PORTFOLIO
BUDGET STATEMENTS
2000-01

TREASURY PORTFOLIO

BUDGET INITIATIVES AND EXPLANATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS SPECIFIED BY OUTCOMES AND OUTPUTS BY AGENCY

BUDGET RELATED PAPER NO. 1.16

9 MAY 2000

 Commonwealth of Australia 2000
ISBN 0642 43480 8
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TREASURER
PARLIAMENT HOUSE
CANBERRA  2600
President of the Senate
The Senate
Parliament House
CANBERRA   ACT   2600

Speaker
House of Representatives
Parliament House
CANBERRA   ACT   2600

Dear Madam President
Dear Mr Speaker

I hereby submit Portfolio Budget Statements in support of the 2000‑01 Budget for the Treasury Portfolio.
These statements have been developed, and are submitted to the Parliament, as a statement on the outcomes for the portfolio. They also cover the purpose of portfolio budget measures.
I present these statements by virtue of my Ministerial accountability to the Parliament and, through it, the public.

Yours sincerely

Peter Costello

Table of Contents
Part A:  User Guide
Introduction	ix
Structure of the Portfolio Budget Statements	ix
Styles and Conventions Used	x
Part B:  Portfolio Overview
Portfolio Overview	1
Part C:  Agency Budget Statements
Department of the Treasury	7
Australian Bureau of Statistics	41
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission	61
Australian Office of Financial Management	85
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority	111
Australian Securities and Investments Commission	127
Australian Taxation Office	147
Companies and Securities Advisory Committee	171
National Competition Council	183
Productivity Commission	195

Technical Terms	209
Acronyms	213
Index	215

Part A

User Guide

Introduction
The purpose of the Treasury Portfolio Budget Statements (PBS) is to inform Senators and Members of Parliament of the proposed allocation of resources to Government outcomes by agencies within the portfolio. They also facilitate understanding of the proposed appropriations in Appropriation Bills (Nos 1 and 2) 2000-01. The PBS provide sufficient information, explanation and justification to enable Parliament to understand the purpose of each outcome proposed in the Bills.
Structure of the Portfolio Budget Statements
The PBS are presented in three parts with subsections.
Part A:  User Guide
Provides an introduction explaining the purpose of the PBS as well as information in relation to the styles and conventions used.
Part B:  Portfolio Overview
Lists outputs of portfolio agencies. The structure of the portfolio is depicted in a chart that outlines the outcomes to which the portfolio contributes.
Part C:  Agency Budget Statements
For each agency within the portfolio a statement is presented under the name of the agency.
Section 1:  Agency Overview, Appropriations, and Budget Measures Summary
This section details the link between the resources appropriated and their application to the outputs which contribute to the achievement of outcomes and the impact of any Budget measures.
Section 2:  Outcomes and Outputs Information
This section details planned Government outcomes and the contributing administered items and agency outputs.
Section 3:  Budgeted Financial Statements
This section contains the budgeted financial statements in accrual format covering budget year, previous year and the three outyears for each agency.
Section 4:  Purchaser/Provider Arrangements
This section is presented for those agencies that have entered into purchaser/provider arrangements with other agencies.
Technical terms, acronyms and an index are provided at the end of the document.
Styles and Conventions Used
(a)	The following notations may be used:
	NEC/nec	not elsewhere classified
	AEST	Australian Eastern Standard Time
	‑	nil
	..	not zero, but rounded to zero
	na	not applicable (unless otherwise specified)
	nfp	not for publication
	$m	$ million
(b)	Figures in tables and in the text may be rounded. Figures in text are generally rounded to one decimal place. Discrepancies in tables between totals and sums of components are due to rounding.