2015-11-11
Ms PENNICUIK (Southern Metropolitan) — I move:
That the Council take note of the report.
The report on the 2015–16 budget estimates that I am tabling today on behalf of the Public Accounts and Estimates Committee is a very extensive and comprehensive report on the budget estimates process. I have presented one of these reports in the Parliament before, and I draw the attention of members to the fact that there is a lot of information in this report that can inform them on the budget estimates process for the finances of the state of Victoria, in particular the areas for which they may have responsibility or a particular interest in.
I pay tribute to my fellow members of the committee in this chamber, Ms Shing and Dr Carling-Jenkins, for the hard work they have done. I pay tribute also to the chair, Danny Pearson, the deputy chair, David Morris, and the other committee members, Steve Dimopoulos, Danny O'Brien, Tim Smith and Vicki Ward, who are the members for Essendon, Mornington, Oakleigh, Gippsland South, Kew and Eltham in the other chamber. I thank in particular all the committee staff: Ms Valerie Cheong, Dr Christopher Gribbin, Mr Alejandro Navarrete, Mr Bill Stent, Mr Simon Dinsbergs, Ms Melanie Hondros — who works really hard for our committee — and Ms Natalie-Mai Holmes.
I commend this report to the Parliament. It will keep people up to date with what is actually going on with the finances of Victoria. There is a wealth of information in this report, and I recommend that everyone look at it.
Motion agreed to.