Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2024-2025 (Cth)

Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2024‑2025 No. 4, 2025 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) 2024-2025 No. 4, 2025 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 14 February 2025] The Parliament of Australia enacts: Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title This Act is the Appropriation Act (No. 3) 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 day this Act receives the Royal Assent. 14 February 2025 Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted.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) 2024‑2025. 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) 2024‑2025 and the Bill for the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2024‑2025. 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 $7,034,632,000. 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) 2024‑2025 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) 2024‑2025, 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) 2024‑2025 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 2027. Schedule 1—Services for which money is appropriated Note: See sections 6 and 12. Abstract Portfolio Total $'000 Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 32,984 Attorney‑General's 111,844 Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 178,598 Defence 226,267 Education 2,947,233 Employment and Workplace Relations 100,317 Finance 136,045 Foreign Affairs and Trade 123,637 Health and Aged Care 1,136,324 Home Affairs 453,947 Industry, Science and Resources 263,422 Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts 155,549 Prime Minister and Cabinet 270,281 Social Services 739,027 Treasury 159,157 Total 7,034,632 APPROPRIATIONS SUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2024‑2025 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025 Portfolio Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 5,407 27,577 32,984 874,127 254,297 1,128,424 Attorney‑General's 82,358 29,486 111,844 3,984,345 495,223 4,479,568 Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and 69,281 109,317 178,598 Water 1,990,287 2,491,833 4,482,120 Defence 211,546 14,721 226,267 43,941,103 202,680 44,143,783 Education 13,399 2,933,834 2,947,233 446,832 2,322,446 2,769,278 Employment and Workplace Relations 42,162 58,155 100,317 1,256,779 3,845,586 5,102,365 Finance 82,621 53,424 136,045 1,333,777 432,708 1,766,485 Foreign Affairs and Trade 68,419 55,218 123,637 3,100,473 5,246,656 8,347,129 Health and Aged Care 265,771 870,553 1,136,324 1,940,822 16,694,336 18,635,158 Home Affairs 71,584 382,363 453,947 3,825,480 2,128,964 5,954,444 Industry, Science and Resources 2,688 260,734 263,422 1,020,301 2,448,885 3,469,186 Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, 41,126 114,423 155,549 Communications and the Arts 854,790 4,292,698 5,147,488 Prime Minister and Cabinet 64,415 205,866 270,281 922,617 2,138,534 3,061,151 Social Services 89,674 649,353 739,027 6,235,688 39,236,733 45,472,421 Treasury 129,874 29,283 159,157 6,323,915 176,855 6,500,770 Total: Bill 3 1,240,325 5,794,307 7,034,632 78,051,336 82,408,434 160,459,770 AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY PORTFOLIO SUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2024‑2025 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025 Entity Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 3,540 27,577 31,117 844,294 223,186 1,067,480 Payments to corporate entities: Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines ‑ ‑ Authority 2,260 2,260 Regional Investment Corporation ‑ ‑ 22,586 22,586 Australian Fisheries Management Authority 1,867 ‑ 1,867 29,833 6,265 36,098 Total: Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 5,407 27,577 32,984 874,127 254,297 1,128,424 AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY PORTFOLIO Additional Appropriation (bold figures)—2024‑2025 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2023‑2024 Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY Outcome 1 ‑ More sustainable, productive, internationally 2,407 969 3,376 competitive and profitable Australian agricultural, 200,704 172,075 372,779 food and fibre industries through policies and 213,496 150,043 363,539 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 1,133 26,608 27,741 status to maintain overseas markets and protect 643,590 51,111 694,701 the economy and environment from the impact 501,299 55,397 556,696 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 3,540 27,577 31,117 Forestry AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY PORTFOLIO Additional Appropriation (bold figures)—2024‑2025 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2023‑2024 Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 AUSTRALIAN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY Outcome 1 ‑ Ecologically sustainable and economically 1,867 ‑ 1,867 efficient Commonwealth fisheries, through 29,833 6,265 36,098 understanding and monitoring Australia's marine 28,202 6,031 34,233 living resources and regulating and monitoring commercial fishing, including domestic licensing and deterrence of illegal foreign fishing Total: Australian Fisheries Management 1,867 ‑ 1,867 Authority ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO SUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2024‑2025 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025 Entity Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 Attorney‑General's Department 505 21,117 21,622 326,899 411,948 738,847 Payments to corporate entities: Australian Human Rights Commission ‑ ‑ 32,129 32,129 Administrative Review Tribunal ‑ ‑ ‑ 259,289 ‑ 259,289 Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission ‑ ‑ ‑ 148,318 ‑ 148,318 Australian Federal Police 65,651 8,369 74,020 1,572,953 50,199 1,623,152 Australian Financial Security Authority 3,500 ‑ 3,500 48,769 ‑ 48,769 Australian Institute of Criminology ‑ ‑ ‑ 5,507 ‑ 5,507 Australian Law Reform Commission ‑ ‑ ‑ 2,998 ‑ 2,998 Australian Security Intelligence Organisation 4,310 ‑ 4,310 657,733 ‑ 657,733 Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis ‑ ‑ ‑ Centre 153,342 ‑ 153,342 Federal Court of Australia 6,851 ‑ 6,851 408,009 947 408,956 High Court of Australia 42 ‑ 42 20,951 ‑ 20,951 National Anti‑Corruption Commission ‑ ‑ ‑ 65,551 ‑ 65,551 Office of the Australian Information Commissioner 1,499 ‑ 1,499 36,792 ‑ 36,792 Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman ‑ ‑ ‑ 46,358 ‑ 46,358 Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions ‑ ‑ ‑ 132,807 ‑ 132,807 Office of the Inspector‑General of Intelligence and ‑ ‑ ‑ Security 16,483 ‑ 16,483 ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO SUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2024‑2025 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025 Entity Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 Office of Parliamentary Counsel ‑ ‑ ‑ 23,711 ‑ 23,711 Office of the Special Investigator ‑ ‑ ‑ 57,875 ‑ 57,875 Total: Attorney‑General's 82,358 29,486 111,844 3,984,345 495,223 4,479,568 ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO Additional Appropriation (bold figures)—2024‑2025 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2023‑2024 Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT Outcome 1 ‑ A just and secure society through the 505 21,117 21,622 maintenance and improvement of Australia's 326,899 411,948 738,847 law, justice, security and integrity frameworks 291,452 470,827 762,279 Total: Attorney‑General's Department 505 21,117 21,622 ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO Additional Appropriation (bold figures)—2024‑2025 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2023‑2024 Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE Outcome 1 ‑ Reduce criminal and national security threats to 48,325 2,250 50,575 Australia's collective economic and societal 872,711 1,107 873,818 interests through cooperative national and 904,776 1,071 905,847 international policing services, primarily focused on the prevention, detection, disruption, investigation and prosecution of criminal activity Outcome 3 ‑ Safeguarding Australians and Australian 17,326 6,119 23,445 interests through the delivery of policing services 700,242 49,092 749,334 primarily focused on protective services, aviation 677,793 29,078 706,871 policing and international partnerships Total: Australian Federal Police 65,651 8,369 74,020 ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO Additional Appropriation (bold figures)—2024‑2025 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2023‑2024 Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL SECURITY AUTHORITY Outcome 1 ‑ Maintain confidence in Australia's personal 3,500 ‑ 3,500 insolvency and personal property securities 48,769 ‑ 48,769 systems by delivering fair, efficient and effective 57,291 ‑ 57,291 regulatory, trustee, registry and information services Total: Australian Financial Security Authority 3,500 ‑ 3,500 ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO Additional Appropriation (bold figures)—2024‑2025 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2023‑2024 Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 AUSTRALIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE ORGANISATION Outcome 1 ‑ To protect Australia, its people and its interests 4,310 ‑ 4,310 from threats to security through intelligence 657,733 ‑ 657,733 collection, assessment and advice to 584,607 ‑ 584,607 Government Total: Australian Security Intelligence 4,310 ‑ 4,310 Organisation ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO Additional Appropriation (bold figures)—2024‑2025 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (light 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 1,602 ‑ 1,602 the Federal Court of Australia and parties in the 80,077 ‑ 80,077 National Native Title Tribunal through the 71,428 ‑ 71,428 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 984 ‑ 984 the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia 49,370 ‑ 49,370 (Division 1) through the just, safe, efficient and 48,561 ‑ 48,561 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 3,337 ‑ 3,337 the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia 116,102 947 117,049 (Division 2) through the just, safe, efficient and 106,950 931 107,881 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 928 ‑ 928 resolution of matters according to law for litigants 162,460 ‑ 162,460 in the Federal Court of Australia, the Federal 131,562 ‑ 131,562 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 6,851 ‑ 6,851 ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO Additional Appropriation (bold figures)—2024‑2025 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2023‑2024 Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA Outcome 1 ‑ To interpret and uphold the Australian 42 ‑ 42 Constitution and perform the functions of the 20,951 ‑ 20,951 ultimate appellate Court in Australia 20,192 ‑ 20,192 Total: High Court of Australia 42 ‑ 42 ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO Additional Appropriation (bold figures)—2024‑2025 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2023‑2024 Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 OFFICE OF THE AUSTRALIAN INFORMATION COMMISSIONER Outcome 1 ‑ Provision of public access to Commonwealth 1,499 ‑ 1,499 Government information, protection of 36,792 ‑ 36,792 individuals' personal information, and 45,125 ‑ 45,125 performance of information commissioner, freedom of information and privacy functions Total: Office of the Australian Information 1,499 ‑ 1,499 Commissioner CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER PORTFOLIO SUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2024‑2025 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025 Entity Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 Department of Climate Change, Energy, the 19,506 105,196 124,702 Environment and Water 1,379,895 1,455,338 2,835,233 Payments to corporate entities: Australian Institute of Marine Science ‑ ‑ 81,869 81,869 Australian Renewable Energy Agency 1,598 1,598 465,264 465,264 Clean Energy Finance Corporation ‑ ‑ 20,800 20,800 Director of National Parks 1,368 1,368 113,295 113,295 Murray‑Darling Basin Authority 1,155 1,155 84,670 84,670 Sydney Harbour Federation Trust ‑ ‑ 650 650 Bureau of Meteorology 49,775 ‑ 49,775 399,978 ‑ 399,978 Clean Energy Regulator ‑ ‑ ‑ 115,567 269,947 385,514 Climate Change Authority ‑ ‑ ‑ 13,886 ‑ 13,886 Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority ‑ ‑ ‑ 80,961 ‑ 80,961 Total: Climate Change, Energy, the 69,281 109,317 178,598 Environment and Water 1,990,287 2,491,833 4,482,120 CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER PORTFOLIO Additional Appropriation (bold figures)—2024‑2025 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2023‑2024 Departmental Administered Total $'000 $'000 $'000 DEPARTMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER Outcome 1 ‑ Support the transition of Australia's economy to 7,621 60,911 68,532 net‑zero emissions by 2050; transition energy to 436,491 827,465 1,263,956 support net z