Treasury and Finance (DTF) consists of the following business areas:

• Budget and Performance
• Commercial and Economics Compulsory Third Party Regulator*
• Information and Technology
• Financial Management Reporting and Policy
• Fines Enforcement and Recovery Unit
• Lifetime Support Authority*
• People and Performance Procurement Services SA
• Priority Reforms
• Revenue SA
• SA Government Financing Authority*
• Shared Services SA
• Super SA*

*These agencies submit their own annual report to government.

During 2022-23 Parliamentary Network Support Group moved to Joint Parliamentary Service as part of machinery of government changes.

As a result of administrative arrangements described in the Government Gazette on 30 June 2022, Safework SA, the South Australian Employment Tribunal and Industrial Relations transferred from the department to the Attorney General's Department. The effective date of the transfer was 1 July 2022.

In addition, some staff transferred out of the department to support the Office of Hydrogen Power of South Australia (OHPSA).

The Treasurer is the Hon. Stephen Mullighan MP.

Rick Persse, Under Treasurer

Tammie Pribanic, Deputy Under Treasurer

Scott Bayliss, Chief Services Officer

Dascia Bennett, Chief Executive, Super SA

Andrew Blaskett, Chief Recovery Officer, Fines Enforcement and Recovery Unit

Tricia Blight,  Executive Director, Budget and Performance

Mark Carey, Executive Director, Shared Services SA

Anthony Coates, Chief Executive, South Australian Financing Authority (SAFA)

Brad Gay, Executive Director, Commercial and Economics

Julie HolmesCommissioner of State Taxation, Revenue SA

Tracey ScottExecutive Director, Financial Management Reporting and Policy and South Australian Lotteries Commissioner

Prema OsborneDirector, People and Performance

Elizabeth Stavreski Executive Director, Procurement

Note: does not include leadership positions of separate statutory office holders

Bank Merger (BankSA and Advance Bank) Act 1996

Bank Mergers (South Australia) Act 1997

Benefit Associations Act 1958

Commonwealth Places (Mirror Taxes Administration) Act 1999

Compulsory Third Party Insurance Regulation Act 2016

Electricity Corporations Act 1994

Electricity Corporations (Restructuring and Disposal) Act 1999

Emergency Services Funding Act 1998

*Financial Agreement Act 1994

Financial Sector (Transfer of Business) Act 1999

Financial Transaction Reports (State Provisions) Act 1992

Fines Enforcement and Debt Recovery Act 2017

First Home and Housing Construction Grants Act 2000

Government Financing Authority Act 1982

Governors' Pensions Act 1976

Industry Advocate Act 2017

Interest on Crown Advances and Leases Act 1944

Judges' Pensions Act 1971

Land Tax Act 1936

Late Payment of Government Debts (Interest) Act 2013

Local Government Finance Authority Act 1983

Motor Accident Commission Act 1992

Motor Vehicle Accidents (Lifetime Support Scheme) Act 2013

National Tax Reform (State Provisions) Act 2000

National Wine Centre (Restructuring and Leasing Arrangements) Act 2002

New Tax System Price Exploitation Code (South Australia) Act 1999

Parliamentary Superannuation Act 1974

Payroll Tax Act 2009

Treasurer Petroleum Products Regulation Act 1995

Police Superannuation Act 1990

Public Corporations Act 1993

Public Finance and Audit Act 1987

Rural Advances Guarantee Act 1963

SGIC (Sale) Act 1995

South Australian Timber Corporation Act 1979

South Australian Timber Corporation (Sale of Assets) Act 1996

Southern State Superannuation Act 2009

Stamp Duties Act 1923 Treasurer State Bank (Corporatisation) Act 1994

State Lotteries Act 1966

Superannuation Act 1988

Superannuation Funds Management Corporation of South Australia Act 1995

*Supplementary Financial Agreement (Soldiers Settlement Loans) Act 1934

TAB (Disposal) Act 2000

Taxation Administration Act 1996

Unclaimed Moneys Act 1891

* Denotes Act of limited application

The following agencies are within the Treasurer’s area of responsibility. They each publish their own Annual Report.

SAFA is a statutory authority constituted as the Under Treasurer under

the Government Financing Authority Act 1982 and commenced operations in January 1983.

SAFA is managed by officers assigned from the Department of Treasury and Finance . SAFA, the statutory authority, is not included in the department’s financial statements.

Super SA

Super SA is a dedicated superannuation fund for South Australian public sector workers. They administer the following:

• Triple S Scheme
• Pension Scheme
• Lump Sum Scheme
• Income Stream
• Flexible Rollover Product
• SA Ambulance Service Superannuation Scheme
• Super SA Select
• Judges Pension Scheme
• Governors Pension Scheme
• Parliamentary Superannuation Scheme

The Super SA Board, the Southern Select Super Corporation and the Parliamentary Superannuation Board is responsible for managing these schemes in line with the relevant Acts and legislation, however funds are managed by Funds SA.

Super SA’s dedicated superannuation fund is not included in the department’s financial statements.

The agency produced and published the 2022-23 Mid-Year Budget Review, and the 2023-24 Budget.

The agency provided advice to government on a broad range of economic and social policy matters, including the government’s housing policies and approach to deliver on its commitments under the National Housing Accord and various cost of living relief measures.

The agency continues to contribute to a number of high priority reforms, including the University Merger, the state’s first indigenous expenditure report, Closing the Gap, the Early Childhood Education Royal Commission and the introduction of three year- old preschool.

DTF has also contributed to government priority projects including advisory and financing support for the new Women and Children’s Hospital, relocation of the SAPOL barracks away from the Adelaide Parklands to other locations, and the North-South Corridor Torrens to Darlington project.

In May 2023, the agency launched our new Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan. This is the work of many across the agency, and our first Stretch plan, which reflects our ongoing objective of embedding our reconciliation practices as business as usual within the department.

The agency performance shown above does not include information relating to agencies that also publish their own Annual Report¹, so as to avoid repetition.

¹Compulsory Third Party regulator (CTPIRO), Lifetime Support Authority, Office of the Industry Advocate, South Australian Financing Authority (SAFA) and Super SA

*before third party recovery

** includes expenditure of now defunct entities of which DTF administers the workers compensation claims.

Notes:

This table does not include executive employment in agencies that also publish their own Annual Report (Compulsory Third Party regulator, Lifetime Support Authority and Office of the Industry Advocate), so as to avoid repetition.

The Office of the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment has a workforce information page that provides further information on the breakdown of executive gender, salary and tenure by agency.

The following is a summary of the overall financial position of the agency. Full audited financial statements for 2022-2023 are attached to this report.

The 2022-23 comprehensive result of $1.2 million is $2.0 million higher than the budgeted deficit of $0.08 million. This improvement primarily reflects higher income including reimbursement for SA Government grants, subsidies and transfers, various fees and charges and resources received free of charge compared to budget. These are partially offset by higher expenditure for temporary staff filling vacant positions, consultancy costs for various commercial projects and Super SA strategic transformation projects.

The department’s actual net assets of $26.5 million at 30 June 2023 is $14.6 million higher than original budgeted outcome of $11.9 million. This primarily reflects net assets transferred out to other areas of government due to machinery of government changes.

Consultancies with a contract value below $10,000 each

Consultancies with a contract value above $10,000 each

Data for previous years is available at: https://data.sa.gov.au/data/dataset/department-of-treasury-and-finance-annual- report-statistics/resource/566b8f6f-ce5c-4d7a-943b-2d7b69f5d76c

See also the Consolidated Financial Report of the Department of Treasury and Finance for total value of consultancy contracts across the South Australian Public Sector.

The following is a summary of external contractors that have been engaged by the agency, the nature of work undertaken, and the actual payments made for work undertaken during the financial year.

Contractors with a contract value below $10,000

Contractors with a contract value above $10,000 each

Data for previous years is available at: https://data.sa.gov.au/data/dataset/department-of-treasury-and-finance-annual- report-statistics/resource/388db0dd-fbf5-487f-a8e3-07414d9bbadd

The details of South Australian Government-awarded contracts for goods, services, and works are displayed on the SA Tenders and Contracts website. View the agency list of contracts.

The website also provides details of across government contracts

In 2022-23, DTF managed its risks using online systems and tools, conducted reviews in key areas of risk, and co-ordinated year-end assurance processes to support the preparation of DTF’s financial statements. DTF’s Risk and Performance Committee continued to provide high-level oversight of the Risk Management Framework and its implementation across the Department. In 2022-23 the Committee conducted oversight activities related to protective security and cyber risks, financial statements, audit, and internal controls.

NB: Fraud reported includes actual and reasonably suspected incidents of fraud.

DTF is committed to:

• preventing, detecting, and controlling fraud, corruption, maladministration, and misconduct in connection with the Department’s activities, and has a zero-tolerance approach to fraud, corruption, or other criminal conduct, maladministration, and misconduct.
• minimising the incidence of fraud and corruption through sound financial, legal, and ethical decision-making and organisational practices
• promoting the principles of honesty and integrity consistent with the Code of Ethics for the South Australian Public Sector.

DTF’s Fraud and Corruption Policy and Control Framework outlines the Department’s processes for preventing, detecting and responding to fraud.

DTF Branch Heads are responsible for ensuring adequate controls are in place to manage fraud risks, including identifying new risks and implementing further controls where identified. Assurance of the adequacy of these internal controls is provided by Branch Heads annually as part of DTF’s year-end declaration process.

DTF’s second line of defence monitoring programs, along with the internal audit plan reviews, provide reporting to the Risk and Performance Committee for oversight on the effectiveness of fraud controls and the implementation of recommended actions.

Detection, control, and prevention activities within DTF include:

• Disclosure by staff of suspected or actual fraudulent behaviour
• Reviews of transaction reports
• Reviews of management reports
• Data analysis – including continuous control monitoring
• Conflict of interest declarations
• Gifts and benefits declarations
• Employee screening
• Confidentiality arrangements
• Internal and external audits
• Appropriate segregation of duties
• Financial policies and procedures
• Post incident review of internal controls
• Financial Management Compliance Program (FMCP)
• Financial year-end declaration processes
• Mandatory fraud and corruption awareness training for new and existing employees.

Data for previous years is available at: Department of Treasury and Finance Annual Report statistics - Dataset - data.sa.gov.au

Number of occasions on which public interest information has been disclosed to a responsible officer of the agency under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2018: One (1)

Data for previous years is available at: Department of Treasury and Finance Annual Report statistics - Dataset - data.sa.gov.au

Note: Disclosure of public interest information was previously reported under the Whistleblowers Protection Act 1993 and repealed by the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2018 on 1/7/2019.

All payments from debtor contact are made to the Fines Enforcement and Recovery Unit not delegated external agencies.

*The Chief Recovery Officer has absolute discretion to waive full/part payment of an enforced fine. When an enforced fines is waived the liability for payment is expunged.

**The Fines Enforcement and Debt Recovery Act 2017 does not provide for the Chief Recovery Officer to write- off Civil Debt, however the Chief Recovery Officer will make recommendations to the Public Authority the debt belongs to, to withdraw the debt and consider write-off. The Public Authority can also withdraw the debt at any time. Those instances are reflected here.

Shared services

Revenue SA

Fines Enforcement and Recovery Unit

Super SA

Data for previous years is available at: https://data.sa.gov.au/data/dataset/department-of-treasury-and-finance-annual- report-statistics

Fines Enforcement and Recovery Unit (FERU)

In line with PC039- Complaint Management in the South Australian Public Sector, FERU conducted an annual assessment and ongoing monitoring of its performance and Complaint Management System. FERU received some positive compliments about service delivery and staff professionalism, which were encouraging. Complaints were received from clients regarding FERU’s prescribed enforcement powers being actioned, in particular garnishing of bank accounts and the imposing of restrictions with the Registrar of Motor Vehicles. While improvements continue to be explored and implemented in providing self-service options to clients and providing clients with plain English information on FERU’s enforcement powers, this continues to be a theme where clients are aggrieved by the application of legislated processes.

In early 2023, FERU experienced high call volumes which ultimately resulted in a higher number of complaints around service response times and wait times experienced by clients. FERU’s complaints management system was reviewed and improved to ensure that all complaints were responded to within best practice and policy timeframes, and that all complaints around service delivery and response times were addressed as quickly as possible. FERU implemented a number of workforce strategies by taking action to increase capacity and meet the service expectations of the community and making significant improvements to the client self-service online portal including strengthening security with 2 factor authentication access.

The online self-service portal offers a range of services including adding a fine to an existing payment arrangement, updating contact details or making a general online enquiry for further assistance.

FERU’s strategic direction continues to have a clear focus on striving to be part of a world class Treasury and Finance and providing professional, respectful and empathetic service and interactions to our clients, to ensure we maintain best practice client service delivery outcomes. These strategic goals include continuing to be the debt recovery provider of choice, ensuring we work in an efficient and effective way, maintaining a skilled and valued workforce, and having the right tools and best facilities for an efficient and responsive debt recovery service to meet expectations for both clients, and government.

Super SA

Implemented the new industry best-practice disputes resolution process on 1 July 2022, which better aligns to the Australian Securities and Investment Commission Dispute Resolution Regulatory Guide 271. The new process makes it easier for our Super SA members to raise a complaint, and imposes more stringent recording and reporting of complaints, including the identification of trends and systemic issues.

With the implementation of the new disputes resolution process, the Super SA Board set a key performance indicator to keep complaint numbers below 250 for the 2022-23 financial year, and this was achieved with 249 complaints received in the year.

Amendments were made to enhance the options available to eligible members, to provide flexibility to:

• choose their preferred superannuation fund (“Fund Selection”);
• rollover (all or part) of their Super SA account to another complying super fund whilst still employed with the SA Government (“Portability”); and
• direct their employer contributions from non- SA Government to Super SA in certain circumstances (“Limited Public Offer”).

Engagement of a new medical advisory service, to enhance the claims assessment and insurance process and reduce turnaround times.

Further revised the Board delegations to allow for a more simplified and streamlined payment process for smaller, or low risk payments, to improve response times.

Introduced rules and processes to enable the acceptance of electronic or digital signatures on instructions from members in particular (low-risk) circumstances, to streamline our processes and makes it simpler and easier for our members.

Made further improvements to the member online portal, to make it easier for members to register, while maintaining enhanced security measures.

Revised the communication option to ‘electronic’ as a default for all members who are registered with Member Portal, to provide faster and safer communication.

Updated the Annual Statements to communicate important information, including details around insurance premiums, the effect of low balance accounts on insurance, and the distribution of payments upon death.

Revised numerous communications, including forms and fact sheets to provide clearer information and instructions.

Improvements to a number of other communications, including confirmation to members who purchase insurance, or who are claiming insurance benefits, to pre- empt queries and reduce confusion.