Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2023-2024 (Cth)

Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2023‑2024 No. 12, 2024 An Act to appropriate additional 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. 3) 2023-2024 No. 12, 2024 An Act to appropriate additional money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the ordinary annual services of the Government, and for related purposes [Assented to 8 April 2024] The Parliament of Australia enacts: Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title This Act is the Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2023‑2024. 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The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. 8 April 2024 Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted.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. 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 Additional Estimates Statements means the Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements that were tabled in the Senate or the House of Representatives in relation to the Bill for this Act and the Bill for the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2023‑2024. 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 the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2023‑2024 and the Bill for the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2023‑2024. portfolio statements means: (a) the Portfolio Budget Statements; and (b) the Portfolio Additional Estimates 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 $8,703,757,000. 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) If the Finance Minister determined an amount under subsection 10(2) of the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2023‑2024 before the commencement of this Act, the amount is to be disregarded for the purposes of subsection 10(3) of that Act. Note: This means that, after the commencement of this Act, the Finance Minister has access to $400 million under section 10 of the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2023‑2024, regardless of amounts that have already been determined under that section. (2) If: (a) this Act appropriates an amount for particular expenditure; and (b) before the commencement of this Act, the Finance Minister determined an amount (the advanced amount) under section 10 of the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2023‑2024 for the expenditure; the amount appropriated by this Act for the expenditure is taken to be reduced (but not below nil) by the advanced amount. 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 2026. Schedule 1—Services for which money is appropriated Note: See sections 6 and 12. Abstract Portfolio Total $'000 Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 90,820 Attorney‑General's 253,083 Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 288,776 Defence 2,233,363 Education 130,052 Employment and Workplace Relations 833,623 Finance 56,612 Foreign Affairs and Trade 260,580 Health and Aged Care 1,145,678 Home Affairs 702,876 Industry, Science and Resources 341,516 Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts 171,545 Prime Minister and Cabinet 43,844 Social Services 1,812,405 Treasury 338,984 Total 8,703,757 APPROPRIATIONS SUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Portfolio Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 74,175 16,645 90,820 742,947 260,462 1,003,409 Attorney‑General's 236,941 16,142 253,083 2,900,876 533,618 3,434,494 Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and 154,827 133,949 288,776 Water 1,732,627 2,280,380 4,013,007 Defence 2,233,256 107 2,233,363 40,003,736 218,326 40,222,062 Education 15,370 114,682 130,052 396,144 1,116,172 1,512,316 Employment and Workplace Relations 85,227 748,396 833,623 1,072,593 3,926,516 4,999,109 Finance 49,620 6,992 56,612 1,056,014 449,179 1,505,193 Foreign Affairs and Trade 48,320 212,260 260,580 2,754,153 4,868,259 7,622,412 Health and Aged Care 165,378 980,300 1,145,678 1,644,407 17,590,991 19,235,398 Home Affairs 345,505 357,371 702,876 3,861,976 2,225,276 6,087,252 Industry, Science and Resources 10,819 330,697 341,516 959,901 2,815,920 3,775,821 Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, 17,421 154,124 171,545 Communications and the Arts 760,715 4,604,569 5,365,284 Prime Minister and Cabinet 18,624 25,220 43,844 970,550 1,961,306 2,931,856 Social Services 381,019 1,431,386 1,812,405 5,211,618 32,809,804 38,021,422 Treasury 133,978 205,006 338,984 5,818,305 123,270 5,941,575 Total: Bill 3 3,970,480 4,733,277 8,703,757 69,886,562 75,784,048 145,670,610 AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY PORTFOLIO SUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Entity Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 70,143 12,580 82,723 715,540 230,528 946,068 Payments to corporate entities: Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines 4,065 4,065 Authority 1,840 1,840 Regional Investment Corporation ‑ ‑ 22,063 22,063 Australian Fisheries Management Authority 4,032 ‑ 4,032 27,407 6,031 33,438 Total: Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 74,175 16,645 90,820 742,947 260,462 1,003,409 AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY PORTFOLIO Additional Appropriation (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2022‑2023 Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY Outcome 1 ‑ More sustainable, productive, internationally 61,054 1,207 62,261 competitive and profitable Australian agricultural, 152,442 164,917 317,359 food and fibre industries through policies and 258,449 178,610 437,059 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 9,089 11,373 20,462 status to maintain overseas markets and protect 563,098 65,611 628,709 the economy and environment from the impact 501,721 57,490 559,211 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 70,143 12,580 82,723 Forestry AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY PORTFOLIO Additional Appropriation (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2022‑2023 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, 4,065 animals, the environment, and agricultural and 1,840 livestock industries through regulation of 1,663 pesticides and veterinary medicines Total: Australian Pesticides and Veterinary 4,065 Medicines Authority AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY PORTFOLIO Additional Appropriation (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2022‑2023 Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 AUSTRALIAN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY Outcome 1 ‑ Ecologically sustainable and economically 4,032 ‑ 4,032 efficient Commonwealth fisheries, through 27,407 6,031 33,438 understanding and monitoring Australia's marine 22,066 5,839 27,905 living resources and regulating and monitoring commercial fishing, including domestic licensing and deterrence of illegal foreign fishing Total: Australian Fisheries Management 4,032 ‑ 4,032 Authority ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO SUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Entity Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 Attorney‑General's Department 31,406 16,142 47,548 263,633 471,223 734,856 Payments to corporate entities: Australian Human Rights Commission ‑ ‑ 31,315 31,315 Administrative Appeals Tribunal 30,126 ‑ 30,126 196,609 ‑ 196,609 Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission 60 ‑ 60 149,620 ‑ 149,620 Australian Federal Police 149,653 ‑ 149,653 1,424,840 30,149 1,454,989 Australian Financial Security Authority ‑ ‑ ‑ 57,291 ‑ 57,291 Australian Institute of Criminology ‑ ‑ ‑ 5,685 ‑ 5,685 Australian Law Reform Commission ‑ ‑ ‑ 4,428 ‑ 4,428 Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis ‑ ‑ ‑ Centre 100,856 ‑ 100,856 Federal Court of Australia 13,252 ‑ 13,252 345,249 931 346,180 High Court of Australia ‑ ‑ ‑ 20,192 ‑ 20,192 National Anti‑Corruption Commission ‑ ‑ ‑ 57,533 ‑ 57,533 Office of the Australian Information Commissioner 1,437 ‑ 1,437 43,688 ‑ 43,688 Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman 323 ‑ 323 42,671 ‑ 42,671 Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions 8,097 ‑ 8,097 99,781 ‑ 99,781 Office of the Inspector‑General of Intelligence and ‑ ‑ ‑ Security 13,701 ‑ 13,701 Office of Parliamentary Counsel 2,587 ‑ 2,587 18,893 ‑ 18,893 ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO SUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Entity Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 Office of the Special Investigator ‑ ‑ ‑ 56,206 ‑ 56,206 Total: Attorney‑General's 236,941 16,142 253,083 2,900,876 533,618 3,434,494 ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO Additional Appropriation (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2022‑2023 Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT Outcome 1 ‑ A just and secure society through the 31,406 16,142 47,548 maintenance and improvement of Australia's 263,633 471,223 734,856 law, justice, security and integrity frameworks 250,368 488,263 738,631 Total: Attorney‑General's Department 31,406 16,142 47,548 ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO Additional Appropriation (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2022‑2023 Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS TRIBUNAL Outcome 1 ‑ Provide correct or preferable decisions through a 30,126 ‑ 30,126 mechanism of independent review of 196,609 ‑ 196,609 administrative decisions that is accessible, fair, 169,371 ‑ 169,371 just, economical, informal, quick and proportionate Total: Administrative Appeals Tribunal 30,126 ‑ 30,126 ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO Additional Appropriation (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2022‑2023 Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 AUSTRALIAN CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE COMMISSION Outcome 1 ‑ To protect Australia from criminal threats through 60 ‑ 60 coordinating a strategic response and the 149,620 ‑ 149,620 collection, assessment and dissemination of 149,231 ‑ 149,231 intelligence and policing information Total: Australian Criminal Intelligence 60 ‑ 60 Commission ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO Additional Appropriation (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2022‑2023 Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE Outcome 1 ‑ Reduce criminal and national security threats to 121,467 ‑ 121,467 Australia's collective economic and societal 775,233 1,071 776,304 interests through cooperative national and 745,123 1,024 746,147 international policing services, primarily focused on the prevention, detection, disruption, investigation and prosecution of criminal activity Outcome 3 ‑ Safeguarding Australians and Australian 28,186 ‑ 28,186 interests through the delivery of policing services 649,607 29,078 678,685 primarily focused on protective services, aviation 621,509 3,926 625,435 policing and international missions Total: Australian Federal Police 149,653 ‑ 149,653 ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO Additional Appropriation (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2022‑2023 Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA Outcome 1 ‑ Apply and uphold the rule of law for litigants in 2,412 ‑ 2,412 the Federal Court of Australia and parties in the 69,016 ‑ 69,016 National Native Title Tribunal through the 66,569 ‑ 66,569 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 1,076 ‑ 1,076 the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia 47,485 ‑ 47,485 (Division 1) through the just, safe, efficient and 46,379 ‑ 46,379 timely resolution of family law matters, particularly more complex family law matters including appeals, according to law, through the encouragement of appropriate dispute resolution processes and through the effective management of the administrative affairs of the Court Outcome 3 ‑ Apply and uphold the rule of law for litigants in 6,067 ‑ 6,067 the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia 100,883 931 101,814 (Division 2) through the just, safe, efficient and 94,256 927 95,183 timely resolution of family law and general federal law matters according to law, through the encouragement of appropriate dispute resolution processes and through the effective management of the administrative affairs of the Court Outcome 4 ‑ Improved administration and support of the 3,697 ‑ 3,697 resolution of matters according to law for litigants 127,865 ‑ 127,865 in the Federal Court of Australia, the Federal 122,885 ‑ 122,885 Circuit and Family Court of Australia, and parties in the National Native Title Tribunal, through efficient and effective provision of shared corporate and registry services Total: Federal Court of Australia 13,252 ‑ 13,252 ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO Additional Appropriation (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2022‑2023 Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 OFFICE OF THE AUSTRALIAN INFORMATION COMMISSIONER Outcome 1 ‑ Provision of public access to Commonwealth 1,437 ‑ 1,437 Government information, protection of 43,688 ‑ 43,688 individuals' personal information, and 29,641 ‑ 29,641 performance of information commissioner, freedom of information and privacy functions Total: Office of the Australian Information 1,437 ‑ 1,437 Commissioner ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO Additional Appropriation (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2022‑2023 Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 OFFICE OF THE COMMONWEALTH OMBUDSMAN Outcome 1 ‑ Fair and accountable administrative action by 323 ‑ 323 Australian Government entities and prescribed 42,671 ‑ 42,671 private sector organisations, by investigating 40,284 ‑ 40,284 complaints, reviewing administrative action and statutory compliance inspections and reporting Total: Office of the Commonwealth 323 ‑ 323 Ombudsman ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO Additional Appropriation (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2022‑2023 Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS Outcome 1 ‑ Contribute to a fair, safe and just society by 8,097 ‑ 8,097 delivering an effective, independent prosecution 99,781 ‑ 99,781 service in accordance with the Prosecution 96,455 ‑ 96,455 Policy of the Commonwealth Total: Office of the Director of Public 8,097 ‑ 8,097 Prosecutions ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO Additional Appropriation (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2022‑2023 Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 OFFICE OF PARLIAMENTARY COUNSEL Outcome 1 ‑ A body of Commonwealth laws and instruments 2,587 ‑ 2,587 that give effect to intended policy, and that are 18,893 ‑ 18,893 coherent, readable and readily accessible, 18,283 ‑ 18,283 through the drafting and publication of those laws and instruments Total: Office of Parliamentary Counsel 2,587 ‑ 2,587 CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER PORTFOLIO SUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Entity Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 Department of Climate Change, Energy, the 123,499 32,322 155,821 Environment and Water 1,077,066 1,408,568 2,485,634 Payments to corporate entities: Australian Insti