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Table of Measures by Portfolio
Part I: Revenue Measures
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Extension of dairy industry adjustment levy 6
Attorney-General's
Australia's response to foot and mouth disease and other quarantine risks 7
Government response to the Productivity Commission report on general tariffs 7
Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
Increase in GSM 900 licence fees 9
Radiocommunications licensing arrangements 9
Strategy on electromagnetic public health issues 10
Education, Training and Youth Affairs
Backing Australia's Ability - 2,000 additional targeted university places 11
Backing Australia's Ability - Postgraduate Education Loans Scheme 11
Higher education places for regional universities and campuses 12
Income-contingent loans for bridging courses for overseas trained professionals 13
Family and Community Services
New social security arrangements between Australia and New Zealand 14
Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
Backing Australia's Ability - attracting information and communications
technology workers 15
Increase in the permanent migrant intake 15
New social security arrangements between Australia and New Zealand 16
Onshore processing of students in points tested categories 16
Reform of independent executives visa arrangements 17
Strategy to strengthen Australia's immigration services to priority areas -
extension of Electronic Travel Authority arrangements 17
Treasury
Income tax 19
Allowing participants in the Simplified Tax System to account for the value of stock under existing methods 19
Apportionment of deductions for donations of property 19
Backing Australia's Ability - 175 per cent `premium' tax concession for additional research and development expenditure 20
Backing Australia's Ability - changes to the definition of research and development activities 20
Backing Australia's Ability - effective life write-off for research and development plant 21
Backing Australia's Ability - research and development tax offset for small companies 22
Capital gains tax relief for shareholders of listed investment companies 22
Capital gains tax rollover relief for shares from insurance company demutualisations 23
Capital gains tax treatment of shares held in trust under employee share schemes 23
Changes to prepayment arrangements for non-business and small business taxpayers 24
Changes to the overseas defence forces rebate and the United Nations (UN) armed forces rebate 25
Deductibility of certain gifts 25
Depreciation of second hand assets where the end user does not change 26
Extended lodgment date for Business Activity Statements 27
Extension of income tax exemption for not-for-profit organisations to include the information and communications technology industry 27
Foreign branch access to funds free of interest withholding tax 28
Fringe benefits reporting - exclusion of benefits associated with Australian Defence Force (ADF) removals 28
GDP-adjusted method for PAYG instalments for individuals and some companies and superannuation funds 29
Increase in the Medicare levy low income thresholds 30
Increasing the depreciating assets threshold for the Simplified Tax System 30
Not proceeding with the early refunding of excess imputation credits 30
Pensioners below seniors age: increase in rebates 31
Reduction in surcharge on certain termination payments 32
Refining the uniform capital allowance system 33
Reformed debt/equity tax borderline 34
Reform of thin capitalisation - amendments to the proposed rules 34
Relaxing the `grouping' rule for the Simplified Tax System 35
Retrospective changes to the exclusive use intention test for research and development 36
Revised business tax reform implementation timetable 36
Senior Australians and pensioners: increase in Medicare levy threshold 37
Senior Australians: increase in rebates 38
Taxation treatment of datacasting transmitter licences 39
Withdrawal of entity taxation exposure draft legislation 39
Indirect tax 40
Abolition of petroleum fuels excise indexation 40
Funding for Airservices Australia and aviation industry compliance 40
Reduced excise and customs duty on petroleum fuels 41
Reduction of excise on draught beer 42
Non-tax revenue 42
Increase in financial sector levy for the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal 42
Part 2: Expense Measures since the 2000-01 MYEFO
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Additional assistance for dairy farmers 64
Agricultural Development Partnerships 64
Australia's response to foot and mouth disease and other quarantine risks 65
Backing Australia's Ability - New Industries Development Programme Mark II 66
Commonwealth contribution to the Murray-Darling Basin Commission 66
Commonwealth Flood Assistance Package for central and northern New South Wales and southern Queensland 67
Continuation of Nairn funding for quarantine activities 67
Exceptional circumstances - Western Australia 68
Flood assistance for dairy farmers in northern New South Wales 68
National Food Industry Strategy 69
Pricing review of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 69
Rural Financial Counselling Services 69
Savings from Farmbis - Skilling Farmers for the Future Programme 70
Attorney-General's
Additional resourcing for Native Title 71
Diplomatic guarding 71
Pricing review of the Attorney-General's Department 72
Pro bono secretariat 72
Protection of the National Information Infrastructure 73
Australian Federal Police Reform Programme Stage 2 73
Back-capture of DNA samples from federal prisoners 74
Payment to Australian Federal Police East Timor peacekeepers 74
Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
Renewed support to the Regional Arts Fund, the Young and Emerging Artists Initiative and the Major Festivals Initiative 75
Reprioritisation of expenditure - Australia Council 75
Australian Broadcasting Corporation - additional funding 75
Additional funding for the National Council for the Centenary of Federation for promoting Federation Fund projects 76
Australian Film Finance Corporation - continuation of funding 76
Backing Australia's Ability - Innovation Access Programme 77
Backing Australia's Ability - National Innovation Awareness Strategy 77
Backing Australia's Ability - World-Class Centres of Excellence 78
Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts - reallocation of surplus funds 78
Digital interference subsidy 79
Maintenance of the base funding of elements of the Cultural Development Programme 79
Pricing review of the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 80
Radiocommunications licensing arrangements 80
Telecommunications Service Inquiry response - Savings from the Rural Internet Access Fund reserve 81
Savings from the National Transmission Network residual pool 81
Telecommunications Service Inquiry response - contribution to a national Online Technical Assistance Programme 82
Telecommunications Service Inquiry response - extend mobile phone coverage to other areas 82
Telecommunications Service Inquiry response - extend mobile phone coverage to communities of more than 500 people 83
Telecommunications Service Inquiry response - funding consumer representation and research 83
Telecommunications Service Inquiry response - improving community awareness 84
Telecommunications Service Inquiry response - improving services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities 84
Telecommunications Service Inquiry response - National Communications Fund 85
Defence
Defence and surplus East Timor funds 86
Defence Capital Investment Programme 86
Defence White Paper 86
Enhancement of the Australian Defence Force Cadets 87
Supplementation for commercial rents 87
Education, Training and Youth Affairs
Adjustment to Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs resourcing 89
Backing Australia's Ability - 2,000 additional targeted university places 89
Backing Australia's Ability - additional funding for project-specific research infrastructure 90
Backing Australia's Ability - additional funding for systemic research and research training infrastructure in universities 90
Backing Australia's Ability - double funding for national competitive research grants 91
Backing Australia's Ability - fostering scientific, mathematical and technological skills and innovation in government schools 91
Backing Australia's Ability - online curriculum content 91
Backing Australia's Ability - Postgraduate Education Loans Scheme 92
Career and transition pilots - enhancing young peoples' transition from school to further education or work 93
Expand the geographic coverage of Enterprise and Career Education Foundation Work Placement Coordinators 93
Higher education places for regional universities and campuses 94
Improving schooling outcomes 94
Income-contingent loans for bridging courses for overseas trained professionals 95
Innovative and collaborative pilots for youth-related programmes 95
Job Placement, Employment and Training Programme - employment support for homeless young people 96
Jobs Pathway Programme - support for transition from school to work 96
Training for Innovation - growth funding for the Australian National Training Authority Agreement 97
Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business
Development and enhancement of the Business Entry Point internet site 98
Expansion of the Dairy Regional Assistance Programme 98
Pricing review of the Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and
Small Business 99
Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency on-line services 99
Relocation of the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission 100
Environment and Heritage
Domestic greenhouse policy development 101
Greenhouse international policy and reporting, and greenhouse sinks 101
Pricing review of the Australian Greenhouse Office 102
Administration of the fuel quality legislation 102
Conservation of rural and regional historic hotels 103
Goondiwindi Serpentine Water Park 103
Greenhouse Gas Abatement Programme 103
National Pollutant Inventory 104
Natural Heritage Trust Extension 104
Pricing review of the Australian Antarctic Division 105
Pricing review of the Bureau of Meteorology 105
Queensland East Coast Trawl Restructure Programme 106
Sydney Harbour Federation Trust 106
Wildlife programmes and biodiversity conservation responsibilities 107
Funding to offset the reduction in revenue related to the Environmental Management Charge 107
Management of aquaculture impacts 107
Townsville Aquarium - Reef Headquarters 108
Family and Community Services
Acknowledging Older Australians - Exempt Superannuation from the Social Security Means Test for People Aged Between 55 and Age Pension Age 109
Acknowledging Older Australians - Extend Eligibility for Commonwealth Seniors Health Card 109
Acknowledging Older Australians - One-Off Payment to the Aged 110
Acknowledging Older Australians - Telephone Allowance to Commonwealth Seniors Health Card Holders 110
Compliance package - detection 111
Compliance package - prevention 111
Compliance package - research and development 112
Department of Family and Community Services pricing review of services delivered through Non-Government Organisations and State and Territory Governments 112
Expanding the supply of healthy indigenous housing 113
Provide Health Care Cards to foster children 113
Family homelessness and early intervention pilots 114
Family Tax Benefit shared care and Child Support Agency liability 114
Further simplification of international payments 115
Introduce discretion for parents who have shared care to waive eligibility for
Family Tax Benefit 116
National research and education strategy to prevent problem gambling 116
New and revised international social security agreements 117
New social security arrangements between Australia and New Zealand 117
Supplementation for employment assistance and other services 118
The Mentor Marketplace 118
Transition to Independent Living Allowance 119
Australians Working Together
Helping people to find jobs 122
Helping parents return to work 123
A fair go for mature age workers 124
A better deal for people with disabilities 127
Promoting self-reliance for indigenous people 128
Help to participate 130
More child care places 131
Community and business engagement 132
Planning for the future 132
Finance and Administration
Early payout of AvSuper superannuation liabilities 133
Establishment of a private financing unit 133
Indexation of Commonwealth superannuation benefit 133
Information technology upgrade in electorate offices 134
Mapping of the Australian Antarctic Territory extended continental shelf 134
Continuation of Office of Asset Sales and Commercial Support resourcing for the
asset sales programme 135
Deferral of the further sale of the Commonwealth's shareholding of Telstra Corporation - sale costs 135
Sale of Kingsford Smith Airport - sale costs 135
Scoping study for the future ownership of Sydney Airports Corporation Limited 136
Foreign Affairs and Trade
Commitment to polio eradication 137
Improving security within the Australian intelligence community 137
Opening of Australian Consulate-General in Chicago 138
Health and Aged Care 139
Additional practice nurses for rural Australia and other areas of need 139
After hours/emergency primary medical care 139
Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Foundation 140
Hospital safety initiatives 140
Better targeting of medical workforce reform 141
Carers information and support 141
Cervical screening incentives for general practitioners 142
Clarifying the funding arrangements for the provision of methadone to private patients 142
Dementia Education and Support Programme 143
Electronic commerce for Medicare claiming 143
Ensuring quality care for older Australians - checks of aged care homes 143
Ensuring quality care for older Australians - Community Visitors Scheme and the Residential Aged Care Advocacy Services Programme 144
Ensuring quality care for older Australians - Complaints Resolution Scheme 144
Ensuring quality care for older Australians - information management for quality care 145
Ensuring quality care for older Australians - Quality Care Communication Strategy 145
Fringe benefits tax supplementation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations 145
Funding for the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator 146
Greater scrutiny of aged care homes' funding claims 146
Health and Other Services (Compensation) Act 1995 review implementation 147
HealthConnect: a health information network for Australia - development phase 148
Hospital innovation 148
Improved primary health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities 149
Improving the use of cholesterol lowering medicines on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme 149
Increases in patient funding for general practitioner services 150
Increasing care and diversity for older Australians - Continence Aids Assistance Scheme 150
Increasing care and diversity for older Australians - culturally appropriate
(ethnic) care 151
Increasing care and diversity for older Australians - Day Therapy Centres 151
Increasing care and diversity for older Australians - Extended Aged Care at Home 152
Increasing care and diversity for older Australians - Safe at Home Pilot 152
Integrated National Diabetes Programme 153
Investment to upgrade the Health Insurance Commission technical infrastructure
to improve service 153
Mental health: More options, better services 154
National Immunisation Strategy 154
National Rural and Remote Health Support Programme 155
New Medicare item for Domiciliary Medication Management Review 155
Pricing review for the Department of Health and Aged Care 156
Proactive GP management of asthma: The 3+ Visit Plan 156
Quality use of medicines package - consumer education 157
Quality use of medicines package - enhancement of the National Prescribing Service 157
Quality use of medicines package - National Medicines Disposal Programme 158
Reduction in wholesalers' remuneration under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme 158
Replacement of speech processors for children with cochlear implants 159
Restructuring rural and urban fringe aged care homes 159
Rural Nursing Scholarships 159
Safety of Australia's blood supply 160
Strategy on electromagnetic public health issues 160
The National Childhood Pneumococcal Vaccination Programme 161
Westmead Children's Hospital 161
Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
Backing Australia's Ability - attracting information and communication technology workers 163
Citizenship - media campaign 163
Extension of Living in Harmony Programme 164
Funding for the New Agenda for Multicultural Australia 164
Increase in the permanent migrant intake 164
New social security arrangements between Australia and New Zealand 165
Onshore processing of students in the points tested categories 166
Pricing review of the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs 166
Reform of Independent Executives visa arrangements 167
Strategy to strengthen Australia's immigration services to priority areas -
extension of Electronic Travel Authority arrangements 167
Strategy to strengthen Australia's immigration services to priority areas -
increased Australia-based representation in Brasilia 168
Unauthorised boat arrivals - review of processing and detention arrangements 168
Industry, Science and Resources
Pricing review of the Australian Nuclear Science Technology Organisation 170
Backing Australia's Sporting Ability - a More Active Australia 170
Assistance for the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games 170
Backing Australia's Ability - Biotechnology Innovation Fund 171
Backing Australia's Ability - Business advice on the regulatory environment 171
Backing Australia's Ability - Expansion of the COMET Programme 172
Backing Australia's Ability - Expansion of the Cooperative Research Centres Programme 172
Backing Australia's Ability - Improvements to the management and awareness of intellectual property 172
Backing Australia's Ability - Innovation Access Programme 173
Backing Australia's Ability - Major National Research Facilities 173
Backing Australia's Ability - Monitoring venture capital investment 174
Backing Australia's Ability - National Innovation Awareness Strategy 174
Backing Australia's Ability - 175 per cent premium rate - R&D tax concession 175
Backing Australia's Ability - Pre-seed Fund 175
Backing Australia's Ability - R&D Start 175
Backing Australia's Ability - Rebate for small companies 176
Backing Australia's Ability - World-Class Centres of Excellence 176
Commonwealth contribution to the Bradman Memorial Fund 177
Commonwealth support of the Prime Minister's XI vs the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Chairman's XI cricket match 177
Commonwealth support for the 2001 Goodwill Games 178
Continued resourcing for the Australian Building Codes Board 178
Continued support for National Recreation Safety Organisations 179
Corporatisation of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority and environmental flows into the Snowy and Murray Rivers 179
Facilitation of small and medium enterprises - supplier access to major projects 180
Government response to the Productivity Commission report on general tariffs 180
Support for training of automotive industry employees and the development of industry relevant technology 181
The Indigenous Communities/Mining Industry Regional Partnerships Programme 181
Pricing review of the National Standards Commission 181
Parliamentary Departments
Additional funding for the Citizenship Visits Programme 183
Additional two Members in Parliament 183
Prime Minister and Cabinet
Informed choices for Australian women 184
National initiative to combat sexual assault 184
Women's Development Programme 184
Women's National Leadership Initiative 185
Enhanced complaint management for The New Tax System 185
Reconciliation, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs
Improvement of major infrastructure in the Torres Strait 186
Pricing review of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission 186
Extension of support for Community Housing Infrastructure Programme and
Native Title claimants and other Programmes 187
Separated indigenous families - Government response to 'Bringing Them Home' 187
Transport and Regional Services
Improvements in search and rescue arrangements 188
Aviation industry compliance 188
Airservices Australia - Extension of Location Specific Pricing Subsidy 189
Alice Springs - Darwin Railway 189
Construction of a new Scoresby Freeway 190
East Coast Very High Speed Train scoping study 190
Federal Flood Mitigation Programme 191
Flood Recovery Fund 191
Newcastle Structural Adjustment Fund 192
Roads in outer metropolitan areas 192
Roads to Recovery Programme 192
Roads to Recovery Programme funding for the Indian Ocean Territories and unincorporated areas 193
Savings from the upgrade of Mainline Interstate Railway Track Programme 193
Upgrade of Canberra Airport 194
Treasury
Pricing review of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission 195
Australian Securities and Investments Commission - supplementary funding for
HIH investigation 195
Financial Services Reform implementation 195
Managed Investments 196
Superannuation Complaints Tribunal 196
Education campaign and other information initiatives for choice of superannuation fund and related measures 197
Simplification of Business Activity Statements 197
Additional funding for the First Home Owners Scheme - new homes 197
Consumer Information Programme 198
Funding for Secretariat support to the fuel tax inquiry 198
GST - Allowing entities with substituted accounting periods to lodge GST returns quarterly 199
GST - Allowing full input tax credits for motor vehicles 199
GST - Flexible administration of GST errors 200
GST - GDP-adjusted method for calculating GST remittances 200
HIH Policyholder Hardship Assistance 201
Information and implementation of 1 July 2001 tax changes 202
Renewed funding of Axiss Australia 202
Continued funding for legal matters relating to Part IIIA of the
Trade Practices Act 1974 202
National Competition Policy communication and education 203
Veterans' Affairs
Australian Memorials in London and Crete 204
Maintain Rural and Remote Service Delivery arrangements 204
Make a one-off payment of $25,000 to those former PoWs and civilian internees and detainees of the Japanese or their surviving widows/ers 205
Output Pricing Review - reduction in treatment population 205
Output Pricing Review - review of efficient delivery of outputs 206
Provide full access to the Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme for British, Commonwealth and Allied Veterans aged 70 years and over with World War II qualifying service 206
Reduce overpayments and improve debt recovery 207
Residential Care Development Scheme 207
Restore War Widows Pensions relinquished upon remarriage prior to 1984 208
Part 3: Capital Measures since the 2000-01 MYEFO
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 214
Pricing Review of the Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry 214
Attorney-General's
Protection of the National Information Infrastructure 214
Australia's response to Foot and Mouth Disease and other Quarantine Risks 215
Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
Australian Broadcasting Corporation - East Perth Building Works 215
Deferral of the further sale of the Commonwealth's shareholding of Telstra Corporation 216
National Gallery of Australia Building Refurbishment and Enhancement 216
Cross Portfolio
Revision to the Capital Use Charge 217
Defence
Defence asset sales 217
Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business
Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency on-line services 218
Environment and Heritage
Townsville Aquarium - Reef Headquarters 219
Family and Community Services
Helping Parents to Return to Work 219
Help to Participate 220
Finance and Administration
Construction of new chancery facilities in Colombo and New Delhi 220
Sale of Sydney Airports Corporation Limited 220
Foreign Affairs and Trade
Improving security within the Australian Intelligence Community 222
Replacement of secure diplomatic communications network 222
Health and Aged Care
HealthConnect: a Health Information Network for Australia - Development Phase 223
Investment to upgrade the Health Insurance Commission technical infrastructure to improve service 223
Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
New social security arrangements between Australia and New Zealand 224
Unauthorised boat arrivals - review of processing and detention arrangements 224
Industry, Science and Resources
Backing Australia's Ability - R&D Start 225
Support for the Commercialisation of Production Technology in the Light Metals Sector 225
Transport and Regional Services
Improvements in search and rescue arrangements 226
Aviation industry compliance 226
Australian Rail Track Corporation - Equity funding 227
Commonwealth Place 227
Treasury
Fitout of the Australian Bureau of Statistics new national office building 228
Veteran Affairs
Output Pricing Review - Conversion of Loan to Equity 228
Output Pricing Review - Review of efficient delivery of Outputs 228