Part 2: Expense Measures
| 2013‑14 $m |
2014‑15 $m |
2015‑16 $m |
2016‑17 $m |
2017‑18 $m |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGRICULTURE | |||||
| Department of Agriculture | |||||
| A Competitive Agriculture Sector | |||||
| — boosting farm profits through rural research and development | ‑ | 20.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 20.0 |
| — improved access to Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals | ‑ | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
| — stronger biosecurity and quarantine arrangements | ‑ | 5.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| — support for small exporters | ‑ | 4.1 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
| A more competitive and sustainable fisheries sector | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Agriculture Advancing Australia — International Agricultural Cooperation programme — reduced funding | ‑ | ‑ | ‑0.6 | ‑0.6 | ‑0.6 |
| Australian Animal Welfare Strategy — cessation | ‑ | ‑ | ‑1.1 | ‑1.1 | ‑1.1 |
| Biosecurity services for imports and live animal exports — ensuring full cost recovery(b) | ‑ | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp |
| Cease indexation of the Clean Energy Supplement | ‑ | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Changes to agricultural production levies(b) | ‑ | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Exotic Disease Preparedness Programme — cessation | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Fisheries Resources Research Fund — reduced funding | ‑ | ‑ | ‑1.3 | ‑1.3 | ‑1.3 |
| Leveraging Australia's Brand for Food — cessation | ‑ | ‑0.9 | ‑0.1 | ‑0.1 | ‑ |
| Live Animal Exports — Business Assistance Supply Chain and Official Development Assistance (Improved Animal Welfare Programme) — cessation | ‑ | ‑2.3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Maintain eligibility thresholds for Australian Government payments for three years | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| National Landcare Programme — establishment | ‑ | ‑9.8 | ‑5.0 | ‑8.8 | ‑37.1 |
| Payments of memberships to international commodity organisations — changed arrangements | ‑ | ‑1.7 | ‑1.7 | ‑1.8 | ‑1.8 |
| Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation — reduced funding | ‑ | ‑2.0 | ‑3.0 | ‑3.0 | ‑3.0 |
| Support to Drought Affected Farmers | 4.7 | 13.7 | 1.7 | 0.9 | ‑1.4 |
| Portfolio total | 4.7 | 30.7 | 31.5 | 29.6 | ‑12.0 |
| ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S | |||||
| Administrative Appeals Tribunal | |||||
| Smaller Government — Privacy and Freedom of Information functions — new arrangements | ‑ | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Attorney‑General's Department | |||||
| 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games — operational support | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Adelaide Festival Centre — support for Asian cultural activities — cessation | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Arts programmes — reduced funding | ‑ | ‑4.4 | ‑5.0 | ‑9.8 | ‑14.6 |
| Australian Ballet School student residence | ‑ | 1.0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Australian Emergency Management Institute — establish as a Virtual Institute | ‑ | 2.4 | ‑1.1 | ‑1.1 | ‑1.1 |
| Australian Interactive Games Fund — cessation | ‑ | ‑10.0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Confiscated Assets Account — additional expenditure | ‑ | 21.5 | 21.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| Creative Partnerships Australia — operational funding — continuation | ‑ | ‑0.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Disaster Relief — New South Wales and Victorian fires | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Get Reading! Programme — cessation | ‑ | ‑1.6 | ‑1.6 | ‑1.6 | ‑1.6 |
| Human Rights Education — cessation | ‑ | ‑0.3 | ‑0.3 | ‑0.3 | ‑0.8 |
| Indigenous Languages Support Programme — reduced funding | ‑ | ‑2.3 | ‑2.3 | ‑2.4 | ‑2.5 |
| Legal Aid — withdrawal of additional funding | ‑ | ‑15.0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Matthew Flinders' Chart | ‑ | .. | 0.2 | ‑ | ‑ |
| National Bushfire Mitigation Programme | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| National Partnership Agreement on Legal Assistance Services — extension | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Official Development Assistance — reprioritised funding | ‑0.4 | ‑0.4 | ‑0.4 | ‑0.4 | ‑0.1 |
| Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption — establishment | 18.4 | 29.6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Safer Streets Programme — establishment | 0.3 | 18.5 | 14.7 | 14.9 | 0.2 |
| Schools Security Programme | ‑ | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | ‑ |
| Smaller Government — Privacy and Freedom of Information functions — new arrangements | ‑ | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Australia Council | |||||
| Arts programmes — reduced funding | ‑ | ‑9.6 | ‑6.1 | ‑6.2 | ‑6.3 |
| Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity | |||||
| Smaller Government — strengthen and enhance Australia's border protection services | ‑ | 1.0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Australian Federal Police | |||||
| Australian Federal Police — savings from efficiencies | ‑ | ‑0.9 | ‑3.7 | ‑3.7 | ‑3.7 |
| Australian Federal Police officers — cessation of additional recruitment | ‑ | ‑5.1 | ‑11.6 | ‑11.6 | ‑11.7 |
| Hobart Airport | ‑ | ‑0.8 | ‑4.8 | ‑4.8 | ‑4.8 |
| National Anti‑Gang Squad | ‑ | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | ‑ |
| Official Development Assistance — reprioritised funding | ‑10.0 | ‑1.6 | ‑0.6 | ‑0.6 | ‑0.6 |
| Support for the Northern Territory Child Abuse Taskforce — continuation | ‑ | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Timor‑Leste Police Development Programme — continuation | ‑ | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 |
| Australian Human Rights Commission | |||||
| Australian Human Rights Commission — reduction in appointments | ‑ | ‑0.4 | ‑0.4 | ‑0.4 | ‑0.4 |
| Smaller Government — Privacy and Freedom of Information functions — new arrangements | ‑ | 2.7 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
| Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre | |||||
| Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre — industry contribution(b) | ‑ | 0.2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Screen Australia | |||||
| Arts programmes — reduced funding | ‑ | ‑5.2 | ‑5.3 | ‑7.3 | ‑7.3 |
| Portfolio total | 8.2 | 38.6 | 19.7 | ‑0.6 | ‑31.0 |
| COMMUNICATIONS | |||||
| Australian Broadcasting Corporation | |||||
| Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Special Broadcasting Service Corporation — efficiency savings | ‑ | ‑8.8 | ‑9.0 | ‑8.8 | ‑8.9 |
| Australian Communications and Media Authority | |||||
| Australian Communications and Media Authority — efficiency saving | ‑ | ‑0.9 | ‑0.8 | ‑0.8 | ‑0.8 |
| Smaller Government — Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency — abolition and transfer to the Department of Communications | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Department of Communications | |||||
| Enhancing Online Safety for Children | ‑ | 1.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.2 |
| Mobile Black Spot Programme | ‑ | 10.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 |
| Office of Spatial Policy — transfer of functions | ‑ | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Smaller Government — Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency — abolition and transfer to the Department of Communications | ‑ | ‑ | 351.6 | 331.6 | 331.6 |
| Special Broadcasting Service Corporation | |||||
| Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Special Broadcasting Service Corporation — efficiency savings | ‑ | ‑2.0 | ‑2.0 | ‑2.0 | ‑2.0 |
| Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency | |||||
| Smaller Government — Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency — abolition and transfer to the Department of Communications | ‑ | ‑1.0 | ‑352.6 | ‑332.6 | ‑332.6 |
| Portfolio total | ‑ | .. | 21.6 | 21.8 | 20.7 |
| CROSS PORTFOLIO | |||||
| Various Agencies | |||||
| Administered Programme Indexation Pause | ‑ | ‑15.1 | ‑34.1 | ‑54.9 | ‑60.9 |
| Efficiency Dividend — a further temporary increase of 0.25 per cent | ‑ | ‑60.5 | ‑118.2 | ‑181.1 | ‑184.7 |
| Parliamentarians and other public office holder salaries — freeze | ‑ | ‑5.0 | ‑5.0 | ‑5.0 | ‑5.0 |
| Smaller Government | |||||
| — additional reductions in the number of Australian Government bodies | ‑ | ‑0.4 | ‑0.5 | ‑6.4 | ‑12.1 |
| — collection agencies — consolidation of back office functions | ‑ | 1.0 | ‑0.2 | ‑1.6 | ‑1.6 |
| — National Water Commission — cessation | ‑ | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Portfolio total | ‑ | ‑79.3 | ‑156.7 | ‑246.7 | ‑262.0 |
| DEFENCE | |||||
| Defence Materiel Organisation | |||||
| Savings and efficiencies | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Department of Defence | |||||
| Australian Defence Force Gap Year Programme — re‑establishment | ‑ | 18.3 | 37.5 | 57.5 | 78.5 |
| Australian Defence Force Support to the G20 Summit | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Defence Forces Retirement Benefits and Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits superannuation payments — indexation | ‑ | 318.1 | 332.2 | 344.1 | 356.7 |
| Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 — search | 25.0 | 3.0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Middle East Area of Operations — continuation of Australia's military contribution | ‑ | 131.3 | ‑33.7 | 18.5 | ‑ |
| Military Superannuation — establish new accumulation arrangements | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑98.3 | ‑165.3 |
| Operation Resolute — extension | ‑ | 59.7 | 0.6 | ‑ | ‑ |
| Savings and efficiencies | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Portfolio total | 25.0 | 530.4 | 336.6 | 321.7 | 269.9 |
* The nature of the measure is such that a reliable estimate cannot be provided.
.. Not zero, but rounded to zero.
- Nil.
nfp not for publication.
(a) A minus sign before an estimate indicates a reduction in expenses, no sign before an estimate indicates increased expenses.
(b) These measures can also be found in the revenue measures summary table.
(c) These measures can also be found in the capital measures summary table.
(d) Measures may not add due to rounding.