Determination to Reduce Appropriations Upon Request (No. 11 of 2009-2010) (Cth)
Determination to Reduce Appropriations Upon Request (No. 11 of 2009-2010)
Annual Appropriation Acts
I, Lindsay Tanner, Minister for Finance and Deregulation, make this Instrument under the following provisions:
subsection 9(1) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2006‑2007;
subsection 9(1) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2007‑2008;
subsection 10(2) and subsection 12(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2008‑2009;
subsection 10(2) and subsection 12(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009‑2010;
subsection 10(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2009‑2010;
subsection 13(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2008‑2009;
subsection 13(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2008‑2009; and
subsection 13(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2009‑2010.
Dated June 29th 2010
LINDSAY TANNER
Minister for Finance and Deregulation
Part 1 Preliminary
Name
This Determination is the Determination to Reduce Appropriations Upon Request (No. 11 of 2009-2010).
Commencement
This Determination commences on the day on which it is made.
Legislative Authority
(1) Subsection 9(1) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2006-2007; subsection 9(1) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2007-2008; subsection 10(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2008-2009; subsection 10(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009‑2010; and subsection 10(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2009‑2010, enable the Minister for Finance and Deregulation to make a determination reducing a departmental item for an agency by the amount specified in the Determination, upon receipt of a written request from the Minister responsible for that agency.
(2) Subsection 12(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2008-2009 and subsection 12(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009‑2010, enable the Minister for Finance and Deregulation to make a determination reducing a CAC Act body payment item for an agency by the amount specified in the Determination, upon receipt of a written request from the Minister responsible for that agency.
(3) Subsection 13(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2008-2009; subsection 13(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2008-2009; and subsection 13(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2009‑2010, enable the Minister for Finance and Deregulation to make a determination reducing administered assets and liabilities items and other departmental items for an agency by the amount specified in the Determination, upon receipt of a written request from the Minister responsible for that agency.
(4) The reduction provisions are included in the annual Appropriation Acts to enable excess departmental appropriation items, administered assets and liabilities items, and other departmental items to be extinguished.
4 Purpose
This Determination reduces the appropriation items for the agencies listed in the Schedules by the amount indicated in Column 5 of each item.
5 Notes
(1) The Schedules contain tables listing the affected agencies in column 1, the appropriation Acts and appropriation items in column 2, the legislative authorities in column 3, which through the request by the responsible Ministers in column 4, are reduced by the amounts in column 5.
(2) This Determination reflects agency and portfolio names contained in the appropriation Acts under which reductions are made, noting that these may have subsequently been changed by, for example, machinery of government changes. A Schedule to this Determination lists each agency to which it applies. The agencies are listed alphabetically, by portfolio.
6 Disallowance
Determinations made under:
·subsection 9(1) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2006‑2007;
·subsection 9(1) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2007‑2008;
·subsection 10(2) and subsection 12(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2008‑2009;
·subsection 10(2) and subsection 12(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009‑2010;
·subsection 10(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2009‑2010;
·subsection 13(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2008‑2009;
·subsection 13(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2008‑2009; and
·subsection 13(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2009‑2010;
are legislative instruments and are disallowable.
7 Reductions in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2006-2007
Schedule 1 reduces the appropriation for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for the departmental item appropriated by Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2006-2007.
8 Reductions in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2007-2008
Schedule 2 reduces the appropriation for the Attorney-General’s Department for the departmental item appropriated by Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2007-2008.
9 Reductions in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2008-2009
Schedule 3 reduces appropriations for agencies for the departmental item and CAC Act body payment item appropriated by Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2008-2009.
10 Reductions in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009-2010
Schedule 4 reduces appropriations for agencies for the departmental item and CAC Act body payment item appropriated by Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009-2010.
11 Reductions in Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2009-2010
Schedule 5 reduces the appropriation for the Department of Defence for the departmental item appropriated by Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2009-2010.
12 Reductions in Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2008-2009
Schedule 6 reduces the appropriation for the Australian Taxation Office for the other departmental item (Equity Injections) appropriated by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2008-2009.
13 Reductions in Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2008-2009
Schedule 7 reduces the appropriation for the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research for the other departmental item (Equity Injections) appropriated by Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2008-2009.
14 Reductions in Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2009-2010
Schedule 8 reduces the appropriation for agencies for the other departmental item (Equity Injections) appropriated by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2009-2010.
Schedule 1 Reduction in Appropriation Act
(No. 1) 2006-2007
(Clause 7)
[1] ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S PORTFOLIO
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
| Agency | Appropriation | Authority | Requested By | Reduction Amount $ |
| Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions | Departmental item for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2006‑2007 | Subsection 9(1) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2006‑2007 | Attorney-General | 5,442,084.28 |
Schedule 2 Reduction in Appropriation Act
(No. 1) 2007-2008
(Clause 8)
[1] ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S PORTFOLIO
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
| Agency | Appropriation | Authority | Requested By | Reduction Amount $ |
| Attorney-General’s Department | Departmental item for the Attorney-General’s Department in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2007‑2008 | Subsection 9(1) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2007‑2008 | Attorney-General | 602,900 |
Schedule 3 Reduction in Appropriation Act
(No. 1) 2008-2009
(Clause 9)
[1] ATTORNEY GENERAL’S PORTFOLIO
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
| Agency | Appropriation | Authority | Requested By | Reduction Amount $ |
| Attorney-General’s Department | Departmental item for the Attorney-General’s Department in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2008‑2009 | Subsection 10(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2008‑2009 | Attorney-General | 934,013.93 |
[2] FINANCE AND DEREGULATION PORTFOLIO
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
| Agency | Appropriation | Authority | Requested By | Reduction Amount $ |
| Department of Finance and Deregulation | Departmental item for the Department of Finance and Deregulation in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2008‑2009 | Subsection 10(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2008‑2009 | Secretary, Department of Finance and Deregulation | 2,032,000 |
[3] INNOVATION, INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND RESEARCH PORTFOLIO
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
| Agency | Appropriation | Authority | Requested By | Reduction Amount $ |
| Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research | CAC Act body payment item for the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2008‑2009 for payment to the Australian Institute of Marine Science | Subsection 12(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2008‑2009 | Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research | 75,000 |
[4] TREASURY PORTFOLIO
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | |
| Agency | Appropriation | Authority | Requested By | Reduction Amount $ | |
| Australian Taxation Office | Departmental item for the Australian Taxation Office in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2008-2009 | Subsection 10(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2008‑2009 | Treasurer | 1,847,000 | |
Schedule 4 Reduction in Appropriation Act
(No. 1) 2009-2010
(Clause 10)
[1] AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY PORTFOLIO
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
| Agency | Appropriation | Authority | Requested By | Reduction Amount $ |
| Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | Departmental item for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009‑2010 | Subsection 10(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009-2010 | Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | 1,410,000 |
[2] ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S PORTFOLIO
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
| Agency | Appropriation | Authority | Requested By | Reduction Amount $ |
| Australian Federal Police | Departmental item for the Australian Federal Police in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009‑2010 | Subsection 10(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009-2010 | Attorney-General | 4,600,000 |
| Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions | Departmental item for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009‑2010 | Subsection 10(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009-2010 | Attorney-General | 1,624,000 |
[3] BROADBAND, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE DIGITAL ECONOMY PORTFOLIO
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
| Agency | Appropriation | Authority | Requested By | Reduction Amount $ |
| Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy | Departmental item for the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009‑2010 | Subsection 10(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009-2010 | Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy | 9,008,000 |
[4] CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY PORTFOLIO
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
| Agency | Appropriation | Authority | Requested By | Reduction Amount $ |
| Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency | Departmental item for the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009‑2010 | Subsection 10(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009-2010 | Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water | 10,000,000 |
Note 1 The Department of Climate Change was a sub-portfolio department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009-2010. On 8 March 2010, the Administrative Arrangement Order created the Climate Change and Energy Efficiency (CCEE) portfolio. The Administrative Arrangements Order also renamed the then Department of Climate Change as the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency.
[5] EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS PORTFOLIO
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
| Agency | Appropriation | Authority | Requested By | Reduction Amount $ |
| Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations | Departmental item for the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009‑2010 | Subsection 10(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009-2010 | Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations | 902,000 |
[6] FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE PORTFOLIO
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
| Agency | Appropriation | Authority | Requested By | Reduction Amount $ |
| Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | Departmental item for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009‑2010 | Subsection 10(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009-2010 | Minister for Foreign Affairs | 29,133,884.13 |
[7] INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
| Agency | Appropriation | Authority | Requested By | Reduction Amount $ |
| Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government | Departmental item for the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009‑2010 | Subsection 10(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009-2010 | Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government | 1,549,000 |
[8] INNOVATION, INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND RESEARCH PORTFOLIO
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
| Agency | Appropriation | Authority | Requested By | Reduction Amount $ |
| Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research | Departmental item for the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009‑2010 | Subsection 10(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009-2010 | Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research | 4,712,000 |
| Agency | Appropriation | Authority | Requested By | Reduction Amount $ |
| Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research | CAC Act body payment item for the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009‑2010 for payment to the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation | Subsection 12(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009‑2010 | Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research | 6,200,000 |
[9] PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET PORTFOLIO
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
| Agency | Appropriation | Authority | Requested By | Reduction Amount $ |
| Australian Institute of Family Studies | Departmental item for the Australian Institute of Family Studies in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009‑2010 | Subsection 10(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009-2010 | Special Minister of State | 47,000 |
| Australian Public Service Commission | Departmental item for the Australian Public Service Commission in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009‑2010 | Subsection 10(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009-2010 | Special Minister of State | 250,000 |
| Agency | Appropriation | Authority | Requested By | Reduction Amount $ | ||
| Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | Departmental item for the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009‑2010 | Subsection 10(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009-2010 | Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister | 477,000 | ||
| Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman | Departmental item for the Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009‑2010 | Subsection 10(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009-2010 | Special Minister of State | 109,000 | ||
[10] TREASURY PORTFOLIO
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
| Agency | Appropriation | Authority | Requested By | Reduction Amount $ |
| Australian Office of Financial Management | Departmental item for the Australian Office of Financial Management in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009-2010 | Subsection 10(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009-2010 | Treasurer | 69,000 |
| Australian Securities and Investments Commission | Departmental item for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009-2010 | Subsection 10(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009-2010 | Treasurer | 247,000 |
| Agency | Appropriation | Authority | Requested By | Reduction Amount $ | |
| Australian Taxation Office | Departmental item for the Australian Taxation Office in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009-2010 | Subsection 10(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009-2010 | Treasurer | 16,638,000 | |
| Commonwealth Grants Commission | Departmental item for the Commonwealth Grants Commission in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009-2010 | Subsection 10(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009-2010 | Treasurer | 37,000 | |
| Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee | Departmental item for the Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009-2010 | Subsection 10(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009-2010 | Treasurer | 5,000 | |
| Department of the Treasury | Departmental item for the Department of the Treasury in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009-2010 | Subsection 10(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009-2010 | Treasurer | 3,736,000 | |
| Inspector General of Taxation | Departmental item for the Inspector General of Taxation in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009-2010 | Subsection 10(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009-2010 | Treasurer | 11,000 | |
| Agency | Appropriation | Authority | Requested By | Reduction Amount $ | |
| National Competition Council | Departmental item for the National Competition Council in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009-2010 | Subsection 10(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009-2010 | Treasurer | 19,000 | |
| Office of the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board | Departmental item for the Office of the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009-2010 | Subsection 10(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009-2010 | Treasurer | 11,000 | |
| Office of the Australian Accounting Standards Board | Departmental item for the Office of the Australian Accounting Standards Board in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009-2010 | Subsection 10(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009-2010 | Treasurer | 24,000 | |
| Productivity Commission | Departmental item for the Productivity Commission in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009-2010 | Subsection 10(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2009-2010 | Treasurer | 173,000 | |
Schedule 5 Reduction in Appropriation Act
(No. 3) 2009-2010
(Clause 11)
[1] DEFENCE PORTFOLIO
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
| Agency | Appropriation | Authority | Requested By | Reduction Amount $ |
| Department of Defence | Departmental item for the Department of Defence in Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2009‑2010 | Subsection 10(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2009-2010 | Minister for Defence | 237,158,000 |
Schedule 6 Reduction in Appropriation Act
(No. 2) 2008-2009
(Clause 12)
[1] TREASURY PORTFOLIO
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
| Agency | Appropriation | Authority | Requested By | Reduction Amount $ |
| Australian Taxation Office | Other departmental item (Equity Injections) for the Australian Taxation Office in Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2008-2009 | Subsection 13(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2008‑2009 | Treasurer | 3,633,000 |
Schedule 7 Reduction in Appropriation Act
(No. 4) 2008-2009
(Clause 13)
[1] INNOVATION, INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND RESEARCH PORTFOLIO
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | |
| Agency | Appropriation | Authority | Requested By | Reduction Amount $ | |
| Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research | Other departmental item (Equity Injections) for the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research in Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2008‑2009 | Subsection 13(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2008‑2009 | Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research | 2,900,000 | |
Schedule 8 Reduction in Appropriation Act
(No. 2) 2009-2010
(Clause 14)
[1] INNOVATION, INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND RESEARCH PORTFOLIO
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
| Agency | Appropriation | Authority | Requested By | Reduction Amount $ |
| Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research | Other departmental item (Equity Injections) for the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research in Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2009‑2010 | Subsection 13(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2009‑2010 | Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research | 160,000 |
[2] TREASURY PORTFOLIO
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
| Agency | Appropriation | Authority | Requested By | Reduction Amount $ |
| Australian Securities and Investments Commission | Other departmental item (Equity Injections) for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission in Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2009-2010 | Subsection 13(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2009‑2010 | Treasurer | 1,653,000 |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
| Agency | Appropriation | Authority | Requested By | Reduction Amount $ |
| Department of the Treasury | Other departmental item (Equity Injections) for the Department of the Treasury in Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2009-2010 | Subsection 13(2) of Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2009‑2010 | Treasurer | 7,438,000 |
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