This Act authorises $162,591,075,000 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the ordinary annual services of government in 2024–25, allocating amounts to departmental, administered and corporate entity items by portfolio. Mechanically, it sets how those amounts may be applied, treats internal notional transactions as debits against items, allows the Finance Minister to make up to $400 million in urgent adjustments, and permits credits to special accounts. It affects Commonwealth departments, agencies and corporate Commonwealth entities that receive budgeted payments.
The Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2024-2025 (No. 47, 2024) is the primary legislative mechanism authorising the withdrawal and expenditure of public money from the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) for the ordinary annual services of the Australian Government for the financial year ending 30 June 2025 (s 3). Under section 6 of the Act, the total amount of money appropriated across all portfolios listed in Schedule 1 is capped at $162,591,075,000 ($162.59 billion). This funding supports the day to day operational costs of government departments, non-corporate agencies, and payments to corporate Commonwealth entities.
Mechanically, the Act splits this multi-billion dollar sum into three distinct categories: departmental items, administered items, and corporate entity items (s 3). Section 12 acts as the formal constitutional link, explicitly appropriating the CRF "as necessary for the purposes of this Act" including any administrative adjustments. To prevent the permanent accumulation of redundant appropriation powers on the statute book, section 13 provides an automatic sunset clause, repealing the Act in its entirety at the start of 1 July 2027.
From an economic perspective, this Act is a massive redirection of private resources into public administration and state-directed activity. The $162.59 billion represents capital that is drawn from the productive private economy through taxation or debt issuance and funnelled into public sector wages, procurement, defence logistics, and social services. The single largest portfolio allocation under the Act is Social Services, receiving $45,481,114,000 (with $39.23 billion designated as administered funds, largely for transfer payments and programs). This is followed closely by Defence at $44,782,265,000 (which is almost entirely departmental at $44.57 billion) and Health and Aged Care at $18,934,460,000. These figures demonstrate the immense scale of resources locked up in bureaucratic structures and public sector wages rather than being deployed via private market choice.
Current sections
Direct links to the current provisions in Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2024-2025.
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Part 1
Preliminary
Part 1—Preliminary
1
Short title
1 Short title
This Act is the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2024‑2025.
2
Commencement
2 Commencement
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
Commencement information
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Provisions Commencement Date/Details
The whole of this Act The later of:(a) 1 July 2024; and(b) the day this Act receives the Royal Assent. 1 July 2024(paragraph (a) applies)
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
3
Definitions
3 Definitions
In this Act:
administered item means an amount set out in Schedule 1 opposite an outcome for a non‑corporate entity under the heading “Administered”.
corporate entity means:
(a) a corporate Commonwealth entity within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013; or
(b) a Commonwealth company within the meaning of that Act.
corporate entity item means the total amount set out in Schedule 1 in relation to a corporate entity under the heading “Administered”.
Note: The amounts set out opposite outcomes for corporate entities, under the heading “Administered”, are “notional”. They are not part of the item, and do not in any way restrict the scope of the expenditure authorised by the item.
current year means the financial year ending on 30 June 2025.
departmental item means the total amount set out in Schedule 1 in relation to a non‑corporate entity under the heading “Departmental”.
Note: The amounts set out opposite outcomes, under the heading “Departmental”, are “notional”. They are not part of the item, and do not in any way restrict the scope of the expenditure authorised by the item.
expenditure means payments for expenses, acquiring assets, making loans or paying liabilities.
Finance Minister means the Minister administering this Act.
item means any of the following:
(a) an administered item;
(b) a corporate entity item;
(c) a departmental item.
non‑corporate entity means:
(a) a non‑corporate Commonwealth entity within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013; or
(b) the High Court.
Portfolio Budget Statements means the Portfolio Budget Statements that were tabled in the Senate or the House of Representatives in relation to the Bill for this Act.
portfolio statements means the Portfolio Budget Statements.
special account has the same meaning as in the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.
4
Portfolio statements
4 Portfolio statements
The portfolio statements are declared to be relevant documents for the purposes of section 15AB of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
Note: 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.
5
Notional transactions between entities that are part of the Commonwealth
5 Notional transactions between entities that are part of the Commonwealth
For the purposes of this Act, notional transactions between non‑corporate entities are to be treated as if they were real transactions.
Note: 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.
Part 2
Appropriation items
Part 2—Appropriation items
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Summary of appropriations
6 Summary of appropriations
The total of the items specified in Schedule 1 is $162,591,075,000.
Note 1: Items in Schedule 1 can be adjusted under Part 3 of this Act.
Note 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.
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Departmental items
7 Departmental items
The amount specified in a departmental item for a non‑corporate entity may be applied for the departmental expenditure of the entity.
8
Administered items
8 Administered items
(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.
(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.
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Corporate entity items
9 Corporate entity items
(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.
(2) If:
(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
(b) Schedule 1 contains a corporate entity item for that entity;
then the entity must be paid the full amount specified in the item.
Part 3
Advance to the Finance Minister
Part 3—Advance to the Finance Minister
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Advance to the Finance Minister
10 Advance to the Finance Minister
(1) This section applies if the Finance Minister is satisfied that there is an urgent need for expenditure, in the current year, that is not provided for, or is insufficiently provided for, in Schedule 1:
(a) because of an erroneous omission or understatement; or
(b) because the expenditure was unforeseen until after the last day on which it was practicable to provide for it in the Bill for this Act before that Bill was introduced into the House of Representatives.
(2) This Act has effect as if Schedule 1 were amended, in accordance with a determination of the Finance Minister, to make provision for so much (if any) of the expenditure as the Finance Minister determines.
(3) The total of the amounts determined under subsection (2) cannot be more than $400 million.
(4) A determination made under subsection (2) is a legislative instrument, but neither section 42 (disallowance) nor Part 4 of Chapter 3 (sunsetting) of the Legislation Act 2003 applies to the determination.
Part 4
Miscellaneous
Part 4—Miscellaneous
11
Crediting amounts to special accounts
11 Crediting amounts to special accounts
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.
12
Appropriation of the Consolidated Revenue Fund
12 Appropriation of the Consolidated Revenue Fund
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.
13
Repeal of this Act
13 Repeal of this Act
This Act is repealed at the start of 1 July 2027.
Sch 1
Services for which money is appropriated
Schedule 1—Services for which money is appropriated
Note: See sections 6 and 12.
Abstract
Portfolio
Total
$'000
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
1,147,398
Attorney‑General's
3,853,152
Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
4,537,474
Defence
44,782,265
Education
2,811,335
Employment and Workplace Relations
5,176,374
Finance
1,818,286
Foreign Affairs and Trade
8,399,165
Health and Aged Care
18,934,460
Home Affairs
6,652,488
Industry, Science and Resources
3,617,354
Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
5,783,392
Prime Minister and Cabinet
3,070,423
Social Services
45,481,114
Treasury
6,526,395
Total
162,591,075
APPROPRIATIONS
SUMMARYSummary of Appropriations (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
Portfolio Departmental Administered Total
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 876,738 270,660 1,147,398
817,122 277,107 1,094,229
Attorney‑General's 3,357,929 495,223 3,853,152
3,137,817 549,760 3,687,577
Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and 2,045,641 2,491,833 4,537,474
Water 1,858,454 2,414,329 4,272,783
Defence 44,579,585 202,680 44,782,265
41,722,358 218,433 41,940,791
Education 465,250 2,346,085 2,811,335
411,514 1,191,463 1,602,977
Employment and Workplace Relations 1,256,779 3,919,595 5,176,374
1,140,377 4,596,335 5,736,712
Finance 1,385,578 432,708 1,818,286
1,105,634 456,171 1,561,805
Foreign Affairs and Trade 3,100,473 5,298,692 8,399,165
2,802,473 5,071,836 7,874,309
Health and Aged Care 1,986,816 16,947,644 18,934,460
1,798,093 18,570,791 20,368,884
Home Affairs 4,474,260 2,178,228 6,652,488
4,126,801 2,380,004 6,506,805
Industry, Science and Resources 1,023,701 2,593,653 3,617,354
Communications and the Arts 774,636 4,758,693 5,533,329
Prime Minister and Cabinet 928,552 2,141,871 3,070,423
989,174 1,961,340 2,950,514
Social Services 6,241,591 39,239,523 45,481,114
5,592,149 34,159,019 39,751,168
Treasury 6,347,780 178,615 6,526,395
5,951,976 327,944 6,279,920
Total: Bill 1 78,926,581 83,664,494 162,591,075
73,199,298 80,079,842 153,279,140
AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 844,294 239,549 1,083,843
785,683 243,108 1,028,791
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines 2,260 2,260
Authority 5,905 5,905
Regional Investment Corporation 22,586 22,586
22,063 22,063
Australian Fisheries Management Authority 32,444 6,265 38,709
31,439 6,031 37,470
Total: Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 876,738 270,660 1,147,398
817,122 277,107 1,094,229
AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
AND FORESTRY
More sustainable, productive, internationally 200,704 187,784 388,488
competitive and profitable Australian agricultural, 213,496 166,124 379,620
food and fibre industries through policies and
initiatives that promote better resource
management practices, innovation, self‑reliance
and improved access to international markets
Safeguard Australia's animal and plant health 643,590 51,765 695,355
status to maintain overseas markets and protect 572,187 76,984 649,171
the economy and environment from the impact
of exotic pests and diseases, through risk
assessment, inspection and certification, and the
implementation of emergency response
arrangements for Australian agricultural, food
and fibre industries
Total: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and 844,294 239,549 1,083,843
Forestry 785,683 243,108 1,028,791
AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
AND FORESTRY FOR PAYMENT TO
AUSTRALIAN PESTICIDES AND VETERINARY
MEDICINES AUTHORITY
Protection of the health and safety of people, 2,260
animals, the environment, and agricultural and 5,905
livestock industries through regulation of
pesticides and veterinary medicines
Total: Australian Pesticides and Veterinary 2,260
Medicines Authority 5,905
AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
AND FORESTRY FOR PAYMENT TO
REGIONAL INVESTMENT CORPORATION
Encourage growth, investment and resilience in 22,586
Australian farm businesses and rural and 22,063
regional communities by delivering the
Commonwealth's farm business concessional
loans
Total: Regional Investment Corporation 22,586
22,063
AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
AUSTRALIAN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT
Ecologically sustainable and economically 32,444 6,265 38,709
efficient Commonwealth fisheries, through 31,439 6,031 37,470
understanding and monitoring Australia's marine
living resources and regulating and monitoring
commercial fishing, including domestic licensing
and deterrence of illegal foreign fishing
Total: Australian Fisheries Management 32,444 6,265 38,709
Authority 31,439 6,031 37,470
ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
Attorney‑General's Department 325,977 411,948 737,925
295,039 487,365 782,404
Australian Human Rights Commission 32,129 32,129
31,315 31,315
Administrative Appeals Tribunal 262,163 ‑ 262,163
226,735 ‑ 226,735
Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission 148,318 ‑ 148,318
149,680 ‑ 149,680
Australian Federal Police 1,598,818 50,199 1,649,017
1,574,493 30,149 1,604,642
Australian Financial Security Authority 52,269 ‑ 52,269
57,291 ‑ 57,291
Australian Institute of Criminology 5,507 ‑ 5,507
5,685 ‑ 5,685
Australian Law Reform Commission 2,998 ‑ 2,998
4,428 ‑ 4,428
Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis 153,342 ‑ 153,342
Centre 100,856 ‑ 100,856
Federal Court of Australia 408,009 947 408,956
358,501 931 359,432
High Court of Australia 20,951 ‑ 20,951
20,192 ‑ 20,192
National Anti‑Corruption Commission 65,551 ‑ 65,551
57,533 ‑ 57,533
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner 36,792 ‑ 36,792
45,125 ‑ 45,125
Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman 46,358 ‑ 46,358
42,994 ‑ 42,994
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions 132,807 ‑ 132,807
107,878 ‑ 107,878
Office of the Inspector‑General of Intelligence and 16,483 ‑ 16,483
Security 13,701 ‑ 13,701
Office of Parliamentary Counsel 23,711 ‑ 23,711
21,480 ‑ 21,480
ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
Office of the Special Investigator 57,875 ‑ 57,875
ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
AUSTRALIAN CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE
To protect Australia from criminal threats through 148,318 ‑ 148,318
coordinating a strategic response and the 149,680 ‑ 149,680
collection, assessment and dissemination of
intelligence and policing information
Total: Australian Criminal Intelligence 148,318 ‑ 148,318
Commission 149,680 ‑ 149,680
ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE
Reduce criminal and national security threats to 898,576 1,107 899,683
Australia's collective economic and societal 896,700 1,071 897,771
interests through cooperative national and
international policing services, primarily focused
on the prevention, detection, disruption,
investigation and prosecution of criminal activity
Safeguarding Australians and Australian 700,242 49,092 749,334
interests through the delivery of policing services 677,793 29,078 706,871
primarily focused on protective services, aviation
policing and international partnerships
Total: Australian Federal Police 1,598,818 50,199 1,649,017
1,574,493 30,149 1,604,642
ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL SECURITY
Maintain confidence in Australia's personal 52,269 ‑ 52,269
insolvency and personal property securities 57,291 ‑ 57,291
systems by delivering fair, efficient and effective
regulatory, trustee, registry and information
Total: Australian Financial Security Authority 52,269 ‑ 52,269
57,291 ‑ 57,291
ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF CRIMINOLOGY
Informed crime and justice policy and practice in 5,507 ‑ 5,507
Australia by undertaking, funding and 5,685 ‑ 5,685
disseminating policy‑relevant research of
national significance
Total: Australian Institute of Criminology 5,507 ‑ 5,507
5,685 ‑ 5,685
ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
AUSTRALIAN LAW REFORM COMMISSION
Informed government decisions about the 2,998 ‑ 2,998
development, reform and harmonisation of 4,428 ‑ 4,428
Australian laws and related processes through
research, analysis, reports and community
consultation and education
Total: Australian Law Reform Commission 2,998 ‑ 2,998
4,428 ‑ 4,428
ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
AUSTRALIAN TRANSACTION REPORTS AND
ANALYSIS CENTRE
The protection of the financial system from 153,342 ‑ 153,342
criminal abuse through actionable financial 100,856 ‑ 100,856
intelligence, risk‑based regulation, and
collaboration with domestic and international
partners
Total: Australian Transaction Reports and 153,342 ‑ 153,342
Analysis Centre 100,856 ‑ 100,856
ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Apply and uphold the rule of law for litigants in 79,987 ‑ 79,987
the Federal Court of Australia and parties in the 71,428 ‑ 71,428
National Native Title Tribunal through the
resolution of matters according to law and
through the effective management of the
administrative affairs of the Court and Tribunal
Apply and uphold the rule of law for litigants in 49,370 ‑ 49,370
the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia 48,561 ‑ 48,561
(Division 1) through the just, safe, efficient and
timely resolution of family law matters,
particularly more complex family law matters
including appeals, according to law, through the
encouragement of appropriate dispute resolution
processes and through the effective
management of the administrative affairs of the
Court
Apply and uphold the rule of law for litigants in 116,057 947 117,004
the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia 106,950 931 107,881
(Division 2) through the just, safe, efficient and
timely resolution of family law and general
federal law matters according to law, through the
encouragement of appropriate dispute resolution
processes and through the effective
management of the administrative affairs of the
Court
Improved administration and support of the 162,595 ‑ 162,595
resolution of matters according to law for litigants 131,562 ‑ 131,562
in the Federal Court of Australia, the Federal
Circuit and Family Court of Australia, and parties
in the National Native Title Tribunal, through
efficient and effective provision of shared
corporate and registry services
Total: Federal Court of Australia 408,009 947 408,956
358,501 931 359,432
ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA
To interpret and uphold the Australian 20,951 ‑ 20,951
Constitution and perform the functions of the 20,192 ‑ 20,192
ultimate appellate Court in Australia
Total: High Court of Australia 20,951 ‑ 20,951
20,192 ‑ 20,192
ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
NATIONAL ANTI‑CORRUPTION COMMISSION
Independent assurance to the Australian 65,551 ‑ 65,551
community that corrupt conduct involving 57,533 ‑ 57,533
Commonwealth public officials is prevented,
detected, investigated and responded to
appropriately
Total: National Anti‑Corruption Commission 65,551 ‑ 65,551
57,533 ‑ 57,533
ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
OFFICE OF THE AUSTRALIAN INFORMATION
COMMISSIONER
Provision of public access to Commonwealth 36,792 ‑ 36,792
Government information, protection of 45,125 ‑ 45,125
individuals' personal information, and
performance of information commissioner,
freedom of information and privacy functions
Total: Office of the Australian Information 36,792 ‑ 36,792
Commissioner 45,125 ‑ 45,125
ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
OFFICE OF THE COMMONWEALTH
OMBUDSMAN
Fair and accountable administrative action by 46,358 ‑ 46,358
Australian Government entities and prescribed 42,994 ‑ 42,994
private sector organisations, by investigating
complaints, reviewing administrative action and
statutory compliance inspections and reporting
Total: Office of the Commonwealth 46,358 ‑ 46,358
Ombudsman 42,994 ‑ 42,994
ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC
PROSECUTIONS
Contribute to a fair, safe and just society by 132,807 ‑ 132,807
delivering an effective, independent prosecution 107,878 ‑ 107,878
service in accordance with the Prosecution
Policy of the Commonwealth
Total: Office of the Director of Public 132,807 ‑ 132,807
Prosecutions 107,878 ‑ 107,878
ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR‑GENERAL OF
INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY
Independent assurance for the Prime Minister, 16,483 ‑ 16,483
senior ministers and Parliament as to whether 13,701 ‑ 13,701
Australia's intelligence and security agencies act
legally and with propriety by inspecting, inquiring
into and reporting on their activities
Total: Office of the Inspector‑General of 16,483 ‑ 16,483
Intelligence and Security 13,701 ‑ 13,701
ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
OFFICE OF PARLIAMENTARY COUNSEL
A body of Commonwealth laws and instruments 23,711 ‑ 23,711
that give effect to intended policy, and that are 21,480 ‑ 21,480
coherent, readable and readily accessible,
through the drafting and publication of those
laws and instruments
Total: Office of Parliamentary Counsel 23,711 ‑ 23,711
21,480 ‑ 21,480
ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR
Ensure Australian law and principles of justice 57,875 ‑ 57,875
are upheld through investigating activities of 56,206 ‑ 56,206
Australian Defence Force personnel in
Afghanistan from 2005 to 2016, and referring
alleged criminal offences including breaches of
the Laws of Armed Conflict for prosecution
Total: Office of the Special Investigator 57,875 ‑ 57,875
56,206 ‑ 56,206
CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the 1,393,539 1,455,338 2,848,877
Environment and Water 1,200,565 1,440,890 2,641,455
Australian Institute of Marine Science 81,869 81,869
99,852 99,852
Australian Renewable Energy Agency 465,264 465,264
320,963 320,963
Clean Energy Finance Corporation 20,800 20,800
20,811 20,811
Director of National Parks 113,295 113,295
106,592 106,592
Murray‑Darling Basin Authority 84,670 84,670
87,880 87,880
Sydney Harbour Federation Trust 650 650
4,598 4,598
Bureau of Meteorology 440,088 ‑ 440,088
429,251 ‑ 429,251
Clean Energy Regulator 115,567 269,947 385,514
134,570 332,743 467,313
Climate Change Authority 13,886 ‑ 13,886
13,396 ‑ 13,396
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority 82,561 ‑ 82,561
80,672 ‑ 80,672
Total: Climate Change, Energy, the 2,045,641 2,491,833 4,537,474
Environment and Water 1,858,454 2,414,329 4,272,783
CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
Support the transition of Australia's economy to 436,491 827,465 1,263,956
net‑zero emissions by 2050; transition energy to 338,815 748,628 1,087,443
support net zero while maintaining security,
reliability and affordability; support actions to
promote adaptation and strengthen resilience of
Australia's economy, society and environment;
and take a leadership role internationally in
responding to climate change
Conserve, protect and sustainably manage our 497,066 488,168 985,234
natural resources including through a nature 423,286 411,190 834,476
strategic and economic interests in the Antarctic 336,944 5,000 341,944
region by protecting, researching and
administering the region, including through
international engagement
Improve the health of rivers and wetlands and 141,947 134,705 276,652
enhance the sustainable, efficient and productive 101,520 276,072 377,592
use of Australia's water resources
Total: Department of Climate Change, Energy, 1,393,539 1,455,338 2,848,877
the Environment and Water 1,200,565 1,440,890 2,641,455
CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE
Growth of knowledge to support protection and 81,869
sustainable development of Australia's marine 99,852
resources through innovative marine science
and technology
Total: Australian Institute of Marine Science 81,869
99,852
CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
AUSTRALIAN RENEWABLE ENERGY AGENCY
Support improvements in the competitiveness of 465,264
renewable energy and related technologies and 320,963
the supply of renewable energy by administering
financial assistance, developing analysis and
advice about, and sharing information and
knowledge with regard to, renewable energy and
related technologies
Total: Australian Renewable Energy Agency 465,264
320,963
CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
CLEAN ENERGY FINANCE CORPORATION
Facilitate increased flows of finance into 20,800
Australia's clean energy sector and facilitate the 20,811
achievement of Australia's greenhouse gas
emissions reduction targets, by investing in
renewable energy (including finance to upgrade,
expand and modernise Australia's electricity
grid), low emissions and energy efficiency
technologies, building industry capacity, and
disseminating information to industry
stakeholders
Total: Clean Energy Finance Corporation 20,800
20,811
CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL PARKS
Management of Commonwealth reserves as 113,295
outstanding natural places that enhance 106,592
Australia's well‑being through the protection and
conservation of their natural and cultural values,
supporting the aspirations of Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander people in managing their
traditional land and sea country, and offering
world class natural and cultural visitor
experiences
Total: Director of National Parks 113,295
106,592
CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
MURRAY‑DARLING BASIN AUTHORITY
Equitable and sustainable use of the Murray‑ 84,670
Darling Basin by governments and the 87,880
community including through development and
implementation of a Basin Plan, operation of the
River Murray system, shared natural resource
management programs, research, information
and advice
Total: Murray‑Darling Basin Authority 84,670
87,880
CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
SYDNEY HARBOUR FEDERATION TRUST
Enhanced appreciation and understanding of the 650
natural and cultural values of Sydney Harbour 4,598
and its contribution to the national story and
world's heritage for all visitors, through the
remediation, conservation and adaptive re‑use
of, and access to, Trust lands on Sydney
Harbour
Total: Sydney Harbour Federation Trust 650
4,598
CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
Enabling a safe, prosperous, secure and healthy 440,088 ‑ 440,088
Australia through the provision of weather, 429,251 ‑ 429,251
water, climate, ocean and space weather
Total: Bureau of Meteorology 440,088 ‑ 440,088
429,251 ‑ 429,251
CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
CLEAN ENERGY REGULATOR
Contribute to a reduction in Australia's net 109,067 269,947 379,014
greenhouse gas emissions, including through 127,598 332,743 460,341
the administration of market based mechanisms
that incentivise reduction in emissions and the
promotion of additional renewable electricity
generation
Contribute to the sustainable management of 6,500 ‑ 6,500
Australia's biodiversity through the 6,972 ‑ 6,972
administration of market based mechanisms that
incentivise the preservation and improvement of
diverse ecosystems
Total: Clean Energy Regulator 115,567 269,947 385,514
134,570 332,743 467,313
CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
CLIMATE CHANGE AUTHORITY
Provide expert advice to the Australian 13,886 ‑ 13,886
Government on climate change initiatives, 13,396 ‑ 13,396
including through conducting regular and
specifically commissioned reviews and through
undertaking climate change research
Total: Climate Change Authority 13,886 ‑ 13,886
13,396 ‑ 13,396
CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK
The long‑term protection, ecologically 82,561 ‑ 82,561
sustainable use, understanding and enjoyment 80,672 ‑ 80,672
of the Great Barrier Reef for all Australians and
the international community, through the care
and development of the Marine Park
Total: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority 82,561 ‑ 82,561
80,672 ‑ 80,672
DEFENCE PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
Department of Defence 41,990,280 ‑ 41,990,280
39,134,337 ‑ 39,134,337
Australian Signals Directorate 1,687,007 ‑ 1,687,007
1,762,225 ‑ 1,762,225
Australian Submarine Agency 330,111 ‑ 330,111
235,334 ‑ 235,334
Department of Veterans' Affairs 572,187 152,379 724,566
590,462 176,293 766,755
Australian War Memorial 50,301 50,301
42,140 42,140
Total: Defence 44,579,585 202,680 44,782,265
41,722,358 218,433 41,940,791
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE
Defend Australia and its national interests 221,852 ‑ 221,852
through the conduct of operations and provision 324,396 ‑ 324,396
of support for the Australian community and
civilian authorities in accordance with
Government direction
Protect and advance Australia's strategic 41,768,428 ‑ 41,768,428
interests through the provision of strategic policy, 38,809,941 ‑ 38,809,941
the development, delivery and sustainment of
military, intelligence and enabling capabilities,
and the promotion of regional and global security
and stability as directed by Government
Total: Department of Defence 41,990,280 ‑ 41,990,280
39,134,337 ‑ 39,134,337
AUSTRALIAN SIGNALS DIRECTORATE
Defend Australia from global threats and 1,687,007 ‑ 1,687,007
advance our national interests through the 1,762,225 ‑ 1,762,225
provision of foreign signals intelligence, cyber
security and offensive cyber operations, as
directed by Government
Total: Australian Signals Directorate 1,687,007 ‑ 1,687,007
1,762,225 ‑ 1,762,225
AUSTRALIAN SUBMARINE AGENCY
To safely and securely acquire, construct, 330,111 ‑ 330,111
deliver, technically govern, sustain and dispose 235,334 ‑ 235,334
of Australia's conventionally‑armed nuclear‑
powered submarine capability for Australia, via
the AUKUS partnership
Total: Australian Submarine Agency 330,111 ‑ 330,111
235,334 ‑ 235,334
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Maintain and enhance the financial wellbeing 383,045 71,760 454,805
and self‑sufficiency of eligible persons and their 402,100 64,689 466,789
dependants through access to income support,
compensation, and other support services,
including advice and information about
entitlements
Maintain and enhance the physical and mental 173,146 33,726 206,872
wellbeing and quality of life of eligible persons 170,608 53,191 223,799
and their dependants through health and other
care services that promote early intervention,
prevention and treatment, including advice and
information about health service entitlements
Acknowledgement and commemoration of those 15,996 46,893 62,889
who served Australia and its allies in wars, 17,754 58,413 76,167
conflicts and peace operations through
promoting recognition of service and sacrifice,
preservation of Australia's wartime heritage, and
official commemorations
Total: Department of Veterans' Affairs 572,187 152,379 724,566
590,462 176,293 766,755
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS FOR
AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL
Australians remembering, interpreting and 50,301
understanding the Australian experience of war 42,140
and its enduring impact through maintaining and
developing the national memorial, its collection
and exhibition of historical material,
commemorative ceremonies and research
Total: Australian War Memorial 50,301
42,140
EDUCATION PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
Department of Education 418,798 1,314,757 1,733,555
365,395 1,180,632 1,546,027
Australian Research Council 24,293 1,031,328 1,055,621
23,706 10,831 34,537
Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency 22,159 ‑ 22,159
22,413 ‑ 22,413
Total: Education 465,250 2,346,085 2,811,335
411,514 1,191,463 1,602,977
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Improved early learning, schooling, student 258,383 726,830 985,213
educational outcomes and transitions to and 212,147 690,856 903,003
from school through access to quality early
childhood education and care, support, parent
engagement, quality teaching and learning
environments
Promote growth in economic productivity and 160,415 587,927 748,342
social wellbeing through access to quality higher 153,248 489,776 643,024
education, international education, and
international quality research
Total: Department of Education 418,798 1,314,757 1,733,555
365,395 1,180,632 1,546,027
AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH COUNCIL
Growth of knowledge and innovation through 24,293 1,031,328 1,055,621
managing research funding schemes, measuring 23,706 10,831 34,537
research excellence and providing advice
Total: Australian Research Council 24,293 1,031,328 1,055,621
23,706 10,831 34,537
TERTIARY EDUCATION QUALITY AND
STANDARDS AGENCY
Contribute to a high quality higher education 22,159 ‑ 22,159
sector through streamlined and nationally 22,413 ‑ 22,413
consistent higher education regulatory
arrangements; registration of higher education
providers; accreditation of higher education
courses; and investigation, quality assurance
and dissemination of higher education standards
and performance
Total: Tertiary Education Quality and 22,159 ‑ 22,159
Standards Agency 22,413 ‑ 22,413
EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
Department of Employment and Workplace 883,053 3,912,916 4,795,969
Relations 783,948 4,589,406 5,373,354
Comcare 6,679 6,679
6,029 6,029
Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication 5,876 ‑ 5,876
Agency 5,551 ‑ 5,551
Australian Skills Quality Authority 52,047 ‑ 52,047
46,590 ‑ 46,590
Fair Work Commission 119,487 ‑ 119,487
105,625 ‑ 105,625
Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman 183,744 ‑ 183,744
186,436 ‑ 186,436
Safe Work Australia 12,572 ‑ 12,572
12,227 ‑ 12,227
Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and ‑ ‑ ‑
Compensation Authority ‑ 900 900
Total: Employment and Workplace Relations 1,256,779 3,919,595 5,176,374
1,140,377 4,596,335 5,736,712
EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND
WORKPLACE RELATIONS
Foster a productive and competitive labour 470,577 1,900,605 2,371,182
market through policies and programs that assist 406,462 1,917,786 2,324,248
job seekers into work, including secure work,
and meet employer and industry needs
Promote growth in economic productivity and 327,342 1,918,509 2,245,851
social wellbeing through access to quality skills 300,504 2,597,292 2,897,796
and training
Facilitate jobs growth, including secure work 85,134 93,802 178,936
through policies and programs that promote fair, 76,982 74,328 151,310
productive and safe workplaces
Total: Department of Employment and 883,053 3,912,916 4,795,969
Workplace Relations 783,948 4,589,406 5,373,354
EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND
WORKPLACE RELATIONS FOR PAYMENT TO
COMCARE
Promote and enable safe and healthy work 6,679
6,029
Total: Comcare 6,679
6,029
EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
ASBESTOS AND SILICA SAFETY AND
ERADICATION AGENCY
Assist in the prevention of exposure to asbestos 5,876 ‑ 5,876
fibres and respirable crystalline silica, to 5,551 ‑ 5,551
eliminate asbestos and silica related disease in
Australia through coordinating the
implementation of the Asbestos National
Strategic Plan and the Silica National Strategic
Plan
Total: Asbestos and Silica Safety and 5,876 ‑ 5,876
Eradication Agency 5,551 ‑ 5,551
EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
AUSTRALIAN SKILLS QUALITY AUTHORITY
Through our regulation and partnership with 52,047 ‑ 52,047
Support Commonwealth parliamentary 16,913 ‑ 16,913
workplace participants to build and maintain safe 14,989 ‑ 14,989
and respectful workplaces, including by
supporting positive cultural change and providing
human resource functions to parliamentarians
and their staff
Total: Parliamentary Workplace Support 16,913 ‑ 16,913
Service 14,989 ‑ 14,989
FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 2,359,336 4,878,138 7,237,474
2,085,467 4,632,995 6,718,462
Tourism Australia 150,196 150,196
148,291 148,291
Australian Centre for International Agricultural 10,269 107,058 117,327
Research 9,599 103,550 113,149
Australian Secret Intelligence Service 458,122 ‑ 458,122
429,046 ‑ 429,046
Australian Trade and Investment Commission 272,746 163,300 436,046
278,361 187,000 465,361
Total: Foreign Affairs and Trade 3,100,473 5,298,692 8,399,165
2,802,473 5,071,836 7,874,309
FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND
TRADE
The advancement of Australia's international 1,623,139 4,877,388 6,500,527
strategic, security and economic interests 1,408,795 4,632,245 6,041,040
including through bilateral, regional and
multilateral engagement on Australian
Government foreign, trade and international
development policy priorities
The protection and welfare of Australians abroad 556,751 750 557,501
and access to secure international travel 510,432 750 511,182
documentation through timely and responsive
travel advice and consular and passport services
in Australia and overseas
A secure Australian Government presence 179,446 ‑ 179,446
overseas through the provision of security 166,240 ‑ 166,240
services and information and communications
technology infrastructure, and the management
of the Commonwealth's overseas property
estate
Total: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 2,359,336 4,878,138 7,237,474
2,085,467 4,632,995 6,718,462
FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND
TRADE FOR PAYMENT TO
TOURISM AUSTRALIA
Grow demand and foster a competitive and 150,196
sustainable Australian tourism industry through 148,291
partnership marketing to targeted global
consumers in key markets
Total: Tourism Australia 150,196
148,291
FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
AUSTRALIAN CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
To achieve more productive and sustainable 10,269 107,058 117,327
agricultural systems for the benefit of developing 9,599 103,550 113,149
countries and Australia through international
agricultural research and training partnerships
Total: Australian Centre for International 10,269 107,058 117,327
Agricultural Research 9,599 103,550 113,149
FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
AUSTRALIAN SECRET INTELLIGENCE
SERVICE
Enhanced understanding for the Government of 458,122 ‑ 458,122
the overseas environment affecting Australia's 429,046 ‑ 429,046
interests through the provision of covert
intelligence services about the capabilities,
intentions or activities of people or organisations
outside Australia
Total: Australian Secret Intelligence Service 458,122 ‑ 458,122
429,046 ‑ 429,046
FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
AUSTRALIAN TRADE AND INVESTMENT
To contribute to Australia's economic prosperity 261,431 163,300 424,731
by supporting Australian exporters to expand 267,271 187,000 454,271
internationally, attracting productive international
investment, and growing the visitor economy
The protection and welfare of Australians abroad 11,315 ‑ 11,315
through timely and responsive consular and 11,090 ‑ 11,090
passport services in specific locations overseas
Total: Australian Trade and Investment 272,746 163,300 436,046
Commission 278,361 187,000 465,361
HEALTH AND AGED CARE PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
Department of Health and Aged Care 1,501,162 15,244,162 16,745,324
1,355,296 16,879,451 18,234,747
Australian Digital Health Agency 285,789 285,789
269,304 269,304
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 36,489 36,489
35,544 35,544
Australian Sports Commission 308,602 308,602
351,081 351,081
Food Standards Australia New Zealand 17,855 17,855
17,458 17,458
Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission 314,900 ‑ 314,900
271,726 ‑ 271,726
Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and 7,187 51,906 59,093
Transplantation Authority 7,037 51,066 58,103
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety 26,151 ‑ 26,151
Agency 28,547 ‑ 28,547
Cancer Australia 14,194 34,362 48,556
13,407 24,743 38,150
National Blood Authority 9,102 8,429 17,531
6,322 5,829 12,151
National Health and Medical Research Council 38,438 953,872 992,310
37,599 923,780 961,379
National Health Funding Body 6,879 ‑ 6,879
7,456 ‑ 7,456
National Mental Health Commission 2,851 1,494 4,345
11,147 5,783 16,930
Office of the Inspector‑General of Aged Care 6,987 ‑ 6,987
6,308 ‑ 6,308
Professional Services Review 16,182 ‑ 16,182
15,841 ‑ 15,841
Sport Integrity Australia 42,783 4,684 47,467
37,407 6,752 44,159
Total: Health and Aged Care 1,986,816 16,947,644 18,934,460
1,798,093 18,570,791 20,368,884
HEALTH AND AGED CARE PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
Better equip Australia to meet current and future 564,424 7,640,661 8,205,085
health needs of all Australians through the 547,775 8,197,650 8,745,425
delivery of evidence‑based health policies;
improved access to comprehensive and
coordinated health care; ensuring sustainable
funding for health services, research and
technologies; and protecting the health and
safety of the Australian community
Ensuring improved access for all Australians to 223,621 1,748,910 1,972,531
cost‑effective and affordable medicines, medical, 220,446 1,834,961 2,055,407
dental and hearing services; improved choice in
healthcare services, through guaranteeing
Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits
Scheme; supporting targeted assistance
strategies and private health insurance
Improved wellbeing for older Australians through 700,089 5,707,233 6,407,322
targeted support, access to appropriate, high 574,903 6,748,392 7,323,295
quality care, and related information services
Improved opportunities for community 13,028 147,358 160,386
participation in sport and physical activity, 12,172 98,448 110,620
excellence in high‑performance athletes,
protecting the integrity of sport, delivery of sports
related funding including for sport infrastructure,
sport policy development, coordination of
Commonwealth involvement in major sporting
events and international cooperation on sport
issues
Total: Department of Health and Aged Care 1,501,162 15,244,162 16,745,324
1,355,296 16,879,451 18,234,747
HEALTH AND AGED CARE PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
AUSTRALIAN DIGITAL HEALTH AGENCY
To deliver national digital healthcare systems to 285,789
enable and support improvement in health 269,304
outcomes for Australians
Total: Australian Digital Health Agency 285,789
269,304
HEALTH AND AGED CARE PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND
WELFARE
A robust evidence‑base for the health, housing 36,489
and community sectors, including through 35,544
developing and disseminating comparable health
and welfare information and statistics
Total: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 36,489
35,544
HEALTH AND AGED CARE PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
AUSTRALIAN SPORTS COMMISSION
Increased participation in organised sport and 308,602
continued international sporting success 351,081
including through leadership and development of
a cohesive and effective sports sector, provision
of targeted financial support, and the operation
of the Australian Institute of Sport
Total: Australian Sports Commission 308,602
351,081
HEALTH AND AGED CARE PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
FOOD STANDARDS AUSTRALIA NEW
ZEALAND
A safe food supply and well‑informed consumers 17,855
in Australia and New Zealand, including through 17,458
the development of food regulatory measures
and the promotion of their consistent
implementation, coordination of food recall
activities and the monitoring of consumer and
industry food practices
Total: Food Standards Australia New Zealand 17,855
17,458
HEALTH AND AGED CARE PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
AGED CARE QUALITY AND SAFETY
Protect and enhance the safety, health, 314,900 ‑ 314,900
wellbeing and quality of life of older Australians 271,726 ‑ 271,726
receiving aged care services, including through
effective engagement with them, regulation and
education of Commonwealth‑funded aged care
service providers and resolution of aged care
complaints
Total: Aged Care Quality and Safety 314,900 ‑ 314,900
Commission 271,726 ‑ 271,726
HEALTH AND AGED CARE PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
AUSTRALIAN ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION
AND TRANSPLANTATION AUTHORITY
Improved access to organ and tissue 7,187 51,906 59,093
transplants, including through a nationally 7,037 51,066 58,103
coordinated and consistent approach and
system
Total: Australian Organ and Tissue Donation 7,187 51,906 59,093
and Transplantation Authority 7,037 51,066 58,103
HEALTH AND AGED CARE PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
AUSTRALIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AND
NUCLEAR SAFETY AGENCY
Protection of people and the environment 26,151 ‑ 26,151
through radiation protection and nuclear safety 28,547 ‑ 28,547
research, policy, advice, codes, standards,
services and regulation
Total: Australian Radiation Protection and 26,151 ‑ 26,151
Nuclear Safety Agency 28,547 ‑ 28,547
HEALTH AND AGED CARE PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
CANCER AUSTRALIA
Minimised impacts of cancer, including through 14,194 34,362 48,556
national leadership in cancer control with 13,407 24,743 38,150
targeted research and clinical trials; evidence
informed clinical practice; strengthened national
data capacity; community and consumer
information and support
Total: Cancer Australia 14,194 34,362 48,556
13,407 24,743 38,150
HEALTH AND AGED CARE PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
NATIONAL BLOOD AUTHORITY
Access to a secure supply of safe and affordable 9,102 8,429 17,531
blood products, including through national supply 6,322 5,829 12,151
arrangements and coordination of best practice
standards within agreed funding policies under
the national blood arrangements
Total: National Blood Authority 9,102 8,429 17,531
6,322 5,829 12,151
HEALTH AND AGED CARE PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL
RESEARCH COUNCIL
Improved health and medical knowledge, 38,438 953,872 992,310
including through funding research, translating 37,599 923,780 961,379
research findings into evidence‑based clinical
practice, administering legislation governing
research, issuing guidelines and advice for
ethics in health and the promotion of public
health
Total: National Health and Medical Research 38,438 953,872 992,310
Council 37,599 923,780 961,379
HEALTH AND AGED CARE PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
NATIONAL HEALTH FUNDING BODY
Improve transparency of public hospital funding 6,879 ‑ 6,879
in Australia by supporting the obligations and 7,456 ‑ 7,456
responsibilities of the Administrator of the
National Health Funding Pool through best
practice administration of public hospital funding
Total: National Health Funding Body 6,879 ‑ 6,879
7,456 ‑ 7,456
HEALTH AND AGED CARE PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH COMMISSION
Provide expert advice to the Australian 2,851 1,494 4,345
Government and cross‑sectoral leadership on 11,147 5,783 16,930
the policy, programs, services and systems that
support mental health in Australia, including
through administering the Annual National
Report Card on Mental Health and Suicide
Prevention, undertaking performance monitoring
and reporting, and engaging consumers and
carers
Total: National Mental Health Commission 2,851 1,494 4,345
11,147 5,783 16,930
HEALTH AND AGED CARE PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR‑GENERAL OF
AGED CARE
Provide independent oversight of the aged care 6,987 ‑ 6,987
system to drive accountability and positive 6,308 ‑ 6,308
change through reviews, recommendations, and
reporting to Parliament
Total: Office of the Inspector‑General of Aged 6,987 ‑ 6,987
Care 6,308 ‑ 6,308
HEALTH AND AGED CARE PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES REVIEW
A reduction of the risks to patients and costs to 16,182 ‑ 16,182
the Australian Government of inappropriate 15,841 ‑ 15,841
practice, including through investigating health
services claimed under the Medicare and
Pharmaceutical benefits schemes
Total: Professional Services Review 16,182 ‑ 16,182
15,841 ‑ 15,841
HEALTH AND AGED CARE PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
SPORT INTEGRITY AUSTRALIA
Protection of the integrity of Australian sport and 42,783 4,684 47,467
the health and welfare of those who participate 37,407 6,752 44,159
in sport through the coordination of a national
approach to all sports integrity matters
Total: Sport Integrity Australia 42,783 4,684 47,467
37,407 6,752 44,159
HOME AFFAIRS PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
Department of Home Affairs 3,685,892 2,073,138 5,759,030
3,395,396 2,202,054 5,597,450
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation 657,733 ‑ 657,733
597,907 ‑ 597,907
National Emergency Management Agency 130,635 105,090 235,725
133,498 177,950 311,448
Total: Home Affairs 4,474,260 2,178,228 6,652,488
4,126,801 2,380,004 6,506,805
HOME AFFAIRS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS
Deliver national coordination, regulation and 263,380 117,769 381,149
policy that safeguard Australia's domestic 255,349 119,244 374,593
interests from national security threats, including
cyber threats
Support a united and prosperous Australia 1,143,104 1,204,559 2,347,663
through effective coordination and delivery of 1,081,965 1,263,869 2,345,834
immigration and citizenship policy and programs
underpinned by robust integrity and assurance
Advance a prosperous and secure Australia 2,279,408 750,810 3,030,218
through trade and travel facilitation and 2,058,082 818,941 2,877,023
modernisation, and effective customs,
immigration, maritime and enforcement activities
across the border continuum
Total: Department of Home Affairs 3,685,892 2,073,138 5,759,030
3,395,396 2,202,054 5,597,450
HOME AFFAIRS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
AUSTRALIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE
ORGANISATION
To protect Australia, its people and its interests 657,733 ‑ 657,733
from threats to security through intelligence 597,907 ‑ 597,907
collection, assessment and advice to
Government
Total: Australian Security Intelligence 657,733 ‑ 657,733
Organisation 597,907 ‑ 597,907
HOME AFFAIRS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AGENCY
To develop, lead and coordinate the 130,635 105,090 235,725
Commonwealth's approach to emergency 133,498 177,950 311,448
management, including the support of activities
relating to preparedness, response, relief,
recovery, reconstruction, risk reduction and
resilience for all‑hazard emergencies and
disasters
Total: National Emergency Management 130,635 105,090 235,725
Agency 133,498 177,950 311,448
INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND RESOURCES PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
Department of Industry, Science and Resources 678,049 1,313,405 1,991,454
638,256 1,827,087 2,465,343
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology 324,464 324,464
Organisation 262,527 262,527
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial 916,459 916,459
Research Organisation 1,008,739 1,008,739
National Offshore Petroleum Safety and 21,306 21,306
Environmental Management Authority 9,229 9,229
National Reconstruction Fund Corporation 18,000 18,000
39,016 39,016
Geoscience Australia 345,272 19 345,291
332,093 19 332,112
IP Australia 380 ‑ 380
371 ‑ 371
Total: Industry, Science and Resources 1,023,701 2,593,653 3,617,354
970,720 3,146,617 4,117,337
INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND RESOURCES PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
RESOURCES
Support economic growth, productivity and job 678,049 1,313,405 1,991,454
creation for all Australians by investing in 638,256 1,827,087 2,465,343
science and technology, growing innovative and
competitive businesses, industries and regions,
and supporting a strong resources sector
Total: Department of Industry, Science and 678,049 1,313,405 1,991,454
Resources 638,256 1,827,087 2,465,343
INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND RESOURCES PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION
Improved knowledge, innovative capacity and 324,464
healthcare through nuclear‑based facilities, 262,527
research, training, products, services and advice
to Government, industry, the education sector
and the Australian population
Total: Australian Nuclear Science and 324,464
Technology Organisation 262,527
INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND RESOURCES PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND
INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION
Innovative scientific and technology solutions to 916,459
national challenges and opportunities to benefit 1,008,739
industry, the environment and the community,
through scientific research and capability
development, services and advice
Total: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial 916,459
Research Organisation 1,008,739
INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND RESOURCES PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
NATIONAL OFFSHORE PETROLEUM SAFETY
AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
A protected offshore workforce and environment 21,306
through regulatory oversight of Australia's 9,229
offshore energy industries, as well as through
engaging, advising, and educating the regulated
community
Total: National Offshore Petroleum Safety and 21,306
Environmental Management Authority 9,229
INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND RESOURCES PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
NATIONAL RECONSTRUCTION FUND
Facilitate increased flows of finance into priority 18,000
areas of the Australian economy, through 39,016
targeted investments to diversify and transform
Australian industry, create secure, well‑paying
jobs, and boost sovereign capability
Total: National Reconstruction Fund 18,000
Corporation 39,016
INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND RESOURCES PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA
Informed government, industry and community 345,272 19 345,291
decisions on the economic, social and 332,093 19 332,112
environmental management of the nation's
natural resources through enabling access to
geoscientific and spatial information
Total: Geoscience Australia 345,272 19 345,291
332,093 19 332,112
INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND RESOURCES PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
IP AUSTRALIA
Increased innovation, investment and trade in 380 ‑ 380
Australia, and by Australians overseas, through 371 ‑ 371
the administration of the registrable intellectual
property rights system, promoting public
awareness and industry engagement, and
advising government
Total: IP Australia 380 ‑ 380
371 ‑ 371
INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional 553,917 2,470,497 3,024,414
Development, Communications and the Arts 484,694 2,370,238 2,854,932
Australian Broadcasting Corporation 1,196,101 1,196,101
1,137,568 1,137,568
Australian Film, Television and Radio School 27,944 27,944
24,283 24,283
Australian Maritime Safety Authority 86,218 86,218
102,278 102,278
Australian National Maritime Museum 24,882 24,882
27,029 27,029
Civil Aviation Safety Authority 41,494 41,494
107,602 107,602
Creative Australia 289,649 289,649
257,974 257,974
High Speed Rail Authority 55,102 55,102
29,231 29,231
Infrastructure Australia 13,247 13,247
12,961 12,961
National Film and Sound Archive of Australia 40,839 40,839
37,270 37,270
National Gallery of Australia 69,917 69,917
66,003 66,003
National Library of Australia 86,219 86,219
75,948 75,948
National Museum of Australia 55,192 55,192
53,768 53,768
National Portrait Gallery of Australia 19,181 19,181
18,648 18,648
National Transport Commission 6,746 6,746
7,033 7,033
Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility 21,782 21,782
21,295 21,295
INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
Old Parliament House 22,290 22,290
21,702 21,702
Screen Australia 13,226 13,226
12,890 12,890
Special Broadcasting Service Corporation 348,352 348,352
334,939 334,939
Australian Communications and Media Authority 170,697 2,000 172,697
159,388 6,020 165,408
Australian Transport Safety Bureau 26,691 ‑ 26,691
Development, Communications and the 774,636 4,758,693 5,533,329
Arts
INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS
Improved infrastructure across Australia through 86,423 21,128 107,551
investment in and coordination of transport and 81,698 85,153 166,851
other infrastructure
An efficient, sustainable, competitive, safe and 205,301 429,004 634,305
secure transport system for all transport users 138,405 415,066 553,471
through regulation, financial assistance and
safety investigations
Strengthening the sustainability, capacity and 83,532 1,095,487 1,179,019
diversity of Australia's cities and regions 83,945 904,789 988,734
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
Good governance and service delivery in the 30,816 221,491 252,307
Australian territories including through the 35,340 270,116 305,456
maintenance and improvement of the laws and
services for non‑self‑governing territories, and
the overarching legislative framework for self‑
governing territories
Outcome 5 ‑
Promote an innovative and competitive 94,816 389,401 484,217
communications sector, through policy 89,633 401,664 491,297
development, advice and program delivery, so
all Australians can realise the full potential of
digital technologies and communications
Outcome 6 ‑
Participation in, and access to, Australia's arts 53,029 313,986 367,015
and culture through developing and supporting 55,673 293,450 349,123
cultural expression
Total: Department of Infrastructure, Transport, 553,917 2,470,497 3,024,414
INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING
Informed, educated and entertained audiences ‑ 1,196,101
throughout Australia and overseas ‑ through 1,137,568
innovative and comprehensive media and
related services
Total: Australian Broadcasting Corporation 1,196,101
1,137,568
INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
AUSTRALIAN FILM, TELEVISION AND RADIO
SCHOOL
Support the development of a professional 27,944
screen arts and broadcast culture in Australia 24,283
including through the provision of specialist
industry‑focused education, training, and
research
Total: Australian Film, Television and Radio 27,944
School 24,283
INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
AUSTRALIAN MARITIME SAFETY AUTHORITY
Minimise the risk of shipping incidents and 86,218
pollution in Australian waters through ship safety 102,278
and environment protection regulation and
services and maximise people saved from
maritime and aviation incidents through search
and rescue coordination
Total: Australian Maritime Safety Authority 86,218
102,278
INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM
Increased knowledge, appreciation and 24,882
enjoyment of Australia's maritime heritage by 27,029
managing the National Maritime Collection and
staging programs, exhibitions and events
Total: Australian National Maritime Museum 24,882
27,029
INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY
Maximise aviation safety through a regulatory 41,494
regime, detailed technical material on safety 107,602
standards, comprehensive aviation industry
oversight, risk analysis, industry consultation,
education and training
Total: Civil Aviation Safety Authority 41,494
107,602
INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
CREATIVE AUSTRALIA
Local and global audiences enjoy the benefits of 289,649
thriving, dynamic and sustainable cultural and 257,974
creative industries supported through
investment, development, partnerships, advice
and recognition for Australian artists and arts
organisations
Total: Creative Australia 289,649
257,974
INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
HIGH SPEED RAIL AUTHORITY
Developing a high speed rail network between 55,102
capital cities and key regional centres through 29,231
policy development and planning, national
coordination and strategic advice to enhance
Australia's long‑term rail investment
Total: High Speed Rail Authority 55,102
29,231
INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
INFRASTRUCTURE AUSTRALIA
Improve decision‑making on matters relating to 13,247
infrastructure; advise governments and others 12,961
on matters relating to infrastructure, including
better assessment of infrastructure needs and
prioritisation of infrastructure projects; and
promote best practice infrastructure planning,
financing, delivery and operation
Total: Infrastructure Australia 13,247
12,961
INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
NATIONAL FILM AND SOUND ARCHIVE OF
AUSTRALIA
Increased engagement with Australia's 40,839
audiovisual culture past and present through 37,270
developing, preserving, maintaining and
promoting the national audiovisual collection of
historic and cultural significance
Total: National Film and Sound Archive of 40,839
Australia 37,270
INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA
Increased understanding, knowledge and 69,917
enjoyment of the visual arts by providing access 66,003
to, and information about, works of art locally,
nationally and internationally
Total: National Gallery of Australia 69,917
66,003
INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA
Enhanced learning, knowledge creation, 86,219
enjoyment and understanding of Australian life 75,948
and society by providing access to a national
collection of library material
Total: National Library of Australia 86,219
75,948
INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AUSTRALIA
Increased awareness and understanding of 55,192
Australia's history and culture by managing the 53,768
National Museum's collections and providing
access through public programs and exhibitions
Total: National Museum of Australia 55,192
53,768
INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY OF
AUSTRALIA
Enhanced understanding and appreciation of 19,181
Australian identity, culture and diversity through 18,648
portraiture by engaging the public in education
programs and exhibitions, and by developing
and preserving the national portrait collection
Total: National Portrait Gallery of Australia 19,181
18,648
INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
NATIONAL TRANSPORT COMMISSION
Improved transport productivity, efficiency, safety 6,746
and environmental performance and regulatory 7,033
efficiency in Australia through developing,
monitoring and maintaining nationally consistent
regulatory and operational arrangements relating
to road, rail and intermodal transport
Total: National Transport Commission 6,746
7,033
INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
NORTHERN AUSTRALIA INFRASTRUCTURE
FACILITY
Enable economic growth in Northern Australia, 21,782
by facilitating private sector investment in 21,295
economic infrastructure, primarily through the
provision of concessional financing delivered
through the State and Territory Governments
Total: Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility 21,782
21,295
INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
OLD PARLIAMENT HOUSE
An enhanced appreciation and understanding of 22,290
the political and social heritage of Australia for 21,702
members of the public, through activities
including the conservation and upkeep of, and
the provision of access to, Old Parliament House
and the development of its collections,
exhibitions and educational programs
Total: Old Parliament House 22,290
21,702
INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
SCREEN AUSTRALIA
Promote engaged audiences and support a 13,226
creative, innovative and commercially 12,890
sustainable screen industry through the funding
and promotion of diverse Australian screen
product
Total: Screen Australia 13,226
12,890
INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE
Provide multilingual and multicultural services 348,352
that inform, educate and entertain all Australians 334,939
and in so doing reflect Australia's multicultural
society
Total: Special Broadcasting Service 348,352
Corporation 334,939
INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA
A communications and media environment that 170,697 2,000 172,697
balances the needs of the industry and the 159,388 6,020 165,408
Australian community through regulation,
education and advice
Total: Australian Communications and Media 170,697 2,000 172,697
Authority 159,388 6,020 165,408
INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
AUSTRALIAN TRANSPORT SAFETY BUREAU
Improved transport safety in Australia including 26,691 ‑ 26,691
through: Independent 'no blame' investigation of 26,641 ‑ 26,641
transport accidents and other safety
occurrences; safety data recording, analysis and
research; and influencing safety action
Total: Australian Transport Safety Bureau 26,691 ‑ 26,691
26,641 ‑ 26,641
INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA
To promote the creation, management and 93,558 ‑ 93,558
preservation of authentic, reliable and usable 92,337 ‑ 92,337
Commonwealth records and to facilitate
Australians' access to the archival resources of
the Commonwealth
Total: National Archives of Australia 93,558 ‑ 93,558
92,337 ‑ 92,337
INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
NATIONAL CAPITAL AUTHORITY
To shape Canberra as a capital that all 11,045 36,606 47,651
Australians can be proud of by ensuring it is well 11,576 34,013 45,589
planned, managed and promoted, consistent
with its enduring national significance
Total: National Capital Authority 11,045 36,606 47,651
11,576 34,013 45,589
PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet 285,508 55,099 340,607
307,057 56,691 363,748
Aboriginal Hostels Limited 44,416 44,416
43,092 43,092
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres 29,343 29,343
Strait Islander Studies 22,575 22,575
Indigenous Business Australia 9,595 9,595
9,420 9,420
Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation 10,087 10,087
9,812 9,812
Torres Strait Regional Authority 38,223 38,223
37,247 37,247
Australian National Audit Office 96,375 ‑ 96,375
92,450 ‑ 92,450
Australian Public Service Commission 72,038 ‑ 72,038
73,279 ‑ 73,279
National Indigenous Australians Agency 319,243 1,938,968 2,258,211
350,141 1,766,277 2,116,418
Office of National Intelligence 126,944 11,204 138,148
138,395 10,382 148,777
Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor‑ 16,483 4,936 21,419
General 16,114 5,844 21,958
Workplace Gender Equality Agency 11,961 ‑ 11,961
11,738 ‑ 11,738
Total: Prime Minister and Cabinet 928,552 2,141,871 3,070,423
989,174 1,961,340 2,950,514
PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
CABINET
Provide high quality policy advice and support to 285,508 55,099 340,607
the Prime Minister, the Cabinet, Portfolio 307,057 56,691 363,748
Ministers and Assistant Ministers including
through the coordination of government
activities, policy development and program
delivery
Total: Department of the Prime Minister and 285,508 55,099 340,607
Cabinet 307,057 56,691 363,748
PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
ABORIGINAL HOSTELS LIMITED
Improved access to education, employment, 44,416
health and other services for Aboriginal and 43,092
Torres Strait Islander people travelling or
relocating through the operation of temporary
hostel accommodation services
Total: Aboriginal Hostels Limited 44,416
43,092
PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF ABORIGINAL
AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER STUDIES
Further understanding of Australian Indigenous 29,343
cultures, past and present through undertaking 22,575
and publishing research, and providing access to
print and audiovisual collections
Total: Australian Institute of Aboriginal and 29,343
Torres Strait Islander Studies 22,575
PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
INDIGENOUS BUSINESS AUSTRALIA
Improved wealth acquisition to support the 9,595
economic independence of Aboriginal and 9,420
Torres Strait Islander peoples through
commercial enterprise, asset acquisition,
construction and access to concessional home
and business loans
Total: Indigenous Business Australia 9,595
9,420
PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
INDIGENOUS LAND AND SEA CORPORATION
Enhanced socio‑economic development, 10,087
maintenance of cultural identity and protection of 9,812
the environment by Indigenous Australians
through the acquisition and management of land,
water and water‑related rights
Total: Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation 10,087
9,812
PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
TORRES STRAIT REGIONAL AUTHORITY
Progress towards closing the gap for Torres 38,223
Strait Islander and Aboriginal people living in the 37,247
Torres Strait Region through development
planning, coordination, sustainable resource
management, and preservation and promotion of
Indigenous culture
Total: Torres Strait Regional Authority 38,223
37,247
PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
To improve public sector performance and 96,375 ‑ 96,375
accountability through independent reporting on 92,450 ‑ 92,450
Australian Government administration to
Parliament, the Executive and the public
Total: Australian National Audit Office 96,375 ‑ 96,375
92,450 ‑ 92,450
PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
AUSTRALIAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Increased awareness and adoption of best 72,038 ‑ 72,038
practice public administration by the public 73,279 ‑ 73,279
service through leadership, promotion, advice
and professional development, drawing on
research and evaluation
Total: Australian Public Service Commission 72,038 ‑ 72,038
73,279 ‑ 73,279
PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
NATIONAL INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS
AGENCY
Lead the development and implementation of the 319,243 1,938,968 2,258,211
Australian Government's agenda to support the 350,141 1,766,277 2,116,418
self‑determination and aspirations of Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander peoples and
communities through working in partnership and
effectively delivering programs
Total: National Indigenous Australians Agency 319,243 1,938,968 2,258,211
350,141 1,766,277 2,116,418
PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
OFFICE OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
Advancement of Australia's national interests 126,944 11,204 138,148
through increased government awareness of 138,395 10,382 148,777
international developments affecting Australia,
and integration, coordination and evaluation of
Australia's national intelligence capabilities
Total: Office of National Intelligence 126,944 11,204 138,148
138,395 10,382 148,777
PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
OFFICE OF THE OFFICIAL SECRETARY TO
THE GOVERNOR‑GENERAL
The performance of the Governor‑General's role 16,483 4,936 21,419
is facilitated through organisation and 16,114 5,844 21,958
management of official duties, management and
maintenance of the official household and
property and administration of the Australian
Honours and Awards system
Total: Office of the Official Secretary to the 16,483 4,936 21,419
Governor‑General 16,114 5,844 21,958
PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
WORKPLACE GENDER EQUALITY AGENCY
Promote and improve gender equality in 11,961 ‑ 11,961
Australian workplaces including through the 11,738 ‑ 11,738
An Act to appropriate money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the ordinary annual services of the Government, and for related purposes
Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Definitions
4 Portfolio statements
5 Notional transactions between entities that are part of the Commonwealth
Part 2—Appropriation items
6 Summary of appropriations
7 Departmental items
8 Administered items
9 Corporate entity items
Part 3—Advance to the Finance Minister
10 Advance to the Finance Minister
Part 4—Miscellaneous
11 Crediting amounts to special accounts
12 Appropriation of the Consolidated Revenue Fund
13 Repeal of this Act
Schedule 1—Services for which money is appropriated
Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2024-2025
No. 47, 2024
An Act to appropriate money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the ordinary annual services of the Government, and for related purposes
[Assented to 26 June 2024]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
This Act is the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2024‑2025.
2 Commencement
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
Commencement information
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Provisions Commencement Date/Details
Main concepts
To navigate this legislation, legal and compliance professionals must master several core fiscal and administrative concepts defined in section 3 of the Act:
Departmental Items: These are the total amounts allocated to non-corporate Commonwealth entities (departments and agencies) under the heading "Departmental" in Schedule 1. Section 7 permits these funds to be applied strictly for the "departmental expenditure" of the entity. This covers the operational overheads of the bureaucracy itself: public servant salaries, leasehold costs for offices, internal IT systems, and travel. A critical legal nuance is that while Schedule 1 breaks down these departmental items against specific "outcomes", the notes to section 3 and section 7 explicitly state that these outcome-based allocations are purely "notional". They do not legally restrict how the agency allocates the money across its different operations, provided the spending remains "departmental".
Administered Items: Defined in section 3 as the amounts set out opposite an outcome for a non-corporate entity under the heading "Administered" in Schedule 1. Unlike departmental items, administered items are legally tied to achieving a specific outcome (s 8(1)). These funds are not for running the agency, but are instead distributed by the agency to the public, external organisations, or other levels of government to execute policy programs, such as agricultural grants or health research initiatives. Under section 8(2), the scope of these outcomes is interpreted using the Portfolio Budget Statements (PBS), which are declared by section 4 to be relevant interpretive documents under section 15AB of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
Corporate Entity Items: These are the total amounts set out in Schedule 1 under the "Administered" heading for payment to a "corporate entity", which means a corporate Commonwealth entity or a Commonwealth company under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act) (s 3). Because corporate entities are legally distinct from the Commonwealth, money cannot be directly allocated to them as departmental items. Instead, the non-corporate department receives an administered item to pay over to the corporate entity (s 9(1)).
Notional Transactions: Section 5 establishes the legal fiction that notional transactions between non-corporate entities (which are technically parts of the same legal entity, the Commonwealth) are to be treated as if they were real transactions. This allows agencies to bill each other for shared services, with the paying agency's appropriation being debited even though no actual money leaves the CRF. This mechanism aligns the Act with the accounting practices mandated by section 76 of the PGPA Act.
Advance to the Finance Minister (AFM): Under section 10, the Finance Minister is granted a contingency reserve of up to $400 million (s 10(3)) to allocate additional funds if there is an "urgent need" that is unprovided for, or insufficiently provided for, in Schedule 1. This must be due to an "erroneous omission" or because the expenditure was "unforeseen" until after the Bill was introduced (s 10(1)). The Finance Minister modifies the Act's schedule via a legislative instrument that is uniquely shielded from parliamentary disallowance and sunsetting provisions (s 10(4)).
Who it affects
The immediate subjects of the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2024-2025 are the Commonwealth public sector entities, both corporate and non-corporate, that rely on this legislation to legalise their cash flows. This includes fifteen distinct ministerial portfolios and dozens of statutory agencies, regulatory bodies, and courts.
From a regulatory and market perspective, the Act exerts a profound, far-reaching impact on several key groups:
Public Sector Agencies and Non-Corporate Entities: Major departments such as the Department of Social Services ($37.62 billion total), the Department of Defence ($41.99 billion), and the Department of Health and Aged Care ($16.74 billion) must manage their massive operational footprints within these strict limits. Niche regulatory bodies are also funded under this Act, such as the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority ($2.26 million), the Clean Energy Regulator ($385.51 million), and the National Anti-Corruption Commission ($65.55 million). The High Court of Australia is also directly affected, receiving a departmental allocation of $20,951,000 (s 3, Schedule 1).
Corporate Commonwealth Entities: Corporate entities, such as the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), which is allocated $916,459,000, and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), allocated $1,196,101,000, rely on the payments mandated by section 9 of the Act.
Government Contractors and Consultants: Private sector service providers, from major management consultancies and IT system integrators to security companies and construction contractors, are heavily affected by the volume of "Departmental" funding. Every dollar allocated to departmental operational expenditure feeds the public procurement pipeline.
Grant Recipients and Industry Groups: Private businesses, non-profit organizations, and local government bodies seeking federal grants are entirely dependent on the "Administered" allocations. For instance, agricultural businesses seeking concession loans via the Regional Investment Corporation ($22.58 million) or research bodies hoping for funding from the Australian Research Council ($1,031,328,000 administered) must monitor these legislative limits, as they represent the absolute ceiling of available public capital.
Key duties and rights
Because this is an appropriation act rather than a regulatory code, it does not impose civil duties or grant justiciable rights directly to private citizens or businesses. Instead, it establishes internal statutory mandates, boundaries, and spending authorities for the Executive branch of the Commonwealth government.
The primary statutory duties and rights created by the Act include:
Limited Expenditure Right (s 7 & s 8): The Act grants non-corporate Commonwealth entities the legal right to apply departmental items for departmental expenditure (s 7), and administered items to contribute to specified outcomes (s 8). This is not an open-ended right; it is strictly bounded by the total figures in Schedule 1 and the purposes set out in the Portfolio Budget Statements.
The Mandatory Payment Duty for Corporate Entities (s 9(2)): If another piece of legislation states that a corporate entity must be paid amounts appropriated by Parliament for its purposes, and Schedule 1 contains an item for that corporate entity, the Commonwealth is under a strict, non-discretionary statutory duty to pay the full amount specified to that entity. This prevents the government of the day from withholding or deferring legally promised operational funding to independent statutory corporations (such as the ABC or the CSIRO).
The Finance Minister's Discretionary Power (s 10): Section 10 grants the Finance Minister the right to unilaterally amend Schedule 1 by making a determination to allocate funds from the $400 million Advance to the Finance Minister (AFM) pool. However, this power is conditioned on a strict statutory duty: the Minister must be "satisfied" that there is an "urgent need" for expenditure that is currently unprovided for or underprovided for, arising solely from "erroneous omission" or because the cost was "unforeseen" (s 10(1)).
Special Account Crediting Rights (s 11): The Act grants agencies the right to debit their main appropriation items and credit those amounts to a "special account" (within the meaning of the PGPA Act), provided that the purpose of the special account is covered by the corresponding appropriation item. This is a vital mechanism for long-term project funding, allowing agencies to quarantine annual funds in dedicated, multi-year accounts.
Penalties and enforcement
The Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2024-2025 contains no criminal offences, civil penalty provisions, or administrative fines. However, its compliance and enforcement framework is exceptionally severe, operating through the constitutional and administrative law of the Commonwealth.
The primary constitutional enforcement mechanism is Section 83 of the Australian Constitution, which mandates that "no money shall be drawn from the Treasury of the Commonwealth except under appropriation made by law." If a public official spends money without a valid appropriation, or spends administered funds on an activity that cannot be legally mapped to the specified "outcomes" in Schedule 1, they commit a direct breach of the Constitution.
The operational enforcement of this limit occurs through several channels:
The PGPA Act Framework: A breach of the appropriation limits set by this Act constitutes a failure by the relevant agency's accountable authority (e.g., the Departmental Secretary) to govern the entity in a way that promotes the proper use and management of public resources (s 15 of the PGPA Act). This can result in formal public inquiries, ministerial intervention, or the termination of the official's employment. Individual public servants who knowingly authorise expenditure in excess of an appropriation face disciplinary action, dismissal, or potential civil liability under the PGPA Act for failing to act with care and diligence.
Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) Scrutiny: The ANAO, which is itself funded under this Act with a departmental allocation of $96,375,000, conducts rigorous, independent compliance audits. Any expenditure identified as lacking statutory coverage under the Act is flagged as a "Section 83 breach". These breaches must be formally disclosed in the agency's annual financial statements, resulting in severe reputational damage and intense scrutiny before the Senate Estimates committees.
The Injunction and Declaration Remedies: Although rare, private litigants with sufficient standing (or state attorneys-general) can seek injunctions or declarations in the High Court of Australia to restrain the Commonwealth from making payments that exceed or fall outside the scope of the outcomes authorised by Schedule 1.
How it interacts with other laws
The Act does not operate in isolation; it is a cog in a highly integrated constitutional and administrative machine. Its primary legal interactions include:
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| AUSTRALIAN CONSTITUTION |
| - Section 81: All revenue must go into the CRF |
| - Section 83: No money drawn from CRF without law |
| - Sections 53 & 54: No Senate amendments to Act (No. 1) |
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| APPROPRIATION ACT (No. 1) 2024-2025 |
| - Authorises withdrawal of $162.59bn (s 6) |
| - Relies on Portfolio Budget Statements for meaning (s 4) |
| - Allows AFM allocations up to $400m (s 10) |
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| PGPA ACT 2013 | | ACTS INTERPRETATION ACT 1901 |
| - Adjusts figures (ss 74-75) | | - s 15AB: Declares PBS as legal |
| - Manages Notional Trans. (s 76) | | interpretive aid for Outcomes |
| - Defines Special Accounts (s 11) | +------------------------------------+
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The Australian Constitution: The Act is designed to satisfy Section 81 and Section 83 of the Constitution. Crucially, because it is designated as "Act (No. 1)", it is strictly limited to funding the "ordinary annual services of the Government". This characterisation ensures compliance with Section 54 of the Constitution, which prevents "tacking" other measures onto annual operating bills, and Section 53, which dictates that the Senate cannot amend proposed laws appropriating revenue for ordinary annual services. Capital works, new policy proposals with separate statutory funding, and payments to the States are excluded from this Act and placed in Appropriation Act (No. 2) or Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act.
The Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act): The PGPA Act provides the administrative machinery that overrides or adjusts the raw figures in Schedule 1. For example, section 6 (Note 2) explicitly acknowledges that sections 74 and 75 of the PGPA Act allow for the adjustment of amounts appropriated by this Act. Section 74 allows agencies to retain certain departmental receipts (such as parking fees or service charges) and add them to their departmental item, effectively inflating the cap in Schedule 1. Section 75 governs the transfer of functions between agencies, automatically transferring the corresponding portion of the appropriation to the receiving agency without requiring a new Act.
Acts Interpretation Act 1901: Section 4 of the Act explicitly declares that the Portfolio Budget Statements (the budget papers tabled in Parliament) are "relevant documents" for the purposes of section 15AB of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901. This means that if the wording of an "Outcome" in Schedule 1 is ambiguous, courts and auditors are legally required to look at the detailed programs described in the budget papers to determine whether a specific expenditure was lawful under section 8 of the Act.
Legislation Act 2003: Under section 10(4), determinations made by the Finance Minister to allocate AFM funds are declared to be legislative instruments. However, the Act expressly overrides the Legislation Act 2003 by stating that section 42 (disallowance) and Part 4 of Chapter 3 (sunsetting) of that Act do not apply. This is an extraordinary legislative carve-out: it prevents the Senate from vetoing or disallowing emergency executive funding allocations, prioritizing executive speed over parliamentary oversight.
Amendment history
As a single-year, time-limited financial statute, the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2024-2025 does not undergo the multi-decade legislative amendment process typical of principal regulatory acts. Its amendment lifecycle is compressed entirely within its active three-year operational window.
The Act provides two distinct pathways for amendment:
Executive Amendment via AFM Determinations (s 10): The primary mechanism for amending the Act is through section 10. When the Finance Minister is satisfied of an urgent, unforeseen need, they issue a determination. Under section 10(2), the Act "has effect as if Schedule 1 were amended" in accordance with that determination. These determinations are published on the Federal Register of Legislation, but as noted, they are exempt from parliamentary disallowance. This represents a rolling, intra-year amendment process controlled entirely by the Executive up to the $400 million statutory cap.
Machinery of Government Transfers (s 75 PGPA Act): While not physically rewriting the text of the Act, determinations made under section 75 of the PGPA Act by the Finance Minister legally amend the allocations in Schedule 1 to reflect administrative restructures. If a department is renamed or a policy function is shifted from the Department of Education to the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, the money is legally redirected, bypassing the need for an amending Act of Parliament.
Subsequent Appropriation Acts: If the government's operational costs escalate significantly beyond the $162.59 billion cap during the financial year, the Parliament will pass Appropriation Act (No. 3) (and potentially No. 5), which formally supplements the amounts appropriated under this Act, rather than amending the text of this Act directly.
Litigation history
While annual appropriation acts are rarely the target of commercial litigation, they have been the battleground for some of the most significant constitutional disputes in Australian legal history. The drafting of the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2024-2025 is heavily shaped by this litigation history, which limits how the Executive can deploy the $162.59 billion.
Combet v Commonwealth [2005] HCA 61; (2005) 224 CLR 494: This landmark case established the modern, flexible standard for interpreting "Outcomes" in the Schedule. The Howard Government used funds appropriated under an annual appropriation act to run a major, controversial advertising campaign promoting its proposed "WorkChoices" industrial relations reforms. Combet challenged this, arguing that advertising was not an "ordinary annual service" and did not fit within the specified departmental outcomes of the department. The High Court, in a major victory for executive discretion, held that Parliament has the constitutional authority to appropriate money in incredibly broad, highly generalized terms. The Court ruled that it is not the role of the judiciary to audit whether an expenditure is highly specific, provided it can be notionally linked to the broad outcome descriptions. This ruling is the reason why the outcomes in Schedule 1 of the 2024-2025 Act are drafted in such broad, sweeping language (e.g., Treasury's Outcome 1: "Supporting and implementing informed decisions on policies for the good of the Australian people...").
Williams v Commonwealth [2012] HCA 23; (2012) 248 CLR 156 (Williams No. 1): This case fundamentally restricted the power of the Executive to spend the money appropriated under this Act. The Gillard Government established and funded a National School Chaplaincy Programme, relying on the funding allocated via an annual appropriation act. Ronald Williams, a parent, challenged the expenditure. The High Court held that an appropriation act does not of itself provide the executive with the constitutional power to spend money on a program. The Executive must have either an independent head of constitutional power (which is rare for spending programs) or, crucially, separate statutory authority (an Act of Parliament) that authorises the program itself.
Williams v Commonwealth [2014] HCA 23; (2012) 252 CLR 416 (Williams No. 2): Following Williams No. 1, the government passed urgent legislation to retrospectively validate the chaplaincy program. Williams challenged this again, and the High Court reaffirmed that the Commonwealth cannot use its executive spending power, backed merely by an appropriation act, to fund activities that fall outside the legislative competence of the Commonwealth Parliament. This litigation history means that for every administered item in Schedule 1 (such as the $39.23 billion under Social Services), the government must ensure there is a separate, valid piece of legislation (e.g., the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999) to support the actual spending program.
Gotchas
For corporate advisors, public sector lawyers, and commercial compliance officers, the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2024-2025 contains several hidden risks and counter-intuitive provisions:
The "Notional" Allocations Trap: The most common misunderstanding in public sector finance is treating the specific dollar figures assigned to "Outcomes" under departmental or corporate items as hard, binding limits. As stated in the statutory notes to section 3, section 7, and section 9, these outcome breakdowns are "notional" and "do not in any way restrict the scope of the expenditure authorised by the item." If an agency has a total departmental item of $100 million split notionally across three outcomes, the agency can legally spend all $100 million on Outcome 1 and zero on the others, without breaching the Act. The legally binding limit is the total departmental item, not the outcome line item.
The Non-Disallowable AFM Power: Section 10(4) strips Parliament of its traditional right to disallow determinations made under the AFM. While this ensures rapid executive access to emergency capital, it creates a significant compliance risk for contractors. If a contractor is relying on AFM funding that has been allocated under a legally shaky or politically controversial determination, they must be aware that while the Senate cannot disallow the instrument, the determination remains vulnerable to judicial review in the courts if the statutory preconditions of "urgent" and "unforeseen" (s 10(1)) are not genuinely met.
The Hard 1 July 2027 Sunset Cliff: Under section 13, the Act is completely repealed on 1 July 2027. Any unspent departmental or administered funds that were appropriated under this Act simply cease to exist on that date. There is no grandfathering of unspent allocations. This creates a high-pressure "use-it-or-lose-it" dynamic for agencies, often leading to inefficient, rapid procurement spending in the final months of the three-year cycle. Contractors negotiating long-term service agreements must ensure that their payment milestones do not span across these statutory sunset cliffs without clear transition or re-appropriation clauses in their contracts.
No Private Justiciability: If a business or individual identifies a clear breach of section 8 (e.g., an agency spending administered funds on activities that cannot possibly be interpreted as contributing to the specified outcome), they generally cannot sue the Commonwealth to recover the funds or stop the program. Because the Act is an internal public management tool, private citizens lack the standing required to enforce its provisions, leaving enforcement entirely to the political process, Senate Estimates, and the ANAO.
How to comply
For public sector executives, Chief Financial Officers (CFOs), and external commercial partners, demonstrating strict compliance with the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2024-2025 requires active, systematic risk management.
Key compliance protocols include:
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| COMPLIANCE ROADMAP |
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| 1. DEPLOY COST-CENTRE SEGREGATION |
| Ensure departmental operational overheads are physically and digitally isolated |
| from administered program outcomes in the ledger systems (s 7 vs s 8). |
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| 2. MAP PROGRAMS TO PORTFOLIO BUDGET STATEMENTS |
| Before releasing administered funds, verify the spending program is explicitly |
| authorised by the tabled PBS to prevent a Section 83 Constitutional breach. |
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| 3. DOCUMENT NOTIONAL TRANSACTIONS (s 5) |
| Draft formal internal Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for inter-agency billings |
| to ensure ledger debits accurately reflect "real" transactions under s 76 PGPA. |
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| 4. ESTABLISH AN AFM PRE-CONDITIONS AUDIT TRAIL |
| When advising on s 10 AFM allocations, compile detailed contemporaneous records |
| proving the expenditure was "urgent" and "unforeseen" before the Minister signs. |
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| 5. TRACK THE 1 JULY 2027 REPEAL CLIFF |
| Audit all multi-year supply contracts to ensure no invoices are pending or |
| uncommitted past the s 13 sunset date. |
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Deploy Strict Cost-Centre Segregation: Agency CFOs must configure their financial management systems (such as SAP or Oracle) to enforce a hard wall between "Departmental" and "Administered" cost centres. System controls must prevent the automated transfer of funds from administered pools (destined for public outcomes) to departmental operational accounts (such as agency travel or internal payroll), as this constitutes an unlawful application of the appropriation under sections 7 and 8.
Implement a Portfolio Budget Statement (PBS) Mapping Protocol: Since section 8(2) deems any activity described in the PBS as an authorized activity for the purpose of achieving an outcome, the compliance team must run a pre-clearance check on all new administered spending proposals. Every grant program, procurement tender, or funding agreement must be formally mapped back to a specific program line in the tabled PBS. If there is no matching description in the PBS, the expenditure must be put on hold until a supplementary appropriation or an AFM determination is secured.
Draft Service Level Agreements for Notional Transactions: To comply with the "notional transactions" rule in section 5, non-corporate Commonwealth entities that share corporate services, IT platforms, or office spaces must execute formal, legally structured Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Memorandum of Understandings (MOUs). These documents must clearly define the pricing and billing mechanisms. Although no cash moves from the CRF, these transactions must be recorded in the internal ledgers with the same accounting rigor as a commercial contract, ensuring that the paying agency's departmental item is legally and accurately debited.
Establish a Contemporaneous Record Trail for AFM Requests: If an agency is seeking access to the $400 million AFM pool under section 10, the legal and financial teams must draft a comprehensive briefing memorandum for the Finance Minister. This memorandum must compile a watertight, contemporaneous record of evidence proving:
The exact "erroneous omission" or "unforeseen" event that triggered the shortfall.
The "urgent" nature of the expenditure (e.g., immediate threat to national security, natural disaster relief, or imminent default on a sovereign contract).
Why it was impossible to include the amount in the original Bill before its introduction to the House of Representatives.
This evidence trail protects the resulting legislative instrument from being declared invalid during subsequent ANAO or judicial reviews.
Track Contract Commitments Against the 1 July 2027 Repeal Cliff: Commercial partners and procurement officers must maintain a register of all contracts funded under this Act. The register must track the exact source of the appropriation. As the 1 July 2027 repeal date approaches (s 13), contract managers must ensure that all services rendered are invoiced, processed, and paid. Any funds remaining unspent from this Act on 1 July 2027 will lapse, and agencies will have no legal authority to settle outstanding accounts using 2024-2025 funds, forcing them to draw on subsequent annual appropriations (which may be heavily constrained).
Section 5Notional transactions between entities that are part of the Commonwealth
The whole of this Act The later of:(a) 1 July 2024; and(b) the day this Act receives the Royal Assent. 1 July 2024(paragraph (a) applies)
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
3 Definitions
In this Act:
administered item means an amount set out in Schedule 1 opposite an outcome for a non‑corporate entity under the heading “Administered”.
corporate entity means:
(a) a corporate Commonwealth entity within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013; or
(b) a Commonwealth company within the meaning of that Act.
corporate entity item means the total amount set out in Schedule 1 in relation to a corporate entity under the heading “Administered”.
Note: The amounts set out opposite outcomes for corporate entities, under the heading “Administered”, are “notional”. They are not part of the item, and do not in any way restrict the scope of the expenditure authorised by the item.
current year means the financial year ending on 30 June 2025.
departmental item means the total amount set out in Schedule 1 in relation to a non‑corporate entity under the heading “Departmental”.
Note: The amounts set out opposite outcomes, under the heading “Departmental”, are “notional”. They are not part of the item, and do not in any way restrict the scope of the expenditure authorised by the item.
expenditure means payments for expenses, acquiring assets, making loans or paying liabilities.
Finance Minister means the Minister administering this Act.
item means any of the following:
(a) an administered item;
(b) a corporate entity item;
(c) a departmental item.
non‑corporate entity means:
(a) a non‑corporate Commonwealth entity within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013; or
(b) the High Court.
Portfolio Budget Statements means the Portfolio Budget Statements that were tabled in the Senate or the House of Representatives in relation to the Bill for this Act.
portfolio statements means the Portfolio Budget Statements.
special account has the same meaning as in the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.
4 Portfolio statements
The portfolio statements are declared to be relevant documents for the purposes of section 15AB of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
Note: 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.
5 Notional transactions between entities that are part of the Commonwealth
For the purposes of this Act, notional transactions between non‑corporate entities are to be treated as if they were real transactions.
Note: 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.
Part 2—Appropriation items
6 Summary of appropriations
The total of the items specified in Schedule 1 is $162,591,075,000.
Note 1: Items in Schedule 1 can be adjusted under Part 3 of this Act.
Note 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.
7 Departmental items
The amount specified in a departmental item for a non‑corporate entity may be applied for the departmental expenditure of the entity.
8 Administered items
(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.
(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.
9 Corporate entity items
(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.
(2) If:
(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
(b) Schedule 1 contains a corporate entity item for that entity;
then the entity must be paid the full amount specified in the item.
Part 3—Advance to the Finance Minister
10 Advance to the Finance Minister
(1) This section applies if the Finance Minister is satisfied that there is an urgent need for expenditure, in the current year, that is not provided for, or is insufficiently provided for, in Schedule 1:
(a) because of an erroneous omission or understatement; or
(b) because the expenditure was unforeseen until after the last day on which it was practicable to provide for it in the Bill for this Act before that Bill was introduced into the House of Representatives.
(2) This Act has effect as if Schedule 1 were amended, in accordance with a determination of the Finance Minister, to make provision for so much (if any) of the expenditure as the Finance Minister determines.
(3) The total of the amounts determined under subsection (2) cannot be more than $400 million.
(4) A determination made under subsection (2) is a legislative instrument, but neither section 42 (disallowance) nor Part 4 of Chapter 3 (sunsetting) of the Legislation Act 2003 applies to the determination.
Part 4—Miscellaneous
11 Crediting amounts to special accounts
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.
12 Appropriation of the Consolidated Revenue Fund
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.
13 Repeal of this Act
This Act is repealed at the start of 1 July 2027.
Schedule 1—Services for which money is appropriated
Note: See sections 6 and 12.
Abstract
Portfolio
Total
$'000
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
1,147,398
Attorney‑General's
3,853,152
Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
4,537,474
Defence
44,782,265
Education
2,811,335
Employment and Workplace Relations
5,176,374
Finance
1,818,286
Foreign Affairs and Trade
8,399,165
Health and Aged Care
18,934,460
Home Affairs
6,652,488
Industry, Science and Resources
3,617,354
Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
5,783,392
Prime Minister and Cabinet
3,070,423
Social Services
45,481,114
Treasury
6,526,395
Total
162,591,075
APPROPRIATIONS
SUMMARYSummary of Appropriations (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
Portfolio Departmental Administered Total
$'000 $'000 $'000
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 876,738 270,660 1,147,398
817,122 277,107 1,094,229
Attorney‑General's 3,357,929 495,223 3,853,152
3,137,817 549,760 3,687,577
Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and 2,045,641 2,491,833 4,537,474
Water 1,858,454 2,414,329 4,272,783
Defence 44,579,585 202,680 44,782,265
41,722,358 218,433 41,940,791
Education 465,250 2,346,085 2,811,335
411,514 1,191,463 1,602,977
Employment and Workplace Relations 1,256,779 3,919,595 5,176,374
1,140,377 4,596,335 5,736,712
Finance 1,385,578 432,708 1,818,286
1,105,634 456,171 1,561,805
Foreign Affairs and Trade 3,100,473 5,298,692 8,399,165
2,802,473 5,071,836 7,874,309
Health and Aged Care 1,986,816 16,947,644 18,934,460
1,798,093 18,570,791 20,368,884
Home Affairs 4,474,260 2,178,228 6,652,488
4,126,801 2,380,004 6,506,805
Industry, Science and Resources 1,023,701 2,593,653 3,617,354
Communications and the Arts 774,636 4,758,693 5,533,329
Prime Minister and Cabinet 928,552 2,141,871 3,070,423
989,174 1,961,340 2,950,514
Social Services 6,241,591 39,239,523 45,481,114
5,592,149 34,159,019 39,751,168
Treasury 6,347,780 178,615 6,526,395
5,951,976 327,944 6,279,920
Total: Bill 1 78,926,581 83,664,494 162,591,075
73,199,298 80,079,842 153,279,140
AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
Entity Departmental Administered Total
$'000 $'000 $'000
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 844,294 239,549 1,083,843
785,683 243,108 1,028,791
Payments to corporate entities:
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines 2,260 2,260
Authority 5,905 5,905
Regional Investment Corporation 22,586 22,586
22,063 22,063
Australian Fisheries Management Authority 32,444 6,265 38,709
31,439 6,031 37,470
Total: Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 876,738 270,660 1,147,398
817,122 277,107 1,094,229
AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
Departmental Administered Total
$'000 $'000 $'000
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES
AND FORESTRY
Outcome 1 ‑
More sustainable, productive, internationally 200,704 187,784 388,488
competitive and profitable Australian agricultural, 213,496 166,124 379,620
food and fibre industries through policies and
initiatives that promote better resource
management practices, innovation, self‑reliance
and improved access to international markets
Outcome 2 ‑
Safeguard Australia's animal and plant health 643,590 51,765 695,355
status to maintain overseas markets and protect 572,187 76,984 649,171
the economy and environment from the impact
of exotic pests and diseases, through risk
assessment, inspection and certification, and the
implementation of emergency response
arrangements for Australian agricultural, food
and fibre industries
Total: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and 844,294 239,549 1,083,843
Forestry 785,683 243,108 1,028,791
AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
Administered
$'000
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES
AND FORESTRY FOR PAYMENT TO
AUSTRALIAN PESTICIDES AND VETERINARY
MEDICINES AUTHORITY
Outcome 1 ‑
Protection of the health and safety of people, 2,260
animals, the environment, and agricultural and 5,905
livestock industries through regulation of
pesticides and veterinary medicines
Total: Australian Pesticides and Veterinary 2,260
Medicines Authority 5,905
AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
Administered
$'000
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES
AND FORESTRY FOR PAYMENT TO
REGIONAL INVESTMENT CORPORATION
Outcome 1 ‑
Encourage growth, investment and resilience in 22,586
Australian farm businesses and rural and 22,063
regional communities by delivering the
Commonwealth's farm business concessional
loans
Total: Regional Investment Corporation 22,586
22,063
AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
Departmental Administered Total
$'000 $'000 $'000
AUSTRALIAN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT
AUTHORITY
Outcome 1 ‑
Ecologically sustainable and economically 32,444 6,265 38,709
efficient Commonwealth fisheries, through 31,439 6,031 37,470
understanding and monitoring Australia's marine
living resources and regulating and monitoring
commercial fishing, including domestic licensing
and deterrence of illegal foreign fishing
Total: Australian Fisheries Management 32,444 6,265 38,709
Authority 31,439 6,031 37,470
ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)—2024‑2025 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2023‑2024
Entity Departmental Administered Total
$'000 $'000 $'000
Attorney‑General's Department 325,977 411,948 737,925
295,039 487,365 782,404
Payments to corporate entities:
Australian Human Rights Commission 32,129 32,129
31,315 31,315
Administrative Appeals Tribunal 262,163 ‑ 262,163
226,735 ‑ 226,735
Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission 148,318 ‑ 148,318
149,680 ‑ 149,680
Australian Federal Police 1,598,818 50,199 1,649,017
1,574,493 30,149 1,604,642
Australian Financial Security Authority 52,269 ‑ 52,269
57,291 ‑ 57,291
Australian Institute of Criminology 5,507 ‑ 5,507
5,685 ‑ 5,685
Australian Law Reform Commission 2,998 ‑ 2,998
4,428 ‑ 4,428
Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis 153,342 ‑ 153,342
Centre 100,856 ‑ 100,856
Federal Court of Australia 408,009 947 408,956
358,501 931 359,432
High Court of Australia 20,951 ‑ 20,951
20,192 ‑ 20,192
National Anti‑Corruption Commission 65,551 ‑ 65,551
57,533 ‑ 57,533
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner 36,792 ‑ 36,792
45,125 ‑ 45,125
Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman 46,358 ‑ 46,358
42,994 ‑ 42,994
Office of the Director of Public Pros
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