Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act (No. 3) 2012

(77 of 2012)

An Act to amend the law relating to finance, and for other purposes

[Assented to 28 June 2012]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

[Minister's second reading speech made in - House of Representatives on 26 June 2012, Senate on 27 June 2012]

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as theFinancial Framework Legislation Amendment Act (No. 3) 2012.

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
Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table	The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.	28 June 2012
2. Schedule 1	The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.	28 June 2012
3. Schedule 2	Immediately after the commencement of Schedule 1 to this Act.	28 June 2012

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted.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 Schedule(s)

(1) Each Act, and each set of regulations, that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

(2) The amendment of any regulation under subsection (1) does not prevent the regulation, as so amended, from being amended or repealed by the Governor-General.

Schedule 1 Amendments of Acts

Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977

1 After paragraph (hd) of Schedule 1

Insert:

(he) decisions under Division 3B of Part 4 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997;

(hf) decisions under section 44 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997;

Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997

2 After Division 3A of Part 4

Insert:

Division 3B - Supplementary powers to make commitments to spend public money etc.

32B Supplementary powers to make commitments to spend public money etc.

(1) If:

(a) apart from this subsection, the Commonwealth does not have power to make, vary or administer:

(i) an arrangement under which public money is, or may become, payable by the Commonwealth; or

(ii) a grant of financial assistance to a State or Territory; or

(iii) a grant of financial assistance to a person other than a State or Territory; and

(b) the arrangement or grant, as the case may be:

(i) is specified in the regulations; or

(ii) is included in a class of arrangements or grants, as the case may be, specified in the regulations; or

(iii) is for the purposes of a program specified in the regulations;

the Commonwealth has power to make, vary or administer the arrangement or grant, as the case may be, subject to compliance with this Act, the regulations, Finance Minister’s Orders, Special Instructions and any other law.

(2) A power conferred on the Commonwealth by subsection (1) may be exercised on behalf of the Commonwealth by a Minister or a Chief Executive.

Note 1: For delegation by a Minister, see section 32D.

Note 2: For delegation by a Chief Executive, see section 53.

(3) In this section:

administer :

(a) in relation to an arrangement - includes give effect to; or

(b) in relation to a grant - includes make, vary or administer an arrangement that relates to the grant.

arrangement includes contract, agreement or deed.

make , in relation to an arrangement, includes enter into.

vary , in relation to an arrangement or grant, means:

(a) vary in accordance with the terms or conditions of the arrangement or grant; or

(b) vary with the consent of the non-Commonwealth party or parties to the arrangement or grant.

32C Terms and conditions for grants

Scope

(1) This section applies to a grant of financial assistance under section 32B.

Terms and conditions

(2) If the recipient of the grant is a State or Territory, the terms and conditions on which that financial assistance is granted are to be set out in a written agreement between the Commonwealth and the recipient.

(3) An agreement under subsection (2) may be entered into on behalf of the Commonwealth by a Minister or a Chief Executive.

Note 1: For delegation by a Minister, see section 32D.

Note 2: For delegation by a Chief Executive, see section 53.

(4) If the recipient of the grant is a person other than a State or Territory, subsection (2) does not, by implication, prevent the grant from being made subject to terms and conditions.

32D Delegation by a Minister

(1) A Minister may, by writing, delegate any or all of his or her powers under this Division to an official in any Agency.

(2) In exercising powers under a delegation, the delegate must comply with any directions of the Minister concerned.

32E Executive power of the Commonwealth

This Division does not, by implication, limit the executive power of the Commonwealth.

3 Subsection 44(1) (note)

Repeal the note.

4 After subsection 44(1)

Insert:

(1A) The responsibility conferred on the Chief Executive by subsection (1) includes, and is taken to have included, the power to:

(a) make arrangements, on behalf of the Commonwealth, in relation to the affairs of the Agency; and

(b) vary those arrangements on behalf of the Commonwealth; and

Note: Some Chief Executives have delegated this power under section 53.

(1B) Subsection (1A) does not authorise the Chief Executive to exercise, on behalf of the Commonwealth, a power conferred on the Commonwealth by section 32B.

5 Subsection 44(2)

Omit "doing so", substitute "discharging the responsibility, and exercising the power, conferred by this section".

6 Subsection 44(3)

Insert:

administer , in relation to an arrangement, includes give effect to.

7 Subsection 44(3)

Insert:

arrangement includes contract, agreement or deed.

8 Subsection 44(3)

Insert:

make , in relation to an arrangement, includes enter into.

9 Transitional - pre-commencement arrangements

(1) This item applies to an arrangement made, or purportedly made, by the Commonwealth before the commencement of this item if:

(a) assuming that:

(i) section 32B of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 as amended by this Schedule; and

(ii) any regulations made for the purposes of subparagraph (1)(b)(i), (ii) or (iii) of that section within the transitional period; and

(iii) the amendments made by Schedule 2 to this Act;

had been in force when the arrangement was made or purportedly made, the arrangement would have been authorised by subsection (1) of that section; and

(b) the arrangement was in force, or purportedly in force, immediately before the commencement of this item.

For this purpose, it is immaterial whether the arrangement was the subject of a proceeding instituted in a court or tribunal before the commencement of this item.

(2) The arrangement has, and is taken to have had, effect, after the commencement of this item, as if it had been made under subsection 32B(1) of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 as amended by this Schedule.

(3) In this item:

arrangement includes contract, agreement or deed.

made , in relation to an arrangement, includes entered into.

transitional period means:

(a) the 60-day period beginning at the commencement of this item; or

(b) if a longer period is specified in the regulations - that longer period.

(4) The Governor-General may make regulations for the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of transitional period in subitem (3).

Schedule 2 Amendments of regulations

Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 1997

1 After Part 5

Insert:

Part 5AA Supplementary powers to make commitments to spend public money etc.

16 Arrangements and programs (Act s 32B)

(1) For paragraph 32B (1) (b) of the Act:

(a) Part 1 of Schedule 1AA specifies:

(i) arrangements under which public money is, or may become, payable by the Commonwealth; and

(ii) classes of arrangements; and

(b) Part 2 of Schedule 1AA specifies:

(i) grants of financial assistance to a State or Territory; and

(ii) classes of grants; and

(i) grants of financial assistance to persons other than a State or Territory; and

(ii) classes of grants; and

(d) Part 4 of Schedule 1AA specifies programs.

Note Arrangement is defined in subsection 32B (3) of the Act.

(2) The specification of an arrangement, grant or program in Schedule 1AA is not affected by:

(a) a change in the name of the Department or authority specified as administering the arrangement, grant or program; or

(b) the transfer to another Department or authority of responsibility, in whole or in part, for the administration of the arrangement, grant or program.

2 After Schedule 1

Insert:

Schedule 1AA Arrangements, grants and programs

(regulation 16)

Part 1 Arrangements under which public money is, or may become, payable by the Commonwealth

Note This Part is reserved for future use.

Part 2 Grants of financial assistance to a State or Territory

Note This Part is reserved for future use.

Part 3 Grants of financial assistance to persons other than a State or Territory

Department of Immigration and Citizenship
317.001	Grant to Refugee Council of Australia for advice on the views of the refugee and humanitarian non-government sector on the Humanitarian Program, including resettlement and onshore protection, and on humanitarian settlement issues
317.002	Grant to Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia to advise the Australian Government on the views and needs of ethnic communities in Australia
317.003	Grant towards the cost of developing a multicultural centre in Mirrabooka, Western Australia
Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education
318.001	Assistance to upgrade Simplot's processing plants in Tasmania
	Objective: To provide financial assistance to upgrade Simplot's coal-fired vegetable processing facilities
318.002	Ford Australia Environmental Innovation Grant
	Objective: To provide assistance to the Ford Motor Company of Australia Limited in the design and engineering to reduce carbon dioxide emissions of the 2014 Falcon and improve the safety of the Falcon and the Territory vehicles
318.003	General Motors Holden - next generation vehicles
	Objective: To provide assistance to General Motors Holden to support capital investment and design and engineering of Holden's next generation vehicles
318.004	Programs to assist in the transition to lower-emission energy sources
	Objective: Assistance to transition to lower-emission energy sources
318.005	Alcoa Point Henry assistance
	Objective: To increase the productivity and sustainability of the Point Henry aluminium smelter
318.006	Cairns Institute Tropical Innovation Hub
	Objective: To support the construction of a new research facility to work on issues of significance to the tropics, including marine and climate science, public health, social and community welfare and Indigenous development
318.007	Establishment of an ICT-enabled research laboratory - Commonwealth assistance
	Objective: Assistance to establish a global research and development laboratory at the University of Melbourne in Victoria
Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism
327.001	Grant to an entity to assist in the transition to lower-emission energy sources
	Objective: Providing grants to an entity to assist in the transition to lower-emission energy sources

Part 4 Programs

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
401.001	Carbon Farming Initiative
	Clean energy future - Creating Opportunities on the Land - extending the benefits of the Carbon Farming Initiative
	Objective: Through these programs, Australian farmers and land managers can participate in, and benefit from, the carbon crediting system by generating carbon offset credits that can be sold in domestic and international carbon markets
401.002	Climate Change Adaptation Partnerships Program
	Climate Change Adjustment Program
	Climate Change Research Program
	Objective: To strengthen the capacity for primary producers to adapt and adjust to a changing climate while maintaining productivity
401.003	Drought Assistance - Re-establishment Assistance
	Drought policy reform - Pilot of new measures in Western Australia
	Drought Assistance - Professional Advice
	Objective: These 3 programs increase the resilience and capacity of farmers, farming families and communities to better prepare for and self-manage the impacts of drought, climate variability and reduced water availability
401.004	Tasmanian Forest Industry - Adjustment package
	Objective: To foster and enable productive, profitable, internationally competitive and sustainable Australian forest and forest products industries
401.005	Live Animal Exports - Assistance to Individuals
	Live Animal Exports - Business Assistance
	Objective: These 2 programs support eligible primary producers and small businesses with targeted assistance to manage adjustment pressures and remain viable in the long term
401.006	Regional Food Producers' Innovation and Productivity Program
	Objective: To foster and enable productive, profitable, internationally-competitive and sustainable horticulture and wine industries
401.007	Australian Animal Welfare Strategy
	Objective: To improve animal welfare outcomes, including for the export of livestock, by coordinated action at the national and international levels
401.008	Northern Australia Beef Industry Strategy - Indigenous Pastoral Project
	Objective: To provide an opportunity for the northern beef industry to diversify its production system and add value to its contribution to the region's future economic prosperity
401.009	National Weeds and Productivity Research Program
	Objective: To strengthen the national approach to weed and pest animal management and research
401.010	Fisheries Resources Research Fund
	Objective: To foster and enable productive, profitable, internationally-competitive and sustainable Australian fishing and aquaculture industries
401.011	Agriculture Advancing Australia - International Agricultural Cooperation
	Objective: To maintain and improve international market access opportunities for Australia's agriculture, food, fisheries and forestry industries
401.012	Live Cattle Exports - Business Assistance - official development assistance and improved supply chains
	Objective: To improve animal welfare outcomes, including for the export of livestock, by coordinated action at the national and international levels
401.013	Centre of Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis and Research
	Australia's Biosecurity Strategy - Post Entry Quarantine - Communications
	Animal Biosecurity & Response Reform
	International Organisations Contributions - World Organisation for Animal Health
	Other Exotic Disease Preparation
	Payment to Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) - Contribution to the operating costs of the Australian Animal Health Laboratory
	Commonwealth contribution to operating costs of Animal Health Australia
	Objective: These 7 programs support access to overseas markets and protect the economy and the environment from the impacts of unwanted pests and diseases through the safe movement to and from Australia of animals, plants and their products, including genetic material, people and cargo
401.014	Rural Financial Counselling Service
	Objective: To support eligible primary producers and small businesses with targeted assistance to manage adjustment pressures and remain viable in the long term
401.015	Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Minor Use Program
	Objective: To support the National Registration Scheme for agricultural and veterinary chemicals
401.016	International Organisations Contribution
	Objective: To maintain and improve international market access opportunities for Australia's agriculture, food, fisheries and forestry industries
401.017	Transitional Farm Family Payment
	Objective: To provide household support to primary producers, in recognition that farm families may experience hardship at any time
Attorney-General's Department
402.001	Justice Services
	Objective: To provide resources for legal assistance services for disadvantaged Australians and communities
402.002	Payments for membership of international bodies
	Objective: To provide for annual membership payments to international bodies and organisations: the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH); the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO); the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT); and International Social Service (ISS)
402.003	Payments for grants to Australian organisations
	Objectives: To fund the Commonwealth's contributions to Standing Committee on Law and Justice (SCLJ) programs and to provide grants to organisations with projects or activities that contribute to the pursuit of an equitable and accessible system of federal civil justice
402.004	Payments for the provision of legal aid in expensive Commonwealth criminal cases - Legal Aid Commissions
	Objective: To administer the Expensive Commonwealth Criminal Cases Fund to which legal aid commissions can apply on a reimbursement basis
402.005	Payments for the provision of community legal services
	Objective: To contribute to the provision of access to legal assistance services for disadvantaged members of the community and those with special needs and/or whose interest should be protected as a matter of public interest through the provision of funding to community based organisations
402.006	Financial assistance towards legal costs and related expenses
	Objective: To provide funding for legal costs and disbursements in proceedings involving Commonwealth law, or in circumstances that give rise to a special Commonwealth interest
402.007	Commonwealth Human Rights Education Program
	Objective: To provide grants to community organisations to deliver practical, grassroots human rights education projects for the community and vulnerable groups
402.008	Family Relationships Services Program
	Objective: Toprovide funding for family law related services
402.009	Payments under the Indigenous Justice Program
	Objective: To provide grants to State, Territory and local governments, and non-government organisations, for projects to reduce crime and improve Indigenous community safety by reducing offending behaviour
402.010	Payments for the provision of Family Violence Prevention Legal Services for Indigenous Australia
	Objective: To provide funding to help Indigenous adults and children who are victims or survivors of family violence, including sexual assault, or who are at immediate risk of such violence
402.011	Payments for Indigenous interpreter services in the Northern Territory
	Objective: To provide Indigenous interpreter services in remote communities and urban living areas to assist in the delivery of Australian Government services and to improve access to appropriate legal services for Indigenous Australians
402.012	Closing the Gap in the Northern Territory law and order measures
	Objective: To provide grants to the Northern Territory Government, local governments and non-government organisations to improve the safety of Indigenous communities and to reduce the risk of contact with the criminal justice system
402.013	Native title system
	Objective: To support professional development and training for anthropologists in the native title field, to attract a new generation of junior anthropologists to native title work, and to encourage senior anthropologists to remain within the system
402.014	National Security and Criminal Justice
	Objectives: To support strengthened bilateral and multilateral cooperation in regional and international crime and terrorism prevention, national and community crime prevention, national crisis and emergency management, support anti-people smuggling legislation in regional countries, the development of police and criminal justice legislation in Pacific Island countries, and participation in the work of, and payments to support, the International Criminal Court
402.015	National Community Crime Prevention Program
	Objective: To provide grants to not-for-profit non-government organisations to undertake community based crime prevention projects.
402.016	Payments for membership of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
	Objective: To fund membership of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
402.017	Payments for grants to Australian organisations
	Objective: To provide annual payments to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) to fund the National Crime Statistics Unit (NCSU), the National Corrective Services Statistics Unit (NCSSU) and the National Criminal Courts Statistics Unit (NCCSU) and make grant payments to Crime Stoppers Australia
402.018	Safer Suburbs
	Objective: To reduce crime and antisocial behaviour by funding local initiatives run by not-for-profit and local government organisations to implement a range of community safety initiatives
402.019	Disaster Resilience Australia - Emergency Warning System Database
	Objective: To maintain the Location Based Number Store (LBNS), which provides the phone number data and associated data services which underpin the emergency alerting systems used by State agencies in the event of emergencies which threaten lives
402.020	Disaster Resilience Australia Package
	Objective: To fund emergency management projects of national significance to improve the ability to prevent, prepare, respond to and recover from disasters across social, economic, environmental and governance elements
402.021	National Counter-Terrorism Committee - special fund and operating expenses
	Objective: To support a program of training, development and counter-terrorism exercises, the purchase of specialist counter-terrorism equipment, and forums, workshops and meetings which support the development of national policy and capabilities
402.022	Counter-terrorism exercises
	Objective: To conduct national counter-terrorism exercises
402.023	National aerial firefighting
	Objective: Funding to the National Aerial Firefighting Centre Ltd (NAFC), a joint company formed by the States and Territories in association with the Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council Inc
402.024	Countering Violent Extremism to Prevent Terrorism
	Objective: To support community-based initiatives to counter the influence of violent extremist ideologies
402.025	Schools Security Program
	Objective: To fund security measures for government and non-government schools assessed as being at risk because of racial, religious or ethnically motivated vandalism, property crime and harassment to meet their specific security needs
402.026	Assistance - New Zealand citizens affected by natural disasters in Australia
	Objective: To provide payments to New Zealand citizens affected by natural disasters
402.027	Natural Disaster Relief Arrangements - Loans
	Objective: To provide concessional loans for the victims of natural disasters
Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
403.001	Border protection and enforcement
	Objective: To prevent, detect and deter prohibited, harmful or illegal goods or people entering Australia or operating illegally in the Australian Exclusive Economic Zone
Australian Federal Police
404.001	National Security - Policing
	Objective: To support prevention delivered by the following functions: Counter Terrorism, Aviation and Protection
404.002	International Deployments
	Objective: To contribute to national security by providing, on behalf of the Australian Government, policing support for enhanced rule of law internationally, including Official Development Assistance
404.003	Operations - Policing
	Objective: To reduce the criminal threats to Australia's collective economic and societal interests by employing a multi-dimensional, multi-disciplinary approach to the fight against Commonwealth crime. This includes transnational crime (drug trafficking, people smuggling and human trafficking), as well as financial and corporate crime, identity crime and other Commonwealth offences
404.004	Close Operational Support
	Objective: To provide specialist support to 3 AFP national security and operations programs, particularly to address advances in technology and science, and operations in response to particular Criminal Code offences
404.005	ACT Community Policing
	Objective: To provide a community policing capacity to the ACT Government. AFP activities in this regard include the 4 key outputs of crime and safety management, road safety, prosecution and judicial support, and crime prevention
Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
405.001	International Organisations Contributions
	Objective: To contribute funding to the International Telecommunication Union and the Asia Pacific Telecommunity to ensure that Australian interests are represented in international standards development, capacity building and telecommunications cooperation
405.002	Cybersafety
	Objective: To inform and educate the Australian community, particularly young people, about online risks and to provide tools in response to the risks
405.003	Cybersecurity
	Objective: To raise Australians' awareness about cybersecurity and to educate them on safe and secure online practices
405.004	Digital Productivity
	Objective: To assist local governments, Australian citizens and small businesses to acquire the skills and capabilities necessary to harness the benefits of high speed broadband
405.005	ICT Centre of Excellence
	Objective: To develop an ICT Centre of Excellence to a world-class standard in research and research training, with associated commercialisation, linkages and collaboration activities
405.006	Regional Telecommunications Review Response
	Objective: To improve telecommunications affordability and access for people and Indigenous communities in regional and remote areas
405.007	Community Broadcasting Program
	Objective: To assist community broadcasters to deliver community radio and television services in the support of media diversity and social inclusion and to provide opportunities for media training and skills development
405.008	Digital Television Switchover
	Objective: To achieve the switchover to digital-only television through: assisting commercial television broadcasters to provide additional services to viewers in regional and remote licence areas; assisting eligible households to convert to digital via the Viewer Access Satellite Service; and providing practical and technical assistance to those who are most likely to have significant difficulties in switching to digital television
405.009	Indigenous Broadcasting
	Objective: To contribute to the Indigenous communications sector through funding for independent radio and media organisations and peak bodies, the development of professional skills and the promotion of Indigenous culture
405.010	Digital Television Switchover - spectrum restacking - assistance
	Objective: To assist broadcasters to replace and retune existing television transmission equipment and allow the digital dividend spectrum to be cleared as soon as possible after the switch-off of analog television services
405.011	Spectrum - assistance to broadcasters for electronic news gathering
	Objective: To assist free-to-air commercial broadcasters to facilitate the clearance of the 2.5 gigahertz spectrum band
Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
406.001	Extending the benefits of the Carbon Farming Initiative
	Objective: To provide funding for research and development of reporting tools for Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) methodologies
406.002	Carbon Farming Initiative - Non-Kyoto Fund and Carbon Farming Skills
	Objective: To purchase CFI credits that are not Kyoto-eligible and to promote the integrity of the CFI and ensure that landholders have access to high quality carbon services
406.003	Solar Cities
	Objective: To support Australian residents to create a collective energy-wise response to climate change
406.004	Energy Efficiency Programs
	Objective: To provide minimum energy performance standards and the labelling of residential and commercial buildings and the implementation of measures agreed by the Council of Australian Governments in relation to the National Strategy on Energy Efficiency
406.005	Solar Hot Water Initiative
	Objective: To assist the energy efficiency of Australian homes through support to install new solar hot water systems or heat pump hot water systems
406.006	Green Loans/Green Start
	Objective: To assist with energy efficiency initiatives in Australian homes by providing free home sustainability assessments, and reimbursing eligible Green Loans home assessors with costs of becoming an assessor and costs of further developing their professional qualifications
406.007	Home Insulation Program
	Objective: To assist with energy efficiency in Australian homes through supporting the installation of insulation and the associated safety and industry assistance measures
406.008	GEMS National Legislative Framework
	Objective: To implement minimum energy performance standards and labelling of appliances, equipment and products that significantly affect energy use
406.009	Clean energy future - Low Carbon Communities
	Objective: To support the development and implementation of energy efficiency initiatives in local council facilities and infrastructure, community-use facilities and low-income households
406.010	Clean energy future - Carbon Deducible Gift Recipients Fund
	Objective: To provide assistance to charitable organisations for the effective carbon price impact on essential maritime and aviation fuels
406.011	Clean energy future - Energy Efficiency Information grants
	Objective: To provide information and training to help small and medium enterprises reduce energy costs
406.012	National Solar School Plan
	Objective: To assist eligible primary and secondary schools to install solar and other renewable power systems, solar hot water systems, rainwater tanks and a range of energy efficiency measures
406.013	Local Government Energy Efficiency Program
	Objective: To support local government authorities to install solar and heat pump hot water systems in their buildings and community facilities to improve energy efficiency
406.014	Clean energy future - Voluntary Action Pledge Fund and GreenPower purchases
	Objective: To establish a tax deductible pledge fund that allows households and individuals to access the carbon market to voluntarily cancel permits
406.015	Climate Change Science Program
	Objective: To fund research to improve knowledge of the causes, nature, timing and consequences of climate change
406.016	National Climate Change Adaptation Centre
	Objective: To support the development of climate change adaptation policy and risk analysis
406.017	Natural Resource Management for Climate Change
	Objective: To provide coordination of research to produce regional-level climate change impacts and adaptation information to support regional natural resource management planning
406.018	International climate change
	Objective: To influence the development of international policies and measures in relation to climate change through the pursuit of broad based international climate action and agreement
406.019	Energy security fund
	Objective: To provide transitional assistance to eligible emissions-intensive coal-fired generators
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
407.001	Support for the Child Care System
	Objective: To support child care services so that more families can access quality early childhood education and childcare services. This program helps families to participate in the social and economic life of the community
407.002	Child Care Services Support
	Objective: To support Child Care Services to:
	(a) improve access to child care; improve the quality of child care support; and
	(b) promote and maintain high quality care and inclusion for all children; and
	(c) promote and maintain high quality care and inclusion for all children; and
	(d) support the development, maintenance and dissemination of information to assist families to make informed decisions about child care
407.003	Jobs Education and Training Child Care Fee Assistance (JETCCFA)
	Objective: To provide eligible parents with extra financial assistance to help with the cost of approved child care while undertaking activities such as job search, work, study, training or rehabilitation to help them to enter or re-enter the workforce
407.004	Early Childhood Education
	Objective: To improve access to early childhood education and child care, to support optimal child development in the early years and prepare children for formal schooling
407.005	School Support
	Objective: To support initiatives that aim to improve the quality outcomes for all Australian students
407.006	Teach Next
	To address areas of teacher shortages in regional and hard-to-staff schools and to reduce the number of teachers currently teaching outside their subject areas
407.007	National Trade Cadetship
	Objective: To deliver a school-based program that provides opportunities for students to undertake vocational learning and develop work readiness skills in preparation for a skilled occupation after leaving school
407.008	Online Diagnostic Tools
	Objective: To deliver online assessment and learning tools for teachers and parents and to trial online delivery of the National Assessment Program including NAPLAN and sample population assessments in science, civics and ICT
407.009	Australian Baccalaureate
	Objective: To develop a new voluntary recognised senior school qualification, the Australian Baccalaureate
407.010	Indigenous Ranger Cadetships
	Objective: To assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people to complete school and build their capacity for further study, training, jobs and careers in land, water and resource management
407.011	National Asian Languages in Schools
	Objective: To increase opportunities for school students to become proficient at learning the languages and understanding the cultures of our Asian neighbours, namely China, Indonesia, Japan and Korea
407.012	Grants and Awards
	Objective: To assist in maintaining the operations of key national educational research and representative organisations
407.013	National School Chaplaincy and Student Welfare Program (NSCSWP)
	Objective: To assist school communities to support the wellbeing of their students, including by strengthening values, providing pastoral care and enhancing engagement with the broader community
407.014	Helping Children with Autism
	Objective: To provide support for children with autism spectrum disorder, their parents, carers, teachers and other professionals
407.015	Quality Outcomes
	Objective: To provide projects that support the objective of improved student learning outcomes in schools and a national leadership role in school education
407.016	Framework for Open Learning
	Objective: To maximise the benefits of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) for educational purposes across education and training sectors
407.017	Local Schools Working Together
	Objective: To encourage government, Catholic and independent schools to work together to develop shared educational facilities which will broaden the benefit of government expenditure on capital infrastructure
407.018	Student Resilience and Wellbeing
	Objective: To support student resilience and wellbeing
407.019	Review of School Funding
	Objective: To conduct further policy and technical work to refine and verify elements of the recommendations made in the Review of Funding for Schooling
407.020	One Laptop Per Child
	Objective: To support One Laptop per Child (OLPC) Australia to roll out additional custom-built laptops to thousands of primary school students and to provide helpdesk and online support to participating schools
407.021	Maths and Science Participation
	To improve participation in the study of mathematics and science at school and university
407.022	Indigenous Education
	To support initiatives that aim to improve the quality outcomes for Indigenous Australian students
407.023	Trade Training
	Objective: To enable all secondary students to access vocational education training through Trade Training Centres
407.024	Digital Education
	Objective: To support the effective integration of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in Australian schools
407.025	Digital Education Revolution Project Pool
	Objective: To support the development of digital curriculum, assist teachers and school leaders to embrace technology, provide technical advice and support for initiatives, and support the Australian Curriculum by enabling the use, sharing and discovery of digital resources aligned with the new curriculum
407.026	Digital Education Revolution (Non-Government)
	Objective: To help schools to provide new computers and other ICT equipment for students in Years 9 to 12, as well as providing the necessary infrastructure to support the installation and maintenance of the additional ICT
407.027	National Action Plan on Literacy and Numeracy
	Objective: To support teaching, leadership and the effective use of student performance information to deliver sustained improvement in literacy and numeracy outcomes for all students, especially those who are falling behind
407.028	Education Infrastructure
	Objective: To provide economic stimulus through the rapid construction and refurbishment of school infrastructure and to build learning environments to help children, families and communities to participate in activities that support achievement, develop learning potential and bring communities together
407.029	Smarter Schools - Improving Teacher Quality National Partnership
	Objective: To support ambitious, nationally-significant and sustainable reforms to attract, train, place, develop and retain quality teachers and school leaders in classrooms and schools
407.030	Support for Students with Disabilities
	Objective: To assist government and non-government education authorities to support their work with students with disability and learning difficulties
407.031	Students with Disabilities (COPE)
	Objective: To support the implementation of the Students with Disabilities National Partnership
407.032	Student with Disabilities (Non-Government)
	Objective: To assist non-government education authorities to support their work with students with disability and learning difficulties, and to build the capacity of schools and teachers to better meet students' individual needs
407.033	Youth Support
	Objective: To support all young people to make a successful transition from school to further education, training or work
407.034	Youth Attainment and Transitions National Partnership
	Objective: To improve young Australians' educational participation and attainment, their engagement, and their transition to post-school education, training and employment
407.035	Youth Engagement
	Objective: To support young Australians to engage with government on decisions that impact on them, to transition to independent living, to celebrate their contribution to the community, to provide specific assistance to vulnerable young people and to provide comprehensive and up-to-date information about key issues and practices in the youth field
407.036	Empowering Local Schools
	Objective: To support participating schools to make decisions, to better respond to the needs of students and the school community, and to provide services designed to assist their students to achieve their best educational outcomes
407.037	Empowering Local Schools (COPE)
	Objective: Leadership to support research, communities of practice and professional development for principals and school leaders participating in Phase One of the initiative
407.038	Empowering Local Schools (Non-Government)
	Objective: To support non-government schools to make decisions at a local level and to better respond to the needs of students and the school community
407.039	Rewards for School Improvement
	Objective: To encourage a nationally-consistent and rigorous approach to school self-evaluation and improvement planning through implementation of a National School Improvement Framework and reward payments to schools showing the most improvement
407.040	Rewards For School Improvement (COPE)
	Objective: Support to develop a National School Improvement Framework (NSIF)
407.041	Rewards For School Improvement (Non-Government)
	Objective: To encourage a nationally-consistent and rigorous approach to school self-evaluation and improvement planning through implementation of a National School Improvement Framework and reward payments to schools showing the most improvement
407.042	National Rewards for Great Teachers
	Objective: To recognise and reward quality teachers in Australia who achieve certification at the highest levels of the National Professional Standards for Teachers
407.043	Employment Services
	Objective: To invest in the skills that unemployed Australians need for the future to help them find and retain employment, and to ensure that government assistance supports workforce participation and economic and social inclusion
407.044	Job Services Australia
	Objective: Job Services Australia (JSA) is a streamlined and personalised service for job seekers enabling providers to more effectively respond to changing economic conditions. JSA provides job seekers with tailored services to equip them with the skills and attributes to meet employers' needs
407.045	Jobs Fund
	Objective: To support families and communities most affected by the global financial crisis
407.046	National Green Jobs Corps
	Objective: To offer young people, aged 17–24 years, a combination of work experience, skill development and accredited training to ensure they are ready for employment in emerging green and climate change industries
407.047	Pacific Seasonal Workers Program
	Objective: To establish a seasonal labour mobility program that will provide workers from Pacific Island countries and East Timor with the opportunity to work in selected Australian industries experiencing unmet demand for labour
407.048	Productivity Education and Training Fund
	Objective: To support projects which drive a focus on leadership and productivity improvement through enterprise bargaining under the Fair Work framework
407.049	Regional Education, Skills and Jobs Plans
	Objective: To improve participation and outcomes in education, training and employment in regional Australia
407.050	Mature-age participation - job seeker assistance
	Objective: To provide support to assist mature-age job seekers, aged 55 years and over, who are unemployed and would like help to re-enter the workforce
407.051	Productive Ageing Package
	Objective: To assist mature-age Australians, who want to work, to remain engaged in the labour market by providing training and support and to encourage job retention and the transfer of their skills to younger generations
407.052	Indigenous Employment
	Objective: To increase Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' employment outcomes and participation in economic activities, contributing to the Australian Government's commitment to halve the gap in employment outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and other Australians within the decade
407.053	Disability Employment Services
	Objective: To help individuals with injury, disability or a health condition to secure and maintain sustainable employment through disability employment services and employment assistance
407.054	Employment Assistance and Other Services
	Objective: To support those eligible job seekers with permanent disability who are assessed as needing regular long-term ongoing support in the workplace
407.055	Remote Jobs and Communities Program
	Objective: To build jobs and create sustainable communities in Remote Australia
407.056	Remote Participation and Employment Services
	Projective: To support employer engagement and economic development in communities
407.057	Remote Youth Leadership and Development Corps
	Objective: To support young job seekers to undertake a structured program of up to 12 months to get them job ready, with a specific focus on providing work experience in jobs that are available in or near their community
407.058	Working Age Payments
	Objective: To support people to improve their prospects of gaining employment, to acquire labour market skills and knowledge and to participate in society
407.059	Compensation and Debt Relief
	Objective: To provide access for eligible recipients to discretionary payments in special circumstances or financial relief from amounts owing to the Commonwealth
407.060	Employee Assistance
	Objective: To provide safety-net support for employees in certain circumstances or, alternatively, supporting long-standing industry arrangements which deliver employee benefits
407.061	General Employee Entitlements and Redundancy Scheme
	Objective: A safety-net payment scheme established to assist employees who have lost their employment due to the liquidation or bankruptcy of their employer and who are owed certain employee entitlements
407.062	Workplace Assistance
	Objective: To ensure the successful operation of the workplace relations system, in particular through initiatives designed to demonstrate the benefit of cooperative workplace relations and/or to assist employers and employees understand their rights and obligations under the system
407.063	Protected Action Ballots Scheme
	Objective: To pay costs incurred by the Australian Electoral Commission in relation to protected action ballots
407.064	Home Workers Code of Practice Program
	Objective: To support the development and promotion of the Home Workers Code of Practice and the 'Ethical Clothing Australia' label
407.065	International Labour Organisation Subscription
	Objective: To enable the Australian Government to participate fully in the development of international labour standards, progress ratification of standards at the national level, report to the ILO on Conventions and workplace relations reforms, and participate as a member of the ILO Governing Body
407.066	Social and Community Workers Education and Information Program
	Objective: To assist Queensland social and community services sector employers to meet their obligations under the new Australian Government regulations for back pay to employees in the sector
407.067	Workers' Compensation Payments
	Objective: To support an early and safe return to work, and access to compensation for injured workers covered by the Comcare scheme, through working in partnership with employers to create best practice in rehabilitation and quick and accurate management of workers' compensation claims
Safe Work Australia
408.001	Reform of, and improvements to, Australian work health and safety and workers' compensation arrangements
	Objective: The objective of Safe Work Australia is to monitor and evaluate harmonised laws, coordinate and develop national policy and strategies, undertake research and collect, analyse and report data to improve work health and safety and workers' compensation arrangements in Australia
Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman
409.001	Education services and compliance activities
	Objective: To educate employers, employees, organisations and contractors about the workplace relations system and to ensure compliance with workplace laws
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
410.001	Family Support
	Objective: To support families and children, particularly those who are vulnerable, disadvantaged or live in disadvantaged communities, to improve their wellbeing, development and safety and to enhance family functioning. Includes funding to support Forgotten Australians and former child migrants, research, peak bodies and other stakeholder organisations
410.002	Housing Assistance and Homelessness Prevention
	Objective: To provide rental subsidies for low- and moderate-income households, and to fund homelessness prevention initiatives including research and stakeholder engagement to reduce the impact of homelessness
410.003	Affordable Housing
	Objective: To improve the supply of affordable housing and reduce the cost of new homes available to low- and moderate- income households and to invest in local infrastructure projects that support new housing developments in regional cities
410.004	Financial Management
	Objective: To improve the financial knowledge, skills, capabilities and financial resilience of vulnerable individuals and families to alleviate the immediate impact of financial stress, and to progress initiatives in relation to problem gambling. Includes funding for research and stakeholder engagement and funding to peak bodies and other stakeholder organisations
410.005	Community Investment
	Objective: To improve the responsiveness and integration of local community services to increase participation of vulnerable people in community life. Includes funding for research and stakeholder engagement and funding to national peak bodies and other stakeholder organisations
410.006	Support for People in Special Circumstances
	Objective: To make payments to financially assist eligible people in severe financial hardship who do not have any other means of support, including payments to individuals and families affected by disasters and other crises. Includes making payments to Australians in circumstances beyond their control to support them in overcoming those circumstances and maintain their financial wellbeing
410.007	Supplementary Payments and Support for Income Support Recipients
	Objective: To make payments and subsidise services to certain income support recipients and low-income households to assist them financially and to help them continue to participate economically and socially
410.008	Allowances, Concessions and Services for Seniors
	Objective: To make payments and provide services to senior Australians to assist with household expenses, enabling them to maintain their standard of living and increase access to information and community resources
410.009	Targeted Community Care
	Objective: To implement community mental health initiatives to assist people with mental illness, their families, carers and children, and those at risk of developing mental illness, through the provision of accessible and responsive community support services which provide opportunities for recovery to overcome social isolation, provide support to families and carers and promote early intervention for children and young people at risk of mental illness. It also provides funding for research and stakeholder engagement and funding to peak bodies and other stakeholder organisations
410.010	Income Support for Carers
	Objective: To make payments and allowances to financially assist eligible carers of people with disability or a severe medical condition or of people who are frail aged
410.011	Services and Support for People with Disability
	Objective: To provide supported employment and improve access to information, advocacy respite, supported accommodation and services for people with disability, their families and carers so that they can develop their capabilities and actively participate in community and economic life and to develop and implement national policies in relation to disability, including employment and income support policy, the National Disability Agreement, National Disability Strategy, National Carer Strategy and the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Includes funding for research and stakeholder engagement and funding to peak bodies and other stakeholder organisations
410.012	Support for Carers
	Objective: To provide peer support, respite and information services for carers to help them balance their care responsibilities with social participation and, in the case of young carers, complete their education. It also provides funding for research and stakeholder engagement and funding to peak bodies and other stakeholder organisations
410.013	National Disability Insurance Scheme
	Objective: To improve the wellbeing and social and economic participation of people with disability and their carers by building a National Disability Insurance Scheme that delivers care and support through an insurance approach including any associated capital investment
410.014	Early Intervention Services for Children with Disability
	Objective: To provide access to early intervention services and support for children with disability, their parents, carers and families to help eligible children achieve their potential, including education and support for parents, carers and families; to provide information and support to parents, carers and families to help them enable eligible children with disability to achieve their potential. Includes Autism Specific Early Learning and Care Centres that provide early learning programs and specific support to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
410.015	Gender Equality for Women
	Objective: To implement strategies in priority areas to achieve gender equality. The priority areas include reducing violence against women and supporting women affected by violence; support for trafficked people; improving economic outcomes for women; and ensuring women's equal place in society. Includes funding for National Women's Alliances to engage with women's groups to ensure that women's issues are represented in decision-making and policy outcomes, and includes communication and information designed to change violence-supportive attitudes and effectively reduce the incidence and impact of violence in Australia
410.016	Economic Development and Participation
	Objective: To improve the capacity of citizens to participate in the economy, including through employment and community development and participation opportunities that develop skills, improve capacity, work readiness and employability in remote areas
410.017	Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure
	Objective: To improve the quality and supply of Indigenous housing, infrastructure and essential services in remote communities. Includes funding to assist Indigenous people in remote communities to access home ownership, supports the creation of sustainable positions for Indigenous Australians across a range of municipal and essential services, and includes funding to establish student accommodation for Indigenous young people from remote areas
410.018	Native Title and Land Rights
	Objective: To support Indigenous rights to land recognised or provided through Commonwealth land rights legislation and to facilitate the representation and assistance of native title claimants and holders in the pursuit and exercise of native title rights, including through a network of funded native title representative bodies and native title service providers
410.019	Indigenous Capability and Development
	Objective: To provide support for individuals, families and communities to improve wellbeing, capability and governance, including through building public awareness and community support for the recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Constitution
410.020	Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory
	Objective: To provide whole-of-government policy coordination and implement targeted measures to increase the wellbeing and safety of communities, including women, children and young people, and improve engagement and development. Includes funding to support the governance, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Stronger Futures Northern Territory initiative; to support engagement and coordination in remote Northern Territory communities; and for high priority projects that help reduce the gap, including any associated capital investment
410.021	Remote Service Delivery (RSD)
	Objective: To support the implementation, governance monitoring and evaluation of the RSD National Partnership Agreement on Remote Service Delivery in remote Indigenous communities
410.022	Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
	Objective: To contribute to the research undertaken on housing and homelessness
410.023	Longitudinal Studies
	Objective: A program of longitudinal surveys including:
	(a) Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia - a survey of the effects of policy and other changes on families and household formation including labour market and education participation and retirement preparation; and
	(b) Longitudinal Study of Australian Children - a survey of children and their families to establish an evidence base for future family and child policy formulation; and
	(c) Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children - a survey that records the development of Indigenous children in selected sites over time and collects data on health, family roles and relationships, child care, education, service provision and community issues
410.024	Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency
	Objective: To increase influence over Australian employers to achieve equality for women in the workplace through regulation and education on eliminating discrimination and promoting merit based opportunity
Department of Finance and Deregulation
411.001	Grants in Aid
	Objective: To provide community and research funding, as grants in aid, to non-government organisations that undertake work in science, humanities research, public policy or the promotion of animal welfare
411.002	Electorate and Ministerial Support Costs and Parliamentary Entitlements Support Costs
	Objective: To provide funds to support the provision of entitlements to the current Prime Minister, and to former Prime Ministers once they have left the Parliament, the Australian Political Exchange Council and related activities, and political party secretariat training
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
412.001	Foreign Affairs and Trade Operations
	Objectives:
	(a) to protect and advance the national interest through engaging in advocacy in Australia and overseas that promotes Australia's foreign, trade, economic, and security interests; and
	(b) to promote a whole-of-government approach in pursuit of Australia's interests abroad, including through leadership at overseas missions and coordination of the overseas diplomatic network; and
	(c) to ensure the security and protect the dignity of the diplomatic and consular corps serving in Australia by delivering a quality service and upholding Australia's obligations under the Vienna conventions; and
	(d) to deliver high-quality public diplomacy, international media and cultural visit programs, which improve understanding of Australia and Australian Government foreign and trade policies
412.002	Payments to International Organisations
	Objective: To advance Australia's foreign, trade, economic, and security interests through membership and participation in international organisations and their various peacekeeping activities
412.003	Public Information Services and Public Diplomacy
	Objectives:
	(a) to project a positive and contemporary image of Australia and promote a clear understanding of government policies and objectives through the Department's public diplomacy, cultural and media activities cultural and media activities and through providing an independent, creditable and reliable voice and image in the region
	(b) to promote people-to-people links and a contemporary and positive image of Australia and support for the Australian Government's international policy goals, including through grants and other support to bilateral foundations, councils and institutes
412.004	Consular Services
	Objective: To support and assist Australian travellers and Australians overseas through high-quality consular services, including accurate and timely travel advice, practical contingency planning and rapid crisis response
AusAID
413.001	Official Development Assistance - Papua New Guinea and Pacific
	Objective: To assist Papua New Guinea and other developing countries in the Pacific region to reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development
413.002	Official Development Assistance - East Asia
	Objective: To assist developing countries in the East Asia region to reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development
413.003	Official Development Assistance - Africa, South and Central Asia, Middle East and Other
	Objective: To assist developing countries in Africa, South and Central Asia and the Middle East to reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development
413.004	Official Development Assistance - Emergency, Humanitarian and Refugee Program
	Objective: To assist developing countries to respond to emergencies and assist refugees
413.005	Official Development Assistance - United Nations, Commonwealth and Other International Organisations
	Objective: To assist developing countries through contributions to the United Nations, Commonwealth and other international organisations
413.006	Official Development Assistance - Non-Government Organisation, Volunteer and Community Programs
	Objective: To assist developing countries through contributions to non-government organisation, volunteer and community programs
Department of Human Services
414.001	Local Solutions Fund
	Objective: To support social and economic participation in Local Government Areas and to provide funding to community organisations to employ and manage Community Action Leaders
414.002	Income Management Card
	Objective: To support the delivery of income management measures, also known as the Basics Card
Department of Health and Ageing
415.001	Prevention, early detection and service improvement
	Objectives: To fund projects aimed at reducing the incidence of chronic disease, to support the early detection and prevention of cancer through screening, and to provide funding for chronic disease management, support and palliative care services
415.002	Communicable disease control
	Objective: To provide funding to investigate and reduce the incidence of blood-borne viruses and sexually-transmissible infections
415.003	Drug strategy
	Objective: To reduce the harmful effects of tobacco use and fund the provision of treatment services to reduce the harm to individuals and communities from excessive alcohol consumption, and to combat illicit drug use
415.004	Regulatory policy
	Objectives: To support the development of national food and gene technology regulatory policy, maintain and improve the therapeutic goods regulatory framework, and promote the safe and sustainable use of industrial chemicals
415.005	National Immunisation Program
	Objectives: To provide vaccines and financial support to strengthen immunisation coverage and improve the administration of the National Immunisation Program
415.006	Public health
	Objective: To increase the evidence base for the development of targeted health programs, improve child and youth health, and promote healthy lifestyle choices
415.007	Community pharmacy and pharmaceutical awareness
	Objective: To provide funding to improve access to medicines and pharmacy services
415.008	Pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical services
	Objectives: To provide funding to support effective operation of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, conduct post-market surveillance, and implement the National Medicines Policy
415.009	Targeted assistance - pharmaceuticals
	Objective: To provide financial assistance to improve access to new and existing medicines for patients with life threatening conditions
415.010	Targeted assistance - aids and appliances
	Objective: To provide funding for services for people with diabetes, to assist people with a stoma by providing stoma-related products, and for services to improve the quality of life for people with Epidermolysis Bullosa
415.011	Medicare services
	Objective: To improve access to evidence-based, best-practice medical services, improve access to specialist medical services through telehealth, and improve access to clinically-relevant dental services
415.012	Targeted assistance - medical
	Objective: To provide funding for medical assistance provided to Australians overseas, improve access to specialist medical services through the use of telehealth, and support access to necessary medical services not available through mainstream mechanisms
415.013	Diagnostic imaging services
	Objective: To provide funding to increase access to magnetic resonance imaging, strengthen the provision of quality diagnostic radiology services, encourage more effective use of diagnostic imaging, and administer the Diagnostic Imaging Accreditation Scheme
415.014	Pathology services
	Objective: To provide funding to ensure the quality and accessibility of pathology services and administer the Pathology Funding Agreement
415.015	Chronic disease - radiation oncology
	Objective: To provide funding to improve access to quality radiation oncology services
415.016	Access and information
	Objective: To provide equitable and timely access to aged care assessments and make it easier to find aged care services
415.017	Home support
	Objective: To provide aged care services at home, match funding to care needs, and provide greater choice and control to consumers
415.018	Residential and flexible care
	Objectives: To provide funding to aged care providers and financial assistance to aged care housing residents, to improve aged care services for older Indigenous Australians, and to provide aged care through other service models
415.019	Workforce and quality
	Objectives: To provide funding to ensure the availability of a skilled aged care workforce, and develop programs to empower consumers and promote quality aged care
415.020	Ageing and service improvement
	Objectives: To provide financial support for people living with dementia, to provide aged care services to meet the needs of diverse communities, to improve links to the health system, and to promote healthy and active ageing
415.021	Primary care education and training
	Objectives: To provide funding to support quality education and training in primary health care and provide access to comprehensive, community-based health care
415.022	Primary care financing, quality and access
	Objectives: To provide funding to establish Medicare Locals, improve access to after-hours primary health care, and improve primary health care access and infrastructure
415.023	Primary care practice incentives
	Objectives: To provide general practice incentive payments to encourage continuing improvements, to increase quality of care, to enhance capacity, and to improve access and primary health care outcomes for patients
415.024	Rural health services
	Objective: To provide funding for improved access to health and information services in regional, rural and remote areas and provision of rural health outreach services
415.025	Hearing services
	Objective: To support access for eligible clients to quality hearing services and support research into hearing loss prevention and management
415.026	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
	Objectives: To provide funding to providers to improve chronic disease prevention and detection, to improve child and maternal health, to improve service delivery and access to effective health services, and to enhance existing wellbeing, counselling, family tracing and reunion services to indigenous communities
415.027	Private health insurance
	Objectives: To provide financial assistance to ensure the sustainability of the private health insurance rebate, to promote an affordable and sustainable private health insurance sector, to improve access to prostheses through private health insurance, to improve information for consumers, and to ensure that private health insurance covers clinically proven treatments
415.028	Chronic disease - treatment
	Objective: To provide funding for improved detection, treatment and survival outcomes for people with cancer
415.029	e-Health implementation
	Objective: To support the development of national eHealth infrastructure and standards, to develop systems to support a national eHealth system, and to provide eHealth services
415.030	Health information
	Objective: To provide funding to support participation in the Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council and the reform of maternity services
415.031	International policy engagement
	Objective: To provide funding to facilitate Australia's engagement with health ministries and institutions from other countries on global health issues
415.032	Research capacity and quality
	Objective: To provide funding to improve research capacity, maintain effective health surveillance, monitor the use of diagnostics, therapeutics and pathology, and improve safety and quality in health care
415.033	Health infrastructure
	Objective: To invest in the renewal and refurbishment of acute and primary care facilities, medical technology equipment, and major medical research facilities and health related projects
415.034	Mental health
	Objectives: To provide funding to improve the mental health system, invest in more and better coordinated services for people with mental illness, and expand suicide prevention activities
415.035	Workforce and rural distribution
	Objective: To provide funding to increase the supply of, and support for, health professionals in regional, rural and remote Australia and increase investment in medical training and education
415.036	Workforce development and innovation
	Objectives: To provide funding to improve patient access to health professionals, including mental health nurses, and increase investment to increase the capacity, and support the professional development, of the dental workforce
415.037	Blood and organ donation services
	Objective: To improve Australians' access to organ and tissue transplants and support access to blood and blood products
415.038	Medical indemnity
	Objectives: To provide funding to ensure the stability of the medical indemnity insurance industry, ensure that insurance products are affordable for doctors, and ensure availability of professional indemnity insurance for eligible midwives
415.039	Public hospitals and information
	Objective: To provide funding to increase efficiency and capacity in public hospitals, improve access to public dental services, and increase support for health services for the Torres Strait
415.040	Health emergency planning and response
	Objectives: To support national health emergency planning and response through the development of response plans and the maintenance of a National Medical Stockpile, to improve biosecurity, drug and chemical safety through regulation, and to develop a national strategy to minimise the risks posed by communicable diseases
415.041	Blood supply
	Objectives: To support an efficient demand-driven blood supply system based on needs, evidence and good clinical practice, and to ensure that Australia's blood supply is safe, secure, adequate and affordable
National Mental Health Commission
416.001	National Mental Health Commission
	Objective: Provide expert advice to the Australian Government and cross-sectoral leadership on the policy, programs, services and systems that support mental health in Australia, including through administering the annual National Report Card on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, undertaking performance monitoring and reporting, and engaging consumers and carers
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
417.001	Assistance for former child migrants
	Objective: To provide for family tracing support, counselling services and other assistance to former child migrants who arrived in Australia after World War II from the United Kingdom and Malta
417.002	Grants for community settlement services
	Objective: To provide for the delivery of settlement services including assistance to new arrivals to acquire and develop the knowledge and skills to settle in Australia; assistance to new communities to grow and develop in a self-sustaining manner; and promotion of social participation and integration
417.003	Humanitarian settlement services
	Objective: To provide intensive settlement services for Humanitarian Program clients through contracted providers
417.004	National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters Ltd - contribution
	Objective: To provide financial support to the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI)
417.005	Supervision and welfare for unaccompanied humanitarian minors
	Objective: To provide guardianship, monitoring and settlement support arrangements for unaccompanied humanitarian minors until they reach 18 years of age
417.006	Pacific Seasonal Worker Pilot Scheme
	Objective: To provide grants to identified organisations to support communities participating in the Pacific Seasonal Worker Pilot Scheme to build community capacity and promote community harmony
417.007	Diversity and Social Cohesion
	Objective: To provide grants to community organisations to build social cohesion through stronger community relations, and to priority community groups to build capacity and develop leadership skills to assist them to fully participate in Australian society
417.008	Allowances for persons granted temporary visas in the Humanitarian Program
	Objective: To provide for a one-off cash payment to cover the living expenses of holders of humanitarian visas after their release from detention, or on their arrival in Australia, until their first Centrelink income-support payment is made
417.009	Immigration Advice and Application Assistance Scheme - onshore protection
	Objective: To provide funding to selected migration agents to help all onshore asylum seekers in immigration detention and disadvantaged protection and other visa applicants in the community with professionally-qualified application assistance, including interpreters and being accompanied at visa interview, and for more frequent or larger general information sessions and brief face-to-face or telephone advice
417.010	Initiatives to address the situation of displaced persons to promote sustainable returns
	Objective: To fund the development and implementation of durable solutions for displaced persons (whether through voluntary repatriation, local integration or resettlement) and strengthen the protection afforded to displaced populations throughout the world
417.011	International Organization for Migration - Contribution
	Objective: To contribute towards the administrative costs for the International Organization for Migration to promote well managed migration, including managed humanitarian settlement and the reduction of irregular migration
417.012	Payments to the Australian Red Cross Society for the Asylum Seeker Assistance Scheme
	Objective: To provide subsistence support for asylum seekers who are in financial hardship and who meet the criteria for support, consistent with Australia's international obligations under the Refugees Convention
417.013	Refugee and humanitarian passage, associated costs and related services
	Objective: To provide for health screening, assisted passage and related costs of people approved for entry to Australia under the refugee component of the offshore Humanitarian Program through the International Organization for Migration
417.014	Secretariat for Intergovernmental Consultations on Migration, Asylum and Refugees - membership contribution
	Objective: To contribute toward the administrative costs of the Intergovernmental Consultations on Migration, Asylum and Refugees, which is an informal, non-decision making forum for information exchange and policy debate on issues relevant to the management of international migratory flows
417.015	Joint Commonwealth, State and Territory Research Program (for payment to the Australian Population, Multicultural and Immigration Research Program Account)
	Objective: To provide information to assist with the formulation and assessment of migration policies by the Australian Government, State and Territory Ministers and Departments
417.016	Compliance Resolution, Community Care and Assistance
	Objective: To manage unlawful non-citizens and holders of Bridging Visa E visas in the community to an immigration outcome through early intervention and provision of needs-based support and assistance
417.017	Onshore Detention Network - Community and Detention Services
	Objective: To manage all unlawful citizens placed into immigration detention who did not arrive in Australia at an excised offshore place, except for illegal foreign fishers
417.018	Offshore Asylum Seeker Management - Community and Detention Services
	Objective: To provide support, health and detention services to people in immigration detention, in both community and detention environments, and to offshore entry persons seeking asylum
417.019	Foreign Fishers - Community and Detention Services
	Objective: To advise on, develop and provide a range of support, health and detention services in community and detention environments for illegal foreign fishers apprehended and detained in Australian territorial waters
417.020	Management and Care of Irregular Immigrants in Indonesia
	Objective: To provide funding to the International Organization for Migration to enhance Indonesian detention and transit facilities and to improve the care and support provided to irregular migrants in Indonesia
417.021	Regional Cooperation and Capacity Building
	Objective: To strengthen the migration and border management capabilities of governments in the Asia-Pacific region and parts of South East Asia and the Middle East by providing advice on, developing and providing a range of support and other services in respect of regional cooperation and associated activities
417.022	Returns and reintegration assistance packages
	Objective: To facilitate returns of Irregular Maritime Arrival clients found not to be owed protection by Australia
417.023	Migration Regional Support Office
	Objective: To assist in the establishment of a Regional Support Office to coordinate activity that may be undertaken under the auspices of the Regional Cooperation Framework, including for the management of irregular migration within the region
417.024	Combating People Smuggling - addressing irregular migration in region
	Objective: To provide funding to enhance engagement and provide training and technical assistance to regional immigration agencies. This will assist these agencies to detect and disrupt irregular people movements throughout the region
417.025	Refugee Status Determinations for Offshore Entry Persons
	Objective: To process refugee status applications under the Protection Obligation Determination process for offshore entry persons
417.026	Onshore Detention Network
	Objective: To provide refurbishment projects to maintain a humane environment for persons in immigration detention
417.027	Offshore Asylum Seeker Management
	Objective: To provide for capital works to ensure appropriate accommodation for asylum seekers and for upgrades and enhancements to essential amenities and security at existing facilities
Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education
418.001	Australian Business Number and Business Names RegistrationSystem
	Objective: To increase the productivity, sustainability and growth of industry by providing a system to deliver online business information services and ongoing interactions between government and business
418.002	Enterprise Connect
	Objective: To provide support and advice designed to improve long-term productivity, capability and competitiveness of small and medium enterprises
418.003	Buy Australian at Home and Abroad
	Objective: To increase the productivity, sustainability and growth of industry
418.004	Cooperative Research Centres Program
	Objective: To provide economic, environmental and social benefits by supporting research partnerships between publicly-funded researchers and end-users to address major challenges that require medium- to long-term collaborative efforts
418.005	Tasmanian Innovation and Investment Fund
	Objective: To provide support for investment in new activities and industries that diversify the regional economy and create sustainable new jobs. This includes investing in specific regions and areas
418.006	Leveraging Australia's Global Expat Platform
	Objective: To provide assistance to Advance, a not-for-profit organisation that provides services to a global network of more than 24,000 expatriate Australians
418.007	Manufacturing Technology Innovation Centre
	Objective: To support the Manufacturing Technology Innovation Centre and create networks with major manufacturers, small and medium enterprises, industry bodies and research organisations to improve business performance through utilising new technologies, business processes and technical knowledge
418.008	Australian Leather Holdings
	Objective: To provide a loan to Howe and Company Proprietary Limited, and its parent company Howe Automotive Limited, to be fully repaid over 10 years with annual interest and principal payments
418.009	Innovation Investment Fund and Innovation Investment Follow-on Fund
	Objective: To assist in the development of a self-sustaining Australian early-stage venture capital industry by developing fund managers with experience in the early stage venture capital industry, addressing capital and management constraints and encouraging the development of new companies which are commercialising research and development
418.010	National Enabling Technologies Strategy
	Objective: To develop a National Enabling Technologies Strategy to set the direction for future technology development, including the uptake of biotechnology and nanotechnology products and processes across the economy and society
418.011	Small scale mammalian cell production facility
	Objective: The provision of assistance to bridge the gap in the infrastructure of the national biotechnology manufacturing chain by assisting in the establishment of a facility to produce recombinant proteins in mammalian cells
418.012	Support for Industry Service Organisations program
	Objective: To provide assistance to Standards Australia and the National Association of Testing Authorities to support Australian participation in international standards and conformance bodies, and ensure Australian standards and conformity assessment are in alignment with international practices
418.013	CSL
	Objective: To support the provision of expanded research and manufacturing capacity at the CSL's facility at Broadmeadows in Victoria
418.014	Pre-Seed Fund
	Objective: To provide assistance to universities and public sector research agencies that facilitates the commercialisation of public sector research and development activities by further developing the management and entrepreneurial skills of public sector researchers and building links with the finance and business community
418.015	Australian Space Science Program
	Objective: To provide assistance and support to space research, innovation and skills development
418.016	Commercialisation Australia
	Objective: To provide support to build the capacity of, and opportunities for, Australian researchers, entrepreneurs and innovative firms to convert intellectual property into commercial ventures
418.017	Commercial Ready Program
	Objective: To provide support to small and medium sized firms to undertake research and development, proof of concept and early stage commercialisation projects
418.018	Green Car Innovation Fund
	Objective: To provide assistance to Australian companies for projects that enhance the research, development and commercialisation of Australian technologies that significantly reduce fuel consumption and/or greenhouse gas emissions of passenger motor vehicles
418.019	Automotive New Markets Initiative
	Objective: To assist firms in the automotive supply chain to expand their operations into export markets and supply their products to other industries
418.020	Liquefied Petroleum Gas Vehicle Scheme
	Objective: To provide assistance towards the cost of the conversion of a new or used petrol or diesel motor vehicle or the purchase of a new motor vehicle with a Liquefied Petroleum Gas unit fitted
418.021	Automotive Market Access
	Objective: To increase component suppliers' access to global supply chains through the appointment of 2 Automotive Envoys, support for Team Australia Automotive activities in North America and an expanded Austrade adviser network in key Asian markets
418.022	Automotive Industry Structural Adjustment Program
	Objective: To assist in the consolidation of supply chains and allow the industry to achieve greater scale and retain core capabilities through structural adjustment support which assists firms with legal, relocation and other merger costs and by providing labour market adjustment support by helping with employment services
418.023	Automotive Supply Chain Development Program
	Objective: To assist the automotive components sector to further develop its capabilities and better integrate into local and global supply chains, and to enhance the industry's domestic and international competitive advantage by improving the operational performance of individual firms and the sector as a whole
418.024	Clean Business Australia - Retooling for Climate Change
	Objective: To assist small and medium sized Australian manufacturers to reduce their environmental footprint through projects that improve the energy and/or water efficiency of their production processes
418.025	Clean Business Australia - Green Building Fund
	Objective: To provide support to retro-fit and retro-commission existing commercial buildings to reduce the impact of Australia's built environment on greenhouse gas emissions
418.026	Clean Business Australia - Climate Ready Program
	Objective: To support research and development, proof-of-concept and early-stage commercialisation activities that develop solutions to climate change challenges
418.027	Clean Technology Investment - Food and Foundries Program
	Objective: To assist manufacturing industries to transition to a low-carbon economy by supporting the adoption and deployment of technologies to improve energy and carbon efficiency at manufacturing facilities in the food and beverage processing and metal forging and foundry industries
418.028	Clean Technology Investment
	Objective: To assist manufacturing industries transition to a low-carbon economy by supporting the adoption and deployment of technologies to improve energy and carbon efficiency at manufacturing facilities
418.029	Clean Technology Innovation Program
	Objective: To support business investment in low-emissions research and development in the areas of renewable energy, low-emissions technology and energy efficiency
418.030	Enhanced and amalgamated mediation services for the Franchising Code of Conduct, the Horticultural Code of Conduct, the Oilcode and the Produce and Grocery Industry Code of Conduct
	Objective: To increase the productivity, sustainability and growth of industry by enhancing and amalgamating the mediation services for the Franchising Code of Conduct, the Horticultural Code of Conduct, the Oilcode and the Produce and Grocery Industry Code of Conduct
418.031	Food Industry Policy
	Objective: To support the increased productivity, sustainability and growth of the food industry
418.032	Illawarra Region Innovation and Investment Fund
	Objective: To provide support for investment in new activities and industries that diversifies the economy of the Illawarra region of New South Wales and creates sustainable new jobs
418.033	Small Business Support Line
	Objective: To provide advice to small businesses on issues such as: obtaining finance; cash flow management; retail leasing; personal stress and hardship counselling; and promotion and marketing
418.034	Small Business Advisory Services
	Objective: To provide assistance to small businesses to improve sustainability, productivity and growth through providing access to low-cost business advisory services and activities to enhance business management skills
418.035	Australian Small Business Commissioner
	Objective: To fund a Australian Small Business Commissioner to provide advocacy and representation for small business interests and concerns to the Australian Government
418.036	South-East South Australian Innovation and Investment Fund
	Objective: To create new sustainable jobs and opportunities for the south-east region of South Australia with a focus on manufacturing and manufacturing services
418.037	Textile Clothing and Footwear - Strategic Capability Program
	Objective: To provide assistance to the textile, clothing and footwear industries to build innovative capability at the enterprise and workplace level, and increase the productivity, sustainability and growth of the industry
418.038	Textile Clothing and Footwear - Structural Adjustment Program
	Objective: To support further textile, clothing and footwear industry consolidation and labour market adjustment through labour adjustment assistance through the Job Network and through a Restructuring Initiative Grant Scheme
418.039	Support to Industry and Innovation
	Objective: To improve the growth, performance and competitiveness of business
418.040	Australia-China Science and Research Fund
	Objective: To increase collaboration between Australian and Chinese scientists by providing support for building bilateral research relationships, linking research institutions and supporting collaborative research activities
418.041	Collaborative Research Network program
	Objective: To provide assistance to less research intensive regional higher education institutions to develop improved research capability by teaming up with other institutions with established research expertise
418.042	Science for Australia's Future - Inspiring Australia
	Objective: To support the implementation of a national strategy for science engagement that will enhance the level of societal understanding and engagement with science
418.043	Square Kilometre Array Radio Telescope - supporting the Australia-New Zealand bid
	Objective: To support the promotion and diplomatic efforts, development of a site proposal and negotiation with stakeholders for the Australia-New Zealand bid to host the Square Kilometre Array radio telescope
418.044	Commonwealth-Australian National University Strategic Relationship
	Objective: To establish and maintain the Australian National Institute for Public Policy on the Australian National University campus
418.045	International Education and Training
	Objective: To assist Australian researchers from both the public and private sectors to participate in leading-edge scientific research projects and workshops with Indian scientists, and to support the development of strategic alliances between Australian and Indian researchers
418.046	Learned Academies
	Objective: To foster an understanding of, or to promote research and scholarship in, science, social science and the humanities in Australia
418.047	Super Science - Future Industries
	Objective: To provide support to a range of projects that will strengthen Australia's research infrastructure and research capacity in future technologies (nanotechnology and life sciences)
418.048	Super Science - Space and Astronomy
	Objective: To provide support to a range of projects that will strengthen Australia's research infrastructure and research capacity in space and astronomy
418.049	European Molecular Biology Laboratory partner facility
	Objective: To support the establishment and development of a European Molecular Biology Laboratory facility on the campus of Monash University in Victoria and facilitate the collaboration with molecular biology research world leaders
418.050	Support to Science and Research
	Objective: To increase production, use and awareness of science and research knowledge
418.051	Higher Education Special Projects
	Objective: To provide support for Australia's higher education sector, through initiatives that support higher education institutions and students
418.052	Indigenous Education Advisory Council
	Objective: To support the provision of policy advice on higher education, research and research training issues in relation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander higher education students and staff
418.053	My University Website
	Objective: To support the move to a student centred higher education system, improving transparency and informed choice
418.054	Australian Apprenticeship Centres
	Objective: To support apprentices through information and assistance to employers, apprentices, and other interested people, through marketing and promotion, and through administering incentive payments to employers and allowances to apprentices
418.055	Australian Apprenticeships Information Management System - establishment
	Objective: To provide a streamlined electronic system for registering training contracts and processing payments
418.056	Australian Apprenticeships Workforce Skills Development
	Objective: To support the enhancement of skills development in the Australian workforce
418.057	Australian Government Skills Connect - Investing in Experience (Skills, Recognition and Training)
	Objective: To support the recognition of qualifications for mature-age workers who have relevant skills but no formal qualification
418.058	Australian Government Skills Connect - Workplace English Language and Literacy
	Objective: To support workers with low literacy levels to continue to progress in their employment and participate effectively in further training
418.059	Australian Government Skills Connect - National Workforce Development Fund
	Objective: To support training for job seekers and existing workers in areas of current and future skills need
418.060	Australian Government Skills Connect - Australian Apprenticeships Mentoring
	Objective: To provide support to apprentice candidates in choosing the right trade and providing targeted mentoring and assistance that will help them successfully progress through their apprenticeship
418.061	Australian Government Skills Connect - Accelerated Australian Apprenticeships
	Objective: To support Australian apprentices to progress through their training as they demonstrate the required competencies, rather than on a time-served basis, helping business and industry to get the qualified tradespeople needed as soon as possible
418.062	Critical Skills Investment Fund
	Objective: To undertake projects to provide training and employment opportunities in critical industry sectors
418.063	Language, Literacy and Numeracy
	Objective: To improve job seekers language, literacy or numeracy to enable them to secure sustainable employment or participate in further training and education
418.064	National Centre for Vocational Education Research
	Objective: To support the collection, analysis, publication and dissemination of research and statistics on vocational education and training
418.065	National Foundation Skills Strategy
	Objective: To bring a national focus to improving the foundation skills of Australian adults and to provide a framework for Australian, State and Territory government action
418.066	National Training Programs
	Objective: To assist the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector through support for industry, group training organisations to assist Australian Apprenticeship outcomes, the achievement of agreed objectives as they relate to equity, and the development of the VET system
418.067	Support for Australian Apprenticeships
	Objective: To provide support services for apprentices and employers
418.068	The Right Trade for You
	Objective: To provide support services for apprentices in choosing the right trade for them
418.069	Australian Apprenticeship Access
	Objective: To assist vulnerable job seekers by providing nationally recognised pre-vocational training linked to an apprenticeship pathway, training in basic work and life skills, pastoral care, advocacy, intensive job search and post-placement support
418.070	Australian Skills Centres of Excellence
	Objective: To support innovative production processes and teaching and learning methods in the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector
418.071	Productive Ageing Through Community Education
	Objective: To support adult education providers and community organisations to expand the delivery of educational and training courses tailored to the needs of senior Australians
418.072	VET FEE-HELP Assistance Scheme
	Objective: To support income contingent loans for Vocational Education and Training (VET) students
418.073	Apprentice to business owner - business skills and mentoring program
	Objective: To provide business skills training and mentoring support for individuals who are seeking to establish a business within 2 years of completing a trade-related apprenticeship
418.074	Assessment Subsidy for Overseas-Trained Professionals
	Objective: To support eligible overseas-trained professionals to obtain recognition of their professional qualifications for the purposes of registration and/or employment in Australia
418.075	Education Services for Overseas Students Assurance Fund
	Objective: To protect the interests of people coming to Australia on student visas, by providing tuition and financial assurance and by ensuring a nationally-consistent approach to provider registration
418.076	International Education and Training
	Objectives: To develop and strengthen the sustainable development of Australia's international education and training engagement and to develop and strengthen regional international links
418.077	Support to the Tertiary Education and Vocational Education Training sectors
	Objective: To support national growth in skills, qualifications productivity and social inclusion
Department of Infrastructure and Transport
419.001	Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme
	Objective: To provide financial assistance in respect of the cost of moving non-bulk freight by sea between Tasmania and the Australian mainland, or the main island of Tasmania and King Island or islands of the Furneaux Group
419.002	Tasmanian Wheat Freight Scheme
	Objective: To provide financial assistance in respect of the cost of moving bulk wheat by sea between the Australian mainland and Tasmania
419.003	Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme
	Objective: To provide financial assistance in respect of the cost of transportation by sea of passenger vehicles between the Australian mainland and Tasmania
419.004	keys2drive
	Objective: To enable the provision to learner drivers and their mentors of educational materials and assistance, including professional guidance from accredited instructors
419.005	Seat Belts on Regional School Buses
	Objective: To provide financial assistance to enable school bus operators in regional and rural areas to equip their buses with seat belts
419.006	Strengthening Aviation Security - optimal technologies at international gateway airports
	Objective: To strengthen Australia's aviation security regime against threats by providing financial assistance to enable the acquisition of optimal screening technologies at international passenger screening points at international gateway airports
419.007	Strengthening Aviation Security - regional and domestic aviation security
	Objective: To strengthen Australia's aviation security regime against threats by providing financial assistance to enable the introduction of security measures at regional and domestic airports
419.008	Remote Air Services Subsidy Scheme
	Objective: To provide financial assistance to ensure the availability to remote communities of a regular air service for the carriage of passengers and essential freight
419.009	Remote Aerodrome Inspection Program
	Objective: To provide remote Indigenous communities with annual aerodrome inspections and related services to assist those communities to meet their aviation safety obligations
419.010	Remote Aviation Infrastructure Fund
	Objective: To provide financial assistance to enable aviation safety upgrade works at aerodromes that service remote Indigenous communities
419.011	Remote Aerodrome Safety Program
	Objective: To provide financial assistance to enable aviation safety upgrades to be undertaken at remote aerodromes
419.012	Remote Airstrip Upgrade Program
	Objective: To provide financial assistance to improve the safety of airstrips in remote and isolated communities in Australia
419.013	Payment Scheme for Airservices Australia's en route charges
	Objective: To provide financial assistance to certain air service operators in respect of the cost of en route charges imposed by Airservices Australia
419.014	Sustainable Australia - Liveable Cities
	Objective: To provide financial assistance to support initiatives to improve the quality of life in capital cities and major regional cities
419.015	Regional Infrastructure Fund
	Objective: To provide financial assistance to:
	(a) support initiatives to address urgent infrastructure needs; and
	(b) support the mining industry; and
	(c) boost export capacity; and
	(d) develop and grow regional economies
419.016	Jobs Fund - Infrastructure Employment Projects
	Objective: To provide financial assistance to support initiatives and projects which support and create employment and skills, build community infrastructure or build social capital in communities
419.017	Cloncurry Community Precinct
	Objective: To provide financial assistance to enable the construction of a community centre at Cloncurry
419.018	Nation Building Plan for the Future Program
	Objective: To provide financial assistance to enable the construction and implementation of nationally significant infrastructure projects
419.019	Implementation of noise amelioration for Adelaide Airport
	Objective: To provide financial assistance to persons affected by aircraft noise in areas around Adelaide Airport, primarily through the provision of building insulation
419.020	Implementation of noise amelioration for Sydney Airport
	Objective: To provide financial assistance to persons affected by aircraft noise in areas around Sydney Airport, primarily through the provision of building insulation
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
420.001	Domestic Policy
	Objective: To provide funding to support volunteering and to contribute to the achievement of the National Compact with not-for-profit organisations
420.002	National Security & International Policy
	Objective: To provide funding to the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney for a three-year study entitled '21st Century Australia-United States Alliance'
Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport
421.001	Regional Development
	Objective: Regionally-focused stakeholder consultation and engagement, research, policy development, and program delivery activities to strengthen the sustainability, capacity and diversity of regional economies
421.002	Local Government
	Objective: To build capacity in local government and provide local and community infrastructure
421.003	Services to Territories
	Objective: To provide services for and in non-self governing Territories
421.004	Arts and Cultural Development
	Objective: To support excellence in the arts and culture, support indigenous arts, cultures and languages, develop and promote access to cultural activities, support Australian creative industries, and protect Australia's movable cultural heritage
421.005	Sport and Recreation
	Objective: To increase participation in physical and active recreation activities and excellence in high-performance athletes, including investment in sport infrastructure and events, research and international cooperation
National Capital Authority
422.001	National Capital Functions
	Objectives: To realise the promise of the city plan and the ideals of the founders, to foster Canberra as the National Capital, and to develop the special character of the National Capital
422.002	National Capital Estate
	Objectives: To develop and renew the special character of the National Capital Estate, and to mitigate risk associated with management of the National Capital estate
Old Parliament House
423.001	Old Parliament House Functions
	Objectives: To manage the heritage values of Old Parliament House, develop and manage the agency's collections, and increase access, engagement and participation through on site, online and outreach programs
Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism
424.001	Ethanol Production Grants Program
	Objective: To support production and deployment of ethanol as an alternative transport fuel in Australia
424.002	Radioactive Waste Management Program
	Maralinga Maintenance Program
	Rum Jungle Program
	Objective: To implement solutions for radioactive waste management and storage for Australia and meet maintenance, environmental and rehabilitation objectives in relation to the Rum Jungle and Maralinga sites
424.003	Smart Grid, Smart City Program
	Connecting Renewables to the Grid Program
	Objective: To support the adoption of new technologies within the energy system
424.004	Asia Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate Program
	Australian Centre for Renewable Energy Program
	Australian Solar Institute Program
	Solar Flagships Program
	Low Emission Technology Demonstration Fund Program
	Carbon Capture and Storage Flagships Program
	Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute Program
	National Low Emissions Coal Initiative Program
	National CO2 Infrastructure Plan Program
	Objective: To support the development and implementation of low emission technologies in Australia and in partnership with industry and other countries, including activities to enable industry to transition to lower carbon energy sources
424.005	Coal Sector Jobs Package Program
	Coal Mining Abatement Technology Support Package Program
	Contracts for Closure Program
	Objective: To provide targeted transitional assistance to emissions intensive coal mines and develop methane abatement technologies to ensure the long-term viability of the coal industry, and to provide funding to close emissions intensive generations capacity subject to negotiation with eligible generators
424.006	TQUAL Grants Program
	National Tourism Accreditation Framework - Establishment Program
	Tourism Industry Regional Development Program
	Objective: To assist the tourism industry to develop and deliver quality tourism products and services
424.007	Asia Marketing Fund Program
	Objective: To support demand-side activity in the tourism sector
Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
425.001	Sustainable Management of Natural Resources and the Environment
	Objective: To develop and implement a national approach to protecting and managing biodiversity and natural resources, including through programs to build resilience in marine, aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems
425.002	Environmental Information and Research
	Objectives: To improve Australia's capacity to deliver environmental research and information (including enhancing taxonomy), and to pursue a permanent end to all forms of commercial whaling
425.003	Carbon Pollution Reduction - Land Sector Initiatives
	Objectives: To improve the resilience of Australia's landscape to climate change, enhance the environmental outcomes of Carbon Farming Initiative projects, and assist landholders to protect carbon and biodiversity values of their land
425.004	Management of Hazardous Wastes, Substances and Pollutants
	Objective: To improve the quality of the environment and reduce pollution through national frameworks, standards, regulation and monitoring of wastes, hazardous substances, air pollutants, ozone-depleting substances and synthetic greenhouse gases
425.005	Sustainable Communities - Suburban Jobs
	Objective: To assist State and local governments to plan for and provide enduring employment opportunities in the growing outer suburbs of our major capital cities
425.006	Antarctica: Science, Policy and Presence
	Objective: To advance Australia's strategic, scientific, environmental and economic interests in the Antarctic through the Australian Antarctic Science Grants program
425.007	Water Reform
	Objectives: To support government and non-government partners to promote adaptation to climate change, wise water use, secure water supplies, and to improve the health of rivers, waterways and freshwater ecosystems
425.008	Sustainable Rural Water Use and Infrastructure Program
	Objectives: To assist farmers to make better use of water by upgrading their irrigation infrastructure and to assist communities to address the impact of climate change by securing their long-term water supplies
425.009	Water Smart Australia
	Objectives: To accelerate the development and uptake of smart technologies and practices in water use across Australia and to advance the implementation of the National Water Initiative
425.010	National Urban Water and Desalination Plan
	Objective: To provide funding for desalination, water recycling and stormwater harvesting projects in Australian cities
425.011	National Water Security Plan for Cities and Towns
	Objective: To work with governments and local authorities to minimise water loss, invest in more efficient water infrastructure, refurbish older pipes and water systems, and fund practical projects to save water
425.012	Commonwealth Contribution under the Murray Darling Basin Agreement
	Objective: To deliver governance and operational reforms for the integrated management of water resources in the Murray-Darling Basin
425.013	Restoring the Balance in the Basin
	Objectives: To provide an opportunity for eligible irrigators who wish to sell their water entitlements to the Australian Government with the chance to do so, while minimising the effect of water trade on shared irrigation delivery networks
425.014	Science-Based Framework for Coal Seam Gas and Coal Mining Impacts on Water
	Objectives: To improve community confidence in decision making of the impacts of coal seam gas and coal mining developments on water resources
425.015	Conservation of Australia's Heritage and Environment
	Objective: To conserve natural, Indigenous and historic heritage, threatened species and ecological communities, and internationally-traded flora and fauna and related biodiversity consistent with the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act and international obligations
425.016	Remediation of land affected by the Tiwi Islands Plantation project
	Objectives: To contribute to the implementation of a Rehabilitation Management Plan by the Tiwi Island Council on land affected by the Tiwi Islands Plantation project in the Northern Territory
425.017	Sustainable Australia - Sustainable Regional Development
	Objectives: To support the development of sustainability plans for regional and coastal high-growth centres by State and local governments
425.018	Commonwealth Environmental Water
	Objective: To protect and restore environmental water assets through the management and use of Commonwealth environmental water
Department of the Treasury
426.001	Support for Markets and Business
	Objective: To provide grant funding to the Centre for International Finance and Regulation and to make payments in respect to insurance claims arising from the residual Housing Loans Insurance Company Limited portfolio
426.002	Department of the Treasury
	Objective: To provide grant funding to monitor and assess economic conditions and prospects, to enhance macroeconomic policy and related research, and to ensure well-functioning markets
426.003	Payments to International Financial Institutions
	Objective: To provide payments to international financial institutions to facilitate the achievement of government objectives in international forums
Australian Taxation Office
427.001	Australian Taxation Office
	Objective: To make payments to OECD Tax Administration initiatives and the Legal Institute, and to encourage community participation in the tax system through sponsorship and mentoring arrangements
Department of Defence
428.001	Support for Defence personnel, their families and local communities
	Objective: To support Australian Defence Force personnel and their families, including through family support groups, information services, services to support children, services to support defence spouses, educational assistance and other activities to support local communities
428.002	Locations of significance for the Australian Defence Force
	Objective: To enable and continue recognition of Australian Defence Force actions overseas, including through payments to support groups for local communities
428.003	Indigenous Australians and the Australian Defence Force
	Objective: To recognise the contribution of Indigenous Australians and Torres Strait Islanders to the Australian Defence Force through payments for research and other purposes
428.004	Defence research and policy
	Objective: To research, record and support the Australian Defence Force through assistance for research, studies and independent policy work in military, justice, diplomacy, strategic defence policy, national security and related fields. This includes the commissioning of research, exchange programs, funding research positions and scholarships, fostering future leaders, related study and promoting academic work
Defence Materiel Organisation
429.001	Training for defence industry and businesses that serve the defence industry
	Objective: To support skilling Australian defence industry employers and employees through payments for commercially provided training, on the job training, and university/vocational education and training opportunities in disciplines relevant to defence industry capacity
429.002	Defence apprenticeships
	Objective: To support apprenticeships in key areas and provide adequate supervision of apprentices working in defence industry
429.003	Key defence capabilities
	Objective: To ensure maintenance of key capabilities within defence industry including funding positions and strategic business activities
Department of Veterans' Affairs
430.001	Repayments of maintenance deductions
	Objective: To provide for the discharge of legal obligations in regards of the probate of deceased veterans' estates where that veteran had the Department act on their behalf to deduct amounts from their payments to ensure their maintenance in an institution
430.002	Payments to Ex-Service Organisations (BEST & TIP)
	Objective: To deliver assistance to the Ex-Service Organisations (ESO) community through Building Excellence in Support and Training (BEST) grants and funding the Training and Information Program (TIP)
430.003	Veterans' Access to Community Information
	Objective: To support agencies that provide information services to veterans in regional Australia
430.004	Grants-In-Aid
	Objective: To assist national Ex-Service Organisations (ESOs) with administration costs on DVA associated business undertaken on behalf of the veteran community
430.005	Community Care Grants
	Objective: To assist eligible organisations to develop projects for the veteran community that support a healthy quality lifestyle, reduce social isolation and provide access to community services
430.006	Joint Venture Grants
	Objective: To provide funding to assist in the support of activities and services that sustain and/or enhance the health and well-being of veterans and their carers
430.007	Joint Venture Day Clubs
	Objective: To contribute to Day Clubs that provide social and recreational activities for veterans, their spouses, war widows/widowers and any other members of the community
430.008	Joint Venture Home Maintenance
	Objective: To contribute to the Veterans' Home Maintenance Line (VHML), a toll-free telephone service that provides advice on general property maintenance matters and referral to local reliable and efficient tradespeople
430.009	Counselling support and children's assistance
	Objective: To provide a wide range of mental and allied health care services, including counselling and referral services for veterans, their families and children
430.010	Health and medical research
	Objective: To contribute funding for research into mental and health care issues specific to veterans, war widows and widowers, serving members, former Defence Force members and their families
430.011	Veterans' commemorative activities
	Objective: To provide for the acknowledgement and commemoration of the service and sacrifice of the men and women who served Australia and its allies in wars, conflicts and peace operations
430.012	Gallipoli-related activities
	Objective: To coordinate and manage the delivery of annual commemorative and related activities at Gallipoli
430.013	War Graves Care and Maintenance
	Objective: To provide for the acknowledgement and commemoration of the service and sacrifice of the men and women who served Australia and its allies in wars, conflicts and peace operations
430.014	Office of Australian War Graves - refurbishment, reconstruction and relations
	Objective: To provide for the acknowledgement and commemoration of the service and sacrifice of the men and women who served Australia and its allies in wars, conflicts and peace operations
430.015	Veterans' Children Education Scheme
	Objective: To provide support to eligible students to assist with their education needs
430.016	Compensation and legal expenses
	Objective: To assist in funding legal services to support the delivery of the Department's programs
430.017	F111 Payments
	Objective: To provide payments to eligible De-seal re-seal participants

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Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act (No. 3) 2012

(77 of 2012)

An Act to amend the law relating to finance, and for other purposes

[Assented to 28 June 2012]

1 Short title

2 Commencement

3 Schedule(s)

Schedule 1 Amendments of Acts

Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977

1 After paragraph (hd) of Schedule 1

Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997

2 After Division 3A of Part 4

3 Subsection 44(1) (note)

4 After subsection 44(1)

5 Subsection 44(2)

6 Subsection 44(3)

7 Subsection 44(3)

8 Subsection 44(3)

9 Transitional - pre-commencement arrangements

Schedule 2 Amendments of regulations

Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 1997

1 After Part 5

Part 5AA Supplementary powers to make commitments to spend public money etc.

16 Arrangements and programs (Act s 32B)

2 After Schedule 1

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