PORTFOLIO ADDITIONAL ESTIMATES STATEMENTS

2002-03

TREASURY PORTFOLIO

 Commonwealth of Australia 2002
ISBN 0 642 74179 4
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TREASURER
PARLIAMENT HOUSE
CANBERRA  2600
President of the Senate
Australian Senate
Parliament House
CANBERRA   ACT   2600

Speaker
House of Representatives
Parliament House
CANBERRA   ACT   2600

Dear Mr President
Dear Mr Speaker

I hereby submit Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements in support of the 2002‑03 Additional Estimates for the Treasury Portfolio.
These statements have been developed, and are submitted to the Parliament, as a statement on the funding requirements being sought for the portfolio.
I present these statements by virtue of my ministerial responsibility for 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 Additional Estimates Statements	ix
Styles and conventions used	x
Enquiries	x
Part B:  Portfolio Overview
Portfolio Overview	3
Part C:  Agency Additional Estimates Statements
Department of the Treasury	9
Australian Bureau of Statistics	35
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission	49
Australian Office of Financial Management	69
Australian Securities and Investments Commission	89
Australian Taxation Office	107
Glossary	127
Index	131

Part A

User Guide

User Guide
Introduction
The purpose of the Treasury Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements (PAES), like that of the Portfolio Budget Statements, 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 3 and 4) 2002‑03.
Structure of the portfolio additional estimates statements
The PAES are presented in three parts with subsections.
Part A:  User guide
Provides an introduction explaining the purpose of the PAES as well as information in relation to the styles and conventions used.
Part B:  Portfolio overview
Provides an overview of the portfolio. The structure of the portfolio outcomes is depicted in a chart that outlines the structure of the outcomes to which the portfolio contributes.
Part C:  Agency additional estimates statements
For each agency within the portfolio that has an impact on Additional Estimates a statement is presented under the name of the agency.
Section 1:  Overview, variations and measures
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 post Budget measures.
Section 2:  Revisions to outcomes and outputs
This section details changes to planned Government outcomes and the contributing administered items and agency outputs.

Section 3:  Budgeted financial statements
This section contains the four budgeted financial statements in accrual format covering budget year, previous year and the three outyears for each agency.
Appendices 1 and 2
This section is presented for those agencies that have changes to its departmental and administered revenue which are a direct result of additional estimates, or changes to its estimates of expenses from Special Appropriations.
A glossary is provided at the end of the document.
Styles and conventions used
(a)	The following notations may be used:
	-	nil
	na	not applicable (unless otherwise specified)
	$m	$ million
(b)	Figures in tables and in the text may be rounded. Discrepancies in tables between totals and sums of components are due to rounding.
Enquiries
Should you have any enquiries regarding this publication please contact Mr Tony Murcutt, Manager, Budget Accounting in the Department of the Treasury on (02) 6263 2111.
A copy of this document can be located on the Budget website at:
http://www.budget.gov.au