Prime Minister and Cabinet

Australian Honours and Award System — replacement building

Capital ($m)

	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09
Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General	-	1.0	-	-
Related expense ($m)
Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General	0.3	0.1	-	-

The Government will provide $1.5 million over two years (including $0.5 million expense funding) for the construction of a new building for the Australian Honours and Awards Secretariat to replace the existing accommodation, which is inadequate from Occupational Health and Safety, functional and operational perspectives.

The expense funding will be used for project management costs associated with construction and for temporary accommodation during construction.

The remaining cost of this measure ($2.7 million over two years) will be funded internally by the Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General and has already been factored into the forward estimates.

Office of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security — upgrading of information technology and communications infrastructure

Capital ($m)

	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09
Office of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security	-	-	-	-
Related expense ($m)
Office of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security	..	..	..	..

The Government provided additional capital of $0.2 million in 2004-05 to the Office of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security for the upgrade of its information and communications infrastructure.

Funding of approximately $38,000 per year will be provided for ongoing operational and maintenance costs.

Vice Regal Heritage Property Master Plan — implementation

Capital ($m)

	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09
Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General	0.5	1.3	1.5	1.0
Related expense ($m)
Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General	0.9	0.6	0.9	1.0

The Government will provide $7.7 million over four years (including $3.4 million in expense funding) to support the implementation of the ten-year Heritage Property Master Plan for the repair, maintenance and development of the vice regal properties at Yarralumla and Kirribilli. There is a commitment to additional funding of $7.3 million (including $3.3 million expense funding) beyond the forward estimates to 2014-15. The remaining cost of this measure will be funded internally by the Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General (a provision of $2.6 million over four years has already been factored into the forward estimates).

This investment will ensure that both properties are maintained to a standard that contributes to the constitutional and representational roles of the Governor-General in Australia, and preserves the buildings’ history and significance for future generations.

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