Putting Australia's Interests First - Honouring Our Commitments
STATEMENT BY
THE HONOURABLE PETER COSTELLO, M.P.,
TREASURER OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
14 MAY 2002
© Commonwealth of Australia 2002
ISBN 0 642 74145 X
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Foreword
The costings of the measures in this document are consistent with those contained in Budget Paper No. 2. The costings may differ in some cases from those contained in election documentation, as a result of refinements made through the Charter of Budget Honesty process and reflecting final decisions on implementation issues.
(a) The following definitions are used in this document:
- Budget year refers to 2002-03, while the forward years refer to 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06; and
- one billion is equal to one thousand million.
(b) Figures in tables and generally in the text have been rounded. Discrepancies in tables between totals and sums of components are due to rounding:
- estimates under $100,000 are rounded to the nearest thousand;
- estimates $100,000 and over are rounded to the nearest tenth of a million;
- estimates midway between rounding points are rounded up; and
- percentage changes in statistical tables are calculated using unrounded data.
(c) The following notations are used:
- nil, funded within existing estimates, or funded in 2001-02.
.. not zero, but rounded to zero
na not applicable (unless otherwise specified)
$m $ million
Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Commitments met
Summary
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Attorney-General's
Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
Defence
Education, Science and Training
Employment and Workplace Relations<
Environment and Heritage
Family and Community Services
Foreign Affairs and Trade
Health and Ageing
Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
Industry, Tourism and Resources
Transport and Regional Services
Treasury
Veterans' Affairs
Table of measures by portfolio
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Expenses 21
A Stronger Tasmania 21
Beef Expo 2003 and Gracemere Saleyards 21
Boosting rural veterinary services 22
Enhancing animal health infrastructure 22
Incentives for Environmental Management Systems in agriculture 23
Northern Mallee Pipeline - Stage 7 South 24
Attorney-General's
Expenses 25
Australian Law Online 25
Continue to support community legal services 25
Expanding the capacity of Crime Stoppers 26
Keeping people out of the courts 26
Additional container x-ray machines 26
Additional pallet x-ray machines 27
Doubling of Customs' National Marine Unit surveillance and response capacity 28
Enhanced Coastwatch communications capability 28
High frequency surface wave radar 29
Increased Coastwatch surveillance 29
Australian Federal Police rapid response capability 30
Double the strike team capacity of the Australian Federal Police 30
Enhanced analytical and predictive crime capability for the Australian Bureau of Criminal Intelligence 31
Expand the research and development capability of the Australian Federal Police 31
Expansion of the Law Enforcement Cooperation Programme 32
Extension of Project Axiom 32
Extension of the National Heroin Signature Programme (NHSP) to cocaine and amphetamines 33
Capital 33
Additional container x-ray machines 33
Additional pallet x-ray machines 34
Doubling of Customs' National Marine Unit surveillance and response capacity 35
Australian Federal Police rapid response capability 35
Double the strike team capacity of the Australian Federal Police 36
Enhanced analytical and predictive crime capability for the Australian Bureau of Criminal Intelligence 36
Expansion of the Law Enforcement Cooperation Programme 37
Extension of Project Axiom 37
Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
Expenses 39
A national media-based youth arts festival 39
Continuation of funding for the Major Festivals Initiative 39
Continuation of funding for the Young and Emerging Artists Initiative 39
Australia Business Arts Foundation 40
Commercial Radio Black Spots Programme 40
Continuation of funding for heritage collections 41
Continuation of funding for the Australian Museums Online Programme 41
Continuation of funding for the Contemporary Music Touring Programme 41
Maintaining community broadcasting infrastructure and multicultural funding 42
Television Black Spots - alternative technical solutions 42
Extension of SBS Television to population areas with 5,000 to 10,000 people 43
Defence
Expenses 44
Additional funding for the War Against Terrorism 44
Enhancement to Defence's tactical response capability 45
Incident response capability 46
Capital 47
Enhancement to Defence's tactical response capability 47
Incident response capability 47
Education, Science and Training
Revenue 49
Extension of the Postgraduate Education Loans Scheme 49
Expenses 49
Expanding School Based New Apprenticeships 49
Improving information technology skills for older workers 50
Innovation New Apprenticeship Incentive 51
Quality Teacher Programme 51
Review of Australia's veterinary profession to address the shortage of rural based large livestock veterinarians 52
The General Sir John Monash Awards 52
University of Tasmania - Graduate Diploma in Environment and Planning 53
Capital 53
Extension of the Postgraduate Education Loans Scheme 53
Employment and Workplace Relations
Expenses 55
Arrangements for the Third Employment Services Contract 55
Capital 56
Arrangements for the Third Employment Services Contract 56
Environment and Heritage
Expenses 58
Expansion of the market for Biofuels 58
Development of sewerage schemes for Boat Harbour and Sisters Beach, Tasmania 58
National Oceans Policy 59
Family and Community Services
Expenses 60
National reciprocal transport concessions for State Seniors Card holders 60
Foreign Affairs and Trade
Expenses 61
Increase in the Export Market Development Grants minimum grant 61
Integration and expansion of TradeStart and Export Access Programmes 61
Health and Ageing
Expenses 62
Additional support for carers of older Australians 62
Better arthritis care 62
Better treatment for cancer patients 63
Capital assistance for aged care in rural and remote Australia 63
Community partnerships initiative 64
Croc Festivals 64
Increased funding for drug treatment 65
Increased residential aged care subsidies 65
More aged care nurses 66
More care services in retirement villages 66
More community aged care packages 67
More doctors for outer metropolitan areas 67
More support for ageing carers of people with disabilities 68
More support for carers of people with dementia 68
Palliative care in the community 69
Productive Ageing Centre 69
Retractable needles and syringes 70
Review of pricing arrangements for residential aged care subsidies 70
Support for aged care training 71
Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
Expenses 72
Enhanced training of directors of indigenous organisations 72
Australian Citizenship promotion 72
Continuation of the Adult Migrant English Programme special initiatives 73
Continuation of the Living in Harmony initiative 73
Maintain funding for the Integrated Humanitarian Settlement Strategy 74
Settlement services for migrants and humanitarian entrants 74
Industry, Tourism and Resources
Expenses 76
Further funding for the Australian Tourist Commission 76
Additional funding for the See Australia Domestic Tourism Initiative 76
Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame and Outback Heritage Centre 77
Back of Bourke Exhibition Centre 77
Cairns Foreshore Promenade Development project 78
Derby Hydrogen Tidal Study 78
Development of a National Offshore Safety Authority 79
Fishing Hall of Fame and World Heritage Fraser Island Interpretive Centre Project 79
Funding for the Travel Compensation Fund 80
Increased funding for the Regional Tourism Programme 80
Increased industry assistance to small and medium enterprises 81
Invest Australia - investment promotion and attraction 81
Mentor Resources 81
Signage for Magnetic Island 82
Small Business Assistance Programme 82
Tasmanian regional tourism infrastructure initiatives 83
Wine Industry Programme 83
Transport and Regional Services
Expenses 84
Artificial Reef Mackay 84
Construction of the Bert Hinkler Hall of Aviation Museum 84
Enhancement of the Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme 85
Extension of the Federal Road Safety Black Spot Programme 85
National Highway and Roads of National Importance 86
Payment scheme for Airservices Australia's enroute charges 86
Treasury
Revenue 87
A Better Superannuation System - allow temporary residents to access their superannuation after they have departed Australia 87
A Better Superannuation System - continuing superannuation contributions to age 75 87
A Better Superannuation System - higher fully deductible amount for superannuation contributions by self-employed persons 88
A Better Superannuation System - quarterly Superannuation Guarantee contributions 89
A Better Superannuation System - reducing the Superannuation Surcharge rate 90
A Better Superannuation System - reduction of the tax rate on excessive Eligible Termination Payments 90
A Better Superannuation System - replacement of the rebate for personal superannuation contributions 91
A Better Superannuation System - splitting of superannuation contributions between couples 91
A Better Superannuation System - superannuation for life: child accounts 92
A Better Superannuation System - superannuation from the Baby Bonus 92
Expenses 93
A Better Superannuation System - allow temporary residents to access their superannuation after they have departed Australia 93
A Better Superannuation System - Government superannuation co-contribution for low income earners 94
A Better Superannuation System - Government superannuation co-contributions for low income earners - implementation and administration 94
A Better Superannuation System - quarterly Superannuation Guarantee contributions 95
Baby Bonus 95
Baby Bonus - implementation and administration 96
Extension to the Diesel Fuel Rebate Scheme 97
Streamlined Company Registration 97
Establishment of the Office of the Inspector General of Taxation 98
Extension of the Additional First Home Owners Scheme 98
Review of competition provisions of the Trade Practices Act 99
Capital 99
A Better Superannuation System - quarterly Superannuation Guarantee contributions 99
Baby Bonus - implementation and administration 100
Veterans' Affairs
Expenses 101
Extend the Gold Card to Australian veterans over 70 years of age with post World War II qualifying service 101
Index the ceiling rate of income support supplement for war widows 101
