Part A: 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) 2004-05.

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: Agency overview, additional estimates and variations to outcomes

This section details the link between the resources appropriated, savings, the impact of any post-Budget measures, and their application to the outputs and administered items (usually programmes) that contribute to the achievement of outcomes. This section also reports changes to revenue from independent sources; changes to estimates of expenses from Special Appropriations; and changes to estimated Special Account flows.

Section 2: Revisions to outcomes and outputs

This section details changes to planned Government outcomes, or to 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 out-years for each agency.

Glossaries are provided at the end of the document.

Styles and conventions used

(a) The following notations may be used:

* The nature of this measure is such that a reliable estimate cannot be provided.
- nil
.. not zero, but rounded to zero
$m $ million

(b) Figures in tables and in the text may be rounded. Figures in text are generally rounded to one decimal place, whereas figures in tables are generally rounded to the nearest thousand. Discrepancies in tables between totals and sums of components are due to rounding.

Enquiries

Should you have any enquiries regarding this publication please contact Ms Kate McCormack in the Treasury on (02) 6263 2111.

A copy of this document can be located on the Treasury website at: http://www.treasury.gov.au or the Commonwealth’s Budget website at: http://www.budget.gov.au.