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Notes to and forming part of the Financial Statements

Note 27: Appropriations

Particulars Administered Expenses Departmental Outputs
$
Total
$
Outcome 1
$
Outcome 2
$
Outcome 3
$
Year ended 30 June 2004          
Balance carried from previous year 6,609,729 307,715 60,635,366 4,266,000 71,818,810
Add /Less: adjustments to opening balances 9,269,810 - (1,485,000) - 7,784,810
Add : estimated administered appropriation lapsed 02-031 10,139,384 4,807,783 8,998,298 - 23,945,465
Adjusted balance carried from previous year 26,018,923 5,115,498 68,148,664 4,266,000 103,549,085
Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2003–04 - basic appropriation 356,734,000 67,864,000 544,633,000 2,475,001,000 3,444,232,000
Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2003–04 - basic appropriation 1,342,000 2,412,000 - 609,000 4,363,000
Departmental Adjustments by the Finance Minister - - - - -
Advance to the Finance Minister - - - - -
Refunds credited (FMAA s30) - - - - -
Appropriations to take account of recoverable GST (FMAA s30A) 35,722,066 5,673,394 36,924,486 19,252,966 97,572,912
Annotations to 'net appropriations' (FMAA s31) - - - 5,776,942 5,776,942
Adjustment of appropriations on change of entity function (FMAA s32) - - - - -
Appropriation lapsed or reduced1 (11,209,115) (4,695,943) (6,767,133) - (22,672,191)
Total Appropriation available for payments 408,607,874 76,368,949 642,939,017 2,504,905,908 3,632,821,748
Payments made (GST inclusive) (370,296,779) (72,142,492) (550,434,799) (2,500,479,658) (3,493,353,728)
Appropriations credited to Special Accounts - - - - -
Balance carried to next year 38,311,095 4,226,457 92,504,218 4,426,250 139,468,020
Represented by:          
Cash at bank and on hand - - - 2,554,025 2,554,025
Add: Not drawn from the OPA 38,311,095 4,226,457 92,504,218 - 135,041,770
Add: Receivables - Goods and Services - GST Receivable from Customers - - - 1,872,225 1,872,225
Total 38,311,095 4,226,457 92,504,218 4,426,250 139,468,020
Reconciliation for Appropriation Acts (Nos. 1 and 3)          
Paid to the entity from the OPA 319,764,905 66,049,544 452,128,782 2,475,610,000 3,313,553,231
Not drawn from the OPA 38,311,095 4,226,456 92,504,218 - 135,041,769
Total Appropriation Acts 358,076,000 70,276,000 544,633,000 2,475,610,000 3,448,595,000

1The Finance Minister may determine amounts of administered appropriations to be lapsed, having regard to expenses incurred. In prior years, Department of Family and Community Services has estimated the amount of current year appropriations to be lapsed based on expenses incurred. From 2003–04, the Finance Minister's Orders require the reporting of amounts actually lapsed during the financial year. No determination to lapse administered appropriations for 2003–04 had been made by the time of completion of the 2003–04 financial statements.

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Particulars Administered Expenses Departmental Outputs
Total
  Outcome 1
Outcome 2
Outcome 3
   
Year ended 30 June 2003 $ $ $ $ $
Balance carried from previous year 2,965,464 651,702 59,531,913 96,044,000 159,193,079
Total annual appropriations - basic 331,051,000 59,574,000 344,001,000 2,421,505,000 3,156,131,000
Adjustments and annotations to appropriations 30,755,442 4,704,556 30,786,142 42,001,200 108,247,340
Transfers to/from other agencies (FMAA s32) - - - - -
Estimated Administered Appropriation to be lapsed (10,139,384) (4,807,783) (8,998,298) - (23,945,465)
Available for payments 354,632,522 60,122,475 425,320,757 2,559,550,200 3,399,625,954
Payments made during the year (348,022,793) (59,814,760) (364,685,391) (2,555,284,200) (3,327,807,144)
Appropriations credited to Special Accounts - - - - -
Balance carried to the next year 6,609,729 307,715 60,635,366 4,266,000 71,818,810
Represented by:          
Cash at bank and on hand - - - 2,944,000 2,944,000
Add: Appropriation receivable 6,609,729 307,715 60,635,366 - 67,552,810
Less: Receivables - goods & services - GST receivable from customers - - - 1,322,000 1,322,000
Total 6,609,729 307,715 60,635,366 4,266,000 71,818,810

 

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Note 27B: Acquittal of Authority to Draw Cash from the Consolidated Revenue Fund (Appropriations) from Acts 2 and 4
Particulars Administered Non-operating Non-operating Total
$
Outcome 1 Outcome 2 Outcome 3
  SPPs
$
NAE
$
SPPs
$
NAE
$
SPPs
$
NAE
$
Equity
$
Loans
$
Previous years' outputs
$
Admin assets and liabilities
$
 
                     
Year ended 30 June 2004                      
Balance carried from previous year 35,888 - - - 10,147,559 - - - - - 10,183,447
Appropriation Act (No.2) 2003–04 9,896,000 - 1,339,116,000 - 548,738,000 - 68,000 - - - 1,897,818,000
Appropriation Act (No.4) 2003–04 529,000 - - - 10,229,000 - 857,000 - - - 11,615,000
Adjustments determined by the Finance Minister1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Advance to the Finance Minister - - - - - - - - - - -
Refunds credited (FMAA s30) - - - - - - - - - - -
GST credits (FMAA s30A) 17,944 - - - - - 92,500 - - - 110,444
Transfer to/from other agencies (FMAA s32) - - - - - - - - - - -
Administered appropriation lapsed or reduced (5,260) - (51,281,344) - - - - - - - (51,286,604)
Available for payments 10,473,572 - 1,287,834,656 - 569,114,559 - 1,017,500 - - - 1,868,440,287
Payments made (GST inclusive) (10,443,572) - (1,287,834,656) - (569,114,559) - (1,017,500) - - - (1,868,410,287)
Appropriations credited to Special Accounts - - - - - - - - - - -
Balance carried to the next year 30,000 - - - - - - - - - 30,000
Represented by:                      
Add: Not drawn from the OPA 30,000 - - - - - - - - - 30,000
Total 30,000 - - - - - - - - - 30,000
Reconciliation for Appropriation Acts (Nos.2 and 4)                      
Total drawn from the OPA 10,424,970 - 1,339,116,000 - 558,967,000 - - - - - 1,908,507,970
Add: Not drawn from the OPA 30,000 - - - - - - - - - 30,000
Total Appropriation Acts 10,454,970 - 1,339,116,000 - 558,967,000 - - - - - 1,908,537,970

1The Finance Minister may determine amounts of administered appropriations to be lapsed, having regard to expenses incurred. In prior years, Department of Family and Community Services has estimated the amount of current year appropriations to be lapsed based on expenses incurred. From 2003–04, the Finance Minister's Orders require the reporting of amounts actually lapsed during the financial year. No determination to lapse administered appropriations for 2003–04 had been made by the time of completion of the 2003–04 financial statements.

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Particulars Administered:
Outcome 1
Administered:
Outcome 2
Administered:
Outcome 3
Non-operating Total
$
  SPPs
New
SPPs
New
SPPs
New
Equity
Loans
Previous years' outputs
Admin assets and liabilities
 
Year ended 30 June 2003 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
Balance carried from previous year - - - - - - - - - - -
Total annual appropriation 15,547,000 - 1,420,570,000 - 532,034,000 - 68,000 - - - 1,968,219,000
Adjustments and annotations to appropriations 42,716 - 249 - - - - - - - 42,965
Transfers to/from other agencies (FMA s32) - - - - - - - - - - -
Administered appropriation lapsed (234,631) - (45,022,216) - (10,229,606) - - - - - (55,486,453)
Available for payments 15,355,085 - 1,375,548,033 - 521,804,394 - 68,000 - - - 1,912,775,512
Payments made during the year (15,319,197) - (1,375,548,033) - (511,656,835) - (68,000) - - - (1,902,592,065)
Appropriations credited to special accounts - - - - - - - - - - -
Balance carried to the next year 35,888 - - - 10,147,559 - - - - - 10,183,447
Represented by:                      
Cash 35,888 - - - 10,147,559 - - - - - 10,183,447
Total 35,888 - - - 10,147,559 - - - - - 10,183,447

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Note 27C: Acquittal of Authority to Draw Cash from the Consolidated Revenue Fund - Special Appropriations (Unlimited Amount)

Legislation: Social Security Act 2004 2003
Outcome 1
  $ $
Purpose: to enable the payment of income support payments
All transactions under this Act are recognised as administered items.
Budget estimate 2,669,954,000 2,867,817,000
Payments made 2,811,766,507 2,871,552,000

 

Legislation: Social Security Act 2004 2003
Outcome 3
  $ $
Purpose: to enable the payment of income support payments
Budget estimate 41,171,551,000 39,529,586,000
Payments made 41,686,489,643 39,270,311,040

Legislation: Childcare Rebate Act 1993 2004 2003
Outcome 1
  $ $
Purpose: to enable the provision of a rebate relating to the provision of child care for dependant children of registered families
All transactions under this Act are recognised as administered items.
Budget estimate - -
Payments made 2,524 20,000
The appropriation under the Childcare Rebate Act 1993 was made available to the Health Insurance Commission (HIC). FaCS drew on this appropriation instead of HIC.

Legislation: Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 2004 2003
Outcome 1
  $ $
Purpose: to enable payments to be made to cover shortfalls in the Child Support Trust Account
All transactions under this Act are recognised as administered items.
Budget estimate 90,765,000 71,595,000
Payments made 87,833,315 81,601,000

Legislation: A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 2004 2003
Outcome 1
  $ $
Purpose: to enable the payment of family assistance to support families
All transactions under this Act are recognised as administered items.
Budget estimate 13,070,817,000 13,043,302,000
Payments made 14,750,757,246 12,502,453,000
Payments are also made under this Act by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). Refer to ATO financial statements for further detail.

Legislation: A New Tax System (Bonuses for Older Australians) Act 1999 2004 2003
Outcome 3
  $ $
Purpose: to enable special one-off payments to pensioners and self-funded retirees to protect the value of their savings and retirement income after the implementation of the GST Tax Reform package
All transactions under this Act are recognised as administered items.
Budget estimate - -
Payments made 181,645 426,000

Legislation: State Grants (Housing) Act 1971 2004 2003
Outcome 2
  $ $
Purpose: To provide to states and territories grants for the purposes of housing
All transactions under this Act are recognised as administered items.
Budget estimate - -
Payments made - -

Totals for unlimited special appropriations 2004 2003
Budget estimate 57,003,087,000 55,512,300,000
Payments made 59,337,030,880 54,726,363,040

 

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Note 27D: Acquittal of Authority to Draw Cash from the Consolidated Revenue Fund - Special Appropriations (Limited Amount)
Legislation: Appropriations (Supplementary Measures) Act (No.1) 1999 2004 2003
Outcome 2
$
Outcome 2
$
Purpose: To provide Supported Accommodation Assistance (Administered)    
Balance carried from previous period - -
Appropriation for reporting period 15,000,000 15,000,000
Available for payments 15,000,000 15,000,000
Appropriation lapsed
(15,000,000) (15,000,000)
Payments made    
Balance carried to the next period - -
     
Represented by:    
Cash - -
Total - -

 

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Note 27E: Special Accounts

Child Support Trust Account (Administered) 2004
$
2003
$
Legal Authority: Section 73 Child Support Act 1988
Appropriation: Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997: s21
Purpose:
for the receipt of maintenance payments and the making of regular and timely payments to custodial parents
Balance carried from previous year 28,424,833 30,497,000
Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2003-2004 - 84,399,570
Other revenue for reporting period 755,153,574 573,943,655
Available for payments 783,578,407 688,840,225
Payments made to suppliers (754,835,440) (660,415,392)
Balance carried to next year 28,742,967 28,424,833
Represented by:  
Cash 28,742,967 28,424,833
Total 28,742,967 28,424,833

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Other Trust Monies (Administered) 2004
$
2003
$
Legal Authority: Section 20 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
Purpose:
for the receipt of unreconciled monies from clients
Balance carried from previous year - -
Available for payments - -
Payments made to suppliers - -
Balance carried to next year - -
Represented by:  
Cash - -
Total - -

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Social Security - Services for Other Government and Non-Government Bodies (Administered) 2004
$
2003
$
Legal Authority: Section 20 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
Purpose:
for services relating to specific Government and Non-Government bodies
Balance carried from previous year 372,895 402,895
Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2003–04 - -
Other revenue for reporting period 813,525 -
Available for payments 1,186,420 402,895
Payments made to suppliers (804,812) (30,000)
Balance carried to next year 381,608 372,895
Represented by:  
Cash 381,608 372,895
Total 381,608 372,895

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National Housing Official Research Trust Fund (Administered) 2004
$
2003
$
Legal Authority: Section 20 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
Purpose
: for expenditure relating to housing research projects
Balance carried from previous year - -
Available for payments - -
Payments made to suppliers - -
Balance carried to next year - -
Represented by:  
Cash - -
Total - -

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Commonwealth State Disability Agreement Reserve (Administered) 2004
$
2003
$
Legal Authority: Section 20 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
Purpose:
for expenditure on projects which relate to the Commonwealth/State Disability research and development agenda
Balance carried from previous year 415,628 775,886
Other revenue for reporting period 780,380 400,000
Available for payments 1,196,008 1,175,886
Payments made to suppliers (173,000) (760,258)
Balance carried to next year 1,023,008 415,628
Represented by:  
Cash 1,023,008 415,628
Total 1,023,008 415,628

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National Childcare Strategy Trust Account - Western Australia (Administered) 2004
$
2003
$
Legal Authority: Section 20 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
Purpose:
to receive from the State of WA and to pay out to approved services in WA monies which are the contribution of the State of WA to the establishment and operating costs of the National Childcare Strategy places in WA
Balance carried from previous year - 80,000
Available for payments - 80,000
Payments made to suppliers - (80,000)
Balance carried to next year - -
Represented by:    
Cash - -
Total - -
Note: This account was abolished on the 8th July 2003, as determined by the Minister for Finance

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National Childcare Strategy Trust Account - Northern Territory (Administered) 2004
$
2003
$
Legal Authority: Section 20 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
Purpose:
to receive from the NT and to pay out to approved services in NT monies which are the contribution of the NT to the establishment and operating costs of the National Childcare Strategy places in NT
Balance carried from previous year - 1,000
Available for payments - 1,000
Payments made to suppliers - (1,000)
Balance carried to next year - -
Represented by:  
Cash - -
Total - -
Note: This account was abolished on the 26th June 2003, as determined by the Minister for Finance

 

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National Childcare Strategy Trust Account - Tasmania (Administered) 2004
$
2003
$
Legal Authority: Section 20 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
Purpose:
to receive from Tasmania and to pay out to approved services in Tasmania monies which are the contribution of the State of Tasmania to the establishment and operating costs of the National Childcare Strategy places in Tasmania
Balance carried from previous year - 13,000
Available for payments - 13,000
Payments made to suppliers - (13,000)
Balance carried to next year - -
Represented by:  
Cash - -
Total - -
Note: This account was abolished on the 26th June 2003, as determined by the Minister for Finance

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National Childcare Strategy Trust Account - Victoria (Administered) 2004
$
2003
$
Legal Authority: Section 20 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
Purpose:
to receive from Victoria and to pay out to approved services in Victoria monies which are the contribution of the State of Victoria to the establishment and operating costs of the National Childcare Strategy places in Victoria
Balance carried from previous year - 45,000
Available for payments - 45,000
Payments made to suppliers - (45,000)
Balance carried to next year - -
Represented by:    
Cash - -
Total - -
Note: This account was abolished on the 26th June 2003, as determined by the Minister for Finance

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National Childcare Strategy Trust Account - Australian Capital Territory (Administered) 2004
$
2003
$
Legal Authority: Section 20 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
Purpose:
to receive from the ACT and to pay out to approved services in the ACT monies which are the contribution of the ACT to the establishment and operating costs of the National Childcare Strategy places in the ACT
Balance carried from previous year - 144,000
Available for payments - 144,000
Payments made to suppliers - (144,000)
Balance carried to next year - -
Represented by:  
Cash - -
Total - -

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Capital Replacement and Upgrade Program Trust Account (Administered) 2004
$
2003
$
Legal Authority: Please refer to Note 1 Section 1.20 for details
Purpose:
to receive and hold money arising from the sale of Commonwealth funded childcare centres until such time as that money may be reinvested into the building of a new childcare centre or another project funded under the capital replacement and upgrade
Balance carried from previous year 449,266 449,266
Available for payments 449,266 449,266
Payments returned to the OPA (449,266) -
Balance carried to next year - 449,266
Represented by:  
Cash - 426,266
GST receivable from the OPA - 23,000
Total - 449,266

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Victorian Outside School Care Official Trust Account (Administered) 2004
$
2003
$
Legal Authority: Please refer to Note 1 Section 1.20 for details
Purpose:
the receipt of monies contributed by the Victorian State Government for the administration of outside school hours care
Balance carried from previous year 5,752,931 4,412,633
Other revenue for reporting period - 1,340,298
Available for payments 5,752,931 5,752,931
Payments made to OPA (5,752,931) -
Balance carried to next year - 5,752,931
Represented by:  
Cash - 5,773,931
GST payable to the OPA - (21,000)
Total - 5,752,931

 

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Supported Accommodation Assistance Program R&D Special Account (Administered) 2004
$
2003
$
Legal Authority: Section 20 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
Purpose:
the receipt of monies for the National Data Collection, national evaluations, national committees and research projects under FaCS' Supported Accommodation Assistance Program
Balance carried from previous year 1,872,478 1,451,553
Other revenue for reporting period 2,300,000 2,300,000
Available for payments 4,172,478 3,751,553
Payments made to suppliers (2,963,848) (1,879,075)
Balance carried to next year 1,208,630 1,872,478
Represented by:  
Cash 1,208,630 1,803,478
GST receivable from the OPA - 69,000
Total 1,208,630 1,872,478

 

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National Youth Affairs Research Scheme (Administered) 2004
$
2003
$
Legal Authority: Section 20 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
Purpose:
for the receipt of monies from State Governments to meet expenditure in respect of the National Youth Affairs Research Scheme
This account was reclassified from Departmental to Administered during 2003–04.
Balance carried from previous year 889,670 207,684
Other revenue for reporting period 240,000 704,713
Available for payments 1,129,670 912,397
Previous year adjustments (260,132) -
Payments made to suppliers (409,723) (22,727)
Balance carried to next year 459,815 889,670
Represented by:  
Cash 459,815 889,670
Total 459,815 889,670

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National Childcare Strategy Trust Account - Queensland (Administered) 2004
$
2003
$
Legal Authority: Section 20 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
Purpose:
to receive from Queensland and to pay out to approved services in Queensland monies which are the contribution of the State of Queensland to the establishment and operating costs of the National Childcare Strategy places in Queensland
Balance carried from previous year - -
Available for payments - -
Payments made to suppliers - -
Represented by:  
Cash - -
Total - -
Note: This account was abolished on the 26th June 2003, as determined by the Minister for Finance

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National Childcare Strategy Trust Account - New South Wales (Administered) 2004
$
2003
$
Legal Authority: Section 20 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
Purpose:
to receive from New South Wales and to pay out to approved services in New South Wales monies which are the contribution of the State of New South Wales to the establishment and operating costs of the National Childcare Strategy places in New South Wales
Balance carried from previous year - 85,000
Available for payments - 85,000
Payments made to suppliers - (85,000)
Balance carried to next year - -
Represented by:  
Cash - -
Total - -
Note: This account was abolished on the 26th June 2003, as determined by the Minister for Finance

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National Childcare Strategy Trust Account - South Australia (Administered) 2004
$
2003
$
Legal Authority: Section 20 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
Purpose:
to receive from South Australia and to pay out to approved services in South Australia monies which are the contribution of the State of South Australia to the establishment and operating costs of the National Childcare Strategy places in South Australia
Balance carried from previous year - -
Available for payments - -
Payments made to suppliers - -
Balance carried to next year - -
Represented by:  
Cash - -
Total - -
Note: This account was abolished on the 26th June 2003, as determined by the Minister for Finance

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