Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act (No. 3) 2012 No. 77, 2012 An Act to amend the law relating to finance, and for other purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendments of Acts Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 Schedule 2—Amendments of regulations Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 1997 Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act (No. 3) 2012 No. 77, 2012 An Act to amend the law relating to finance, and for other purposes [Assented to 28 June 2012] The Parliament of Australia enacts: 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Financial 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the commencement of Schedule 1 to this Act. 28 June 2012 Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted.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Act. 3 Schedule(s) (1) Each Act, and each set of regulations, that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.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amendment of any regulation under subsection (1) does not prevent the regulation, as so amended, from being amended or repealed by the Governor‑General.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 (c) administer those arrangements on behalf of the Commonwealth. 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 (c) Part 3 of Schedule 1AA specifies: (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: To provide 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 Registration System 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 [Minister's second reading speech made in— House of Representatives on 26 June 2012 Senate on 27 June 2012] (131/12)