Australian Government, 2005–06 Budget

Details of fiscal risks and contingent liabilities

New or revised fiscal risks and contingent liabilities with a possible impact on the forward estimates greater than $20 million in any one year, or $40 million over the forward estimates period, that have arisen or changed since the 2005-06 Budget are described below and summarised in Table D1.

Information on contingent liabilities is also provided in the annual financial statements of departments, agencies and non-budget entities.

Table D1: Summary of changes to Statement of Risks since 2005-06 Budget

FISCAL RISKS — REVENUE  
Treasury  
        General interest charge on Australian Taxation Office audit amendments affecting
        pre-2000 assessments
New
FISCAL RISKS — EXPENSES  
Finance and Administration  
        Asset sales — Telstra
Modified
CONTINGENT LIABILITIES — QUANTIFIABLE  
Communications, Information Technology and the Arts  
        Litigation
New
Defence  
        Guarantees
Modified
Finance and Administration  
        Australian Industry Development Corporation
Modified
Foreign Affairs and Trade  
        Export Finance and Insurance Corporation
Modified
Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs  
        Separation of Aboriginal children from their families in the Northern Territory
Deleted
Transport and Regional Services  
        Maritime industry reform
Modified
        Code Management Company — indemnity for the Code of Practice for the Defined Interstate
        Rail Network
New
Treasury  
        Reserve Bank of Australia guarantee
Modified
CONTINGENT LIABILITIES — UNQUANTIFIABLE  
Attorney-General’s  
        Integrated Cargo System
New
Defence  
        HMAS Westralia indemnity
New
        Sale of ADI Ltd
New
        ASC Pty Ltd — Australian Government indemnities provided to Electric Boat Corporation
        under the services agreement
Modified
        Decontamination of Defence sites
New
Industry, Tourism and Resources  
        Litigation
Deleted
Transport and Regional Services  
        Assumed residual liabilities of the Australian National Railways Commission
New
        Deep vein thrombosis action
Deleted

Note: Risks not appearing in this Statement are substantially unchanged since disclosed in Budget Paper No. 1, Budget Strategy and Outlook 2005-06, Statement 11.


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