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Same Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws - General Law Reform) Bill 2008

Same Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws - General Law Reform) Act 2008

Explanatory Memorandum

Circulated By the Authority of the Attorney-General, the Hon Robert Mcclelland Mp

Financial Impact Statement

5 The measures in this Bill will have the following financial impact over four years:

Expense ($ million)

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 9.7 -18.5 -25.2 -30.5
Department of Employment, Education and Workplace Relations 11.8 -7.4 -32.1 -39.1
Department of Veterans' Affairs 1.2 3.7 3.4 3.7
Department of Immigration and Citizenship 0.4 .. .. ..
Department of Health and Ageing 0.3 0.9 0.9 1.0
Medicare Australia 0.2 - - -
(A minus sign before an estimate indicates a reduction in expenses, no sign before an estimate indicates increased expenses.)

Capital ($ million)

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
Department of Veterans' Affairs 0.2 - - -
Department of Immigration and Citizenship 0.1 .. .. ..
(A minus sign before an estimate indicates a reduction in capital, no sign before an estimate indicates increased capital.)

Revenue ($ million)

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
Australian Taxation Office -0.4 3.2 -0.8 -1.0

(A minus sign before an estimate indicates a reduction in revenue, no sign before an estimate indicates a gain to revenue.)

6 The measures have an ongoing financial impact.

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