APPROPRIATION (ECONOMIC SECURITY STRATEGY) BILL (NO. 1) 2008-2009

2008

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Presented and read a first time

Appropriation (Economic Security

Strategy) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009

No. , 2008

(Finance and Deregulation)

A Bill for an Act to appropriate money out of the

Consolidated Revenue Fund for the ordinary

annual services of the Government in relation to

the Economic Security Strategy, and for related

purposes

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Contents

Part 1--Preliminary

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

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

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

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

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

Part 2--Appropriation items

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

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

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

CAC Act body payment items ............................................................ 5

Part 3--Adjusting appropriation items

Reducing departmental items ............................................................. 6

Reducing administered items .............................................................. 6

Reducing CAC Act body payment items............................................ 7

Part 4--Miscellaneous

Crediting amounts to Special Accounts.............................................. 9

Appropriation of the Consolidated Revenue Fund ............................. 9

Schedule 1--Services for which money is

appropriated

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A Bill for an Act to appropriate money out of the

Consolidated Revenue Fund for the ordinary

annual services of the Government in relation to

the Economic Security Strategy, and for related

purposes

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

Part 1--Preliminary

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Appropriation (Economic Security

Strategy) Act (No. 1) 2008-2009.

Part 1 Preliminary

Section 2

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2 Commence ment

This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal

Assent.

3 Definitions

In this Act:

administered item means an amount set out in Schedule 1 opposite

an outcome for an Agency under the heading "Administered

Expenses".

Agency means:

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

and Accountability Act 1997; or

(b) the High Court of Australia.

CAC Act body means:

(a) a Commonwealth authority within the meaning of the

Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997; or

(b) a Commonwealth company within the meaning of the

Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997.

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

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

"Administered Expenses".

Note:

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

heading "Administered Expenses", are "notional". They are not part of

the item, and do not in any way restrict the scope of the expenditure

authorised by the item.

Chief Executive has the same meaning as in the Financial

Management and Accountability Act 1997.

current year means the financial year ending on 30 June 2009.

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

relation to an Agency under the heading "Departmental Outputs".

Note:

The amounts set out opposite outcomes, under the heading

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

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Section 4

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

by the item.

expenditure means payments for expenses, acquiring assets,

making loans or paying liabilities.

Finance Minister means the Minister administering this Act.

item means an administered item, a CAC Act body payment item

or a departmental item.

Portfolio Budget Statements means the Portfolio Budget

Statements that were tabled in the Senate or the House of

Representatives in relation to the Bill for the Appropriation Act

(No. 1) 2008-2009 and the Bill for the Appropriation Act (No. 2)

2008-2009.

Portfolio Supplementary Estimates Statements means the

Portfolio Supplementary Estimates Statements that were tabled in

the Senate or the House of Representatives in relation to the Bill

for this Act and the Bill for the Appropriation (Economic Security

Strategy) Act (No. 2) 2008-2009.

Special Account has the same meaning as in the Financial

Management and Accountability Act 1997.

4 Portfolio Statements

The Portfolio Budget Statements and Portfolio Supplementary

Estimates Statements are hereby declared to be relevant documents

for the purposes of section 15AB of the Acts Interpretation Act

1901.

Note:

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

5 Notional payments, receipts etc.

For the purposes of this Act, notional transactions between

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

Note:

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

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

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

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

Consolidated Revenue Fund.

Part 2 Appropriation items

Section 6

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Part 2--Appropriation items

6 Summary of appropriations

The total of the items specified in Schedule 1 is $146,054,000.

Note 1:

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

Note 2:

See also sections 30 to 32 of the Financial Management and

Accountability Act 1997, which provide for adjustments of amounts

appropriated by this Act.

7 Departmental items

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

applied for the departmental expenditure of the Agency.

Note:

The Finance Minister manages the expenditure of public money

through the issue of drawing rights under the Financial Management

and Accountability Act 1997.

8 Administered ite ms

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

an Agency may be applied for expenditure for the purpose of

contributing to achieving that outcome.

Note:

The Finance Minister manages the expenditure of public money

through the issue of drawing rights under the Financial Management

and Accountability Act 1997.

(2) If the Portfolio Budget Statements or Portfolio Supplementary

Estimates Statements indicate that activities of a particular kind

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

outcome, then expenditure for the purpose of carrying out those

activities is taken to be expenditure for the purpose of contributing

to achieving the outcome.

Appropriation items Part 2

Section 9

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9 CAC Act body payme nt items

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

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

the body.

Note:

The Finance Minister manages the expenditure of public money

through the issue of drawing rights under the Financial Management

and Accountability Act 1997.

(2) If:

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

that are appropriated by the Parliament for the purposes of

the body; and

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

body;

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

Part 3 Adjusting appropriation items

Section 10

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Part 3--Adjusting appropriation items

10 Reducing departme ntal ite ms

(1) A written request to reduce a departmental item for an Agency may

be made to the Finance Minister by:

(a) the Minister who is responsible for the Agency; or

(b) if the Finance Minister is responsible for the Agency--the

Chief Executive of the Agency.

(2) If a request is made under subsection (1), the Finance Minister

may, by writing, determine that the item is to be reduced by the

amount specified in the request.

(3) However, the determination has no effect to the extent that it would

reduce the item below nil, after subtracting amounts that have been

applied under Part 2 in respect of the item.

(4) The item is taken to be reduced in accordance with the

determination.

(5) A request made under subsection (1) is not a legislative instrument.

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

instrument and, despite subsection 44(2) of the Legislative

Instruments Act 2003, section 42 (disallowance) of that Act applies

to the determination. However, Part 6 (sunsetting) of that Act does

not apply to the determination.

11 Reducing administered items

(1) If:

(a) an annual report for an Agency for the current year is tabled

in the Parliament; and

(b) the report specifies the amount required by the Agency in

respect of an administered item for the Agency; and

the item is taken to be reduced to the required amount.

Adjusting appropriation items Part 3

Section 12

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(2) The Finance Minister may, by writing, determine that

subsection (1):

(a) does not apply in relation to the item; or

(b) applies as if the amount specified in the annual report were

the amount specified in the determination.

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

instrument and, despite subsection 44(2) of the Legislative

Instruments Act 2003, section 42 (disallowance) of that Act applies

to the determination. However, Part 6 (sunsetting) of that Act does

not apply to the determination.

12 Reducing CAC Act body payme nt items

(1) A written request to reduce a CAC Act body payment item for a

CAC Act body may be made to the Finance Minister by:

(a) the Minister who is responsible for the body; or

(b) if the Finance Minister is responsible for the body--the

Secretary of the Department.

Note:

For Department, see subsection 19A(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act

1901.

(2) If a request is made under subsection (1), the Finance Minister

may, by writing, determine that the item is to be reduced by the

amount specified in the request.

(3) However, the determination has no effect to the extent that it would

reduce the item below nil, after subtracting amounts that have been

paid to the body in respect of the item.

(4) The item is taken to be reduced in accordance with the

determination.

(5) Subsection 9(2) does not limit the reduction of a CAC Act body

payment item under this section.

(6) A request made under subsection (1) is not a legislative instrument.

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

instrument and, despite subsection 44(2) of the Legislative

Instruments Act 2003, section 42 (disallowance) of that Act applies

Miscellaneous Part 4

Section 13

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Part 4--Miscellaneous

13 Crediting amounts to Special Accounts

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

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

Special Account), then amounts may be debited against the

appropriation for that item and credited to that Special Account.

14 Appropriation of the Consolidated Revenue Fund

The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated as necessary for

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

affected by the Financial Management and Accountability Act

1997.

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 14.

Abstract

Page

Reference

Portfolio

Total

$'000

Defence

638

Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

117,300

Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

28,116

Total

146,054

Schedule 1 Services for which money is appropriated

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SUMMARY

Supplementary Appropriation (bold figures)

2008-2009

Budget Appropriation (italic figures)

2008-2009

Portfolio

Departmental

Outputs

Administered

Expenses

Total

$'000

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

356,378

454,952

811,330

Attorney-

General's

3,282,381

592,774

3,875,155

Broadband, Communications and the Digital

Economy

196,702

1,258,649

1,455,351

Defence

638

19,790,181

133,228

19,923,409

Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

117,300

2,163,107

4,668,763

6,831,870

Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts

743,521

1,971,617

2,715,138

Families, Housing, Community Services and

Indigenous Affairs

16,566

11,550

28,116

1,516,629

1,753,513

3,270,142

Finance and Deregulation

323,379

200,086

523,465

Foreign Affairs and Trade

1,348,773

3,175,632

4,524,405

Health and Ageing

641,998

5,262,139

5,904,137

Human Services

1,689,621

139,184

1,828,805

Immigration and Citizenship

1,224,795

483,808

1,708,603

Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development

and Local Government

229,964

486,634

716,598

Innovation, Industry, Science and Research

310,608

1,624,605

1,935,213

Prime Minister and Cabinet

377,263

42,770

420,033

Resources, Energy and Tourism

207,845

432,961

640,806

Treasury

3,786,552

8,434

3,794,986

Total: Bill 3

17,204

128,850

146,054

38,189,697

22,689,749

60,879,446

Services for which money is appropriated Schedule 1

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DEFENCE PORTFOLIO

SUMMARY

Supplementary Appropriation (bold figures)

2008-2009

Budget Appropriation (italic figures)

2008-2009

Entity

Departmental

Outputs

Administered

Expenses

Total

$'000

Department of Defence

19,392,037

Defence Materiel Organisation

94,960

Department of Veterans' Affairs

638

303,184

94,631

397,815

Payments to CAC Act bodies:

Australian War Memorial

38,597

Total: Defence

638

19,790,181

133,228

19,923,409

Schedule 1 Services for which money is appropriated

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DEFENCE PORTFOLIO

Supplementary Appropriation (bold figures)

2008-2009

Budget Appropriation (italic figures)

2008-2009

Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)

2007-2008

Departmental

Outputs

Administered

Expenses

Total

$'000

DEPARTMENT OF VET ERANS' AFFAIRS

Outcome 1 -

Eligible persons (including veterans, serving

and former defence force members, war

widows and w idowers, certain Australian

Federal Police personnel with overseas

service) and their dependants have access to

appropriate income support and compensation

in recognition of the effects of their service

638

140,128

36,506

176,634

144,317

42,927

187,244

Total:

Department of Veterans' Affairs

638

Services for which money is appropriated Schedule 1

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EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS

PORTFOLIO

SUMMARY

Supplementary Appropriation (bold figures)

2008-2009

Budget Appropriation (italic figures)

2008-2009

Entity

Departmental

Outputs

Administered

Expenses

Total

$'000

Department of Education, Employment and

Workplace Relations

117,300

1,883,693

4,662,991

6,546,684

Payments to CAC Act bodies:

Comcare

5,772

Australian Fair Pay Commission Secretariat

7,479

Australian Industrial Registry

55,258

Office of the Australian Building and Construction

Commissioner

32,814

Office of the Workplace Ombudsman

70,726

Workplace Authority

113,137

Total: Education, Employment and Workplace

Relations

117,300

2,163,107

4,668,763

6,831,870

Schedule 1 Services for which money is appropriated

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EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS

PORTFOLIO

Supplementary Appropriation (bold figures)

2008-2009

Budget Appropriation (italic figures)

2008-2009

Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)

2007-2008

Departmental

Outputs

Administered

Expenses

Total

$'000

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION,

EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE

RELATIONS

Outcome 4 -

Vocational Education and Training - Individuals

achieve relevant skills from Vocational

Education and Training w hich enhance

employability and productivity

117,300

99,963

1,432,098

1,532,061

103,437

801,563

905,000

Total: Department of Education, Employment

and Workplace Relations

117,300

Services for which money is appropriated Schedule 1

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FAMILIES, HOUSING, COMMUNITY SERVICES AND INDIGENOUS

AFFAIRS PORTFOLIO

SUMMARY

Supplementary Appropriation (bold figures)

2008-2009

Budget Appropriation (italic figures)

2008-2009

Entity

Departmental

Outputs

Administered

Expenses

Total

$'000

Department of Families, Housing, Community

Services and Indigenous Affairs

16,566

11,550

28,116

1,513,691

1,629,453

3,143,144

Payments to CAC Act bodies:

Aboriginal Hostels Limited

34,281

Indigenous Business Australia

37,875

Torres Strait Regional Authority

51,904

Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace

Agency

2,938

Total: Families, Housing, Community Services

and Indigenous Affairs

16,566

11,550

28,116

1,516,629

1,753,513

3,270,142

Schedule 1 Services for which money is appropriated

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FAMILIES, HOUSING, COMMUNITY SERVICES AND INDIGENOUS

AFFAIRS PORTFOLIO

Supplementary Appropriation (bold figures)

2008-2009

Budget Appropriation (italic figures)

2008-2009

Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)

2007-2008

Departmental

Outputs

Administered

Expenses

Total

$'000

DEPARTMENT OF FAMILIES, HOUSING,

COMMUNITY SERVICES AND INDIGENOUS

AFFAIRS

Outcome 2 -

Seniors, people with disabilities, carers, youth

and women are supported, recognised and

encouraged to participate in the community -

Services and assistance that help people to:

participate actively in community and economic

life; access a responsive and sustainable safety

net; and develop their capabilities

8,467

2,726

11,193

586,758

514,289

1,101,047

558,024

447,768

1,005,792

Outcome 3 -

Families and children have choices and

opportunities - Services and assistance that:

help children have the best possible start in life;

promote healthy family relationships; help

families adapt to changing economic and social

circumstances; and assist families w ith the

costs of children

8,099

2,394

10,493

538,420

165,110

703,530

554,432

307,226

861,658

Outcome 4 -

Strong and resilient communities - Services

and assistance that: help homeless people and

low -income households to gain affordable and

appropriate housing; promote community

partnerships; and encourage participation in the

local community by individuals, families,

business and government

6,430

116,173

178,632

294,805

146,463

144,088

290,551

Total: Department of Families, Housing,

Community Services and Indigenous

Affairs

16,566

11,550

28,116

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