Part 3: Capital Measures

Table 11: Capital measures since 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
Securing Borders against Illegal Foreign Fishing
– investigation and prosecution	1.9	-	-	-
– quarantine risk management and boat destruction	-	6.7	9.8	-
– transitional accommodation facilities	0.7	-	-	-
Portfolio total	2.6	6.7	9.8	-
ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S
Attorney-General's Department
A New Family Law System – National Education Campaign – additional funding	-	0.1	-	-
APEC 2007 – security for leaders' week	1.7	-	-	-
Attorney-General's Department – providing additional funding for relocation	-	7.1	7.1	-
Child Support Reforms – Family Relationship Centres	0.1	-	-	-
Crisis communications – improvements	6.6	-	-	-
Identity security – establishing a document verification service	0.6	-	-	-
National Security – maintaining telecommunications interception capability	0.4	-	-	-
Native Title Financial Assistance – transition to a new scheme	0.1	-	-	-
Strengthening Indigenous Communities – reducing substance abuse (petrol sniffing)	..	-	-	-
Workforce participation – countering age discrimination	..	-	-	-
Australian Crime Commission
Identity security – establishing a document verification service	0.2	-	-	-
National Security – maintaining telecommunications interception capability	0.2	1.0	-	-
Operation Wickenby – addressing offshore tax schemes	-	-	-	-
Australian Customs Service
Australian Customs Service – arming of Customs officers	1.4	1.3	-	-
Customs – expansion of operations (Dampier, WA)	1.8	0.1	0.2	0.1
Identity security – establishing new strike teams	0.1	-	-	-
National Security
– enhancing monitoring and analysis of closed circuit television	2.1	5.3	0.1	0.1
– establishing Joint Airport Intelligence Groups	0.2	0.2	-	-
– improved border control in the Southeast Asian region	0.1	0.1	-	-
– strengthening air cargo security arrangements	3.7	0.7	0.1	0.1
Securing Borders against Illegal Foreign Fishing
– enhanced regional engagement	0.1	..	-	-
– expansion of the Joint Offshore Protection Command Headquarters	2.6	..	-	-
Securing Borders against Illegal Foreign Fishing
– increased aerial surveillance for Customs	0.1	..	-	-
– investigation and prosecution	0.1	..	-	-
– project team for replacement of the Customs fleet	0.1	..	-	-
– training and equipment for Customs officers	0.1	-	-	-
– transfer of apprehended fishers to Darwin	0.5	..	-	-
– transitional accommodation facilities	1.6	-	-	-
– use of the Southern Ocean patrol vessel in northern waters	..	..	-	-
Australian Federal Police
Identity security – establishing new strike teams	1.5	-	-	-
Missing persons – improving national coordination	0.4	-	-	-
National Security
– enhancing technical surveillance capacity	1.1	8.8	8.4	6.9
– enhancing the collection, assessment and storage of sensitive intelligence	4.2	4.1	0.2	0.2
– establishing Joint Airport Intelligence Groups	-	-	-	-
– funding Counter-Terrorism First Response teams at airports	-	-	-	-
– improving community policing at airports	13.2	8.1	-	-
– maintaining telecommunications interception capability	2.2	2.3	0.6	0.5
– regional law enforcement liaison and capacity building	0.6	0.3	-	-
Operation Wickenby – addressing offshore tax schemes	-	-	-	-
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
Identity security – establishing a document verification service	0.3	-	-	-
National Security
– enhancing international effectiveness	4.7	-	-	-
– enhancing technical capability	5.7	4.5	6.4	5.5
– establishing business continuity arrangements	11.4	-	-	-
– expanding information infrastructure capability	35.8	48.9	28.3	4.5
– improving accommodation for state offices	22.1	7.8	0.5	..
– increasing staff levels	6.6	5.6	5.4	4.6
– maintaining telecommunications interception capability	2.5	1.9	1.8	1.8
– new accommodation for the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation and the Office of National Assessments	*	*	*	*
– restoring working capital	-	-	-	-
Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre
National Security – anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing – providing interim funding	1.4	-	-	-
Federal Court of Australia
Criminal cartel enforcement – investigations and prosecutions	1.4	-	-	-
Federal Magistrates Court
Child Support Reforms – external review	-	0.2	-	-
Federal Magistrates Court – providing additional magistrates for new responsibilities	1.2	-	-	-
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
Workforce participation – countering age discrimination	..	-	-	-
Office of Film and Literature Classification
Office of Film and Literature Classification – additional resources	-	-	-	-
Office of Film and Literature Classification – funding	..	-	-	-
Office of the Privacy Commissioner
Identity security – establishing a document verification service	..	-	-	-
Various Agencies
National Security – implementing the Anti-Terrorism Act (No. 2) 2005	1.7	-	-	-
Portfolio total	142.6	108.5	58.9	24.1
COMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE ARTS
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation funding adequacy – improved asset management	14.3	12.8	11.3	-
Australian Communications and Media Authority
Digital radio services – planning and licensing activities	0.1	-	-	-
Australian Sports Commission
Australian Institute of Sport – integrated sports system	1.1	0.1	0.2	0.1
Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
Old Parliament House – Gallery of Australian Democracy	4.7	8.1	2.3	0.1
National Library of Australia
National Library of Australia – essential podium repair	3.9	5.9	-	-
Portfolio total	24.1	26.8	13.7	0.2
DEFENCE
Department of Defence
Afghanistan – contributing to a Provincial Reconstruction Team	2.8	2.8	4.0	-
Crisis communications – improvements	-4.0	-	-	-
Defence capability – heavy airlift	-	-	41.7	127.3
Defence funding beyond 2010-11	-	-	-	-
Hardened and Networked Army – phase 2	-	40.1	120.4	161.4
Iraq – funding for stabilisation and reconstruction activities	44.5	17.7	1.9	-
Mulwala redevelopment project	-	-	61.0	29.1
National Security – improving intelligence connectivity	0.8	1.3	-	-
Portfolio total	44.0	61.8	228.9	317.8
EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TRAINING
Department of Education, Science and Training
COAG Health Services – increase in the number of full fee paying places for domestic medical students	-	-	-	-
COAG Health Services – increase to the FEE-HELP loan limit	-	-	-	-
COAG Health Workforce – more higher education nursing places	-	-	-	-
COAG Health Workforce – more medical school places	-	-	-	-
FEE-HELP loan limit – increase	-	-	-	-
National Science and Technology Centre (Questacon) – capital works and exhibition refurbishment	1.6	3.7	3.2	5.3
Portfolio total	1.6	3.7	3.2	5.3
EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
COAG Mental Health – helping people with a mental illness enter and remain in employment	0.2	-	-	-
COAG Skills – A new national approach to apprenticeships, training and skills recognition	0.4	-	-	-
Indigenous Business Australia
Strengthening Indigenous Communities
– expansion of Home Ownership on Indigenous Land Programme	-	-	-	-
– Home Ownership Programme – additional lending capacity	-	-	-	-
– improving the sustainability of community stores	-	-	-	-
Portfolio total	0.6	-	-	-
ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE
Department of the Environment and Heritage
Kakadu and Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Parks – tourism infrastructure and equipment	-	-	-	-
Kakadu National Park – rehabilitation of uranium mine sites	-	-	0.2	-
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
Securing Borders against Illegal Foreign Fishing – rapid response vessel for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park	0.4	..	..	-
Portfolio total	0.4	..	0.2	-
FAMILIES, COMMUNITY SERVICES AND INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS
Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Fraud and Compliance
– improved assessment of the value of real estate assets	2.0	-	-	-
– improving child care compliance	0.1	..	..	..
Strengthening Indigenous Communities – reforming the delivery capacity of Indigenous corporations	1.5	0.1	-	-
Portfolio total	3.6	0.1	-	-
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
Department of Finance and Administration
Detention facilities – new long term onshore detention strategy	-	-	49.0	14.4
Ministerial communications – network operations centre construction	2.7	-	-	-
National Security – new accommodation for the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation and the Office of National Assessments	*	*	*	*
South Australian and Tasmanian former state rail employees superannuation – payment of liability	-	-	-	-
Portfolio total	2.7	-	49.0	14.4
FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE
Australian Secret Intelligence Service
National Security
– Australian Secret Intelligence Service – resourcing	10.8	8.3	12.6	7.7
– enhancing regional effectiveness	2.6	0.2	1.5	-
Securing Borders against Illegal Foreign Fishing – enhanced detection capability	0.1	0.3	0.3	-
Australian Trade Commission
India – enhancing Australia's commercial engagement	0.5	-	-	-
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
China – construction of new annex to chancery in Beijing	0.2	6.7	5.2	2.0
Iraq – construction of staff residential apartments in Baghdad	-	-	-	-
Jordan – purchase of a new chancery in Amman	1.5	-	-	-
Kabul – establishing an Australian diplomatic presence	1.0	..	-	-
National Security
– improving intelligence connectivity	0.5	-	-	-
– improving nuclear and radiological security	0.1	-	-	-
– strengthening regional counter-terrorism capacity	0.2	0.6	-	-
Overseas consular and crisis response – strengthening assistance to Australians	11.0	9.4	-	-
Various Agencies
China – construction of new annex to chancery in Beijing	-	-	-	-
Jordan – purchase of a new chancery in Amman	-	-	-	-
Portfolio total	28.4	25.5	19.6	9.7
HEALTH AND AGEING
Department of Health and Ageing
COAG Mental Health
– additional education places, scholarships and clinical training in mental health	0.3	-	-	-
– alerting the community to links between illicit drugs and mental illness	0.3	-	-	-
– better access to psychiatrists, psychologists and general practitioners through the Medicare Benefits Schedule	0.9	-	-	-
– expanding suicide prevention programmes	0.7	-	-	-
– funding for telephone counselling, self help and web-based support programmes	0.4	-	-	-
– improved services for people with drug and alcohol problems and mental illness	0.4	-	-	-
– improving the capacity of health workers in Indigenous communities	0.1	-	-	-
– mental health in tertiary curricula	0.2	-	-	-
– mental health services in rural and remote areas	0.4	-	-	-
– new early intervention services for parents, children and young people	0.3	-	-	-
– new funding for mental health nurses	0.4	-	-	-
– support for day-to-day living in the community	0.4	-	-	-
Community aged care – viability supplement in rural and remote areas	0.3	-	-	-
Portfolio total	5.1	-	-	-
HUMAN SERVICES
Centrelink
Centrelink – call centre supplementation	2.5	-	-	-
Child Support Reforms
– a new formula	-	7.8	-	-
– communication strategy	0.1	-	-	-
Fraud and Compliance – enhanced focus on serious social security fraud	5.1	-	-	-
Health and social services access card – introduction	57.2	6.0	-	-
National Emergency Call Centre – establishment	1.1	-	-	-
Strengthening Indigenous Communities – Remote Area Servicing – continue and expand funding	1.1	-	-	-
Department of Human Services
Child Support Reforms – a new formula	8.1	6.5	0.9	-
Health and social services access card – introduction	0.5	-	-	0.1
Medicare Australia
COAG Mental Health – better access to psychiatrists, psychologists and general practitioners through the Medicare Benefits Schedule	0.2	-	-	-
Health and social services access card – introduction	11.5	1.3	0.3	0.3
Portfolio total	87.4	21.6	1.2	0.4
IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS
Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
Detention facilities – new long term onshore detention strategy	12.0	-1.7	-36.6	-85.3
National Security – enhancing the Regional Movement Alert List	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.2
Systems for people – ensuring well trained and supported staff	70.0	23.6	23.1	19.6
Portfolio total	82.8	22.0	-13.4	-65.5
INDUSTRY, TOURISM AND RESOURCES
Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources
Electronic authentication, validation and notary services – development	1.3	2.7	1.5	-
National Measurement Institute – purchase of equipment	5.1	7.7	3.7	-
Research and development tax concession – continuation of funding for administration	4.1	1.3	-	-
Portfolio total	10.5	11.8	5.1	-
PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET
Australian Public Service Commission
Australian Public Service – employment portal and induction	0.5	-	-	-
Office of National Assessments
National Security – new accommodation for the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation and the Office of National Assessments	*	*	*	*
Portfolio total	0.5	-	-	-
TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL SERVICES
Department of Transport and Regional Services
National Security
– strengthening air and maritime security arrangements	0.5	-	-	-
– strengthening air cargo security arrangements	0.3	-	-	-
Portfolio total	0.8	-	-	-
TREASURY
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission – Canberra accommodation	3.3	-	-	-
Criminal cartel enforcement – investigations and prosecutions	0.6	-	-	-
Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Australian Securities and Investments Commission – electronic registration of charges	1.8	-	-	-
Australian Securities and Investments Commission – broadening surveillance capability	2.0	-	-	-
Australian Securities and Investments Commission – enhancement of information technology security and risk management	2.8	-	-	-
Operation Wickenby – addressing offshore tax schemes	-	-	-	-
Australian Taxation Office
Operation Wickenby – addressing offshore tax schemes	2.1	1.1	-	-
Tax Practitioner Legislative Framework – implementation	1.3	3.3	2.6	-
Department of the Treasury
Council of Australian Governments – supporting its agenda	0.2	-	-	-
Portfolio total	14.1	4.4	2.6	-
VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Australian War Memorial
Post 1945 Conflicts Gallery – installation of HMAS Brisbane bridge	1.4	0.4	-	-
Department of Veterans' Affairs
Aged care and pensions – further harmonisation	0.1	-	-	-
Australian Federal Police – workers compensation for approved overseas deployment	0.4	-	..	-
Child Support Reforms – aligning income definitions	-	0.1	..	-
Health and social services access card – introduction	1.9	1.5	-	-
Pension asset test – changed treatment	0.1	-	-	-
Veterans' mental health care – improving access for younger veterans	0.2	-	-	-
Portfolio total	4.0	2.0	-	-
Decisions taken but not yet announced	0	0	0	0
Depreciation expense(b)	-57.2	-104.2	-135.2	-140.1
Total capital measures(c)	398.3	190.7	243.7	166.4

* 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 increased capital.
2. Net capital investment is reduced by depreciation expenses.
3. Measures may not add due to rounding.
4. Details of these measures can be found in Part: Expense Measures.