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Part 3: Capital Measures

Table 9: Capital measures since the 2007-08 MYEFO^(a)

	2007‑08 $m	2008‑09 $m	2009‑10 $m	2010‑11 $m	2011‑12 $m
ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S
Attorney-General's Department
Ministerial Residences and Diplomatic Missions — Protective Security	1.3	0.4	-	-	-
National Security — Attorney-General's Department secure communications	-	-	-	-	-
Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity
Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity — increased operational resourcing(b)	-	0.8	-	-	-
Australian Crime Commission
Responsible Economic Management — Document Verification Service — Lost and Stolen Document Register(b)	-0.2	-	-	-	-
Australian Customs Service
Patrol Vessel in Australian Northern Waters — extension(b)	-	-	-	-	-
Port security — increased inspection capacity(b)	-	3.3	-	-	-
Australian Federal Police
Cyber-safety Plan(b)	-	0.7	0.6	0.1	-
Overseas development assistance
— Australian Federal Police contribution to Afghanistan(b)	-	-	-	-	-
— enhanced Australian Federal Police deployment to Afghanistan(b)	-	9.0	-	-	-
— Timor-Leste Police Development Program(b)	-	1.5	1.0	-	-
Responsible Economic Management — Protecting Australian Families Online(b)	-	-0.7	-0.6	-0.1	-
Sworn Australian Federal Police officers — increase(b)	-	1.5	1.3	1.4	7.5
National Capital Authority
Responsible Economic Management — Griffin Legacy Infrastructure — redevelopment of Constitution Avenue(b)	-3.0	-18.3	-9.6	-1.0	-
Portfolio total	-1.9	-1.8	-7.3	0.4	7.5
BROADBAND, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE DIGITAL ECONOMY
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Digital radio — introduction extended(b)	-	nfp	nfp	nfp	nfp
Australian Communications and Media Authority
Digital Television Switchover — additional funding(b)	-	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.2
Responsible Economic Management — Digital Action Plan(b)	-0.2	-	-	-	-
Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
Australian Broadband Guarantee — extension(b)	-	0.3	-	-	-
Special Broadcasting Service Corporation
Digital radio — introduction extended(b)	-	nfp	nfp	nfp	nfp
Portfolio total	-0.2	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.2
CLIMATE CHANGE
Department of Climate Change
Tackling Climate Change — Emissions Trading Scheme — design and implementation(b)	0.5	-	-	-	-
Portfolio total	0.5	-	-	-	-
DEFENCE
Department of Defence
Defence Funding — continuation of three per cent real growth(b)	-	-	-	-	-
Establishment of 2008‑09 Defence operations reserve to fund overseas operations(b)	-	-62.6	-	-	-
Iraq — continued funding for stabilisation and reconstruction activities(b)	-	-	-	-	-
National Security — improved Defence intelligence capability(b)	-	-	-	-	-
Portfolio total	-	-62.6	-	-	-
EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Responsible Economic Management — Employment Services for 2009‑10 to 2011‑12(b)	-	2.2	2.9	-	-
Portfolio total	-	2.2	2.9	-	-
ENVIRONMENT, WATER, HERITAGE AND THE ARTS
Bureau of Meteorology
Bureau of Meteorology — Emerald weather radar station(b)	-	1.4	1.8	-	-
Portfolio total	-	1.4	1.8	-	-
FAMILIES, HOUSING, COMMUNITY SERVICES AND INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Closing the Gap — Northern Territory — accommodation for government personnel in remote communities(b)	-	6.7	-	-	-
Portfolio total	-	6.7	-	-	-
FINANCE AND DEREGULATION
Comsuper
ComSuper — administration of changed superannuation arrangements	2.2	-	-	-	-
Removal of differential treatment of same‑sex couples and their children — law reform(b)	-	0.3	-	-	-
Department of Finance and Deregulation
ANZAC Park West — additional funding	-	6.3	27.4	0.1	-
Portfolio total	2.2	6.6	27.4	0.1	-
FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE
AusAID
Overseas development assistance
— access to clean water and effective sanitation(b)	-	-	0.6	-	-
— investing in Pacific public sector capacity(b)	-	-	0.4	-	-
— Pacific land program(b)	-	0.2	-	-	-
Tackling Climate Change — adaptation to climate change(b)	-	0.4	-	-	-
Australian Secret Intelligence Service
National Security — enhanced intelligence capability(b)	-	1.9	-	-	-
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Afghanistan — Australian diplomatic presence — continuation and expansion(b)	-	6.9	..	-	-
Portfolio total	-	9.4	1.0	-	-
HEALTH AND AGEING
Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority
Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority — facilitating compliance with the World Anti‑Doping Code(b)	-	0.1	-	-	-
Department of Health and Ageing
National Medical Stockpile — replenishment	-	124.7	41.2	-	-
Personal income tax — increasing the Medicare levy surcharge thresholds(c)	-	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.1
Portfolio total	-	125.2	41.3	0.1	0.1
HUMAN SERVICES
Centrelink
Carers — improved support(b)	-	-	2.5	-	-
Closing the Gap — Northern Territory — Centrelink's role(b)	-	1.6	-	-	-
Responsible Economic Management — Access Card(b)	-18.3	-	-	-	-
Welfare Payments Reform — child protection pilot and school attendance and enrolment pilot(b)	-	1.8	-	-	-
Department of Human Services
Responsible Economic Management — Access Card(b)	-83.2	-2.4	-2.5	-	-
Medicare Australia
Health and Hospitals Reform — Dental Health — Teen Dental Plan(b)	0.2	0.9	-	-	-
Medicare EasyClaim — increasing take-up(b)	-	0.7	-	-	-
Responsible Economic Management
— Access Card(b)	-5.2	-0.1	-0.1	-0.3	-0.2
— Chemotherapy Drugs — more efficient arrangements(b)	-	0.8	-	-	-
— Medicare Benefits Schedule — increase compliance audits(b)	-	6.2	-	-	-
— Practice Incentives Program — new e‑Health incentive payment for General Practitioners(b)	-	0.4	-	-	-
— Practice Incentives Program — removal of the General Practice Immunisation Service Incentive Payment(b)	-	0.4	-	-	-
Portfolio total	-106.5	10.2	-0.1	-0.3	-0.2
IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Immigration health screening process — strengthening(b)	-	-	-	-	-
Removal of differential treatment of same‑sex couples and their children — law reform(b)	-	0.1	-	-	-
Responsible Economic Management — Migration and Humanitarian Programs — integration criterion(b)	-0.5	-0.2	-	-	-
Systems for People — additional funding	24.0	-	-	-	-
Temporary Protection visa — abolition(b)	-	0.4	-	-	-
Temporary working visas — enhanced arrangements(b)	-	0.4	-	-	-
Portfolio total	23.5	0.8	-	-	-
INNOVATION, INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND RESEARCH
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
Responsible Economic Management — Nuclear Collaborative Research Program(b)	-5.0	-	-	-	-
Australian Research Council
Responsible Economic Management — Research Quality Framework(b)	-	-4.5	-0.7	-	-
Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
Enterprise Connect Innovation Centres — establishment(b)	1.6	3.1	1.0	-	-
Responsible Economic Management
— Australian Industry Productivity Centres(b)	-0.6	-0.5	-	-	-
— Electronic Authentication and Verification(b)	-1.7	-1.5	-	-	-
— Global Opportunities Program(b)	-	-2.1	-0.8	-0.8	-0.8
— National Nanotechnology Strategy(b)	-	-	-0.5	-	-
Portfolio total	-5.7	-5.4	-1.1	-0.8	-0.8
PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET
Australian Public Service Commission
Career Transition and Support Centre(b)	0.1	-	-	-	-
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Cabinet Committee Secretariat Support — additional funding(b)	-	0.1	-	-	-
COAG Reform Council(b)	0.2	..	..	-	-
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet — enhanced strategic capacity(b)	-	1.0	-	-	-
Lobbyists Register — establishment(b)	0.1	0.3	-	-	-
Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman
Responsible Economic Management — Access Card(b)	-0.1	-	-	-	-
Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator
Responsible Economic Management — Clean Energy Target(b)	-	-3.3	-1.1	-	-
Tackling Climate Change — Renewable Energy Target — expansion(b)	-	1.1	1.1	-	-
Portfolio total	0.3	-0.8	..	-	-
RESOURCES, ENERGY AND TOURISM
Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism
Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism — supplementary funding for establishment and management(b)	1.5	-	-	-	-
Responsible Economic Management — Asia‑Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate(b)	-	-	-	-	-
Portfolio total	1.5	-	-	-	-
TREASURY
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Tackling Climate Change — Emissions Trading Scheme — design and implementation(b)	-	0.3	0.2	0.2	-
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Petrol price monitoring — FuelWatch(b)	-	1.3	0.1	0.1	0.1
Australian Taxation Office
First Home Saver Accounts(b)	0.3	20.8	-	-	-
Means-testing of government support
— expanded definitions of income to include certain 'salary sacrificed' contributions to superannuation(c)	-	1.3	-	-	-
— expanded definitions of income to include net losses from investments(c)	-	0.6	-	-	-
Personal income tax — tightening eligibility for the dependency tax offsets(c)	-	0.3	-	-	-
Responsible Economic Management — Better targeting and delivery of Family Tax Benefit — streamlining administration(b)	-	1.6	-	-	-
Department of the Treasury
Tackling Climate Change — Emissions Trading Scheme — design and implementation(b)	..	0.2	..	-	-
Portfolio total	0.3	26.4	0.4	0.3	0.1
VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Department of Veterans' Affairs
Australian Defence Force — recognition of the service of the Australian Training Support Team in the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor(b)	-	-	-	-	-
Income Support Supplement — extend eligibility(b)	0.1	-	-	-	-
Means-testing of government support — expanded definitions of income to include net losses from investments(c)	-	0.1	-	-	-
Removal of differential treatment of same‑sex couples and their children — law reform(b)	-	0.2	-	-	-
Responsible Economic Management
— Access Card(b)	-2.9	..	-	-	-
— Commonwealth Seniors Health Card — adjusted taxable income test(b)	-	0.2	-	-	-
— Concession Cards — retention while overseas(b)	-	0.1	-	-	-
— Fraud and Compliance — Commonwealth Seniors Health Card compliance reviews(b)	..	0.2	-	-	-
— Partner Service Pension — align partner and veteran age eligibility(b)	0.1	-	-	-	-
— Partner Service Pension — cease payment to married partners who are separated but not divorced(b)	-	0.1	-	-	-
Portfolio total	-2.6	0.9	-	-	-
Depreciation expense	-9.1	16.3	10.5	7.4	7.1
Total capital measures(d)	-97.7	136.3	77.1	7.3	14.0

*  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. This statement reports all measures since the 2007‑08 MYEFO. All financial impacts are changes since the 2007 Pre-Election Economic and Fiscal Outlook. A minus sign before an estimate indicates a reduction in capital, no sign before an estimate indicates increased capital.
2. Details of these measures can be found under Part 2: Expense measures.
3. Details of these measures can be found under Part 1: Revenue measures.
4. Measures may not add due to rounding.

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