AUDITOR-GENERAL'S REPORT

In reply to the Hon. R.I. LUCAS (15 November 2006).

The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY (Minister for Police, Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Minister for Urban Development and Planning): Page 838 of the Auditor General's report indicates that $1.3m worth of assets were identified as part of SAPOL's asset stock take. This equates to 21 individual assets as shown below.

10 Communication assets $295k

2 Computing assets $190k

2 Assets provided by Commonwealth $702k

7 Other assets $111k

$1.298m

In value, $256,000 worth of assets were not identified in prior stocktakes and have now been recognised for the first time in 2005-06. A further $339,000 worth of assets were acquired since the 2004-05 stocktake but expensed at the time of acquisition. These were subsequently identified as part of the 2005-06 stocktake. Finally, $703,000 worth of assets were provided by the Commonwealth and recognised for the first time in 2006-07, including a Bomb Robot ($680,000).

Stocktakes are performed on SAPOL's non current assets every year. Reconciliations of SAPOL's fixed asset register to the general ledger are performed monthly.