2008-2009 The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Presented and read a first time Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009 No. , 2009 (Finance and Deregulation) A Bill for an Act to appropriate money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the ordinary annual services of the Government in relation to nation building and jobs, and for related purposes [Page Break] Part 1--Preliminary 1 1 Short title ........................................................................................... 1 2 Commencement ................................................................................. 2 3 Definitions ......................................................................................... 2 4 Portfolio Statements .......................................................................... 3 5 Notional payments, receipts etc. ........................................................ 4 Part 2--Appropriation items 5 6 Summary of appropriations ............................................................... 5 7 Departmental items ............................................................................ 5 8 Administered items ............................................................................ 5 9 CAC Act body payment items ........................................................... 6 Part 3--Adjusting appropriation items 7 10 Reducing departmental items ............................................................ 7 11 Reducing administered items ............................................................. 7 12 Reducing CAC Act body payment items ........................................... 8 Part 4--Miscellaneous 10 13 Crediting amounts to Special Accounts ........................................... 10 14 Appropriation of the Consolidated Revenue Fund .......................... 10 Schedule 1--Services for which money is appropriated 11 i Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009 No. , 2009 [Page Break] 2 Consolidated Revenue Fund for the ordinary 3 annual services of the Government in relation to 4 nation building and jobs, and for related purposes 5 The Parliament of Australia enacts: 6 Part 1--Preliminary 7 8 1 Short title 9 This Act may be cited as the Appropriation (Nation Building and 10 Jobs) Act (No. 1) 2008-2009. Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009 No. , 2009 1 [Page Break] Section 2 1 2 Commencement 2 This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal 3 Assent. 4 3 Definitions 5 In this Act: 6 administered item means an amount set out in Schedule 1 opposite 7 an outcome for an Agency under the heading "Administered 8 Expenses". 9 Agency means: 10 (a) an Agency within the meaning of the Financial Management 11 and Accountability Act 1997; or 12 (b) the High Court of Australia. 13 CAC Act body means: 14 (a) a Commonwealth authority within the meaning of the 15 Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997; or 16 (b) a Commonwealth company within the meaning of the 17 Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997. 18 CAC Act body payment item means the total amount set out in 19 Schedule 1 in relation to a CAC Act body under the heading 20 "Administered Expenses". 21 Note: The amounts set out opposite outcomes for CAC Act bodies, under the 22 heading "Administered Expenses", are "notional". They are not part of 23 the item, and do not in any way restrict the scope of the expenditure 24 authorised by the item. 25 Chief Executive has the same meaning as in the Financial 26 Management and Accountability Act 1997. 27 current year means the financial year ending on 30 June 2009. 28 departmental item means the total amount set out in Schedule 1 in 29 relation to an Agency under the heading "Departmental Outputs". 30 Note: The amounts set out opposite outcomes, under the heading 31 "Departmental Outputs", are "notional". They are not part of the item, 2 Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009 No. , 2009 [Page Break] Section 4 1 and do not in any way restrict the scope of the expenditure authorised 2 by the item. 3 expenditure means payments for expenses, acquiring assets, 4 making loans or paying liabilities. 5 Finance Minister means the Minister administering this Act. 6 item means an administered item, a CAC Act body payment item 7 or a departmental item. 8 Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements means the Portfolio 9 Additional Estimates Statements that were tabled in the Senate or 10 the House of Representatives in relation to the Bill for the 11 Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2008-2009 and the Bill for the 12 Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2008-2009. 13 Portfolio Budget Statements means the Portfolio Budget 14 Statements that were tabled in the Senate or the House of 15 Representatives in relation to the Bill for the Appropriation Act 16 (No. 1) 2008-2009 and the Bill for the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 17 2008-2009. 18 Portfolio Supplementary Additional Estimates Statements means 19 the Portfolio Supplementary Additional Estimates Statements that 20 were tabled in the Senate or the House of Representatives in 21 relation to the Bill for this Act and the Bill for the Appropriation 22 (Nation Building and Jobs) Act (No. 2) 2008-2009. 23 Portfolio Supplementary Estimates Statements means the 24 Portfolio Supplementary Estimates Statements that were tabled in 25 the Senate or the House of Representatives in relation to the Bill 26 for the Appropriation (Economic Security Strategy) Act (No. 1) 27 2008-2009 and the Bill for the Appropriation (Economic Security 28 Strategy) Act (No. 2) 2008-2009. 29 Special Account has the same meaning as in the Financial 30 Management and Accountability Act 1997. 31 4 Portfolio Statements 32 The Portfolio Budget Statements, Portfolio Supplementary 33 Estimates Statements, Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009 No. , 2009 3 [Page Break] Section 5 1 and Portfolio Supplementary Additional Estimates Statements are 2 hereby declared to be relevant documents for the purposes of 3 section 15AB of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901. 4 Note: See paragraph 15AB(2)(g) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901. 5 5 Notional payments, receipts etc. 6 For the purposes of this Act, notional transactions between 7 Agencies are to be treated as if they were real transactions. 8 Note: This section applies, for example, to a "payment" between Agencies 9 that are both part of the Commonwealth. One of the effects of this 10 section is that the payment will be debited from an appropriation for 11 the paying Agency, even though no payment is actually made from the 12 Consolidated Revenue Fund. 13 4 Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009 No. , 2009 [Page Break] Section 6 1 2 Part 2--Appropriation items 3 4 6 Summary of appropriations 5 The total of the items specified in Schedule 1 is $89,000,000. 6 Note 1: Items in Schedule 1 can be adjusted under Part 3 of this Act. 7 Note 2: See also sections 30 to 32 of the Financial Management and 8 Accountability Act 1997, which provide for adjustments of amounts 9 appropriated by this Act. 10 7 Departmental items 11 The amount specified in a departmental item for an Agency may be 12 applied for the departmental expenditure of the Agency. 13 Note: The Finance Minister manages the expenditure of public money 14 through the issue of drawing rights under the Financial Management 15 and Accountability Act 1997. 16 8 Administered items 17 (1) The amount specified in an administered item for an outcome for 18 an Agency may be applied for expenditure for the purpose of 19 contributing to achieving that outcome. 20 Note: The Finance Minister manages the expenditure of public money 21 through the issue of drawing rights under the Financial Management 22 and Accountability Act 1997. 23 (2) If the Portfolio Budget Statements, Portfolio Supplementary 24 Estimates Statements, Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements or 25 Portfolio Supplementary Additional Estimates Statements indicate 26 that activities of a particular kind were intended to be treated as 27 activities in respect of a particular outcome, then expenditure for 28 the purpose of carrying out those activities is taken to be 29 expenditure for the purpose of contributing to achieving the 30 outcome. Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009 No. , 2009 5 [Page Break] Section 9 1 9 CAC Act body payment items 2 (1) The amount specified in a CAC Act body payment item for a CAC 3 Act body may be paid to the body to be applied for the purposes of 4 the body. 5 Note: The Finance Minister manages the expenditure of public money 6 through the issue of drawing rights under the Financial Management 7 and Accountability Act 1997. 8 (2) If: 9 (a) an Act provides that a CAC Act body must be paid amounts 10 that are appropriated by the Parliament for the purposes of 11 the body; and 12 (b) Schedule 1 contains a CAC Act body payment item for that 13 body; 14 then the body must be paid the full amount specified in the item. 15 6 Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009 No. , 2009 [Page Break] Section 10 1 2 Part 3--Adjusting appropriation items 3 4 10 Reducing departmental items 5 (1) A written request to reduce a departmental item for an Agency may 6 be made to the Finance Minister by: 7 (a) the Minister who is responsible for the Agency; or 8 (b) if the Finance Minister is responsible for the Agency--the 9 Chief Executive of the Agency. 10 (2) If a request is made under subsection (1), the Finance Minister 11 may, by writing, determine that the item is to be reduced by the 12 amount specified in the request. 13 (3) However, the determination has no effect to the extent that it would 14 reduce the item below nil, after subtracting amounts that have been 15 applied under Part 2 in respect of the item. 16 (4) The item is taken to be reduced in accordance with the 17 determination. 18 (5) A request made under subsection (1) is not a legislative instrument. 19 (6) A determination made under subsection (2) is a legislative 20 instrument and, despite subsection 44(2) of the Legislative 21 Instruments Act 2003, section 42 (disallowance) of that Act applies 22 to the determination. However, Part 6 (sunsetting) of that Act does 23 not apply to the determination. 24 11 Reducing administered items 25 (1) If: 26 (a) an annual report for an Agency for the current year is tabled 27 in the Parliament; and 28 (b) the report specifies the amount required by the Agency in 29 respect of an administered item for the Agency; and 30 (c) the required amount is less than the amount of the item; 31 the item is taken to be reduced to the required amount. Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009 No. , 2009 7 [Page Break] Section 12 1 (2) The Finance Minister may, by writing, determine that 2 subsection (1): 3 (a) does not apply in relation to the item; or 4 (b) applies as if the amount specified in the annual report were 5 the amount specified in the determination. 6 (3) A determination made under subsection (2) is a legislative 7 instrument and, despite subsection 44(2) of the Legislative 8 Instruments Act 2003, section 42 (disallowance) of that Act applies 9 to the determination. However, Part 6 (sunsetting) of that Act does 10 not apply to the determination. 11 12 Reducing CAC Act body payment items 12 (1) A written request to reduce a CAC Act body payment item for a 13 CAC Act body may be made to the Finance Minister by: 14 (a) the Minister who is responsible for the body; or 15 (b) if the Finance Minister is responsible for the body--the 16 Secretary of the Department. 17 Note: For Department, see subsection 19A(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 18 1901. 19 (2) If a request is made under subsection (1), the Finance Minister 20 may, by writing, determine that the item is to be reduced by the 21 amount specified in the request. 22 (3) However, the determination has no effect to the extent that it would 23 reduce the item below nil, after subtracting amounts that have been 24 paid to the body in respect of the item. 25 (4) The item is taken to be reduced in accordance with the 26 determination. 27 (5) Subsection 9(2) does not limit the reduction of a CAC Act body 28 payment item under this section. 29 (6) A request made under subsection (1) is not a legislative instrument. 30 (7) A determination made under subsection (2) is a legislative 31 instrument and, despite subsection 44(2) of the Legislative 32 Instruments Act 2003, section 42 (disallowance) of that Act applies 8 Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009 No. , 2009 [Page Break] Section 12 1 to the determination. However, Part 6 (sunsetting) of that Act does 2 not apply to the determination. 3 Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009 No. , 2009 9 [Page Break] Section 13 1 2 Part 4--Miscellaneous 3 4 13 Crediting amounts to Special Accounts 5 If any of the purposes of a Special Account is a purpose that is 6 covered by an item (whether or not the item expressly refers to the 7 Special Account), then amounts may be debited against the 8 appropriation for that item and credited to that Special Account. 9 14 Appropriation of the Consolidated Revenue Fund 10 The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated as necessary for 11 the purposes of this Act, including the operation of this Act as 12 affected by the Financial Management and Accountability Act 13 1997. 10 Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009 No. , 2009 [Page Break] Schedule 1--Services for which money is appropriated Note: See sections 6 and 14. Abstract Page Reference Portfolio Total $'000 14 Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts 39,000 16 Treasury 50,000 Total 89,000 Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009 No. , 2009 11 [Page Break] APPROPRIATIONS 12 Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009 No. , 2009 [Page Break] SUMMARY Additional Appropriation (bold figures)--2008-2009 Budget and Supplementary Appropriation (italic figures)--2008-2009 Departmental Administered Portfolio Outputs Expenses Total $'000 $'000 $'000 Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - - - 356,378 454,952 811,330 Attorney-General's - - - 3,282,381 592,774 3,875,155 Broadband, Communications and the Digital - - - Economy 196,702 1,258,649 1,455,351 Defence - - - 19,790,819 133,228 19,924,047 Education, Employment and Workplace Relations - - - 2,163,107 4,786,063 6,949,170 Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts - 39,000 39,000 743,521 1,966,860 2,710,381 Families, Housing, Community Services and - - - Indigenous Affairs 1,533,195 1,765,063 3,298,258 Finance and Deregulation - - - 323,379 200,086 523,465 Foreign Affairs and Trade - - - 1,348,773 3,175,632 4,524,405 Health and Ageing - - - 641,998 5,262,698 5,904,696 Human Services - - - 1,689,621 139,184 1,828,805 Immigration and Citizenship - - - 1,224,795 483,808 1,708,603 Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development - - - and Local Government 229,964 486,634 716,598 Innovation, Industry, Science and Research - - - 310,608 1,624,605 1,935,213 Prime Minister and Cabinet - - - 377,263 42,770 420,033 Resources, Energy and Tourism - - - 207,845 432,961 640,806 Treasury 38,500 11,500 50,000 3,786,552 8,434 3,794,986 Total: Bill 1 38,500 50,500 89,000 38,206,901 22,814,401 61,021,302 Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009 No. , 2009 13 [Page Break] ENVIRONMENT, WATER, HERITAGE AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIO SUMMARY Additional Appropriation (bold figures)--2008-2009 Budget and Supplementary Appropriation (italic figures)--2008-2009 Departmental Administered Entity Outputs Expenses Total $'000 $'000 $'000 Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage 39,000 39,000 and the Arts 469,866 1,562,396 2,032,262 Payments to CAC Act bodies: Australia Council - - 160,640 160,640 Australian Film, Television and Radio School - - 23,301 23,301 Australian National Maritime Museum - - 23,069 23,069 National Film and Sound Archive - - 25,172 25,172 National Gallery of Australia - - 41,796 41,796 National Library of Australia - - 57,680 57,680 National Museum of Australia - - 40,275 40,275 Screen Australia - - 31,389 31,389 Sydney Harbour Federation Trust - - 24 24 Bureau of Meteorology - - - 244,804 - 244,804 Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority - - - 20,480 800 21,280 National Water Commission - - - 8,371 318 8,689 Total: Environment, Water, Heritage and the - 39,000 39,000 Arts 743,521 1,966,860 2,710,381 14 Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009 No. , 2009 [Page Break] ENVIRONMENT, WATER, HERITAGE AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIO Additional Appropriation (bold figures)--2008-2009 Budget and Supplementary Appropriation (italic figures)--2008-2009 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)--2007-2008 Departmental Administered Total Outputs Expenses $'000 $'000 $'000 DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, WATER, HERITAGE AND THE ARTS Outcome 1 - The environment, especially those aspects that - 39,000 39,000 are matters of national environmental 254,069 677,782 935,025 significance, is protected and conserved 271,269 702,841 974,110 Total: Department of the Environment, Water, - 39,000 39,000 Heritage and the Arts Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009 No. , 2009 15 [Page Break] TREASURY PORTFOLIO SUMMARY Additional Appropriation (bold figures)--2008-2009 Budget and Supplementary Appropriation (italic figures)--2008-2009 Departmental Administered Entity Outputs Expenses Total $'000 $'000 $'000 Department of the Treasury - - - 146,446 5,000 151,446 Australian Bureau of Statistics - - - 282,775 - 282,775 Australian Competition and Consumer - - - Commission 139,227 - 139,227 Australian Office of Financial Management - - - 8,467 10 8,477 Australian Prudential Regulation Authority - - - 5,036 - 5,036 Australian Securities and Investments - - - Commission 298,963 3,424 302,387 Australian Taxation Office 38,500 11,500 50,000 2,861,097 - 2,861,097 Commonwealth Grants Commission - - - 7,809 - 7,809 Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee - - - 1,031 - 1,031 Inspector General of Taxation - - - 2,167 - 2,167 National Competition Council - - - 2,781 - 2,781 Office of the Auditing and Assurance Standards - - - Board - - - Office of the Australian Accounting Standards - - - Board - - - Productivity Commission - - - 30,753 - 30,753 Total: Treasury 38,500 11,500 50,000 3,786,552 8,434 3,794,986 16 Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009 No. , 2009 [Page Break] TREASURY PORTFOLIO Additional Appropriation (bold figures)--2008-2009 Budget and Supplementary Appropriation (italic figures)--2008-2009 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)--2007-2008 Departmental Administered Outputs Expenses Total $'000 $'000 $'000 AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE Outcome 1 - Effectively managed and shaped systems that 38,500 11,500 50,000 support and fund services for Australians and 2,861,097 - 2,861,097 give effect to social and economic policy 2,798,805 1,100 2,799,905 through the tax, superannuation, excise and other related systems Total: Australian Taxation Office 38,500 11,500 50,000 Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009 No. , 2009 17 [Page Break]