
987 |
987 |
|
Other cash receipts |
8 244 |
9 156 |
12 060 |
9 450 |
9 770 |
|
Total cash inflows |
308 039 |
358 712 |
327 396 |
321 638 |
319 300 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash outflows |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Employee benefits2 |
(127 939) |
(147 353) |
(147 743) |
(147 946) |
(150 944) |
|
Superannuation2,3 |
(15 716) |
(18 475) |
(19 126) |
(19 648) |
(20 535) |
|
Borrowing costs |
(670) |
(666) |
(661) |
(655) |
(650) |
|
GST payments1 |
(4 000) |
(7 430) |
(7 460) |
(7 490) |
(7 520) |
|
Grants and subsidies |
(26 092) |
(29 014) |
(27 279) |
(27 403) |
(26 167) |
|
Supplies and consumables |
(51 947) |
(56 067) |
(55 895) |
(54 789) |
(55 953) |
|
Other cash payments |
(25 903) |
(26 951) |
(25 736) |
(24 505) |
(25 436) |
|
Total cash outflows |
(252 267) |
(285 956) |
(283 900) |
(282 436) |
(287 205) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash from (used by) operating activities |
55 772 |
72 756 |
43 496 |
39 202 |
32 095 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from investing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payments for acquisition of non‑financial assets |
(57 800) |
(73 187) |
(43 910) |
(39 601) |
(32 600) |
|
Net cash from (used by) investing activities |
(57 800) |
(73 187) |
(43 910) |
(39 601) |
(32 600) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net borrowings |
(158) |
(172) |
(189) |
(204) |
(98) |
|
Net cash from (used by) financing activities |
(158) |
(172) |
(189) |
(204) |
(98) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents held |
(2 186) |
(603) |
(603) |
(603) |
(603) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and deposits at the beginning of the reporting period |
21 797 |
23 711 |
23 108 |
22 505 |
21 902 |
|
Cash and deposits at the end of the reporting period |
19 611 |
23 108 |
22 505 |
21 902 |
21 299 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes:
1. The increase in GST receipts and payments reflects increased capital activity in 2021‑22.
2. The increase in Employee benefits and Superannuation in 2021-22 primarily reflects additional funding for Family Violence Electronic Monitoring, Commission of Inquiry whole-of-government Response Unit, Commission of Inquiry‑Conduct, Legal Risk Management to Support the Government’s Infrastructure Program, Police Out of Courts (Burnie Court), and Tasmania Prison Service ‑ Demand Pressures.
3. The increase in Superannuation over the Forward Estimates reflects the impact of the increase in Superannuation Guarantee Charge.
|
|
2020‑21 |
2021‑22 |
2022‑23 |
2023‑24 |
2024‑25 |
|
|
|
|
Forward |
Forward |
Forward |
|
|
Budget |
Budget |
Estimate |
Estimate |
Estimate |
|
|
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash inflows |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales of goods and services |
17 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
|
Fees and fines |
25 281 |
25 279 |
25 279 |
25 279 |
25 279 |
|
Interest received |
154 |
156 |
158 |
160 |
162 |
|
Other cash receipts |
16 955 |
17 479 |
18 022 |
18 561 |
18 843 |
|
Total cash inflows |
42 407 |
42 931 |
43 476 |
44 017 |
44 301 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash outflows |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Employee benefits |
(3 220) |
(3 283) |
(3 348) |
(3 415) |
(3 479) |
|
Superannuation |
(410) |
(430) |
(451) |
(472) |
(494) |
|
Grants and subsidies |
(271) |
(276) |
(282) |
(472) |
(482) |
|
Transfer to the Public Account |
(22 778) |
(22 776) |
(22 776) |
(22 776) |
(22 776) |
|
Supplies and consumables |
(3 150) |
(3 160) |
(3 175) |
(3 185) |
(3 208) |
|
Other cash payments |
(12 803) |
(12 871) |
(12 877) |
(12 883) |
(13 047) |
|
Total cash outflows |
(42 632) |
(42 796) |
(42 909) |
(43 203) |
(43 486) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash from (used by) operating activities |
(225) |
135 |
567 |
814 |
815 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents held |
(225) |
135 |
567 |
814 |
815 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and deposits at the beginning of the reporting period |
24 029 |
26 259 |
26 394 |
26 961 |
27 775 |
|
Cash and deposits at the end of the reporting period |
23 804 |
26 394 |
26 961 |
27 775 |
28 590 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|