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2019
THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APPROPRIATION BILL (NO. 1) 2019-2020
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
(Circulated by the authority of the Minister for Finance,
Senator the Honourable Mathias Cormann)
Table of Acronyms and Defined Terms
AAA Actual Available Appropriation
AAO Administrative Arrangements Order
AFM Advance to the Finance Minister
AI Act Acts Interpretation Act 1901
Commonwealth An entity as defined in section 10 of the PGPA Act
entity
corporate entity A corporate Commonwealth entity or a
Commonwealth company within the meaning of the
PGPA Act
CRF Consolidated Revenue Fund
Finance Minister Minister for Finance
GST Goods and Services Tax
MoG Machinery of Government
non-corporate Non-corporate Commonwealth entities as defined in
entities the PGPA Act, or the High Court
PGPA Act Public Governance, Performance and Accountability
Act 2013
portfolio Portfolio Budget Statements
statements
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Outline
Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2019-2020
General Outline
1 This Explanatory Memorandum accompanies the Appropriation Bill (No. 1)
2019-2020 (the Bill).
2 The main purpose of the Bill is to propose appropriations from the
Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) for the ordinary annual services of the
Government.
3 Appropriations for the ordinary annual services of the Government must be
contained in a separate Bill from other appropriations in accordance with
sections 53 and 54 of the Australian Constitution (the Constitution). Other annual
appropriations that are not for the ordinary annual services of the Government are
proposed in the Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2019-2020 and Appropriation
(Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2019-2020 on the same proportional
basis as this Bill. Together these three Bills are termed the Appropriation Bills.
4 The Bill proposes appropriations broadly equivalent to 7/12ths of the
estimated 2019-20 annual appropriations for the ordinary annual services of the
Government, and measures agreed since Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2018-2019,
certain election commitments and recent Machinery of Government (MoG)
changes. Further detail on the additional measures included in the Bill is at
Appendix A.
Supply Act (No. 1) 2019-2020 appropriated from the CRF for 5/12ths, less
any Budget measures, to ensure that there were adequate appropriations for
the first part of the 2019-20 financial year for the ordinary annual services
of Government.
5 The Bill is in substantially the same terms, and has essentially the same
effect, as the Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2019-2020 that was introduced with that
name into the 45th Parliament on 2 April 2019 but which lapsed on the dissolution
of the two Houses on 11 April 2019 (the lapsed Bill). This Bill reflects the
following changes:
the Bill takes account of changes to the Administrative Arrangements Order
(AAO) since 3 April 2019;
the inclusion of amounts for decisions taken since the lapsed Bill was tabled
(details are included in the appendices);
the reclassification of $30.2 million in 2019-20 for the Local School
Community Fund from Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2019-2020 to
Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2019-2020 to support a revised implementation
approach (further explained at paragraph 53); and
the Actual Available Appropriation (AAA) numbers contained in the Bill
differ from those contained in the lapsed Bill, as this Bill reflects the effect
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Outline
of Royal Assent to the Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2018-2019 on
4 April 2019.
6 This Explanatory Memorandum should be read in conjunction with the
various Portfolio Budget Statements (portfolio statements) published and tabled in
the 45th Parliament in relation to the lapsed Bill. The portfolio statements contain
details on the appropriations set out in the Schedules of the Bills. The portfolio
statements are taken to cover both the Bill and the Supply Act (No. 1) 2019-2020,
with the differences between the Bill and the lapsed Bill detailed in this
Explanatory Memorandum.
Structure of the Bill
7 The Bill provides for the appropriation of specified amounts for expenditure
by Australian Government entities, primarily being non-corporate Commonwealth
entities (non-corporate entities) under the Public Governance, Performance and
Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act).
8 Part 1 of the Bill deals with definitions, the interpretative role of the
portfolio statements and the concept of notional transactions. Part 2 of the Bill
proposes appropriations to make payments of the amounts in Schedule 1 for
departmental items (clause 7), administered items (clause 8) and corporate entity
items (clause 9). Part 3 of the Bill specifies the Advance to the Finance Minister
(AFM) provision (clause 10).
9 Part 4 of the Bill deals with credits to special accounts (clause 11), provides
for amounts to be appropriated as necessary (clause 12), and specifies when the
Bill is repealed (clause 13). In addition to the AFM provision in Part 3, clause 12
of the Bill recognises that the appropriations in the Bill may also be varied by the
PGPA Act.
Financial Impact
10 The Bill, if enacted, would appropriate the amounts specified in Schedule 1
as set out in section 6.
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Statement of compatibility with human rights
Statement of compatibility with human rights
1 The Bill seeks to appropriate money for the ordinary annual services of the
Government.
2 Accordingly, the Bill performs an important constitutional function, by
authorising the withdrawal of money from the CRF for the broad purposes
identified in the Bill.
3 However, as the High Court has emphasised, beyond this, the
Appropriation Acts for the ordinary annual services of Government do not confer
authority to engage in executive action. In particular, they do not confer legal
authority to spend.
4 Given that the legal effect of Appropriation Bills is limited in this way, the
Bill is not seen as engaging, or otherwise affecting, the rights or freedoms relevant
to the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011.
5 Detailed information on the relevant appropriations, however, is contained
in the portfolio statements.
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Notes on clauses
Notes on clauses
Part 1--Preliminary
Clause 1--Short title
1 Clause 1 specifies that the short title of the Bill, once enacted, will be the
Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2019-2020.
Clause 2--Commencement
2 Clause 2 provides for the Bill to commence as an Act on the day of the
Royal Assent.
Clause 3--Definitions
3 Clause 3 defines the key terms used in the Bill, such as "administered item",
"non-corporate entity", and "special account".
Clause 4--Portfolio statements
4 Clause 4 declares that the portfolio statements prepared for the lapsed Bill
and as for Supply Act (No. 1) 2019-2020 are relevant documents for the Bill.
Paragraph 15AB(2)(g) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (AI Act) provides for
material to be considered in the interpretation of an Act if the material is declared
by the Act to be relevant material for the purposes of section 15AB of the AI Act.
5 The purpose of the portfolio statements is to provide information on the
proposed allocation of resources to Government outcomes by Commonwealth
entities within each portfolio. The term "portfolio statements" is defined in the
Bill, at clause 3, to mean the Portfolio Budget Statements 2019-20.
Clause 5--Notional transactions between entities that are part
of the Commonwealth
6 Clause 5 provides that notional transactions between non-corporate entities
are to be treated as if they are real transactions. Notional transactions, therefore,
require the debiting of an appropriation made by Parliament. The payments of the
amounts in Schedule 1 from one non-corporate entity to another do not require, in
a constitutional sense, an appropriation, because both non-corporate entities
operate within the CRF. For reasons of financial discipline and transparency, the
practice has arisen for these payments between non-corporate entities to be treated
as though they required an appropriation, and to debit an appropriation when such
notional payments are made. This is consistent with section 76 of the PGPA Act.
7 When a non-corporate entity makes a payment, whether to another
non-corporate entity or another part of the same non-corporate entity (such as a
different "business unit" within the entity), it is to be treated as a "real" payment.
This means that the appropriation made by Parliament is extinguished by the
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amount of the notional payment, even though no payment is actually made from
the CRF. Similarly, a notional receipt in such a situation is to be treated by the
receiving non-corporate entity (where relevant) as if it were a real receipt. This
does not mean every internal transfer of public money involves a notional
payment and receipt.
Part 2--Appropriation items
Clause 6--Summary of appropriations
8 Clause 6 sets out the total of the appropriations in Schedule 1 of the Bill.
The amounts in Schedule 1 may be increased by a determination under clause 10
(AFM).
9 The amounts in Schedule 1 of the Bill may be adjusted further in accordance
with sections 74 to 75 of the PGPA Act. Specifically:
Section 74 of the PGPA Act, when read with Rule 27 of the Public
Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014, permits
non-corporate entities to retain certain types of receipts by adding them to
their most recent departmental item or other type of appropriation in an
Appropriation Act when prescribed.
Appropriations may be adjusted by amounts recoverable by a non-corporate
entity from the Australian Taxation Office for Goods and Services Tax
(GST), in accordance with section 74A of the PGPA Act. The amounts
specified in Schedule 1 exclude recoverable GST. The appropriations shown
represent the net amount that Parliament is asked to allocate to particular
purposes.
Section 74A has the effect of increasing an appropriation by the amount of
the GST qualifying amount arising from payments in respect of the
appropriation. As a result, there is sufficient appropriation for payments
under an appropriation item, provided that the amount of those payments,
less the amount of recoverable GST, can be met from the initial amount
shown against the item in Schedule 1. Section 74A also applies to notional
transactions between and within non-corporate entities.
Items may be adjusted to take into account the transfer of functions between
non-corporate entities, in accordance with section 75 of the PGPA Act. It is
possible that adjustments under section 75 may result in new items and/or
outcomes being created in an Appropriation Act.
10 Additionally, the Finance Minister manages the payment from items in the
Bill by non-corporate entities using a discretionary power under section 51 of the
PGPA Act. Section 51 allows the Finance Minister to manage the timing and the
amount of appropriated money to be made available to a Commonwealth entity
(an entity as defined in section 10 of the PGPA Act), except as required by law.
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Clause 7--Departmental items
11 Clause 7 provides that the amount specified in a departmental item for a
non-corporate entity may be applied for the departmental expenditure of the
non-corporate entity. Clause 3 defines:
"departmental item" to be the total amount set out in Schedule 1 in relation
to a non-corporate entity under the heading "Departmental"; and
"expenditure" to be payments for expenses, acquiring assets, making loans
or paying liabilities.
12 While the departmental items in Schedule 1 may be divided between
outcomes, the different amounts against outcomes are notional. The total
appropriation for departmental expenses represents the departmental item.
13 Departmental items involve costs over which a non-corporate entity has
control. Departmental appropriations can be used to make any payment related to
the functions of the non-corporate entity including on purposes covered by other
items whether or not they are in the Act for an entity. Expenditure typically
covered by departmental items includes:
employee expenses, suppliers and other operational expenses (e.g. interest
and finance expenses); and
the acquisition and capitalised maintenance of departmental assets valued at
$10 million or less.
14 The cash to meet departmental expenses may be required at times other than
when the expenses are incurred. Departmental items are available until they are
spent, or until the Act through which they were appropriated is repealed. Annual
Appropriation Acts have a lifespan of up to three years after which they
automatically repeal.
15 Generally, if non-corporate entities are directed by Government to perform
additional activities, they are expected to meet the cost of the additional activities
from their existing appropriations, which may then be replenished by a
departmental appropriation in the following financial year. This is known as
supplementation and applies when the direction was given, or a decision to
propose further appropriations is made, in a timeframe within which it is not
practicable to include the expected expenses in a further Appropriation Bill for
that financial year.
16 There can also be occasions when a non-corporate entity, such as a portfolio
Department, is required to assist with matters in relation to other areas of the
Government. Examples can include whole-of-Government activities or a portfolio
Department assisting with the formation and initial costs of a new portfolio body
(for which the Department might later be supplemented). Another example would
be where government has decided to implement shared services arrangements, and
one non-corporate entity is providing corporate services assistance to another
non-corporate entity.
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Clause 8--Administered items
17 Subclause 8(1) provides for the appropriation of administered amounts to be
applied by a non-corporate entity for the purpose of contributing to the outcome
for a non-corporate entity. An "administered item" is defined in clause 3 to be the
amounts set out in Schedule 1 opposite an outcome for a non-corporate entity
under the heading "Administered". Administered amounts are appropriated
separately for each outcome, so, unlike departmental items, the split across
outcomes is not notional. This makes it clear what the funding is intended to
achieve.
18 The purposes for which each administered item can be spent are further set
out in subclause 8(2). Subclause 8(2) provides that where the portfolio statements
indicate a particular activity is in respect of a particular outcome, then expenditure
on that activity is taken to be expenditure for the purpose of contributing to
achieving that outcome.
19 Administered items are those administered by a non-corporate entity on
behalf of the Government (e.g. certain grants, benefits and transfer payments).
These payments are usually made pursuant to eligibility rules and conditions
established by the Government or the Parliament. Specifically, administered items
are tied to outcomes (departmental items are not).
Clause 9--Corporate entity items
20 Clause 9 provides for appropriations of money for corporate entities to be
paid from the CRF by the relevant Department. Clause 9 provides that payments
for corporate entities must be used for the purposes of those entities.
21 A "corporate entity" is defined in clause 3 to be a corporate Commonwealth
entity or a Commonwealth company within the meaning of the PGPA Act. Many
corporate entities receive funding from appropriations. However, these entities are
legally separate from the Commonwealth, and as a result, do not debit
appropriations or make payments from the CRF.
22 Corporate entity payments are initiated by requests to the relevant portfolio
Departments from the corporate entities. The Finance Minister manages
appropriations for corporate entities through a discretionary power to control the
timing and amount made available under section 51 of the PGPA Act, except as
required by law. Corporate entities hold the amounts paid to them on their own
account.
23 Subclause 9(2) provides that if a corporate entity is subject to another Act
that requires amounts appropriated by Parliament for the purposes of that entity to
be paid to the entity, then the full amount of the corporate entity payment must be
paid to the entity.
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24 The purpose of subclause 9(2) is to clarify that subclause 9(1) is not
intended to qualify any obligations in other legislation regulating a corporate
entity, where that other legislation requires the Commonwealth to pay the full
amount appropriated for the purposes of the entity.
25 In addition to the annual appropriations, some corporate entities may also
receive public money from related entities such as a portfolio Department and
from special appropriations managed by those Departments. Many corporate
entities also receive funds from external sources.
Part 3--Advance to the Finance Minister
Clause 10--Advance to the Finance Minister
26 Clause 10 of the Bill enables the Finance Minister to allocate additional
amounts for items when satisfied that there is an urgent need for expenditure and
the existing appropriation in the current year, is not provided for, or is
insufficiently provided for. The allocated amount is referred to as the AFM.
27 Subclause 10(1) establishes the criteria about which the Finance Minister
must be satisfied before determining to add an amount to an item of an entity.
28 The Finance Minister will only consider issuing an amount under
subclause 10(1) if satisfied there is an urgent need for expenditure that is not
provided for, or is insufficiently provided for, in Schedule 1, because of an
omission or understatement, or because of unforeseen circumstances. Generally,
options under sections 74 to 75 of the PGPA Act must be considered, where
applicable, before the Finance Minister will make a determination under
subclause 10(2).
29 Subclause 10(2) enables the Finance Minister to make a determination to
allocate an amount from the AFM to an existing item in Schedule 1, to a new item
not already in Schedule 1, or to a new outcome.
30 Subclause 10(3) provides that the total amount that can be determined under
the AFM provision in the Bill, once enacted, is $295 million.
31 Subclause 10(4) provides that a determination under subclause 10(2) is a
legislative instrument, which must be tabled in Parliament. It is not subject to
section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislation Act 2003 as this would frustrate the
purpose of the provision, which is to provide additional appropriation for urgent
expenditure. Further, an AFM is not subject to Part 4 of Chapter 3 (sunsetting) of
the Legislation Act 2003; legislative instruments enabled by the Bill, once
enacted, automatically repeal when the Act itself repeals (see clause 13).
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Part 4--Miscellaneous
Clause 11--Crediting amounts to special accounts
32 Clause 11 provides that if the purpose of an item in Schedule 1 is also the
purpose of a special account (regardless of whether the item expressly refers to the
special account), then amounts may be debited against the appropriation for that
item and credited to the special account. Special accounts may be established
under the PGPA Act by a determination of the Finance Minister (section 78) that
is disallowable by Parliament or by another Act (sections 79 and 80). The
determination or Act that establishes the special account will specify the purposes
of the special account.
Clause 12--Appropriation of the Consolidated Revenue Fund
33 Clause 12 provides that the CRF is appropriated as necessary for the
purposes of the Bill. Significantly, this clause means that there is an appropriation
in law when the Act commences. That is, the appropriations are not made or
brought into existence just before they are paid, but when the Act commences.
This clause indicates that the amounts appropriated may be affected by the
PGPA Act, in particular sections 74 to 75 (see clause 6), after the Act commences.
Clause 13--Repeal of this Act
34 Clause 13 provides that the Bill, once enacted, will repeal at the start of
1 July 2022.
Schedule 1--Services for which money is appropriated
35 Schedule 1 specifies the appropriations proposed for the ordinary annual
services of the Government. Schedule 1 contains a summary table which lists the
total amounts for each portfolio. A separate summary table is included for each
portfolio, with other tables detailing the appropriations for each Commonwealth
entity.
36 Schedule 1 includes, for information purposes, a figure for the previous
financial year labelled "Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures) -
2018-2019". The AAA is an estimate that does not affect the amount available at
law. That figure provides a comparison with the proposed appropriations.
37 The AAA is calculated for each item by adding the amounts appropriated in
the previous financial year's annual Appropriation Acts, plus any AFMs, and any
adjustments under sections 51 and 75 of the PGPA Act. In some instances, the
figure may also be affected by limits applied administratively by the Department
of Finance. In addition, where an entity's outcome structure has changed since the
last Appropriation Act, only ongoing outcomes may be shown in the Bill.
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38 The AAA numbers contained in the Bill differ from those contained in the
lapsed Bill, as this Bill reflects the effect of Royal Assent to the Appropriation Act
(No. 3) 2018-2019 on 4 April 2019, which occurred after the introduction of the
lapsed Bill on 2 April 2019.
39 The Bill is in substantially the same terms, and has essentially the same
effect, as the Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2019-2020 that was introduced with that
name into the 45th Parliament on 2 April 2019 but which lapsed on the dissolution
of the two Houses on 11 April 2019 (the lapsed Bill). This Bill reflects the
following changes:
Machinery of Government changes
40 Since the introduction of the lapsed Bill on 2 April 2019, there have been
changes to Departments pursuant to the Machinery of Government changes from
the amendments to the AAO made on 29 May 2019.
41 On 29 May 2019, the Governor-General in Council acting on the Prime
Minister's recommendation under section 64 of the Constitution renamed the
Departments of State in the first column to the names in the second column:
Before 29 May 2019 From 29 May 2019
Department of Agriculture and Department of Agriculture
Water Resources
Department of Education and Department of Education
Training
Department of Human Services Services Australia
Department of Jobs and Small Department of Employment, Skills,
Business Small and Family Business
Department of Infrastructure, Department of Infrastructure, Transport,
Regional Development and Cities Cities and Regional Development
42 The amendments to the AAO also resulted in the transfer of legislative
responsibility and related functions between various Commonwealth entities, as
follows:
responsibility for industrial relations has transferred from the Employment
portfolio to the Attorney-General's portfolio;
responsibility for vocational education and training, and apprenticeships has
transferred from the Education portfolio to the Employment portfolio;
responsibility for migrant adult education has transferred from the
Education portfolio to the Home Affairs portfolio;
responsibility for settlement services for refugees and humanitarian
migrants has transferred from the Social Services portfolio to the Home
Affairs portfolio;
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responsibility for whole of government service delivery has transferred from
the Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio to Services Australia;
responsibility for population policy has transferred from the Infrastructure
portfolio to the Treasury portfolio; and
responsibility for housing affordability has transferred from the Social
Services portfolio to the Treasury portfolio.
43 Schedule 1 to the Bill therefore differs to Schedule 1 of the lapsed Bill in the
following ways:
it refers to the new names of Departments and Portfolios as a result of the
AAO;
Commonwealth entities moved between portfolios as a result of the AAO
are shown under their current portfolio;
it includes amendments to outcome statements in relation to functions
transferred between Departments; and
appropriations proposed for functions transferred are included for the entity
which has gained the function.
44 The Bill also reflects the establishment of the National Indigenous
Australians Agency (NIAA) and the National Faster Rail Agency.
The estimates for NIAA can be found under Outcome 2 in the Portfolio
Budget Statement for the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
45 The Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Section 75
Transfers) Determination 2019-2020 amended references to the names of
portfolios and Departments in Schedule 1 of the Supply Act (No. 1) 2019-2020, to
reflect the current AAO.
46 Full details of the changes as expressed in the 29 May 2019 AAO can be
found at: https://www.pmc.gov.au/resource-centre/government/administrative-
arrangements-order-29-may-2019.
Decisions taken since the lapsed Bill
47 Schedule 1 reflects decisions taken since the lapsed Bill was tabled. The
effect of these decisions on specific entities is detailed in Appendices A and B to
this document.
48 Appendix A details the effect on appropriations by entity of spending
decisions made since the lapsed Bill.
49 Appendix B details the effect on appropriations by entity of the application
of an Efficiency Dividend to reflect a decision made since the lapsed Bill.
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50 The Efficiency Dividend ensures that the Commonwealth entities continue
to focus their efforts on achieving ongoing efficiencies in Government
administration.
51 The following categories of entities are exempt from the additional
Efficiency Dividend:
Commonwealth funded entities with fewer than 200 Average Staffing Level
as at the 2019-20 Budget as published in Budget Paper Number 4;
The following Commonwealth material entities and national collecting
institutions:
o National Disability Insurance Agency;
o Australian Prudential Regulation Authority;
o Australian Securities and Investments Commission;
o National Library of Australia;
o National Gallery of Australia;
o National Museum of Australia;
o National Archives of Australia; and
o Australian War Memorial.
The Office of National Intelligence and the Australian Signals Directorate;
and
All entities otherwise exempt from the application of the ED as at the
2019-20 Budget.
The reclassification of an amount from Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2019-2020 to
Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2019-2020
52 Schedule 1 reflects the reclassification of $30.2 million for the Local School
Community Fund from Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2019-2020 to Appropriation
Bill (No. 2) 2019-2020.
53 This reflects a decision of the Minister for Education that the measure is
implemented through a Specific Purpose Payment to the States and Territories.
Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2019-2020 has been amended to reflect this amount.
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List of Decisions by Entity Appendix A
Portfolio 2019-20
$'000
Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Capacity Building For Fisheries Representatives (COA002) +100
Communities Combating Pests And Weeds -- Expansion (COA003) +3,000
Educating Kids About Agriculture (COA004) +2,000
Fishing Habitat Restoration (COA005) +2,000
Further Support For The Australian Dairy Industry (COA007) +300
National Farm Safety Education Fund (COA008) +500
Promoting The Importance Of Bees To Agricultural Production +750
Recreational Fishing Camping Facilities Grant Program (COA011) +5,000
Regional Agricultural Show Development Program (COA012) +5,000
Rural Financial Counselling Drought Small Business (COA013) +7,000
Starting Farm Co-Operatives Program (COA014) +1,500
Attorney-General's
National Archives of Australia
Digitisation Of World War II Records (COA015) +2,500
Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman
NDIS Participant Service Guarantee - Funding (COA044) +500
Defence
Department of Veterans' Affairs
Exempting TPI Pension Recipients Allied Health (COA049) +1,178
Veterans Wellbeing Centres (COA052) +10,000
Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants (COA050) +2,500
Education
Department of Education
National Phonics Check (COA054) +2,200
Supporting The Rural Inspire Initiative (COA021) +500
Teach For Australia Future Leaders Program (COA055) +2,500
Australian Apprentice Wage Subsidy Trial -- Expansion (COA019) +12,700
Health
Department of Health
Achieving Better Health Outcomes (COA065) +670
Additional Health Services For North North-Western Tasmania (COA025) +100
Additional Mental Health Services Southern Brisbane (COA026) +1,350
Australian Breastfeeding Association -- Extension (COA057) +1,000
Choices Program -- Expansion To Peel Health Campus (COA029) +300
Lymphoedema Garments Allied Health Therapy Program (COA058) +2,000
Support Children Life Threatening Medical Conditions COA060 +250
Supporting Sport And Physical Activity (COA061) +10,350
Expanded Take Home Naloxone Program (COA030) +2,000
National Dust Diseases Register (COA032) +800
Aged Care System Navigators -- CALD Expansion (COA028) +2,500
Industry, Innovation and Science
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
Australian Made Export Campaign (COA035) +1,000
Incubator Initiative Migrant Refugee Expansion (COA036) +1,250
Manufacturing Modernisation Fund (COA037) +10,000
Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development
Digital Road Safety Passport -- Pilot (COA038) +600
Driver Reviver Grants Program (COA039)
Social Services
Department of Social Services +3,000
Seniors Connected Program (COA045) +2,500
Cross Portfolio - Saving by Efficiency Dividend -133,564
Total -32,166
New decision references can be found at https://www.liberal.org.au/our-plan-deliver-budget-surpluses-without-increasing-taxes.
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Efficiency Dividend - Saving by Entity Appendix B
Portfolio 2019-20
$'000
Agriculture
Department of Agriculture -1,912
Murray-Darling Basin Authority -384
Attorney-General's
Attorney-General's Department -725
Comcare -30
Administrative Appeals Tribunal -824
Fair Work Commission -404
Fair Work Ombudsman and Registered Organisations Commission Entity -680
Federal Court of Australia -1,141
Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman -186
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions -434
Communications and the Arts
Department of Communications and the Arts -615
Australian Communications and Media Authority -527
Defence
Department of Defence -18,917
Department of Veterans' Affairs -1,796
Education
Department of Education -2,115
Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business
Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business -1,851
Environment and Energy
Department of the Environment and Energy -2,540
Director of National Parks -233
Bureau of Meteorology -1,386
Clean Energy Regulator -362
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority -181
Finance
Department of Finance -1,397
Australian Electoral Commission -708
Foreign Affairs and Trade
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade -6,313
Tourism Australia -782
Australian Secret Intelligence Service -1,711
Australian Trade and Investment Commission -1,100
Health
Department of Health -3,265
Australian Digital Health Agency -911
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare -179
Australian Sports Commission -515
Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission -360
Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority -28
Home Affairs
Department of Home Affairs -12,325
Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission -545
Australian Federal Police -6,099
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation -2,666
Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre -384
Portfolio 2019-20
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Efficiency Dividend - Saving by Entity Appendix B
$'000
Industry, Innovation and Science
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science -2,139
Australian Institute of Marine Science -27
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation -179
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation -1,278
Geoscience Australia -1,000
Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development -1,074
Australian Maritime Safety Authority -129
Civil Aviation Safety Authority -234
Prime Minister and Cabinet
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet -2,133
Aboriginal Hostels Limited -185
Indigenous Business Australia -49
Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation -44
Australian National Audit Office -355
Australian Public Service Commission -105
Social Services
Department of Social Services -2,291
NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission -253
Services Australia -22,879
Digital Transformation Agency -291
Treasury
Department of the Treasury -1,020
Australian Bureau of Statistics -2,005
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission -1,218
Australian Taxation Office -18,112
Inspector General of Taxation -33
Total -133,564
Explanatory Memorandum to Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2019-2020
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