Appendix A: Policy decisions taken since the 2013‑14 Budget (Continued)
Expense Measures (Continued)
Immigration and Border Protection
2013‑14 Humanitarian Programme
| 2012‑13 | 2013‑14 | 2014‑15 | 2015‑16 | 2016‑17 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Immigration and Border Protection | ‑ | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Australian Taxation Office | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | ‑ | ‑0.1 | ‑0.4 | ‑0.7 | ‑0.7 |
| Department of Education | ‑ | ‑1.3 | ‑4.1 | ‑6.5 | ‑9.1 |
| Department of Human Services | ‑ | ‑3.6 | ‑6.9 | ‑9.1 | ‑12.1 |
| Department of Employment | ‑ | ‑4.3 | ‑9.1 | ‑9.0 | ‑9.0 |
| Department of Health | ‑ | ‑9.2 | ‑22.8 | ‑33.7 | ‑45.7 |
| Department of the Treasury | ‑ | ‑9.2 | ‑28.1 | ‑49.7 | ‑73.2 |
| Department of Industry | ‑ | ‑12.9 | ‑32.8 | ‑38.8 | ‑39.6 |
| Department of Social Services | ‑ | ‑35.6 | ‑140.9 | ‑231.7 | ‑321.0 |
| Total — Expense | ‑ | ‑75.7 | ‑244.6 | ‑378.8 | ‑510.0 |
| Related revenue ($m) | |||||
| Department of Social Services | ‑ | ‑ | .. | .. | .. |
| Australian Taxation Office | ‑ | ‑11.5 | ‑41.8 | ‑77.3 | ‑118.9 |
| Total — Revenue | ‑ | ‑11.5 | ‑41.8 | ‑77.3 | ‑118.9 |
| Related capital ($m) | |||||
| Department of Immigration and Border Protection | ‑ | .. | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
The Government will achieve savings of $964.5 million in underlying cash terms over four years by reducing the Humanitarian programme from 20,000 to 13,750 places and targeting the programme to those most in need.
This measure reserves a minimum of 11,000 places under the offshore component of the programme, to be shared between the Refugee category and the Special Humanitarian Programme category. The focus will be on family reunion places for previous humanitarian entrants who have arrived through regular migration pathways and on refugees who have been waiting in protracted refugee situations or in refugee camps.
This measure also reserves places for women at risk and eligible locally engaged Afghan employees and their families who have assisted Australian forces in Afghanistan, and are considered to be at risk as a result of their assistance to the Australian Government.
The remaining 2,750 places will be provided for the onshore component of the programme.
The savings from this measure will be redirected by the Government to repair the Budget and fund policy priorities.
Savings from this programme were identified in the Government's pre‑election costings document.
Addressing the Backlog and Reintroducing Temporary Protection Visas
| 2012‑13 | 2013‑14 | 2014‑15 | 2015‑16 | 2016‑17 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Immigration and Border Protection | ‑ | 202.0 | 319.8 | ‑43.1 | ‑7.2 |
| Department of Social Services | ‑ | 11.5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Department of Human Services | ‑ | 4.1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Department of Employment | ‑ | 1.7 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Department of Health | ‑ | 0.7 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Total — Expense | ‑ | 220.0 | 319.8 | ‑43.1 | ‑7.2 |
| Related capital ($m) | |||||
| Department of Immigration and Border Protection | ‑ | 3.6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
The Government will provide $493.2 million over four years (including capital funding of $3.6 million in 2013‑14) to process the Illegal Maritime Arrival (IMA) backlog providing Temporary Protection Visas (TPVs) for those found to be owed protection.
The measure will rationalise and strengthen protection status determination processes to clear the backlog of IMAs in Australia, remove access to the Refugee Review Tribunal, and reintroduce TPVs.
TPVs will be granted for a maximum of three years with a subsequent visa to be granted if the visa holder continues to be owed protection. TPV holders will have access to the range of services available to TPV holders between 1999 and 2008.
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment.
Further information can be found in the Coalition's policy to clear Labor's 30,000 border failure backlog.
Donation of Bay Class vessels
| 2012‑13 | 2013‑14 | 2014‑15 | 2015‑16 | 2016‑17 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Customs and Border Protection Service | ‑ | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
The Government will provide $1.2 million over four years to donate two retired Bay Class vessels to assist regional efforts to combat people smuggling. Two vessels will be donated to Sri Lanka in 2014‑15. Pre‑delivery maintenance and vessel training will be provided to the recipient country prior to the vessels being donated.
Further information on the vessel donation to Sri Lanka can be found in the press release of 17 November 2013 issued by the Prime Minister.
Enhancing Border Controls and Improving Identity Management
| 2012‑13 | 2013‑14 | 2014‑15 | 2015‑16 | 2016‑17 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Immigration and Border Protection | ‑ | 18.3 | 9.4 | 8.8 | ‑ |
| Related capital ($m) | |||||
| Department of Immigration and Border Protection | ‑ | 1.0 | 2.3 | 1.1 | ‑ |
The Government will provide $40.9 million over three years (including capital funding of $4.4 million) to enhance the ability of regional countries to detect and disrupt irregular movements of people from source and transit countries and reduce the flow of potential illegal immigrants into Australia.
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment.
Further information can be found in the Coalition's Policy for a Regional Deterrence Framework to Combat People Smuggling.
Immigration Detention Network — short‑term onshore contingency — reversal
| 2012‑13 | 2013‑14 | 2014‑15 | 2015‑16 | 2016‑17 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Immigration and Border Protection | ‑ | ‑55.3 | ‑5.1 | ‑ | ‑ |
The Government will achieve savings of $60.4 million over two years by not proceeding with funding for the Immigration Detention Network — short‑term onshore contingency measure, announced in the 2013 Economic Statement.
The savings from this measure will be redirected by the Government to repair the Budget and fund policy priorities.
Mutual Obligations Arrangements — Phase One
| 2012‑13 | 2013‑14 | 2014‑15 | 2015‑16 | 2016‑17 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Immigration and Border Protection | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
The Government will provide $5.1 million over four years to implement Phase One — Initial Mutual Obligations requirements for Illegal Maritime Arrivals (IMAs) who hold Bridging Visa Subclass E (BVEs) in the community and receive financial support.
This measure implements Phase One of the Mutual Obligations arrangements and will require IMA BVE holders to comply with a Code of Behaviour, undertake cultural orientation and English language training, where appropriate, and cooperate with immigration status resolution processes.
The cost of this measure will be met from within the existing resources of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection.
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment.
Further information on the implementation of Mutual Obligations for Temporary Protection Visa Holders will be provided in the 2014‑15 Budget.
Further information can also be found in the Coalition's policy to clear Labor's 30,000 border failure backlog.
Offshore Processing for Illegal Maritime Arrivals
| 2012‑13 | 2013‑14 | 2014‑15 | 2015‑16 | 2016‑17 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Immigration and Border Protection | ‑ | 405.9 | 1,007.0 | 490.3 | ‑236.2 |
| Related capital ($m) | |||||
| Department of Immigration and Border Protection | ‑ | 165.6 | 202.3 | ‑ | ‑ |
The Government will provide $2.0 billion over four years (including capital funding of $180.1 million in 2013‑14 and $202.3 million in 2014‑15) to process Illegal Maritime Arrivals (IMAs) offshore.
This measure delivers policy integrity and credibility to Australia's offshore processing regime and enables the Government to meet its commitment that no one who arrives by boat without a visa will be processed or resettled in Australia.
The measure will address a funding shortfall of around $1.2 billion over the forward estimates inherited from the former Government's inadequate provisioning of its offshore processing policy.
The measure will ensure that 100 per cent of IMAs are processed offshore whereas the former Government had planned to process only one‑in‑six offshore and accommodate all others onshore.
Offshore Processing Centre (OPC) capacity will be increased for IMAs and staff in Nauru and Papua New Guinea (PNG). This funding will be partially offset from the reassignment of $58.1 million for a new detention centre in Singleton on mainland Australia agreed by the previous Government.
Australia will work cooperatively with the Governments of Nauru and PNG to implement refugee status determination processes for people in OPCs, resettle people found to be owed protection and remove people found not to be owed protection.
Further information can be found in the Coalition's Policy for a Regional Deterrence Framework to Combat People Smuggling.
Operation Sovereign Borders — community engagement and strategic communications campaigns
| 2012‑13 | 2013‑14 | 2014‑15 | 2015‑16 | 2016‑17 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Customs and Border Protection Service | ‑ | 8.1 | 8.9 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
The Government will provide $19.9 million over four years for community engagement and communications activities to help prevent and disrupt maritime people smuggling activities.
Funding will be provided to expand and enhance existing community engagement activities in Indonesia, targeting potential illegal immigrants and crews of people smuggling ventures. Offshore anti‑people smuggling communications campaigns in source and transit countries and domestic communications campaigns will also be expanded.
This measure aims to deter people smuggling by alerting potential illegal immigrants to the dangers of people smuggling ventures and educating them about Australia's immigration policy.
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment.
Further information can be found in the Coalition's Policy for a Regional Deterrence Framework to Combat People Smuggling.
Operation Sovereign Borders — joint agency taskforce
| 2012‑13 | 2013‑14 | 2014‑15 | 2015‑16 | 2016‑17 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Immigration and Border Protection | ‑ | 2.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | ‑ |
| Related capital ($m) | |||||
| Department of Immigration and Border Protection | ‑ | 1.1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
The Government will provide $10.0 million over three years (including capital funding of $1.1 million in 2013‑14) to establish a Joint Agency Taskforce (the Taskforce) to implement Operation Sovereign Borders. The Taskforce is headed by a three star military commander, and comprises representatives from several Commonwealth agencies. The funding is for the fit‑out and set up of the Taskforce's headquarters, travel costs and specialist equipment.
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment.
Further information can be found in the Coalition's Operation Sovereign Borders Policy.
Operation Sovereign Borders — strengthening response capability for illegal maritime arrivals
| 2012‑13 | 2013‑14 | 2014‑15 | 2015‑16 | 2016‑17 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Customs and Border Protection Service | ‑ | 12.3 | 57.9 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
The Government will provide $81.2 million over four years to increase the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service's operations in Australia's northern waters in response to maritime people smuggling. This measure includes funding to:
- extend current leases for the Australian Customs Vessel (ACV) Triton and ACV Ocean Protector to 31 December 2014;
- extend the current lease for the Reims aircraft to 30 June 2015 and increase flight hours for existing Dash 8 aircraft to 30 June 2017; and
- extend the capability of the existing Australian Maritime Identification System to expand information exchange capability with Indonesian agencies.
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment.
Further information can be found in the Coalition's Policy for a Regional Deterrence Framework to Combat People Smuggling.
Reform of Australia's Protection Status Determination System — reversal
| 2012‑13 | 2013‑14 | 2014‑15 | 2015‑16 | 2016‑17 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Migration Review Tribunal and Refugee Review Tribunal | ‑ | ‑ | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Federal Court of Australia | ‑ | ‑ | ‑0.4 | ‑0.4 | ‑0.2 |
| Family Court and Federal Circuit Court | ‑ | ‑ | ‑0.8 | ‑0.8 | ‑0.3 |
| Department of Immigration and Border Protection | ‑ | ‑0.5 | ‑1.3 | ‑5.0 | ‑5.6 |
| Total — Expense | ‑ | ‑0.5 | ‑1.7 | ‑5.5 | ‑5.2 |
The Government will achieve savings of $13.0 million over four years by not proceeding with funding for the Reform of Australia's Protection Status Determination System measure, announced in the 2013 Economic Statement.
The savings from this measure will be redirected by the Government to repair the Budget and fund policy priorities.
Reform of the Migration Zone for offshore workers — reversal
| 2012‑13 | 2013‑14 | 2014‑15 | 2015‑16 | 2016‑17 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Immigration and Border Protection | ‑ | ‑1.7 | ‑0.2 | ‑0.2 | ‑0.2 |
| Related revenue ($m) | |||||
| Department of Immigration and Border Protection | ‑ | ‑0.5 | ‑0.5 | ‑0.5 | ‑0.5 |
The Government will achieve savings with a net effect of $0.2 million over four years by not proceeding with funding for the Reform of the Migration Zone for offshore workers measure, announced in the 2013 Economic Statement.
The savings from this measure will be redirected by the Government to repair the Budget and fund policy priorities.
Tackling Crime — increased cargo and mail screening at the border
| 2012‑13 | 2013‑14 | 2014‑15 | 2015‑16 | 2016‑17 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Customs and Border Protection Service | ‑ | 5.2 | 21.3 | 24.2 | 23.6 |
| Related capital ($m) | |||||
| Australian Customs and Border Protection Service | ‑ | 4.2 | 2.4 | 7.0 | ‑ |
The Government will provide $88.0 million over four years to increase inspections for air and sea cargo and international mail at the border.
Funding will be provided to expand and enhance screening, examination, investigation and intelligence activities to increase detection of illicit goods.
This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment.
Further information can be found in the Coalition's Policy to Tackle Crime.
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