Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2024-2025 (Cth)

Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2024‑2025 No. 47, 2024 An Act to appropriate money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the ordinary annual services of the Government, and for related purposes Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Definitions 4 Portfolio statements 5 Notional transactions between entities that are part of the Commonwealth Part 2—Appropriation items 6 Summary of appropriations 7 Departmental items 8 Administered items 9 Corporate entity items Part 3—Advance to the Finance Minister 10 Advance to the Finance Minister Part 4—Miscellaneous 11 Crediting amounts to special accounts 12 Appropriation of the Consolidated Revenue Fund 13 Repeal of this Act Schedule 1—Services for which money is appropriated Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2024-2025 No. 47, 2024 An Act to appropriate money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the ordinary annual services of the Government, and for related purposes [Assented to 26 June 2024] The Parliament of Australia enacts: Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title This Act is the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2024‑2025. 2 Commencement (1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms. Commencement information Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Provisions Commencement Date/Details 1. The whole of this Act The later of: 1 July 2024 (a) 1 July 2024; and (paragraph (a) applies) (b) the day this Act receives the Royal Assent. Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act. (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act. 3 Definitions In this Act: administered item means an amount set out in Schedule 1 opposite an outcome for a non‑corporate entity under the heading "Administered". corporate entity means: (a) a corporate Commonwealth entity within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013; or (b) a Commonwealth company within the meaning of that Act. corporate entity item means the total amount set out in Schedule 1 in relation to a corporate entity under the heading "Administered". Note: The amounts set out opposite outcomes for corporate entities, under the heading "Administered", are "notional". They are not part of the item, and do not in any way restrict the scope of the expenditure authorised by the item. current year means the financial year ending on 30 June 2025. departmental item means the total amount set out in Schedule 1 in relation to a non‑corporate entity under the heading "Departmental". Note: The amounts set out opposite outcomes, under the heading "Departmental", are "notional". They are not part of the item, and do not in any way restrict the scope of the expenditure authorised by the item. expenditure means payments for expenses, acquiring assets, making loans or paying liabilities. Finance Minister means the Minister administering this Act. item means any of the following: (a) an administered item; (b) a corporate entity item; (c) a departmental item. non‑corporate entity means: (a) a non‑corporate Commonwealth entity within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013; or (b) the High Court. Portfolio Budget Statements means the Portfolio Budget Statements that were tabled in the Senate or the House of Representatives in relation to the Bill for this Act. portfolio statements means the Portfolio Budget Statements. special account has the same meaning as in the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013. 4 Portfolio statements The portfolio statements are declared to be relevant documents for the purposes of section 15AB of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901. Note: See paragraph 15AB(2)(g) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 which provides that the material that may be considered in the interpretation of a provision of an Act includes any document that is declared by the Act to be a relevant document. 5 Notional transactions between entities that are part of the Commonwealth For the purposes of this Act, notional transactions between non‑corporate entities are to be treated as if they were real transactions. Note: This section applies, for example, to a "payment" between non‑corporate entities that are both part of the Commonwealth. One of the effects of this section is that the payment will be debited from an appropriation for the paying non‑corporate entity, even though no payment is actually made from the Consolidated Revenue Fund. This is consistent with section 76 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013. Part 2—Appropriation items 6 Summary of appropriations The total of the items specified in Schedule 1 is $162,591,075,000. Note 1: Items in Schedule 1 can be adjusted under Part 3 of this Act. Note 2: Sections 74 to 75 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 also provide for the adjustment of amounts appropriated by this Act. 7 Departmental items The amount specified in a departmental item for a non‑corporate entity may be applied for the departmental expenditure of the entity. 8 Administered items (1) The amount specified in an administered item for an outcome for a non‑corporate entity may be applied for expenditure for the purpose of contributing to achieving that outcome. (2) If the portfolio statements indicate that activities of a particular kind were intended to be treated as activities in respect of a particular outcome, then expenditure for the purpose of carrying out those activities is taken to be expenditure for the purpose of contributing to achieving the outcome. 9 Corporate entity items (1) The amount specified in a corporate entity item for a corporate entity may be paid to the entity to be applied for the purposes of the entity. (2) If: (a) an Act provides that a corporate entity must be paid amounts that are appropriated by the Parliament for the purposes of the entity; and (b) Schedule 1 contains a corporate entity item for that entity; then the entity must be paid the full amount specified in the item. Part 3—Advance to the Finance Minister 10 Advance to the Finance Minister (1) This section applies if the Finance Minister is satisfied that there is an urgent need for expenditure, in the current year, that is not provided for, or is insufficiently provided for, in Schedule 1: (a) because of an erroneous omission or understatement; or (b) because the expenditure was unforeseen until after the last day on which it was practicable to provide for it in the Bill for this Act before that Bill was introduced into the House of Representatives. (2) This Act has effect as if Schedule 1 were amended, in accordance with a determination of the Finance Minister, to make provision for so much (if any) of the expenditure as the Finance Minister determines. (3) The total of the amounts determined under subsection (2) cannot be more than $400 million. (4) A determination made under subsection (2) is a legislative instrument, but neither section 42 (disallowance) nor Part 4 of Chapter 3 (sunsetting) of the Legislation Act 2003 applies to the determination. Part 4—Miscellaneous 11 Crediting amounts to special accounts If any of the purposes of a special account is a purpose that is covered by an item (whether or not the item expressly refers to the special account), then amounts may be debited against the appropriation for that item and credited to that special account. 12 Appropriation of the Consolidated Revenue Fund The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated as necessary for the purposes of this Act, including the operation of this Act as affected by the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013. 13 Repeal of this Act This Act is repealed at the start of 1 July 2027. Schedule 1—Services for which money is appropriated Note: See sections 6 and 12. Abstract Portfolio Total $'000 Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 1,147,398 Attorney‑General's 3,853,152 Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 4,537,474 Defence 44,782,265 Education 2,811,335 Employment and Workplace Relations 5,176,374 Finance 1,818,286 Foreign Affairs and Trade 8,399,165 Health and Aged Care 18,934,460 Home Affairs 6,652,488 Industry, Science and Resources 3,617,354 Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts 5,783,392 Prime Minister and Cabinet 3,070,423 Social Services 45,481,114 Treasury 6,526,395 Total 162,591,075 APPROPRIATIONS SUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Portfolio Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 876,738 270,660 1,147,398 817,122 277,107 1,094,229 Attorney‑General's 3,357,929 495,223 3,853,152 3,137,817 549,760 3,687,577 Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and 2,045,641 2,491,833 4,537,474 Water 1,858,454 2,414,329 4,272,783 Defence 44,579,585 202,680 44,782,265 41,722,358 218,433 41,940,791 Education 465,250 2,346,085 2,811,335 411,514 1,191,463 1,602,977 Employment and Workplace Relations 1,256,779 3,919,595 5,176,374 1,140,377 4,596,335 5,736,712 Finance 1,385,578 432,708 1,818,286 1,105,634 456,171 1,561,805 Foreign Affairs and Trade 3,100,473 5,298,692 8,399,165 2,802,473 5,071,836 7,874,309 Health and Aged Care 1,986,816 16,947,644 18,934,460 1,798,093 18,570,791 20,368,884 Home Affairs 4,474,260 2,178,228 6,652,488 4,126,801 2,380,004 6,506,805 Industry, Science and Resources 1,023,701 2,593,653 3,617,354 970,720 3,146,617 4,117,337 Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, 855,908 4,927,484 5,783,392 Communications and the Arts 774,636 4,758,693 5,533,329 Prime Minister and Cabinet 928,552 2,141,871 3,070,423 989,174 1,961,340 2,950,514 Social Services 6,241,591 39,239,523 45,481,114 5,592,149 34,159,019 39,751,168 Treasury 6,347,780 178,615 6,526,395 5,951,976 327,944 6,279,920 Total: Bill 1 78,926,581 83,664,494 162,591,075 73,199,298 80,079,842 153,279,140 AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY PORTFOLIO SUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Entity Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 844,294 239,549 1,083,843 785,683 243,108 1,028,791 Payments to corporate entities: Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines 2,260 2,260 Authority 5,905 5,905 Regional Investment Corporation 22,586 22,586 22,063 22,063 Australian Fisheries Management Authority 32,444 6,265 38,709 31,439 6,031 37,470 Total: Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 876,738 270,660 1,147,398 817,122 277,107 1,094,229 AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY PORTFOLIO Appropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY Outcome 1 ‑ More sustainable, productive, internationally 200,704 187,784 388,488 competitive and profitable Australian agricultural, 213,496 166,124 379,620 food and fibre industries through policies and initiatives that promote better resource management practices, innovation, self‑reliance and improved access to international markets Outcome 2 ‑ Safeguard Australia's animal and plant health 643,590 51,765 695,355 status to maintain overseas markets and protect 572,187 76,984 649,171 the economy and environment from the impact of exotic pests and diseases, through risk assessment, inspection and certification, and the implementation of emergency response arrangements for Australian agricultural, food and fibre industries Total: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and 844,294 239,549 1,083,843 Forestry 785,683 243,108 1,028,791 AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY PORTFOLIO Appropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Administered $'000 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY FOR PAYMENT TO AUSTRALIAN PESTICIDES AND VETERINARY MEDICINES AUTHORITY Outcome 1 ‑ Protection of the health and safety of people, 2,260 animals, the environment, and agricultural and 5,905 livestock industries through regulation of pesticides and veterinary medicines Total: Australian Pesticides and Veterinary 2,260 Medicines Authority 5,905 AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY PORTFOLIO Appropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Administered $'000 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY FOR PAYMENT TO REGIONAL INVESTMENT CORPORATION Outcome 1 ‑ Encourage growth, investment and resilience in 22,586 Australian farm businesses and rural and 22,063 regional communities by delivering the Commonwealth's farm business concessional loans Total: Regional Investment Corporation 22,586 22,063 AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY PORTFOLIO Appropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 AUSTRALIAN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY Outcome 1 ‑ Ecologically sustainable and economically 32,444 6,265 38,709 efficient Commonwealth fisheries, through 31,439 6,031 37,470 understanding and monitoring Australia's marine living resources and regulating and monitoring commercial fishing, including domestic licensing and deterrence of illegal foreign fishing Total: Australian Fisheries Management 32,444 6,265 38,709 Authority 31,439 6,031 37,470 ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO SUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Entity Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 Attorney‑General's Department 325,977 411,948 737,925 295,039 487,365 782,404 Payments to corporate entities: Australian Human Rights Commission 32,129 32,129 31,315 31,315 Administrative Appeals Tribunal 262,163 ‑ 262,163 226,735 ‑ 226,735 Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission 148,318 ‑ 148,318 149,680 ‑ 149,680 Australian Federal Police 1,598,818 50,199 1,649,017 1,574,493 30,149 1,604,642 Australian Financial Security Authority 52,269 ‑ 52,269 57,291 ‑ 57,291 Australian Institute of Criminology 5,507 ‑ 5,507 5,685 ‑ 5,685 Australian Law Reform Commission 2,998 ‑ 2,998 4,428 ‑ 4,428 Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis 153,342 ‑ 153,342 Centre 100,856 ‑ 100,856 Federal Court of Australia 408,009 947 408,956 358,501 931 359,432 High Court of Australia 20,951 ‑ 20,951 20,192 ‑ 20,192 National Anti‑Corruption Commission 65,551 ‑ 65,551 57,533 ‑ 57,533 Office of the Australian Information Commissioner 36,792 ‑ 36,792 45,125 ‑ 45,125 Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman 46,358 ‑ 46,358 42,994 ‑ 42,994 Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions 132,807 ‑ 132,807 107,878 ‑ 107,878 Office of the Inspector‑General of Intelligence and 16,483 ‑ 16,483 Security 13,701 ‑ 13,701 Office of Parliamentary Counsel 23,711 ‑ 23,711 21,480 ‑ 21,480 ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO SUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Entity Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 Office of the Special Investigator 57,875 ‑ 57,875 56,206 ‑ 56,206 Total: Attorney‑General's 3,357,929 495,223 3,853,152 3,137,817 549,760 3,687,577 ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO Appropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT Outcome 1 ‑ A just and secure society through the 325,977 411,948 737,925 maintenance and improvement of Australia's 295,039 487,365 782,404 law, justice, security and integrity frameworks Total: Attorney‑General's Department 325,977 411,948 737,925 295,039 487,365 782,404 ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO Appropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Administered $'000 ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT FOR PAYMENT TO AUSTRALIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION Outcome 1 ‑ An Australian society in which human rights are 32,129 respected, protected and promoted through 31,315 independent investigation and resolution of complaints, exercise of regulatory functions, contributions to law and policy reforms, research, education, partnerships, and monitoring and reporting on human rights Total: Australian Human Rights Commission 32,129 31,315 ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO Appropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS TRIBUNAL Outcome 1 ‑ Provide correct or preferable decisions through a 262,163 ‑ 262,163 mechanism of independent review of 226,735 ‑ 226,735 administrative decisions that is accessible, fair, just, economical, informal, quick and proportionate Total: Administrative Appeals Tribunal 262,163 ‑ 262,163 226,735 ‑ 226,735 ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO Appropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 AUSTRALIAN CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE COMMISSION Outcome 1 ‑ To protect Australia from criminal threats through 148,318 ‑ 148,318 coordinating a strategic response and the 149,680 ‑ 149,680 collection, assessment and dissemination of intelligence and policing information Total: Australian Criminal Intelligence 148,318 ‑ 148,318 Commission 149,680 ‑ 149,680 ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO Appropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE Outcome 1 ‑ Reduce criminal and national security threats to 898,576 1,107 899,683 Australia's collective economic and societal 896,700 1,071 897,771 interests through cooperative national and international policing services, primarily focused on the prevention, detection, disruption, investigation and prosecution of criminal activity Outcome 3 ‑ Safeguarding Australians and Australian 700,242 49,092 749,334 interests through the delivery of policing services 677,793 29,078 706,871 primarily focused on protective services, aviation policing and international partnerships Total: Australian Federal Police 1,598,818 50,199 1,649,017 1,574,493 30,149 1,604,642 ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO Appropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL SECURITY AUTHORITY Outcome 1 ‑ Maintain confidence in Australia's personal 52,269 ‑ 52,269 insolvency and personal property securities 57,291 ‑ 57,291 systems by delivering fair, efficient and effective regulatory, trustee, registry and information services Total: Australian Financial Security Authority 52,269 ‑ 52,269 57,291 ‑ 57,291 ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO Appropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF CRIMINOLOGY Outcome 1 ‑ Informed crime and justice policy and practice in 5,507 ‑ 5,507 Australia by undertaking, funding and 5,685 ‑ 5,685 disseminating policy‑relevant research of national significance Total: Australian Institute of Criminology 5,507 ‑ 5,507 5,685 ‑ 5,685 ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO Appropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 AUSTRALIAN LAW REFORM COMMISSION Outcome 1 ‑ Informed government decisions about the 2,998 ‑ 2,998 development, reform and harmonisation of 4,428 ‑ 4,428 Australian laws and related processes through research, analysis, reports and community consultation and education Total: Australian Law Reform Commission 2,998 ‑ 2,998 4,428 ‑ 4,428 ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO Appropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 AUSTRALIAN TRANSACTION REPORTS AND ANALYSIS CENTRE Outcome 1 ‑ The protection of the financial system from 153,342 ‑ 153,342 criminal abuse through actionable financial 100,856 ‑ 100,856 intelligence, risk‑based regulation, and collaboration with domestic and international partners Total: Australian Transaction Reports and 153,342 ‑ 153,342 Analysis Centre 100,856 ‑ 100,856 ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO Appropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA Outcome 1 ‑ Apply and uphold the rule of law for litigants in 79,987 ‑ 79,987 the Federal Court of Australia and parties in the 71,428 ‑ 71,428 National Native Title Tribunal through the resolution of matters according to law and through the effective management of the administrative affairs of the Court and Tribunal Outcome 2 ‑ Apply and uphold the rule of law for litigants in 49,370 ‑ 49,370 the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia 48,561 ‑ 48,561 (Division 1) through the just, safe, efficient and timely resolution of family law matters, particularly more complex family law matt