Australian Government, 2006–07 Budget

Part 3: Capital Measures

Table 12: Capital measures up to the 2005-06 MYEFO(a)
  2006-07
$m
2007-08
$m
2008-09
$m
2009-10
$m
AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY        
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry        
Illegal foreign fishing in Australia's northern waters – increased enforcement - - - -
Portfolio total - - - -
ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S        
Attorney-General's Department        
Australia-Turkey Bilateral Relations and Cooperation - - - -
National security        
– centralised background checking 9.1 1.2 - -
– promoting public understanding of Australia's counter-terrorism arrangements - - - -
Australian Crime Commission        
Aviation security – improving security and crime information exchange 0.3 - - -
Australian Customs Service        
Aviation security        
– improving closed circuit television at airports 0.1 - - -
– increasing air-side Customs patrols 0.4 - - -
– providing additional closed circuit television cameras and upgrading capabilities .. - - -
– strengthening international air cargo security arrangements in Australia - - - -
Illegal foreign fishing in Australia's northern waters – increased enforcement 0.4 - - -
National security – introducing a maritime crew visa 4.3 2.8 - -
Australian Federal Police        
Aviation security – Airport Police Commanders - - - -
National security – establishing a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Data Centre 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3
Sudan – providing an Australian Federal Police Contribution for the UN Mission in Sudan - - -  
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation        
National security        
– introducing a maritime crew visa 0.4 0.3 - -
– providing temporary accommodation for the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation 8.5 - - -
Federal Court of Australia        
Workplace Relations Reform – additional workloads arising from changes to jurisdiction - - - -
Federal Magistrates Court        
Workplace Relations Reform – additional workloads arising from changes to jurisdiction - - - -
Portfolio total 24.0 4.6 0.3 0.3
COMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE ARTS        
Australian Communications and Media Authority        
Connect Australia – consumer safeguards 0.5 - - -
Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts        
Communications Fund to future proof telecommunications services in regional, rural and remote Australia - - - -
Connect Australia – Broadband Connect - - - -
Portfolio total 0.5 - - -
DEFENCE        
Department of Defence        
Afghanistan – providing a Special Forces Task Group - - - -
Portfolio total - - - -
EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TRAINING        
Department of Education, Science and Training        
Higher Education – extension of FEE-HELP and OS-HELP - - - -
Portfolio total - - - -
EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS        
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations        
Workplace Relations Reform        
– changes to the Australian Industrial Relations Commission - - - -
– development and implementation 3.4 0.7 0.7 -
– establishing the Australian Fair Pay Commission - - - -
– advice and education concerning termination of employment - - - -
Indigenous Business Australia        
Indigenous Land Reform – Home Ownership on Indigenous Land Programme - - - -
Portfolio total 3.4 0.7 0.7 -
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION        
Australian Electoral Commission        
Federal elections – improving the integrity of Australia's electoral system 1.6 - - -
Department of Finance and Administration        
Gateway Review Process™ – introduction - - - -
National Portrait Gallery – enhanced new premises - - 23.1 -
Portfolio total 1.6 - 23.1 -
FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE        
Australian Agency for International Development        
Nauru – upgrade of Consulate-General - - - -
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade        
Australia-China Free Trade Agreement – funding for negotiations - - - -
Australia-Turkey Bilateral Relations and Cooperation 4.5 - - -
Nauru – upgrade of Consulate-General - - - -
Portfolio total 4.5 - - -
HEALTH AND AGEING        
Department of Health and Ageing        
Aged Care – new scheme to protect accommodation bonds and enhance prudential arrangements - - - -
Pandemic influenza – purchase of Relenza 41.1 - - -
Pandemic influenza preparedness        
– enhancement 1.7 0.9 - -
– national medical stockpile - - - -
– Office of Health Protection - - - -
Portfolio total 42.8 0.9 - -
HUMAN SERVICES        
Centrelink        
Family Tax Benefit – preventing duplicate Rent Assistance payments - - - -
Welfare to Work – higher rate of Newstart and Youth Allowance (Other) for certain sole parents - - - -
Medicare Australia        
Community Pharmacy Agreement - - - -
Portfolio total - - - -
IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AND INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS        
Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs        
National security – introducing a maritime crew visa - - - -
Palmer and Comrie Reports – implementation plan 2.6 0.1 0.1 -
Refugee Review Tribunal        
Migration legislation – amendments - - - -
Portfolio total 2.6 0.1 0.1 -
PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET        
Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman        
Migration legislation – amendments - - - -
Palmer and Comrie Reports – implementation plan - - - -
Portfolio total - - - -
TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL SERVICES        
Department of Transport and Regional Services        
Aviation security        
– developing a national training framework - - - -
– improving security and crime information exchange - - - -
– strengthening international air cargo security arrangements in Australia - - - -
Portfolio total - - - -
TREASURY        
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission        
Telecommunications competition including operational separation of Telstra - - - -
Australian Securities and Investments Commission        
Corporate insolvency law reform – strengthening creditor protection and deterring misconduct by company officers - - - -
Portfolio total - - - -
VETERANS' AFFAIRS        
Department of Veterans' Affairs        
Australia-Turkey Bilateral Relations and Cooperation - - - -
Disability support – trusts and gifting exemption from assets test 0.1 - - -
Gallipoli Peninsula – veterans' affairs coordination - - - -
Superannuation       -
– modification of allocated pension drawdown factors - - - -
– modification of market linked and other life expectancy income streams - - - -
Portfolio total 0.1 - - -
Depreciation expense(b) -20.5 -21.5 -19.7 -16.8
Total capital measures(c) 59.0 -15.2 4.4 -16.5

* The nature of the measure is such that a reliable estimate cannot be provided.

.. Not zero, but rounded to zero.

- Nil.

nfp Not for publication.

  1. A minus sign before an estimate indicates a reduction in capital, no sign before an estimate indicates a capital increase.
  2. Net capital investment is reduced by depreciation expenses.
  3. Measures may not add due to rounding.

 

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