Health & Safety Spending

Just been looking at the level of Government spending on health and safety, in the wake of the Royal Commission report. Here’s the increase or decrease in health and safety spending since 1999.

• 2000 +$5,000
• 2001 -$52,000
• 2002 +$2,582,000
• 2003 -$251,000
• 2004 -$438,000
• 2005 +$3,865,000
• 2006 -$157,000
• 2007 +$3,818,000
• 2008 +$4,268,000
• 2009 -$98,000
• 2010 +$2,969,000
• 2011 +$3,224,000
• 2012 +$8,528,000

So if anyone goes on about cuts to health and safety funding, these facts may be useful.