Family Responsibilities Commission

Report to the Family Responsibilities Board and
The Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships

Quarterly Report
No. 40

April 2018 to June 2018

Report prepared by the Family Responsibilities Commission under the leadership of Commissioner David Glasgow

Executive Summary
Quantified in the table below are the activities undertaken by the Commission during quarter 40 with comparisons shown to the previous quarter.
Table 1: Activity from 1 January 2018 to 30 June 2018.
Activity	Qtr 39	Qtr 40	Movement	
Within jurisdiction agency notices received	1256	1462	Increased	
Conferences held	645	671	Increased	
Family Responsibility Agreements entered into	0	7	Increased	
Orders made to attend community support services	17	24	Increased	
Conditional Income Management Orders made	56	53	Decreased	
Voluntary Income Management Agreements entered into	7	1	Decreased	
Clients case managed	123	101	Decreased	
Referrals made	17	31	Increased	
Applications to Amend or End received	25	14	Decreased	
Show Cause conferences held	1	1	No Change	

The Commission has over the years demonstrated a firm commitment to the professional development of the Local Commissioners. Each May since 2009, the Commissioners have travelled from their home communities to Cairns for a week of workshops, seminars and presentations aimed at increasing capabilities, building morale and sharing learnings with their colleagues. This year Assistant Minister for Treasury, Glenn Butcher, representing the Hon Jackie Trad MP, officially opened the event, acknowledging and thanking the Commissioners for the work they perform in their communities, and congratulating Commissioner David Glasgow for his ten years with the FRC. Some of the Commissioners visited Djarragun College where they were shown ‘D Health’, the school’s onsite health and wellbeing centre. The multidisciplinary medical facility (inclusive of doctors, psychologists, case managers, speech therapists and nurses) supports the health needs of both students and their families. A tour of the college took the Commissioners to the school’s Vocational Education and Training workshops and the girls’ boarding facilities. The Commissioners then took part in a Pathways Culture lesson with students. Hope Vale Commissioners, at the invitation of the Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council, travelled to Yarrabah to meet with the Mayor, Councilors and members of the community Leadership Group to provide an information session on the FRC and how it works. This was not the FRC’s first visit to Yarrabah as community leaders explore options used in other regional areas to resolve issues around school attendance, youth and domestic violence.
With Welfare Reform, including the FRC, under review by both the Australian and Queensland Governments, leadership was a key focus of the 2018 Local Commissioner Development Week. The Australian Indigenous Leadership Centre from Canberra, delivered a dynamic day-long program aimed at building leadership. The program served to build upon the Commissioners existing leadership skills and equip them with increased confidence in dealing with people in positions of influence.
At the time of the planning of the Local Commissioner Development Week, the Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships (DATSIP) was in the process of conducting consultations as part of a review into the future direction of Welfare Reform and the FRC. DATSIP representatives requested the opportunity to attend and meet with the Commissioners. During a collegial and intense consultation, Local Commissioners were able to pass on their concerns in regard to a future transition for Welfare Reform.
The Australian Department of Social Services (DSS) also took advantage of the FRC Commissioners being gathered together in the one location and met with them as part of a review into income management. DSS were tasked with this review following the extension of income management for Cape York from June 2017 to June 2019. The Commissioners were clear in their feedback to DSS that income management had been beneficial to their communities.
Local Commissioner Development Week is always a highlight in the FRC calendar. It is an opportunity for the Commissioners to come together, to consolidate relationships, share concerns and source solutions, most often leaving with a renewed sense of solidarity.
Community consultations to inform State and Australian Government decisions on the future of Welfare Reform and the Commission concluded this quarter. DATSIP has been tasked with producing a final summary report on the consultations, and the Commission eagerly awaits its findings in order to plan for a future transition.
Two FR Board meetings were conducted this quarter in April and again in June. During the April Board meeting Mr Noel Pearson gave a vote of thanks to Commissioner Glasgow on his ten years as FRC Commissioner and thanked the Australian and Queensland Governments for supporting the FRC agenda. Mr Pearson stated that there were a growing number of families progressing and examples of children who were achieving great results as an outcome of the Commission’s work, although there was still work to be done.
On 25 May the Premier and Minister for Trade, the Honourable Annastacia Palaszczuk, and Deputy Premier, Treasurer and Minister for DATSIP, the Honourable Jackie Trad, released a joint statement announcing the appointment of Dr Chris Sarra as Director-General of DATSIP. It is expected that Dr Sarra will commence in his new appointment on 7 August 2018.

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Table of contents

1.  Activities and Trends		5
2.  Future Direction and Challenges	13
3.  Financial Operations		14

Abbreviations
CIM		Conditional Income Management
DATSIP		Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships
DoE		Department of Education
DJAG		Department of Justice and Attorney-General
DV		Domestic Violence
DVB		Domestic Violence Breach
DVO		Domestic Violence Order
FRA		Family Responsibilities Agreement
FRC		Family Responsibilities Commission
QPS		Queensland Police Service
VIM		Voluntary Income Management
Also:		
Family Responsibilities Commission (the Commission)
Family Responsibilities Commission Act 2008 (the Act)
Family Responsibilities Commission Registry (the Registry)
Family Responsibilities Board (the Board)

Family Responsibilities Commission
Welfare Reforms

Report to 30 June 2018.
1.  Activities and Trends

Notices
In quarter 40 the Commission received 2,153 agency notices. Some individuals may have been the subject of more than one agency notice. Of that figure 1,462 notices (68 percent) were within the Commission’s jurisdiction and 691 notices (32 percent) were outside the Commission’s jurisdiction.

Table 2: In jurisdiction notices by type and community 1 April 2018 to 30 June 2018.
Type of Notice	AU	CO	DM	HV	MG	Total	
District Court notices	4	0	0	19	1	24	
Magistrates Court notices	220	14	0	65	24	323	
Domestic Violence Breach notices	20	7	0	8	2	37	
Domestic Violence Order notices	28	4	0	10	6	48	
School Attendance notices	341	37	377	149	21	925	
School Enrolment notice	2	4	0	1	2	9	
Child Safety and Welfare notices	51	12	6	12	5	86	
Housing Tenancy notices	2	0	0	6	2	10	
Total	668	78	383	270	63	1462	

Further details of notices within jurisdiction for each community are set out below:
•	Aurukun’s 668 notices constitute 45.7 percent of the total notices in jurisdiction across the welfare reform communities.
•	Coen’s 78 notices constitute 5.3 percent of the total notices in jurisdiction.
•	Doomadgee’s 383 notices constitute 26.2 percent of the total notices in jurisdiction.
•	Hope Vale’s 270 notices constitute 18.5 percent of the total notices in jurisdiction.
•	Mossman Gorge’s 63 notices constitute 4.3 percent of the total notices in jurisdiction.

Table 3: Not within jurisdiction notices by type and community 1 April 2018 to 30 June 2018.
Type of Notice	AU	CO	DM	HV	MG	Total	
Supreme Court notices	0	0	0	0	0	0	
District Court notices	39	0	0	0	0	39	
Magistrates Court notices	154	0	0	97	143	394	
Domestic Violence Breach notices	0	0	0	12	5	17	
Domestic Violence Order notices	13	0	0	18	13	44	
School Attendance notices	47	7	115	13	3	185	
School Enrolment notice	0	0	0	0	0	0	
Child Safety and Welfare notices	6	0	1	0	3	10	
Housing Tenancy notices	0	0	0	2	0	2	
Total	259	7	116	142	167	691	

Table 4: Court locations for in jurisdiction DVB and DVO notices 1 April 2018 to 30 June 2018.
Court Location	Number of DVB notices	Number of DVO notices	Total	
Aurukun	19	21	40	
Cairns	4	5	9	
Coen	6	4	10	
Cooktown	5	10	15	
Mossman	2	5	7	
Weipa	1	3	4	
Total	37	48	85	

Since its commencement the Commission has received 38,831 agency notices within its jurisdiction. Total notices increased from 1,836 in quarter 39 to 2,153 in quarter 40. Of those notices in jurisdiction Magistrates Court, Domestic Violence Breach, School Attendance, Child Safety and Welfare and Housing Tenancy notices increased, whilst District Court, Domestic Violence Order and School Enrolment notices decreased.

District Court notices decreased this quarter to 24 from 27 received in the previous quarter. Aurukun decreased by 22 notices, whilst Hope Vale increased by 18 and Mossman Gorge increased by 1 notice for the quarter. Coen remained unchanged with zero notices received. The Commission does not receive District Court notices for Doomadgee.

Magistrates Court notices increased this quarter to 323 from 312 received in the previous quarter. Aurukun and Coen decreased by 4 and 10 notices respectively, however, Hope Vale and Mossman Gorge increased by 18 and 7 notices respectively. The Commission does not receive Magistrates Court notices for Doomadgee.

Domestic Violence Breach notices increased from 14 in quarter 39 to 37 in quarter 40. Aurukun, Coen and Hope Vale increased by 10 notices, 5 notices and 8 notices respectively whilst Mossman Gorge remained unchanged with 2 notices received for the quarter. The Commission does not receive Domestic Violence Breach notices for Doomadgee.

Domestic Violence Order notices decreased from 54 in quarter 39 to 48 in quarter 40. Aurukun increased by 1 notice, Coen decreased by 5 notices, Hope Vale decreased by 4 notices and Mossman Gorge increased by 2 notices. The Commission does not receive Domestic Violence Order notices for Doomadgee.

School Attendance notices increased from 800 in quarter 39 to 925 in quarter 40. All five communities experienced an increase in notices this quarter. Aurukun, Coen, Doomadgee, Hope Vale and Mossman Gorge increased by 45, 31, 11, 27 and 11 notices respectively.

School Enrolment notices decreased from 10 in quarter 39 to 9 in quarter 40 with Doomadgee, Hope Vale and Mossman Gorge decreasing by 4 notices, 1 notice and 2 notices respectively. Aurukun and Coen increased by 2 notices and 4 notices respectively.

Child Safety and Welfare notices increased from 34 in quarter 39 to 86 in quarter 40. All five communities experienced an increase in notices this quarter. Aurukun, Coen, Doomadgee, Hope Vale and Mossman Gorge increased by 36, 4, 2, 5 and 5 notices respectively.

Housing Tenancy notices increased to 10 from 5 received in the previous quarter. Hope Vale and Mossman Gorge increased by 4 notices and 1 notice. Aurukun and Coen remained unchanged with Aurukun receiving 2 notices for the quarter, whilst no notices were received for Coen. The Commission does not receive Housing Tenancy notices for Doomadgee.

The Commission receives school attendance data from the Department of Education. This data is published on the Commission’s web page at http://www.frcq.org.au when available.

Table 5: In jurisdiction notices by type and quarter 1 April 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Notices by Agency Processed	Qtr 36	Qtr 37	Qtr 38	Qtr 39	Qtr 40	
District Court	3	21	23	27	24	
Magistrates Court	271	364	345	312	323	
Domestic Violence Breach	16	30	19	14	37	
Domestic Violence Order	36	56	76	54	48	
School Attendance	1257	593	1241	800	925	
School Enrolment	1	3	0	10	9	
Child Safety	74	39	51	34	86	
Housing Tenancy	9	3	6	5	10	
TOTAL	1667	1109	1761	1256	1462	

Table 6: In jurisdiction notices by community and quarter 1 April 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Community	Qtr 36	Qtr 37	Qtr 38	Qtr 39	Qtr 40	
Aurukun	681	512	605	600	668	
Coen	54	31	96	49	78	
Doomadgee	567	259	537	374	383	
Hope Vale	331	249	479	195	270	
Mossman Gorge	34	58	44	38	63	
TOTAL	1667	1109	1761	1256	1462	

Since commencement in July 2008, 87.7 percent of clients have received more than one notice with 64.4 percent of clients receiving more than five notices. Frequently this illustrates multiple child school absences for the one family, or multiple Magistrates Court notices relating to one incident. Conversely, 12.3 percent of clients have received only one notice.

Table 7: FRC clients by number of notices 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2018.
Number of Notices Received	Number of Clients	
1	281	
2	191	
3	146	
4	116	
5	83	
>5	1476	
TOTAL	2293	
 (Note:  Counting rules stipulate that where multiple charges are received each charge is counted as an individual notice or each child’s absence is counted as one notice – i.e. if three children from the one family were absent, that was counted as three notices).

Conferences
A total of 671 conferences pertaining to all matters were held across the five communities in quarter 40, resulting in 24 orders made to attend community support services, 7 FRAs being entered into and 53 CIM orders were issued. When compared to last quarter, this represents an increase of 7 FRAs and 7 orders to attend community support services and a decrease of 3 CIM orders. Other outcomes as a result of conferencing during the quarter were decisions for no further action, rescheduling and scheduling to return for review with compliance. Twenty-eight new clients were added to the Commission’s database during the quarter. Conferences increased from 645 in quarter 39 to 671 in quarter 40.

Table 8: Conferences by community and quarter 1 April 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Community	Qtr 36	Qtr 37	Qtr 38	Qtr 39	Qtr 40	
Aurukun	186	225	248	302	294	
Coen	33	34	21	12	28	
Doomadgee	241	204	223	199	230	
Hope Vale	147	101	92	105	92	
Mossman Gorge	35	36	39	27	27	
TOTAL	642	600	623	645	671	

Conferences for Domestic Violence related matters
As a subset of the total number of conferences conducted for the quarter, 71 domestic violence conferences were conducted in Aurukun, Coen, Hope Vale and Mossman Gorge in quarter 40, representing a decrease of 5 from the previous quarter. Domestic violence conferences in the communities during the quarter were as follows: Aurukun decreased by 1, Coen increased by 7, Hope Vale decreased by 10 and Mossman Gorge decreased by 1 domestic violence conference.

Table 9: Number of conferences held in relation to domestic violence notices (breaches and orders) per community 
1 April 2018 to 30 June 2018.
Number of Domestic Violence Conferences	AU	CO	HV	MG	Total	
Relating to both a DVB and a DVO notice	2	1	0	3	6	
Relating to a DVB notice	2	1	4	0	7	
Relating to a DVO notice	44	8	5	1	58	
Total	48	10	9	4	71	

Table 10: DV conferences by community and quarter 1 April 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Community	Qtr 36	Qtr 37	Qtr 38	Qtr 39	Qtr 40	
Aurukun	21	34	45	49	48	
Coen	9	6	8	3	10	
Hope Vale	16	16	10	19	9	
Mossman Gorge	4	4	8	5	4	
TOTAL	50	60	71	76	71	

Table 11: Number of conferences held in relation to domestic violence notices (breaches and orders) per quarter 
1 April 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Number of Domestic Violence Conferences	Qtr 36	Qtr 37	Qtr 38	Qtr 39	Qtr 40	
Relating to both a DVB and a DVO notice	2	5	3	9	6	
Relating to a DVB notice	11	13	11	10	7	
Relating to a DVO notice	37	42	57	57	58	
Total	50	60	71	76	71	

Referrals
The total number of referrals to service providers increased from 17 in quarter 39 to 31 in quarter 40, relating to 28 clients. Since commencement the Commission has referred 1,021 clients to service providers resulting in approximately 44.2 percent of clients on 12 month service referral plans. Referrals in the communities during the quarter were as follows: Aurukun decreased by 1; Coen increased by 7; Doomadgee increased by 9, Hope Vale both decreased by 3; and Mossman Gorge increased by 2 referrals.

Table 12: Referral pathways by referral type and quarter 1 April 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Referral Type	Qtr 36	Qtr 37	Qtr 38	Qtr 39	Qtr 40	
MPower	2	3	2	0	3	
WBC	26	32	21	6	10	
WBC – NWRH	9	0	3	1	2	
SCM	0	0	3	4	3	
Strong Families - Parenting Program	7	5	2	4	2	
QLD Health	1	0	1	0	0	
Save the Children	0	1	1	2	11	
TOTAL	45	41	33	17	31	

Referrals for Domestic Violence related matters
As a subset of the total number of referrals in the quarter, 3 referrals were made in relation to domestic violence conferences in quarter 40, representing a decrease of 2 from the previous quarter.

Table 13: Number of referrals in relation to domestic violence notices (breaches and orders) per community 
1 April 2018 to 30 June 2018.
Notice Type	Community	Referral	Provider Total	
DVO	Coen	Wellbeing Centre	3	
	DVO Total		3	
GRAND TOTAL			3	

Table 14: Referral pathways in relation to domestic violence notices (breaches and orders) by referral type and quarter 1 April 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Referral Type	Qtr 36	Qtr 37	Qtr 38	Qtr 39	Qtr 40	
MPower	1	0	1	0	0	
WBC	16	17	15	5	3	
Strong Families - Parenting Program	2	0	1	0	0	
QLD Health	0	0	1	0	0	
TOTAL	19	17	18	5	3	

Conditional Income Management
A total of 53 CIM orders were made in quarter 40, a decrease of 3 from quarter 39. Since the commencement of the Commission 2,355 CIM orders inclusive of original orders, extensions and amendments have been made relating to 853 clients. Further activity during the quarter is as follows: Aurukun and Hope Vale decreased by 10 and 2 CIM orders respectively; Coen and Doomadgee increased by 1 and 8 CIM orders respectively; and Mossman Gorge remained unchanged with 2 CIM orders for the quarter.

As at 30 June 2018, 36.9 percent of the Commission’s clients have been subject to a CIM order over the past ten years. As at 30 June 2018 there were 141 clients subject to a CIM order which equates to 6.1 percent of clients on a CIM order at a point in time. Commissioners continue to negotiate with clients to achieve desirable outcomes, or to demonstrate motivation and commitment to make appropriate life choices. Demonstrated positive steps toward taking responsibility provide the Commissioners with sufficient reason to consider revoking CIM orders when requested by the client.

Table 15: Number of times a client has been placed on a conditional income management order per community 
1 July 2008 to 30 June 2018.
Number of CIMs	CIM’d only once	CIM’d 
2-5 times	CIM’d
6-10 times	CIM’d
11+ times	Total	
Aurukun	147	209	58	8	422	
Coen	32	27	0	0	59	
Doomadgee	32	53	0	0	85	
Hope Vale	84	106	14	0	204	
Mossman Gorge	30	32	19	2	83	
Total	325	427	91	10	853	

Table 16: Conditional Income Management orders by community and quarter 1 April 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Community	Qtr 36	Qtr 37	Qtr 38	Qtr 39	Qtr 40	
Aurukun	23	28	48	33	23	
Coen	2	0	1	1	2	
Doomadgee	26	19	11	14	22	
Hope Vale	4	5	2	6	4	
Mossman Gorge	3	5	5	2	2	
TOTAL	58	57	67	56	53	

Conditional Income Management for Domestic Violence related matters
As a subset of the total number of CIM’s in the quarter, 2 CIM orders inclusive of alterations were made in relation to domestic violence conferences in quarter 40, representing a decrease of 4 from the previous quarter.

Table 17: Conditional Income Management orders in relation to domestic violence notices (breaches and orders) by community and quarter 1 April 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Community	Qtr 36	Qtr 37	Qtr 38	Qtr 39	Qtr 40	
Aurukun	3	3	10	4	1	
Coen	1	0	0	0	1	
Hope Vale	2	4	0	1	0	
Mossman Gorge	1	2	1	1	0	
TOTAL	7	9	11	6	2	

Voluntary Income Management
The Commission processed 1 VIM agreement this quarter and since the commencement of the Commission in 2008, 133 clients have had an active VIM agreement. Those clients that request a VIM agreement use income management as a savings and budget tool, often for a specified period and to deter family members from accessing their income.

Case Management
As at 30 June 2018, 101 clients were being case-managed, a decrease from 123 in quarter 39. Aurukun, Hope Vale and Mossman Gorge decreased by 18, 5 and 4 respectively, whilst Coen and Doomadgee increased by 3 and 2 respectively for the quarter.

Show Cause Notices
During quarter 40 one Show Cause hearing was held.

Table 18: Show Cause Notices by community and quarter 1 April 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Community	Qtr 36	Qtr 37	Qtr 38	Qtr 39	Qtr 40	
Aurukun	0	0	0	0	0	
Coen	0	0	0	0	0	
Doomadgee	0	0	0	0	0	
Hope Vale	0	0	0	1	1	
Mossman Gorge	0	0	0	0	0	
TOTAL	0	0	0	1	1	

Applications to Amend or End Agreements or Orders
Fourteen Applications to Amend or End an Agreement or Order were received in quarter 40, a decrease of 11 from quarter 39. Outcomes of the 14 applications received are as follows:

	8 Applications granted and income management agreements and orders revoked
	1 CIM order at 75 percent revoked and client placed on a new order at 60 percent for 12 months
	5 Applications refused.

The Commission continues to encourage clients to participate in the Amend or End process. Commissioners report increasing client confidence to question decisions and the reasons behind decisions, both for decisions delivered by the Commission and decisions delivered by external agencies and bodies.

Table 19: Applications to Amend or End FRA or Order by community and quarter 1 April 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Community	Qtr 36	Qtr 37	Qtr 38	Qtr 39	Qtr 40	
Aurukun	1	3	10	10	8	
Coen	6	0	0	5	0	
Doomadgee	2	1	5	9	3	
Hope Vale	2	1	0	1	0	
Mossman Gorge	2	1	2	0	3	
TOTAL	13	6	17	25	14	

2.  Future Direction and Challenges

School attendance
On Thursday 16 August 2018 the Commission received official school attendance data from the Department of Education (DoE) for term 2 2018 (this quarter). This was the first opportunity the Commission had to gauge how school attendance was progressing in each of our communities for term 2 as the Commission does not receive any official weekly school attendance data from DoE.

Term 2 school attendance - 2014-2018
School Attendance Data	Term 2 2014	Term 2 2015	Revised Term 2 2016	Term 2 2017	Term 2 2018	
Aurukun - Overall	60.9%	57.5%	43.5%	52.5%	53.6%	
   Aurukun community – Primary	64.7%	57.5%	43.5%	58.1%	60.0%	
   Aurukun community – Secondary	23.2%	-	-	32.7%	35.1%	
Coen	92.6%	88.7%	89.2%	86.8%	89.8%	
Doomadgee - Overall	59.8%	55.9%	49.6%	56.1%	58.6%	
   Doomadgee Primary	63.7%	58.9%	54.9%	59.5%	61.4%	
   Doomadgee Secondary	41.8%	46.2%	35.6%	46.0%	47.7%	
Hope Vale	77.6%	83.3%	76.7%	75.3%	81.0%	
Mossman Gorge community	64.0%	67.2%	72.4%	63.8%	77.8%	
   Mossman Gorge Primary	74.9%	90.2%	83.2%	72.4%	82.5%	
   Mossman Gorge Secondary	42.9%	52.1%	36.2%	56.6%	59.7%	

Commissioners continued to prioritise education matters this quarter to improve attendance, developing specific strategies in each community alongside schools and School Attendance Officers (SAOs). The Commission meets regularly with the Principal, Deputy Principal and or case managers to prioritise education matters for FRC conferencing in Aurukun, Doomadgee, Hope Vale and Mossman Gorge.

Child safety
In June 2018, the FRC received notice from the Queensland State Archivist that a freeze on the disposal of records that are relevant to, or may become relevant to, an allegation of child sexual abuse had been issued. As the FRC receives and creates a small number of records covered by the disposal freeze, steps have been taken to ensure that no documents covered by the disposal freeze are destroyed.

3.  Financial Operations

Governance

Part 12 of the Act provides for the establishment of the Family Responsibilities Board (the Board).

The Board has a mandate to give advice and make recommendations to the Minister about the operation of the Commission and similarly to give advice and make recommendations to the Commissioner about the performance of the Commission’s functions.

The Board must meet at least every six months. The meeting may be held by using any technology available which will allow for efficient and effective communication, however, the Board members must meet in person at least once a year. A quorum for the Board is comprised of two members. The Board’s membership consists of the following members:

•	Ms Tammy Williams	Acting Director-General, Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships (Chair)
•	Mr Troy Sloan	First Assistant Secretary, Legal, Employment, Environment and Evaluation Division, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
•	Mr Noel Pearson		Founder, Cape York Institute.

It is anticipated that Dr Chris Sarra will commence his appointment as Director-General of DATSIP on 7 August 2018.

Operational

In meeting obligations under Part 3 of the Act, the Family Responsibilities Commission Registry (the Registry) commenced operations on 1 July 2008 with a central Registry office established in Cairns and local Registry offices operating in each of the five welfare reform communities.

The Registry, managed by the Registrar, provides corporate and operational support to the Commissioner, the Local Commissioners and the Local Coordinators.

Financial

Income:
•	Income received by the Commission for the period 1 April 2018 to 30 June 2018 totalled $1,038,204. This income consisted of:
•	$421,750 Queensland Government funding
•	$156,500 Queensland Government funding – Doomadgee
•	$450,000 Australian Government funding
•	$9,825 interest received
•	$129 received in sundry income.
The balance of available funds in the bank as at 30 June 2018 is $1,859,580.

Expenditure:
•	Expenditure for the period 1 April 2018 to 30 June 2018 was $1,014,175. This total represents 24 percent of the projected annual expenditure of $4,238,964.

Table 20: Expenditure in quarter 40.
1 April 2018 to	Expenditure	1 April 2018 to	Expenditure	
30 June 2018	Qtr 40	30 June 2018	Qtr 40	
				
Employee salaries – FRC staff	$453,269	Internet & IT	$44,252	
Employee salaries – Local Commissioners	$140,350	Motor vehicle	$12,326	
Employee on costs – FRC staff	$79,469	Property	$58,154	
Employee on costs – Local Commissioners	$26,784	Travel	$90,483	
Other employment costs	$24,288	General operating	$70,196	
Communications	$3,879	Other expenses	$10,725	
		Total	$1,014,175	

Quarter 40 disbursement of expenditure by category and percentage of total expenditure.

Table 21: FRC operating costs 1 January 2018 to 31 March 2018.
Expenditure Category	Percentage of Total Expenditure	
Employee salaries – FRC staff	44.70%	
Employee salaries – Local Commissioners	13.84%	
Employee on costs – FRC staff	7.84%	
Employee on costs – Local Commissioners	2.64%	
Other employment costs	2.39%	
Communications	0.38%	
Internet & IT	4.36%	
Motor vehicle	1.22%	
Property	5.73%	
Travel	8.92%	
General operating	6.92%	
Other expenses	1.06%	
Total	100.0%	

Regional operational expenditure by location and quarter.

Table 22: Operating costs by remote location 1 April 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Community	Qtr 36	Qtr 37	Qtr 38	Qtr 39	Qtr 40	
Aurukun	$118K	$167K	$144K	$116K	$152K	
Coen	$52K	$33K	$34K	$32K	$60K	
Doomadgee	$215K	$137K	$149K	$124K	$154K	
Hope Vale	$98K	$74K	$72K	$69K	$91K	
Mossman Gorge	$47K	$30K	$37K	$35K	$40K	
TOTAL	$530K	$441K	$436K	$376K	$497K	

Cairns Registry expenditure for quarter 40 compared to the previous four quarters.

Table 23: Quarterly operating costs Cairns 1 April 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Community	Qtr 36	Qtr 37	Qtr 38	Qtr 39	Qtr 40	
Corporate Services	$263K	$253K	$248K	$219K	$228K	
Operations	$263K	$234K	$213K	$235K	$243K	
Gov/Board Reporting	$36K	$56K	$49K	$36K	$46K	
Abnormal Expenditure	$7K	$0K	$0K	$0K	$0K	
TOTAL	$569K	$543K	$510K	$490K	$517K	

APPENDIX
A			

	SITTING CALENDAR 2018
FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES COMMISSION
1 January 2018 to 30 June 2018		
Week Beginning	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Other	
1 January	Public Holiday					1 New Year’s Day	
8 January						Cooktown Circuit	
15 January						Local Coordinator Conference Monday 15 to Tuesday 16
Aurukun Cape B & Coen Cape A Circuit
Doomadgee - Gulf Circuit	
22 January		23	24	25	Public Holiday	26 Australia Day	
		23					
29 January		30	31	1		Cooktown Circuit
2 ASC Meeting	
5 February *		6	7	8			
		6					
12 February *		13	14	15		Aurukun Cape B Circuit
Doomadgee - Gulf Circuit	
19 February		20	21	22		20 ASC Meeting	
		20					
26 February		27	28	1		Cooktown Circuit	
5 March *		6	7	8			
12 March *		13	14	15		Aurukun Cape B & Coen Cape A Circuit
Doomadgee – Gulf Circuit	
19 March		20	21	22		20 ASC Meeting	
		20					
26 March		27	28	29	Public Holiday	30 Good Friday	
2 April	Public Holiday					2 Easter Monday
Cooktown Circuit	
9 April						Doomadgee - Gulf Circuit	
16 April				19		17 ASC Meeting
Aurukun Cape B Circuit	
23 April *		24	Public Holiday	26		23 FR Board Meeting
25 Anzac Day	
30 April *		1	2	3		Cooktown Circuit	
		1		3			

	SITTING CALENDAR 2018
FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES COMMISSION
1 January 2018 to 30 June 2018		
Week Beginning	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Other	
7 May	Public Holiday					7 Labour Day
Commissioner Development Week
Doomadgee - Gulf Circuit	
14 May *		15 ½ day	16	17
Public Holiday		15 ASC Meeting
Aurukun Cape B & Coen Cape A Circuit
17 Commemoration of Evacuation to Woorabinda - HV	
21 May *		22	23	24			
28 May		29	30	31	Public Holiday	1 Mabo Day - Doomadgee	
4 June		5	6	7		Cooktown Circuit
Doomadgee - Gulf Circuit	
		5					
11 June *		12	13	14		Aurukun Cape B Circuit	
		12					
18 June *		19	20	21		19 ASC Meeting
22 Mount Isa Show	
		19					
25 June		26	27	28			

LEGEND

	Office Days	
	Public Holidays	
	Aurukun Sitting	
	Coen Sitting	
	Doomadgee Sittings	
	Hope Vale Sitting	
	Mossman Gorge Sitting	
ASC	Aurukun Shire Council Meeting	
0	Cancelled Conference	

OFFICE	CONTACT NAME	Phone	Mobile	Facsimile	
Cairns – Commissioner	Mr David Glasgow	4081 8413	0439 776 798	4041 0974	
Cairns – Registrar	Ms Maxine McLeod	4081 8412	0409 461 624	4041 0974	
Cairns – Client Manager (Tue, Wed)	Ms Camille Banks	4081 8410	0438 195 342	4041 0974	
Cairns – Acting Client Manager
	 (Mon, Thurs, Fri)	Mrs Anne Crampton	4081 8410	0419 647 948	4041 0974	
Cairns – Finance Manager	Ms Tracey Patterson	4081 8411	0429 495 353	4041 0974	
Aurukun Local Coordinator	Mr Bryce Coxall	4060 6185	0428 985 106	4060 6094	
Coen Local Coordinator	Ms Sandi Rye		0417 798 392	4041 0974	
Doomadgee Local Coordinator	Mr Robbie Hazeldine	4745 8111	0418 666 204	4745 8366	
Hope Vale Local Coordinator	Mr Matt Thompson	4060 9153	0408 482 026	4060 9137	
Mossman Gorge Local Coordinator	Ms Sandi Rye		0417 798 392	4041 0974