Appropriation (Coronavirus Economic Response Package) Act (No. 1) 2019-2020 (Cth)
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The Parliament of Australia enacts:
This Act is the
Appropriation (Coronavirus Economic Response Package) Act (No. 1) 2019‑2020 .
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
The whole of this Act | The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 24 March 2020 |
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
In this Act:
administered item means an amount set out in Schedule 1 opposite an outcome for a non‑corporate entity under the heading “Administered”.
corporate entity means:
(a) a corporate Commonwealth entity within the meaning of the
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 ; or(b) a Commonwealth company within the meaning of that Act.
corporate entity item means the total amount set out in Schedule 1 in relation to a corporate entity under the heading “Administered”.Note: The amounts set out opposite outcomes for corporate entities, under the heading “Administered”, 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.
current year means the financial year ending on 30 June 2020.
departmental item means the total amount set out in Schedule 1 in relation to a non‑corporate entity under the heading “Departmental”.Note: The amounts set out opposite outcomes, under the heading “Departmental”, 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.
expenditure means payments for expenses, acquiring assets, making loans or paying liabilities.
Finance Minister means the Minister administering this Act.
item means any of the following:
(a) an administered item;
(b) a corporate entity item;
(c) a departmental item.
non‑corporate entity means:
(a) a non‑corporate Commonwealth entity within the meaning of the
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 ; or(b) the High Court.
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) 2019‑2020 and the Bill for theAppropriation Act (No. 4) 2019‑2020 .
Portfolio Budget Statements means the Portfolio Budget Statements 2019‑20.
portfolio statements means:
(a) the Portfolio Budget Statements; and
(b) the Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements.
special account has the same meaning as in thePublic Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 .
The portfolio statements are 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 which provides that the material that may be considered in the interpretation of a provision of an Act includes any document that is declared by the Act to be a relevant document.
For the purposes of this Act, notional transactions between non‑corporate entities are to be treated as if they were real transactions.
Note: This section applies, for example, to a “payment” between non‑corporate entities 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 non‑corporate entity, even though no payment is actually made from the Consolidated Revenue Fund. This is consistent with section 76 of the
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 .
The total of the items specified in Schedule 1 is $1,651,133,000.
Note 1: Items in Schedule 1 can be adjusted under Part 3 of this Act.
Note 2: Sections 74 to 75 of the
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 also provide for the adjustment of amounts appropriated by this Act.
The amount specified in a departmental item for a non‑corporate entity may be applied for the departmental expenditure of the entity.
(1) The amount specified in an administered item for an outcome for a non‑corporate entity may be applied for expenditure for the purpose of contributing to achieving that outcome.
(2) If the portfolio 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.
(1) The amount specified in a corporate entity item for a corporate entity may be paid to the entity to be applied for the purposes of the entity.
(2) If:
(a) an Act provides that a corporate entity must be paid amounts that are appropriated by the Parliament for the purposes of the entity; and
(b) Schedule 1 contains a corporate entity item for that entity;
then the entity must be paid the full amount specified in the item.
(1) This section applies if the Finance Minister is satisfied that there is an urgent need for expenditure, in the current year, that is not provided for, or is insufficiently provided for, in Schedule 1:
(a) because of an erroneous omission or understatement; or
(b) because the expenditure was unforeseen until after the last day on which it was practicable to provide for it in the Bill for this Act before that Bill was introduced into the House of Representatives.
(2) This Act has effect as if Schedule 1 were amended, in accordance with a determination of the Finance Minister, to make provision for so much (if any) of the expenditure as the Finance Minister determines.
(3) The total of the amounts determined under subsection (2) cannot be more than $800 million.
(4) A determination made under subsection (2) is a legislative instrument, but neither section 42 (disallowance) nor Part 4 of Chapter 3 (sunsetting) of the
Legislation Act 2003 applies to the determination.
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, including the operation of this Act as affected by the
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 .
This Act is repealed at the start of 1 July 2022.
Note: See sections 6 and 12.
Portfolio | Total |
$'000 | |
Agriculture, Water and the Environment | 15,297 |
Defence | 642 |
Education, Skills and Employment | 273,627 |
Foreign Affairs and Trade | 10,555 |
Health | 574,309 |
Home Affairs | 18,703 |
Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications | 437,000 |
Social Services | 321,000 |
Portfolio | Departmental | Administered | Total |
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
Agriculture, Water and the Environment | |||
Attorney‑General's | |||
Defence | |||
Education, Skills and Employment | |||
Finance | |||
Foreign Affairs and Trade | |||
Health | |||
Home Affairs | |||
Industry, Science, Energy and Resources | |||
Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development | |||
and Communications | |||
Prime Minister and Cabinet | |||
Social Services | |||
Treasury | |||
Entity | Departmental | Administered | Total |
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
Department of Agriculture, Water and the | |||
Environment | |||
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines | |||
Authority | |||
Director of National Parks | |||
Murray‑Darling Basin Authority | |||
Regional Investment Corporation | |||
Australian Fisheries Management Authority | |||
Bureau of Meteorology | |||
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority | |||
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2018‑2019 | |||
Departmental | Administered | Total | |
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
Safeguard Australia's animal and plant health | |||
status to maintain overseas markets and protect | |||
the economy and environment from the impact | ‑ | 4,499 | 4,499 |
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 | |||
Entity | Departmental | Administered | Total |
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
Department of Defence | |||
Australian Signals Directorate | |||
Department of Veterans' Affairs | |||
Australian War Memorial | |||
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2018‑2019 | |||
Departmental | Administered | Total | |
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
Maintain and enhance the financial wellbeing | |||
and self‑sufficiency of eligible persons and their | |||
dependants through access to income support, | 245,542 | 56,577 | 302,119 |
compensation, and other support services, | |||
including advice and information about | |||
entitlements | |||
Entity | Departmental | Administered | Total |
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
Department of Education, Skills and Employment | |||
Australian Research Council | |||
Australian Skills Quality Authority | |||
Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency | |||
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2018‑2019 | |||
Departmental | Administered | Total | |
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
Promote growth in economic productivity and | |||
social wellbeing through access to quality skills | |||
and training | 6,122 | ‑ | 6,122 |
Foster a productive and competitive labour | |||
market through policies and programs that assist | |||
job seekers into work and meet employer needs | 6,282 | 22,115 | 28,397 |
Entity | Departmental | Administered | Total |
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |||
Tourism Australia | |||
Australian Centre for International Agricultural | |||
Research | |||
Australian Secret Intelligence Service | |||
Australian Trade and Investment Commission | |||
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2018‑2019 | |||
Departmental | Administered | Total | |
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
The advancement of Australia's international | |||
strategic, security and economic interests | |||
including through bilateral, regional and | 897,661 | 3,844,576 | 4,742,237 |
multilateral engagement on Australian | |||
Government foreign, trade and international | |||
development policy priorities | |||
Entity | Departmental | Administered | Total |
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
Department of Health | |||
Australian Digital Health Agency | |||
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | |||
Australian Sports Commission | |||
Food Standards Australia New Zealand | |||
Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission | |||
Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and | |||
Transplantation Authority | |||
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety | |||
Agency | |||
Australian Sports Anti‑Doping Authority | |||
Cancer Australia | |||
National Blood Authority | |||
National Health Funding Body | |||
National Health and Medical Research Council | |||
National Mental Health Commission | |||
Professional Services Review | |||
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2018‑2019 | |||
Departmental | Administered | Total | |
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
Support for sustainable funding for public | |||
hospital services and improved access to high | |||
quality, comprehensive and coordinated | 173,518 | 4,671,231 | 4,844,749 |
preventive, primary and mental health care for all | |||
Australians, with a focus on those with complex | |||
health care needs and those living in regional, | |||
rural and remote areas, including through access | |||
to a skilled health workforce | |||
Access to cost‑effective medicines, medical, | |||
dental and hearing services, and improved | |||
choice in health services, including through the | 183,324 | 1,618,179 | 1,801,503 |
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, Medicare, | |||
targeted assistance strategies and private health | |||
insurance | |||
Protection of the health and safety of the | |||
Australian community and preparedness to | |||
respond to national health emergencies and | 60,411 | 133,908 | 194,319 |
risks, including through immunisation, initiatives, | |||
and regulation of therapeutic goods, chemicals, | |||
gene technology, and blood and organ products | |||
Improved wellbeing for older Australians through | |||
targeted support, access to quality care and | |||
related information services | 199,353 | 3,768,274 | 3,967,627 |
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2018‑2019 | |||
Departmental | Administered | Total | |
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
Protect and enhance the safety, health, | |||
wellbeing and quality of life of aged care | |||
consumers, including through effective | 40,614 | ‑ | 40,614 |
engagement with them, regulation and education | |||
of Commonwealth‑funded aged care service | |||
providers and resolution of aged care complaints | |||
Entity | Departmental | Administered | Total |
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
Department of Home Affairs | |||
Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission | |||
Australian Federal Police | |||
Australian Institute of Criminology | |||
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation | |||
Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis | |||
Centre | |||
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2018‑2019 | |||
Departmental | Administered | Total | |
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
Protect Australia's sovereignty, security and | |||
safety through its national security, emergency | |||
management system, law enforcement, and | 1,844,662 | 1,958,717 | 3,803,379 |
managing its border, including managing the | |||
stay and departure of all non‑citizens | |||
Entity | Departmental | Administered | Total |
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional | |||
Development and Communications | |||
Australia Council | |||
Australian Broadcasting Corporation | |||
Australian Film, Television and Radio School | |||
Australian Maritime Safety Authority | |||
Australian National Maritime Museum | |||
Civil Aviation Safety Authority | |||
Infrastructure Australia | |||
National Film and Sound Archive of Australia | |||
National Gallery of Australia | |||
National Library of Australia | |||
National Museum of Australia | |||
National Portrait Gallery of Australia | |||
National Transport Commission | |||
Screen Australia | |||
Special Broadcasting Service Corporation | |||
Australian Communications and Media Authority | |||
| | |||
Entity | Departmental | Administered | Total |
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
Australian Transport Safety Bureau | |||
National Capital Authority | |||
National Faster Rail Agency | |||
North Queensland Water Infrastructure Authority | |||
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2018‑2019 | |||
Departmental | Administered | Total | |
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
An efficient, sustainable, competitive, safe and | |||
secure transport system for all transport users | |||
through regulation, financial assistance and | 5,384 | 398,778 | 404,162 |
safety investigations | |||
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2018‑2019 | |
Administered | |
$'000 | |
Maximise aviation safety through a regulatory | |
regime, detailed technical material on safety | |
standards, comprehensive aviation industry | 43,936 |
oversight, risk analysis, industry consultation, | |
education and training | |
Entity | Departmental | Administered | Total |
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
Department of Social Services | |||
National Disability Insurance Scheme Launch | |||
Transition Agency | |||
Australian Institute of Family Studies | |||
Digital Transformation Agency | |||
NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission | |||
Services Australia | |||
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2018‑2019 | |||
Departmental | Administered | Total | |
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
Support individuals, families and communities to | |||
achieve greater self‑sufficiency; through the | |||
delivery of advice and high quality accessible | 4,502,253 | 1,595 | 4,503,848 |
social, health and child support services and | |||
other payments; and support providers and | |||
businesses through convenient and efficient | |||
service delivery | |||
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