Part 3: Fiscal strategy and outlook (Continued)
Australia's Federal Relations (Continued)
| $'000 | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | |||||||||
| Animal and plant pest and disease eradication(a) | - | 1,715 | 8,241 | - | 44 | - | - | - | 10,000 |
| Caring for our Country | 35,251 | 27,520 | 23,020 | 24,103 | 17,346 | 12,431 | 1,359 | 3,687 | 144,717 |
| Coal seam gas and large coal mining development | 3,500 | 2,030 | 3,700 | - | 620 | - | - | 150 | 10,000 |
| Environmental management of the former Rum Jungle mine site | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,474 | 1,474 |
| Exotic Disease Preparedness Program(b) | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp |
| Great Artesian Basin Sustainability Initiative | 4,000 | - | 5,000 | - | 985 | - | - | - | 9,985 |
| Natural disaster resilience | 6,786 | 4,176 | 6,003 | 3,132 | 2,088 | 1,305 | 1,305 | 1,305 | 26,100 |
| Northern Australia Sustainable Futures | - | - | 122 | - | - | - | - | 178 | 300 |
| Sustainable Australia – sustainable regional development | 800 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 800 |
| Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement | |||||||||
| Implementation of the Intergovernmental Agreement | - | - | - | - | - | 7,217 | - | - | 7,217 |
| Water for the Future | |||||||||
| National Urban Water and Desalination Plan | - | 4,360 | - | 1,000 | 49,100 | - | - | - | 54,460 |
| National Water Security Plan for Cities and Towns | 17,966 | 4,000 | 1,000 | 16,611 | 295 | 2,000 | - | 12,720 | 54,592 |
| Sustainable Rural Water Use and Infrastructure | 90,904 | 50,769 | 14,550 | 1,320 | 48,955 | 44,930 | 251 | 449 | 252,128 |
| Total | 159,207 | 94,570 | 61,636 | 46,166 | 119,433 | 67,883 | 2,915 | 19,963 | 571,773 |
| $'000 | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | |||||||||
| Memorandum item – payments direct to local governments included in payments above | |||||||||
| Sustainable Australia – sustainable regional development | 800 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 800 |
| Water for the Future | |||||||||
| National Urban Water and Desalination Plan | - | - | - | - | 3,500 | - | - | - | 3,500 |
| National Water Security Plan for Cities and Towns | 13,416 | - | - | 1,000 | - | 2,000 | - | - | 16,416 |
| Sustainable Rural Water Use and Infrastructure | 2,616 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,616 |
| Total | 16,832 | - | - | 1,000 | 3,500 | 2,000 | - | - | 23,332 |
(a) Funding is allocated to States based on 2011‑12 data and represents indicative estimates only. This funding is conditional on agreed national responses to pest or disease incursions.
(b) Funding is not published past the expiry date of the agreement. Provision has been made in the Contingency Reserve subject to negotiations with the States.
| $'000 | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | |||||||||
| Animal and plant pest and disease eradication(a) | - | 2,573 | 12,361 | - | 66 | - | - | - | 15,000 |
| Caring for our Country | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Coal seam gas and large coal mining development | 7,000 | 4,050 | 7,400 | - | 1,250 | - | - | 300 | 20,000 |
| Environmental management of the former Rum Jungle mine site | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exotic Disease Preparedness Program(b) | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp |
| Great Artesian Basin Sustainability Initiative | 13,681 | - | 25,133 | - | 844 | - | - | - | 39,658 |
| Natural disaster resilience | 6,786 | 4,176 | 6,003 | 3,132 | 2,088 | 1,305 | 1,305 | 1,305 | 26,100 |
| Northern Australia Sustainable Futures | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sustainable Australia – sustainable regional development | 800 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 800 |
| Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement | |||||||||
| Implementation of the Intergovernmental Agreement | - | - | - | - | - | 7,405 | - | - | 7,405 |
| Water for the Future | |||||||||
| National Urban Water and Desalination Plan | - | 5,590 | - | - | 6,000 | - | - | - | 11,590 |
| National Water Security Plan for Cities and Towns | 10,854 | 1,000 | 1,284 | 1,398 | - | - | - | - | 14,536 |
| Sustainable Rural Water Use and Infrastructure | 3,589 | 142,752 | 22,176 | 1,295 | 19,834 | 14,457 | 259 | 553 | 204,915 |
| Total | 42,710 | 160,141 | 74,357 | 5,825 | 30,082 | 23,167 | 1,564 | 2,158 | 340,004 |
| $'000 | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | |||||||||
| Memorandum item – payments direct to local governments included in payments above | |||||||||
| Sustainable Australia – sustainable regional development | 800 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 800 |
| Water for the Future | |||||||||
| National Urban Water and Desalination Plan | - | - | - | - | 6,000 | - | - | - | 6,000 |
| National Water Security Plan for Cities and Towns | 10,254 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10,254 |
| Sustainable Rural Water Use and Infrastructure | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 11,054 | - | - | - | 6,000 | - | - | - | 17,054 |
(a) Funding is allocated to States based on 2011‑12 data and represents indicative estimates only. This funding is conditional on agreed national responses to pest or disease incursions.
(b) Funding is not published past the expiry date of the agreement. Provision has been made in the Contingency Reserve subject to negotiations with the States.
| $'000 | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | |||||||||
| Animal and plant pest and disease eradication(a) | - | 2,573 | 12,361 | - | 66 | - | - | - | 15,000 |
| Caring for our Country | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Coal seam gas and large coal mining development | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Environmental management of the former Rum Jungle mine site | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exotic Disease Preparedness Program(b) | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp |
| Great Artesian Basin Sustainability Initiative | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Natural disaster resilience | 6,786 | 4,176 | 6,003 | 3,132 | 2,088 | 1,305 | 1,305 | 1,305 | 26,100 |
| Northern Australia Sustainable Futures | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sustainable Australia – sustainable regional development | 400 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 400 |
| Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement | |||||||||
| Implementation of the Intergovernmental Agreement | - | - | - | - | - | 7,590 | - | - | 7,590 |
| Water for the Future | |||||||||
| National Urban Water and Desalination Plan | - | 1,550 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,550 |
| National Water Security Plan for Cities and Towns | 8,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8,000 |
| Sustainable Rural Water Use and Infrastructure | 3,570 | 201,810 | 22,185 | 1,329 | 22,579 | 15,426 | 201 | 510 | 267,610 |
| Total | 18,756 | 210,109 | 40,549 | 4,461 | 24,733 | 24,321 | 1,506 | 1,815 | 326,250 |
| $'000 | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | |||||||||
| Memorandum item – payments direct to local governments included in payments above | |||||||||
| Sustainable Australia – sustainable regional development | 400 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 400 |
| Water for the Future | |||||||||
| National Urban Water and Desalination Plan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| National Water Security Plan for Cities and Towns | 8,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8,000 |
| Sustainable Rural Water Use and Infrastructure | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 8,400 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8,400 |
(a) Funding is allocated to States based on 2011‑12 data and represents indicative estimates only. This funding is conditional on agreed national responses to pest or disease incursions.
(b) Funding is not published past the expiry date of the agreement. Provision has been made in the Contingency Reserve subject to negotiations with the States.
| $'000 | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | |||||||||
| Animal and plant pest and disease eradication(a) | - | 2,573 | 12,361 | - | 66 | - | - | - | 15,000 |
| Caring for our Country | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Coal seam gas and large coal mining development | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Environmental management of the former Rum Jungle mine site | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exotic Disease Preparedness Program(b) | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp |
| Great Artesian Basin Sustainability Initiative | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Natural disaster resilience | 6,786 | 4,176 | 6,003 | 3,132 | 2,088 | 1,305 | 1,305 | 1,305 | 26,100 |
| Northern Australia Sustainable Futures | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sustainable Australia – sustainable regional development | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement | |||||||||
| Implementation of the Intergovernmental Agreement | - | - | - | - | - | 7,780 | - | - | 7,780 |
| Water for the Future | |||||||||
| National Urban Water and Desalination Plan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| National Water Security Plan for Cities and Towns | 2,945 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,945 |
| Sustainable Rural Water Use and Infrastructure | 2,301 | 182,812 | 41,911 | 671 | 9,628 | 14,813 | 70 | 240 | 252,446 |
| Total | 12,032 | 189,561 | 60,275 | 3,803 | 11,782 | 23,898 | 1,375 | 1,545 | 304,271 |
| $'000 | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | |||||||||
| Memorandum item – payments direct to local governments included in payments above | |||||||||
| Sustainable Australia – sustainable regional development | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Water for the Future | |||||||||
| National Urban Water and Desalination Plan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| National Water Security Plan for Cities and Towns | 2,945 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,945 |
| Sustainable Rural Water Use and Infrastructure | 440 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 440 |
| Total | 3,385 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3,385 |
(a) Funding is allocated to States based on 2011‑12 data and represents indicative estimates only. This funding is conditional on agreed national responses to pest or disease incursions.
(b) Funding is not published past the expiry date of the agreement. Provision has been made in the Contingency Reserve subject to negotiations with the States.
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