{"id":"C2024A00046","name":"Appropriation Act (No. 6) 2023-2024","slug":"appropriation-act-no-6-2023-2024","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"46 of 2024","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":436395,"registerId":"C2024A00046-fast-fetch-1775953603791","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Appropriation Act (No. 6) 2023-2024","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. 6) 2023‑2024\n\n \n\nNo. 46, 2024\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—Miscellaneous\n\n12 Crediting amounts to special accounts\n\n13 Appropriation of the Consolidated Revenue Fund\n\n14 Repeal of this Act\n\nSchedule 1—Services for which money is appropriated\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.png)\n\n \n\n \n\nAppropriation Act (No. 6) 2023-2024\n\nNo. 46, 2024\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 26 June 2024]\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. 6) 2023‑2024.\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. 26 June 2024\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 1 in relation to a non‑corporate entity opposite the heading “Administered Assets and Liabilities”.\n\nadministered item means an amount set out in Schedule 1 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 1 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\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 1 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 the Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2023‑2034 and the Bill for the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2023‑2024.\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) 2023‑2024 and the Bill for the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2023‑2024.\n\nportfolio statements means:\n\n (a) the Portfolio Budget Statements; and\n\n (b) the Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements; and\n\n (c) the Portfolio Supplementary Additional Estimates Statements.\n\nPortfolio Supplementary Additional Estimates Statements means the Portfolio Supplementary 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. 5) 2023‑2024.\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 1 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 1 is $453,458,000.\n\nNote: Sections 74 to 75 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 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 1 to this Act; or\n\n (b) in Schedule 1 to the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2023‑2024; or\n\n (c) in Schedule 2 to the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2023‑2024; or\n\n (d) in Schedule 1 to the Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2023‑2024; or\n\n (e) in Schedule 2 to the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2023‑2024; or\n\n (f) in Schedule 1 to the Appropriation Act (No. 5) 2023‑2024.\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 1 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—Miscellaneous\n\n \n\n12  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\n13  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\n14  Repeal of this Act\n\n  This Act is repealed at the start of 1 July 2026.\n\nSchedule 1—Services for which money is appropriated\n\nNote: See sections 6 and 13.\n\n \n\n| Abstract |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| Portfolio | Total |\n|  | $'000 |\n|  |  |\n| Defence | 452,748 |\n| Employment and Workplace Relations | 160 |\n| Home Affairs | 550 |\n|  |  |\n| Total | 453,458 |\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)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024\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 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 275,721 275,721\n- Attorney‑General's ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 123,842 123,842\n- Climate Change, Energy, the ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- Environment and Water ‑ ‑ 8,959,150 8,959,150\n- Defence ‑ ‑ 452,748 452,748\n- ‑ ‑ 12,211,689 12,211,689\n- Education ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- 152,204 ‑ 22,377 174,581\n- Employment and Workplace Relations ‑ ‑ 160 160\n- ‑ ‑ 44,320 44,320\n- Finance ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 997,068 997,068\n- Foreign Affairs and Trade ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 187,289 187,289\n- Health and Aged Care ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 331,240 331,240\n- Home Affairs ‑ ‑ 550 550\n- ‑ ‑ 229,075 229,075\n- Industry, Science and Resources ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 241,859 241,859\n- Infrastructure, Transport, Regional ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- Development, Communications and 860,652 ‑ 3,676,066 4,536,718\n- the Arts\n- Prime Minister and Cabinet ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- 3,635 ‑ 34,317 37,952\n- Social Services ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 100,541 100,541\n- Treasury ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 856,180 856,180\n- Total: Bill 6 ‑ ‑ 453,458 453,458\n- 1,016,491 ‑ 28,290,734 29,307,225\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024\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 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- and Forestry ‑ ‑ 275,721 275,721\n- Total: Agriculture, Fisheries and ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- Forestry ‑ ‑ 275,721 275,721\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024\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 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 6,519 6,519\n- Administrative Appeals Tribunal ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 3,135 3,135\n- Australian Criminal Intelligence ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- Commission ‑ ‑ 4,230 4,230\n- Australian Federal Police ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 65,535 65,535\n- Australian Transaction Reports and ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- Analysis Centre ‑ ‑ 11,334 11,334\n- High Court of Australia ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 850 850\n- National Anti‑Corruption Commission ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 27,839 27,839\n- Office of the Australian Information ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- Commissioner ‑ ‑ 1,000 1,000\n- Office of the Director of Public ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- Prosecutions ‑ ‑ 2,200 2,200\n- Office of Parliamentary Counsel ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 700 700\n- Office of the Special Investigator ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 500 500\n- Total: Attorney‑General's ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 123,842 123,842\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024\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, ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- Energy, the Environment and Water ‑ ‑ 8,844,520 8,844,520\n- Payments to corporate entities:\n- Australian Institute of Marine Science ‑ ‑\n- 29,246 29,246\n- Director of National Parks ‑ ‑\n- 36,883 36,883\n- Murray‑Darling Basin Authority ‑ ‑\n- 9,998 9,998\n- Sydney Harbour Federation Trust ‑ ‑\n- 25,591 25,591\n- Bureau of Meteorology ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 10,788 10,788\n- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- Authority ‑ ‑ 2,124 2,124\n- Total: Climate Change, Energy, the ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- Environment and Water ‑ ‑ 8,959,150 8,959,150\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- DEFENCE PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024\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 ‑ ‑ 452,748 452,748\n- ‑ ‑ 11,086,276 11,086,276\n- Australian Signals Directorate ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 1,094,367 1,094,367\n- Australian Submarine Agency ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 8,085 8,085\n- Department of Veterans' Affairs ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 15,316 15,316\n- Payments to corporate entities:\n- Australian War Memorial ‑ ‑\n- 7,645 7,645\n- Total: Defence ‑ ‑ 452,748 452,748\n- ‑ ‑ 12,211,689 12,211,689\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- DEFENCE PORTFOLIOAdditional Appropriation (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2022‑2023\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 452,748\n- 11,086,276\n- 11,832,391\n- Total: Department of Defence ‑ ‑ 452,748\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- EDUCATION PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024\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 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- 152,204 ‑ 22,377 174,581\n- Total: Education ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- 152,204 ‑ 22,377 174,581\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024\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 ‑ ‑ 160 160\n- Workplace Relations ‑ ‑ 43,163 43,163\n- Australian Skills Quality Authority ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 1,157 1,157\n- Total: Employment and Workplace ‑ ‑ 160 160\n- Relations ‑ ‑ 44,320 44,320\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS PORTFOLIOAdditional Appropriation (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2022‑2023\n- Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Total\n- $'000 $'000 $'000\n- DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND\n- WORKPLACE RELATIONS\n- Non‑operating\n- Equity Injections 160\n- 43,163\n- 43,502\n- Total: Department of Employment and ‑ ‑ 160\n- Workplace Relations\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- FINANCE PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024\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 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 997,068 997,068\n- Total: Finance ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 997,068 997,068\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024\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 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- Trade ‑ ‑ 174,074 174,074\n- Australian Secret Intelligence Service ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 11,632 11,632\n- Australian Trade and Investment ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- Commission ‑ ‑ 1,583 1,583\n- Total: Foreign Affairs and Trade ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 187,289 187,289\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- HEALTH AND AGED CARE PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024\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 and Aged Care ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 280,388 280,388\n- Payments to corporate entities:\n- Australian Digital Health Agency ‑ ‑\n- 33,321 33,321\n- Australian Sports Commission ‑ ‑\n- 2,882 2,882\n- Aged Care Quality and Safety ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- Commission ‑ ‑ 850 850\n- Australian Radiation Protection and ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- Nuclear Safety Agency ‑ ‑ 10,468 10,468\n- Office of the Inspector‑General of Aged ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- Care ‑ ‑ 3,331 3,331\n- Total: Health and Aged Care ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 331,240 331,240\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- HOME AFFAIRS PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024\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 ‑ ‑ 550 550\n- ‑ ‑ 97,427 97,427\n- Australian Security Intelligence ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- Organisation ‑ ‑ 71,110 71,110\n- National Emergency Management ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- Agency ‑ ‑ 60,538 60,538\n- Total: Home Affairs ‑ ‑ 550 550\n- ‑ ‑ 229,075 229,075\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- HOME AFFAIRS PORTFOLIOAdditional Appropriation (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2022‑2023\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 550\n- 95,344\n- 16,512\n- Total: Department of Home Affairs ‑ ‑ 550\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND RESOURCES PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024\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 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- Resources ‑ ‑ 46,885 46,885\n- Payments to corporate entities:\n- Australian Nuclear Science and ‑ ‑\n- Technology Organisation 117,011 117,011\n- Commonwealth Scientific and ‑ ‑\n- Industrial Research Organisation 50,700 50,700\n- National Reconstruction Fund ‑ ‑\n- Corporation 14,200 14,200\n- Geoscience Australia ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 13,063 13,063\n- Total: Industry, Science and ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- Resources ‑ ‑ 241,859 241,859\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024\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, ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- Transport, Regional Development, 860,652 ‑ 3,489,071 4,349,723\n- Communications and the Arts\n- Payments to corporate entities:\n- Australian National Maritime Museum ‑ ‑\n- 3,895 3,895\n- National Film and Sound Archive of ‑ ‑\n- Australia 9,813 9,813\n- National Gallery of Australia ‑ ‑\n- 28,814 28,814\n- National Library of Australia ‑ ‑\n- 18,343 18,343\n- National Museum of Australia ‑ ‑\n- 10,838 10,838\n- National Portrait Gallery of Australia ‑ ‑\n- 205 205\n- Old Parliament House ‑ ‑\n- 6,572 6,572\n- Australian Communications and Media ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- Authority ‑ ‑ 2,000 2,000\n- National Archives of Australia ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 7,300 7,300\n- National Capital Authority ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 99,215 99,215\n- Total: Infrastructure, Transport, ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- Regional Development, 860,652 ‑ 3,676,066 4,536,718\n- Communications and the Arts\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024\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- Aboriginal Hostels Limited ‑ ‑\n- 3,048 3,048\n- Australian Institute of Aboriginal and ‑ ‑\n- Torres Strait Islander Studies 294 294\n- Indigenous Business Australia ‑ ‑\n- 22,850 22,850\n- National Indigenous Australians ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- Agency 3,635 ‑ 2,101 5,736\n- Office of National Intelligence ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 6,024 6,024\n- Total: Prime Minister and Cabinet ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- 3,635 ‑ 34,317 37,952\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- SOCIAL SERVICES PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024\n- Entity Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government New Administered Outcomes Non- operating Total\n- $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000\n- Services Australia ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 100,541 100,541\n- Total: Social Services ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 100,541 100,541\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- TREASURY PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (bold figures)—2023‑2024 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024\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 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 825,000 825,000\n- Australian Bureau of Statistics ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 7,732 7,732\n- Australian Competition and Consumer ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- Commission ‑ ‑ 1,100 1,100\n- Australian Taxation Office ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 22,348 22,348\n- Total: Treasury ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑\n- ‑ ‑ 856,180 856,180\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 14 May 2024\n\nSenate on 24 June 2024]\n\n(54/24)\n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This legislation maintains its original narrow purpose as a supplementary appropriation bill. It follows the standard template for Appropriation Acts (No. 5 and No. 6) which are traditionally introduced together as 'Additional Estimates' to provide extra funding mid-financial year. The scope remains strictly limited to authorising specific additional expenditure for 2023-2024 without expanding into policy matters or creating ongoing regulatory frameworks."},"complexity_factors":["Short, focused statute with only 14 sections plus a schedule","11 defined terms in section 3, mostly cross-references to other legislation (Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013)","Simple conditional logic - primarily 'if/then' statements for portfolio statements and corporate entity payments","Extensive cross-referencing to 5 other Appropriation Acts from the same financial year (sections 9 and 13)","Schedule 1 contains detailed financial tables but these are data rather than legal complexity","Standard appropriation structure repeated across multiple Bills (No. 1 through No. 6) - highly formulaic","No nested exceptions or complex temporal provisions beyond the automatic repeal date"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **budget legislation** that authorises the Australian Government to spend an extra **$453.5 million** from the national bank account (the Consolidated Revenue Fund) on top of what was already approved for the 2023-2024 financial year.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Appropriates** (legally sets aside) money for specific government departments and agencies to spend on their operations, programs, and capital projects.\n- The money is divided into different **\"buckets\"**:\n  - **Payments to states and territories**: Money passed on to state governments, the ACT, NT, and local councils\n  - **Administered items**: Money for programs and services the government runs on behalf of the public\n  - **Administered assets and liabilities**: Money for buying assets or paying off debts\n  - **Other departmental items** (Equity Injections): Money to boost the financial capacity of government departments\n  - **Corporate entity items**: Funding for government-owned companies and statutory bodies\n\n**Who gets what (the big ticket items):**\n- **Defence**: $452.7 million (by far the largest share - nearly 100% of this extra funding)\n- **Employment and Workplace Relations**: $160,000\n- **Home Affairs**: $550,000\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is one of several \"Appropriation Acts\" passed each year. The government needs fresh legal authority from Parliament every time it wants to spend public money. This particular Act is a **supplementary appropriation** - extra money added partway through the financial year when the original budget wasn't enough or new priorities emerged. The Defence funding likely relates to capability upgrades or cost overruns in major projects.\n\n**Key feature**: The Act automatically **repeals itself** on 1 July 2026, which is standard for appropriation bills - once the money is spent or the financial year ends, the legislation has done its job."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act confines itself to appropriating additional money for the items listed in Schedule 1 and setting mechanics for their application (see Parts 2–3). It does not create new substantive powers or broaden purposes beyond those outcomes and entities specified; interpretive aids and accounting rules clarify application rather than expand scope. The measure is time‑limited (repeal 1 July 2026)."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple funding categories and definitions (State/ACT/NT/local government items; administered items; administered assets and liabilities; other departmental items; corporate entity items) create classification and application rules (definitions in s.3; Parts 2 & Schedule 1).","Cross‑references to other Appropriation Acts and schedules for allowable outcomes require checking prior appropriations to determine permitted applications (s.9(1)(b)–(f)).","Interpretive reliance on external portfolio documents (Portfolio Budget Statements, Additional and Supplementary Estimates) declared relevant for statutory interpretation (s.4), adding external material to resolve purpose questions.","Accounting consequence that notional transactions between non‑corporate entities are treated as real for appropriation debits (s.5) affects internal Commonwealth bookkeeping and how appropriations are charged.","Special account flows: amounts may be debited from appropriations and credited to special accounts where purposes overlap, requiring coordination with special account rules in the PGPA Act (s.12).","Obligation to pay full corporate entity items where another Act requires parliamentary‑appropriated amounts to be paid to that entity (s.11(2)) imposes a binding payment duty.","Time limitation: the Act is temporary and repeals on 1 July 2026 (s.14), so implementation and any multi‑year planning must respect that expiry.","Statutory allowance for PGPA Act adjustments (note to s.6 referencing ss.74–75 of PGPA Act) introduces administrative variability in final amounts."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act appropriates an additional $453,458,000 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to finance the specific items listed in Schedule 1, delivering funds to Commonwealth departments, corporate and non‑corporate entities, and payments to States, the ACT, the NT and local governments. It also sets accounting mechanics for how those amounts may be applied. The Act treats notional intra‑Commonwealth transactions as real for appropriation purposes, makes portfolio statements relevant for interpreting outcomes, permits credits to special accounts from these appropriations, and expires on 1 July 2026."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-6-2023-2024","history":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-6-2023-2024/history","analysis":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-6-2023-2024/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-6-2023-2024/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-6-2023-2024/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-6-2023-2024/documents"}}