Financial reporting
The following tables provide information to meet South Australian Government financial reporting requirements. Further information can be found in the Independent Auditor’s Report and EPA Financial Statements (Appendix 3).
Account payment performance
Table 37—Account payment performance
| Particulars | Number of accounts paid | Percentage of accounts paid (by number) |
Value in $AU of accounts paid | Percentage of accounts paid (by value) |
| Paid by due date | 2 944 | 98.79% | 8 314 042.60 | 96.87% |
| Paid late, but paid within 30 days of due date | 31 | 1.04% | 267 957.15 | 3.12% |
| Paid more than 30 days from due date | 5 | 0.17% | 1 095.67 | 0.01% |
Notes:
The due date is defined under Section 11.7.3 of Treasurer’s Instruction 11 Payment of Creditors’ Accounts. Paid by due date means within 30 days.
Paid late, but paid within 30 days of due date means within 30 to 60 days.
Paid more than 30 days from due date means greater than 60 days.
During 2013–14, the EPA paid 98.79% of all invoices, by volume, within 30 calendar days or less. For those accounts not paid within 30 calendar days or less, the responsible people have been contacted and reminded of the importance of timely payment.
Consultants
Table 38 provides information on the use of external consultants, the nature of the work undertaken by the consultants and the total cost to the EPA.
Table 38—Consultants
| Consultant | Purpose of consultancy | Number | Total $ |
| No consultants 2013-14 | – | – | – |
Contractual arrangements
During 2013–14, the EPA did not enter into any contractual arrangements where the total value of an individual contract exceeded $4 million.
Industry Participation Policy
In September 2013, the state government made changes to the Industry Participation Policy (IPP), and agencies are required to report on the outcome of Industry Participation Policy Plans for which they are responsible. In 2013–14, the EPA had no contracts that triggered the IPP.