Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements 2009-10 

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Section 1: Agency overview and resources 

1.1 Strategic Direction

There has been no significant change in the Department's strategic direction since FaHCSIA's 2009-10 PB Statements. A full outline of FaHCSIA's strategic direction can be found in FaHCSIA's 2009-10 PB Statements on pages 15-19.

1.2 Agency Resource Statement

The Agency Resource Statement details the resourcing for FaHCSIA at Additional Estimates. Table 1.1 outlines the total resourcing available from all sources for the 2009-10 Budget year, including variations through Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2009-10, special appropriations and special accounts.


1.1 Resource Statement - Additional estimates for 2009-10 as at Additional Estimates November 2009
    Estimate as at Budget
2009-10
$'000		 + Proposed Additional Estimates
2009-10
$'000		 = Total estimate at Additional Estimates
2009-10
$'000		 Total available appropriation
2008-09
$'000
Ordinary annual services1
Departmental outputs
Departmental appropriation2   572,760   425   573,185 1,659,988
Section 31 Relevant agency receipts3   27,639   -   27,639 32,548
Total   600,399   425   600,824 1,692,536
Administered expenses
Outcome 1   183,432   -   183,432 224,377
Outcome 2   129,459   20,519   149,978 102,242
Outcome 3   194,670   2,941   197,611 122,851
Outcome 4   5,000   -   5,000 7,849
Outcome 5   473,481   -   473,481 468,869
Outcome 6   27,475   -   27,475 20,762
Outcome 7   803,446   (2,698)   800,748 860,124
Total   1,816,963   20,762   1,837,725 1,807,074
Non Appropriated Revenue   39,165   -   39,165 -
Payments to CAC Act Bodies   143,071   -   143,071 124,060
Total Administered   1,999,199   20,762   2,019,961 1,931,134
Total ordinary annual services A 2,599,598   21,187   2,620,785 3,623,670
Other services
Administered expenses
Specific payments to States, ACT, NT and local government
Outcome 1   -   -   - 8,531
Outcome 2   -   -   - 1,202,219
Outcome 3   -   -   - 231,746
Outcome 4   -   -   - -
Outcome 5   -   -   - 792,787
Outcome 6   -   -   - -
Outcome 7   -   -   - 399,300
Total   -   -   - 2,634,583
Departmental non-operating
Equity injections   44,056   -   44,056 18,289
Previous years' outputs   87,986   -   87,986 -
Total   132,042   -   132,042 18,289
Total other services B 132,042   -   132,042 2,652,872
Total Available Annual
Appropriations   2,731,640   21,187   2,752,827 6,276,542
Special Appropriations
Special Appropriations limited by criteria/entitlement
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976   200,204   -   200,204 218,880
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999   45,568,753   208,438   45,777,191 45,494,850
A New Tax System (Family Assistance)
(Administration) Act 1999   18,745,883   292,228   19,038,111 23,472,155
Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007   -   10,000   10,000 -
Total Special Appropriations C 64,514,840   510,666   65,025,506 69,185,885
Total Appropriations excluding
Special Accounts   67,246,480   531,853   67,778,333 75,462,427
Special Accounts
Opening balance4   2,039,278   64,656   2,103,934 1,872,084
Appropriation Receipts5   346,937   (11,267)   335,670 494,649
Non-Appropriation receipts to Special Accounts   307,540   (7,254)   300,286 145,538
Total Special Account D 2,693,755   46,135   2,739,890 2,512,271
Total resourcing   69,940,235   577,988   70,518,223 77,974,698
A+B+C+D
Less appropriations drawn from annual
or special appropriations above
and credited to special accounts
and/or CAC Act bodies through annual appropriations		   (490,008)   11,267   (478,741) (618,709)
Total net resourcing for FaHCSIA   69,450,227   589,255   70,039,482 77,355,989

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1 Appropriation Bills (No.1 & 3) 2009-10.

2 The reduction from 2008-09 to 2009-10 in departmental appropriations is due to Centrelink being directly appropriated from 2009-10.

3 Section 31 Relevant agency receipts - estimate.

4 Estimated opening balance for special accounts. For further information on special accounts see Table 3.1.1.

5 Appropriation receipts from FaHCSIA annual and special appropriations for 2008-09 included above. Reader note: All figures are GST exclusive.


1.1 Agency FaHCSIA resource statement - Additional Estimates for 2009-10 as at Additional Estimates November 2009
  Estimate at Budget
2009-10
$'000		 Estimate at additional estimates
2009-10
$'000
Third Party Payments from and on behalf of other agencies
Centrelink has the authority to make the following payments to customers on behalf of FaHCSIA
Special Appropriations - A New Tax system (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 19,311,209 19,585,819
Special Appropriations - Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 45,466,981 45,778,540
Annual Appropriations - Ex-Gratia Payments 4,142 9,498
Department of Veterans' Affairs has the authority to make the following payments to customers on behalf of FaHCSIA
Special Appropriations - Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 76,330 68,875
Payments made to other agencies for the provision of services
Australian Taxation Office 671 671
Centrelink 19,631 19,631
Department of Veterans' Affairs 200 200
Medicare Australia 9,220 9,220
Payments made to CAC Act bodies within the Portfolio
Aboriginal Hostels Limited 36,840 36,840
Indigenous Business Australia 38,840 38,840
Torres Strait Regional Authority 67,391 67,391

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1.3 Agency Measures Table

Table 1.2 summarises new Government measures taken since the 2009-10 Budget. The table is split into revenue, expense and capital measures, with the affected program identified.


Table 1.2 Agency 2009-10 Measures since Budget
  Program impacted 2009-10
$'000		 2010-11
$'000		 2011-12
$'000		 2012-13
$'000
Expense measures
Child Support Income Estimates - Transitional Arrangements and Long Term Solution 1.1        
Administered expenses   - - - -
Departmental expenses   - - - -
Total   - - - -
Community Investment Program - reduction 3.2        
Administered expenses   - 2,775 - - -
Departmental expenses   - - - -
Total   - 2,775 - - -
Victorian bushfire reconstruction and recovery 3.2        
Administered expenses   - 100 - - -
Departmental expenses   - - - -
Total   - 100 - - -
Victorian Fires Income Recovery Subsidy - extension 3.4        
Administered expenses   2,021 - - -
Departmental expenses   - - - -
Total   2,021 - - -
Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment - Queensland and New South Wales floods May 2009 3.4        
Administered expenses   6,143 - - -
Departmental expenses   - - - -
Total   6,143 - - -
Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment - Samoan Tsunami and Sumatra Earthquake 2009 3.4        
Administered expenses   834 - - -
Departmental expenses   - - - -
Total   834 - - -
Secure and Sustainable Pensions - public information campaign 3.5        
Administered expenses   2,775 - - -
Departmental expenses   - - - -
Total   2,775 - - -
Support for veterans - recognition of service of personnel on HMAS Canberra during Operation DAMASK VI 5.2        
Administered expenses   - 74 - 76 - 78 - 80
Departmental expenses   - - - -
Total   - 74 - 76 - 78 - 80
Office for Remote Indigenous Housing - establishment1 7.2        
Administered expenses   - - - -
Departmental expenses   - - - -
Total   - - - -
Reprioritisation of the Indigenous Communities Strategic Investment program 7.4        
Administered expenses   - 1,650 - 3,510 - 3,840 - 4,620
Departmental expenses   - - - -
Total   - 1,650 - 3,510 - 3,840 - 4,620
Establishment of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Representative Body 7.4        
Administered expenses   2,952 6,234 6,795 8,341
Departmental expenses   - - - -
Total   2,952 6,234 6,795 8,341
Alice Springs Transformation Plan2 7.5        
Administered expenses   - - - -
Departmental expenses   - - - -
Total   - - - -
Social Security Agreement - Australia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Outcome 3 3.3        
Administered expenses   - - 144 - 346 - 369
Departmental expenses   - - - -
Outcome 4 4.1        
Administered expenses   - 296 972 1,050
Departmental expenses   - 139 29 15
Total   - 291 655 696
Fraud and compliance - increased compliance activity
Outcome 3 3.3        
Administered expenses   - - - -
Departmental expenses   2 51 38 38
Outcome 4 4.1        
Administered expenses   - - 3,126 - 5,514 - 3,526
Departmental expenses   - 32 32 -
Outcome 5 5.2        
Administered expenses   - - 625 - 1,103 - 500
Departmental expenses   - 7 7 -
Total   2 - 3,661 - 6,540 - 3,988
A New Scheme of Income Management
Outcome 3 3.1        
Administered expenses   260 11,311 13,677 15,164
Departmental expenses   423 3,790 3,257 3,158
Outcome 7 7.4        
Administered expenses   - 750 - -
Departmental expenses   - 437 - -
Total   683 16,288 16,934 18,322
Total expense measures
Administered expenses   10,386 11,110 10,563 15,460
Departmental expenses   425 4,456 3,363 3,211
Total   10,811 15,566 13,926 18,671

Prepared on a Government Financial Statistics (fiscal) basis

1 The cost of this measure, $11.7 million (departmental) over 5 years, will be met from within existing resources (MYEFO, p185 refers).

2 This includes an administered financial impact of $25 million in 2008-09 (MYEFO, p184 refers).

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1.4 Additional Estimates and Variations

The following tables detail the changes to the resourcing for FaHCSIA at Additional Estimates, by outcome. Table 1.3 details the Additional Estimates and variations resulting from new measures since the 2009-10 Budget in Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2009-10. Table 1.4 details Additional Estimates or variations through other factors, such parameter adjustments.


Table 1.3: Additional estimates and variations to outcomes from measures since 2009-10 Budget
  Program impacted 2009-10
$'000		 2010-11
$'000		 2011-12
$'000		 2012-13
$'000
Outcome 3
Increase in estimates (administered)
A New Scheme of Income Management 3.1 260 11,311 13,677 15,164
Victorian Fires Income Recovery Subsidy - extension 3.4 2,021 - - -
Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment - Samoan Tsunami and Sumatra Earthquake 2009 3.4 25 - - -
Secure and Sustainable Pensions - public information campaign 3.5 2,775 - - -
Decrease in estimates (administered)
Community Investment Program - reduction 3.2 - 2,775 - - -
Victorian bushfire reconstruction and recovery 3.2 - 100 - - -
Net impact on estimates for Outcome 3 (administered)   2,206 11,311 13,677 15,164
Increase in estimates (departmental)
A New Scheme of Income Management 3.1 423 3,790 3,257 3,158
Fraud and compliance - increased compliance activity 3.3 2 51 38 38
Net impact on estimates for Outcome 3 (departmental)   425 3,841 3,295 3,196
Outcome 4
Increase in estimates (departmental)
Social Security Agreement - Australia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 4.1 - 139 29 15
Fraud and compliance - increased compliance activity 4.1 - 32 32 -
Net impact on estimates for Outcome 4 (departmental)   - 171 61 15
Outcome 5
Increase in estimates (departmental)
Fraud and compliance - increased compliance activity 5.2 - 7 7 -
Net impact on estimates for Outcome 5 (departmental)   - 7 7 -
Outcome 7
Increase in estimates (administered)
Establishment of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Representative Body 7.4 2,952 6,234 6,795 8,341
A New Scheme of Income Management 7.4 - 750 - -
Decrease in estimates (administered)
Reprioritisation of the Indigenous Communities Strategic Investment program 7.4 -1,650 -3,510 -3,840 -4,620
Net impact on estimates
for Outcome 7 (administered)   1,302 3,474 2,955 3,721
Increase in estimates (departmental)
A New Scheme of Income Management 7.4 - 437 - -
Net impact on estimates for Outcome 7 (departmental)   - 437 - -
Total Administered   3,508 14,785 16,632 18,885
Total Departmental   425 4,456 3,363 3,211

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Table 1.4: Additional estimates and variations to outcomes from other variations
  Program impacted 2009-10
$'000		 2010-11
$'000		 2011-12
$'000		 2012-13
$'000
Outcome 1
Decrease in estimates (administered)
Parameter changes 1.1 - - 814 - 1,478 - 1,783
Net impact on estimates
for Outcome 1 (administered)   - - 814 - 1,478 - 1,783
Decrease in estimates (departmental)
Parameter changes All - - 416 - 732 - 786
Modification of previous Government measure 1.3 - 201 - -
Net impact on estimates for Outcome 1 (departmental)   - - 215 - 732 - 786
Outcome 2
Increase in estimates (administered)
Parameter changes 2.1, 2.2 565 1,227 2,089 1,860
Rebalance of funding with the Australian Taxation Office 2.1 19,954 43,886 47,192 -
Net impact on estimates for Outcome 2 (administered)   20,519 45,113 49,281 1,860
Decrease in estimates (departmental)
Parameter changes All - - 112 - 197 - 206
Net impact on estimates for Outcome 2 (departmental)   - - 112 - 197 - 206
Outcome 3
Decrease in estimates (administered)
Parameter changes 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 735 159 - 558 - 736
Net impact on estimates for Outcome 3 (administered)   735 159 - 558 - 736
Decrease in estimates (departmental)
Parameter changes All - - 168 - 296 - 309
Net impact on estimates for Outcome 3 (departmental)   - - 168 - 296 - 309
Outcome 4
Decrease in estimates (departmental)
Parameter changes All - - 116 - 203 - 221
Net impact on estimates for Outcome 4 (departmental)   - - 116 - 203 - 221
Outcome 5
Decrease in estimates (administered)
Parameter changes 5.1, 5.4, 5.5 - - 2,532 - 4,364 - 5,845
Modification of previous Government measure 5.3 - - - - 2,800
Net impact on estimates for Outcome 5 (administered)   - - 2,532 - 4,364 - 8,645
Decrease in estimates (departmental)
Parameter changes All - - 280 - 493 - 515
Net impact on estimates for Outcome 5 (departmental)   - - 280 - 493 - 515
Outcome 6
Decrease in estimates (administered)
Parameter changes 6.1 - - 20 - 99 - 121
Net impact on estimates for Outcome 6 (administered)   - - 20 - 99 - 121
Decrease in estimates (departmental)
Parameter changes All - - 37 - 66 - 69
Net impact on estimates for Outcome 6 (departmental)   - - 37 - 66 - 69
Outcome 7
Decrease in estimates (administered)
Parameter changes 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5 - - 464 - 1,035 - 1,619
Modification of previous Government measure 7.3 - 4,000 - 4,081 - 4,158 - 4,237
Net impact on estimates for Outcome 7 (administered)   - 4,000 - 4,545 - 5,193 - 5,856
Decrease in estimates (departmental)
Parameter changes All - - 878 - 1,545 - 1,614
Net impact on estimates for Outcome 7 (departmental)   - - 878 - 1,545 - 1,614
Total Administered   17,254 37,361 37,589 - 15,281
Total Departmental   - - 1,806 - 3,532 - 3,720

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1.5 Breakdown of Additional Estimates by Appropriation Bill

The following tables detail the Additional Estimates sought for FaHCSIA through Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2009-10.


Table 1.5 - Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2009-10
  2008-09 Available
$'000		 2009-10 Budget
$'000		 2009-10 Revised
$'000		 Additional Estimates
$'000		 Reduced Estimates
$'000
Administered items
Outcome 1
Families 224,377 183,432 183,432 - -
Outcome 2
Housing 102,242 129,459 149,978 20,519 -
Outcome 3
Community Capability and the Vulnerable 122,851 194,670 197,611 2,941 -
Outcome 4
Seniors 7,849 5,000 5,000 - -
Outcome 5
Disability and Carers 468,869 473,481 473,481 - -
Outcome 6
Women 20,762 27,475 27,475 - -
Outcome 7
Indigenous 860,124 803,446 800,748 - - 2,698
Total 1,807,074 1,816,963 1,837,725 23,460 - 2,698
Departmental programs Outcome 1
Families 514,315 97,689 97,689 - -
Outcome 2
Housing 98,885 35,745 35,745 - -
Outcome 3
Community Capability and the Vulnerable 90,320 48,896 49,321 425 -
Outcome 4
Seniors 352,315 24,079 24,079 - -
Outcome 5
Disability and Carers 309,638 83,262 83,262 - -
Outcome 6
Women 16,600 13,735 13,735 - -
Outcome 7
Indigenous 277,915 269,354 269,354 - -
Total 1,659,988 572,760 573,185 425 -
Total administered and departmental 3,467,062 2,389,723 2,410,910 23,885 - 2,698

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