2013-2014 

 

The Parliament of the 

Commonwealth of Australia 

 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

 

 

 

 

Presented and read a first time 

 

 

 

 

Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2014-2015 

 

No.      , 2014 

 

(Finance) 

 

 

 

A Bill for an Act to appropriate money out of the 

Consolidated Revenue Fund for the ordinary 

annual services of the Government, and for related 

purposes 

   

   

   

 

 

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Contents 

Part 1--Preliminary

 

1

 

1 

Short title ........................................................................................... 1

 

2 

Commencement ................................................................................. 2

 

3 

Definitions ......................................................................................... 2

 

4 

Portfolio Statements ........................................................................... 3

 

5 

Notional payments, receipts etc. ........................................................ 3

 

Part 2--Appropriation items

 

4

 

6 

Summary of appropriations ............................................................... 4

 

7 

Departmental items ............................................................................ 4

 

8 

Administered items ............................................................................ 4

 

9 

CAC Act body payment items ........................................................... 4

 

Part 3--Advance to the Finance Minister

 

6

 

10 

Advance to the Finance Minister ....................................................... 6

 

Part 4--Miscellaneous

 

7

 

11 

Crediting amounts to Special Accounts ............................................. 7

 

12 

Appropriation of the Consolidated Revenue Fund ............................. 7

 

13 

Act ceases to be in force .................................................................... 7

 

Schedule 1--Services for which money is 

appropriated

 

8

 

 

 

 

No.      , 2014 

Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2014-2015 

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A Bill for an Act to appropriate money out of the 

1 

Consolidated Revenue Fund for the ordinary 

2 

annual services of the Government, and for related 

3 

purposes 

4 

The Parliament of Australia enacts: 

5 

Part 1--Preliminary 

6 

   

7 

1  Short title 

8 

 

  This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2014-2015. 

9 

   

Part 1  Preliminary 

   

 

Section 2 

 

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2  Commencement 

1 

 

  This Act commences on the day this Act receives the Royal 

2 

Assent. 

3 

3  Definitions 

4 

 

  In this Act: 

5 

administered item means an amount set out in Schedule 1 opposite 

6 

an outcome for an Agency under the heading "Administered". 

7 

Agency means: 

8 

 

(a)  an Agency within the meaning of the Financial Management 

9 

and Accountability Act 1997; or 

10 

 

(b)  the High Court of Australia. 

11 

CAC Act body means: 

12 

 

(a)  a Commonwealth authority within the meaning of the 

13 

Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997; or 

14 

 

(b)  a Commonwealth company within the meaning of the 

15 

Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997. 

16 

CAC Act body payment item means the total amount set out in 

17 

Schedule 1 in relation to a CAC Act body under the heading 

18 

"Administered". 

19 

Note: 

The amounts set out opposite outcomes for CAC Act bodies, under the 

20 

heading "Administered", are "notional". They are not part of the item, 

21 

and do not in any way restrict the scope of the expenditure authorised 

22 

by the item. 

23 

current year means the financial year ending on 30 June 2015. 

24 

departmental item means the total amount set out in Schedule 1 in 

25 

relation to an Agency under the heading "Departmental". 

26 

Note: 

The amounts set out opposite outcomes, under the heading 

27 

"Departmental", are "notional". They are not part of the item, and do 

28 

not in any way restrict the scope of the expenditure authorised by the 

29 

item. 

30 

expenditure means payments for expenses, acquiring assets, 

31 

making loans or paying liabilities. 

32 

   

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Finance Minister means the Minister administering this Act. 

1 

item means an administered item or a departmental item. 

2 

Portfolio Budget Statements means the Portfolio Budget 

3 

Statements that were tabled in the Senate or the House of 

4 

Representatives in relation to the Bill for this Act. 

5 

Portfolio Statements means the Portfolio Budget Statements. 

6 

Special Account has the same meaning as in the Financial 

7 

Management and Accountability Act 1997. 

8 

4  Portfolio Statements 

9 

 

  The Portfolio Statements are hereby declared to be relevant 

10 

documents for the purposes of section 15AB of the Acts 

11 

Interpretation Act 1901. 

12 

Note: 

See paragraph 15AB(2)(g) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901. 

13 

5  Notional payments, receipts etc. 

14 

 

  For the purposes of this Act, notional transactions between 

15 

Agencies are to be treated as if they were real transactions. 

16 

Note: 

This section applies, for example, to a "payment" between Agencies 

17 

that are both part of the Commonwealth. One of the effects of this 

18 

section is that the payment will be debited from an appropriation for 

19 

the paying Agency, even though no payment is actually made from the 

20 

Consolidated Revenue Fund. 

21 

   

Part 2  Appropriation items 

   

 

Section 6 

 

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Part 2--Appropriation items 

1 

   

2 

6  Summary of appropriations 

3 

 

  The total of the items specified in Schedule 1 is $79,789,007,000. 

4 

Note 1: 

Items in Schedule 1 can be adjusted under Part 3 of this Act. 

5 

Note 2: 

Sections 30 to 32 of the Financial Management and Accountability 

6 

Act 1997 also provide for adjustments of amounts appropriated by this 

7 

Act. 

8 

7  Departmental items 

9 

 

  The amount specified in a departmental item for an Agency may be 

10 

applied for the departmental expenditure of the Agency. 

11 

Note: 

The Finance Minister manages the expenditure of public money 

12 

through the issue of drawing rights under the Financial Management 

13 

and Accountability Act 1997. 

14 

8  Administered items 

15 

 

(1)  The amount specified in an administered item for an outcome for 

16 

an Agency may be applied for expenditure for the purpose of 

17 

contributing to achieving that outcome. 

18 

Note: 

The Finance Minister manages the expenditure of public money 

19 

through the issue of drawing rights under the Financial Management 

20 

and Accountability Act 1997. 

21 

 

(2)  If the Portfolio Statements indicate that activities of a particular 

22 

kind were intended to be treated as activities in respect of a 

23 

particular outcome, then expenditure for the purpose of carrying 

24 

out those activities is taken to be expenditure for the purpose of 

25 

contributing to achieving the outcome. 

26 

9  CAC Act body payment items 

27 

 

(1)  The amount specified in a CAC Act body payment item for a CAC 

28 

Act body may be paid to the body to be applied for the purposes of 

29 

the body. 

30 

   

Appropriation items  Part 2 

   

 

Section 9 

 

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Note: 

The Finance Minister manages the expenditure of public money 

1 

through the issue of drawing rights under the Financial Management 

2 

and Accountability Act 1997. 

3 

 

(2)  If: 

4 

 

(a)  an Act provides that a CAC Act body must be paid amounts 

5 

that are appropriated by the Parliament for the purposes of 

6 

the body; and 

7 

 

(b)  Schedule 1 contains a CAC Act body payment item for that 

8 

body; 

9 

then the body must be paid the full amount specified in the item. 

10 

   

Part 3  Advance to the Finance Minister 

   

 

Section 10 

 

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Part 3--Advance to the Finance Minister 

1 

   

2 

10  Advance to the Finance Minister 

3 

 

(1)  This section applies if the Finance Minister is satisfied that there is 

4 

an urgent need for expenditure, in the current year, that is not 

5 

provided for, or is insufficiently provided for, in Schedule 1: 

6 

 

(a)  because of an erroneous omission or understatement; or 

7 

 

(b)  because the expenditure was unforeseen until after the last 

8 

day on which it was practicable to provide for it in the Bill 

9 

for this Act before that Bill was introduced into the House of 

10 

Representatives. 

11 

 

(2)  This Act has effect as if Schedule 1 were amended, in accordance 

12 

with a determination of the Finance Minister, to make provision for 

13 

so much (if any) of the expenditure as the Finance Minister 

14 

determines. 

15 

 

(3)  The total of the amounts determined under subsection (2) cannot be 

16 

more than $295 million. 

17 

 

(4)  A determination made under subsection (2) is a legislative 

18 

instrument, but neither section 42 (disallowance) nor Part 6 

19 

(sunsetting) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 applies to the 

20 

determination. 

21 

   

Miscellaneous  Part 4 

   

 

Section 11 

 

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Part 4--Miscellaneous 

1 

   

2 

11  Crediting amounts to Special Accounts 

3 

 

  If any of the purposes of a Special Account is a purpose that is 

4 

covered by an item (whether or not the item expressly refers to the 

5 

Special Account), then amounts may be debited against the 

6 

appropriation for that item and credited to that Special Account. 

7 

12  Appropriation of the Consolidated Revenue Fund 

8 

 

  The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated as necessary for 

9 

the purposes of this Act, including the operation of this Act as 

10 

affected by the Financial Management and Accountability Act 

11 

1997. 

12 

13  Act ceases to be in force 

13 

 

  This Act ceases to be in force at the start of 1 July 2017. 

14 

Schedule 1  Services for which money is appropriated 

   

   

 

 

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Schedule 1--Services for which money is 

appropriated 

Note: 

See sections 6 and 12. 

   

 

Abstract 

 

 

Portfolio 

 

 

 

Total 

 

 

 $'000 

 

 

 

Agriculture 

485,125 

Attorney-

General's 

3,554,038 

Communications 

1,780,674 

Defence 

27,211,110 

Education 

1,329,516 

Employment 

2,024,096 

Environment 

1,723,004 

Finance 

649,800 

Foreign Affairs and Trade 

6,633,713 

Health 

7,752,154 

Immigration and Border Protection 

5,037,127 

Industry 

4,202,817 

Infrastructure and Regional Development 

1,265,062 

Prime Minister and Cabinet 

2,049,341 

Social Services 

9,606,728 

Treasury 

4,484,702 

 

 

 

Total 

 

79,789,007 

Services for which money is appropriated  Schedule 1 

   

   

 

 

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APPROPRIATIONS 

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule 1  Services for which money is appropriated 

   

   

 

 

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SUMMARY 

Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

Portfolio 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

 

 

 

 

Agriculture 

324,533 

160,592 

485,125 

330,862 

209,344 

540,206 

 

 

 

 

Attorney-

General's 

2,413,043 

1,140,995 

3,554,038 

2,428,000 

1,139,978 

3,567,978 

 

 

 

 

Communications 

186,410 

1,594,264 

1,780,674 

220,238 

1,600,580 

1,820,818 

 

 

 

 

Defence 

27,060,792 

150,318 

27,211,110 

25,536,318 

139,977 

25,676,295 

 

 

 

 

Education 

329,437 

1,000,079 

1,329,516 

267,627 

801,138 

1,068,765 

 

 

 

 

Employment 

534,773 

1,489,323 

2,024,096 

561,873 

1,554,729 

2,116,602 

 

 

 

 

Environment 

862,344 

860,660 

1,723,004 

885,241 

894,120 

1,779,361 

 

 

 

 

Finance 

360,938 

288,862 

649,800 

521,164 

302,911 

824,075 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Affairs and Trade 

1,751,552 

4,882,161 

6,633,713 

1,396,472 

962,558 

2,359,030 

 

 

 

 

Health 

615,773 

7,136,381 

7,752,154 

611,838 

6,888,672 

7,500,510 

 

 

 

 

Immigration and Border Protection 

2,573,129 

2,463,998 

5,037,127 

2,435,666 

3,237,071 

5,672,737 

 

 

 

 

Industry 

701,759 

3,501,058 

4,202,817 

773,253 

3,852,818 

4,626,071 

 

 

 

 

Infrastructure and Regional Development 

356,277 

908,785 

1,265,062 

275,726 

831,078 

1,106,804 

 

 

 

 

Prime Minister and Cabinet 

750,450 

1,298,891 

2,049,341 

489,676 

744,709 

1,234,385 

 

 

 

 

Social Services 

4,859,496 

4,747,232 

9,606,728 

4,467,997 

1,255,915 

5,723,912 

 

 

 

 

Treasury 

4,437,713 

46,989 

4,484,702 

4,574,862 

8,826,844 

13,401,706 

 

 

 

 

Total: 

48,118,419 

31,670,588 

79,789,007 

 

45,776,813 

33,242,442 

79,019,255 

 

Services for which money is appropriated  Schedule 1 

   

   

 

 

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AGRICULTURE PORTFOLIO 

SUMMARY 

Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

 

 

Entity 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

 

 

 

 

Department of Agriculture 

302,591 

155,283 

457,874 

306,662 

205,269 

511,931 

 

 

 

 

Australian Fisheries Management Authority 

21,199 

5,309 

26,508 

23,219 

4,075 

27,294 

 

 

 

 

Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines 

Authority 

743 

- 

743 

981 

- 

981 

 

 

 

 

Total: Agriculture 

324,533 

160,592 

485,125 

330,862 

209,344 

540,206 

 

Schedule 1  Services for which money is appropriated 

   

   

 

 

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AGRICULTURE PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

More sustainable, productive, internationally 

competitive and profitable Australian 

agricultural, food and fibre industries through 

policies and initiatives that promote better 

resource management practices, innovation, 

self-reliance and improved access to 

international markets 

 

 

 

111,828 

137,415 

249,243 

104,693 

190,525 

295,218 

 

 

 

 

Outcome 2 -  

Safeguard 

Australia's animal and plant health 

status to maintain overseas markets and protect 

the economy and environment from the impact 

of exotic pests and diseases, through risk 

assessment, inspection and certification, and 

the implementation of emergency response 

arrangements for Australian agricultural, food 

and fibre industries 

 

 

 

190,763 

17,868 

208,631 

201,969 

14,744 

216,713 

 

 

 

 

Total: Department of Agriculture 

302,591 

155,283 

457,874 

306,662 

205,269 

511,931 

 

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AGRICULTURE PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

AUSTRALIAN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT 

AUTHORITY 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Ecologically sustainable and economically 

efficient Commonwealth fisheries, through 

understanding and monitoring Australia's 

marine living resources and regulating and 

monitoring commercial fishing, including 

domestic licensing and deterrence of illegal 

foreign fishing 

 

 

 

21,199 

5,309 

26,508 

23,219 

4,075 

27,294 

 

 

 

 

Total: Australian Fisheries Management 

Authority 

21,199 

5,309 

26,508 

23,219 

4,075 

27,294 

 

Schedule 1  Services for which money is appropriated 

   

   

 

 

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AGRICULTURE PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

AUSTRALIAN PESTICIDES AND VETERINARY 

MEDICINES AUTHORITY 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Protection of the health and safety of people, 

animals, the environment, and agricultural and 

livestock industries through regulation of 

pesticides and veterinary medicines 

 

 

 

743 

- 

743 

981 

- 

981 

 

 

 

 

Total: Australian Pesticides and Veterinary 

Medicines Authority 

743 

- 

743 

981 

- 

981 

 

Services for which money is appropriated  Schedule 1 

   

   

 

 

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ATTORNEY-

GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO 

SUMMARY 

Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

 

 

Entity 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

 

 

 

 

Attorney-

General's Department 

241,391 

681,235 

922,626 

237,374 

665,431 

902,805 

 

 

 

 

Payments to CAC Act bodies: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia Council 

 

211,764 

211,764 

 

218,786 

218,786 

 

 

 

 

Australian Film, Television and Radio School 

 

24,335 

24,335 

 

24,429 

24,429 

 

 

 

 

Australian National Maritime Museum 

 

22,309 

22,309 

 

22,279 

22,279 

 

 

 

 

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia 

 

25,929 

25,929 

 

25,814 

25,814 

 

 

 

 

National Gallery of Australia 

 

33,299 

33,299 

 

33,162 

33,162 

 

 

 

 

National Library of Australia 

 

50,368 

50,368 

 

50,218 

50,218 

 

 

 

 

National Museum of Australia 

 

41,590 

41,590 

 

41,374 

41,374 

 

 

 

 

National Portrait Gallery of Australia 

 

11,487 

11,487 

 

11,767 

11,767 

 

 

 

 

Screen Australia 

 

17,956 

17,956 

 

23,353 

23,353 

 

 

 

 

Administrative Appeals Tribunal 

35,949 

- 

35,949 

35,464 

- 

35,464 

 

 

 

 

Australian Commission for Law Enforcement 

Integrity 

9,610 

- 

9,610 

7,679 

- 

7,679 

 

 

 

 

Australian Crime Commission 

91,728 

- 

91,728 

91,442 

- 

91,442 

 

 

 

 

Australian Federal Police 

1,054,174 

17,560 

1,071,734 

1,024,912 

20,018 

1,044,930 

 

 

 

 

Australian Financial Security Authority 

54,499 

- 

54,499 

49,174 

- 

49,174 

 

 

 

 

Australian Human Rights Commission 

19,941 

146 

20,087 

18,265 

144 

18,409 

 

 

 

 

Australian Institute of Criminology 

5,348 

- 

5,348 

5,379 

- 

5,379 

 

 

 

 

Australian Law Reform Commission 

2,873 

- 

2,873 

2,894 

- 

2,894 

 

 

 

 

Schedule 1  Services for which money is appropriated 

   

   

 

 

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GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO 

SUMMARY 

Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

 

 

Entity 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

 

 

 

 

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation 

390,373 

- 

390,373 

417,024 

- 

417,024 

 

 

 

 

Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis 

Centre 

56,855 

- 

56,855 

56,114 

- 

56,114 

 

 

 

 

Family Court and Federal Circuit Court 

156,051 

884 

156,935 

181,778 

874 

182,652 

 

 

 

 

Federal Court of Australia 

96,746 

- 

96,746 

96,379 

- 

96,379 

 

 

 

 

High Court of Australia 

15,981 

- 

15,981 

16,758 

- 

16,758 

 

 

 

 

National Archives of Australia 

64,920 

- 

64,920 

64,661 

- 

64,661 

 

 

 

 

Office of the Australian Information 

Commissioner 

7,191 

- 

7,191 

10,621 

- 

10,621 

 

 

 

 

Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions 

78,660 

- 

78,660 

81,638 

- 

81,638 

 

 

 

 

Office of Parliamentary Counsel 

15,798 

- 

15,798 

16,304 

- 

16,304 

 

 

 

 

Old Parliament House 

14,955 

2,133 

17,088 

14,140 

2,329 

16,469 

 

 

 

 

Total: Attorney-

General's 

2,413,043 

1,140,995 

3,554,038 

2,428,000 

1,139,978 

3,567,978 

 

Services for which money is appropriated  Schedule 1 

   

   

 

 

No.      , 2014 

Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2014-2015 

17 

 

ATTORNEY-

GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

ATTORNEY-

GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

A just and secure society through the 

maintenance and improvement of Australia's 

law and justice framework and its national 

security and emergency management system 

 

 

 

215,206 

470,030 

685,236 

220,564 

532,730 

753,294 

 

 

 

 

Outcome 2 -  

Participation in, and access to, Australia's arts 

and culture through developing and supporting 

cultural expression 

 

 

 

26,185 

211,205 

237,390 

16,810 

132,701 

149,511 

 

 

 

 

Total: Attorney-

General's Department 

241,391 

681,235 

922,626 

237,374 

665,431 

902,805 

 

Schedule 1  Services for which money is appropriated 

   

   

 

 

18 

Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2014-2015 

No.      , 2014 

 

ATTORNEY-

GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

 

 

Administered 

 

 

 

$'000 

ATTORNEY-

GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT FOR 

PAYMENT TO  

AUSTRALIA COUNCIL 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

The creation, presentation and appreciation of 

distinctive cultural works by providing 

assistance to Australian artists and making their 

works accessible to the public 

 

 

 

 

 

211,764 

 

 

218,786 

 

 

 

 

Total: Australia Council 

 

 

211,764 

 

 

218,786 

 

Services for which money is appropriated  Schedule 1 

   

   

 

 

No.      , 2014 

Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2014-2015 

19 

 

ATTORNEY-

GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

 

 

Administered 

 

 

 

$'000 

ATTORNEY-

GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT FOR 

PAYMENT TO  

AUSTRALIAN FILM, TELEVISION AND 

RADIO SCHOOL 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Support the development of a professional 

screen arts and broadcast culture in Australia 

including through the provision of specialist 

industry-focused education, training, and 

research 

 

 

 

 

 

24,335 

 

 

24,429 

 

 

 

 

Total: Australian Film, Television and Radio 

School 

 

 

24,335 

 

 

24,429 

 

Schedule 1  Services for which money is appropriated 

   

   

 

 

20 

Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2014-2015 

No.      , 2014 

 

ATTORNEY-

GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

 

 

Administered 

 

 

 

$'000 

ATTORNEY-

GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT FOR 

PAYMENT TO  

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME 

MUSEUM 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Increased knowledge, appreciation and 

enjoyment of Australia's maritime heritage by 

managing the National Maritime Collection and 

staging programs, exhibitions and events 

 

 

 

 

 

22,309 

 

 

22,279 

 

 

 

 

Total: Australian National Maritime Museum 

 

 

22,309 

 

 

22,279 

 

Services for which money is appropriated  Schedule 1 

   

   

 

 

No.      , 2014 

Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2014-2015 

21 

 

ATTORNEY-

GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

 

 

Administered 

 

 

 

$'000 

ATTORNEY-

GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT FOR 

PAYMENT TO  

NATIONAL FILM AND SOUND ARCHIVE OF 

AUSTRALIA 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Increased understanding and appreciation of 

Australia's audiovisual history by developing, 

preserving, maintaining and promoting the 

national audiovisual collection and providing 

access to audiovisual material of historic and 

cultural significance 

 

 

 

 

 

25,929 

 

 

25,814 

 

 

 

 

Total: National Film and Sound Archive of 

Australia 

 

 

25,929 

 

 

25,814 

 

Schedule 1  Services for which money is appropriated 

   

   

 

 

22 

Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2014-2015 

No.      , 2014 

 

ATTORNEY-

GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

 

 

Administered 

 

 

 

$'000 

ATTORNEY-

GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT FOR 

PAYMENT TO  

NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Increased understanding, knowledge and 

enjoyment of the visual arts by providing access 

to, and information about, works of art locally, 

nationally and internationally 

 

 

 

 

 

33,299 

 

 

33,162 

 

 

 

 

Total: National Gallery of Australia 

 

 

33,299 

 

 

33,162 

 

Services for which money is appropriated  Schedule 1 

   

   

 

 

No.      , 2014 

Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2014-2015 

23 

 

ATTORNEY-

GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

 

 

Administered 

 

 

 

$'000 

ATTORNEY-

GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT FOR 

PAYMENT TO  

NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Enhanced learning, knowledge creation, 

enjoyment and understanding of Australian life 

and society by providing access to a national 

collection of library material 

 

 

 

 

 

50,368 

 

 

50,218 

 

 

 

 

Total: National Library of Australia 

 

 

50,368 

 

 

50,218 

 

Schedule 1  Services for which money is appropriated 

   

   

 

 

24 

Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2014-2015 

No.      , 2014 

 

ATTORNEY-

GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

 

 

Administered 

 

 

 

$'000 

ATTORNEY-

GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT FOR 

PAYMENT TO  

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AUSTRALIA 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Increased awareness and understanding of 

Australia's history and culture by managing the 

National Museum's collections and providing 

access through public programs and exhibitions 

 

 

 

 

 

41,590 

 

 

41,374 

 

 

 

 

Total: National Museum of Australia 

 

 

41,590 

 

 

41,374 

 

Services for which money is appropriated  Schedule 1 

   

   

 

 

No.      , 2014 

Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2014-2015 

25 

 

ATTORNEY-

GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

 

 

Administered 

 

 

 

$'000 

ATTORNEY-

GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT FOR 

PAYMENT TO  

NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY OF 

AUSTRALIA 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Enhanced understanding and appreciation of 

Australian identity, culture and diversity through 

portraiture by engaging the public in education 

programs and exhibitions, and by developing 

and preserving the national portrait collection 

 

 

 

 

 

11,487 

 

 

11,767 

 

 

 

 

Total: National Portrait Gallery of Australia 

 

 

11,487 

 

 

11,767 

 

Schedule 1  Services for which money is appropriated 

   

   

 

 

26 

Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2014-2015 

No.      , 2014 

 

ATTORNEY-

GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

 

 

Administered 

 

 

 

$'000 

ATTORNEY-

GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT FOR 

PAYMENT TO  

SCREEN AUSTRALIA 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Promote engaged audiences and support a 

creative, innovative and commercially 

sustainable screen industry through the funding 

and promotion of diverse Australian screen 

product 

 

 

 

 

 

17,956 

 

 

23,353 

 

 

 

 

Total: Screen Australia 

 

 

17,956 

 

 

23,353 

 

Services for which money is appropriated  Schedule 1 

   

   

 

 

No.      , 2014 

Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2014-2015 

27 

 

ATTORNEY-

GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS TRIBUNAL 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Access to a fair, just, economical, informal and 

quick review mechanism for applicants through 

reviews of government administrative decisions, 

including dispute resolution processes and 

independent formal hearings 

 

 

 

35,949 

- 

35,949 

35,464 

- 

35,464 

 

 

 

 

Total: Administrative Appeals Tribunal 

35,949 

- 

35,949 

35,464 

- 

35,464 

 

Schedule 1  Services for which money is appropriated 

   

   

 

 

28 

Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2014-2015 

No.      , 2014 

 

ATTORNEY-

GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

AUSTRALIAN COMMISSION FOR LAW 

ENFORCEMENT INTEGRITY 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Independent assurance to the Australian 

Government that Commonwealth law 

enforcement agencies and their staff act with 

integrity by detecting, investigating and 

preventing corruption 

 

 

 

9,610 

- 

9,610 

7,679 

- 

7,679 

 

 

 

 

Total: Australian Commission for Law 

Enforcement Integrity 

9,610 

- 

9,610 

7,679 

- 

7,679 

 

Services for which money is appropriated  Schedule 1 

   

   

 

 

No.      , 2014 

Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2014-2015 

29 

 

ATTORNEY-

GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

AUSTRALIAN CRIME COMMISSION 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Reduced serious and organised crime threats of 

most harm to Australians and the national 

interest including through providing the ability to 

understand, discover and respond to such 

threats 

 

 

 

91,728 

- 

91,728 

91,442 

- 

91,442 

 

 

 

 

Total: Australian Crime Commission 

91,728 

- 

91,728 

91,442 

- 

91,442 

 

Schedule 1  Services for which money is appropriated 

   

   

 

 

30 

Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2014-2015 

No.      , 2014 

 

ATTORNEY-

GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Reduced criminal and security threats to 

Australia's collective economic and societal 

interests through co-operative policing services 

 

 

 

1,054,174 

17,560 

1,071,734 

1,024,912 

20,018 

1,044,930 

 

 

 

 

Total: Australian Federal Police 

1,054,174 

17,560 

1,071,734 

1,024,912 

20,018 

1,044,930 

 

Services for which money is appropriated  Schedule 1 

   

   

 

 

No.      , 2014 

Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2014-2015 

31 

 

ATTORNEY-

GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL SECURITY 

AUTHORITY 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Improved and equitable financial outcomes for 

consumers, business and the community 

through application of bankruptcy and personal 

property securities laws, regulation of personal 

insolvency practitioners, and trustee services 

 

 

 

54,499 

- 

54,499 

49,174 

- 

49,174 

 

 

 

 

Total: Australian Financial Security Authority 

54,499 

- 

54,499 

49,174 

- 

49,174 

 

Schedule 1  Services for which money is appropriated 

   

   

 

 

32 

Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2014-2015 

No.      , 2014 

 

ATTORNEY-

GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

AUSTRALIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

An Australian society in which human rights are 

respected, protected and promoted through 

independent investigation and resolution of 

complaints, education and research to promote 

and eliminate discrimination, and monitoring, 

and reporting on human rights 

 

 

 

19,941 

146 

20,087 

18,265 

144 

18,409 

 

 

 

 

Total: Australian Human Rights Commission 

19,941 

146 

20,087 

18,265 

144 

18,409 

 

Services for which money is appropriated  Schedule 1 

   

   

 

 

No.      , 2014 

Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2014-2015 

33 

 

ATTORNEY-

GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF CRIMINOLOGY 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Informed crime and justice policy and practice 

in Australia by undertaking, funding and 

disseminating policy-relevant research of 

national significance; and through the 

generation of a crime and justice evidence base 

and national knowledge centre 

 

 

 

5,348 

- 

5,348 

5,379 

- 

5,379 

 

 

 

 

Total: Australian Institute of Criminology 

5,348 

- 

5,348 

5,379 

- 

5,379 

 

Schedule 1  Services for which money is appropriated 

   

   

 

 

34 

Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2014-2015 

No.      , 2014 

 

ATTORNEY-

GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

AUSTRALIAN LAW REFORM COMMISSION 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Informed government decisions about the 

development, reform and harmonisation of 

Australian laws and related processes through 

research, analysis, reports and community 

consultation and education 

 

 

 

2,873 

- 

2,873 

2,894 

- 

2,894 

 

 

 

 

Total: Australian Law Reform Commission 

2,873 

- 

2,873 

2,894 

- 

2,894 

 

Services for which money is appropriated  Schedule 1 

   

   

 

 

No.      , 2014 

Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2014-2015 

35 

 

ATTORNEY-

GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

AUSTRALIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE 

ORGANISATION 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

To protect Australia, its people and its interests 

from threats to security through intelligence 

collection, assessment and advice to 

Government 

 

 

 

390,373 

- 

390,373 

417,024 

- 

417,024 

 

 

 

 

Total: Australian Security Intelligence 

Organisation 

390,373 

- 

390,373 

417,024 

- 

417,024 

 

Schedule 1  Services for which money is appropriated 

   

   

 

 

36 

Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2014-2015 

No.      , 2014 

 

ATTORNEY-

GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

AUSTRALIAN TRANSACTION REPORTS AND 

ANALYSIS CENTRE 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

A financial environment hostile to money 

laundering, financing of terrorism, major crime 

and tax evasion through industry regulation and 

the collection, analysis and dissemination of 

financial intelligence 

 

 

 

56,855 

- 

56,855 

56,114 

- 

56,114 

 

 

 

 

Total: Australian Transaction Reports and 

Analysis Centre 

56,855 

- 

56,855 

56,114 

- 

56,114 

 

Services for which money is appropriated  Schedule 1 

   

   

 

 

No.      , 2014 

Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2014-2015 

37 

 

ATTORNEY-

GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

FAMILY COURT AND FEDERAL CIRCUIT 

COURT 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Provide access to justice for litigants in family 

and federal law matters within the jurisdiction of 

the courts through the provision of judicial and 

support services 

 

 

 

156,051 

884 

156,935 

181,778 

874 

182,652 

 

 

 

 

Total: Family Court and Federal Circuit Court 

156,051 

884 

156,935 

181,778 

874 

182,652 

 

Schedule 1  Services for which money is appropriated 

   

   

 

 

38 

Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2014-2015 

No.      , 2014 

 

ATTORNEY-

GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Through its jurisdiction, the Court will apply and 

uphold the rule of law to deliver remedies and 

enforce rights and in so doing, contribute to the 

social and economic development and 

well-being of all Australians 

 

 

 

96,746 

- 

96,746 

96,379 

- 

96,379 

 

 

 

 

Total: Federal Court of Australia 

96,746 

- 

96,746 

96,379 

- 

96,379 

 

Services for which money is appropriated  Schedule 1 

   

   

 

 

No.      , 2014 

Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2014-2015 

39 

 

ATTORNEY-

GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

To interpret and uphold the Australian 

Constitution and perform the functions of the 

ultimate appellate Court in Australia 

 

 

 

15,981 

- 

15,981 

16,758 

- 

16,758 

 

 

 

 

Total: High Court of Australia 

15,981 

- 

15,981 

16,758 

- 

16,758 

 

Schedule 1  Services for which money is appropriated 

   

   

 

 

40 

Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2014-2015 

No.      , 2014 

 

ATTORNEY-

GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

To promote the creation, management and 

preservation of authentic, reliable and usable 

Commonwealth records and to facilitate 

Australians' access to the archival resources of 

the Commonwealth 

 

 

 

64,920 

- 

64,920 

64,661 

- 

64,661 

 

 

 

 

Total: National Archives of Australia 

64,920 

- 

64,920 

64,661 

- 

64,661 

 

Services for which money is appropriated  Schedule 1 

   

   

 

 

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ATTORNEY-

GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

OFFICE OF THE AUSTRALIAN INFORMATION 

COMMISSIONER 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Provision of public access to Commonwealth 

Government information, protection of 

individuals' personal information, and 

performance of information commissioner, 

freedom of information and privacy functions 

 

 

 

7,191 

- 

7,191 

10,621 

- 

10,621 

 

 

 

 

Total: Office of the Australian Information 

Commissioner 

7,191 

- 

7,191 

10,621 

- 

10,621 

 

Schedule 1  Services for which money is appropriated 

   

   

 

 

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No.      , 2014 

 

ATTORNEY-

GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC 

PROSECUTIONS 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Maintenance of law and order for the Australian 

community through an independent and ethical 

prosecution service in accordance with the 

Prosecution Policy of the Commonwealth 

 

 

 

78,660 

- 

78,660 

81,638 

- 

81,638 

 

 

 

 

Total: Office of the Director of Public 

Prosecutions 

78,660 

- 

78,660 

81,638 

- 

81,638 

 

Services for which money is appropriated  Schedule 1 

   

   

 

 

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ATTORNEY-

GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

OFFICE OF PARLIAMENTARY COUNSEL 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

A body of Commonwealth laws and instruments 

that give effect to intended policy, and that are 

coherent, readable and readily accessible, 

through the drafting and publication of those 

laws and instruments 

 

 

 

15,798 

- 

15,798 

16,304 

- 

16,304 

 

 

 

 

Total: Office of Parliamentary Counsel 

15,798 

- 

15,798 

16,304 

- 

16,304 

 

Schedule 1  Services for which money is appropriated 

   

   

 

 

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No.      , 2014 

 

ATTORNEY-

GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

OLD PARLIAMENT HOUSE 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

An enhanced appreciation and understanding of 

the political and social heritage of Australia for 

members of the public, through activities 

including the conservation and upkeep of, and 

the provision of access to, Old Parliament 

House and the development of its collections, 

exhibitions and educational programs 

 

 

 

14,955 

2,133 

17,088 

14,140 

2,329 

16,469 

 

 

 

 

Total: Old Parliament House 

14,955 

2,133 

17,088 

14,140 

2,329 

16,469 

 

Services for which money is appropriated  Schedule 1 

   

   

 

 

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COMMUNICATIONS PORTFOLIO 

SUMMARY 

Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

 

 

Entity 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

 

 

 

 

Department of Communications 

90,390 

147,591 

237,981 

110,066 

191,525 

301,591 

 

 

 

 

Payments to CAC Act bodies: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 

 

1,063,624 

1,063,624 

 

1,053,853 

1,053,853 

 

 

 

 

Special Broadcasting Service Corporation 

 

287,074 

287,074 

 

269,772 

269,772 

 

 

 

 

Australian Communications and Media Authority 

91,995 

- 

91,995 

105,161 

- 

105,161 

 

 

 

 

Telecommunications Universal Service 

Management Agency 

4,025 

95,975 

100,000 

5,011 

85,430 

90,441 

 

 

 

 

Total: Communications 

186,410 

1,594,264 

1,780,674 

220,238 

1,600,580 

1,820,818 

 

Schedule 1  Services for which money is appropriated 

   

   

 

 

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No.      , 2014 

 

COMMUNICATIONS PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Promote an innovative and competitive 

communications sector, through policy 

development, advice and program delivery, so 

all Australians can realise the full potential of 

digital technologies and communications 

services 

 

 

 

90,390 

147,591 

237,981 

110,066 

191,525 

301,591 

 

 

 

 

Total: Department of Communications 

90,390 

147,591 

237,981 

110,066 

191,525 

301,591 

 

Services for which money is appropriated  Schedule 1 

   

   

 

 

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Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2014-2015 

47 

 

COMMUNICATIONS PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

 

 

Administered 

 

 

 

$'000 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS FOR 

PAYMENT TO  

AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING 

CORPORATION 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Informed, educated and entertained audiences - 

throughout Australia and overseas - through 

innovative and comprehensive media and 

related services 

 

 

 

 

 

868,773 

 

 

860,642 

 

 

 

 

Outcome 2 -  

Audience access to ABC satellite and analog 

terrestrial radio and television transmission 

services is, at a minimum, maintained 

year-on-year through the management of 

Transmission Service Agreements 

 

 

 

 

 

76,096 

 

 

80,403 

 

 

 

 

Outcome 3 -  

Audience access to ABC digital television 

services is provided, in accordance with 

Government approved implementation policy, 

through the roll-out and maintenance of the 

associated distribution and transmission 

infrastructure 

 

 

 

 

 

114,988 

 

 

109,103 

 

 

 

 

Outcome 4 -  

Audience access to ABC digital radio services 

is provided, in accordance with Government 

approved implementation policy, through the 

roll-out and maintenance of the associated 

distribution and transmission infrastructure 

 

 

 

 

 

3,767 

 

 

3,705 

 

 

 

 

Total: Australian Broadcasting Corporation 

 

 

1,063,624 

 

 

1,053,853 

 

Schedule 1  Services for which money is appropriated 

   

   

 

 

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No.      , 2014 

 

COMMUNICATIONS PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

 

 

Administered 

 

 

 

$'000 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS FOR 

PAYMENT TO  

SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE 

CORPORATION 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Provide multilingual and multicultural services 

that inform, educate and entertain all 

Australians and in so doing reflect Australia's 

multicultural society 

 

 

 

 

 

287,074 

 

 

269,772 

 

 

 

 

Total: Special Broadcasting Service 

Corporation 

 

 

287,074 

 

 

269,772 

 

Services for which money is appropriated  Schedule 1 

   

   

 

 

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Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2014-2015 

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COMMUNICATIONS PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA 

AUTHORITY 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

A communications and media environment that 

balances the needs of the industry and the 

Australian community through regulation, 

education and advice 

 

 

 

91,995 

- 

91,995 

105,161 

- 

105,161 

 

 

 

 

Total: Australian Communications and Media 

Authority 

91,995 

- 

91,995 

105,161 

- 

105,161 

 

Schedule 1  Services for which money is appropriated 

   

   

 

 

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No.      , 2014 

 

COMMUNICATIONS PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNIVERSAL 

SERVICE MANAGEMENT AGENCY 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Support the delivery of universal service and 

other public interest telecommunications 

services for all Australians in accordance with 

Government policy, including through the 

management of telecommunications service 

agreements and grants 

 

 

 

4,025 

95,975 

100,000 

5,011 

85,430 

90,441 

 

 

 

 

Total: Telecommunications Universal Service 

Management Agency 

4,025 

95,975 

100,000 

5,011 

85,430 

90,441 

 

Services for which money is appropriated  Schedule 1 

   

   

 

 

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DEFENCE PORTFOLIO 

SUMMARY 

Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

 

 

Entity 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

 

 

 

 

Department of Defence 

25,882,986 

- 

25,882,986 

24,360,508 

- 

24,360,508 

 

 

 

 

Defence Materiel Organisation 

881,031 

- 

881,031 

872,432 

- 

872,432 

 

 

 

 

Department of Veterans' Affairs 

296,775 

102,510 

399,285 

303,378 

99,047 

402,425 

 

 

 

 

Payments to CAC Act bodies: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australian War Memorial 

 

47,808 

47,808 

 

40,930 

40,930 

 

 

 

 

Total: Defence 

27,060,792 

150,318 

27,211,110 

25,536,318 

139,977 

25,676,295 

 

Schedule 1  Services for which money is appropriated 

   

   

 

 

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No.      , 2014 

 

DEFENCE PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

The protection and advancement of Australia's 

national interests through the provision of 

military capabilities and the promotion of 

security and stability 

 

 

 

25,462,517 

- 

25,462,517 

23,308,639 

- 

23,308,639 

 

 

 

 

Outcome 2 -  

The 

advancement of Australia's strategic 

interests through the conduct of military 

operations and other tasks as directed by 

Government 

 

 

 

352,729 

- 

352,729 

997,772 

- 

997,772 

 

 

 

 

Outcome 3 -  

Support for the Australian community and 

civilian authorities as requested by Government 

 

 

 

67,740 

- 

67,740 

54,097 

- 

54,097 

 

 

 

 

Total: Department of Defence 

25,882,986 

- 

25,882,986 

24,360,508 

- 

24,360,508 

 

Services for which money is appropriated  Schedule 1 

   

   

 

 

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DEFENCE PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

DEFENCE MATERIEL ORGANISATION 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Contributing to the preparedness of Australian 

Defence Organisation through acquisition and 

through-life support of military equipment and 

supplies 

 

 

 

881,031 

- 

881,031 

872,432 

- 

872,432 

 

 

 

 

Total: Defence Materiel Organisation 

881,031 

- 

881,031 

872,432 

- 

872,432 

 

Schedule 1  Services for which money is appropriated 

   

   

 

 

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No.      , 2014 

 

DEFENCE PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Maintain and enhance the financial wellbeing 

and self-sufficiency of eligible persons and their 

dependants through access to income support, 

compensation, and other support services, 

including advice and information about 

entitlements 

 

 

 

146,585 

40,895 

187,480 

149,364 

39,419 

188,783 

 

 

 

 

Outcome 2 -  

Maintain and enhance the physical wellbeing 

and quality of life of eligible persons and their 

dependants through health and other care 

services that promote early intervention, 

prevention and treatment, including advice and 

information about health service entitlements 

 

 

 

127,617 

7,279 

134,896 

130,839 

7,415 

138,254 

 

 

 

 

Outcome 3 -  

Acknowledgement and commemoration of 

those who served Australia and its allies in 

wars, conflicts and peace operations through 

promoting recognition of service and sacrifice, 

preservation of Australia's wartime heritage, 

and official commemorations 

 

 

 

22,573 

54,336 

76,909 

23,175 

52,213 

75,388 

 

 

 

 

Total: Department of Veterans' Affairs 

296,775 

102,510 

399,285 

303,378 

99,047 

402,425 

 

Services for which money is appropriated  Schedule 1 

   

   

 

 

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Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2014-2015 

55 

 

DEFENCE PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

 

 

Administered 

 

 

 

$'000 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS FOR 

PAYMENT TO  

AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Australians remembering, interpreting and 

understanding the Australian experience of war 

and its enduring impact through maintaining 

and developing the national memorial, its 

collection and exhibition of historical material, 

commemorative ceremonies and research 

 

 

 

 

 

47,808 

 

 

40,930 

 

 

 

 

Total: Australian War Memorial 

 

 

47,808 

 

 

40,930 

 

Schedule 1  Services for which money is appropriated 

   

   

 

 

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No.      , 2014 

 

EDUCATION PORTFOLIO 

SUMMARY 

Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

 

 

Entity 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

 

 

 

 

Department of Education 

291,896 

981,365 

1,273,261 

227,527 

784,727 

1,012,254 

 

 

 

 

Payments to CAC Act bodies: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres 

Strait Islander Studies 

 

13,317 

13,317 

 

13,300 

13,300 

 

 

 

 

Australian Research Council 

21,025 

5,397 

26,422 

20,724 

3,111 

23,835 

 

 

 

 

Tertiary Education Quality and Standards 

Agency 

16,516 

- 

16,516 

19,376 

- 

19,376 

 

 

 

 

Total: Education 

329,437 

1,000,079 

1,329,516 

267,627 

801,138 

1,068,765 

 

Services for which money is appropriated  Schedule 1 

   

   

 

 

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EDUCATION PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Improved access to quality services that 

support early childhood learning and care for 

children through a national quality framework, 

agreed national standards, investment in 

infrastructure, and support for parents, carers, 

services and the workforce 

 

 

 

99,374 

575,260 

674,634 

42,825 

441,288 

484,113 

 

 

 

 

Outcome 2 -  

Improved learning, and literacy, numeracy and 

educational attainment for school students, 

through funding for quality teaching and 

learning environments, workplace learning and 

career advice 

 

 

 

121,806 

218,688 

340,494 

136,938 

341,822 

478,760 

 

 

 

 

Outcome 3 -  

Promote growth in economic productivity and 

social wellbeing through access to quality 

higher education, international education and 

international quality research 

 

 

 

70,716 

187,417 

258,133 

47,764 

1,617 

49,381 

 

 

 

 

Total: Department of Education 

291,896 

981,365 

1,273,261 

227,527 

784,727 

1,012,254 

 

Schedule 1  Services for which money is appropriated 

   

   

 

 

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No.      , 2014 

 

EDUCATION PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

 

 

Administered 

 

 

 

$'000 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR 

PAYMENT TO  

AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF ABORIGINAL 

AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER STUDIES 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Further understanding of Australian Indigenous 

cultures, past and present through undertaking 

and publishing research, and providing access 

to print and audiovisual collections 

 

 

 

 

 

13,317 

 

 

13,300 

 

 

 

 

Total: Australian Institute of Aboriginal and 

Torres Strait Islander Studies 

 

 

13,317 

 

 

13,300 

 

Services for which money is appropriated  Schedule 1 

   

   

 

 

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EDUCATION PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH COUNCIL 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Growth of knowledge and innovation through 

managing research funding schemes, 

measuring research excellence and providing 

advice 

 

 

 

21,025 

5,397 

26,422 

20,724 

3,111 

23,835 

 

 

 

 

Total: Australian Research Council 

21,025 

5,397 

26,422 

20,724 

3,111 

23,835 

 

Schedule 1  Services for which money is appropriated 

   

   

 

 

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No.      , 2014 

 

EDUCATION PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

TERTIARY EDUCATION QUALITY AND 

STANDARDS AGENCY 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Contribute to a high quality higher education 

sector through streamlined and nationally 

consistent higher education regulatory 

arrangements; registration of higher education 

providers; accreditation of higher education 

courses; and investigation, quality assurance 

and dissemination of higher education 

standards and performance 

 

 

 

16,516 

- 

16,516 

19,376 

- 

19,376 

 

 

 

 

Total: Tertiary Education Quality and 

Standards Agency 

16,516 

- 

16,516 

19,376 

- 

19,376 

 

Services for which money is appropriated  Schedule 1 

   

   

 

 

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EMPLOYMENT PORTFOLIO 

SUMMARY 

Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

 

 

Entity 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

 

 

 

 

Department of Employment 

282,754 

1,481,760 

1,764,514 

320,340 

1,547,005 

1,867,345 

 

 

 

 

Payments to CAC Act bodies: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comcare 

 

7,563 

7,563 

 

7,724 

7,724 

 

 

 

 

Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency 

4,914 

- 

4,914 

5,442 

- 

5,442 

 

 

 

 

Fair Work Commission 

82,348 

- 

82,348 

76,335 

- 

76,335 

 

 

 

 

Office of the Fair Work Building Industry 

Inspectorate 

34,308 

- 

34,308 

29,032 

- 

29,032 

 

 

 

 

Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman 

115,591 

- 

115,591 

116,144 

- 

116,144 

 

 

 

 

Safe Work Australia 

9,832 

- 

9,832 

9,506 

- 

9,506 

 

 

 

 

Workplace Gender Equality Agency 

5,026 

- 

5,026 

5,074 

- 

5,074 

 

 

 

 

Total: Employment 

534,773 

1,489,323 

2,024,096 

561,873 

1,554,729 

2,116,602 

 

Schedule 1  Services for which money is appropriated 

   

   

 

 

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EMPLOYMENT PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Foster a productive and competitive labour 

market through employment policies and 

programmes that assist job seekers into work, 

meet employer needs and 

increase Australia's 

workforce participation 

 

 

 

204,972 

1,453,525 

1,658,497 

232,219 

 

1,509,963 

1,742,182 

 

 

 

 

 

Outcome 2 -  

Facilitate jobs growth through policies that 

promote fair, productive and safe workplaces 

 

 

 

77,782 

28,235 

106,017 

88,121 

37,042 

125,163 

 

 

 

 

Total: Department of Employment 

282,754 

1,481,760 

1,764,514 

320,340 

1,547,005 

1,867,345 

 

Services for which money is appropriated  Schedule 1 

   

   

 

 

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EMPLOYMENT PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

 

 

Administered 

 

 

 

$'000 

DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT FOR 

PAYMENT TO  

COMCARE 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

The protection of the health, safety and welfare 

at work of workers covered by the Comcare 

scheme through education, assurance and 

enforcement 

 

 

 

 

 

2,189 

 

 

2,215 

 

 

 

 

Outcome 2 -  

An early and safe return to work and access to 

compensation for injured workers covered by 

the Comcare scheme through working in 

partnership with employers to create best 

practice in rehabilitation and quick and accurate 

management of workers' compensation claims 

 

 

 

 

 

414 

 

 

424 

 

 

 

 

Outcome 3 -  

Access to compensation for people with 

asbestos-related diseases where the 

Commonwealth has a liability through 

management of claims 

 

 

 

 

 

4,960 

 

 

5,085 

 

 

 

 

Total: Comcare 

 

 

7,563 

 

 

7,724 

 

Schedule 1  Services for which money is appropriated 

   

   

 

 

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No.      , 2014 

 

EMPLOYMENT PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

ASBESTOS SAFETY AND ERADICATION 

AGENCY 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Assist in the prevention of exposure to asbestos 

fibres and the elimination of asbestos-related 

disease in Australia through implementing the 

National Strategic Plan for Asbestos Awareness 

and Management in Australia 

 

 

 

4,914 

- 

4,914 

5,442 

- 

5,442 

 

 

 

 

Total: Asbestos Safety and Eradication 

Agency 

4,914 

- 

4,914 

5,442 

- 

5,442 

 

Services for which money is appropriated  Schedule 1 

   

   

 

 

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EMPLOYMENT PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

FAIR WORK COMMISSION 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Simple, fair and flexible workplace relations for 

employees and employers through the exercise 

of powers to set and vary minimum wages and 

modern awards, facilitate collective bargaining, 

approve agreements and deal with disputes 

 

 

 

82,348 

- 

82,348 

76,335 

- 

76,335 

 

 

 

 

Total: Fair Work Commission 

82,348 

- 

82,348 

76,335 

- 

76,335 

 

Schedule 1  Services for which money is appropriated 

   

   

 

 

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No.      , 2014 

 

EMPLOYMENT PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

OFFICE OF THE FAIR WORK BUILDING 

INDUSTRY INSPECTORATE 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Enforce workplace relations laws in the building 

and construction industry and ensure 

compliance with those laws by all participants in 

the building and construction industry through 

the provision of education, assistance and 

advice 

 

 

 

34,308 

- 

34,308 

29,032 

- 

29,032 

 

 

 

 

Total: Office of the Fair Work Building 

Industry Inspectorate 

34,308 

- 

34,308 

29,032 

- 

29,032 

 

Services for which money is appropriated  Schedule 1 

   

   

 

 

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EMPLOYMENT PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

OFFICE OF THE FAIR WORK OMBUDSMAN 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Compliance with workplace relations legislation 

by employees and employers through advice, 

education and where necessary enforcement 

 

 

 

115,591 

- 

115,591 

116,144 

- 

116,144 

 

 

 

 

Total: Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman 

115,591 

- 

115,591 

116,144 

- 

116,144 

 

Schedule 1  Services for which money is appropriated 

   

   

 

 

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No.      , 2014 

 

EMPLOYMENT PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

SAFE WORK AUSTRALIA 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Healthier, safer and more productive 

workplaces through improvements to Australian 

work health and 

safety and workers' 

compensation arrangements 

 

 

 

9,832 

- 

9,832 

9,506 

- 

9,506 

 

 

 

 

Total: Safe Work Australia 

9,832 

- 

9,832 

9,506 

- 

9,506 

 

Services for which money is appropriated  Schedule 1 

   

   

 

 

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EMPLOYMENT PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

WORKPLACE GENDER EQUALITY AGENCY 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Promote and improve gender equality in 

Australian workplaces including through the 

provision of advice and assistance to employers 

and the assessment and measurement of 

workplace gender data 

 

 

 

5,026 

- 

5,026 

5,074 

- 

5,074 

 

 

 

 

Total: Workplace Gender Equality Agency 

5,026 

- 

5,026 

5,074 

- 

5,074 

 

Schedule 1  Services for which money is appropriated 

   

   

 

 

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No.      , 2014 

 

ENVIRONMENT PORTFOLIO 

SUMMARY 

Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

 

 

Entity 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

 

 

 

 

Department of the Environment 

446,317 

774,391 

1,220,708 

461,069 

886,475 

1,347,544 

 

 

 

 

Bureau of Meteorology 

262,754 

- 

262,754 

254,724 

- 

254,724 

 

 

 

 

Clean Energy Regulator 

77,896 

79,269 

157,165 

83,375 

3,745 

87,120 

 

 

 

 

Climate Change Authority 

- 

- 

- 

6,416 

- 

6,416 

 

 

 

 

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority 

21,847 

- 

21,847 

23,529 

900 

24,429 

 

 

 

 

Murray-Darling Basin Authority 

48,608 

7,000 

55,608 

47,826 

3,000 

50,826 

 

 

 

 

National Water Commission 

4,922 

- 

4,922 

8,302 

- 

8,302 

 

 

 

 

Total: Environment 

862,344 

860,660 

1,723,004 

885,241 

894,120 

1,779,361 

Services for which money is appropriated  Schedule 1 

   

   

 

 

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ENVIRONMENT PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Conserve, protect and sustainably manage 

Australia's biodiversity, ecosystems, 

environment and heritage through research, 

information management, supporting natural 

resource management, establishing and 

managing Commonwealth protected areas, and 

reducing and regulating the use of pollutants 

and hazardous substances 

 

 

 

209,402 

445,976 

655,378 

242,238 

 

587,743 

 

829,981 

 

 

 

 

 

Outcome 2 -  

Reduce Australia's greenhouse gas emissions, 

adapt to the impacts of climate change and 

contribute to the negotiation of an effective 

global solution to climate change, through 

developing and implementing a national 

response to climate change 

 

 

 

42,599 

5,714 

48,313 

810 

 

25,178 

25,988 

 

 

 

 

 

Outcome 3 -  

Advancement of Australia's strategic, scientific, 

environmental and economic interests in the 

Antarctic region by protecting, administering 

and researching the region 

 

 

 

110,295 

- 

110,295 

127,671 

 

- 

127,671 

 

 

 

 

 

Outcome 4 -  

Improve the health of rivers and freshwater 

ecosystems and water use efficiency through 

implementing water reforms, and ensuring 

enhanced sustainability, efficiency and 

productivity in the management and use of 

water resources 

 

 

 

84,021 

322,701 

406,722 

90,350 

 

273,554 

 

363,904 

 

 

 

 

 

Total: Department of the Environment 

446,317 

774,391 

1,220,708 

461,069 

886,475 

1,347,544 

 

 

Schedule 1  Services for which money is appropriated 

   

   

 

 

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ENVIRONMENT PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Informed safety, security and economic 

decisions by governments, industry and the 

community through the provision of information, 

forecasts, services and research relating to 

weather, climate and water 

 

 

 

262,754 

- 

262,754 

254,724 

- 

254,724 

 

 

 

 

Total: Bureau of Meteorology 

262,754 

- 

262,754 

254,724 

- 

254,724 

 

Services for which money is appropriated  Schedule 1 

   

   

 

 

No.      , 2014 

Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2014-2015 

73 

 

ENVIRONMENT PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

CLEAN ENERGY REGULATOR 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Contribute to a reduction 

in Australia's net 

greenhouse gas emissions, including through 

the administration of market based mechanisms 

that incentivise reduction in emissions and the 

promotion of additional renewable electricity 

generation 

 

 

 

77,896 

79,269 

157,165 

83,375 

3,745 

87,120 

 

 

 

 

Total: Clean Energy Regulator 

77,896 

79,269 

157,165 

83,375 

3,745 

87,120 

 

Schedule 1  Services for which money is appropriated 

   

   

 

 

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No.      , 2014 

 

ENVIRONMENT PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

CLIMATE CHANGE AUTHORITY 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Provide expert advice to the Australian 

Government on climate change mitigation 

initiatives, including the level of carbon pollution 

caps, the carbon price mechanism, the 

Renewable Energy Target and progress in 

achieving Australia's emissions reduction 

targets, through conducting periodic reviews 

and undertaking climate change research 

 

 

 

- 

- 

- 

6,416 

- 

6,416 

 

 

 

 

Total: Climate Change Authority 

- 

- 

- 

6,416 

- 

6,416 

 

Services for which money is appropriated  Schedule 1 

   

   

 

 

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ENVIRONMENT PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK 

AUTHORITY 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

The long-term protection, ecologically 

sustainable use, understanding and enjoyment 

of the Great Barrier Reef for all Australians and 

the international community, through the care 

and development of the Marine Park 

 

 

 

21,847 

- 

21,847 

23,529 

900 

24,429 

 

 

 

 

Total: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park 

Authority 

21,847 

- 

21,847 

23,529 

900 

24,429 

 

Schedule 1  Services for which money is appropriated 

   

   

 

 

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No.      , 2014 

 

ENVIRONMENT PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

MURRAY-DARLING BASIN AUTHORITY 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Equitable and sustainable use of the 

Murray-Darling Basin by governments and the 

community including through development and 

implementation of a Basin Plan, operation of the 

River Murray system, shared natural resource 

management programs, research, information 

and advice 

 

 

 

48,608 

7,000 

55,608 

47,826 

3,000 

50,826 

 

 

 

 

Total: Murray-Darling Basin Authority 

48,608 

7,000 

55,608 

47,826 

3,000 

50,826 

 

Services for which money is appropriated  Schedule 1 

   

   

 

 

No.      , 2014 

Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2014-2015 

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ENVIRONMENT PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

NATIONAL WATER COMMISSION 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Informed decisions by governments on national 

water issues, and improved management of 

Australia's water resources, through advocacy, 

facilitation and independent advice 

 

 

 

4,922 

- 

4,922 

8,302 

- 

8,302 

 

 

 

 

Total: National Water Commission 

4,922 

- 

4,922 

8,302 

- 

8,302 

 

Schedule 1  Services for which money is appropriated 

   

   

 

 

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No.      , 2014 

 

FINANCE PORTFOLIO 

SUMMARY 

Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

 

 

Entity 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

 

 

 

 

Department of Finance 

251,392 

288,862 

540,254 

271,150 

302,911 

574,061 

 

 

 

 

Australian Electoral Commission 

109,546 

- 

109,546 

248,870 

- 

248,870 

 

 

 

 

ComSuper 

- 

- 

- 

1,144 

- 

1,144 

 

 

 

 

Total: Finance 

360,938 

288,862 

649,800 

521,164 

302,911 

824,075 

 

Services for which money is appropriated  Schedule 1 

   

   

 

 

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FINANCE PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Informed decisions on Government finances 

through: policy advice; implementing 

frameworks; and providing financial advice, 

guidance and assurance 

 

 

 

107,854 

10,932 

118,786 

119,726 

10,996 

130,722 

 

 

 

 

Outcome 2 -  

Effective Government policy advice, 

administration and operations through: 

oversight of Government Business Enterprises; 

Commonwealth property management and 

construction; risk management; and providing 

ICT services 

 

 

 

107,883 

694 

108,577 

114,174 

712 

114,886 

 

 

 

 

Outcome 3 -  

Support for Parliamentarians, others with 

entitlements and organisations as approved by 

Government through the delivery of 

entitlements and targeted assistance 

 

 

 

35,655 

277,236 

312,891 

37,250 

291,203 

328,453 

 

 

 

 

Total: Department of Finance 

251,392 

288,862 

540,254 

271,150 

302,911 

574,061 

 

Schedule 1  Services for which money is appropriated 

   

   

 

 

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FINANCE PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

AUSTRALIAN ELECTORAL COMMISSION 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Maintain an impartial and independent electoral 

system for eligible voters through active 

electoral roll management, efficient delivery of 

polling services, and targeted education and 

public awareness programs 

 

 

 

109,546 

- 

109,546 

248,870 

- 

248,870 

 

 

 

 

Total: Australian Electoral Commission 

109,546 

- 

109,546 

248,870 

- 

248,870 

 

Services for which money is appropriated  Schedule 1 

   

   

 

 

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FINANCE PORTFOLIO 

Appropriation (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

COMSUPER 

 

 

 

Outcome 1 -  

Provide access to Australian Government 

superannuation benefits and information, 

through developing members' understanding of 

the schemes, processing contributions, 

supporting investment processes, paying 

benefits and managing member details, for 

current and former Australian Public Servants 

and members of the Australian Defence Force, 

on behalf of the Commonwealth 

Superannuation Corporation 

 

 

 

- 

- 

- 

1,144 

- 

1,144 

 

 

 

 

Total: ComSuper 

- 

- 

- 

1,144 

- 

1,144 

 

Schedule 1  Services for which money is appropriated 

   

   

 

 

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Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2014-2015 

No.      , 2014 

 

FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE PORTFOLIO 

SUMMARY 

Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)

--2014-2015 

Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)

--2013-2014 

 

 

 

 

Entity 

Departmental 

Administered 

Total 

 

$'000 

$'000 

$'000 

 

 

 

 

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 

1,323,984 

4,526,600 

5,850,584 

989,153 

606,747 

1,595,900 

 

 

 

 

Payments to CAC Act bodies: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tourism Australia 

 

129,872 

129,872 

 

130,351 

130,351 

 

 

 

 

Australian Centre for International Agricultural 

Research 

10,051 

86,289 

96,340 

10,588 

83,720 

94,308 

 

 

 

 

Australian Secret Intelligence Service 

220,750 

- 

220,750 

214,417 

- 

214,417 

 

 

 

 

Australian Trade Commission 

196,767 

139,400 

336,167 

182,314 

141,740 

324,054 

 

 

 

 

Total: Foreign Affairs and Trade 

1,751,552 

4,882,161 

6,633,713 

1,396,472 

962,558 

2,359,030