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Budget | 2014-15

Budget 2014-15
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Appendix C: Statement of Risks (continued)

Details of fiscal risks and contingent liabilities

New or revised fiscal risks and contingent liabilities with a possible impact on the forward estimates greater than $20 million in any one year, or $50 million over the forward estimates period, that have arisen or changed since the 2014‑15 Budget are described below and summarised in Table C1.

Information on both contingent assets and contingent liabilities is also provided in the annual financial statements of departments, agencies and non‑budget entities.

Table C1: Summary of material changes to the Statement of Risks since the 2014‑15 Budget(a)
Fiscal risks  
Defence  
Major overseas operations of the Australian Defence Force in the Middle East in 2014‑15 Modified
Treasury  
Standby loan facility for the Government of Indonesia Modified
Significant but remote contingencies  
Communications  
NBN Co Limited — Equity Agreement Modified
Telstra Financial Guarantee Modified
Defence  
Remote contingencies Modified
Litigation cases Modified
Treasury  
Financial Claims Scheme Modified
Guarantee of State and Territory Borrowing Modified
Guarantee Scheme for Large Deposits and Wholesale Funding Modified
Guarantees under the Commonwealth Bank Sale Act 1995 Modified
Reserve Bank of Australia — guarantee Modified
Contingent liabilities — unquantifiable  
Agriculture  
Compensation claims arising from suspension of livestock exports to Indonesia Modified
Defence  
Non‑remote contingent liabilities Modified
Finance  
Indemnities relating to other former asset sales, privatisations and information technology outsourcing projects Modified
Litigation — Davis Samuel case Removed
Health  
Australian Medical Association — Private Mental Health Alliance Modified
Termination of Medicare Local Deed for Funding New
Infrastructure and Regional Development  
Service Delivery Arrangements Indemnities New
Contingent assets — unquantifiable  
Defence  
Non‑remote contingent assets Modified
Contingent liabilities — quantifiable  
Defence  
Claims against the Department of Defence Modified
Foreign Affairs and Trade  
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Modified
Australian Response to the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa New
Treasury  
Australian Taxation Office — tax disputes Modified
International Financial Institutions — uncalled capital subscriptions Modified
International Monetary Fund Modified
Defence  
Claims against the Department of Defence New
Foreign Affairs and Trade  
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation New

(a) Risks appearing in Budget Paper No. 1, Budget Strategy and Outlook 2014‑15, Statement 8, but not listed in the table above are substantially unchanged.