{"id":"BILL-r7429","name":"Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2025-2026","slug":"appropriation-bill-no-4-2025-2026","collection":"bill","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":446063,"registerId":"commonwealth-BILL-r7429-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-05-05","status":"royal_assent","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"retrieval-0001","sectionType":"document_chunk","heading":"Document excerpt 1","content":"# Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2025-2026\n\nSource: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r7429\n\n## APH summary\n\nSummary\n\nAppropriates additional money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure, in addition to the appropriations provided for by the Supply Act (No. 2) 2025-2026 and Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2025-2026.\n\n## Parliamentary progress\n\nProgress\n\nHouse of Representatives\n\nIntroduced and read a first time\n\n05 Feb 2026\n\nSecond reading moved\n\n05 Feb 2026\n\nSecond reading debate\n\n12 Feb 2026\n\nReferred to Federation Chamber\n\n03 Mar 2026\n\nSecond reading debate\n\n03 Mar 2026\n\nReturned to House for further consideration\n\n04 Mar 2026\n\nSecond reading debate\n\n04 Mar 2026\n\nSecond reading debate\n\n10 Mar 2026\n\nSecond reading debate\n\n11 Mar 2026\n\nSecond reading debate\n\n12 Mar 2026\n\nSecond reading debate\n\n24 Mar 2026\n\nSecond reading agreed to\n\n24 Mar 2026\n\nThird reading agreed to\n\n24 Mar 2026\n\nSenate\n\nIntroduced and read a first time\n\n25 Mar 2026\n\nSecond reading moved\n\n25 Mar 2026\n\nSecond reading debate\n\n25 Mar 2026\n\nSecond reading debate\n\n26 Mar 2026\n\nSecond reading agreed to\n\n26 Mar 2026\n\nThird reading agreed to\n\n26 Mar 2026\n\nFinally passed both Houses\n\n26 Mar 2026\n\nAssent\n\nAct no: 18\n\nYear: 2026\n\n27 Mar 2026\n\n## Notes\n\nDocuments and transcripts\n\nText of bill\n\nFirst reading\n\nAs passed by both Houses\n\nExplanatory memoranda\n\nExplanatory memorandum\n\nTranscript of speeches\n\nAll second reading speeches\n\nMinister's second reading speech\n\nProposed amendments\n\nSenate\n\n2R - One Nation [sheet 3662]\n\nROBERTS, Sen Malcolm\n\nSchedules of amendments\n\nNo documents at present\nNotes\n\nConsidered by scrutiny committee (25/02/2026): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Digest 3 of 2026\n\nAn electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)\n\n## Official APH document links\n\n- First reading: https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbills%2Fr7429_first-reps%2F0000%22;rec=0\n- As passed by both Houses: https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:%22legislation/bills/r7429_aspassed/0000%22\n- Explanatory memorandum: https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fems%2Fr7429_ems_85babe65-1356-410a-9ac0-a7e3c4de4e9c%22\n- All second reading speeches: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result/Second_Reading_Speeches?BillId=r7429\n- Minister's second reading speech: https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22chamber%2Fhansardr%2F29135%2F0021%22\n- ROBERTS, Sen Malcolm: https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=266524\n- Scrutiny Digest 3 of 2026: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Scrutiny_of_Bills/Bill_assessments/assessments/r7429\n- www.legislation.gov.au: https://www.legislation.gov.au\n\n## Enacted Act text\n\nSource: https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026A00018/latest/text\n\nAppropriation Act (No. 4) 2025‑2026\n\nNo. 18, 2026\n\nAn Act to appropriate additional money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure, and for related purposes\n\nContents\n\nPart 1,Preliminary\t2\n\n1\tShort title\t2\n\n2\tCommencement\t2\n\n3\tDefinitions\t2\n\n4\tPortfolio statements\t4\n\n5\tNotional transactions between entities that are part of the Commonwealth\t4\n\nPart 2,Appropriation items\t5\n\n6\tSummary of appropriations\t5\n\n7\tState, ACT, NT and local government items\t5\n\n8\tAdministered items\t5\n\n9\tAdministered assets and liabilities items\t6\n\n10\tOther departmental items\t6\n\n11\tCorporate entity items\t6\n\nPart 3,Advance to the Finance Minister\t7\n\n12\tAdvance to the Finance Minister\t7\n\nPart 4,Miscellaneous\t8\n\n13\tCrediting amounts to special accounts\t8\n\n14\tConditions etc. applying to State, ACT, NT and local government items\t8\n\n15\tAppropriation of the Consolidated Revenue Fund\t9\n\n16\tRepeal of this Act\t9\n\nSchedule 1,Payments to or for the States, ACT, NT and local government\t10\n\nSchedule 2,Services for which money is appropriated\t11\n\nAppropriation Act (No. 4) 2025-2026\n\nNo. 18, 2026\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\n1 Short title\n\nThis Act is the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2025‑2026.\n\n2 Commencement\n\n(1)\tEach 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\nCommencement information\n\nColumn 1\n\nColumn 2\n\nColumn 3\n\nProvisions\n\nCommencement\n\nDate/Details\n\n1. The whole of this Act\n\nThe day this Act receives the Royal Assent.\n\n27 March 2026\n\nNote:\tThis 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)\tAny 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\nIn 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)\ta corporate Commonwealth entity within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013; or\n\n(b)\ta 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)\ta State, ACT, NT and local government item;\n\n(b)\tan administered item;\n\n(c)\tan administered assets and liabilities item;\n\n(d)\tan other departmental item;\n\n(e)\ta corporate entity item.\n\nnon‑corporate entity means:\n\n(a)\ta non‑corporate Commonwealth entity within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013; or\n\n(b)\tthe 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)\tthe Portfolio Budget Statements; and\n\n(b)\tthe 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\nThe portfolio statements are declared to be relevant documents for the purposes of section 15AB of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.\n\nNote:\tSee 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\nFor the purposes of this Act, notional transactions between non‑corporate entities are to be treated as if they were real transactions.\n\nNote:\tThis 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\n6 Summary of appropriations\n\nThe total of the items specified in Schedule 2 is $3,532,926,000.\n\nNote 1:\tItems in Schedule 2 can be adjusted under Part 3 of this Act.\n\nNote 2:\tSections 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)\tThe 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)\tIf 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)\tThe 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)\tIf 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)\tThe 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)\tin Schedule 2 to this Act; or\n\n(b)\tin Schedule 1 to the Supply Act (No. 1) 2025‑2026; or\n\n(c)\tin Schedule 1 to the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2025‑2026; or\n\n(d)\tin Schedule 2 to the Supply Act (No. 2) 2025‑2026; or\n\n(e)\tin Schedule 2 to the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2025‑2026; or\n\n(f)\tin Schedule 1 to the Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2025‑2026.\n\n(2)\tIf 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\nThe 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)\tThe 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)\tIf:\n\n(a)\tan 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)\tSchedule 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\n12 Advance to the Finance Minister\n\n(1)\tIf 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:\tThis 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)\tIf:\n\n(a)\tthis Act appropriates an amount for particular expenditure; and\n\n(b)\tbefore 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\n13 Crediting amounts to special accounts\n\nIf 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)\tThis 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)\tThe payment:\n\n(a)\tmust 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)\tin relation to the outcome; and\n\n(ii)\tto or for a State, the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory or a local government authority; and\n\n(iii)\tout of money appropriated by an annual Appropriation Act; and\n\n(b)\tmust 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)\tThe 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)\tDeterminations mentioned in paragraph (2)(a) and determinations made under paragraph (2)(b) are not legislative instruments.\n\n(5)\tThis section does not limit the Commonwealth’s power to:\n\n(a)\tapply 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)\tdetermine the amounts and times of those payments.\n\n15 Appropriation of the Consolidated Revenue Fund\n\nThe 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\nThis 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:\tSee section 14.\n\nColumn 1\n\nColumn 2\n\nColumn 3\n\nColumn 4\n\nMinister\n\nMinister\n\ndetermining\n\ndetermining\n\nEntity\n\nOutcome\n\nconditions\n\npayments\n\nDepartment of Education\n\nImproved 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\n\nMinister for Education\n\nMinister for Education\n\nDepartment of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts\n\nStrengthening 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\n\nMinister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government\n\nMinister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government\n\nSchedule 2,Services for which money is appropriated\n\nNote:\tSee sections 6 and 15.\n\nAbstract\n\nPortfolio\n\nTotal\n\n$'000\n\nAgriculture, Fisheries and Forestry\n\n33,549\n\nAttorney‑General's\n\n13,966\n\nClimate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water\n\n414,539\n\nDefence\n\n2,089,707\n\nEducation\n\n180\n\nFinance\n\n335,065\n\nForeign Affairs and Trade\n\n21,161\n\nHome Affairs\n\n129,883\n\nIndustry, Science and Resources\n\n3,328\n\nInfrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the\n\n126,886\n\nArts\n\nPrime Minister and Cabinet\n\n14,633\n\nTreasury\n\n350,029\n\nTotal\n\n3,532,926\n\nAPPROPRIATIONS\n\nSUMMARY\n\nSummary of Appropriations (bold figures),2025‑2026\n\nBudget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026\n\nPortfolio\n\nPayments to States, ACT, NT and local government\n\nNew Administered Outcomes\n\nNon- operating\n\nTotal\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\nAgriculture, Fisheries and Forestry\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n33,549\n\n33,549\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n352,672\n\n352,672\n\nAttorney‑General's\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n13,966\n\n13,966\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n3,498\n\n3,498\n\nClimate Change, Energy, the\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n414,539\n\n414,539\n\nEnvironment and Water\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n1,376,141\n\n1,376,141\n\nDefence\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n2,089,707\n\n2,089,707\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n12,830,928\n\n12,830,928\n\nEducation\n\n180\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n180\n\n135,545\n\n‑\n\n32,186\n\n167,731\n\nEmployment and Workplace Relations\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n24,527\n\n24,527\n\nFinance\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n335,065\n\n335,065\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n3,038,381\n\n3,038,381\n\nForeign Affairs and Trade\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n21,161\n\n21,161\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n238,668\n\n238,668\n\nHealth, Disability and Ageing\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n320,187\n\n320,187\n\nHome Affairs\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n129,883\n\n129,883\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n370,169\n\n370,169\n\nIndustry, Science and Resources\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n3,328\n\n3,328\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n193,971\n\n193,971\n\nInfrastructure, Transport, Regional\n\n1\n\n‑\n\n126,885\n\n126,886\n\nDevelopment, Communications,\n\n1,091,397\n\n‑\n\n3,045,461\n\n4,136,858\n\nSport and the Arts\n\nPrime Minister and Cabinet\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n14,633\n\n14,633\n\n5,720\n\n‑","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"retrieval-0002","sectionType":"document_chunk","heading":"Document excerpt 2","content":"26,400\n\n32,120\n\nTreasury\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n350,029\n\n350,029\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n777,082\n\n777,082\n\nTotal: Bill 4\n\n181\n\n‑\n\n3,532,745\n\n3,532,926\n\n1,232,662\n\n‑\n\n22,630,271\n\n23,862,933\n\nAGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY PORTFOLIO\n\nSUMMARY\n\nSummary of Appropriations (bold figures),2025‑2026\n\nBudget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026\n\nEntity\n\nPayments to States, ACT, NT and local government\n\nNew Administered Outcomes\n\nNon- operating\n\nTotal\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\nDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n33,549\n\n33,549\n\nand Forestry\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n352,334\n\n352,334\n\nPayments to corporate entities:\n\nRegional Investment Corporation\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n338\n\n338\n\nTotal: Agriculture, Fisheries and\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n33,549\n\n33,549\n\nForestry\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n352,672\n\n352,672\n\nAGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY PORTFOLIO\n\nAdditional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026\n\nBudget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026\n\nActual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025\n\nPayments to States, ACT, NT and local government\n\nNew Administered Outcomes\n\nTotal\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\nDEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES\n\nAND FORESTRY\n\nNon‑operating\n\nEquity Injections\n\n33,549\n\n24,544\n\n46,366\n\nTotal: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n33,549\n\nForestry\n\nATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO\n\nSUMMARY\n\nSummary of Appropriations (bold figures),2025‑2026\n\nBudget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026\n\nEntity\n\nPayments to States, ACT, NT and local government\n\nNew Administered Outcomes\n\nNon- operating\n\nTotal\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\nAttorney‑General's Department\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n5,108\n\n5,108\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n242\n\n242\n\nAdministrative Review Tribunal\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n2,038\n\n2,038\n\nHigh Court of Australia\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n550\n\n550\n\nNational Anti‑Corruption Commission\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n7,158\n\n7,158\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n168\n\n168\n\nOffice of the Director of Public\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n1,700\n\n1,700\n\nProsecutions\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\nOffice of the Special Investigator\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n500\n\n500\n\nTotal: Attorney‑General's\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n13,966\n\n13,966\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n3,498\n\n3,498\n\nATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO\n\nAdditional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026\n\nBudget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026\n\nActual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025\n\nPayments to States, ACT, NT and local government\n\nNew Administered Outcomes\n\nTotal\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\nATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT\n\nNon‑operating\n\nAdministered Assets and Liabilities\n\n5,108\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\nTotal: Attorney‑General's Department\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n5,108\n\nATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO\n\nAdditional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026\n\nBudget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026\n\nActual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025\n\nPayments to States, ACT, NT and local government\n\nNew Administered Outcomes\n\nTotal\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\nNATIONAL ANTI‑CORRUPTION COMMISSION\n\nNon‑operating\n\nEquity Injections\n\n7,158\n\n168\n\n11,007\n\nTotal: National Anti‑Corruption Commission\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n7,158\n\nATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO\n\nAdditional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026\n\nBudget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026\n\nActual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025\n\nPayments to States, ACT, NT and local government\n\nNew Administered Outcomes\n\nTotal\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\nOFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC\n\nPROSECUTIONS\n\nNon‑operating\n\nEquity Injections\n\n1,700\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\nTotal: Office of the Director of Public\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n1,700\n\nProsecutions\n\nCLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER PORTFOLIO\n\nSUMMARY\n\nSummary of Appropriations (bold figures),2025‑2026\n\nBudget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026\n\nEntity\n\nPayments to States, ACT, NT and local government\n\nNew Administered Outcomes\n\nNon- operating\n\nTotal\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\nDepartment of Climate Change,\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n411,031\n\n411,031\n\nEnergy, the Environment and Water\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n1,316,396\n\n1,316,396\n\nPayments to corporate entities:\n\nAustralian Institute of Marine Science\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n3,924\n\n3,924\n\nDirector of National Parks\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n30,933\n\n30,933\n\nSydney Harbour Federation Trust\n\n2,000\n\n2,000\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\nBureau of Meteorology\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n1,508\n\n1,508\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n11,793\n\n11,793\n\nClean Energy Regulator\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n50\n\n50\n\nGreat Barrier Reef Marine Park\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\nAuthority\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n13,045\n\n13,045\n\nTotal: Climate Change, Energy, the\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n414,539\n\n414,539\n\nEnvironment and Water\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n1,376,141\n\n1,376,141\n\nCLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER PORTFOLIO\n\nAdditional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026\n\nBudget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026\n\nActual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025\n\nPayments to States, ACT, NT and local government\n\nNew Administered Outcomes\n\nTotal\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\nDEPARTMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE,\n\nENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER\n\nNon‑operating\n\nEquity Injections\n\n11,089\n\n16,089\n\n4,156\n\nAdministered Assets and Liabilities\n\n399,942\n\n1,300,307\n\n6,248,113\n\nTotal: Department of Climate Change, Energy,\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n411,031\n\nthe Environment and Water\n\nCLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER PORTFOLIO\n\nAdditional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026\n\nBudget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026\n\nActual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025\n\nNon‑operating\n\n$'000\n\nDEPARTMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE,\n\nENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER\n\nFOR PAYMENT TO\n\nSYDNEY HARBOUR FEDERATION TRUST\n\n2,000\n\n‑\n\n18,911\n\nCLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER PORTFOLIO\n\nAdditional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026\n\nBudget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026\n\nActual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025\n\nPayments to States, ACT, NT and local government\n\nNew Administered Outcomes\n\nTotal\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\nBUREAU OF METEOROLOGY\n\nNon‑operating\n\nEquity Injections\n\n1,508\n\n11,793\n\n18,524\n\nTotal: Bureau of Meteorology\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n1,508\n\nDEFENCE PORTFOLIO\n\nSUMMARY\n\nSummary of Appropriations (bold figures),2025‑2026\n\nBudget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026\n\nEntity\n\nPayments to States, ACT, NT and local government\n\nNew Administered Outcomes\n\nNon- operating\n\nTotal\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\nDepartment of Defence\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n2,051,525\n\n2,051,525\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n12,178,436\n\n12,178,436\n\nAustralian Signals Directorate\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n558,427\n\n558,427\n\nAustralian Submarine Agency\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n8,806\n\n8,806\n\nDepartment of Veterans' Affairs\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n2,235\n\n2,235\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n593\n\n593\n\nPayments to corporate entities:\n\nAustralian War Memorial\n\n35,947\n\n35,947\n\n84,666\n\n84,666\n\nTotal: Defence\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n2,089,707\n\n2,089,707\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n12,830,928\n\n12,830,928\n\nDEFENCE PORTFOLIO\n\nAdditional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026\n\nBudget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026\n\nActual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025\n\nPayments to States, ACT, NT and local government\n\nNew Administered Outcomes\n\nTotal\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\nDEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE\n\nNon‑operating\n\nEquity Injections\n\n2,051,525\n\n12,178,436\n\n10,952,770\n\nTotal: Department of Defence\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n2,051,525\n\nDEFENCE PORTFOLIO\n\nAdditional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026\n\nBudget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026\n\nActual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025\n\nPayments to States, ACT, NT and local government\n\nNew Administered Outcomes\n\nTotal\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\nDEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS\n\nNon‑operating\n\nEquity Injections\n\n2,235\n\n‑\n\n193\n\nTotal: Department of Veterans' Affairs\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n2,235\n\nDEFENCE PORTFOLIO\n\nAdditional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026\n\nBudget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026\n\nActual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025\n\nNon‑operating\n\n$'000\n\nDEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS FOR\n\nPAYMENT TO\n\nAUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL\n\n35,947\n\n84,666\n\n106,522\n\nEDUCATION PORTFOLIO\n\nSUMMARY\n\nSummary of Appropriations (bold figures),2025‑2026\n\nBudget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026\n\nEntity\n\nPayments to States, ACT, NT and local government\n\nNew Administered Outcomes\n\nNon- operating\n\nTotal\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\nDepartment of Education\n\n180\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n180\n\n135,545\n\n‑\n\n32,186\n\n167,731\n\nTotal: Education\n\n180\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n180\n\n135,545\n\n‑\n\n32,186\n\n167,731\n\nEDUCATION PORTFOLIO\n\nAdditional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026\n\nBudget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026\n\nActual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025\n\nPayments to States, ACT, NT and local government\n\nNew Administered Outcomes\n\nTotal\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\nDEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION\n\nOperating\n\nOutcome 1 ‑\n\nImproved early learning, schooling, student\n\n180\n\n‑\n\n180\n\neducational outcomes and transitions to and\n\n135,545\n\n‑\n\n135,545\n\nfrom school through access to quality early\n\n133,572\n\n‑\n\n133,572\n\nchildhood education and care, support, parent\n\nengagement, quality teaching and learning\n\nenvironments\n\nTotal: Department of Education\n\n180\n\n‑\n\n180\n\nEMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS PORTFOLIO\n\nSUMMARY\n\nSummary of Appropriations (bold figures),2025‑2026\n\nBudget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026\n\nEntity\n\nPayments to States, ACT, NT and local government\n\nNew Administered Outcomes\n\nNon- operating\n\nTotal\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\nDepartment of Employment and\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\nWorkplace Relations\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n24,527\n\n24,527\n\nTotal: Employment and Workplace\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\nRelations\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n24,527\n\n24,527\n\nFINANCE PORTFOLIO\n\nSUMMARY\n\nSummary of Appropriations (bold figures),2025‑2026\n\nBudget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026\n\nEntity\n\nPayments to States, ACT, NT and local government\n\nNew Administered Outcomes\n\nNon- operating\n\nTotal\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\nDepartment of Finance\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n313,000\n\n313,000\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n2,853,791\n\n2,853,791\n\nServices Australia\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n22,065\n\n22,065\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n184,590\n\n184,590\n\nTotal: Finance\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n335,065\n\n335,065\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n3,038,381\n\n3,038,381\n\nFINANCE PORTFOLIO\n\nAdditional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026\n\nBudget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026\n\nActual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025\n\nPayments to States, ACT, NT and local government\n\nNew Administered Outcomes\n\nTotal\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\nDEPARTMENT OF FINANCE\n\nNon‑operating\n\nAdministered Assets and Liabilities\n\n313,000\n\n2,577,406\n\n538,467\n\nTotal: Department of Finance\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n313,000\n\nFINANCE PORTFOLIO\n\nAdditional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026\n\nBudget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026\n\nActual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025\n\nPayments to States, ACT, NT and local government\n\nNew Administered Outcomes\n\nTotal\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\nSERVICES AUSTRALIA\n\nNon‑operating\n\nEquity Injections\n\n22,065\n\n184,590\n\n231,056\n\nTotal: Services Australia\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n22,065\n\nFOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE PORTFOLIO\n\nSUMMARY\n\nSummary of Appropriations (bold figures),2025‑2026\n\nBudget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026\n\nEntity\n\nPayments to States, ACT, NT and local government\n\nNew Administered Outcomes\n\nNon- operating\n\nTotal\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\nDepartment of Foreign Affairs and\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n21,161\n\n21,161\n\nTrade\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n162,029\n\n162,029\n\nAustralian Secret Intelligence Service\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n73,905\n\n73,905\n\nAustralian Trade and Investment\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\nCommission\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n2,734\n\n2,734\n\nTotal: Foreign Affairs and Trade\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n21,161\n\n21,161\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n238,668\n\n238,668\n\nFOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE PORTFOLIO\n\nAdditional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026\n\nBudget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026\n\nActual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025\n\nPayments to States, ACT, NT and local government\n\nNew Administered Outcomes\n\nTotal\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\nDEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND\n\nTRADE\n\nNon‑operating\n\nEquity Injections\n\n21,161\n\n125,529\n\n60,561\n\nTotal: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n21,161\n\nHEALTH, DISABILITY AND AGEING PORTFOLIO\n\nSUMMARY\n\nSummary of Appropriations (bold figures),2025‑2026\n\nBudget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026\n\nEntity\n\nPayments to States, ACT, NT and local government\n\nNew Administered Outcomes\n\nNon- operating\n\nTotal\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\nDepartment of Health, Disability and\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\nAgeing\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n269,406\n\n269,406\n\nPayments to corporate entities:\n\nAustralian Digital Health Agency\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n18,240\n\n18,240\n\nNational Disability Insurance Agency\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n4,709\n\n4,709\n\nAged Care Quality and Safety\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\nCommission\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n50\n\n50\n\nAustralian Radiation Protection and\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\nNuclear Safety Agency\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n1,820\n\n1,820\n\nNDIS Quality and Safeguards\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\nCommission\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n25,062\n\n25,062\n\nOffice of the Inspector‑General of Aged\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\nCare\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n900\n\n900\n\nTotal: Health, Disability and Ageing\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n320,187\n\n320,187\n\nHOME AFFAIRS PORTFOLIO\n\nSUMMARY\n\nSummary of Appropriations (bold figures),2025‑2026\n\nBudget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026\n\nEntity\n\nPayments to States, ACT, NT and local government\n\nNew Administered Outcomes\n\nNon- operating\n\nTotal\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\nDepartment of Home Affairs\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n51,458\n\n51,458\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n175,919\n\n175,919\n\nAustralian Criminal Intelligence\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n1,098\n\n1,098\n\nCommission\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n20,711\n\n20,711\n\nAustralian Federal Police\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n75,478\n\n75,478\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n34,284\n\n34,284\n\nAustralian Security Intelligence\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n20\n\n20\n\nOrganisation\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n96,190\n\n96,190\n\nAustralian Transaction Reports and\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\nAnalysis Centre\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n35,177\n\n35,177\n\nNational Emergency Management\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n1,829\n\n1,829\n\nAgency\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n7,888\n\n7,888\n\nTotal: Home Affairs\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n129,883\n\n129,883\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n370,169\n\n370,169\n\nHOME AFFAIRS PORTFOLIO\n\nAdditional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026\n\nBudget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026\n\nActual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025\n\nPayments to States, ACT, NT and local government\n\nNew Administered Outcomes\n\nTotal\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\nDEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS\n\nNon‑operating\n\nEquity Injections\n\n7,544\n\n44,098\n\n108,343\n\nAdministered Assets and Liabilities\n\n43,914\n\n131,821\n\n62,149\n\nTotal: Department of Home Affairs\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n51,458\n\nHOME AFFAIRS PORTFOLIO\n\nAdditional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026\n\nBudget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026\n\nActual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025\n\nPayments to States, ACT, NT and local government\n\nNew Administered Outcomes\n\nTotal\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\nAUSTRALIAN CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE\n\nCOMMISSION\n\nNon‑operating\n\nEquity Injections\n\n1,098\n\n20,711\n\n23,606\n\nTotal: Australian Criminal Intelligence\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n1,098\n\nCommission\n\nHOME AFFAIRS PORTFOLIO\n\nAdditional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026\n\nBudget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026\n\nActual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025\n\nPayments to States, ACT, NT and local government\n\nNew Administered Outcomes\n\nTotal\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\nAUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE\n\nNon‑operating\n\nEquity Injections\n\n75,478\n\n34,284\n\n47,990\n\nTotal: Australian Federal Police\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n75,478\n\nHOME AFFAIRS PORTFOLIO\n\nAdditional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026\n\nBudget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026\n\nActual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025\n\nPayments to States, ACT, NT and local government\n\nNew Administered Outcomes\n\nTotal\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\nAUSTRALIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE\n\nORGANISATION\n\nNon‑operating\n\nEquity Injections\n\n20\n\n96,190\n\n87,153\n\nTotal: Australian Security Intelligence\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n20\n\nOrganisation\n\nHOME AFFAIRS PORTFOLIO\n\nAdditional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026\n\nBudget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026\n\nActual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025\n\nPayments to States, ACT, NT and local government\n\nNew Administered Outcomes\n\nTotal\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\nNATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT\n\nAGENCY\n\nNon‑operating\n\nAdministered Assets and Liabilities\n\n1,829\n\n7,888\n\n13,591\n\nTotal: National Emergency Management\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n1,829\n\nAgency\n\nINDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND RESOURCES PORTFOLIO\n\nSUMMARY\n\nSummary of Appropriations (bold figures),2025‑2026\n\nBudget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026\n\nEntity\n\nPayments to States, ACT, NT and local government\n\nNew Administered Outcomes\n\nNon- operating\n\nTotal\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\nDepartment of Industry, Science and\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n3,328\n\n3,328\n\nResources\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n59,083\n\n59,083\n\nPayments to corporate entities:\n\nAustralian Nuclear Science and\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\nTechnology Organisation\n\n89,306\n\n89,306\n\nCommonwealth Scientific and\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\nIndustrial Research Organisation\n\n20,956\n\n20,956\n\nGeoscience Australia\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n24,626\n\n24,626\n\nTotal: Industry, Science and\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n3,328\n\n3,328\n\nResources\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n193,971\n\n193,971\n\nINDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND RESOURCES PORTFOLIO\n\nAdditional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026\n\nBudget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026\n\nActual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025\n\nPayments to States, ACT, NT and local government\n\nNew Administered Outcomes\n\nTotal\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\nDEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND\n\nRESOURCES\n\nNon‑operating\n\nAdministered Assets and Liabilities\n\n3,328\n\n1,037\n\n‑\n\nTotal: Department of Industry, Science and\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n3,328\n\nResources\n\nINFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIO\n\nSUMMARY\n\nSummary of Appropriations (bold figures),2025‑2026\n\nBudget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026\n\nEntity\n\nPayments to States, ACT, NT and local government\n\nNew Administered Outcomes\n\nNon- operating\n\nTotal\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\nDepartment of Infrastructure,\n\n1\n\n‑\n\n120,385\n\n120,386\n\nTransport, Regional Development,\n\n1,091,397\n\n‑\n\n2,982,539\n\n4,073,936\n\nCommunications, Sport and the Arts\n\nPayments to corporate entities:\n\nAustralian National Maritime Museum\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n1,921\n\n1,921\n\nAustralian Sports Commission\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n710\n\n710\n\nNational Film and Sound Archive of\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\nAustralia\n\n1,736\n\n1,736\n\nNational Gallery of Australia\n\n5,957\n\n5,957\n\n22,709\n\n22,709\n\nNational Library of Australia\n\n543\n\n543\n\n10,353\n\n10,353\n\nNational Museum of Australia\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n2,120\n\n2,120\n\nNational Portrait Gallery of Australia\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n214\n\n214\n\nOld Parliament House\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n219\n\n219\n\nNational Capital Authority\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n22,940\n\n22,940\n\nTotal: Infrastructure, Transport,\n\n1\n\n‑\n\n126,885\n\n126,886\n\nRegional Development,\n\n1,091,397\n\n‑\n\n3,045,461\n\n4,136,858\n\nCommunications, Sport and\n\nthe Arts\n\nINFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIO\n\nAdditional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026\n\nBudget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"retrieval-0003","sectionType":"document_chunk","heading":"Document excerpt 3","content":"Actual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025\n\nPayments to States, ACT, NT and local government\n\nNew Administered Outcomes\n\nTotal\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\nDEPARTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE,\n\nTRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT,\n\nCOMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS\n\nOperating\n\nOutcome 3 ‑\n\nStrengthening the sustainability, capacity and\n\n1\n\n‑\n\n1\n\ndiversity of Australia's urban and regional areas\n\n270,000\n\n‑\n\n270,000\n\nincluding northern Australia, including through\n\n269,721\n\n‑\n\n269,721\n\nfacilitating local partnerships between all levels\n\nof government and local communities; through\n\ninvestment in infrastructure and measures that\n\nstimulate economic growth; and providing grants\n\nand financial assistance\n\nTotal: Operating\n\n1\n\n‑\n\n1\n\nNon‑operating\n\nAdministered Assets and Liabilities\n\n120,385\n\n2,982,539\n\n3,242,291\n\nTotal: Non‑operating\n\n120,385\n\nTotal: Department of Infrastructure, Transport,\n\n1\n\n‑\n\n120,386\n\nRegional Development,\n\nCommunications, Sport and the Arts\n\nINFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIO\n\nAdditional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026\n\nBudget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026\n\nActual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025\n\nNon‑operating\n\n$'000\n\nDEPARTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE,\n\nTRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT,\n\nCOMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS\n\nFOR PAYMENT TO\n\nNATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA\n\n5,957\n\n22,709\n\n42,243\n\nINFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIO\n\nAdditional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026\n\nBudget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026\n\nActual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025\n\nNon‑operating\n\n$'000\n\nDEPARTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE,\n\nTRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT,\n\nCOMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS\n\nFOR PAYMENT TO\n\nNATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA\n\n543\n\n10,353\n\n26,733\n\nPRIME MINISTER AND CABINET PORTFOLIO\n\nSUMMARY\n\nSummary of Appropriations (bold figures),2025‑2026\n\nBudget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026\n\nEntity\n\nPayments to States, ACT, NT and local government\n\nNew Administered Outcomes\n\nNon- operating\n\nTotal\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\nPayments to corporate entities:\n\nAustralian Institute of Aboriginal and\n\n14,633\n\n14,633\n\nTorres Strait Islander Studies\n\n127\n\n127\n\nIndigenous Business Australia\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n22,850\n\n22,850\n\nNational Indigenous Australians\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\nAgency\n\n5,720\n\n‑\n\n2,101\n\n7,821\n\nOffice of National Intelligence\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n1,322\n\n1,322\n\nTotal: Prime Minister and Cabinet\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n14,633\n\n14,633\n\n5,720\n\n‑\n\n26,400\n\n32,120\n\nPRIME MINISTER AND CABINET PORTFOLIO\n\nAdditional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026\n\nBudget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026\n\nActual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025\n\nNon‑operating\n\n$'000\n\nDEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND\n\nCABINET FOR PAYMENT TO\n\nAUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF ABORIGINAL\n\n14,633\n\nAND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER STUDIES\n\n127\n\n3,043\n\nTREASURY PORTFOLIO\n\nSUMMARY\n\nSummary of Appropriations (bold figures),2025‑2026\n\nBudget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026\n\nEntity\n\nPayments to States, ACT, NT and local government\n\nNew Administered Outcomes\n\nNon- operating\n\nTotal\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\nDepartment of the Treasury\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n325,900\n\n325,900\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n724,717\n\n724,717\n\nAustralian Bureau of Statistics\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n9,391\n\n9,391\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n1,843\n\n1,843\n\nAustralian Competition and Consumer\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n13,800\n\n13,800\n\nCommission\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n1,100\n\n1,100\n\nAustralian Taxation Office\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n938\n\n938\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n49,422\n\n49,422\n\nTotal: Treasury\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n350,029\n\n350,029\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n777,082\n\n777,082\n\nTREASURY PORTFOLIO\n\nAdditional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026\n\nBudget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026\n\nActual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025\n\nPayments to States, ACT, NT and local government\n\nNew Administered Outcomes\n\nTotal\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\nDEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY\n\nNon‑operating\n\nAdministered Assets and Liabilities\n\n325,900\n\n724,717\n\n981,827\n\nTotal: Department of the Treasury\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n325,900\n\nTREASURY PORTFOLIO\n\nAdditional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026\n\nBudget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026\n\nActual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025\n\nPayments to States, ACT, NT and local government\n\nNew Administered Outcomes\n\nTotal\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\nAUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS\n\nNon‑operating\n\nEquity Injections\n\n9,391\n\n1,843\n\n14,406\n\nTotal: Australian Bureau of Statistics\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n9,391\n\nTREASURY PORTFOLIO\n\nAdditional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026\n\nBudget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026\n\nActual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025\n\nPayments to States, ACT, NT and local government\n\nNew Administered Outcomes\n\nTotal\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\nAUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER\n\nCOMMISSION\n\nNon‑operating\n\nEquity Injections\n\n13,800\n\n1,100\n\n1,100\n\nTotal: Australian Competition and Consumer\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n13,800\n\nCommission\n\nTREASURY PORTFOLIO\n\nAdditional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026\n\nBudget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026\n\nActual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025\n\nPayments to States, ACT, NT and local government\n\nNew Administered Outcomes\n\nTotal\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\n$'000\n\nAUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE\n\nNon‑operating\n\nEquity Injections\n\n938\n\n49,422\n\n43,034\n\nTotal: Australian Taxation Office\n\n‑\n\n‑\n\n938\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)","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"summary":{"status_summary":"The bill received royal assent on 27 March 2026 and became Act No. 18 of 2026.","complexity_score":1,"likely_questions":["Which expenditures are covered by the additional appropriations?","What is the current status of the bill following royal assent?"],"complexity_factors":["Appropriation of funds from the Consolidated Revenue Fund","Standard legislative progression through Parliament"],"plain_english_summary":"The Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2025-2026 authorises the drawing of additional money from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure. This funding is provided in addition to the amounts already appropriated by the Supply Act (No. 2) 2025-2026 and the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2025-2026. The bill ensures that the government has the necessary resources to meet ongoing financial commitments for the 2025-2026 year.\n\nThis measure affects Commonwealth government departments and agencies that require extra funds to carry out their functions and deliver services to the public. It allows these entities to access further budgetary support without needing to wait for the next full appropriation cycle.\n\nThe bill was introduced in the House of Representatives on 5 February 2026. It underwent second reading debate, was referred to the Federation Chamber for further consideration, and returned to the House. The second reading was agreed to and the third reading passed on 24 March 2026.\n\nThe bill then moved to the Senate where it was introduced on 25 March 2026. Second reading debate occurred on 25 and 26 March 2026, with the second and third readings agreed to on 26 March 2026. This marked the final passage through both houses of parliament.\n\nFollowing parliamentary approval, the bill received royal assent on 27 March 2026. It is now known as Act No. 18 of 2026. The appropriations are therefore available for use by the government for the specified expenditures from the Consolidated Revenue Fund."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Act performs the usual function of a supplementary appropriation: to make additional funds available for specific agencies and outcomes for the 2025–2026 year. It does not broaden the statutory powers of the Commonwealth or create new ongoing programmatic authorisations beyond appropriating money and setting administrative conditions. The only notable mechanical adjustments are (a) treatment of prior Finance Minister advances so $600 million remains available under the earlier Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2025–2026 (section 12), and (b) administrative flexibility over payment terms and conditions for State/territory/local government payments (section 14). Those are procedural/accounting changes rather than an expansion of the Act’s substantive scope beyond its core appropriation purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Relatively short Act (16 sections plus 2 schedules) but with detailed numeric schedule entries (Schedule 2 totals $3,532,926,000).","About 12 defined terms in section 3 (e.g. administered item, corporate entity, non‑corporate entity, item, portfolio statements, special account).","Multiple cross‑references to other Acts and instruments: Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act), Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (s15AB), and three prior appropriation/supply Acts (Appropriation Act (No.1) 2025‑2026; Appropriation Act (No.2) 2025‑2026; Appropriation Act (No.3) 2025‑2026 and corresponding Supply Acts).","Part 3 (section 12) contains conditional logic interacting with earlier ministerial determinations (disregard, reduction but not below nil), requiring reconciliation across instruments.","Section 9 contains a list of six alternative schedules/outcomes in other Acts/Supply Acts that an administered assets and liabilities item may be applied to (nested cross‑references).","Section 14 creates administrative delegation power with non‑legislative determinations (timing, conditions, amounts) — procedural complexity around oversight and accountability. ","Schedules are numerically dense: multiple portfolios, entities, and line items (equity injections, administered assets/liabilities, payments to States) requiring careful mapping to agency budgets and portfolio statements."],"plain_english_summary":"**What this Act does (mechanically)**\n\n- Appropriates an additional $3,532,926,000 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund (the government’s main bank account) for specific Commonwealth purposes and agencies (see section 6 and Schedule 2).  The Consolidated Revenue Fund is made available as needed for those purposes (section 15).\n- Lists the exact amounts and the recipient portfolios, entities and outcomes in Schedule 2 (Part 2 and Schedule 2).  Some payments are classed as: payments to States/ACT/NT/local government (Schedule 1 items), administered items (for policy payments), administered assets and liabilities items, other departmental items (equity injections) and corporate entity items (payments to Commonwealth companies and corporate entities) (definitions in section 3 and Parts 2 and Schedule 2).\n- Confirms that internal (notional) transactions between Commonwealth non‑corporate entities are treated as if they were real for appropriation accounting purposes (section 5).  That is, a transfer between two Commonwealth departments will be debited/credited against appropriations even where no cash leaves the Consolidated Revenue Fund.\n- Deals with Finance Minister advances: it preserves the Finance Minister’s access to $600 million under section 12 of the earlier Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2025–2026 by disregarding prior determinations made under that section (Part 3, section 12).  It also provides that if the Finance Minister had already advanced money for a particular item before this Act commenced, the appropriation in this Act is reduced by the advanced amount (section 12(2)).\n- Allows amounts appropriated for an item to be debited and credited to a relevant special account where that special account’s purpose overlaps with the item (section 13).\n- Enables Ministers to set the terms, conditions, amounts and timing for payments to States/territories/local government for items listed in Schedule 1, and confirms those determinations are not legislative instruments (section 14).\n- Specifies the Act’s repeal date (it is repealed on 1 July 2028) (section 16).\n\n**Who is affected**\n\n- Commonwealth non‑corporate entities (departments and the High Court) and corporate Commonwealth entities and Commonwealth companies that appear in Schedule 2 — they receive appropriations or equity injections (see section 3 definitions and Part 2). \n- States, the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory and local government authorities that are the recipients (directly or indirectly) of Schedule 1 payments. \n- The Finance Minister, who has decision powers under section 12 about advances and under section 14 about payment terms and timing for Schedule 1 items.\n- Agency accounting and budget officers: the Act changes how appropriations are recorded (notional transactions in s5) and enables credits to special accounts (s13), which affects accounting treatment and reporting.\n\n**Why it matters (official rationale and mechanical implications)**\n\n- Officially the Act provides additional funding for specific programs and agencies beyond the main Budget/Appropriation Acts.  That is a common use of a numbered Appropriation Act: to make available supplementary funds for the financial year (see the Act’s long title and section 6). \n\n- Practical implications and trade‑offs to note:\n  - Who pays: the money comes from the Consolidated Revenue Fund (section 15). The appropriation is an instruction from Parliament that these amounts are available to be spent for the specified purposes (Schedule 2).\n  - Who decides and how much discretion they have: Ministers (and in one case the Finance Minister) make written determinations about payment timing, amounts and conditions for Schedule 1 payments (section 14(2)–(3)). Those determinations are explicitly not legislative instruments (section 14(4)), which means they are not subject to the Parliamentary disallowance process that applies to legislative instruments. That concentrates operational discretion with the relevant Minister and reduces formal parliamentary oversight of those detailed payment conditions.\n  - Budget mechanics and interaction with earlier supply/appropriation legislation: Part 3 (section 12) modifies how ministerial advances under earlier Appropriation/Supply Acts are treated — specifically preserving a $600 million access right for the Finance Minister and ensuring double‑counting does not occur by reducing this Act’s appropriations by amounts previously advanced (section 12(1)–(2)). This affects the net additional funds available to entities and how cash flows are reconciled across appropriation instruments.\n  - Accounting and compliance: treating notional internal transactions as if they were real (section 5) and permitting credits to special accounts (section 13) change how agencies record transactions and may affect internal cash management and reporting under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act) (cross‑referenced in sections 3, 5 and 15). Agencies must apply funds only for the outcomes in the schedules and in line with any portfolio statements that explain intended activities (sections 7–10 referencing the portfolio statements).\n  - Concentrated benefits/diffuse costs: benefits are concentrated to named agencies, corporate entities and to particular State/local government programs listed in Schedules 1 and 2. The cost is borne by the Consolidated Revenue Fund (i.e., taxpayers generally). The Act does not itself create new ongoing programs — it provides funding for the year and specifies a repeal date (section 16).\n\n**Implementation and compliance risks**\n\n- Executive discretion on payment conditions (section 14) and non‑instrument status of determinations reduces formal parliamentary scrutiny of the details of those payment arrangements.\n- Cross‑instrument accounting rules (section 12 interacting with earlier Appropriation/Supply Acts and the PGPA Act) increase the need for careful treasury reconciliation to avoid double counting or incorrect reductions to appropriations.\n- Use of special accounts (section 13) requires agencies to ensure special account purposes align with appropriated items to avoid improper credits or debits.\n\n**Bottom line (mechanical summary)**\n\nThis Act is a year‑specific supplementary appropriation: it lists exactly where an extra $3.533 billion of public money may be applied, sets some accounting and administrative rules about how those amounts interact with prior advances and special accounts, gives Ministers and the Finance Minister specified decision powers over timing and conditions, and clarifies accounting treatment for internal Commonwealth transfers. The consequences are primarily budgetary (who receives funds and how they are recorded) and administrative (who sets conditions and how transactions are treated in agency accounts)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/appropriation-bill-no-4-2025-2026","history":"/api/acts/appropriation-bill-no-4-2025-2026/history","analysis":"/api/acts/appropriation-bill-no-4-2025-2026/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/appropriation-bill-no-4-2025-2026/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/appropriation-bill-no-4-2025-2026/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/appropriation-bill-no-4-2025-2026/documents"}}