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2002-2003-2004
The Parliament
of the
Commonwealth of
Australia
HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first
time
Appropriation
Bill (No. 6) 2003-2004
No. ,
2004
(Finance and
Administration)
A Bill for an Act to
appropriate additional money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain
expenditure, and for related purposes
Contents
A Bill for an Act to appropriate additional money out of
the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure, and for related
purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 6)
2003-2004.
This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal
Assent.
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
administered assets and liabilities item means an amount set
out in Schedule 2 in relation to an entity opposite the heading
“Administered Assets and Liabilities”.
administered item means an amount set out in Schedule 2
opposite an outcome of an entity under the heading “New Administered
Expenses”.
Agency means any of the following:
(a) an Agency within the meaning of the Financial Management and
Accountability Act 1997;
(b) the High Court.
Commonwealth authority has the same meaning as in the
Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997.
Commonwealth company has the same meaning as in the
Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997.
current year means the financial year ending on 30 June
2004.
entity means any of the following:
(a) an Agency;
(b) a Commonwealth authority;
(c) a Commonwealth company;
(d) the Australian National Training Authority.
expenditure means payments for expenses, acquiring assets,
making loans or paying liabilities.
Finance Minister means the Minister administering this
Act.
item means any of the following:
(a) a State payment item;
(b) an administered item;
(c) an administered assets and liabilities item;
(d) an other departmental item.
other departmental item means an amount set out in
Schedule 2 in relation to an entity:
(a) opposite the heading “Equity Injections”; or
(b) opposite the heading “Loans”; or
(c) opposite the heading “Previous Years’
Outputs”.
Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements means the Portfolio
Additional Estimates Statements that were tabled in the Senate or the House of
Representatives in relation to the Bill for the Appropriation Act
(No. 3) 2003-2004 and the Bill for the Appropriation Act
(No. 4) 2003-2004.
Portfolio Budget Statements means the Portfolio Budget
Statements that were tabled in the Senate or the House of Representatives in
relation to the Bill for the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2003-2004 and
the Bill for the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2003-2004.
Portfolio Supplementary Additional Estimates Statements means
the Portfolio Supplementary Additional Estimates Statements that were tabled in
the Senate or the House of Representatives in relation to the Bill for this Act
and the Bill for the Appropriation Act (No. 5) 2003-2004.
Special Account has the same meaning as in the Financial
Management and Accountability Act 1997.
State includes the Australian Capital Territory and the
Northern Territory.
State payment item means an amount set out in Schedule 2
opposite an outcome of an entity under the heading “Specific Payments to
the States and Territories”.
(1) The Portfolio Budget Statements, Portfolio Additional Estimates
Statements and Portfolio Supplementary Additional Estimates Statements are
hereby declared to be relevant documents for the purposes of section 15AB
of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
Note: See paragraph 15AB(2)(g) of the Acts Interpretation
Act 1901.
(2) If the Portfolio Budget Statements, Portfolio Additional Estimates
Statements or Portfolio Supplementary Additional Estimates Statements indicate
that activities of a particular kind were intended to be treated as activities
in respect of a particular outcome, then expenditure for the purpose of carrying
out those activities is taken to be expenditure for the purpose of contributing
to achieving the outcome.
For the purposes of this Act, notional transactions between Agencies are
to be treated as if they were real transactions.
Note: This section applies, for example, to a
“payment” between Agencies that are both part of the Commonwealth.
One of the effects of this section is that the payment will be debited from an
appropriation for the paying Agency, even though no payment is actually made
from the Consolidated Revenue Fund.
The total of the items specified in Schedule 2 is
$183,296,000.
Note 1: Items in Schedule 2 can be increased under
section 12 of the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2003-2004 (as
modified by section 11 of the Appropriation Act (No. 5)
2003-2004).
Note 2: See also section 30A of the Financial
Management and Accountability Act 1997, which provides for adjustment of
appropriations to take account of GST.
(1) For a State payment item for an outcome of an entity, the Finance
Minister may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund amounts that do not
exceed, in total, the lesser of:
(a) the amount specified in the item; and
(b) the amount determined by the Finance Minister in relation to the item,
having regard to the expenses incurred by the entity in the current year in
relation to the item.
(2) An amount issued out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for a State
payment item for an outcome of an entity may only be applied for the purpose of
making payments to or for the States for the purpose of contributing to
achieving that outcome.
(1) For an administered item for an outcome of an entity, the Finance
Minister may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund amounts that do not
exceed, in total, the lesser of:
(a) the amount specified in the item; and
(b) the amount determined by the Finance Minister in relation to the item,
having regard to the expenses incurred by the entity in the current year in
relation to the item.
(2) An amount issued out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for an
administered item for an outcome of an entity may only be applied for
expenditure for the purpose of carrying out activities for the purpose of
contributing to achieving that outcome.
Note: The acquisition of new administered assets will
usually be funded from an administered assets and liabilities
item.
(1) For an administered assets and liabilities item for an entity, the
Finance Minister may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund amounts that do
not exceed, in total, the amount specified in the item.
(2) An amount issued out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for an
administered assets and liabilities item for an entity may only be applied for
expenditure for the purpose of carrying out activities for the purpose of
contributing to achieving any outcome that is specified in relation to the
entity:
(a) in Schedule 2 to this Act; or
(b) in Schedule 1 to the Appropriation Act (No. 5)
2003-2004; or
(c) in Schedule 2 to the Appropriation Act (No. 4)
2003-2004; or
(d) in Schedule 1 to the Appropriation Act (No. 3)
2003-2004; or
(e) in Schedule 2 to the Appropriation Act (No. 2)
2003-2004; or
(f) in Schedule 1 to the Appropriation Act (No. 1)
2003-2004.
(1) For an other departmental item for an entity, the Finance Minister may
issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund amounts that do not exceed, in total,
the amount specified in the item.
Note: Generally, the Finance Minister is permitted, but not
obliged, to issue the amounts out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund. However,
subsection (3) imposes an obligation on the Finance Minister to issue the
amounts in certain circumstances.
(2) An amount issued out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for an other
departmental item may only be applied for the departmental expenditure of the
entity.
(3) If:
(a) an Act provides that an entity must be paid amounts that are
appropriated by the Parliament for the purposes of the entity; and
(b) Schedule 2 contains an other departmental item for that
entity;
then the Finance Minister, under subsection (1), must issue out of the
Consolidated Revenue Fund the full amount specified in the item.
(1) The Finance Minister may, upon written request by a Minister, make a
written determination under this section reducing an administered assets and
liabilities item or an other departmental item for an entity for which the
Minister is responsible by the amount specified in the determination.
(2) The Finance Minister may, upon written request by the Chief Executive
of an entity for which the Finance Minister is responsible, make a written
determination under this section reducing an administered assets and liabilities
item or an other departmental item for that entity by the amount specified in
the determination.
(3) Where a determination is made, the amount specified in the item is
taken to have been reduced by the amount specified in the
determination.
(4) However, a determination is of no effect if the determination has not
been requested under subsection (1) or (2).
(5) In addition, a determination reduces an amount specified in the item
only to the extent that the amount of the reduction is no greater than the
lesser of the following:
(a) the amount requested under subsection (1) or (2);
(b) the difference between the amount specified in the item and the amount
issued out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund by the Finance Minister in respect
of that item.
(6) For the purposes of paragraph (5)(b), an amount is not taken to
have been issued by the Finance Minister until the amount is paid out of the
Consolidated Revenue Fund.
(7) To avoid doubt, where a previous determination has been made in
relation to an item, the reference in paragraph (5)(b) to the amount
specified in the item is taken to be a reference to the amount specified in the
item as reduced by that previous determination and any other previous
determination.
(8) To avoid doubt, a determination under this section applies despite any
other provision of this Act.
(9) A determination under this section is a disallowable instrument for
the purposes of section 46A of the Acts Interpretation Act
1901.
If any of the purposes of a Special Account is a purpose that is covered
by an item (whether or not the item expressly refers to the Special Account),
then amounts may be debited against the appropriation for that item and credited
to that Special Account.
(1) This section applies to any payment made out of money appropriated by
a State payment item for an outcome identified in column 2 of the table in
Schedule 1.
(2) The payment:
(a) must be made on the applicable terms and conditions (if any) for that
outcome; and
(b) must be made in the amounts, and at the times, that are determined in
writing by the Minister specified in column 4 of the table.
(3) This section does not, by implication, limit the power of the
Commonwealth to:
(a) apply terms and conditions to non-State payments; or
(b) determine the amounts and times of non-State payments.
(4) In this section:
applicable terms and conditions, in relation to an outcome
identified in the table in Schedule 1, means terms and conditions from time
to time determined (either before or after the commencement of this Act) in
writing by the Minister specified in column 3 of the table as being the terms
and conditions that apply to payments that are made to or for a State in
relation to that outcome out of money appropriated by an annual Appropriation
Act.
non-State payment means a payment made out of money that is
appropriated by the Parliament (either under this Act or another Act), other
than a payment out of money appropriated by a State payment item.
The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated as necessary for the
purposes of this Act.
Note: See section 13.
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Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
Column 4 |
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Minister |
Minister |
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determining |
determining |
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Agency |
Outcome |
conditions |
payments |
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Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and
Forestry |
More sustainable, competitive and profitable
Australian agricultural, food, fisheries and forestry
industries |
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and
Forestry |
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and
Forestry |
|
|
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|
|
|
Attorney-General’s
Department |
An equitable and accessible system of federal
civil justice |
Attorney-General |
Attorney-General |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Office of Film and Literature
Classification |
Australians make informed decisions about
films, publications and computer games which they, or those in their care may
view, read or play |
Attorney-General |
Attorney-General |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Department of Veterans’
Affairs |
Eligible veterans, serving and former defence
force members, their war widows and widowers and dependants have access to
health and other care services that promote and maintain self-sufficiency,
well-being and quality of life |
Minister for Veterans’
Affairs |
Minister for Veterans’
Affairs |
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Department of Communications, Information
Technology and the Arts |
Development of a stronger and internationally
competitive Australian sports sector and encouragement of greater participation
in sport by all Australians |
Minister for the Arts and
Sport |
Minister for the Arts and
Sport |
|
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|
Department of the Environment and
Heritage |
The environment, especially those aspects that
are matters of national environmental significance, is protected and
conserved |
Minister for the Environment and
Heritage |
Minister for the Environment and
Heritage |
|
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Australian Greenhouse Office |
Australians working together to meet the
challenge of climate change |
Minister for the Environment and
Heritage |
Minister for the Environment and
Heritage |
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Continued |
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Department of Family and Community
Services |
Families are Strong - Services and assistance
that: contribute to children and young people having the best possible start to
life; promote healthy family relationships; allow families to adapt to changing
economic and social conditions; and encourage families that nurture individuals
and take an active part in their community |
Minister for Family and Community
Services |
Minister for Family and Community
Services |
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|
Department of Family and Community
Services |
Communities are Strong - Services and
assistance that: encourage communities to be self-reliant and to connect with
their members; and promote partnerships between business, communities and
governments |
Minister for Family and Community
Services |
Minister for Family and Community
Services |
|
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Department of Family and Community
Services |
Individuals reach their Potential - Services
and assistance that: facilitate people to participate actively in economic and
community life, work to their capacity, access a responsive and sustainable
safety net and fully develop their capabilities |
Minister for Family and Community
Services |
Minister for Family and Community
Services |
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Department of Health and
Ageing |
To promote and protect the health of all
Australians and minimise the incidence of preventable mortality, illness, injury
and disability |
Minister for Health and
Ageing |
Minister for Health and
Ageing |
|
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|
|
Department of Health and
Ageing |
Access through Medicare to cost-effective
medical services, medicines and acute health care for all
Australians |
Minister for Health and
Ageing |
Minister for Health and
Ageing |
|
|
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|
Department of Health and
Ageing |
Support for healthy ageing for older
Australians and quality and cost-effective care for frail older people and
support for their carers |
Minister for Health and
Ageing |
Minister for Health and
Ageing |
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Department of Health and
Ageing |
Improved quality, integration and
effectiveness of health care |
Minister for Health and
Ageing |
Minister for Health and
Ageing |
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Continued |
|
Department of Immigration and Multicultural
and Indigenous Affairs |
A society which values
Australian |
Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and
Indigenous Affairs |
Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and
Indigenous Affairs |
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Department of Industry, Tourism and
Resources |
A stronger, sustainable and internationally
competitive Australian industry, comprising the manufacturing, resources and
services sectors |
Minister for Industry, Tourism and
Resources |
Minister for Industry, Tourism and
Resources |
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Department of Transport and Regional
Services |
A better transport system for Australia
|
Minister for Transport and Regional
Services |
Minister for Transport and Regional
Services |
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Department of Transport and Regional
Services |
Greater recognition and development
opportunities for local, regional and territory communities |
Minister for Transport and Regional
Services |
Minister for Transport and Regional
Services |
|
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Department of the Treasury |
Effective government spending and taxation
arrangements |
Treasurer |
Treasurer |
|
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Department of the Treasury |
Well functioning markets |
Treasurer |
Treasurer |
Note: See sections 6 and 14.
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Abstract |
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Page |
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Reference |
Departments and Services |
Total |
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$'000 |
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18 |
Communications, Information Technology and the
Arts |
50,000 |
|
19 |
Health and Ageing |
129,196 |
|
20 |
Treasury |
4,100 |
|
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Total |
183,296 |
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DEPARTMENTS AND
SERVICES |
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SUMMARY
Supplementary Appropriation
(bold figures) —
2003-2004
Appropriation Acts (Nos.
2 and 4) (italic figures) — 2003-2004
|
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Specific |
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|
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Payments to |
New |
|
|
|
|
the States and |
Administered |
Non- |
|
|
Portfolio |
Territories |
Expenses |
operating |
Total |
|
|
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agriculture, Fisheries and
Forestry |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
525,538 |
- |
33,180 |
558,718 |
|
|
|
|
|
Continued |
|
Attorney-General’s |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
88,010 |
- |
134,132 |
222,142 |
|
|
|
|
|
Continued |
|
Communications, Information |
50,000 |
- |
- |
50,000 |
|
Technology and the Arts |
- |
- |
42,496 |
42,496 |
|
|
|
|
|
Continued |
|
Defence |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
- |
- |
1,020,524 |
1,020,524 |
|
|
|
|
|
Continued |
|
Veterans’ Affairs |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
6,826 |
- |
8,027 |
14,853 |
|
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|
|
Continued |
|
Education, Science and
Training |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
- |
- |
90,200 |
90,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
Continued |
|
Employment and Workplace
Relations |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
- |
- |
424 |
424 |
|
|
|
|
|
Continued |
|
Environment and Heritage |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
1,530 |
- |
19,633 |
21,163 |
|
|
|
|
|
Continued |
|
Family and Community Services |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
1,908,508 |
- |
42,345 |
1,950,853 |
|
|
|
|
|
Continued |
|
Finance and Administration |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
- |
- |
63,670 |
63,670 |
|
|
|
|
|
Continued |
|
Foreign Affairs and Trade |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
- |
- |
241,174 |
241,174 |
|
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|
|
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Continued |
|
Health and Ageing |
3,529 |
- |
125,667 |
129,196 |
|
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986,464 |
- |
111,237 |
1,097,701 |
|
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|
|
|
Continued |
|
Immigration and Multicultural
and |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Indigenous Affairs |
1,823 |
- |
31,131 |
32,954 |
|
|
|
|
|
Continued |
|
Industry, Tourism and
Resources |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
37,904 |
27,000 |
110,156 |
175,060 |
|
|
|
|
|
Continued |
SUMMARY
Supplementary Appropriation
(bold figures) —
2003-2004
Appropriation Acts (Nos.
2 and 4) (italic figures) — 2003-2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Specific |
|
|
|
|
|
Payments to |
New |
|
|
|
|
the States and |
Administered |
Non- |
|
|
Portfolio |
Territories |
Expenses |
operating |
Total |
|
|
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prime Minister and Cabinet |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
- |
- |
1,468 |
1,468 |
|
|
|
|
|
Continued |
|
Transport and Regional
Services |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
195,529 |
- |
87,758 |
283,287 |
|
|
|
|
|
Continued |
|
Treasury |
4,100 |
- |
- |
4,100 |
|
|
178,419 |
- |
19,190 |
197,609 |
|
|
|
|
|
Continued |
|
Total: Bill 6 |
57,629 |
- |
125,667 |
183,296 |
|
|
3,930,551 |
27,000 |
2,056,745 |
6,014,296 |
COMMUNICATIONS,
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIO
Supplementary Appropriation
(bold figures) —
2003-2004
Appropriation Acts (Nos.
2 and 4) (italic figures) —
2003-2004
Actual Available
Appropriation (light figures) — 2002-2003
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Specific |
|
|
|
|
|
Payments to |
New |
|
|
|
|
the States and |
Administered |
|
|
|
|
Territories |
Expenses |
Total |
|
|
|
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
|
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY AND THE ARTS |
|
|
|
|
|
Operating |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outcome 2 - |
|
|
|
|
|
Development of a stronger and |
50,000 |
- |
50,000 |
|
|
internationally competitive
Australian |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
sports sector and encouragement of greater
participation in sport by all Australians |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total: Department of
Communications, |
50,000 |
- |
50,000 |
|
|
Information Technology and the
Arts |
|
|
168 |
|
Supplementary Appropriation
(bold figures) —
2003-2004
Appropriation Acts (Nos.
2 and 4) (italic figures) —
2003-2004
Actual Available
Appropriation (light figures) — 2002-2003
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Specific |
|
|
|
|
|
Payments to |
New |
|
|
|
|
the States and |
Administered |
|
|
|
|
Territories |
Expenses |
Total |
|
|
|
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
|
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
AGEING |
|
|
|
|
|
Operating |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outcome 2 - |
|
|
|
|
|
Access through Medicare to
cost-effective |
3,529 |
- |
3,529 |
|
|
medical services, medicines and
acute |
4,093 |
- |
4,093 |
|
|
health care for all
Australians |
69,032 |
- |
69,032 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total: Operating |
3,529 |
- |
3,529 |
|
|
Non-operating |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Administered Assets and
Liabilities |
|
|
125,667 |
|
|
|
|
|
40,440 |
|
|
|
|
|
48,364 |
|
Total: Non-operating |
|
|
125,667 |
|
|
Total: Department of Health and
Ageing |
3,529 |
- |
129,196 |
|
Supplementary Appropriation
(bold figures) —
2003-2004
Appropriation Acts (Nos.
2 and 4) (italic figures) —
2003-2004
Actual Available
Appropriation (light figures) — 2002-2003
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Specific |
|
|
|
|
|
Payments to |
New |
|
|
|
|
the States and |
Administered |
|
|
|
|
Territories |
Expenses |
Total |
|
|
|
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
|
DEPARTMENT OF THE
TREASURY |
|
|
|
|
|
Operating |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outcome 2 - |
|
|
|
|
|
Effective government spending and
taxation |
4,100 |
- |
4,100 |
|
|
arrangements |
20,900 |
- |
20,900 |
|
|
|
74,700 |
- |
74,700 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total: Department of the
Treasury |
4,100 |
- |
4,100 |
|