6     Department of Justice

Agency Outline

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 Rehabilitation, and Minister for Workplace Safety and Consumer Affairs, Hon Elise Archer MP; and the Minister for Planning, Hon Michael Ferguson 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; 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; 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 2022‑23 and over the Forward Estimates (2023‑24 to 2025‑26). Further information on the Department is available at www.justice.tas.gov.au.

Key Deliverables

Table 6.1 provides a summary of the Budget and Forward Estimates allocations for key deliverables being undertaken by the Department.

Table 6.1:         Key Deliverables Statement

 

2022‑23

 

Budget

2023‑24

Forward

Estimate

2024‑25

Forward

Estimate

2025‑26

Forward

Estimate

 

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

 

 

 

 

 

Child and Youth Safe Organisations Framework

829

829

829

....

Commission of Inquiry ‑ Whole-of-Government Response Unit

2 219

....

....

....

ICT Investment and Uplift

2 164

2 164

2 164

2 164

Prison Infrastructure ‑ Mobile Duress Alarm System Replacement

3 600

....

....

....

Risdon Prison - 50 Bed Maximum Security Unit Business Case1

....

....

....

....

Safe at Home Family Violence Service System

4 866

....

....

....

Southern Remand Centre ‑ Additional Operational Funding

3 458

3 458

3 458

3 458

Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (TASCAT)

1 900

1 900

1 900

1 900

Workers Memorial Park

150

....

....

....

WorkSafe Inspectorate Capability

750

....

....

....

 

 

 

 

 

Note:

1.    Funding will be provided through the Structured Infrastructure Investment Review Process in 2022-23 to develop a detailed business case.

Child and Youth Safe Organisations Framework

This initiative provides funding over three years to support the design and implementation of a Child and Youth Safe Organisations Framework for Tasmania, comprising legislated child safety standards and a reportable conduct scheme, integrated with, and strengthening, the existing systemic response to child sexual abuse in Tasmania.

Commission of Inquiry ‑ Whole‑of‑Government Response Unit

Funding is provided to continue to support the coordinated response to the Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government’s responses to child sexual abuse in institutional settings.

ICT Investment and Uplift

This initiative provides ongoing funding to invest and uplift ICT systems, technology, service capability and governance within the Department to meet the increasing needs of staff and the Tasmanian community. This initiative will enable the Department to increase its cyber security capacity and technology to mitigate increasing cyber security risks.

Prison Infrastructure ‑ Mobile Duress Alarm System Replacement

This initiative will replace the Mobile Duress Alarm System at the Risdon Prison Complex and Mary Hutchinson Women’s Prison.

Risdon Prison - 50 Bed Maximum Security Unit Business Case

Funding will be provided through the Structured Infrastructure Investment Review Process in 2022-23 to develop a detailed business case for a new 50 Bed Maximum Security Unit within the Risdon Prison Complex. 

Safe at Home Family Violence Service System

Funding is provided to meet increased demand and support the delivery of Safe at Home, Tasmania’s nationally recognised integrated criminal justice response to family violence. This funding includes $784 000 for the Department, $447 000 for Tasmania Legal Aid, $2.5 million for the services currently delivered by the Department of Communities Tasmania, $635 000 for the Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management, and $488 000 for the Department of Education.

Southern Remand Centre ‑ Additional Operational Funding

Ongoing funding is provided to support the operational and staffing requirements of the Southern Remand Centre, including: correctional staff, rehabilitation and reintegration staff, security, utilities, property maintenance and other support. The operating model will support remandees to adjust to life within the prison environment and also to prepare for future release, recognising that people are capable of change and that most will at some point return to the community. Additionally, the development of the new Corrections Strategic Plan will have a strong focus on reducing reoffending, in line with the Government’s increased focus on rehabilitation and reintegration.

Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (TASCAT)

Ongoing funding is provided to support the operations of TASCAT to meet its statutory obligations and deliver on the TASCAT reforms.

Workers Memorial Park

This initiative will assist Unions Tasmania to develop a Workers Memorial Park in Elizabeth Gardens, Invermay in Northern Tasmania. The Park will be dedicated to those who have lost their lives at work and will provide a moving reminder to the community of the importance of workplace health and safety.

WorkSafe Inspectorate Capability

The 2021‑22 Budget provided one-off funding for WorkSafe Tasmania to undertake additional COVID‑19 inspections. Additional funding is provided to extend this initiative to 2022‑23 to enable WorkSafe Tasmania Inspectors to continue to inspect businesses, on a risk basis, for compliance with their COVID‑19 Safety Plans across the State.


 

Output Group Restructure

During 2021‑22, the Department was restructured in accordance with State Service (Restructuring) Order 2021, effective 31 October 2021. Accordingly, the Department’s Planning Policy Unit was amalgamated with the Department of Premier and Cabinet.  Refer to chapter 1 of this Budget Paper for further information.

At an output level, the restructure resulted in the following changes:

·       Output 4.3 Planning Policy and Reform was transferred from the Department of Justice to the Department of Premier and Cabinet.

Output Information

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, Rehabilitation and Enforcement; and

·       Output Group 4 ‑ Regulatory and Other Services.

Table 6.2 provides an Output Group Expense Summary for the Department.


 

Table 6.2:         Output Group Expense Summary

 

2021‑22 

2022‑23 

2023‑24 

2024‑25 

2025‑26 

 

 

 

Forward 

Forward 

Forward 

 

Budget 

Budget1 

Estimate 

Estimate 

Estimate 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attorney‑General and Minister for Justice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Output Group 1 ‑ Administration of Justice

 

 

 

 

 

1.1 Supreme Court Services2

16 139 

16 808 

16 313 

17 881 

18 225 

1.2 Magisterial Court Services

19 853 

20 802 

21 286 

22 948 

23 405 

1.3 Births, Deaths and Marriages

1 792 

1 957 

1 995 

2 028 

2 067 

1.4 Support and Compensation for Victims of Crime

7 785 

7 946 

8 056 

8 158 

8 266 

1.5 Tasmania Legal Aid3

16 748 

16 279 

16 238 

15 786 

9 448 

1.6 Legal Assistance4

8 787 

13 126 

13 361 

13 497 

449 

1.7 Equal Opportunity Tasmania

1 791 

1 814 

1 868 

1 909 

1 962 

1.8 Elections and Referendums5

3 877 

7 523 

4 972 

7 786 

5 221 

1.9 Tasmanian Industrial Commission

1 504 

1 507 

1 552 

1 590 

1 631 

1.10 Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal6

7 793 

9 817 

10 004 

10 161 

10 346 

1.11 Office of the Public Guardian

1 307 

1 383 

1 418 

1 427 

1 462 

1.12 Child Abuse Royal Commission Response Unit7

10 884 

13 642 

10 144 

10 191 

8 394 

1.13 Safe at Home8

3 649 

7 202 

2 401 

2 458 

2 521 

1.14 Commission of Inquiry9

8 363 

8 982 

.... 

.... 

.... 

 

110 272 

128 788 

109 608 

115 820 

93 397 

Output Group 2 ‑ Legal Services

 

 

 

 

 

2.1 Crown Law

9 124 

9 679 

9 927 

10 123 

10 349 

2.2 Legislation Development and Review

1 666 

2 276 

2 329 

2 377 

2 430 

 

10 790 

11 955 

12 256 

12 500 

12 779 

Output Group 3 ‑ Corrections, Rehabilitation and Enforcement

 

 

 

 

 

3.3 Enforcement of Monetary Penalties

8 068 

8 051 

8 186 

8 314 

8 450 

 

8 068 

8 051 

8 186 

8 314 

8 450 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minister for Corrections and Rehabilitation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Output Group 3 ‑ Corrections, Rehabilitation and Enforcement

 

 

 

 

 

3.1 Prison Services10

103 798 

116 116 

118 494 

121 201 

123 881 

3.2 Community Corrective Services

18 187 

19 314 

18 803 

19 201 

19 665 

 

121 985 

135 430 

137 297 

140 402 

143 546 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Investment Program11

1 500 

3 010 

2 510 

2 510 

.... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 6.2:         Output Group Expense Summary (continued)

 

2021‑22 

2022‑23 

2023‑24 

2024‑25 

2025‑26 

 

 

 

Forward 

Forward 

Forward 

 

Budget 

Budget1 

Estimate 

Estimate 

Estimate 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minister for Planning

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Output Group 4 ‑ Regulatory and Other Services

 

 

 

 

 

4.2 Tasmanian Planning Commission

5 262 

5 277 

5 426 

5 549 

5 693 

4.3 Planning Policy and Reform12

693 

.... 

.... 

.... 

.... 

 

5 955 

5 277 

5 426 

5 549 

5 693 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minister for Workplace Safety and Consumer Affairs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Output Group 4 ‑ Regulatory and Other Services

 

 

 

 

 

4.1 WorkSafe Tasmania13

12 999 

12 934 

12 459 

12 863 

12 488 

4.4 Consumer, Building and Occupational Services

16 260 

16 110 

17 126 

17 248 

17 388 

 

29 259 

29 044 

29 585 

30 111 

29 876 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grants and Subsidies

17 639 

17 744 

17 961 

18 220 

18 533 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

305 468 

339 299 

322 829 

333 426 

312 274 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

1.    The variation between 2021‑22 and 2022‑23 is a result of the reallocation of corporate overheads across the Department’s outputs, unless otherwise stated.

2.    The decrease in Supreme Court Services in 2023‑24 reflects the completion of the Acting Judges initiative.

3.    The decrease in Tasmania Legal Aid in 2024‑25 reflects the completion of the Serious Cases Fund ‑ Complex Criminal Trials initiative. The decrease in 2025‑26 reflects the completion of the National Legal Assistance Partnership 2020‑2025.

4.    The increase in Legal Assistance reflects the most recent bilateral agreement for the National Legal Assistance Partnership. The decrease in 2025-26 reflects its completion.

5.    The variation in Elections and Referendums reflects the expenditure for Local Government elections in 2022‑23 and the next scheduled State Election in 2025.

6.    The increase in Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal reflects additional ongoing funding provided in the 2022‑23 Budget for TASCAT.

7.    The variation in Child Abuse Royal Commission Response Unit reflects additional expenditure in 2022‑23 for the Commission of Inquiry ‑ Whole of Government Response Unit and the funding profile for the Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse.

8.    The increase in Safe at Home in 2022‑23 reflects the additional expenditure for the Safe at Home Family Violence Service System initiative.

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 Prison Services in 2022‑23 reflects expenditure for the Prison Infrastructure - Mobile Duress Alarm System Replacement initiative and additional operational costs for the Southern Remand Centre funded in the 2020‑21 and 2022‑23 Budgets.

11.  The increase in the Capital Investment Program from 2022‑23 reflects expenditure associated with the Risdon Prison ‑ Critical Infrastructure Maintenance project. The decrease in 2025‑26 reflects the cessation of this funding.

12.  The decrease in Planning Policy and Reform reflects the transfer of the Planning Policy Unit from the Department to the Department of Premier and Cabinet, effective 31 October 2021.

13.  The decrease in WorkSafe Tasmania from 2023‑24 reflects the cessation of the WorkSafe Inspectorate Capability initiative.

Output Group 1:    Administration of Justice

1.1 Supreme Court Services

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.

1.2 Magisterial Court Services

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.

1.3 Births, Deaths and Marriages

This Output provides services involving the registration of a range of life events which legislation requires, or enables, to be registered. Through the provision of these services, it aims to preserve the rights of individuals including the right to a unique identity.

1.4 Support and Compensation for Victims of Crime

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.

1.5 Tasmania Legal Aid

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.

1.6 Legal Assistance

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.

1.7 Equal Opportunity Tasmania

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.

1.8 Elections and Referendums

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.

1.9 Tasmanian Industrial Commission

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.

1.10 Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal

The Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal commenced operations on 5 November 2021. The Tribunal is a statutory independent body established to serve the Tasmanian community in resolving disputes and making decisions where required by law, under a broad range of legislative provisions. The work of the Tribunal is arranged into Divisions and Streams to ensure efficient and effective decision‑making in accordance with relevant statutory requirements.

The Tribunal’s objectives are set out under section 10(1) of the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2021. The scope of the Tribunal’s decision‑making functions within each Division is broad ranging and includes: the Protective Division, comprising guardianship and mental health matters; and the General Division, comprising personal compensation, planning and resources, anti‑discrimination, forestry and health practitioner matters.

1.11 Office of the Public Guardian

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.

1.12 Child Abuse Royal Commission Response Unit

The Child Abuse Royal Commission Response Unit is responsible for coordinating the Tasmanian Government response to, 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.

1.13 Safe at Home

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.

1.14 Commission of Inquiry

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 is due to submit its report and recommendations to the Governor of Tasmania by 1 May 2023.


 

Table 6.3:         Performance Information ‑ Output Group 1

Performance Measure

Unit of

 Measure

2019‑20

Actual

2020‑21 Actual

2021‑22

Target

2022‑23 Target

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supreme Court ‑ Criminal Jurisdiction

 

 

 

 

 

Pending cases older than 12 months

%

38.8

44.0

41.0

35.3

Real net recurrent expenditure per finalisation1

$

13 785

17 143

17 000

17 000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supreme Court ‑ Civil Jurisdiction

 

 

 

 

 

Pending cases older than 12 months

%

41.8

43.8

35.0

35.0

Real net recurrent expenditure per finalisation1

$

4 317

5 610

5 000

5 000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Magistrates Court ‑ Criminal Jurisdiction

 

 

 

 

 

Pending cases older than six months

%

38.5

44.0

30.0

30.0

Real net recurrent expenditure per finalisation1

$

658

669

500

500

 

 

 

 

 

 

Magistrates Court ‑ Youth Justice Division

 

 

 

 

 

Pending cases older than six months

%

22.5

21.1

20.0

20.0

Real net recurrent expenditure per finalisation1

$

871

854

600

600

 

 

 

 

 

 

Magistrates Court ‑ Civil Jurisdiction

 

 

 

 

 

Pending cases older than six months

%

52.2

36.9

35.0

35.0

Real net recurrent expenditure per finalisation1

$

508

579

250

250

 

 

 

 

 

 

Magistrates Court ‑ Coronial Division

 

 

 

 

 

Pending cases older than 12 months

%

34.7

44.3

30.0

30.0

Real net recurrent expenditure per finalisation1

$

3 006

2 919

3 000

3 000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Births, Deaths and Marriages

 

 

 

 

 

Unit Cost per Transaction2

$

17.4

20.75

20.5

20.5

Registration within seven days of receipt

%

93

95

90

90

Certificates within seven days of receipt

%

92

94

90

90

Registration Error Rate

%

1

<1

<2

<2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tasmania Legal Aid

 

 

 

 

 

Duty Lawyer Services

Number

5 868

6 027

5 895

5 895

Legal Advice to Clients3

Number

4 824

3 786

5 000

5 000

Applications for Legal Aid Approved

Number

5 178

5 197

5 200

5 200

Telephone Advice Line Calls

Number

22 621

22 746

22 800

22 800

Legal Talk

Number

3 213

2 628

3 500

3 500

Table 6.3:         Performance Information ‑ Output Group 1 (continued)

Performance Measure

Unit of

 Measure

2019‑20

Actual

2020‑21 Actual

2021‑22

Target

2022‑23 Target

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equal Opportunity Tasmania

 

 

 

 

 

Complaints received4

Number

166

190

180

180

Complaints accepted for investigation

Number

81

98

100

100

Accepted complaints resolved or part resolved through early and post investigation conciliation4

Number

55

36

60

60

 

%

67.0

36.0

70.0

70.0

Number of complaints finalised

Number

188

173

170

170

Complaints received and finalised within six months

%

78.0

78.0

70.0

70.0

Complaints received and finalised within nine months

%

93.0

92.0

90.0

90.0

Complaints received and finalised within 12 months

%

97.0

99.0

95.0

95.0

Training/education sessions delivered5

Number

188

256

300

300

 

 

 

 

 

 

Legislative Council Elections

 

 

 

 

 

Legislative Council Participation Rate6

%

85.2

81.7

>85.0

>85.0

Legislative Council Rate of Informal Votes6

%

2.3

5.2

<5.0

<5.0

Legislative Council ‑ Election Cost Per Enrolled Elector7

$

22.1

na

na

na

Roll Maintenance Cost per Elector

$

1.3

1.20

na

na

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tasmanian Industrial Commission

 

 

 

 

 

Clearance Rate8

%

92

90

95

95

Proportion of matters finalised within three months9

%

88

61

75

75

 

 

 

 

 

 

TASCAT ‑ Guardianship Stream

 

 

 

 

 

Matters commenced within statutory time frame

%

99.2

99.9

99.0

99.0

Number of hearings per sitting

Number

4.9

4.4

5.0

5.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

TASCAT ‑ Mental Health Stream

 

 

 

 

 

Matters determined within statutory time frame

%

100

100

100

100

Number of hearings per sitting

Number

4

4

5

5


 

Table 6.3:         Performance Information ‑ Output Group 1 (continued)

Performance Measure

Unit of

 Measure

2019‑20

Actual

2020‑21 Actual

2021‑22

Target

2022‑23 Target

 

 

 

 

 

 

TASCAT ‑ Resource and Planning Stream

 

 

 

 

 

Proportion of substantive decisions resolved by mediation

%

69.1

74.5

78.0

78.0

Percentage of appeals resolved within 90 days without extension10

%

59.7

57.5

100

100

Percentage of appeals which did require extensions due to parties

%

100

96.0

95.0

95.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

Child Abuse Royal Commission Response Unit

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage of National Redress Scheme claims addressed within the statutory timeframe

%

100

97

100

100

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performance Measure

Unit of

 Measure

2018  Actual

2021 

Actual

2025

Target

2029
Target

 

 

 

 

 

 

House of Assembly Elections11

 

 

 

 

 

House of Assembly Election Participation Rate

%

92.4

91.2

95.0

95.0

House of Assembly Rate of Informal Votes

%

4.9

5.1

4.0

4.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

1.    The 2019‑20 actual has been updated to reflect the Report on Government Services 2022. Historical financial data is adjusted to 2020‑21 dollars using the General Government Final Consumption Expenditure chain price deflator.

2.    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, and includes IT related support and maintenance costs from 2021‑22 to better reflect the operational costs incurred by BDM each year.

3.    The reduction in Legal Advice to Clients in 2020‑21 is attributable to the COVID‑19 pandemic.

4.    In 2019‑20, 24 of the 166 complaints were made by one person.

5.    The variation in 2019‑20 and 2020‑21 actuals is attributable to the new training targets set in August 2020. COVID‑19 restrictions, and the associated impacts on businesses, during 2021‑22 is expected to affect Equal Opportunity Tasmania’s training delivered targets in 2021‑22.

6.    The 2020 Legislative Council elections for Huon and Rosevears were delayed from May 2020 until August 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 Legislative Council elections were undertaken in May 2021, also within 2020‑21. As a result, the 2020 Legislative Council elections are included in the 2019‑20 Actual figures, with the 2021 Legislative Council elections included in the 2020‑21 Actual figures to enable yearly comparisons. 

7.    This measure only relates to the 2020 Legislative Council elections and includes an additional $5.78 per elector due to the delay of these elections and COVID‑19 measures. Costs for the 2021 Legislative Council elections are not clearly quantifiable and are inconsistent with other years due to the sharing of costs with the overlapping 2021 State election.

8.    The Clearance Rate is the proportion of matters finalised during a reporting period expressed as a percentage of those lodged during the same period.

9.    The reduction in the proportion of matters finalised within three months from 2019‑20 to 2020‑21 is due to the increasing complexity of matters under industrial disputation. This is consistent with the national trend.

10.  The 2019‑20 Actual has been updated to reflect the figure reported in the Resource Management and Planning Appeal Tribunal 2020‑21 Annual Report.

11.  The House of Assembly Election Participation Rate and Informal Votes are measured by event.


 

Performance Information Comments

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 2019‑20 and 2020‑21 are sourced from chapter 7 Courts, of the Productivity Commission’s Report on Government Services 2022.

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).

Supreme Court ‑ Criminal Jurisdiction

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 711 non‑appeal matters pending as at 30 June 2021, of which 197 (or 28 per cent) were between 12 months and 24 months old. However, it should be noted that no interstate Australian jurisdiction achieved this 10 per cent target in 2020‑21, with the national average being 31 per cent.

Criminal lodgements in the Supreme Court in 2020‑21 were 539, an increase of 5 per cent over the proceeding five years since 2016‑17. Criminal finalisations increased by 14 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 has been assisted by the appointment of a seventh permanent judge, who commenced duties in November 2021. The appointment of the seventh Judge provides an additional 14 per cent of judicial resources to manage the caseload, particularly in North West Tasmania where the new judge is permanently based.

Supreme Court ‑ Civil Jurisdiction

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 2020‑21 reduced by 8 per cent to 434, and finalisations decreased by 16 per cent to 612.

Magistrates Court ‑ Criminal Jurisdiction and Youth Justice Division

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 in the adult criminal jurisdiction of the Magistrates Court have decreased by 8 per cent from 2019‑20. Expenditure has remained fairly steady during this period, but the cost per finalisation has increased by 1.7 per cent. The appointment of an additional magistrate in June 2020 has impacted the figures. The number of pending cases increased substantially in 2019‑20 due to COVID‑19 impacts but dropped 15 per cent at 30 June 2021. However, since 2019‑20 the backlog indicator (the proportion of older cases in the pending caseload) has increased for pending cases older than six months from 38.5 per cent to 44 per cent, and for pending cases older than 12 months it increased from 16.9 per cent to 19.3 per cent.

The number of lodgements in the Youth Justice Division increased 4.6 per cent from 2019‑20 from 1 063 to 1 112. The number of pending cases in the Youth Justice Division has decreased by 10.9 per cent in 2019‑20, and the percentage of cases between six and twelve months old has decreased by 1.3 per cent and those older than twelve months has decreased by 3 per cent.

Magistrates Court ‑ Civil Jurisdiction

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 decreased significantly, down 15.3 per cent from 2019‑20.

Magistrates Court ‑ Coronial Division

The Coronial Division caseload increased by 3.6 per cent in 2020‑21, on top of an increase of 13.4 per cent in 2019‑20. There were 778 lodgements in 2020‑21, a steady increase over the past five years. In 2015‑16 there were 568 lodgements. Finalisations also increased to 763 in 2020‑21 compared with 722 in 2019‑20. 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.

Births, Deaths and Marriages

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 target for 2020‑21 was adjusted in 2020‑21 to reflect ongoing 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

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 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.

Equal Opportunity Tasmania

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 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.

Elections and Referendums

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).

Tasmanian Industrial Commission

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.

Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal

The Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal commenced operation in November 2021 and integrates the former functions and responsibilities of nine tribunals. The establishment of TASCAT provides greater consistency in decision making, promotes alternative dispute resolution and will enable seamless service delivery to a diverse range of clients, and is an important step to improving access to justice for all Tasmanians.

The General Division incorporates the former jurisdictions of:

·       the Anti‑Discrimination Tribunal;

·       the Forest Practices Tribunal;

·       the Health Practitioners Tribunal;

·       the Asbestos Compensation Tribunal;

·       the Motor Accidents Compensation Tribunal;

·       the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Tribunal; and

·       the Resource Management and Planning Appeal Tribunal.

The Government has committed to introducing further streams into the TASCAT framework, including with respect to building and construction disputes. This work will be progressed in consultation with key stakeholders.

The Protective Division incorporates the former jurisdictions of the Guardianship and Administration Board and the Mental Health Tribunal, and is responsible for reviewing orders and hearing applications relating to rights of, and protections for, persons with decision‑making disabilities or incapacities. Due to 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 the Division 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 Tribunal is the payment of Board or Tribunal Sessional 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 Protective Division. However, too many hearings per sitting (i.e. less time for consideration) may undermine the quality of decision making by Tribunal members.

The General Division (Resource and Planning Stream) continues to undertake 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 and Planning Stream 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.

Within this Stream the Tribunal is obliged under its legislation to resolve matters within 90 days or such further period as may be granted (Schedule 2, Part 8, Clause 9 of the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative 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.

Child Abuse Royal Commission Response Unit

The Child Abuse Royal Commission Response Unit is responsible for coordinating the Tasmanian Government response to, 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 Fourth Annual Progress Report and Action Plan 2022: 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.


 

Output Group 2:    Legal Services

2.1 Crown Law

This Output aims to protect the interests of the Crown by providing legal services and advice.

2.2 Legislation Development and Review

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.

Table 6.4:         Performance Information ‑ Output Group 2

Performance Measure

Unit of

 Measure

2019‑20 Actual

2020‑21 Actual

2021‑22 Target

2022‑23 Target

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crown Law

 

 

 

 

 

Notionally chargeable time1

%

75

75

60

60

Number of new matters2

File

1 621

1 649

1 900

1 900

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

1.    The 2020‑21 Actual is an estimate. The Department is actively pursuing a new case management system to replace the system currently in use.

2.    The Number of new matters is dictated by demand from Government agencies for legal services, which is subject to fluctuations over time.

Performance Information Comments

The performance indicators for this Output Group focusses on the demand for the services provided and the effective use of legal practitioners’ time. The target of 60 per cent of practitioners’ time being chargeable is aspirational and based on the normal expectation in private practice. The target is based on notional chargeable hours. The number of new matters commenced provides a broad indication of demand for transactional legal services.

Output Group 3:    Corrections, Rehabilitation and Enforcement

3.1 Prison Services

This Output aims to provide a safer Tasmania by ensuring the secure containment of prisoners and offering them opportunities for rehabilitation and personal development through the provision of educational, therapeutic and criminogenic programs. It maintains facilities that provide care and custody, at various levels of security, for prisoners and persons detained in custody. It also provides safe, secure transport between prison and courts and to receive medical care, as required.

3.2 Community Corrective Services

This Output supports a variety of non‑custodial sentencing options. It is responsible for pre‑parole reporting to the Parole Board; pre‑sentence reporting to the Courts; management of offenders subject to parole orders, community correction orders (supervision and community service), home detention orders, and drug treatment orders; the delivery of educational, therapeutic and criminogenic programs; and the delivery of the statewide electronic monitoring program. It provides these services in accordance with the Sentencing Act 1997, the Corrections Act 1997 and various other Acts that include sentencing provisions.

3.3 Enforcement of Monetary Penalties

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.

Table 6.5:         Performance Information ‑ Output Group 3

Performance Measure

Unit of

 Measure

2019‑20 Actual

2020‑21 Actual

2021‑22 Target

2022‑23 Target

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prison Services

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage of prisoners returning to corrective services within two years of release1

%

56.6

59.3

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 day2,3

$

340

385

379

403

 

 

 

 

 

 

Community Corrective Services

 

 

 

 

 

Completion rate for community supervision orders4

%

82.6

85.3

86.0

86.0

Cost per Community Supervised Offender per day2,5

$

22.0

23.3

24.0

24.0

Percentage of Community Corrections offenders returning to corrective services within two years of discharge1

%

27.1

25.3

22.0

22.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enforcement of Monetary Penalties

 

 

 

 

 

Fine Collection Rate

%

126

115

95

95

Debt Finalisation Rate

%

130

144

100

100

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

1.    This performance measure relates to prisoners and community corrections offenders who completed their justice order two years before the reference period.

2.    The 2019‑20 Actual has been updated to reflect the Report on Government Services 2022. Historical financial data is adjusted to 2020‑21 dollars using the General Government Final Consumption Expenditure chain price deflator.

3.    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 2022‑23 Target was increased to reflect additional costs associated with the first full year operation of the Southern Remand Centre in addition to increased maintenance costs associated with the Mobile Duress Alarm System Replacement. It should also be noted that the 2020‑21 Actual figure has increased as a result of the impact of the COVID‑19 pandemic.

4.    This indicator includes both supervision (Probation, Parole and Court Mandated Diversion) and Community Service Orders.

5.    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.

Performance Information Comments

Prison Services and Community Corrective Services

Table 6.5 reports actual and target data for efficiency and effectiveness indicators as reported in the Productivity Commission’s Report on Government Services 2022 chapter 8 Corrective Services and the Justice Sector overview.

Corrective Services agencies administer services and programs that 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 2022, and refer to offenders released from prison or completing sentences with Community Corrections in 2018‑19. 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.

Enforcement of Monetary Penalties

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.


 

Output Group 4:    Regulatory and Other Services

4.1 WorkSafe Tasmania

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.

4.2 Tasmanian Planning Commission

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 and advice on amendments to the State Planning Provisions part of the Tasmanian Planning Scheme;

·       assessment of draft Local Provision Schedules which are part of the Tasmanian Planning Scheme;

·       assessment and advice on Tasmanian Planning Policies;

·       establishing and maintaining a digital version of State Planning Provisions and Local Provision Schedules under the Tasmanian Planning Scheme;

·       assessment of major projects and projects of 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 Planning and to local government related to its statutory functions.

4.3 Planning Policy and Reform

In accordance with State Service (Restructuring) Order 2021, the Planning Policy Unit transferred to the Department of Premier and Cabinet. Accordingly, this Output is no longer delivered by the Department. For further information refer to the Output Restructure section of this chapter.

4.4 Consumer, Building and Occupational Services

This Output has oversight of the regulatory scheme for building in Tasmania. This work includes the issuing of instructions, mandating of standards and provision of advice. The output undertakes industry audits to monitor compliance with the Building Act 2016 and the National Construction Code.

It also has oversight of the licensing and accreditation of defined occupations, which are currently, electricians, plumbers, gas fitters, motor vehicle traders, conveyancers, security agents and building services providers. Compliance activities include undertaking licensing audits and, in the case of electricians, inspecting 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 supports the Rental Deposit Authority and the Residential Tenancy Commissioner.

Table 6.6:         Performance Information ‑ Output Group 4

Performance Measure

Unit of

 Measure

2019‑20 Actual

2020‑21 Actual

2021‑22 Target

2022‑23 Target

 

 

 

 

 

 

WorkSafe Tasmania

 

 

 

 

 

Safety of Workers ‑ rates of serious injury1,2

Claims per 1 000 employees

15.0

14.5

11.0

11.0

Returned to Work1,3

Rate

79

79

85

90

Workers' Compensation Premium as a percentage of Wages1,4

Rate

2.01

2.07

1.75‑2.75

1.75‑2.75

 

 

 

 

 

 


Consumer, Building and Occupational Services

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer complaints resolved within 60 days

%

96.9

85.0

90.0

90.0

Rental bond claims paid within 30 days

%

87.0

89.2

90.0

90.0

Number of matters resolved before final compliance action

%

99.7

93.7

95.0

95.0

Number of assessments made within 21 days

%

88.0

88.5

95.0

95.0

New WWVP applicants receive a decision within six weeks

%

83.0

95.5

95.0

95.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

1.    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.

2.    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 Safe Work Australia’s Australian Work Health and Safety Strategy 2012‑2022, the 2021‑22 Target has been revised to align with the measurement principles in the strategy.

3.    The 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 since their first day off work and were working at the time of the survey. The national average RTW rate is 81 per cent. The survey that informs this rate was conducted in 2021.

4.    The Workers’ Compensation Premium as a percentage of Wages represents the total workers’ compensation insurance premiums paid as a percentage of the total wages paid.


 

Performance Information Comments

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

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.  

Consumer, Building and Occupational Services

The performance measures for consumer services focus on the disposition rate of complaints and rental bond claims.

The building and occupational services performance measures focus on ensuring the timely and accurate turnaround of licensing applications. 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 before final compliance action relates to the resolution of disputes and complaints in a timely manner in accordance with the Building Act, 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, and 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.


 

Capital Investment Program

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.

Table 6.7:         Capital Investment Program

 

Estimated 

2022‑23 

2023‑24 

2024‑25 

2025‑26 

 

Total 

 

Forward 

Forward 

Forward 

 

Cost 

Budget 

Estimate 

Estimate 

Estimate 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Existing Projects

 

 

 

 

 

Attorney‑General and Minister for Justice

 

 

 

 

 

Burnie Court Complex1

40 000 

8 470 

18 201 

10 807 

.... 

Justice Connect2

.... 

.... 

.... 

.... 

.... 

Video Conferencing and Recording1

1 800 

900 

.... 

.... 

.... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minister for Corrections and Rehabilitation

 

 

 

 

 

New Northern Correctional Facility1

270 000 

4 800 

18 300 

32 600 

35 000 

New Southern Remand Centre1

85 000 

17 000 

.... 

.... 

.... 

Prison Body Scanning Technology

1 300 

1 300 

.... 

.... 

.... 

Risdon Prison ‑ Critical Infrastructure Maintenance1

9 030 

3 010 

2 510 

2 510 

.... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total CIP Allocations

 

35 480 

39 011 

45 917 

35 000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

1.    The estimates for this project have been revised to reflect current project progress and future timing of expenditure.

2.    Justice Connect is funded on a reimbursement basis from the Digital Transformation Priority Expenditure Program within Finance‑General.

Burnie Court Complex

The existing Burnie Court facilities are no longer fit for purpose. The Government has committed to provide contemporary court facilities in Burnie to ensure all Tasmanians have access to an efficient and effective justice system.

The original plan was to redevelop existing buildings on the University of Tasmania’s Mooreville Road campus, replacing the current Magistrate and Supreme Court in the Burnie CBD. In February 2022, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works approved the establishment of a new court complex at this site. However, the Government has commenced a short, targeted expression of interest process to identify potential new sites for the Burnie Court Complex in the Burnie CBD to maximise the benefits of the project.

Following a decision on the preferred site, the Burnie Court Complex project will:

·       provide facilities that are fit‑for‑purpose and support the requirements of a modern court;

·       enable the long‑term continuation of magistrate and supreme court services in Burnie;

·       improve safety and amenity for all court users; and

·       provide significantly improved disability access and modern facilities.

Justice Connect

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 new system, ‘Astria’, is intended to 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. ‘Astria’ will provide 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).

Video Conferencing and Recording

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.  

New Northern Correctional Facility

This initiative provides for the construction of a new Northern Correctional Facility with accommodation for a variety of security classifications, remand facilities and a women’s facility. The new facility will relieve pressure on the Risdon facility and will be specifically designed to create increased opportunities for prisoners to find meaningful work on release. Importantly, the new facility will have a specific focus on providing greater rehabilitation and reintegration prospects, reducing recidivism, and improving family connections for northern prisoners.

New Southern Remand Centre

This initiative will deliver a new, contemporary remand facility on the Risdon Prison site, including a new state‑of‑the‑art kitchen with dedicated training facilities for prisoners. The Remand Centre 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 Centre is due for practical completion in May 2022, with a commissioning process to be undertaken prior to full operation. The kitchen is currently in the planning stage, with construction expected to be completed by the end of 2023.

Prison Body Scanning Technology

This initiative will introduce body scanning technology in correctional facilities across the state, including Ashley Youth Detention Centre (operated by the Department of Communities Tasmania). The introduction of body scanning technology will minimise personal searches and stop potentially harmful items such as drugs and weapons from entering the prison system.

Risdon Prison ‑ Critical Infrastructure Maintenance

This initiative will upgrade and allow for comprehensive maintenance of critical infrastructure at the Risdon Prison Complex, including equipment replacement.

Detailed Budget Statements

Table 6.8:         Statement of Comprehensive Income

 

2021‑22 

2022‑23 

2023‑24 

2024‑25 

2025‑26 

 

 

 

Forward 

Forward 

Forward 

 

Budget 

Budget 

Estimate 

Estimate 

Estimate 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue and other income

 

 

 

 

 

Appropriation revenue ‑ operating1

237 024 

259 060 

240 870 

247 453 

246 518 

Appropriation revenue ‑ capital2

58 137 

34 830 

39 011 

45 917 

35 000 

Other revenue from government

1 050 

1 750 

.... 

.... 

.... 

Grants3

28 060 

27 767 

19 397 

17 334 

.... 

Sales of goods and services

4 599 

4 666 

4 734 

4 735 

4 737 

Fees and fines

9 501 

9 610 

9 620 

9 620 

9 622 

Interest

949 

968 

987 

987 

990 

Other revenue4

9 156 

12 060 

9 450 

9 770 

9 980 

Total revenue

348 476 

350 711 

324 069 

335 816 

306 847 

Total income

348 476 

350 711 

324 069 

335 816 

306 847 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

Employee benefits5

165 302 

180 441 

176 006 

181 314 

183 200 

Depreciation and amortisation6

9 120 

13 220 

14 420 

17 512 

17 512 

Supplies and consumables7

55 213 

62 962 

56 137 

57 938 

55 703 

Grants and subsidies8

28 114 

34 656 

30 568 

29 756 

10 370 

Borrowing costs

666 

661 

655 

646 

637 

Other expenses9

26 914 

27 115 

24 582 

25 540 

23 821 

Total expenses

285 329 

319 055 

302 368 

312 706 

291 243 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net result

63 147 

31 656 

21 701 

23 110 

15 604 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

Other movements taken directly to equity10

(1)

.... 

.... 

.... 

.... 

Total other comprehensive income

(1)

.... 

.... 

.... 

.... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive result

63 146 

31 656 

21 701 

23 110 

15 604 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

1.    The increase in Appropriation revenue ‑ operating primarily reflects the additional funding for 2022‑23 Budget initiatives.

2.    The variation in Appropriation revenue ‑ capital reflects the timing of funding for projects in the Department’s Capital Investment Program.

3.    The reduction in Grants revenue in 2023‑24 primarily reflects a reduction in funding for the Justice Connect project. The absence of revenue in 2025‑26 reflects the completion of the National Legal Assistance Partnership 2020‑2025.

4.    The increase in Other revenue in 2022‑23 reflects funds collected from councils for administering 2022 Local Government Elections.

5.    The increase in Employee benefits reflects the additional expenses relating to 2022‑23 Budget initiatives.

6.    The increase in Depreciation and amortisation from 2022‑23 is attributable to the Southern Remand Centre, PlanBuild Tasmania, Justice Connect and the Burnie Court Complex.

7.    The increase in Supplies and consumables in 2022‑23 primarily reflects expenditure for the Prison Infrastructure – Mobile Duress Alarm System Replacement initiative.

8.    The increase in Grants and subsidies in 2022‑23 reflects expenditure for the Safe at Home Family Violence Service initiative. The reduction in 2025‑26 reflects completion of the National Legal Assistance Partnership 2020‑2025.

9.    The variation in Other expenses reflects the funding profile for the Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse.

10.  Other movements taken directly to equity reflects the transfer of the Planning Policy Unit from the Department to the Department of Premier and Cabinet, effective 31 October 2021.


 

Table 6.9:         Statement of Comprehensive Income ‑ Administered

 

2021‑22 

2022‑23 

2023‑24 

2024‑25 

2025‑26 

 

 

 

Forward 

Forward 

Forward 

 

Budget 

Budget 

Estimate 

Estimate 

Estimate 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Administered revenue and other income

 

 

 

 

 

Sales of goods and services

17 

10 

10 

10 

10 

Fees and fines

25 279 

25 424 

25 428 

25 432 

25 436 

Interest

156 

158 

160 

162 

164 

Other revenue

17 479 

18 022 

18 561 

18 843 

19 152 

Total administered revenue

42 931 

43 614 

44 159 

44 447 

44 762 

Total administered income

42 931 

43 614 

44 159 

44 447 

44 762 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Administered expenses

 

 

 

 

 

Employee benefits

3 719 

3 805 

3 893 

3 979 

4 067 

Depreciation and amortisation

109 

101 

24 

.... 

.... 

Supplies and consumables

3 163 

3 178 

3 188 

3 211 

3 244 

Grants and subsidies

276 

282 

472 

482 

492 

Transfers to the Public Account

22 776 

22 914 

22 918 

22 922 

22 926 

Other expenses

12 872 

12 878 

12 884 

13 048 

13 228 

Total administered expenses

42 915 

43 158 

43 379 

43 642 

43 957 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Administered net result

16 

456 

780 

805 

805 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Administered comprehensive result

16 

456 

780 

805 

805 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Table 6.10:       Revenue from Appropriation by Output

 

2021‑22 

2022‑23 

2023‑24 

2024‑25 

2025‑26 

 

 

 

Forward 

Forward 

Forward 

 

Budget 

Budget1 

Estimate 

Estimate 

Estimate 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attorney‑General and Minister for Justice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Output Group 1 ‑ Administration of Justice

 

 

 

 

 

1.1 Supreme Court Services

8 349 

8 907 

8 699 

8 903 

9 130 

1.2 Magisterial Court Services

11 937 

12 744 

13 054 

13 319 

13 620 

1.3 Births, Deaths and Marriages

1 166 

1 325 

1 363 

1 396 

1 435 

1.4 Support and Compensation for Victims of Crime

3 577 

3 738 

3 848 

3 950 

4 058 

1.5 Tasmania Legal Aid2

9 094 

9 530 

9 346 

8 748 

9 446 

1.6 Legal Assistance3

3 079 

3 106 

3 154 

3 199 

449 

1.7 Equal Opportunity Tasmania

1 587 

1 610 

1 664 

1 705 

1 758 

1.8 Elections and Referendums

738 

819 

843 

864 

885 

1.9 Tasmanian Industrial Commission

1 363 

1 366 

1 411 

1 449 

1 490 

1.10 Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal4

5 621 

7 618 

7 804 

7 961 

8 136 

1.11 Office of the Public Guardian

1 186 

1 261 

1 296 

1 322 

1 356 

1.12 Child Abuse Royal Commission Response Unit5

10 613 

13 082 

9 894 

9 924 

8 127 

1.13 Safe at Home6

3 527 

7 080 

2 279 

2 336 

2 399 

 

61 837 

72 186 

64 655 

65 076 

62 289 

Output Group 2 ‑ Legal Services

 

 

 

 

 

2.1 Crown Law

8 039 

8 577 

8 805 

8 989 

9 201 

2.2 Legislation Development and Review

1 613 

2 223 

2 276 

2 324 

2 377 

 

9 652 

10 800 

11 081 

11 313 

11 578 

Output Group 3 ‑ Corrections, Rehabilitation and Enforcement

 

 

 

 

 

3.3 Enforcement of Monetary Penalties

4 454 

4 437 

4 572 

4 700 

4 836 

 

4 454 

4 437 

4 572 

4 700 

4 836 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Investment Program7

2 050 

9 220 

18 201 

10 807 

.... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Services

75 943 

87 423 

80 308 

81 089 

78 703 

Capital Services

2 050 

9 220 

18 201 

10 807 

.... 

 

77 993 

96 643 

98 509 

91 896 

78 703 

 


 

Table 6.10:       Revenue from Appropriation by Output (continued)

 

2021‑22 

2022‑23 

2023‑24 

2024‑25 

2025‑26 

 

 

 

Forward 

Forward 

Forward 

 

Budget 

Budget1 

Estimate 

Estimate 

Estimate 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minister for Corrections and Rehabilitation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Output Group 3 ‑ Corrections, Rehabilitation and Enforcement

 

 

 

 

 

3.1 Prison Services8

94 731 

105 383 

104 111 

105 958 

108 637 

3.2 Community Corrective Services

18 180 

19 307 

18 796 

19 195 

19 659 

 

112 911 

124 690 

122 907 

125 153 

128 296 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Investment Program9

56 087 

25 610 

20 810 

35 110 

35 000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Services

112 911 

124 690 

122 907 

125 153 

128 296 

Capital Services

56 087 

25 610 

20 810 

35 110 

35 000 

 

168 998 

150 300 

143 717 

160 263 

163 296 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minister for Planning

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Output Group 4 ‑ Regulatory and Other Services

 

 

 

 

 

4.2 Tasmanian Planning Commission

4 656 

4 671 

4 820 

4 943 

5 087 

4.3 Planning Policy and Reform10

693 

.... 

.... 

.... 

.... 

 

5 349 

4 671 

4 820 

4 943 

5 087 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Services

5 349 

4 671 

4 820 

4 943 

5 087 

 

5 349 

4 671 

4 820 

4 943 

5 087 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minister for Workplace Safety and Consumer Affairs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Output Group 4 ‑ Regulatory and Other Services

 

 

 

 

 

4.1 WorkSafe Tasmania

11 069 

10 915 

10 350 

10 635 

10 960 

4.4 Consumer, Building and Occupational Services11

5 140 

3 006 

3 098 

3 220 

3 358 

 

16 209 

13 921 

13 448 

13 855 

14 318 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Services

16 209 

13 921 

13 448 

13 855 

14 318 

 

16 209 

13 921 

13 448 

13 855 

14 318 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Department of Justice

 

 

 

 

 

Total Operating Services

210 412 

230 705 

221 483 

225 040 

226 404 

Total Capital Services

58 137 

34 830 

39 011 

45 917 

35 000 

 

268 549 

265 535 

260 494 

270 957 

261 404 


 

Table 6.10:       Revenue from Appropriation by Output (continued)

 

2021‑22 

2022‑23 

2023‑24 

2024‑25 

2025‑26 

 

 

 

Forward 

Forward 

Forward 

 

Budget 

Budget1 

Estimate 

Estimate 

Estimate 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reserved by Law

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and expenses of Commissions (Commissions of Inquiry Act 1995)

8 363 

8 982 

.... 

.... 

.... 

Expenses of Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania Elections (Aboriginal Lands Act 1995, Section 17)

Expenses of Parliamentary Elections and Referendums (Electoral Act 2004 and Referendum Procedures Act 2004)12

2 706 

3 571 

3 696 

6 489 

3 903 

Expenses under the Legislative Council Electoral Boundaries Act 1995

Salaries of Judges (Supreme Court Act 1887)

4 384 

4 478 

4 165 

4 249 

4 352 

Salaries of Magistrates (Magistrates Court Act 1987)

6 116 

6 257 

6 429 

6 556 

6 712 

Salary and Travel Allowances, Solicitor‑General (Solicitor‑General Act 1983)

557 

570 

586 

598 

613 

Salary and Travelling Allowance, Associate Judge of the Supreme Court (Supreme Court Act 1959)

476 

487 

501 

511 

524 

Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1976

4 000 

4 000 

4 000 

4 000 

4 000 

 

26 612 

28 355 

19 387 

22 413 

20 114 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appropriation Rollover

1 050 

1 750 

.... 

.... 

.... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Revenue from Appropriation

296 211 

295 640 

279 881 

293 370 

281 518 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Controlled Revenue from Appropriation

296 211 

295 640 

279 881 

293 370 

281 518 

 

296 211 

295 640 

279 881 

293 370 

281 518 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

1.    The variation in Revenue from Appropriation between 2021‑22 and 2022‑23 is a result of the reallocation of corporate overheads across the Department’s outputs, unless otherwise stated.

2.    The increase for Tasmania Legal Aid in 2022‑23 reflects the funding profile of the 2019‑20 Budget initiative for Serious Cases Fund ‑ Complex Criminal Trials. The decrease in 2024‑25 reflects completion of this initiative. The decrease in 2023‑24 reflects the completion of the Acting Judges initiative.

3.    The decrease in Legal Assistance in 2025‑26 reflects the completion of the 2021‑22 Budget initiative for Legal Assistance Sector Support.

4.    The increase in TASCAT from 2022‑23 reflects additional funding for 2022‑23 Budget initiatives.

5.    The variation in Child Abuse Royal Commission Response Unit reflects additional funding in 2022‑23 for the Commission of Inquiry ‑ Whole of Government Response Unit, additional funding for the Child and Youth Safe Organisation Framework, and the funding profile for the Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse.

6.    The increase in Safe at Home in 2022‑23 reflects the additional funding for the Safe at Home Family Violence Service System initiative.

7.    The increase in Capital Investment Program in 2022‑23 reflects the continuation of funding provided for the Burnie Court Complex.

 

 

8.    The increase in Prison Services in 2022‑23 reflects additional funding for the Prison Infrastructure - Mobile Duress Alarm System Replacement initiative, and additional operational funding for the Southern Remand Centre provided in the 2020‑21 and 2022‑23 Budgets. It also reflects the commitment to rehabilitation and providing opportunities for offenders to address their offending behaviour.

9.    The decrease in Capital Investment Program reflects the funding profile of the Southern Remand Centre, and the completion of the Risdon Prison Shared Facilities Upgrade in 2021‑22.

10.  The decrease in Planning Policy and Reform in 2022-23 reflects the transfer of the Planning Policy Unit from the Department to the Department of Premier and Cabinet, effective 31 October 2021.

11.  The decrease in Consumer, Building and Occupational Services in 2022‑23 reflects the cessation of funding for the 2021‑22 Budget initiative for the Property Agents Board.

12.  The increase in Expenses of Parliamentary Elections and Referendums (Electoral Act 2004 and Referendum Procedures Act 2004) in 2024‑25 reflects the next scheduled State Election in 2025.


 

Table 6.11:       Administered Revenue

 

2021‑22 

2022‑23 

2023‑24 

2024‑25 

2025‑26 

 

 

 

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 

234 

235 

236 

237 

Fines

18 125 

18 125 

18 125 

18 125 

18 125 

Magisterial Courts Regulatory Fees

594 

594 

594 

594 

594 

Other Regulatory Fees

713 

853 

856 

859 

862 

Other Revenue

40 

40 

40 

40 

40 

Other Sales of Services

.... 

.... 

.... 

.... 

Registrar‑General Regulatory Fees

1 981 

1 981 

1 981 

1 981 

1 981 

Supreme Court Regulatory Fees

1 087 

1 087 

1 087 

1 087 

1 087 

 

22 776 

22 914 

22 918 

22 922 

22 926 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agency Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

Fines

2 550 

2 550 

2 550 

2 550 

2 550 

Interest income

156 

158 

160 

162 

164 

Other Revenue

17 439 

17 982 

18 521 

18 803 

19 112 

Other Sales of Services

10 

10 

10 

10 

10 

 

20 155 

20 700 

21 241 

21 525 

21 836 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Administered Revenue

42 931 

43 614 

44 159 

44 447 

44 762 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Table 6.12:       Administered Expenses

 

2021‑22 

2022‑23 

2023‑24 

2024‑25 

2025‑26 

 

 

 

Forward 

Forward 

Forward 

 

Budget 

Budget 

Estimate 

Estimate 

Estimate 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grants and Subsidies

 

 

 

 

 

Asbestos Compensation Fund

7 662 

7 582 

7 686 

7 790 

7 896 

WorkCover Tasmania Board

9 977 

10 162 

10 275 

10 430 

10 635 

 

17 639 

17 744 

17 961 

18 220 

18 531 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfers to the Public Account

22 776 

22 914 

22 918 

22 922 

22 926 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Administered Expenses

2 500 

2 500 

2 500 

2 500 

2 500 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Administered Expenses

42 915 

43 158 

43 379 

43 642 

43 957 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asbestos Compensation Fund

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.

WorkCover Tasmania Board

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.


 

Table 6.13:       Statement of Financial Position as at 30 June

 

2022 

2023 

2024 

2025 

2026 

 

 

 

Forward 

Forward 

Forward 

 

Budget 

Budget 

Estimate 

Estimate 

Estimate 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Financial assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and deposits1

23 108 

25 785 

23 391 

20 997 

19 503 

Receivables1

1 166 

4 567 

4 592 

4 617 

4 642 

 

24 274 

30 352 

27 983 

25 614 

24 145 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non‑financial assets

 

 

 

 

 

Inventories1

1 323 

806 

822 

839 

856 

Property, plant and equipment2

221 505 

370 548 

394 847 

425 252 

447 250 

Intangibles3

24 583 

40 782 

41 222 

36 762 

32 302 

Other assets

13 934 

12 692 

12 334 

12 284 

12 234 

 

261 345 

424 828 

449 225 

475 137 

492 642 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

285 619 

455 180 

477 208 

500 751 

516 787 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Payables1

11 836 

6 527 

6 640 

6 754 

6 868 

Interest bearing liabilities1

14 542 

13 291 

13 089 

12 992 

12 894 

Employee benefits1

37 309 

38 512 

38 928 

39 344 

39 760 

Total liabilities

63 687 

58 330 

58 657 

59 090 

59 522 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets (liabilities)

221 932 

396 850 

418 551 

441 661 

457 265 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Contributed capital4

(1)

.... 

.... 

.... 

.... 

Reserves5

66 648 

179 479 

179 479 

179 479 

179 479 

Accumulated funds

155 285 

217 371 

239 072 

262 182 

277 786 

Total equity

221 932 

396 850 

418 551 

441 661 

457 265 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

1.    The variation in this item in 2023 reflects revised estimates based on 30 June 2021 actuals.

2.    The increase in Property, plant and equipment reflects the timing of projects in the Department’s Capital Investment Program, 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 Planning Policy Unit transferred to the Department of Premier and Cabinet, effective 31 October 2021.  

5.    The increase in Reserves in 2023 reflects the independent revaluation of the Department’s land and building assets as at 30 June 2021.


 

Table 6.14:       Statement of Financial Position as at 30 June ‑ Administered

 

2022 

2023 

2024 

2025 

2026 

 

 

 

Forward 

Forward 

Forward 

 

Budget 

Budget 

Estimate 

Estimate 

Estimate 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Financial assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and deposits1

26 394 

29 689 

30 503 

31 318 

32 133 

Receivables2

106 340 

95 758 

90 772 

85 786 

80 800 

 

132 734 

125 447 

121 275 

117 104 

112 933 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non‑financial assets

 

 

 

 

 

Intangibles3

133 

24 

.... 

.... 

.... 

 

133 

24 

.... 

.... 

.... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

132 867 

125 471 

121 275 

117 104 

112 933 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Payables

2 758 

2 625 

2 629 

2 633 

2 637 

Provisions2

74 919 

70 787 

65 801 

60 815 

55 829 

Employee benefits

937 

966 

972 

978 

984 

Other liabilities

.... 

.... 

.... 

.... 

Total liabilities

78 616 

74 378 

69 402 

64 426 

59 450 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets (liabilities)

54 251 

51 093 

51 873 

52 678 

53 483 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated funds

54 251 

51 093 

51 873 

52 678 

53 483 

Total equity

54 251 

51 093 

51 873 

52 678 

53 483 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

1.    The increase in Cash and deposits in 2023 reflects revised estimates based on 30 June 2021 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.


 

Table 6.15:       Statement of Cash Flows

 

2021‑22 

2022‑23 

2023‑24 

2024‑25 

2025‑26 

 

 

 

Forward 

Forward 

Forward 

 

Budget 

Budget 

Estimate 

Estimate 

Estimate 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

Cash inflows

 

 

 

 

 

Appropriation receipts – operating

237 024 

259 060 

240 870 

247 453 

246 518 

Appropriation receipts – capital

58 137 

34 830 

39 011 

45 917 

35 000 

Appropriation receipts ‑ other

1 050 

1 750 

.... 

.... 

.... 

Grants

28 060 

27 767 

19 397 

17 334 

.... 

Sales of goods and services

4 574 

4 641 

4 709 

4 710 

4 712 

Fees and fines

9 501 

9 610 

9 620 

9 620 

9 622 

GST receipts1

7 430 

14 460 

14 490 

14 520 

14 550 

Interest received

949 

968 

987 

987 

990 

Other cash receipts

9 156 

12 060 

9 450 

9 770 

9 980 

Total cash inflows

355 881 

365 146 

338 534 

350 311 

321 372 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash outflows

 

 

 

 

 

Employee benefits2

(146 555)

(159 547)

(155 205)

(159 457)

(160 600)

Superannuation2

(18 297)

(20 444)

(20 351)

(21 407)

(22 150)

Borrowing costs

(666)

(661)

(655)

(646)

(637)

GST payments1

(7 430)

(14 460)

(14 490)

(14 520)

(14 550)

Grants and subsidies

(28 114)

(34 656)

(30 568)

(29 756)

(10 370)

Supplies and consumables

(55 113)

(62 862)

(56 037)

(57 838)

(55 603)

Other cash payments

(26 951)

(27 152)

(24 619)

(25 577)

(23 858)

Total cash outflows

(283 126)

(319 782)

(301 925)

(309 201)

(287 768)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash from (used by) operating activities

72 755 

45 364 

36 609 

41 110 

33 604 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Payments for acquisition of non‑financial assets3

(73 187)

(47 570)

(38 801)

(43 407)

(35 000)

Equity injections and cash flows from restructuring

(1)

.... 

.... 

.... 

.... 

Net cash from (used by) investing activities

(73 188)

(47 570)

(38 801)

(43 407)

(35 000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Net borrowings

(170)

(188)

(202)

(97)

(98)

Net cash from (used by) financing activities

(170)

(188)

(202)

(97)

(98)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Table 6.15:       Statement of Cash Flows (continued)

 

2021‑22 

2022‑23 

2023‑24 

2024‑25 

2025‑26 

 

 

 

Forward 

Forward 

Forward 

 

Budget 

Budget 

Estimate 

Estimate 

Estimate 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents held

(603)

(2 394)

(2 394)

(2 394)

(1 494)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and deposits at the beginning of the reporting period

23 711 

28 179 

25 785 

23 391 

20 997 

Cash and deposits at the end of the reporting period

23 108 

25 785 

23 391 

20 997 

19 503 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

1.    The increase in GST receipts and GST payments reflects revised estimates based on 30 June 2021 actuals.

2.    The increase in Employee benefits and Superannuation primarily reflects the additional funding for 2022-23 Budget initiatives.

3.    The variation in Payments for acquisition of non‑financial assets reflects the timing of cash flows for projects in the Department’s Capital Investment Program.


 

Table 6.16:       Statement of Cash Flows ‑ Administered

 

2021‑22 

2022‑23 

2023‑24 

2024‑25 

2025‑26 

 

 

 

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 

10 

10 

10 

10 

Fees and fines

25 279 

25 424 

25 428 

25 432 

25 436 

Interest received

156 

158 

160 

162 

164 

Other cash receipts

17 479 

18 022 

18 561 

18 843 

19 152 

Total cash inflows

42 931 

43 614 

44 159 

44 447 

44 762 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash outflows

 

 

 

 

 

Employee benefits

(3 283)

(3 348)

(3 415)

(3 479)

(3 540)

Superannuation

(430)

(451)

(472)

(494)

(521)

Grants and subsidies

(276)

(282)

(472)

(482)

(492)

Transfers to the Public Account

(22 776)

(22 914)

(22 918)

(22 922)

(22 926)

Supplies and consumables

(3 160)

(3 175)

(3 185)

(3 208)

(3 241)

Other cash payments

(12 871)

(12 877)

(12 883)

(13 047)

(13 227)

Total cash outflows

(42 796)

(43 047)

(43 345)

(43 632)

(43 947)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash from (used by) operating activities

135 

567 

814 

815 

815 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents held

135 

567 

814 

815 

815 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and deposits at the beginning of the reporting period

26 259 

29 122 

29 689 

30 503 

31 318 

Cash and deposits at the end of the reporting period

26 394 

29 689 

30 503 

31 318 

32 133