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Appendix A: Part 2 (Continued)

Expense measures

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Drought Assistance — Exceptional Circumstances assistance for primary producers

Expense ($m)

	2009‑10	2010‑11	2011‑12	2012‑13	2013‑14
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry	0.3	4.5	1.1	-	-
Department of the Treasury	0.2	4.2	2.1	-	-
Centrelink	-	0.4	0.1	-	-
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations	..	0.4	0.1	-	-
Department of Health and Ageing	-	0.1	..	-	-
Total	0.5	9.5	3.5	-	-

The Government will provide $13.5 million over three years (including $0.5 million in 2009‑10) to continue support for primary producers in regions that have been declared eligible for Exceptional Circumstances assistance.

Exceptional Circumstances assistance provides interest rate subsidies and income support to assist viable farm businesses and farm families who have been adversely affected by prolonged drought. Eligible recipients are also provided with a health care concession card and access to Youth Allowance for their children.

Further information can be found in various press releases issued by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.

This measure was originally reported in the Economic Statement 2010.

Drought Assistance — Exceptional Circumstances assistance for small businesses

Expense ($m)

	2009‑10	2010‑11	2011‑12	2012‑13	2013‑14
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry	..	0.4	0.2	-	-
Department of the Treasury	..	0.3	0.3	-	-
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations	..	..	..	-	-
Centrelink	-	..	..	-	-
Department of Health and Ageing	-	..	..	-	-
Total	0.0	0.7	0.5	-	-

The Government will provide $1.2 million over three years (including $33,000 in 2009‑10) to continue support for small businesses with up to 100 employees that are dependent on business from farmers in regions declared eligible for Exceptional Circumstances assistance.

The small business assistance provides interest rate subsidies and income support to assist viable farm-dependent businesses and families who have been adversely affected by prolonged drought. Eligible recipients are also provided with a health care concession card and access to Youth Allowance for their children.

Further information can be found in various press releases issued by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.

This measure was originally reported in the Economic Statement 2010.

Illegal Logging Policy Implementation

Expense ($m)

	2009‑10	2010‑11	2011‑12	2012‑13	2013‑14
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry	-	-	-	-	-

The Government will provide $4.2 million over four years ($0.5 million in 2010‑11, $0.9 million in 2011‑12, and $1.4 million in both 2012‑13 and 2013‑14) to implement a package of reforms to restrict the sale of illegally logged timber in Australia.

The reforms include prohibiting the importation of illegally logged timber products, requiring timber product suppliers to undertake the verification of the legal origins of timber products, the registration of a 'legal' timber trademark or trade descriptions and the establishment of law enforcement powers to promote compliance.

This measure will be funded from within the existing resources of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.

This measure was originally reported in the Economic Statement 2010.

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