{"id":"C2026A00018","name":"Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2025-2026","slug":"appropriation-act-no-4-2025-2026","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"18 of 2026","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":436466,"registerId":"C2026A00018-fast-fetch-1775953656164","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2025-2026","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.png)\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nAppropriation Act (No. 4) 2025‑2026\n\nNo. 18, 2026\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nAn Act to appropriate additional money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure, and for related purposes\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n1 Short title\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Definitions\n\n4 Portfolio statements\n\n5 Notional transactions between entities that are part of the Commonwealth\n\nPart 2—Appropriation items\n\n6 Summary of appropriations\n\n7 State, ACT, NT and local government items\n\n8 Administered items\n\n9 Administered assets and liabilities items\n\n10 Other departmental items\n\n11 Corporate entity items\n\nPart 3—Advance to the Finance Minister\n\n12 Advance to the Finance Minister\n\nPart 4—Miscellaneous\n\n13 Crediting amounts to special accounts\n\n14 Conditions etc. applying to State, ACT, NT and local government items\n\n15 Appropriation of the Consolidated Revenue Fund\n\n16 Repeal of this Act\n\nSchedule 1—Payments to or for the States, ACT, NT and local government\n\nSchedule 2—Services for which money is appropriated\n\n \n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.png)\n\n \n\n \n\nAppropriation Act (No. 4) 2025-2026\n\nNo. 18, 2026\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nAn Act to appropriate additional money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure, and for related purposes\n\n[Assented to 27 March 2026]\n\nThe Parliament of Australia enacts:\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n \n\n1  Short title\n\n  This Act is the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2025‑2026.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (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.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this Act The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. 27 March 2026\n\n\nNote: 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.\n\n (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.\n\n3  Definitions\n\n  In this Act:\n\nadministered assets and liabilities item means an amount set out in Schedule 2 in relation to a non‑corporate entity opposite the heading “Administered Assets and Liabilities”.\n\nadministered item means an amount set out in Schedule 2 opposite an outcome for a non‑corporate entity under the heading “New Administered Outcomes”.\n\ncorporate entity means:\n\n (a) a corporate Commonwealth entity within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013; or\n\n (b) a Commonwealth company within the meaning of that Act.\n\ncorporate entity item means the amount set out in Schedule 2 in relation to a corporate entity under the heading “Non‑operating”.\n\nexpenditure means payments for expenses, acquiring assets, making loans or paying liabilities.\n\nFinance Minister means the Minister administering this Act.\n\nitem means any of the following:\n\n (a) a State, ACT, NT and local government item;\n\n (b) an administered item;\n\n (c) an administered assets and liabilities item;\n\n (d) an other departmental item;\n\n (e) a corporate entity item.\n\nnon‑corporate entity means:\n\n (a) a non‑corporate Commonwealth entity within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013; or\n\n (b) the High Court.\n\nother departmental item means an amount set out in Schedule 2 in relation to a non‑corporate entity opposite the heading “Equity Injections”.\n\nPortfolio Additional Estimates Statements means the Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements that were tabled in the Senate or the House of Representatives in relation to the Bill for this Act and the Bill for the Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2025‑2026.\n\nPortfolio Budget Statements means the Portfolio Budget Statements that were tabled in the Senate or the House of Representatives in relation to the Bill for the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2025‑2026 and the Bill for the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2025‑2026.\n\nportfolio statements means:\n\n (a) the Portfolio Budget Statements; and\n\n (b) the Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements.\n\nspecial account has the same meaning as in the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.\n\nState, ACT, NT and local government item means an amount set out in Schedule 2 opposite an outcome for a non‑corporate entity under the heading “Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government”.\n\n4  Portfolio statements\n\n  The portfolio statements are declared to be relevant documents for the purposes of section 15AB of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.\n\nNote: See paragraph 15AB(2)(g) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 which provides that the material that may be considered in the interpretation of a provision of an Act includes any document that is declared by the Act to be a relevant document.\n\n5  Notional transactions between entities that are part of the Commonwealth\n\n  For the purposes of this Act, notional transactions between non‑corporate entities are to be treated as if they were real transactions.\n\nNote: This section applies, for example, to a “payment” between non‑corporate entities that are both part of the Commonwealth. One of the effects of this section is that the payment will be debited from an appropriation for the paying non‑corporate entity, even though no payment is actually made from the Consolidated Revenue Fund. This is consistent with section 76 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.\n\nPart 2—Appropriation items\n\n \n\n6  Summary of appropriations\n\n  The total of the items specified in Schedule 2 is $3,532,926,000.\n\nNote 1: Items in Schedule 2 can be adjusted under Part 3 of this Act.\n\nNote 2: Sections 74 to 75 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 also provide for the adjustment of amounts appropriated by this Act.\n\n7  State, ACT, NT and local government items\n\n (1) The amount specified in a State, ACT, NT and local government item for an outcome for a non‑corporate entity may be applied for the purpose of making payments to or for the States, the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory and local government authorities for the purpose of contributing to achieving that outcome.\n\n (2) If the portfolio statements indicate that activities of a particular kind were intended to be treated as activities in respect of a particular outcome, then expenditure for the purpose of carrying out those activities is taken to be expenditure for the purpose of contributing to achieving the outcome.\n\n8  Administered items\n\n (1) The amount specified in an administered item for an outcome for a non‑corporate entity may be applied for expenditure for the purpose of contributing to achieving that outcome.\n\n (2) If the portfolio statements indicate that activities of a particular kind were intended to be treated as activities in respect of a particular outcome, then expenditure for the purpose of carrying out those activities is taken to be expenditure for the purpose of contributing to achieving the outcome.\n\n9  Administered assets and liabilities items\n\n (1) The amount specified in an administered assets and liabilities item for a non‑corporate entity may be applied for expenditure for the purpose of contributing to achieving any outcome specified for the entity:\n\n (a) in Schedule 2 to this Act; or\n\n (b) in Schedule 1 to the Supply Act (No. 1) 2025‑2026; or\n\n (c) in Schedule 1 to the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2025‑2026; or\n\n (d) in Schedule 2 to the Supply Act (No. 2) 2025‑2026; or\n\n (e) in Schedule 2 to the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2025‑2026; or\n\n (f) in Schedule 1 to the Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2025‑2026.\n\n (2) If the portfolio statements indicate that activities of a particular kind were intended to be treated as activities in respect of a particular outcome, then expenditure for the purpose of carrying out those activities is taken to be expenditure for the purpose of contributing to achieving the outcome.\n\n10  Other departmental items\n\n  The amount specified in an other departmental item for a non‑corporate entity may be applied for the departmental expenditure of the entity.\n\n11  Corporate entity items\n\n (1) The amount specified in a corporate entity item for a corporate entity may be paid to the entity to be applied for the purposes of the entity.\n\n (2) If:\n\n (a) an Act provides that a corporate entity must be paid amounts that are appropriated by the Parliament for the purposes of the entity; and\n\n (b) Schedule 2 contains a corporate entity item for that entity;\n\nthen the entity must be paid the full amount specified in the item.\n\nPart 3—Advance to the Finance Minister\n\n \n\n12  Advance to the Finance Minister\n\n (1) If the Finance Minister determined an amount under subsection 12(2) of the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2025‑2026 or subsection 12(2) of the Supply Act (No. 2) 2025‑2026 before the commencement of this Act, the amount is to be disregarded for the purposes of subsection 12(3) of the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2025‑2026.\n\nNote: This means that, after the commencement of this Act, the Finance Minister has access to $600 million under section 12 of the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2025‑2026 , regardless of amounts that have already been determined under that section or under section 12 of the Supply Act (No. 2) 2025‑2026.\n\n (2) If:\n\n (a) this Act appropriates an amount for particular expenditure; and\n\n (b) before the commencement of this Act, the Finance Minister determined an amount (the advanced amount) under section 12 of the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2025‑2026 or section 12 of the Supply Act (No. 2) 2025‑2026 for the expenditure;\n\nthe amount appropriated by this Act for the expenditure is taken to be reduced (but not below nil) by the advanced amount.\n\nPart 4—Miscellaneous\n\n \n\n13  Crediting amounts to special accounts\n\n  If any of the purposes of a special account is a purpose that is covered by an item (whether or not the item expressly refers to the special account), then amounts may be debited against the appropriation for that item and credited to that special account.\n\n14  Conditions etc. applying to State, ACT, NT and local government items\n\n (1) This section applies to any payment made out of money appropriated by a State, ACT, NT and local government item for an outcome specified in column 2 of the table in Schedule 1.\n\n (2) The payment:\n\n (a) must be made on the terms and conditions (if any) from time to time determined, in the way described in subsection (3), as applying to payments made:\n\n (i) in relation to the outcome; and\n\n (ii) to or for a State, the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory or a local government authority; and\n\n (iii) out of money appropriated by an annual Appropriation Act; and\n\n (b) must be made in accordance with any determination in writing made by the Minister specified, in column 4 of the table in Schedule 1, for the outcome as to amounts and times of payments.\n\n (3) The way of determining the terms and conditions applying to payments described in paragraph (2)(a) is for the Minister specified, in column 3 of the table in Schedule 1, for the outcome to make the determination in writing before or after the commencement of this Act.\n\n (4) Determinations mentioned in paragraph (2)(a) and determinations made under paragraph (2)(b) are not legislative instruments.\n\n (5) This section does not limit the Commonwealth’s power to:\n\n (a) apply terms and conditions to payments made out of money that is not appropriated by a State, ACT, NT and local government item; or\n\n (b) determine the amounts and times of those payments.\n\n15  Appropriation of the Consolidated Revenue Fund\n\n  The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated as necessary for the purposes of this Act, including the operation of this Act as affected by the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.\n\n16  Repeal of this Act\n\n  This Act is repealed at the start of 1 July 2028.\n\nSchedule 1—Payments to or for the States, ACT, NT and local government\n\nNote: See section 14.\n\n \n\n \n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  | Minister | Minister |\n|  |  | determining | determining |\n| Entity | Outcome | conditions | payments |\n|  |  |  |  |\n| Department of Education | Improved early learning, schooling, student educational outcomes and transitions to and from school through access to quality early childhood education and care, support, parent engagement, quality teaching and learning environments | Minister for Education<br> | Minister for Education<br> |\n| Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts | Strengthening the sustainability, capacity and diversity of Australia's urban and regional areas including northern Australia, including through facilitating local partnerships between all levels of government and local communities; through investment in infrastructure and measures that stimulate economic growth; and providing grants and financial assistance | Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government<br> | Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government<br> |\n\n\n \n\nSchedule 2—Services for which money is appropriated\n\nNote: See sections 6 and 15.\n\n \n\n| Abstract |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| Portfolio | Total |\n|  | $'000 |\n|  |  |\n| Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | 33,549 |\n| Attorney‑General's | 13,966 |\n| Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water | 414,539 |\n| Defence | 2,089,707 |\n| Education | 180 |\n| Finance | 335,065 |\n| Foreign Affairs and Trade | 21,161 |\n| Home Affairs | 129,883 |\n| Industry, Science and Resources | 3,328 |\n| Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the | 126,886 |\n| Arts |  |\n| Prime Minister and Cabinet | 14,633 |\n| Treasury | 350,029 |\n|  |  |\n| Total | 3,532,926 |\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n|  |\n| --- |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n| APPROPRIATIONS |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- SUMMARYSummary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2025‑2026 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2025‑2026\n- Portfolio Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Non- operating Total\n- $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000\n- Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry ‑ ‑ 33,549 33,549\n- ‑ ‑ 352,672 352,672\n- Attorney‑General's ‑ ‑ 13,966 13,966\n- ‑ ‑ 3,498 3,498\n- Climate Change, Energy, the ‑ ‑ 414,539 414,539\n- Environment and Water ‑ ‑ 1,376,141 1,376,141\n- Defence ‑ ‑ 2,089,707 2,089,707\n- ‑ ‑ 12,830,928 12,830,928\n- Education 180 ‑ ‑ 180\n- 135,545 ‑ 32,186 167,731\n- Employment and Workplace Relations ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 24,527 24,527\n- Finance ‑ ‑ 335,065 335,065\n- ‑ ‑ 3,038,381 3,038,381\n- Foreign Affairs and Trade ‑ ‑ 21,161 21,161\n- ‑ ‑ 238,668 238,668\n- Health, Disability and Ageing ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 320,187 320,187\n- Home Affairs ‑ ‑ 129,883 129,883\n- ‑ ‑ 370,169 370,169\n- Industry, Science and Resources ‑ ‑ 3,328 3,328\n- ‑ ‑ 193,971 193,971\n- Infrastructure, Transport, Regional 1 ‑ 126,885 126,886\n- Development, Communications, 1,091,397 ‑ 3,045,461 4,136,858\n- Sport and the Arts\n- Prime Minister and Cabinet ‑ ‑ 14,633 14,633\n- 5,720 ‑ 26,400 32,120\n- Treasury ‑ ‑ 350,029 350,029\n- ‑ ‑ 777,082 777,082\n- Total: Bill 4 181 ‑ 3,532,745 3,532,926\n- 1,232,662 ‑ 22,630,271 23,862,933\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2025‑2026 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2025‑2026\n- Entity Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Non- operating Total\n- $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000\n- Department of Agriculture, Fisheries ‑ ‑ 33,549 33,549\n- and Forestry ‑ ‑ 352,334 352,334\n- Payments to corporate entities:\n- Regional Investment Corporation ‑ ‑\n- 338 338\n- Total: Agriculture, Fisheries and ‑ ‑ 33,549 33,549\n- Forestry ‑ ‑ 352,672 352,672\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY PORTFOLIOAdditional Appropriation (bold figures)—2025‑2026 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2024‑2025\n- Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Total\n- $'000 $'000 $'000\n- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES\n- AND FORESTRY\n- Non‑operating\n- Equity Injections 33,549\n- 24,544\n- 46,366\n- Total: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and ‑ ‑ 33,549\n- Forestry\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2025‑2026 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2025‑2026\n- Entity Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Non- operating Total\n- $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000\n- Attorney‑General's Department ‑ ‑ 5,108 5,108\n- ‑ ‑ 242 242\n- Administrative Review Tribunal ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 2,038 2,038\n- High Court of Australia ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 550 550\n- National Anti‑Corruption Commission ‑ ‑ 7,158 7,158\n- ‑ ‑ 168 168\n- Office of the Director of Public ‑ ‑ 1,700 1,700\n- Prosecutions ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- Office of the Special Investigator ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 500 500\n- Total: Attorney‑General's ‑ ‑ 13,966 13,966\n- ‑ ‑ 3,498 3,498\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIOAdditional Appropriation (bold figures)—2025‑2026 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2024‑2025\n- Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Total\n- $'000 $'000 $'000\n- ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT\n- Non‑operating\n- Administered Assets and Liabilities 5,108\n- ‑\n- ‑\n- Total: Attorney‑General's Department ‑ ‑ 5,108\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIOAdditional Appropriation (bold figures)—2025‑2026 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2024‑2025\n- Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Total\n- $'000 $'000 $'000\n- NATIONAL ANTI‑CORRUPTION COMMISSION\n- Non‑operating\n- Equity Injections 7,158\n- 168\n- 11,007\n- Total: National Anti‑Corruption Commission ‑ ‑ 7,158\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIOAdditional Appropriation (bold figures)—2025‑2026 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2024‑2025\n- Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Total\n- $'000 $'000 $'000\n- OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC\n- PROSECUTIONS\n- Non‑operating\n- Equity Injections 1,700\n- ‑\n- ‑\n- Total: Office of the Director of Public ‑ ‑ 1,700\n- Prosecutions\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2025‑2026 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2025‑2026\n- Entity Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Non- operating Total\n- $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000\n- Department of Climate Change, ‑ ‑ 411,031 411,031\n- Energy, the Environment and Water ‑ ‑ 1,316,396 1,316,396\n- Payments to corporate entities:\n- Australian Institute of Marine Science ‑ ‑\n- 3,924 3,924\n- Director of National Parks ‑ ‑\n- 30,933 30,933\n- Sydney Harbour Federation Trust 2,000 2,000\n- ‑ ‑\n- Bureau of Meteorology ‑ ‑ 1,508 1,508\n- ‑ ‑ 11,793 11,793\n- Clean Energy Regulator ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 50 50\n- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- Authority ‑ ‑ 13,045 13,045\n- Total: Climate Change, Energy, the ‑ ‑ 414,539 414,539\n- Environment and Water ‑ ‑ 1,376,141 1,376,141\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER PORTFOLIOAdditional Appropriation (bold figures)—2025‑2026 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2024‑2025\n- Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Total\n- $'000 $'000 $'000\n- DEPARTMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE,\n- ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER\n- Non‑operating\n- Equity Injections 11,089\n- 16,089\n- 4,156\n- Administered Assets and Liabilities 399,942\n- 1,300,307\n- 6,248,113\n- Total: Department of Climate Change, Energy, ‑ ‑ 411,031\n- the Environment and Water\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER PORTFOLIOAdditional Appropriation (bold figures)—2025‑2026 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2024‑2025\n- Non‑operating\n- $'000\n- DEPARTMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE,\n- ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER\n- FOR PAYMENT TO\n- SYDNEY HARBOUR FEDERATION TRUST 2,000\n- ‑\n- 18,911\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER PORTFOLIOAdditional Appropriation (bold figures)—2025‑2026 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2024‑2025\n- Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Total\n- $'000 $'000 $'000\n- BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY\n- Non‑operating\n- Equity Injections 1,508\n- 11,793\n- 18,524\n- Total: Bureau of Meteorology ‑ ‑ 1,508\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- DEFENCE PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2025‑2026 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2025‑2026\n- Entity Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Non- operating Total\n- $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000\n- Department of Defence ‑ ‑ 2,051,525 2,051,525\n- ‑ ‑ 12,178,436 12,178,436\n- Australian Signals Directorate ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 558,427 558,427\n- Australian Submarine Agency ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 8,806 8,806\n- Department of Veterans' Affairs ‑ ‑ 2,235 2,235\n- ‑ ‑ 593 593\n- Payments to corporate entities:\n- Australian War Memorial 35,947 35,947\n- 84,666 84,666\n- Total: Defence ‑ ‑ 2,089,707 2,089,707\n- ‑ ‑ 12,830,928 12,830,928\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- DEFENCE PORTFOLIOAdditional Appropriation (bold figures)—2025‑2026 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2024‑2025\n- Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Total\n- $'000 $'000 $'000\n- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE\n- Non‑operating\n- Equity Injections 2,051,525\n- 12,178,436\n- 10,952,770\n- Total: Department of Defence ‑ ‑ 2,051,525\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- DEFENCE PORTFOLIOAdditional Appropriation (bold figures)—2025‑2026 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2024‑2025\n- Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Total\n- $'000 $'000 $'000\n- DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS\n- Non‑operating\n- Equity Injections 2,235\n- ‑\n- 193\n- Total: Department of Veterans' Affairs ‑ ‑ 2,235\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- DEFENCE PORTFOLIOAdditional Appropriation (bold figures)—2025‑2026 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2024‑2025\n- Non‑operating\n- $'000\n- DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS FOR\n- PAYMENT TO\n- AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL 35,947\n- 84,666\n- 106,522\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- EDUCATION PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2025‑2026 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2025‑2026\n- Entity Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Non- operating Total\n- $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000\n- Department of Education 180 ‑ ‑ 180\n- 135,545 ‑ 32,186 167,731\n- Total: Education 180 ‑ ‑ 180\n- 135,545 ‑ 32,186 167,731\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- EDUCATION PORTFOLIOAdditional Appropriation (bold figures)—2025‑2026 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2024‑2025\n- Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Total\n- $'000 $'000 $'000\n- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION\n- Operating\n- Outcome 1 ‑\n- Improved early learning, schooling, student 180 ‑ 180\n- educational outcomes and transitions to and 135,545 ‑ 135,545\n- from school through access to quality early 133,572 ‑ 133,572\n- childhood education and care, support, parent\n- engagement, quality teaching and learning\n- environments\n- Total: Department of Education 180 ‑ 180\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2025‑2026 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2025‑2026\n- Entity Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Non- operating Total\n- $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000\n- Department of Employment and ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- Workplace Relations ‑ ‑ 24,527 24,527\n- Total: Employment and Workplace ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- Relations ‑ ‑ 24,527 24,527\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- FINANCE PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2025‑2026 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2025‑2026\n- Entity Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Non- operating Total\n- $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000\n- Department of Finance ‑ ‑ 313,000 313,000\n- ‑ ‑ 2,853,791 2,853,791\n- Services Australia ‑ ‑ 22,065 22,065\n- ‑ ‑ 184,590 184,590\n- Total: Finance ‑ ‑ 335,065 335,065\n- ‑ ‑ 3,038,381 3,038,381\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- FINANCE PORTFOLIOAdditional Appropriation (bold figures)—2025‑2026 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2024‑2025\n- Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Total\n- $'000 $'000 $'000\n- DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE\n- Non‑operating\n- Administered Assets and Liabilities 313,000\n- 2,577,406\n- 538,467\n- Total: Department of Finance ‑ ‑ 313,000\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- FINANCE PORTFOLIOAdditional Appropriation (bold figures)—2025‑2026 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2024‑2025\n- Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Total\n- $'000 $'000 $'000\n- SERVICES AUSTRALIA\n- Non‑operating\n- Equity Injections 22,065\n- 184,590\n- 231,056\n- Total: Services Australia ‑ ‑ 22,065\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2025‑2026 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2025‑2026\n- Entity Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Non- operating Total\n- $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000\n- Department of Foreign Affairs and ‑ ‑ 21,161 21,161\n- Trade ‑ ‑ 162,029 162,029\n- Australian Secret Intelligence Service ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 73,905 73,905\n- Australian Trade and Investment ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- Commission ‑ ‑ 2,734 2,734\n- Total: Foreign Affairs and Trade ‑ ‑ 21,161 21,161\n- ‑ ‑ 238,668 238,668\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE PORTFOLIOAdditional Appropriation (bold figures)—2025‑2026 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2024‑2025\n- Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Total\n- $'000 $'000 $'000\n- DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND\n- TRADE\n- Non‑operating\n- Equity Injections 21,161\n- 125,529\n- 60,561\n- Total: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade ‑ ‑ 21,161\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- HEALTH, DISABILITY AND AGEING PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2025‑2026 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2025‑2026\n- Entity Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Non- operating Total\n- $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000\n- Department of Health, Disability and ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- Ageing ‑ ‑ 269,406 269,406\n- Payments to corporate entities:\n- Australian Digital Health Agency ‑ ‑\n- 18,240 18,240\n- National Disability Insurance Agency ‑ ‑\n- 4,709 4,709\n- Aged Care Quality and Safety ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- Commission ‑ ‑ 50 50\n- Australian Radiation Protection and ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- Nuclear Safety Agency ‑ ‑ 1,820 1,820\n- NDIS Quality and Safeguards ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- Commission ‑ ‑ 25,062 25,062\n- Office of the Inspector‑General of Aged ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- Care ‑ ‑ 900 900\n- Total: Health, Disability and Ageing ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 320,187 320,187\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- HOME AFFAIRS PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2025‑2026 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2025‑2026\n- Entity Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Non- operating Total\n- $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000\n- Department of Home Affairs ‑ ‑ 51,458 51,458\n- ‑ ‑ 175,919 175,919\n- Australian Criminal Intelligence ‑ ‑ 1,098 1,098\n- Commission ‑ ‑ 20,711 20,711\n- Australian Federal Police ‑ ‑ 75,478 75,478\n- ‑ ‑ 34,284 34,284\n- Australian Security Intelligence ‑ ‑ 20 20\n- Organisation ‑ ‑ 96,190 96,190\n- Australian Transaction Reports and ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- Analysis Centre ‑ ‑ 35,177 35,177\n- National Emergency Management ‑ ‑ 1,829 1,829\n- Agency ‑ ‑ 7,888 7,888\n- Total: Home Affairs ‑ ‑ 129,883 129,883\n- ‑ ‑ 370,169 370,169\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- HOME AFFAIRS PORTFOLIOAdditional Appropriation (bold figures)—2025‑2026 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2024‑2025\n- Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Total\n- $'000 $'000 $'000\n- DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS\n- Non‑operating\n- Equity Injections 7,544\n- 44,098\n- 108,343\n- Administered Assets and Liabilities 43,914\n- 131,821\n- 62,149\n- Total: Department of Home Affairs ‑ ‑ 51,458\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- HOME AFFAIRS PORTFOLIOAdditional Appropriation (bold figures)—2025‑2026 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2024‑2025\n- Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Total\n- $'000 $'000 $'000\n- AUSTRALIAN CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE\n- COMMISSION\n- Non‑operating\n- Equity Injections 1,098\n- 20,711\n- 23,606\n- Total: Australian Criminal Intelligence ‑ ‑ 1,098\n- Commission\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- HOME AFFAIRS PORTFOLIOAdditional Appropriation (bold figures)—2025‑2026 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2024‑2025\n- Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Total\n- $'000 $'000 $'000\n- AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE\n- Non‑operating\n- Equity Injections 75,478\n- 34,284\n- 47,990\n- Total: Australian Federal Police ‑ ‑ 75,478\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- HOME AFFAIRS PORTFOLIOAdditional Appropriation (bold figures)—2025‑2026 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2024‑2025\n- Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Total\n- $'000 $'000 $'000\n- AUSTRALIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE\n- ORGANISATION\n- Non‑operating\n- Equity Injections 20\n- 96,190\n- 87,153\n- Total: Australian Security Intelligence ‑ ‑ 20\n- Organisation\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- HOME AFFAIRS PORTFOLIOAdditional Appropriation (bold figures)—2025‑2026 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2024‑2025\n- Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Total\n- $'000 $'000 $'000\n- NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT\n- AGENCY\n- Non‑operating\n- Administered Assets and Liabilities 1,829\n- 7,888\n- 13,591\n- Total: National Emergency Management ‑ ‑ 1,829\n- Agency\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND RESOURCES PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2025‑2026 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2025‑2026\n- Entity Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Non- operating Total\n- $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000\n- Department of Industry, Science and ‑ ‑ 3,328 3,328\n- Resources ‑ ‑ 59,083 59,083\n- Payments to corporate entities:\n- Australian Nuclear Science and ‑ ‑\n- Technology Organisation 89,306 89,306\n- Commonwealth Scientific and ‑ ‑\n- Industrial Research Organisation 20,956 20,956\n- Geoscience Australia ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 24,626 24,626\n- Total: Industry, Science and ‑ ‑ 3,328 3,328\n- Resources ‑ ‑ 193,971 193,971\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND RESOURCES PORTFOLIOAdditional Appropriation (bold figures)—2025‑2026 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2024‑2025\n- Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Total\n- $'000 $'000 $'000\n- DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND\n- RESOURCES\n- Non‑operating\n- Administered Assets and Liabilities 3,328\n- 1,037\n- ‑\n- Total: Department of Industry, Science and ‑ ‑ 3,328\n- Resources\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2025‑2026 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2025‑2026\n- Entity Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Non- operating Total\n- $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000\n- Department of Infrastructure, 1 ‑ 120,385 120,386\n- Transport, Regional Development, 1,091,397 ‑ 2,982,539 4,073,936\n- Communications, Sport and the Arts\n- Payments to corporate entities:\n- Australian National Maritime Museum ‑ ‑\n- 1,921 1,921\n- Australian Sports Commission ‑ ‑\n- 710 710\n- National Film and Sound Archive of ‑ ‑\n- Australia 1,736 1,736\n- National Gallery of Australia 5,957 5,957\n- 22,709 22,709\n- National Library of Australia 543 543\n- 10,353 10,353\n- National Museum of Australia ‑ ‑\n- 2,120 2,120\n- National Portrait Gallery of Australia ‑ ‑\n- 214 214\n- Old Parliament House ‑ ‑\n- 219 219\n- National Capital Authority ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 22,940 22,940\n- Total: Infrastructure, Transport, 1 ‑ 126,885 126,886\n- Regional Development, 1,091,397 ‑ 3,045,461 4,136,858\n- Communications, Sport and\n- the Arts\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAdditional Appropriation (bold figures)—2025‑2026 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2024‑2025\n- Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Total\n- $'000 $'000 $'000\n- DEPARTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE,\n- TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT,\n- COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS\n- Operating\n- Outcome 3 ‑\n- Strengthening the sustainability, capacity and 1 ‑ 1\n- diversity of Australia's urban and regional areas 270,000 ‑ 270,000\n- including northern Australia, including through 269,721 ‑ 269,721\n- facilitating local partnerships between all levels\n- of government and local communities; through\n- investment in infrastructure and measures that\n- stimulate economic growth; and providing grants\n- and financial assistance\n- Total: Operating 1 ‑ 1\n- Non‑operating\n- Administered Assets and Liabilities 120,385\n- 2,982,539\n- 3,242,291\n- Total: Non‑operating 120,385\n- Total: Department of Infrastructure, Transport, 1 ‑ 120,386\n- Regional Development,\n- Communications, Sport and the Arts\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAdditional Appropriation (bold figures)—2025‑2026 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2024‑2025\n- Non‑operating\n- $'000\n- DEPARTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE,\n- TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT,\n- COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS\n- FOR PAYMENT TO\n- NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA 5,957\n- 22,709\n- 42,243\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAdditional Appropriation (bold figures)—2025‑2026 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2024‑2025\n- Non‑operating\n- $'000\n- DEPARTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE,\n- TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT,\n- COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS\n- FOR PAYMENT TO\n- NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA 543\n- 10,353\n- 26,733\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2025‑2026 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2025‑2026\n- Entity Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Non- operating Total\n- $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000\n- Payments to corporate entities:\n- Australian Institute of Aboriginal and 14,633 14,633\n- Torres Strait Islander Studies 127 127\n- Indigenous Business Australia ‑ ‑\n- 22,850 22,850\n- National Indigenous Australians ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- Agency 5,720 ‑ 2,101 7,821\n- Office of National Intelligence ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 1,322 1,322\n- Total: Prime Minister and Cabinet ‑ ‑ 14,633 14,633\n- 5,720 ‑ 26,400 32,120\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET PORTFOLIOAdditional Appropriation (bold figures)—2025‑2026 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2024‑2025\n- Non‑operating\n- $'000\n- DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND\n- CABINET FOR PAYMENT TO\n- AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF ABORIGINAL 14,633\n- AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER STUDIES 127\n- 3,043\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- TREASURY PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2025‑2026 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2025‑2026\n- Entity Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Non- operating Total\n- $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000\n- Department of the Treasury ‑ ‑ 325,900 325,900\n- ‑ ‑ 724,717 724,717\n- Australian Bureau of Statistics ‑ ‑ 9,391 9,391\n- ‑ ‑ 1,843 1,843\n- Australian Competition and Consumer ‑ ‑ 13,800 13,800\n- Commission ‑ ‑ 1,100 1,100\n- Australian Taxation Office ‑ ‑ 938 938\n- ‑ ‑ 49,422 49,422\n- Total: Treasury ‑ ‑ 350,029 350,029\n- ‑ ‑ 777,082 777,082\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- TREASURY PORTFOLIOAdditional Appropriation (bold figures)—2025‑2026 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2024‑2025\n- Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Total\n- $'000 $'000 $'000\n- DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY\n- Non‑operating\n- Administered Assets and Liabilities 325,900\n- 724,717\n- 981,827\n- Total: Department of the Treasury ‑ ‑ 325,900\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- TREASURY PORTFOLIOAdditional Appropriation (bold figures)—2025‑2026 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2024‑2025\n- Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Total\n- $'000 $'000 $'000\n- AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS\n- Non‑operating\n- Equity Injections 9,391\n- 1,843\n- 14,406\n- Total: Australian Bureau of Statistics ‑ ‑ 9,391\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- TREASURY PORTFOLIOAdditional Appropriation (bold figures)—2025‑2026 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2024‑2025\n- Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Total\n- $'000 $'000 $'000\n- AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER\n- COMMISSION\n- Non‑operating\n- Equity Injections 13,800\n- 1,100\n- 1,100\n- Total: Australian Competition and Consumer ‑ ‑ 13,800\n- Commission\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- TREASURY PORTFOLIOAdditional Appropriation (bold figures)—2025‑2026 Budget Appropriation (italic figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2024‑2025\n- Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Total\n- $'000 $'000 $'000\n- AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE\n- Non‑operating\n- Equity Injections 938\n- 49,422\n- 43,034\n- Total: Australian Taxation Office ‑ ‑ 938\n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n[Minister’s second reading speech made in—\n\nHouse of Representatives on 5 February 2026\n\nSenate on 25 March 2026]\n\n(11/26)\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Act does not change the substantive policy scope of programs; it provides additional funding and sets administrative rules for applying that funding. It declares portfolio statements relevant for interpretation (s4), specifies how appropriations may be applied to departmental, administered and state/local payments (ss7–11), governs advance funding adjustments (s12), allows crediting to special accounts (s13), and imposes ministerial determinations for payment terms (s14). No provision amends program outcomes or creates new policy obligations beyond funding mechanics."},"complexity_factors":["Cross‑references to other appropriation and supply Acts and the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 create interdependencies (see notes to s6; ss5,12,15).","Large tabular schedules with many line items by portfolio and funding categories increase administrative and accounting complexity (Schedule 2; Schedule 1).","Ministerial discretion over terms, conditions and payment timing for State/ACT/NT/local payments, exercised by non‑legislative determinations, requires ongoing administrative rules rather than statutory detail (s14(2)‑(4); Schedule 1).","Treatment of notional transactions between non‑corporate entities as if real imposes internal charging and appropriation effects without cash movement (s5).","Advance funding interactions: prior determinations under other Acts are to be disregarded or offset against this Act’s appropriations, requiring reconciliations (s12(1)‑(2)).","Provisions allowing debiting appropriations to credit special accounts add accounting flexibility but require correct matching of purposes (s13).","Mandatory full payment rule for some corporate entities where another Act requires parliamentary appropriations limits executive discretion and affects payment certainty (s11(2)).","Fixed repeal date (s16) imposes a time‑limited legal window for the appropriations and administrative arrangements."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act authorises an extra $3,532,926,000 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for specific Commonwealth payments, equity injections and administered items listed in Schedule 2 (s6, Schedule 2). It sets administrative mechanics: treating intra‑Commonwealth notional transactions as real (s5), allowing the Finance Minister to use advance amounts under earlier appropriation/supply Acts (s12), permitting credits to special accounts (s13), and letting specified Ministers set terms and payment timings for state/local payments (s14, Schedule 1)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This legislation maintains the traditional scope of annual appropriation acts. It is the fourth appropriation act for the 2025-2026 financial year, following the standard pattern of: Appropriation Act No. 1 (main departmental funding), Appropriation Act No. 2 (main administered funding), Appropriation Act No. 3 (additional estimates — departmental), and Appropriation Act No. 4 (additional estimates — administered and other). The structure, definitions, and mechanisms align with longstanding parliamentary practice for supply bills. No significant scope creep is evident; the Act performs its intended function of providing supplementary appropriation authority."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple defined terms (11 definitions in section 3) including cross-references to the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013","Five distinct categories of appropriation items with different rules applying to each (State/territory items, administered items, administered assets/liabilities, other departmental items, corporate entity items)","Extensive cross-referencing between this Act and five other related appropriation/supply Acts (Appropriation Acts No. 1, 2, 3 and Supply Acts No. 1, 2)","Conditional logic in section 12 regarding the Advance to the Finance Minister — requires tracking determinations made under previous Acts","Schedule 2 contains approximately 50 separate line items across multiple portfolios with three-column comparative figures (additional appropriation, budget appropriation, previous year actuals)","Notional transaction treatment (section 5) creates an accounting fiction that requires understanding of public sector financial management","Ministerial determination powers (section 14) with explicit exclusion from legislative instruments framework"],"plain_english_summary":"This is the **Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2025-2026** — one of the annual \"budget\" laws that authorises the Australian Government to spend public money.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Appropriates $3.53 billion** from the Consolidated Revenue Fund (Australia's main bank account) for government operations during the 2025-2026 financial year.\n- This is a **supplementary appropriation** — it provides additional money beyond what was allocated in the main budget bills (Appropriation Acts No. 1 and 2), typically to cover new policy decisions, cost overruns, or revised estimates.\n\n**Who gets the money:**\nThe funds are split across government portfolios:\n- **Defence**: $2.09 billion (by far the largest share — mainly for equity injections into the Department of Defence)\n- **Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water**: $414 million\n- **Treasury**: $350 million\n- **Finance**: $335 million\n- **Home Affairs**: $130 million\n- **Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts**: $127 million\n- **Foreign Affairs and Trade**: $21 million\n- **Agriculture**: $33 million\n- **Attorney-General's**: $14 million\n- **Prime Minister and Cabinet**: $15 million\n- **Education**: $180,000 (small payment to states for early learning outcomes)\n- **Industry, Science and Resources**: $3.3 million\n\n**Types of spending:**\n- **State, ACT, NT and local government items**: Payments to state and territory governments ($181,000 total)\n- **Administered items**: Funding for specific government programs and outcomes\n- **Administered assets and liabilities**: Money for acquiring assets or paying liabilities\n- **Other departmental items** (\"Equity Injections\"): Capital funding for government departments\n- **Corporate entity items**: Funding for government-owned companies and authorities (like the Australian War Memorial, CSIRO, National Gallery, etc.)\n\n**Key features:**\n- **Advance to the Finance Minister**: Resets the Finance Minister's emergency spending power to $600 million (disregarding any amounts already determined under previous Acts)\n- **Notional transactions**: Treats internal government transfers as real transactions for accounting purposes\n- **Special accounts**: Allows money to be moved into special accounts for specific purposes\n- **Conditions on payments to states**: Requires ministerial determinations for terms, conditions, timing and amounts of payments to state/territory/local governments\n- **Self-repealing**: The Act automatically expires on 1 July 2028\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this legislation, the government could not legally spend this $3.5 billion. It ensures parliamentary oversight of public expenditure and provides transparency about where taxpayer money is going. The heavy focus on Defence ($2.1 billion) reflects significant capital investment in Australia's military capability."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-4-2025-2026","history":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-4-2025-2026/history","analysis":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-4-2025-2026/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-4-2025-2026/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-4-2025-2026/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-4-2025-2026/documents"}}