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Budget | 2014-15

Budget 2014-15
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Part 3: Expenses and Net Capital Investment (continued)

3.2 Net Capital Investment by Agency

Table 3.2 presents net capital investment by agency. Net capital investment represents expenditure by agencies on non‑financial assets. It includes expenditure on assets such as defence equipment. It excludes any investment in financial assets such as loans.

Table 3.2: Net capital investment by agency
  Estimates   Projections
  2013‑14 2014‑15 2015‑16   2016‑17 2017‑18
  $m $m $m   $m $m
Agriculture            
Department of Agriculture 12 5 -5   -5 -5
Grains Research and Development Corporation 5 -1 -1   0 0
Total 17 4 -5   -6 -6
Attorney-General's            
Attorney-General's Department 85 -22 -22   -11 -5
Australian Federal Police 15 64 8   -1 7
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation 6 12 -10   -12 -37
Family Court and Federal Circuit Court 46 -3 -3   -3 -3
Family Court of Australia -40 0 0   0 0
High Court of Australia 4 1 0   -1 1
National Archives of Australia 1 3 1   2 2
National Gallery of Australia 16 17 17   17 17
National Library of Australia 2 3 6   -1 0
National Museum of Australia 0 3 3   2 2
Total 134 78 0   -8 -16
Communications            
Australian Broadcasting Corporation -18 61 24   -19 -29
Australian Communications and Media Authority 14 2 4   -1 -1
Department of Communications -12 -12 -12   -9 -7
Special Broadcasting Service Corporation 22 -1 5   4 -4
Total 6 51 21   -25 -42
Defence            
Australian War Memorial 26 15 -5   -4 -3
Defence Housing Australia 164 122 -9   94 -50
Defence Materiel Organisation 230 0 0   0 0
Department of Defence 1,670 2,595 3,074   2,184 3,068
Department of Veterans' Affairs 2 -11 -16   -14 -8
Total 2,093 2,720 3,045   2,260 3,007
Education            
Australian Research Council 0 0 0   -1 -3
Department of Education 121 -3 -3   -3 -3
Total 121 -3 -4   -3 -6
Education, Employment and Workplace Relations            
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations -266 0 0   0 0
Total -266 0 0   0 0
Employment            
Comcare 2 4 3   4 4
Department of Employment 159 -4 -10   -10 -10
Total 161 0 -7   -6 -6
Environment            
Bureau of Meteorology -11 -14 16   -20 -14
Clean Energy Regulator -2 -7 -13   -13 -6
Department of the Environment 213 183 197   240 605
Total 200 162 200   207 584
Finance            
Australian Electoral Commission -4 -1 4   -2 0
Department of Finance 127 173 -213   52 9
Future Fund Management Agency 1 -1 -1   0 0
Total 125 171 -211   49 9
Foreign Affairs and Trade            
AusAID -92 0 0   0 0
Australian Trade Commission 0 1 0   0 -1
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 257 309 268   67 6
Total 164 310 269   67 5
Health            
Australian Sports Commission -7 -16 -22   6 -7
Department of Health and Ageing -62 -46 -35   -41 -22
National Blood Authority -1 1 0   1 0
National Health and Medical Research Council -2 -2 -2   -2 -2
Total -71 -62 -59   -36 -31
Immigration and Border Protection            
Australian Customs and Border Protection Service 28 62 85   -17 -59
Department of Immigration and Border Protection 478 383 164   -23 -19
Total 506 444 250   -40 -78
Industry            
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation 2 -12 -16   -19 -16
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation 91 50 -90   -57 -44
Department of Industry -21 -18 -20   -26 -26
Total 72 19 -126   -102 -86
Infrastructure and Regional Development            
Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development 624 -26 -32   -15 -24
National Capital Authority -2 -5 -8   -8 -8
Total 622 -31 -40   -24 -32
Parliament            
Department of Parliamentary Services -26 -7 -13   -13 -11
Total -26 -7 -13   -13 -11
Prime Minister and Cabinet            
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet 14 15 7   17 12
Indigenous Business Australia 14 11 15   5 5
Total 28 26 22   22 17
Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport            
Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport -840 0 0   0 0
Total -840 0 0   0 0
Resources, Energy and Tourism            
Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism -20 0 0   0 0
Total -20 0 0   0 0
Social Services            
Department of Human Services -75 -21 -24   -40 -26
Department of Social Services 16 -21 -17   -27 -28
National Disability Insurance Scheme Launch Transition Agency 32 11 45   94 62
Total -27 -31 3   26 7
Treasury            
Australian Bureau of Statistics -5 -4 1   -12 -14
Australian Office of Financial Management 1 1 1   0 0
Australian Securities and Investments Commission -5 -20 -20   -8 -3
Australian Taxation Office 30 -11 -34   -31 -23
Clean Energy Finance Corporation 0 -1 0   0 0
Department of the Treasury -152 -4 -2   -1 -2
Total -131 -38 -54   -53 -42
Small agencies 170 -9 -42   -42 -61
Whole of government and inter-agency amounts(a) 186 92 -591   -185 -11
Adjustments to AEIFRS movements in non-financial assets(b) 807 -1,538 -1,950   541 761
Total net capital investment 4,027 2,359 708   2,630 3,962

(a) Estimates of inter‑agency transactions are included in the whole of government and inter‑agency amounts. The entry for each portfolio does not include eliminations for inter‑agency transactions within that portfolio.

(b) Agency estimates are reported on an AEIFRS basis. AEIFRS movements in non‑financial assets considered other economic flows include net write‑down and impairment of non‑financial assets and assets recognised for the first time. They also include Contingency Reserve movements in non‑financial assets.