Part 2: Expense Measures (Continued)
Table 2: Expense measures since the 2009‑10 MYEFO(a)(continued)
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2009‑10 $m |
2010‑11 $m |
2011‑12 $m |
2012‑13 $m |
2013‑14 $m |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS | |||||
| Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations | |||||
| A new scheme of income management in the Northern Territory | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Action Plan | - | - | - | - | - |
| Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority programs — consolidation | - | - | - | - | - |
| Australian Learning and Teaching Council — reduction in funding | - | - | -5.9 | -6.1 | -6.4 |
| Boys Education National Initiative — abolition | -0.6 | -1.3 | -1.4 | -1.7 | -1.0 |
| Budget Base Funded Child Care Services — improved standards | - | 10.9 | 17.5 | 18.2 | 12.9 |
| Building the Education Revolution — Implementation Taskforce | - | 9.4 | 3.8 | - | - |
| Bulk Verification of Community Housing Rent | - | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Centre for International Finance and Regulation — establishment | - | 5.1 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 |
| Child Care Rebate — return the annual cap of $7,500 and pause indexation | - | -6.1 | -13.9 | -25.1 | -42.0 |
| Child Care Services Support program — streamlining administration | - | -7.6 | -7.7 | -7.8 | -7.9 |
| Clarke Review — reclassify submarine special operations that were conducted in the period 1978 to 1992 as warlike service | - | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.3 |
| Clean Sustainable Skills package — Green Skills Agreement — implementation | - | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.1 |
| Commonwealth Ombudsman — enhanced role for international students | - | -1.2 | -1.3 | -1.2 | -1.2 |
| Council of Australian Governments reform agenda — additional funding | - | 1.0 | - | - | - |
| Disability Employment Services | |||||
| — assistance to job seekers with an intellectual disability | - | 3.7 | 3.7 | - | - |
| — information technology | -0.4 | -0.1 | - | - | - |
| — streamlined access to employment assistance | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Drought assistance | |||||
| — Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme — extension | - | 7.2 | 2.0 | - | - |
| — Exceptional Circumstances assistance for primary producers | 3.5 | 10.8 | - | - | - |
| — Exceptional Circumstances assistance for small business | 0.2 | 0.7 | - | - | - |
| Drought policy reform — pilot of new measures in Western Australia | - | 0.2 | - | - | - |
| Education Services for Overseas Students Assurance Fund — loan(c) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Enhanced scrutiny of the financial viability of the largest long day care providers — new framework | - | 0.7 | - | - | - |
| Fair Work system — trade union education foundation grant | 10.0 | - | - | - | - |
| Family Day Care Start Up Payment — cessation | - | -3.6 | -3.7 | -3.7 | -3.8 |
| Fraud prevention and compliance | |||||
| — Centrelink debts — improvements to the tax garnishee process | - | - | - | - | - |
| — Centrelink debts — review of non-standard debt repayment rates | - | - | - | - | - |
| — enhanced capability for Centrelink to detect and respond to emerging fraud risks | - | -7.6 | -21.4 | -21.6 | -21.8 |
| Graduate Skills Assessment — cessation of funding | - | -0.5 | -0.6 | -0.6 | -0.7 |
| Indigenous public sector employment strategy for non-Australian Public Service agencies | - | 1.6 | - | - | - |
| Insulation workers adjustment package | - | - | - | - | - |
| Job Capacity Account — one-off reduction | - | - | -8.0 | - | - |
| Job Capacity Assessment — more efficient and accurate assessments for Disability Support Pension and employment services | - | -14.4 | -119.3 | -29.9 | 68.0 |
| Job Ready program — onshore international graduates in trade occupations — new skills assessment | - | 25.9 | 23.1 | 25.3 | 17.8 |
| Jobs and Training Compact — savings from Jobs Fund | -22.8 | -25.8 | - | - | - |
| Loan to GoodStart for purchase of ABC Learning Centres | - | - | - | - | - |
| National Quality Agenda for Early Childhood Education and Care | |||||
| — Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority — establishment | - | - | 3.0 | 5.9 | 6.1 |
| — National Childcare Accreditation Council and Accreditation Decision Review Committee — cessation | - | - | -11.3 | -22.8 | -23.2 |
| — National Partnership implementation | - | 9.1 | 19.7 | 37.7 | 64.0 |
| — National Partnership transition support | - | -0.5 | 6.2 | - | - |
| National School Chaplaincy program — extension | 0.1 | 47.0 | 3.5 | - | - |
| National workplace relations system for the private sector — implementation | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | - |
| Neighbourhood Model Occasional Care — cease funding assistance provided to State and Territory Governments | - | -3.1 | -3.1 | -3.2 | -3.2 |
| Occupational Health and Safety Regulation — additional funding | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Office of the Coordinator-General — continued operations | -0.4 | -0.3 | -0.1 | - | - |
| Prime Minister's Literary Awards — expansion | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | - |
| Productive Ageing Package | .. | 10.0 | 12.0 | 11.3 | 9.9 |
| Reform of Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) program in the Torres Strait | - | 7.3 | 12.6 | 14.2 | 14.6 |
| School Enrolment and Attendance Trial — continuation | - | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Skills for Sustainable Growth | |||||
| — A Training System for the Future— A National Entitlement to a Quality Training Place | - | 40.1 | 40.3 | 42.1 | 37.0 |
| — A Training System for the Future — MySkills website | - | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| — A Training System for the Future — National Vocational Education and Training Regulator — establishment | - | 15.6 | 34.0 | 28.3 | 27.6 |
| — A Training System for the Future — Quality Skills Incentive | - | - | 43.3 | 43.3 | 43.3 |
| — Fast-Track Apprenticeships — redirection of funding | - | -15.0 | -10.4 | -5.4 | - |
| — Foundation Skills Package — language, literacy and numeracy for job seekers — expansion | - | 14.2 | 17.4 | 17.6 | 17.8 |
| — Foundation Skills Package — National Core Skills and Outreach Project | - | 4.9 | 7.1 | 5.6 | 5.9 |
| — Foundation Skills package — workplace and community language, literacy and numeracy — expansion | - | 4.7 | 6.6 | 8.0 | 9.4 |
| — Innovation Employer Incentive for Australian Apprentices — redirection of funding | - | -4.9 | -8.8 | -9.0 | -9.2 |
| — National Audit and Registration Agency and National Quality Council — redirection of funding | - | -1.8 | -4.5 | -4.6 | -4.7 |
| — Productivity Places Program National Partnership — redirection of funding | - | - | - | - | - |
| — Productivity Places Programs — redirection | -20.0 | -15.0 | -15.0 | -15.0 | -15.0 |
| — Securing Australian Apprenticeships through Registered Training Organisations — redirection of funding | -3.9 | -4.0 | - | - | - |
| — Skills for Recovery — Apprenticeship Kickstart Bonus II | - | 28.6 | 50.8 | - | - |
| — Skills for Recovery — Critical Skills Investment Fund | - | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 |
| — Skills for Recovery — smarter apprenticeships | - | 6.5 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| Skills for the Carbon Challenge — Skills for Sustainability Incentive Pilot — discontinuation | -5.0 | -5.0 | -5.0 | -5.0 | - |
| Streamlining notification processes for compensation recipients | - | - | -6.8 | -10.6 | -10.8 |
| Stronger, fairer, simpler tax reform | |||||
| — 50 per cent discount for interest income(c) | - | - | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| — standard deduction for work-related expenses and the cost of managing tax affairs(c) | - | - | - | 2.7 | 10.4 |
| Student income support | |||||
| — establishment of a Rural Tertiary Hardship Fund | - | 20.0 | - | - | - |
| — extending eligibility | -7.0 | -19.6 | -1.5 | 12.9 | 14.6 |
| Weekly income support payments to vulnerable Australians | - | - | - | - | - |
| Western Australia's Children's Health Telethon — donation | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fair Work Australia | |||||
| National workplace relations system for the private sector — implementation | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | - |
| Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman | |||||
| National workplace relations system for the private sector — implementation | 10.9 | 21.4 | 19.9 | 20.3 | - |
| Paid Parental Leave — implementation | - | 0.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
| Portfolio total | -32.3 | 229.5 | 152.7 | 192.7 | 268.3 |
| ENVIRONMENT, WATER, HERITAGE AND THE ARTS | |||||
| Australia Council | |||||
| Australia Council — continuation of base funding | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bureau of Meteorology | |||||
| National Plan for Environmental Information — establishment | - | 1.3 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
| Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts | |||||
| Australia Business Arts Foundation — continuation | - | 1.6 | 1.6 | - | - |
| Australia-Antarctica Airlink — continuation | - | - | - | - | - |
| Business Skills for Visual Artists (Cultural Development Program element) — termination | - | -0.5 | -0.5 | -0.5 | -0.5 |
| Business Skills for Visual Artists (National Arts and Crafts Industry Support element) — continuation | - | - | - | - | - |
| Caring for our Country — reducing duplication | - | -8.8 | -12.9 | -17.1 | -31.6 |
| Commonwealth Environment Research Facilities Program — reduction in funding | - | -2.0 | -1.0 | - | - |
| Contemporary Music Touring program — continuation | - | 0.4 | - | - | - |
| CONTROL: The Business of Music Management — establishment | - | - | - | - | - |
| Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts — further efficiencies | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.2 |
| National Indigenous Television — continuation | - | 15.2 | - | - | - |
| National Plan for Environmental Information — establishment | - | 0.8 | 0.5 | - | - |
| National Waste Policy — implementation | - | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Point Nepean — University of Melbourne rental guarantee — termination | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.4 | -0.4 |
| Prime Minister's Literary Awards — expansion | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Reform of Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) program in the Torres Strait | - | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Regional Marine Planning — continuation | - | -0.8 | - | - | - |
| Water for the Future | |||||
| — accelerated water buy-backs for the Murray-Darling Basin(b) | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.7 | -4.4 |
| — National Rainwater and Greywater initiative — reduced funding | -20.0 | -22.6 | -55.0 | -45.0 | -37.1 |
| — National Urban Water and Desalination Plan — reduced funding | - | - | -20.0 | -50.3 | - |
| Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority | |||||
| Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority — ensuring the resilience of the reef | - | 4.0 | 4.1 | - | - |
| Portfolio total | -15.5 | 2.8 | -66.2 | -96.4 | -60.1 |
| FAMILIES, HOUSING, COMMUNITY SERVICES AND INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS | |||||
| Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs | |||||
| A new scheme of income management in the Northern Territory | 0.7 | 16.3 | 16.9 | 18.3 | 18.9 |
| Act of Grace Payments — ongoing arrangements | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Adventure playgrounds | - | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| An Innovation and Higher Education System for the 21st Century — Student income support — additional funding for service delivery | - | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Bulk Verification of Community Housing Rent | - | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Clarke Review | |||||
| — lower the age to establish domicile to under 21 years for British Commonwealth and Allied veterans | - | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| — provide Australian Defence Force British nuclear test participants with compensation equivalent to non-warlike or hazardous service | - | -2.4 | -2.7 | -3.0 | -3.3 |
| — reclassify submarine special operations that were conducted in the period 1978 to 1992 as warlike service | - | -0.6 | -0.6 | -0.6 | -0.7 |
| Community Development Employment Projects | |||||
| — indexation reform | - | -0.4 | -0.7 | -3.3 | -4.4 |
| — redirection | - | -3.0 | - | - | - |
| Community engagement strategy for people with disability | - | - | - | - | - |
| Drought assistance — Family Support Drought Response Teams program — extension | - | 7.7 | - | - | - |
| Drought policy reform — pilot of new measures in Western Australia | - | 0.9 | - | - | - |
| Extend qualifying service to service in Ubon for the period 31 May 1962 to 27 July 1962 | - | -0.9 | -1.0 | -1.0 | -1.1 |
| F-111 Deseal/Reseal maintenance workers — further support | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Family Relationship Services for Carers — continuation | - | - | - | - | - |
| Family Tax Benefit Non-lodger Fortnightly Payment Prohibition — more flexible arrangements | - | - | - | - | - |
| Family Tax Benefit Part A — improved participation requirements for 16 to 20 year olds | -0.7 | -20.4 | -20.7 | -21.1 | -21.3 |
| Fraud prevention and compliance | |||||
| — Centrelink debts — improvements to the tax garnishee process | - | - | - | - | - |
| — Centrelink debts — review of non-standard debt repayment rates | - | - | - | - | - |
| — enhanced capability for Centrelink to detect and respond to emerging fraud risks | - | -7.9 | -14.3 | -16.6 | -16.4 |
| Income management in cases of child neglect and by voluntary choice — continuation of trial | - | 6.5 | - | - | - |
| Indigenous Communities Strategic Investment program — reduction | -1.7 | -15.5 | -15.8 | -12.6 | -2.6 |
| Indigenous Land Corporation — new funding arrangements | - | - | - | - | - |
| Job Capacity Assessment — more efficient and accurate assessments for Disability Support Pension and employment services | - | 0.3 | -20.5 | -197.9 | -348.4 |
| National Congress of Australia's First Peoples — establishment | 3.0 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 8.3 | 4.9 |
| National Disability Strategy — coordination | - | - | - | - | - |
| National Find and Connect Service for the Forgotten Australians and former child migrants | - | 4.5 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 5.3 |
| NSW Mid-North Coast floods | |||||
| — assistance for March 2009 event | 0.3 | - | - | - | - |
| — assistance for November 2009 event | 11.0 | - | - | - | - |
| Office of the Coordinator-General — continued operations | -0.4 | -0.3 | -0.1 | - | - |
| Paid Parental Leave — implementation | 0.3 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Queensland Premier's Disaster Relief Appeal — Commonwealth contribution | -0.3 | - | - | - | - |
| Reform of Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) program in the Torres Strait | - | -11.6 | -17.7 | -8.2 | -5.7 |
| Remote Service Delivery National Partnership Flexible Funding Pool — establishment | - | 17.0 | 17.0 | 12.0 | - |
| Samoan tsunami and Sumatran earthquakes — assistance | 0.5 | - | - | - | - |
| School Enrolment and Attendance Trial — continuation | - | 0.1 | - | - | - |
| Social Security Appeals Tribunal — training | - | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
| South West Queensland floods — assistance | 11.2 | 1.3 | - | - | - |
| Special Disability Trusts — greater accessibility | - | .. | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Streamlining notification processes for compensation recipients | - | 0.2 | -7.1 | -12.8 | -14.3 |
| Stronger, fairer, simpler tax reform | |||||
| — 50 per cent discount for interest income(c) | - | - | 26.9 | 32.1 | 32.1 |
| — standard deduction for work-related expenses and the cost of managing tax affairs(c) | - | - | - | 57.6 | 148.2 |
| Victorian storms — assistance | 2.1 | 0.3 | - | - | - |
| War Widow/er pension — removal of entitlement for new claimants who enter a de facto relationship | - | .. | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Weekly income support payments to vulnerable Australians | - | - | - | - | - |
| Western Australian bushfires — assistance | 0.6 | - | - | - | - |
| Western Australia's Children's Health Telethon — donation | - | - | - | - | - |
| Indigenous Business Australia | |||||
| Home Ownership Program — transfer of funding from the Home Ownership on Indigenous Land Program | - | 15.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Indigenous Land Corporation | |||||
| Indigenous Land Corporation — new funding arrangements | - | - | - | - | - |
| Torres Strait Regional Authority | |||||
| Community Development Employment Projects — indexation reform | - | .. | .. | -0.2 | -0.3 |
| Reform of Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) program in the Torres Strait | - | 0.5 | -5.6 | -18.0 | -17.7 |
| Portfolio total | 26.9 | 18.7 | -28.8 | -156.6 | -223.4 |
| FINANCE AND DEREGULATION | |||||
| Australian Electoral Commission | |||||
| Australian Electoral Commission — funding for the forthcoming federal election | - | 9.2 | - | - | - |
| Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters — implementation of recommendations | - | 1.9 | 0.7 | .. | -2.8 |
| Comsuper | |||||
| Superannuation governance and administration reform | - | -0.5 | -6.3 | -7.3 | -8.3 |
| Department of Finance and Deregulation | |||||
| Border Security — Australian Customs and Border Protection Service — Bay Class replacement | - | 0.1 | - | 0.1 | - |
| Central Budget Management System — comprehensive redevelopment | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp |
| Council of Australian Governments reform agenda — additional funding | - | 1.0 | - | - | - |
| Data centre strategy — whole-of-government procurement arrangements | - | - | - | - | - |
| Disability Employment Services — information technology | 0.4 | 0.1 | - | - | - |
| Major office machines— whole-of-government procurement arrangements | 1.3 | - | - | - | - |
| Moorebank Intermodal Terminal — implementation strategy | - | 21.6 | 13.9 | - | - |
| National Broadband Network — implementation | - | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| National Health and Hospitals Network | |||||
| — Aged care — one-stop shops(b) | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| — Hospitals — activity based funding | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| National Security — Improved Passport Integrity and Strengthened Issuance Systems | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Superannuation governance and administration reform | 1.9 | 9.0 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 0.5 |
| Sydney Airports Corporation Limited (SACL) stamp duty litigation — additional funding for trial and judgement review | - | 1.9 | - | - | - |
| Travel services — additional savings from whole-of-government procurement | - | -8.2 | -8.2 | -8.2 | -8.2 |
| Portfolio total | 3.6 | 36.8 | 7.2 | -9.9 | -18.2 |
| FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE | |||||
| AusAID | |||||
| Australia's civilian engagement in Afghanistan — an integrated whole-of-government approach | - | 60.3 | 44.5 | - | - |
| Overseas development assistance | |||||
| — climate change — bilateral partnerships | - | - | 5.0 | 10.0 | - |
| — climate change — International Climate Change Adaptation Initiative | - | - | 78.6 | 99.6 | - |
| — climate change — International Forest Carbon Initiative | - | - | 28.0 | 28.0 | - |
| — climate change — multilateral climate change financing | 5.0 | - | 40.6 | 60.6 | - |
| — contribution to stabilisation in northern Sri Lanka | 25.0 | - | - | - | - |
| — development accessible to all | - | 2.5 | 6.5 | 8.9 | 12.5 |
| — development partnership with Indonesia | - | 23.6 | 58.3 | 86.7 | 134.3 |
| — enhancing education | - | 30.0 | 55.7 | 97.9 | 119.1 |
| — GNI methodology change | - | -207.8 | -234.3 | -269.5 | -314.1 |
| — increased assistance to Africa | - | 36.9 | 77.3 | 98.3 | 121.5 |
| — investing in health | - | 14.9 | 43.2 | 52.1 | 62.2 |
| Australian Secret Intelligence Service | |||||
| Border Security — Illegal foreign fishing — securing Australia's northern waters — continuation | - | - | - | - | - |
| National Security — enhanced intelligence capability | - | 1.5 | - | - | - |
| Australian Trade Commission | |||||
| Australian Trade Commission — extension of TradeStart | - | - | - | - | - |
| Enhancing Australia's engagement with India | - | - | - | - | - |
| Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |||||
| Australia's civilian engagement in Afghanistan — an integrated whole-of-government approach | - | 34.1 | 34.3 | - | - |
| Australia's Contribution to the Antarctic Treaty Secretariat | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baghdad Embassy — transition towards civilian security arrangements | - | 23.8 | 28.1 | - | - |
| Enhancing Australia's engagement with India | - | - | - | - | - |
| National Security — Improved Passport Integrity and Strengthened Issuance Systems | - | 2.5 | 5.2 | 11.0 | 10.4 |
| Smartraveller information campaign — continuation | - | - | - | - | - |
| Portfolio total | 30.0 | 22.2 | 270.9 | 283.5 | 145.8 |
* 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.
- A minus sign before an estimate indicates a reduction in expenses, no sign before an estimate indicates a gain in expenses.
- These measures can also be found in the capital measures summary table.
- These measures can also be found in the revenue measures summary table.
- Funding in the National Health and Hospitals Network measures reflects national roll-out of the reform.
- These include defence contracts and measures that are commercially sensitive, under negotiation or relate to national security.
- Measures may not add due to rounding.
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