Appropriation Act (No. 5) 2003-2004 (Cth)
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The Parliament of Australia enacts:
This Act may be cited as the
Appropriation Act (No. 5) 2003‑2004 .
This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
administered item means an amount set out in Schedule 1 opposite an outcome of an entity under the heading “Administered Expenses”.
Agency means any of the following:
(a) an Agency within the meaning of the
Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 ;(b) the High Court.
Agency Minister , in relation to an Agency, means the Minister responsible for the Agency.
Chief Executive has the same meaning as in theFinancial Management and Accountability Act 1997 .
Commonwealth authority has the same meaning as in theCommonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 .
Commonwealth company has the same meaning as in theCommonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 .
current year means the financial year ending on 30 June 2004.
departmental item means the total amount set out in Schedule 1 in relation to an entity 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, and do not in any way restrict the scope of the expenditure authorised by the item.
entity means any of the following:
(a) an Agency;
(b) a Commonwealth authority;
(c) a Commonwealth company;
(d) the Australian National Training Authority.
expenditure means payments for expenses, acquiring assets, making loans or paying liabilities.
Finance Minister means the Minister administering this Act.
item means an administered item or a departmental item.
Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements means the Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements that were tabled in the Senate or the House of Representatives in relation to the Bill for theAppropriation Act (No. 3) 2003‑2004 and the Bill for theAppropriation Act (No. 4) 2003‑2004 .
Portfolio Budget Statements means the Portfolio Budget Statements that were tabled in the Senate or the House of Representatives in relation to the Bill for theAppropriation Act (No. 1) 2003‑2004 and the Bill for theAppropriation Act (No. 2) 2003‑2004 .
Portfolio Supplementary Additional Estimates Statements means the Portfolio Supplementary Additional Estimates Statements that were tabled in the Senate or the House of Representatives in relation to the Bill for this Act and the Bill for theAppropriation Act (No. 6) 2003‑2004 .
section 31 agreement means an agreement under section 31 of theFinancial Management and Accountability Act 1997 .
Special Account has the same meaning as in theFinancial Management and Accountability Act 1997 .
(1) The Portfolio Budget Statements, Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements and Portfolio Supplementary Additional Estimates Statements are hereby declared to be relevant documents for the purposes of section 15AB of the
Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .Note: See paragraph 15AB(2)(g) of the
Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .(2) If the Portfolio Budget Statements, Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements or Portfolio Supplementary Additional Estimates Statements indicate that activities of a particular kind were intended to be treated as activities in respect of a particular outcome, then expenditure for the purpose of carrying out those activities is taken to be expenditure for the purpose of contributing to achieving the outcome.
For the purposes of this Act, notional transactions between Agencies are to be treated as if they were real transactions.
Note: This section applies, for example, to a “payment” between Agencies that are both part of the Commonwealth. One of the effects of this section is that the payment will be debited from an appropriation for the paying Agency, even though no payment is actually made from the Consolidated Revenue Fund.
The total of the items specified in Schedule 1 is $603,767,000.
Note 1: Items in Schedule 1 can be increased under Part 3 of this Act and under section 12 of the
Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2003‑2004 (as modified by section 11 of this Act).Note 2: See also section 30A of the
Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 , which provides for adjustment of appropriations to take account of GST.
(1) For a departmental item for an entity, the Finance Minister may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund amounts that do not exceed, in total, the amount specified in the item.
Note: Generally, the Finance Minister is permitted, but not obliged, to issue the amounts out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund. However, subsections (3) and (4) impose an obligation on the Finance Minister to issue the amounts in certain circumstances.
(2) An amount issued out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for a departmental item for an entity may only be applied for the departmental expenditure of the entity.
Note: The acquisition of
new departmental assets will usually be funded from an other departmental item (in another Appropriation Act).(3) If:
(a) an Act provides that an entity must be paid amounts that are appropriated by the Parliament for the purposes of the entity; and
(b) Schedule 1 contains a departmental item for that entity;
then the Finance Minister, under subsection (1), must issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund the full amount specified in the item.
(4) If a departmental item for an Agency includes provision for payment of remuneration and allowances to the holder of:
(a) a public office (within the meaning of the
Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 ); or(b) an office specified in a Schedule to the
Remuneration and Allowances Act 1990 ;
then the Finance Minister, under subsection (1), must issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, under that item, amounts that are sufficient to pay the remuneration and allowances and must apply the amounts for that purpose.
(1) For an administered item for an outcome of an entity, the Finance Minister may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund amounts that do not exceed, in total, the lesser of:
(a) the amount specified in the item; and
(b) the amount determined by the Finance Minister in relation to the item, having regard to the expenses incurred by the entity in the current year in relation to the item.
(2) An amount issued out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for an administered item for an outcome of an entity may only be applied for expenditure for the purpose of carrying out activities for the purpose of contributing to achieving that outcome.
Note: The acquisition of
new administered assets will usually be funded from an administered assets and liabilities item (in another Appropriation Act).
(1) The Finance Minister may, upon written request by a Minister, make a written determination under this section reducing a departmental item for an entity for which the Minister is responsible by the amount specified in the determination.
(2) The Finance Minister may, upon written request by the Chief Executive of an entity for which the Finance Minister is responsible, make a written determination under this section reducing a departmental item for that entity by the amount specified in the determination.
(3) Where a determination is made, the amount specified in the item is taken to have been reduced by the amount specified in the determination.
(4) However, a determination is of no effect if the determination has not been requested under subsection (1) or (2).
(5) In addition, a determination reduces an amount specified in the item only to the extent that the amount of the reduction is no greater than the lesser of the following:
(a) the amount requested under subsection (1) or (2);
(b) the difference between the amount specified in the item and the amount issued out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund by the Finance Minister in respect of that item.
(6) For the purposes of paragraph (5)(b), an amount is not taken to have been issued by the Finance Minister until the amount is paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund.
(7) To avoid doubt, where a previous determination has been made in relation to an item, the reference in paragraph (5)(b) to the amount specified in the item is taken to be a reference to the amount specified in the item as reduced by that previous determination and any other previous determination.
(8) To avoid doubt, a determination under this section applies despite any other provision of this Act.
(9) A determination under this section is a disallowable instrument for the purposes of section 46A of the
Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .
(1) If a section 31 agreement applies to a departmental item, then the amount specified in the item is taken to be increased in accordance with the agreement, and on the conditions set out in the agreement. The increase cannot be more than the relevant receipts covered by the agreement.
(2) For the purposes of section 31 of the
Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 , each departmental item is taken to be marked “net appropriation”.
After the commencement of this Act, section 12 of the
Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2003‑2004 has effect as if the reference to anavailable item included a reference to:
(a) an item in Schedule 1 to this Act; and
(b) an item in Schedule 2 to the
Appropriation Act (No. 6) 2003‑2004 .Note: Section 12 of the
Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2003‑2004 provides for amounts to be added to available items for an Agency in respect of Comcover payments to the Agency.
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.
The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated as necessary for the purposes of this Act.
Note: See sections 6 and 13.
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Reference | Departments and Services | Total |
$'000 | ||
14 | Communications, Information Technology and the Arts | 6,600 |
17 | Employment and Workplace Relations | 53,817 |
19 | Environment and Heritage | 5,500 |
21 | Health and Ageing | 45,191 |
23 | Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs | 15,000 |
25 | Prime Minister and Cabinet | 5,100 |
27 | Transport and Regional Services | 471,759 |
29 | Treasury | 800 |
Departmental | Administered | ||
Portfolio | Outputs | Expenses | Total |
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | |||
Continued | |||
Attorney‑General’s | |||
Continued | |||
Communications, Information Technology and the | |||
Arts | |||
Continued | |||
Defence | |||
Continued | |||
Veterans’ Affairs | |||
Continued | |||
Education, Science and Training | |||
Continued | |||
Employment and Workplace Relations | |||
Continued | |||
Environment and Heritage | |||
Continued | |||
Family and Community Services | |||
Continued | |||
Finance and Administration | |||
Continued | |||
Foreign Affairs and Trade | |||
Continued | |||
Health and Ageing | |||
Continued | |||
Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous | |||
Affairs | |||
Continued | |||
Industry, Tourism and Resources | |||
Continued |
Departmental | Administered | ||
Portfolio | Outputs | Expenses | Total |
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
Prime Minister and Cabinet | |||
Continued | |||
Transport and Regional Services | |||
Continued | |||
Treasury | |||
Continued | |||
Departmental | Administered | ||
Agency | Outputs | Expenses | Total |
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
Department of Communications, Information | |||
Technology and the Arts | |||
Continued | |||
Australia Council | |||
Continued | |||
Australian Broadcasting Authority | |||
Continued | |||
Australian Broadcasting Corporation | |||
Continued | |||
Australian Communications Authority | |||
Continued | |||
Australian Film Commission | |||
Continued | |||
Australian Film, Television and Radio School | |||
Continued | |||
Australian Government Information | |||
Management Office | |||
Continued | |||
Australian National Maritime Museum | |||
Continued | |||
Australian Sports Commission | |||
Continued | |||
Australian Sports Drug Agency | |||
Continued | |||
National Archives of Australia | |||
Continued | |||
National Gallery of Australia | |||
Continued | |||
National Library of Australia | |||
Continued | |||
National Museum of Australia | |||
Continued |
Departmental | Administered | ||
Agency | Outputs | Expenses | Total |
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
Special Broadcasting Service Corporation | |||
Continued | |||
|
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures) — 2002‑2003
Departmental | Administered | |||
Outputs | Expenses | Total | ||
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | ||
Development of a rich and stimulating | ||||
cultural sector for all Australians | ||||
93,728 | 113,778 | 207,506 | ||
Development of a stronger and | ||||
internationally competitive Australian | ||||
sports sector and encouragement of greater participation in sport by all Australians | 2,085 | 3,155 | 5,240 | |
| ||||
Departmental | Administered | ||
Agency | Outputs | Expenses | Total |
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
Department of Employment and Workplace | |||
Relations | |||
Continued | |||
Australian Industrial Registry | |||
Continued | |||
Comcare | |||
Continued | |||
Equal Opportunity for Women in the | |||
Workplace Agency | |||
Continued | |||
National Occupational Health and Safety | |||
Commission | |||
Continued | |||
|
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures) — 2002‑2003
Departmental | Administered | |||
Outputs | Expenses | Total | ||
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | ||
An effectively functioning labour market | ||||
356,598 | 1,089,587 | 1,446,185 | ||
| ||||
Departmental | Administered | ||
Agency | Outputs | Expenses | Total |
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
Department of the Environment and Heritage | |||
Continued | |||
Australian Greenhouse Office | |||
Continued | |||
Australian Heritage Commission | |||
Continued | |||
Bureau of Meteorology | |||
Continued | |||
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority | |||
Continued | |||
National Oceans Office | |||
Continued | |||
Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator | |||
Continued | |||
Sydney Harbour Federation Trust | |||
Continued | |||
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures) — 2002‑2003
Departmental | Administered | |||
Outputs | Expenses | Total | ||
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | ||
The environment, especially those aspects | ||||
that are matters of national environmental | ||||
significance, is protected and conserved | 132,472 | 7,231 | 139,703 | |
| ||||
Departmental | Administered | ||
Agency | Outputs | Expenses | Total |
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
Department of Health and Ageing | |||
Continued | |||
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | |||
Continued | |||
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear | |||
Safety Agency | |||
Continued | |||
Food Standards Australia New Zealand | |||
Continued | |||
National Blood Authority | |||
Continued | |||
Private Health Insurance Ombudsman | |||
Continued | |||
Professional Services Review | |||
Continued | |||
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures) — 2002‑2003
Departmental | Administered | |
Outputs | Expenses | Total |
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 |
To promote and protect the health of all | ||
Australians and minimise the incidence of | ||||
preventable mortality, illness, injury and disability | 58,960 | 115,808 | 174,768 | |
Support for healthy ageing for older | ||||
Australians and quality and cost‑effective | ||||
care for frail older people and support for their carers | 115,640 | 234,061 | 349,701 | |
Improved quality, integration and | ||||
effectiveness of health care | ||||
47,395 | 392,999 | 440,394 | ||
Knowledge, information and training for | ||||
developing better strategies to improve | ||||
the health of Australians | 34,688 | 418,048 | 452,736 | |
Departmental | Administered | ||
Agency | Outputs | Expenses | Total |
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
Department of Immigration and Multicultural | |||
and Indigenous Affairs | |||
Continued | |||
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | |||
Commission | |||
Continued | |||
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | |||
Services | |||
Continued | |||
Aboriginal Hostels Limited | |||
Continued | |||
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and | |||
Torres Strait Islander Studies | |||
Continued | |||
Migration Review Tribunal | |||
Continued | |||
Refugee Review Tribunal | |||
Continued | |||
Torres Strait Regional Authority | |||
Continued | |||
|
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures) — 2002‑2003
Departmental | Administered | |||
Outputs | Expenses | Total | ||
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | ||
Sound and well‑coordinated policies, | ||||
programmes and decision‑making processes | ||||
in relation to Indigenous affairs and reconciliation | 3,344 | 1,532 | 4,876 | |
| ||||
Departmental | Administered | ||
Agency | Outputs | Expenses | Total |
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | |||
Continued | |||
Australian National Audit Office | |||
Continued | |||
Australian Public Service Commission | |||
Continued | |||
Office of National Assessments | |||
Continued | |||
Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman | |||
Continued | |||
Office of the Inspector‑General of | |||
Intelligence and Security | |||
Continued | |||
Office of the Official Secretary to the | |||
Governor‑General | |||
Continued | |||
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures) — 2002‑2003
Departmental | Administered | |||
Outputs | Expenses | Total | ||
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | ||
Sound and well coordinated government | ||||
policies, programmes and decision making | ||||
processes | 44,526 | 32,461 | 76,987 | |
| ||||
Departmental | Administered | ||
Agency | Outputs | Expenses | Total |
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
Department of Transport and Regional | |||
Services | |||
Continued | |||
Australian Maritime Safety Authority | |||
Continued | |||
Civil Aviation Safety Authority | |||
Continued | |||
National Capital Authority | |||
Continued | |||
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures) — 2002‑2003
Departmental | Administered | |||
Outputs | Expenses | Total | ||
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | ||
A better transport system for Australia | ||||
83,392 | 170,116 | 253,508 | ||
| ||||
Departmental | Administered | ||
Agency | Outputs | Expenses | Total |
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
Department of the Treasury | |||
Continued | |||
Australian Bureau of Statistics | |||
Continued | |||
Australian Competition and Consumer | |||
Commission | |||
Continued | |||
Australian Office of Financial Management | |||
Continued | |||
Australian Securities and Investments | |||
Commission | |||
Continued | |||
Australian Taxation Office | |||
Continued | |||
Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee | |||
Continued | |||
National Competition Council | |||
Continued | |||
Productivity Commission | |||
Continued | |||
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures) — 2002‑2003
Departmental | Administered | |||
Outputs | Expenses | Total | ||
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | ||
Well functioning markets | ||||
35,517 | 11,000 | 46,517 | ||
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