Appendix A: Expense Measures (Continued)
Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
Clean Energy Future — Supporting Jobs — clean technology focus for supply chain programs
| 2010‑11 | 2011‑12 | 2012‑13 | 2013‑14 | 2014-15 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research |
- | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
The Government will provide $5.0 million over four years to enhance the clean technology aspects of the Supplier Advocates and Enterprise Connect programs to improve competitiveness and encourage better linkages between major projects and capable Australian suppliers.
The additional funding will be provided to enhance the role of Supplier Advocates for the clean technologies, water and built environment sectors, as well as engaging further business advisers and providing tailored advisory services, implementation grants and development projects under the Enterprise Connect program.
This measure delivers on the Government's plan for a clean energy future.
Further information can be found in the joint press release of 10 July 2011 issued by the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer and the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency.
Clean Energy Future — Supporting Jobs — Clean Technology Program
| 2010‑11 | 2011‑12 | 2012‑13 | 2013‑14 | 2014-15 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research |
- | 18.7 | 141.5 | 244.9 | 312.3 |
The Government will provide $1.2 billion over seven years (including $306.0 million in 2015‑16, $147.5 million in 2016‑17 and $29.1 million in 2017‑18) to assist manufacturing industries transition to a low carbon economy by supporting the adoption and deployment of technologies to improve energy and carbon efficiency at manufacturing facilities. This transitional adjustment assistance will provide:
- $800.0 million over seven years to manufacturing businesses that have an annual electricity consumption of at least 300 megawatt hours or 5 terajoules of natural gas or are directly liable under the carbon price mechanism in the year prior to application. The program will offer competitive grants expected to range between $25,000 and $10.0 million.
- $200.0 million over six years to the food and beverage processing and metal forging and foundry industries as these industries are trade exposed and have somewhat higher exposure to energy costs than general manufacturing businesses. Targeted assistance for these sectors will assist businesses to improve the energy and carbon efficiency of production processes in the short term while remaining competitive. The program will offer competitive grants expected to range between $25,000 and $10.0 million.
- $200.0 million over five years to support business investment in low‑emissions research and development in the areas of renewable energy, low‑emissions technologies and energy efficiency. The program will offer grants of between $50,000 and $5.0 million to businesses and to companies controlled by universities and public sector organisations, with recipients expected to match the Government's contribution on a dollar for dollar basis.
This measure delivers on the Government's plan for a clean energy future.
Further information can be found in the joint press release of 10 July 2011 issued by the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer and the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency.
Clean Energy Future — Supporting Jobs — Steel Transformation Plan
| 2010‑11 | 2011‑12 | 2012‑13 | 2013‑14 | 2014-15 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research |
- | 164.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 23.7 |
| Clean Energy Regulator | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total - Expense | - | 164.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 23.7 |
| Related capital ($m) | |||||
| Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research |
- | 0.3 | - | - | - |
| Clean Energy Regulator | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total - Capital | - | 0.3 | - | - | - |
The Government will provide $302.5 million over six years (including $75.3 million in 2015‑16 and $37.8 million in 2016‑17) to encourage investment and innovation in the Australian steel manufacturing industry to assist the sector to transform into an increasingly efficient and economically sustainable industry in a low carbon economy. Assistance will be provided for eligible activities, including investment in capital, innovation, research and development, and production.
The Steel Transformation Plan will be implemented as a legislated entitlement scheme and delivered in two parts:
- Part 1 — a discretionary advance payment for the purpose of competitiveness assistance up to the value of $164.0 million for 2011‑12 only; and
- Part 2 — a $300.0 million entitlement scheme over five years from 2012‑13, with entitlements under this part to be reduced by the value of any restructuring assistance advance payments under Part 1.
Funding of $2.5 million over six years will be provided to the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research to administer the scheme.
The Government will provide further assistance through a ten per cent increase in permit allocations for crude steel under the Jobs and Competitiveness program, commencing in 2016‑17.
Further information can be found in the joint press release of 10 July 2011 issued by the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer and the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency.
This measure delivers on the Government's plan for a clean energy future.
See also the related expense measure titled Clean Energy Future — Supporting Jobs — Jobs and Competitiveness Program in the Climate Change and Energy Efficiency portfolio.
Commercial Ready — redirect funding
| 2010‑11 | 2011‑12 | 2012‑13 | 2013‑14 | 2014-15 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research |
- | -1.1 | - | - | - |
The Government will redirect $1.1 million in 2011‑12 from the Commercial Ready program to partially offset the cost of establishing the Illawarra Region Innovation and Investment Fund.
Commercial Ready is a competitive, merit‑based grants program that supports small to medium sized firms to undertake research and development, proof‑of‑concept and early‑stage commercialisation projects. The program closed for applications on 14 May 2008, with funding for existing projects terminating in 2011‑12.
See also the related expense measure titled Illawarra Region Innovation and Investment Fund — establishment in the Innovation, Industry, Science and Research portfolio.
Commercialisation Australia — redirect funding
| 2010‑11 | 2011‑12 | 2012‑13 | 2013‑14 | 2014-15 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research |
- | -7.5 | -1.4 | - | - |
The Government will redirect $8.9 million over two years from the Commercialisation Australia program to partially offset the cost of establishing the Illawarra Region Innovation and Investment Fund.
Commercialisation Australia aims to build the capacity of, and opportunities for, Australia's researchers, entrepreneurs and innovative firms to convert intellectual property into commercial ventures. Funding of $276.7 million over four years remains available to continue to provide assistance under the program.
See also the related measure titled Illawarra Region Innovation and Investment Fund — establishment in the Innovation, Industry, Science and Research portfolio.
Enterprise Connect — extension to tourism
| 2010‑11 | 2011‑12 | 2012‑13 | 2013‑14 | 2014-15 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research |
- | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.0 | - |
The Government will provide $5.9 million over four years to extend the Enterprise Connect program to the tourism sector. The extension is designed to improve long‑term productivity by providing access for small and medium sized tourism firms to the Enterprise Connect Business Adviser network and to a range of tailored products and services to support their capability and competitiveness.
Funding of $2.0 million in 2014‑15 will be met from within the existing resourcing of the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research.
Illawarra Region Innovation and Investment Fund — establishment
| 2010‑11 | 2011‑12 | 2012‑13 | 2013‑14 | 2014-15 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research |
- | 6.9 | 12.0 | 1.1 | - |
The Government will provide $20.0 million over three years from 2011‑12 to establish, together with contributions from the New South Wales Government ($5.0 million) and BlueScope Steel ($5.0 million), a $30.0 million Illawarra Region Innovation and Investment Fund (the Fund).
The aim of the Fund is to ameliorate the impact of significant job losses arising from the downsizing and restructuring of the BlueScope Steel operations at Port Kembla in the Illawarra region, New South Wales. The Fund will be established as a regional structural adjustment program that will provide support for investment in new activities and industries that diversify the regional economy and create sustainable new jobs.
Further information can be found in the press release of 22 August 2011 issued by the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research.
See also the related measures titled Commercialisation Australia — redirect funding and Commercial Ready — redirect funding in the Innovation, Industry, Science and Research portfolio and Sustainable Australia — Suburban Jobs — reduction in funding in the Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities portfolio.
Square Kilometre Array — initial contribution
| 2010‑11 | 2011‑12 | 2012‑13 | 2013‑14 | 2014-15 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research |
- | - | - | - | - |
The Government will provide $6.5 million over four years to make a non‑host nation contribution to the pre‑construction phase of the international Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project. The SKA will comprise many thousands of antennas, across a range of at least 3,000 kilometres, which will be utilised for research into areas of fundamental astronomy and astrophysics by domestic and international scientists. Announcement of the successful site is expected in 2012, with construction to commence in 2016.
The $6.5 million, which is not contingent on selection of the Australia‑New Zealand site, will be released from the $34.0 million provision that was included in the Contingency Reserve in the 2011‑12 Budget.
Strengthening Opportunities for Australian Industry Participation
| 2010‑11 | 2011‑12 | 2012‑13 | 2013‑14 | 2014-15 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research |
- | - | - | - | - |
The Government will strengthen opportunities for Australian industry by:
- extending the requirement for Australian Industry Participation Plans to projects involving Commonwealth grants of $20.0 million or more, including grants to the States and Territories; and
- requiring future developers of projects greater than $2.0 billion to publish more extensive details on opportunities available to Australian businesses in order to receive a five per cent tariff exemption on imports under the Enhanced Project By‑law Scheme.
The Government will appoint a working group of stakeholders to advise on the implementation of these measures.
Further information can be found in the press release of 6 October 2011 issued by the Prime Minister and the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research.
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