Attorney‑General's
Australian Federal Police — funding for the Timor‑Leste Emergency Response
| 2008‑09 | 2009‑10 | 2010‑11 | 2011‑12 | 2012‑13 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Federal Police | - | - | - | - | - |
The Government will provide $1.5 million in 2009‑10 to reimburse the Australian Federal police for the one‑off deployment of additional Australian Federal Police officers to Timor‑Leste following the assassination attempts on both the President and the Prime Minister of Timor‑Leste on 11 February 2008. The reimbursement of funds has no impact on the fiscal balance.
Enhanced crisis coordination facilities — stage two
| 2008‑09 | 2009‑10 | 2010‑11 | 2011‑12 | 2012‑13 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Finance and Deregulation | - | 0.3 | 0.1 | - | - |
| Attorney-General's Department | - | -0.5 | -1.2 | -1.2 | -0.8 |
| Total | - | -0.2 | -1.1 | -1.2 | -0.8 |
| Related capital ($m) | |||||
| Attorney-General's Department | - | 12.4 | -2.0 | -3.5 | -3.5 |
The Government will provide $38.2 million over four years for the establishment of a permanent Crisis Coordination Centre to strengthen the Government's capability to respond to crises of national significance. Expenditure on the Crisis Coordination Centre will consist of $24.6 million in 2009‑10, $5.3 million in 2010‑11, $3.9 million in 2011‑12 and $4.0 million in 2012‑13.
In addition, as part of this measure the Government is committing $0.5 million over two years to fund a Gateway Review to assess the establishment of the centre. The Gateway Review process provides quality assurance during the implementation of major government projects so that the intended outcomes of the projects are achieved.
This measure is related to the Enhanced Crisis Coordination Facilities measure contained in the 2009‑10 Budget.
The cost of this proposal has been fully offset over the forward estimates period from within the Attorney‑General's portfolio. The financial implications reflect the net impact of the cost of establishing the Crisis Coordination Centre, the Gateway Review assessment and the offsetting savings over the forward estimates.
Federal Court of Australia — reduction in the number of judicial officers
| 2008‑09 | 2009‑10 | 2010‑11 | 2011‑12 | 2012‑13 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Court of Australia | - | - | -1.0 | -1.5 | -1.5 |
The Government will not fill two vacancies for judicial officers of the Federal Court of Australia. This reflects an expected reduction in the workload of the Court, based on court filing data, and will result in savings of $4.1 million over three years.
Norfolk Island governance reform
| 2008‑09 | 2009‑10 | 2010‑11 | 2011‑12 | 2012‑13 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office of the Privacy Commissioner | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Administrative Appeals Tribunal | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Federal Court of Australia | - | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Attorney-General's Department | - | -0.4 | -0.4 | -0.3 | -0.3 |
| Total | - | - | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
The Government will provide $1.9 million over four years to implement governance reforms on Norfolk Island to improve transparency and accountability in decision‑making. This measure will extend Commonwealth powers of oversight over the Norfolk Island Government, allow the implementation of a customised and proportionate financial management framework and extend the powers of the Commonwealth Ombudsman to consider cases relating to Norfolk Island.
The cost of this measure will be met from within the existing resourcing of the Attorney‑General's Department.
Further information can be found in the press release of 28 May 2009 issued by the Minister for Home Affairs.
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