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Part 2: Expense Measures (continued)

Table 2: Expense measures since the 2015‑16 MYEFO(a)
  2015‑16
$m
2016‑17
$m
2017‑18
$m
2018‑19
$m
2019‑20
$m
HEALTH          
Australian Aged Care Quality Agency          
Aged Care — extending funding for unannounced compliance site visits to aged care providers(b)
Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority          
Organ and Tissue Donation Review — implementation of recommendations
Australian Sports Anti‑Doping Authority          
2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games — pre‑event anti‑doping program 0.4 1.1 ..
Department of Health          
A Streamlined Pathway to Permanent Residence for New Zealand Citizens 0.2 0.4 0.6
Aged Care Provider Funding          
— further revision of the Aged Care Funding Instrument ‑106.6 ‑205.8 ‑307.9 ‑425.2
— improving the targeting of the viability supplement for regional aged care facilities 12.6 26.1 27.4 29.3
Child and Adult Public Dental Scheme ‑46.2 ‑35.9 ‑18.1 137.2
Extend the Alternative Arrangement Transfer to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme ..
Health Flexible Funds — pausing indexation and achieving efficiencies ‑31.9 ‑57.8 ‑92.4
Health Star Rating System — continuation 1.8 1.9 1.6
Healthier Medicare          
— enhanced Medicare compliance program 12.0 ‑1.0 ‑3.6 ‑6.2
— removing obsolete services from the Medicare Benefits Schedule ‑1.0 ‑1.2 ‑1.3 ‑1.4
— trial of health care homes 0.1 5.9 ‑0.4 10.8
Hepatitis C Settlement Fund — continuation
Home and Community Care Services in Western Australia — continuation
Improving the Regulation of Therapeutic Goods in Australia 7.2 5.3 3.7 3.7
Life Saving Drugs Program — new and amended listings 0.5 2.3 2.7 3.1 3.7
Medicare Benefits Schedule          
— listing of photography with non‑mydriatic retinal cameras 2.9 7.5 10.8 11.8
— Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the breast 0.5 0.8 0.8 0.8
— new and amended listings ‑8.2 ‑12.3 ‑13.0 ‑14.1
— pause indexation ‑292.2 ‑605.6
— support for rural and remote registrars
Mental Health Treatment for Current and Former Members of the Australian Defence Force — improved access ‑1.2 ‑1.8 ‑2.4 ‑3.1
Mosquito Control and Cross Border Liaison in the Torres Strait Protected Zone — continuation
My Aged Care — consumer access 29.6 30.9 35.5 40.5
National Cancer Screening Register 8.4 9.6 11.9
National Coronial Information System — continuation ‑0.4 ‑0.4 ‑0.4 ‑0.4 ‑0.4
National Disability Insurance Scheme Savings Fund ‑2.7 2.3 2.5 ‑59.6
National Immunisation Program — new and amended listings
National Partnership Agreement — Management of Torres Strait‑Papua New Guinea Cross‑Border Health Issues — extension
National Partnership Agreement on Rheumatic Fever Strategy — extension ‑0.4
National Partnership Agreement on Specified Projects — Addressing Blood Borne Viruses and Sexually Transmissible Infections ‑1.1 ‑1.1 ‑1.1 ‑1.1
Operational Costs for Cardiac and Breast Device Registries 2.2
Organ and Tissue Donation Review — implementation of recommendations
OzFoodNet Program — continuation
Pausing Indexation of the Medicare Levy Surcharge and Private Health Insurance Rebate Thresholds — extension
Perinatal Depression Online Support
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme          
— continued funding for legal action nfp nfp nfp nfp nfp
— new and amended listings 2.6 4.0 8.8 12.9 16.2
— price amendments 0.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.5
— supply of medicines following damage to pharmacy premises 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Private Health Insurance and Prostheses Committees 1.4 0.7 0.1
Protecting Australians from Antimicrobial Resistance 2.8 2.2 2.2 2.2
Public Hospitals — new funding arrangements
Quality Improvement in General Practice — simplification of the Practice Incentives Program ‑0.3 ‑7.6 ‑29.4 3.7 4.3
Regulation of Medicinal Cannabis — charging arrangements
Rural General Practice Grants Program ‑2.6 ‑5.2 7.8
Simplifying Student Payments 0.3 0.5
Stoma Appliance Scheme — new and amended listings .. .. .. 0.1
Taking More Action to Prevent Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.7
Tobacco Plain Packaging Litigation nfp
Vaccine Preventable Diseases Surveillance Program
National Health Funding Body          
Public Hospitals — new funding arrangements ‑0.3 4.4 4.4
Portfolio total 0.2 ‑90.8 ‑210.6 ‑563.6 ‑937.5
IMMIGRATION AND BORDER PROTECTION          
Department of Immigration and Border Protection          
A Streamlined Pathway to Permanent Residence for New Zealand Citizens 0.4 0.1
Asylum Seeker Support — additional funding 39.8
Australian Trusted Trader Programme 11.6 17.4 18.1 16.6
Combating People Smuggling — international engagement 4.5 4.6
Coordination and Outreach Migration Management Support — continuation 2.2
Onshore Immigration Detention Network — consolidation 1.6 9.8 ‑6.8 ‑24.0 ‑38.0
Premium Border Clearance Services — establishment(b) nfp nfp nfp nfp
Reforming the Visa and Migration Framework ‑20.0 ‑70.0 ‑90.0
Regional Cooperation Arrangements — continuation 55.4
Regional Support Office — continuation
Supporting Regional Processing Arrangements — additional funding 61.5
Tobacco excise — measures to improve health outcomes and combat illicit tobacco(b) 2.9 4.9
Unaccompanied Humanitarian Minors — additional funding 7.4 4.7
Portfolio total 1.6 195.5 4.8 ‑75.9 ‑111.5
INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND SCIENCE          
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation          
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation — spent fuel management plan
Australian Renewable Energy Agency          
Clean and Renewable Energy Innovation — Clean Energy Finance Corporation and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency 5.3 4.9 7.7 5.4
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science          
Australian Astronomical Observatory — extension 12.6
Country of Origin Labelling — information and compliance 3.4
Cyber Security — implementation of Australia's Cyber Security Strategy 0.7 0.6 5.4 8.2
Establishment of the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility ‑0.7 ‑1.2 ‑1.2 ‑1.2
Industry Programs — efficiencies ‑17.7 ‑2.5
International Energy Agency's Oil Stockholding Requirements 2.5 2.5 3.2 3.3
National Carp Control Plan 0.2 0.2 3.8
National Radioactive Waste Management Project — community benefits package 2.5 2.4 ‑4.9
Resources and Energy Programs — efficiencies ‑22.9 ‑4.5
Rum Jungle Rehabilitation Project — extension 0.7
Geoscience Australia          
National Resources Development Strategy — exploring for the future 21.1 20.4 30.8 24.9
Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility          
Establishment of the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility 8.1 8.5 9.5 10.3
Portfolio total ‑37.2 33.4 38.3 54.2 63.5
INFRASTRUCTURE AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT          
Australian Maritime Safety Authority          
Seacare Scheme — cost recovery arrangements(b) nfp nfp nfp nfp nfp
Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development          
Delivery of Inland Rail(c)
Infrastructure Investment Programme          
— efficiencies ‑3.8
— new investments
Keys2drive — additional funding 4.0
Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal — abolition 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9
Western Sydney Airport — further preparatory works 54.5 38.9
Portfolio total 58.5 42.8 3.9 3.9

*  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.