Attorney-General’s

Providing for Australia’s Security

The following measures form part of the Providing for Australia’s Security package but are shown in this part as they predominantly impact on net capital investment. Expense measures with a related capital component are described in detail in Part 2. Providing for Australia’s Security package is summarised in Table 3.

Providing for Australia’s Security — Australian Security Intelligence Organisation central office building

Capital ($m)

	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09
Department of Finance and Administration	3.6	17.6	37.5	4.5
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation	1.3	2.4	20.9	28.4
Office of National Assessments	-	-	6.0	6.1
Total	4.9	20.0	64.4	39.0
Related expense ($m)
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation	-	-	1.2	2.4
Office of National Assessments	-	-	0.2	0.6
Total	-	-	1.4	3.0

The Government will provide $132.6 million (including $4.4 million in expense funding) over four years for the project management, construction and fit-out of an extension to the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) central office building.

The building will accommodate an expanded and co-located ASIO and Office of National Assessments (ONA). The construction project will be managed by the Department of Finance and Administration and the fit-out will be managed by ASIO and ONA.

Providing for Australia’s Security — Australian overseas diplomatic missions — improved security

Capital ($m)

	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09
Various Agencies	41.3	58.6	6.2	5.3
Related expense ($m)
Various Agencies	8.5	12.0	8.1	9.5

The Government will provide $149.5 million (including $38.1 million in expense funding) over four years to implement enhanced security standards at overseas missions, including through the relocation of some missions. The majority of this funding will be provided to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

These new measures build on past improvements in security at Australia’s overseas missions, which have been achieved through the provision of additional government funding in recent years. The measures will bring the Australian missions into line with the security standards at comparable foreign missions.

Capital funding will cover the purchase of land, the construction of new buildings and the fit-out of new premises. It will also provide for the introduction of various security detection systems, the upgrade of chancery and residential security and the enhancement of emergency communications. Expense funding will meet associated ongoing operational costs.

The total funding includes $10.6 million over four years to be drawn from reserves held in the Overseas Property Special Account of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

This builds on the measure Australian overseas missions — improved security announced in the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook 2004-05.

Providing for Australia’s Security — purchase of land and construction of new chanceries

Capital ($m)

	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade	21.9	8.6	15.4	2.7

The Government will provide $48.6 million over four years for the purchase of land and the construction of new chanceries in the Middle East and South-East Asia.

This measure will be funded from reserves in the Overseas Property Special Account of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

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