Commonwealth: Appropriation Act (No. 6) 2023-2024 (Cth)

Appropriation Act (No. 6) 2023‑2024 No. 46, 2024 An Act to appropriate additional money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure, 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 State, ACT, NT and local government items 8 Administered items 9 Administered assets and liabilities items 10 Other departmental items 11 Corporate entity items Part 3—Miscellaneous 12 Crediting amounts to special accounts 13 Appropriation of the Consolidated Revenue Fund 14 Repeal of this Act Schedule 1—Services for which money is appropriated Appropriation Act (No. 6) 2023-2024 No. 46, 2024 An Act to appropriate additional money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure, 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. 6) 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The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. 26 June 2024 Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted.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 assets and liabilities item means an amount set out in Schedule 1 in relation to a non‑corporate entity opposite the heading "Administered Assets and Liabilities". administered item means an amount set out in Schedule 1 opposite an outcome for a non‑corporate entity under the heading "New Administered Outcomes". 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 amount set out in Schedule 1 in relation to a corporate entity under the heading "Non‑operating". expenditure means payments for expenses, acquiring assets, making loans or paying liabilities. item means any of the following: (a) a State, ACT, NT and local government item; (b) an administered item; (c) an administered assets and liabilities item; (d) an other departmental item; (e) a corporate entity 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. other departmental item means an amount set out in Schedule 1 in relation to a non‑corporate entity opposite the heading "Equity Injections". 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 the Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2023‑2034 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; and (c) the Portfolio Supplementary Additional Estimates Statements. Portfolio Supplementary Additional Estimates Statements means the Portfolio Supplementary 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. 5) 2023‑2024. special account has the same meaning as in the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013. State, ACT, NT and local government item means an amount set out in Schedule 1 opposite an outcome for a non‑corporate entity under the heading "Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government". 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 $453,458,000. Note: Sections 74 to 75 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 provide for the adjustment of amounts appropriated by this Act. 7 State, ACT, NT and local government items (1) The amount specified in a State, ACT, NT and local government item for an outcome for a non‑corporate entity may be applied for the purpose of making payments to or for the States, the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory and local government authorities 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. 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 Administered assets and liabilities items (1) The amount specified in an administered assets and liabilities item for a non‑corporate entity may be applied for expenditure for the purpose of contributing to achieving any outcome specified for the entity: (a) in Schedule 1 to this Act; or (b) in Schedule 1 to the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2023‑2024; or (c) in Schedule 2 to the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2023‑2024; or (d) in Schedule 1 to the Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2023‑2024; or (e) in Schedule 2 to the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2023‑2024; or (f) in Schedule 1 to the Appropriation Act (No. 5) 2023‑2024. (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. 10 Other departmental items The amount specified in an other departmental item for a non‑corporate entity may be applied for the departmental expenditure of the entity. 11 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—Miscellaneous 12 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. 13 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. 14 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 13. Abstract Portfolio Total $'000 Defence 452,748 Employment and Workplace Relations 160 Home Affairs 550 Total 453,458 APPROPRIATIONS SUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Portfolio Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Non- operating Total $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 275,721 275,721 Attorney‑General's ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 123,842 123,842 Climate Change, Energy, the ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ Environment and Water ‑ ‑ 8,959,150 8,959,150 Defence ‑ ‑ 452,748 452,748 ‑ ‑ 12,211,689 12,211,689 Education ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 152,204 ‑ 22,377 174,581 Employment and Workplace Relations ‑ ‑ 160 160 ‑ ‑ 44,320 44,320 Finance ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 997,068 997,068 Foreign Affairs and Trade ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 187,289 187,289 Health and Aged Care ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 331,240 331,240 Home Affairs ‑ ‑ 550 550 ‑ ‑ 229,075 229,075 Industry, Science and Resources ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 241,859 241,859 Infrastructure, Transport, Regional ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ Development, Communications and 860,652 ‑ 3,676,066 4,536,718 the Arts Prime Minister and Cabinet ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 3,635 ‑ 34,317 37,952 Social Services ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 100,541 100,541 Treasury ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 856,180 856,180 Total: Bill 6 ‑ ‑ 453,458 453,458 1,016,491 ‑ 28,290,734 29,307,225 AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY PORTFOLIO SUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Entity Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Non- operating Total $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 Department of Agriculture, Fisheries ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ and Forestry ‑ ‑ 275,721 275,721 Total: Agriculture, Fisheries and ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ Forestry ‑ ‑ 275,721 275,721 ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO SUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Entity Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Non- operating Total $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 Attorney‑General's Department ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 6,519 6,519 Administrative Appeals Tribunal ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 3,135 3,135 Australian Criminal Intelligence ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ Commission ‑ ‑ 4,230 4,230 Australian Federal Police ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 65,535 65,535 Australian Transaction Reports and ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ Analysis Centre ‑ ‑ 11,334 11,334 High Court of Australia ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 850 850 National Anti‑Corruption Commission ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 27,839 27,839 Office of the Australian Information ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ Commissioner ‑ ‑ 1,000 1,000 Office of the Director of Public ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ Prosecutions ‑ ‑ 2,200 2,200 Office of Parliamentary Counsel ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 700 700 Office of the Special Investigator ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 500 500 Total: Attorney‑General's ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 123,842 123,842 CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER PORTFOLIO SUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Entity Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Non- operating Total $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 Department of Climate Change, ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ Energy, the Environment and Water ‑ ‑ 8,844,520 8,844,520 Payments to corporate entities: Australian Institute of Marine Science ‑ ‑ 29,246 29,246 Director of National Parks ‑ ‑ 36,883 36,883 Murray‑Darling Basin Authority ‑ ‑ 9,998 9,998 Sydney Harbour Federation Trust ‑ ‑ 25,591 25,591 Bureau of Meteorology ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 10,788 10,788 Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ Authority ‑ ‑ 2,124 2,124 Total: Climate Change, Energy, the ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ Environment and Water ‑ ‑ 8,959,150 8,959,150 DEFENCE PORTFOLIO SUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Entity Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Non- operating Total $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 Department of Defence ‑ ‑ 452,748 452,748 ‑ ‑ 11,086,276 11,086,276 Australian Signals Directorate ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 1,094,367 1,094,367 Australian Submarine Agency ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 8,085 8,085 Department of Veterans' Affairs ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 15,316 15,316 Payments to corporate entities: Australian War Memorial ‑ ‑ 7,645 7,645 Total: Defence ‑ ‑ 452,748 452,748 ‑ ‑ 12,211,689 12,211,689 DEFENCE PORTFOLIO Additional Appropriation (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2022‑2023 Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Total $'000 $'000 $'000 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE Non‑operating Equity Injections 452,748 11,086,276 11,832,391 Total: Department of Defence ‑ ‑ 452,748 EDUCATION PORTFOLIO SUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Entity Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Non- operating Total $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 Department of Education ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 152,204 ‑ 22,377 174,581 Total: Education ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 152,204 ‑ 22,377 174,581 EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS PORTFOLIO SUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Entity Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Non- operating Total $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 Department of Employment and ‑ ‑ 160 160 Workplace Relations ‑ ‑ 43,163 43,163 Australian Skills Quality Authority ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 1,157 1,157 Total: Employment and Workplace ‑ ‑ 160 160 Relations ‑ ‑ 44,320 44,320 EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS PORTFOLIO Additional Appropriation (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2022‑2023 Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Total $'000 $'000 $'000 DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS Non‑operating Equity Injections 160 43,163 43,502 Total: Department of Employment and ‑ ‑ 160 Workplace Relations FINANCE PORTFOLIO SUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Entity Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Non- operating Total $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 Department of Finance ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 997,068 997,068 Total: Finance ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 997,068 997,068 FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE PORTFOLIO SUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Entity Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Non- operating Total $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 Department of Foreign Affairs and ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ Trade ‑ ‑ 174,074 174,074 Australian Secret Intelligence Service ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 11,632 11,632 Australian Trade and Investment ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ Commission ‑ ‑ 1,583 1,583 Total: Foreign Affairs and Trade ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 187,289 187,289 HEALTH AND AGED CARE PORTFOLIO SUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Entity Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Non- operating Total $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 Department of Health and Aged Care ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 280,388 280,388 Payments to corporate entities: Australian Digital Health Agency ‑ ‑ 33,321 33,321 Australian Sports Commission ‑ ‑ 2,882 2,882 Aged Care Quality and Safety ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ Commission ‑ ‑ 850 850 Australian Radiation Protection and ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ Nuclear Safety Agency ‑ ‑ 10,468 10,468 Office of the Inspector‑General of Aged ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ Care ‑ ‑ 3,331 3,331 Total: Health and Aged Care ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 331,240 331,240 HOME AFFAIRS PORTFOLIO SUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Entity Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Non- operating Total $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 Department of Home Affairs ‑ ‑ 550 550 ‑ ‑ 97,427 97,427 Australian Security Intelligence ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ Organisation ‑ ‑ 71,110 71,110 National Emergency Management ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ Agency ‑ ‑ 60,538 60,538 Total: Home Affairs ‑ ‑ 550 550 ‑ ‑ 229,075 229,075 HOME AFFAIRS PORTFOLIO Additional Appropriation (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2022‑2023 Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Total $'000 $'000 $'000 DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS Non‑operating Equity Injections 550 95,344 16,512 Total: Department of Home Affairs ‑ ‑ 550 INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND RESOURCES PORTFOLIO SUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Entity Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Non- operating Total $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 Department of Industry, Science and ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ Resources ‑ ‑ 46,885 46,885 Payments to corporate entities: Australian Nuclear Science and ‑ ‑ Technology Organisation 117,011 117,011 Commonwealth Scientific and ‑ ‑ Industrial Research Organisation 50,700 50,700 National Reconstruction Fund ‑ ‑ Corporation 14,200 14,200 Geoscience Australia ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 13,063 13,063 Total: Industry, Science and ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ Resources ‑ ‑ 241,859 241,859 INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIO SUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Entity Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Non- operating Total $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 Department of Infrastructure, ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ Transport, Regional Development, 860,652 ‑ 3,489,071 4,349,723 Communications and the Arts Payments to corporate entities: Australian National Maritime Museum ‑ ‑ 3,895 3,895 National Film and Sound Archive of ‑ ‑ Australia 9,813 9,813 National Gallery of Australia ‑ ‑ 28,814 28,814 National Library of Australia ‑ ‑ 18,343 18,343 National Museum of Australia ‑ ‑ 10,838 10,838 National Portrait Gallery of Australia ‑ ‑ 205 205 Old Parliament House ‑ ‑ 6,572 6,572 Australian Communications and Media ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ Authority ‑ ‑ 2,000 2,000 National Archives of Australia ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 7,300 7,300 National Capital Authority ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 99,215 99,215 Total: Infrastructure, Transport, ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ Regional Development, 860,652 ‑ 3,676,066 4,536,718 Communications and the Arts PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET PORTFOLIO SUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Entity Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Non- operating Total $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 Payments to corporate entities: Aboriginal Hostels Limited ‑ ‑ 3,048 3,048 Australian Institute of Aboriginal and ‑ ‑ Torres Strait Islander Studies 294 294 Indigenous Business Australia ‑ ‑ 22,850 22,850 National Indigenous Australians ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ Agency 3,635 ‑ 2,101 5,736 Office of National Intelligence ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 6,024 6,024 Total: Prime Minister and Cabinet ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 3,635 ‑ 34,317 37,952 SOCIAL SERVICES PORTFOLIO SUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Entity Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Non- operating Total $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 Services Australia ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 100,541 100,541 Total: Social Services ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 100,541 100,541 TREASURY PORTFOLIO SUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Entity Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Non- operating Total $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 Department of the Treasury ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 825,000 825,000 Australian Bureau of Statistics ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 7,732 7,732 Australian Competition and Consumer ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ Commission ‑ ‑ 1,100 1,100 Australian Taxation Office ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 22,348 22,348 Total: Treasury ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 856,180 856,180 [Minister's second reading speech made in— House of Representatives on 14 May 2024 Senate on 24 June 2024] (54/24)