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2015-16 Budget Estimates Hearing Wednesday 20th May 2015 -4:00PM – 5.00PM
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Parliamentary Departments (Appropriation Groups)
• Department of Legislative Council
• Department of Legislative Assembly
• Parliamentary Investigatory Committees
• Department of Parliamentary Services
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2015-16 Parliamentary Appropriations
Parliament (Excluding VAGO)
2014-15 Budget 2015-16 Budget
Annual Appropriations
• Operating Revenue
• CAC and Depreciation
Total
$84.2m
$16.2m
$100.4m
$84.7m
$16.9m
$101.6m
Special Appropriations $38.0m $38.7m
Total Appropriations $138.4m $140.4m
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Key Funding Changes
• 2014-15 – $5M for security of Parliament House – Parliament’s prior year
surplus – $1.5M for 2014 election related costs – Treasurer’s advance – $241K for Parliamentary Advisor funding - Treasurer’s advance
• 2015-16 – GED reduction – ($2.3M) – Security Upgrade - $0.469M – Council Committees – $0.291M – MP EO&C budget changes due to voter count increase -
$0.254M
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Parliament Output Budget Breakdown 2014-15
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Note: 62% of DPS operating funding direct to MP’s
Assembly , 4,636 , 4% Council , 3,254 , 3%
Committees , 7,016 , 7%
Members Administered Budgets , 31,414 , 30%
Members EO&C and Training Budgets , 14,331 ,
14%
CAC & Depn, 16,156 , 15%
Rent & Utilities, 2,286 , 2%
DPS Units, 26,319 , 25%
Assembly
Council
Committees
Members Administered Budgets
Members EO&C and Training Budgets
CAC & Depn
Rent & Utilities
DPS Units
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Parliament Budget pressures 2015-16
• Impact of Electoral Boundary changes − Relocation of Electorate Offices (10 in 2015-16 for $1.335m) − Decommission of Offices and exit from existing leases (6 for $210K) − Transition of offices (swapped office relocation costs 9 for $90K)
• General Efficiency Dividend cuts 2015-16 onwards − Develop strategies to manage potential budget cuts ($2.3M in 2015-16
and $3.1M in future years)
• Increased operating costs − EO rentals (avg increase 4.8%) − Precinct rental (avg increase 7.6%) − EO salaries (avg increase 3%) − IT licences and data communication costs (avg increase 3.2%)
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Funding Pressures - Electorate Office Rent
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3.73 3.82 3.89 4.11
4.36 4.58
4.80 5.04
5.27 5.46
5.72 6.00
6.29
3.73 3.82 3.92
4.04 4.12 4.21 4.33 4.43
4.54 4.66
4.77 4.89 4.89
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Electorate Office RentDTF Escalation
Electorate Office Rent Expense Trend
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Funding Pressures - Precinct Rent and Utilities
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1.13 1.24
2.39
3.01 3.09
2.52 2.61
2.93 2.99 2.94 3.11
3.30 3.49
1.13 1.16 1.19 1.23 1.25 1.28 1.31 1.35 1.38 1.42 1.45
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Precinct Rent &Utilities
Precinct Rent and Utilities Expense Trend
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Funding Pressures - IT Leasing & Data Communication
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3.43
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5.10 4.79
5.10 5.10 5.26
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IT Leasing & Licensing and CommsDataDTF Escalation (Adjusted toAdditional Funding)
IT Leasing & Data Comms. Expense Trend
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Funding Pressures - E. O. Salary & On-cost
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12.35 13.08
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20.46 20.44 20.74 21.86
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25.03 25.79
12.35 12.66 12.97 13.36 13.63 13.94 14.32 14.68 15.04 15.42 15.81
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Electorate OfficersSalary & On-CostsDTF Escalation
E. O. Salary & On-cost Expense Trend
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Parliament Key Achievements 2014-15
• Managed the 2014 Election – Separation of 94 electorate officers and 40 Members of Parliament* and
payment of entitlements at total cost of $1.846m – Undertake 85 electorate office audits and related administrative and IT actions
• 44 outgoing MP audits (24 MPs retired, 12 MPs defeated and 8 other transitions
• 41 incoming MP audits (36 new MPs and 5 other transitions) • 897 man-hours
– Induct and orientate 109 electorate officers and 40 Members of Parliament* • Implemented change in electoral boundaries –
– relocated six electorate offices and developed a prioritised electorate office relocation program utilising temporary accommodation at 55 St Andrews Place for 6 Members and their staff
• Opening of the 58th Parliament *includes movements between LA and LC
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Parliament Key Achievements 2014-15 (cont’d)
• Launched the inaugural Parliament of Victoria Community Engagement Strategy 2015-18
– Provided better access to parliamentary information to the public through social media, the enhanced tabled documents database, and better use of our website
– Establish Parliament of Victoria news service
• Thirty-three new interns assigned to members in 2015 • Staged the 28th YMCA Youth Parliament (over 20 teams participated) • Staged the 2015 Open Day (over 4,000 in attendance) and 2014
Melbourne Open House (over 2,300 provided with guided tours) • Staged the second Public Sector seminar for Public Servants on
Parliamentary processes (May 2014 and next one booked for May 2015)
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Service Delivery Improvements 2014-15
• Continue to develop the LC Practices and Procedures Manual • Deliver lunch and learn sessions to support member education • Manage and implement changes to joint investigatory committees
for 58th Parliament • Implement procedural changes within the Chambers to meet 58th
Parliament requirements • Entered into partnership agreement with the Fiji Parliament as part
of our strategy to support pacific jurisdictions • Continue our support and engagement with Nauru and Tuvalu
Parliaments (Parliamentary Partnerships) • Hosted a CPA workshop for international delegates on
parliamentary ethics • Implement a web-streaming service with in-house production
resulting in improved quality and lower costs
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Service Delivery Improvements 2014-15
• Implemented a search engine with improved functionality for on-line Hansard services and upgraded computer storage capacity for video on demand
• Produced 29 broadcast items • 1 million items digitised reducing hard copy and freeing up space in PH • Opening of the Deakin Gallery 1st floor Library • Improved access for members to information including regional radio clips and on-line media
news • Installed video-conferencing for Committees • Redeveloped and launched intranet – “Billy” • IT service desk upgrade to more effectively register, monitor, resolve and report on IT
requests • Desktop computer upgrades for electorate offices • Implemented a messaging system for Whips compatible with smartphones, tablets and
computers • Parliament House Disaster Recovery Plan Project commenced for completion first quarter
2015-16 • Implemented recommendations from Buildings and Grounds Unit and Security and Property
Unit Services review
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Parliamentary Precinct Program (PPP)
PPP is a 20 year plan for all capital works addressing: • Heritage restoration and waterproofing, • Occupational Health & Safety, • Disability access, and • Improvements to building function 2014-15 works have included: • Stone restoration stage 7 – North West Refreshments Wing and Press
Rooms • Lighting Upgrades • Ground Floor Members Accommodation Refurbishment • Ground Floor Amenities Upgrade and DDA compliance Major future focus is to improve accommodation OH&S standards
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Stone Restoration Stage 7
• Restoration of stonework along the north west walls of the Refreshments Wing and the Press Rooms
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Ground Floor Amenities Upgrade Refurbishments were undertaken to male and female toilets on the ground floor of Parliament House, a shower, the first aid room and the ambulant bathroom, so as to comply with DDA.
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Security Upgrade at Parliament House
• Established Security Management Board and implemented security upgrade at Parliament House – rekey of building – new front search – south search – PSO control room and – car park redesign
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Security Upgrade at Parliament House
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New security fence MacArthur Street
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Security Upgrade at Parliament House
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New rear entrance with improved screening and access controls
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Key Strategic Priorities for 2015-16
• Service Delivery – Relocation of electorate offices impacted by the redistribution of the electoral boundaries or prioritised for relocation
post election. – Continue offering professional development sessions for Members and their staff – Induct Chairs and members to Legislative Council Standing Committees – Continue developments on the Legislative Council Practice and Procedure Manual and other information management
resources (such as questions database, tabled documents database, digitised Votes etc) – Update procedural resources (LAPRAC and Speaker's rulings) particularly to capture precedents in the House in 2014,
and sessional order changes in 2015 • Community Engagement
– Continue to improve the accessibility if Parliament to regional and rural communities, all age groups and diverse cultural and linguistic communities.
– Ensure practices for community engagement are contemporary , engaging and relevant to target audience. – Implement and deliver targets included in the Community Engagement Strategy 2015-18
• Victoria in the broader community of Parliaments – Position Victoria as a respected partner and recognised through leader in the Australian, Pacific and International
community of Parliaments. – Continue our work to deliver capacity building to Fiji Parliament (funded by DFAT and CDI) – Continue our support to Tuvalu and Nauru Parliaments (through Pacific Partnerships Program)
• Security – Assess security risk and monitor and improve systems and culture which provide for the security of members, staff,
visitors and Parliament’s physical infrastructure, whilst maintaining public accessibility. – Create public, private separation at Parliament House through visitor management and further infrastructure
improvements – Improve security awareness on the Parliamentary Precinct and at Electorate Offices – Finalise a Parliament House Disaster Recovery Plan and communicate to key stakeholders
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Key Strategic Priorities for 2015-16
• Funding of Parliament – Continue to advocate for financial arrangements that ensure Parliament is funded appropriately as an independent
entity under the principle of the separation of powers. – Establish appropriate structure and processes to demonstrate the effective and efficient use of Parliament’s resources – Finalise and implement a Resource Management Strategy to ensure Parliament’s overall capability is consistent with
the anticipated demands. • Our People
– Negotiate a new Parliamentary Officer EBA – Ensure that governance arrangements strengthen the ability of Parliament to plan for and respond to the needs of
members and the public most effectively • Built Environment
– Continue capital works to ensure the suitability of developments within and adjacent to the Parliamentary Precinct – Establish a long term vision for the electorate offices and review policies covering the location, design and fit-out of
electorate offices to assist members in servicing their electorates – Improve precinct accommodation to comply with OH&S & DDA standards
• Information Technology – Finalise and implement the ICT Strategy to provide greater mobility, more integrated ICT services and more reliable
and contemporary IT infrastructure – Identify a suitable IT DR off site – Rationalise internal information management and corporate services systems (such as Library, HRIS, Finance) to
achieve efficiencies, reduce costs where possible and reduce reliance on bespoke systems that have proved unreliable – Refresh desk top printers at all electorate offices
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