2014-15 Paes Attorney-General S Department

Attorney-General’s Department

Attorney-General’s Department

Section 1: Entity overview and resources

1.1Strategic direction

The strategic direction statement for the Attorney-General’s Department (the Department) can be found in the 2014–15 Portfolio Budget Statements. The only change is that in addition to previously reported priority areas, the Department will focus on implementing the Australian Government’s decision to consolidate the Australian Government Solicitor within the Department. It is proposed that this change take effect on 1 July 2015.

1.2Entity resource statement

The entity resource statement details the resourcing for the Department at Additional Estimates. Table 1.1 outlines the total resourcing available from all sources for the 2014–15 budget year, including variations through Appropriation Bills Nos.3 and4, special appropriations and special accounts.

Table 1.1: Entity resource statement—additional estimates for 2014–15 as at Additional Estimates February 2015

Total
Estimate / Proposed / estimate at / Total
as at / Additional / Additional / available
Budget / + / Estimates / = / Estimates / appropriation
2014–15 / 2014–15 / 2014–15 / 2013–14
$’000 / $’000 / $’000 / $’000
ORDINARY ANNUAL
SERVICES(1)
Departmental appropriation
Prior year departmental
appropriation(2) / 40,197 / – / 40,197 / 7,161
Departmental appropriation(3) / 241,391 / (695) / 240,696 / 239,369
s 74 retained revenue receipts(4) / 113,263 / 11,937 / 125,200 / 89,689
Total / 394,851 / 11,242 / 406,093 / 336,219
Administered expenses
Outcome 1(5) / 470,030 / 2,811 / 472,841 / 493,659
Outcome 2(5) / 211,205 / (5,368) / 205,837 / 134,467
Payments to corporate entities(6) / 439,103 / 453 / 439,556 / 270,813
Total / 1,120,338 / (2,104) / 1,118,234 / 898,939
Total ordinary annual services / A / 1,515,189 / 9,138 / 1,524,327 / 1,235,158
OTHER SERVICES(7)
Administered expenses
Specific payments to states,
ACT, NT and local government
Outcome 1 / 5,712 / – / 5,712 / 5,000
Total / 5,712 / – / 5,712 / 5,000
Departmental non-operating
Prior year departmental
appropriation(2) / 1,483 / (1,483) / – / –
Equity injections / 590 / – / 590 / 6,920
Total / 2,073 / (1,483) / 590 / 6,920
Administered non-operating
Prior year administered
appropriation(2) / 25,622 / – / 25,622 / 13,044
Administered assets and liabilities / 28,660 / 12,237 / 40,897 / 129,447
Payments to corporate entities—
non-operating(6) / 31,515 / (3) / 31,512 / –
Total / 85,797 / 12,234 / 98,031 / 142,491
Total other services / B / 93,582 / 10,751 / 104,333 / 154,411
Total available annual
appropriations / 1,608,771 / 19,889 / 1,628,660 / 1,389,569

Table 1.1: Entity resource statement—additional estimates for 2014–15 as at Additional Estimates February 2015 (continued)

Total
Estimate / Proposed / estimate at / Total
as at / Additional / Additional / available
Budget / + / Estimates / = / Estimates / appropriation
2014–15 / 2014–15 / 2014–15 / 2013–14
$’000 / $’000 / $’000 / $’000
SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS
Special appropriations limited
by criteria/entitlement
Law Officers Act 1964 / 450 / – / 450 / 200
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999—Australian Victims of Terrorism Overseas Payment / 7,060 / – / 7,060 / 27,234
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 / 265 / 3,950 / 4,215 / 2,507
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 s77(8) / 27 / – / 27 / 27
Total special appropriations / C / 7,802 / 3,950 / 11,752 / 29,968
Total appropriations excluding
special accounts / 1,616,573 / 23,839 / 1,640,412 / 1,419,537
SPECIAL ACCOUNTS
Opening balance(9) / 7,565 / 2,906 / 10,471 / 5,929
Appropriation receipts(10) / 1,927 / 3,347 / 5,274 / 5,645
Non-appropriation receipts to
special accounts / 47,804 / 1,269 / 49,073 / 30,565
Total special accounts / D / 57,296 / 7,522 / 64,818 / 42,139
Total resourcing (A+B+C+D) / 1,673,869 / 31,361 / 1,705,230 / 1,461,676
Less appropriations drawn from
annual or special appropriations
above and credited to special
accounts and/or payments to
corporate entities through annual
appropriations / (470,618) / (450) / (471,068) / –
Total net resourcing for entity / 1,203,251 / 30,911 / 1,234,162 / 1,461,676

All figures are GST exclusive.

(1) Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2014–15 and Appropriation Bill (No.3) 2014–15.

(2) Estimated adjusted balance carried forward from previous years.

(3) Includes an amount of $15.614m in 2014–15 for the departmental capital budget (see Table3.2.5 for further details). For accounting purposes this amount has been designated as ‘contributions by owners’.

(4) Estimated retained revenue receipts under section 74 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act). Includes estimated reimbursement from the Department of Defence for the administration of the Defence Abuse Response Taskforce of $67.751m at Budget 2014–15 and $79.139m at Additional Estimates 2014–15.

(5) Includes an amount of $3.951m in 2014–15 for the administered capital budget, comprising $2.286m for Outcome 1 and $1.665m for Outcome 2 (see Table3.2.10 for further details). For accounting purposes this amount has been designated as ‘contributions by owners’.

(6) ‘Corporate entities’ are corporate Commonwealth entities and Commonwealth companies as defined under the PGPA Act. For details, see third-party payments table below.

(7)Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2014–15 and Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2014–15.

(8) Repayments not provided for under other appropriations.Amounts received on or before 30 June 2014 were repaid under section 28 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.

(9) Estimated opening balance for special accounts. For further information on special accounts, see Table3.1.1.

(10) Appropriation receipts from annual and special appropriations for 2013–14 included above.

Third-party payments from and on behalf of other entities

Estimate at
Estimate at / Additional
Budget / Estimates
2014–15 / 2014–15
$’000 / $’000
Payments made on behalf of other entities / 3,816 / 3,816
(disclosed in the respective entity resource statement)
Australian Public Service Commission—Remuneration Tribunal
Act 1973 (s 7) / 3,816 / 3,816
Payments made to corporate entities within the portfolio / 470,618 / 471,068
Administered Act 1
Australia Council / 211,764 / 211,764
Australian Film, Television and Radio School / 24,335 / 24,335
Australian National Maritime Museum / 22,309 / 22,309
National Film and Sound Archive of Australia / 25,995 / 25,929
National Gallery of Australia / 33,299 / 33,818
National Library of Australia / 50,368 / 50,368
National Museum of Australia / 41,590 / 41,590
National Portrait Gallery of Australia / 11,487 / 11,487
Screen Australia / 17,956 / 17,956
Total Administered Act 1 / 439,103 / 439,556
Administered Act 2
Australian National Maritime Museum / 1,729 / 1,729
National Film and Sound Archive of Australia / 826 / 824
National Gallery of Australia / 17,004 / 17,004
National Library of Australia / 9,792 / 9,792
National Museum of Australia / 1,964 / 1,964
National Portrait Gallery of Australia / 200 / 199
Total Administered Act 2 / 31,515 / 31,512

1.3Entity measures table

Table 1.2 summarises new government measures taken since the 2014–15 Budget. The table is split into expense and capital measures, with the affected programme identified.

Table 1.2: Entity 2014–15measures since Budget

2014–15 / 2015–16 / 2016–17 / 2017–18
Programme / $’000 / $’000 / $’000 / $’000
Expense measures
Communications and Public Affairs / 1.1, 1.2,
Functions—targeted savings / 2.1
Administered expenses / – / – / – / –
Departmental expenses / (75) / (148) / (148) / (149)
Total / (75) / (148) / (148) / (149)
Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse—offsets / 1.1, 1.3, 1.6
Administered expenses / (1,200) / (500) / (500) / (9,500)
Departmental expenses / (2,000) / – / – / –
Total / (3,200) / (500) / (500) / (9,500)
Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse—extension(1) / 1.1, 1.3, 1.8
Administered expenses / (3,420) / 808 / 85,727 / 25,785
Departmental expenses / (8,467) / (8,270) / 4,950 / 3,251
Total / (11,887) / (7,462) / 90,677 / 29,036
CrimTrac—launch, development and establishment of new systems(2) / 1.2
Administered expenses / – / – / – / –
Departmental expenses / 1,397 / – / – / –
Total / 1,397 / – / – / –
National Security—Enhanced Protective Security Arrangements(3) / 1.2
Administered expenses / – / – / – / –
Departmental expenses / 36 / 58 / 85 / 86
Total / 36 / 58 / 85 / 86
National Security—additional
counter-terrorism funding(4) / 1.2, 1.6
Administered expenses / 7,988 / 4,204 / 3,793 / 3,833
Departmental expenses / 3,779 / 2,854 / 2,640 / 2,519
Total / 11,767 / 7,058 / 6,433 / 6,352
Administered Programme Indexation Pause / 1.4, 1.6, 2.1
Administered expenses / (2,989) / (5,867) / (8,972) / (9,121)
Total / (2,989) / (5,867) / (8,972) / (9,121)
National Security—enhanced communications capability(5) / 1.6
Administered expenses / 660 / 1,704 / 1,734 / 1,765
Departmental expenses / – / – / – / –
Total / 660 / 1,704 / 1,734 / 1,765

Table 1.2: Entity 2014–15measures since Budget (continued)

2014–15 / 2015–16 / 2016–17 / 2017–18
Programme / $’000 / $’000 / $’000 / $’000
Expense measures (continued)
Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption—extension / 1.8
Administered expenses / 3,209 / 3,060 / – / –
Departmental expenses / – / – / – / –
Total / 3,209 / 3,060 / – / –
Establishment of the Book Council of
Australia / 2.1
Administered expenses / – / 2,000 / 2,000 / 2,000
Departmental expenses / – / – / – / –
Total / – / 2,000 / 2,000 / 2,000
Total expense measures
Administered / 4,248 / 5,409 / 83,782 / 14,762
Departmental / (5,330) / (5,506) / 7,527 / 5,707
Total / (1,082) / (97) / 91,309 / 20,469
Capital measures
Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse—offsets / 1.2
Administered capital / – / – / – / –
Departmental capital / – / (2,000) / (2,250) / (2,250)
Total / – / (2,000) / (2,250) / (2,250)
National Security—additional
counter-terrorism funding(4) / 1.2
Administered capital / – / – / – / –
Departmental capital / 6,000 / 100 / 100 / 100
Total / 6,000 / 100 / 100 / 100
National Security—Enhanced Protective Security Arrangements(3) / 1.2
Administered capital / – / – / – / –
Departmental capital / 867 / – / – / –
Total / 867 / – / – / –
National Security—enhanced communications capability(5) / 1.6
Administered capital / 1,420 / – / – / –
Departmental capital / – / – / – / –
Total / 1,420 / – / – / –
Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption—extension / 1.8
Administered capital / 635 / – / – / –
Departmental capital / – / – / – / –
Total / 635 / – / – / –
Total capital measures
Administered / 2,055 / – / – / –
Departmental / 6,867 / (1,900) / (2,150) / (2,150)
Total / 8,922 / (1,900) / (2,150) / (2,150)

Prepared on a Government Finance Statistics (fiscal) basis.

(1) Funding for the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has been extended by two years to 31 December 2017. Funding has been reallocated from 2014–15 and 2015–16 to2015–16 and 2016–17 for the extension.

Notes to Table 1.2 (continued)

(2) This measure is to implement the Australian Cybercrime Online Reporting Network.CrimTrac is the lead entity. The Department will provide communication and marketing support.

(3) Funding is to enhance security arrangements at Commonwealth Parliament Offices.

(4) Funding is for a national security legislative reform package, a new countering violent extremism programme, the provision of legal capacity building in partner countries, and the establishment of a National Facial Biometric Matching Capability. The total funding of $18.5m for the National Facial Biometric Matching Capability has been redistributed over the four years—see Table 1.4.

(5) Funding is to enhance the ASNet deployable secure communications system.

1.4Additional estimates and variations

The following tables detail the changes to the resourcing for the Department at Additional Estimates, by outcome. Table 1.3 details the additional estimates and variations resulting from new measures since the 2014–15 Budget in Appropriation Bills Nos.3 and4. Table 1.4 details additional estimates or variations through other factors, such as parameter adjustments.

Table 1.3: Additional estimates and variations to outcomes from measures since 2014–15 Budget

Programme / 2014–15 / 2015–16 / 2016–17 / 2017–18
impacted / $’000 / $’000 / $’000 / $’000
OUTCOME 1
Increase in estimates (administered)
Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse—extension / 1.3, 1.8 / (3,420) / 808 / 85,727 / 25,785
National Security—additional
counter-terrorism funding / 1.6 / 7,988 / 4,204 / 3,793 / 3,833
National Security—enhanced communications capability / 1.6 / 2,080 / 1,704 / 1,734 / 1,765
Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption—extension / 1.8 / 3,844 / 3,060 / – / –
Decrease in estimates (administered)
Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse—offsets / 1.3,1.6 / (1,200) / (500) / (500) / (9,500)
Administered Programme Indexation Pause / 1.4,1.6 / (2,952) / (5,797) / (8,864) / (9,013)
Net impact on estimates
for Outcome 1 (administered) / 6,340 / 3,479 / 81,890 / 12,870
Increase in estimates (departmental)
CrimTrac—launch, development and establishment of new systems / 1.2 / 1,397 / – / – / –
National Security—additional
counter-terrorism funding / 1.2 / 9,779 / 2,954 / 2,740 / 2,619
National Security—Enhanced Protective Security Arrangements / 1.2 / 903 / 58 / 85 / 86

Table 1.3: Additional estimates and variations to outcomes from measures since 2014–15 Budget (continued)

Programme / 2014–15 / 2015–16 / 2016–17 / 2017–18
impacted / $’000 / $’000 / $’000 / $’000
OUTCOME 1 (continued)
Decrease in estimates (departmental)
Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse—extension / 1.1 / (8,467) / (8,270) / 4,950 / 3,251
Communications and Public Affairs
Functions—targeted savings / 1.1, 1.2 / (67) / (130) / (129) / (129)
Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse—offsets / 1.1, 1.2 / (2,000) / (2,000) / (2,250) / (2,250)
Net impact on estimates
for Outcome 1 (departmental) / 1,545 / (7,388) / 5,396 / 3,577
OUTCOME 2
Increase in estimates (administered)
Administered Programme Indexation Pause / 2.1 / (37) / (70) / (108) / (108)
Establishment of the Book Council of
Australia / 2.1 / – / 2,000 / 2,000 / 2,000
Net impact on estimates
for Outcome 2 (administered) / (37) / 1,930 / 1,892 / 1,892
Decrease in estimates (departmental)
Communications and Public Affairs
Functions—targeted savings / 2.1 / (8) / (18) / (19) / (20)
Net impact on estimates
for Outcome 2 (departmental) / (8) / (18) / (19) / (20)

Table 1.4: Additional estimates and variations to outcomes from other variations

Programme / 2014–15 / 2015–16 / 2016–17 / 2017–18
impacted / $’000 / $’000 / $’000 / $’000
OUTCOME 1
Increase in estimates (administered)
Amalgamation of Commonwealth Merits Review Tribunals—post-implementation review / 1.3 / – / – / 150 / –
Royal Commission into the Home Insulation Programme—financial assistance—extension / 1.3 / 1,164 / – / – / –
Australia’s contribution to the International Criminal Court / 1.6 / – / – / – / 1,000
Natural disaster relief and recovery
payments—concessional loans / 1.6 / 10,822 / 13 / – / –
Safer Suburbs(1) / 1.6 / 553 / – / – / –
Schools Security Programme(2) / 1.6 / – / 2,500 / (2,500) / –
Ex gratia assistance—New Zealand
citizens / 1.7 / 219 / – / – / –
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999—Disaster Recovery Payment / 1.7 / 2,679 / – / – / –
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999—s242—Disaster Recovery Allowance / 1.7 / 1,271 / – / – / –
Royal Commission into the Home Insulation Programme—extension / 1.8 / 2,870 / – / – / –
Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption—extension(3) / 1.8 / (54) / 13,859 / – / –
Decrease in estimates (administered)
Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption—financial assistance(3) / 1.3 / (1,606) / 1,497 / – / –
Australian Football League Youth Mentoring Programme(4) / 1.6 / (200) / – / – / –
National Facial Biometric Matching Capability(5) / 1.6 / (5,060) / (1,551) / 5,254 / (764)
Changes in wage and price indices / All / – / (444) / (749) / (813)
Net impact on estimates
for Outcome 1 (administered) / 12,658 / 15,874 / 2,155 / (577)
Increase in estimates (departmental)
Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption(3) / 1.2 / (1,174) / 1,354 / – / –
National Facial Biometric Matching Capability(5) / 1.2 / 576 / 1,445 / 1,470 / 868
Movement of departmental capital budget(6) / 1.2 / 4,026 / (1,500) / – / –
Decrease in estimates (departmental)
National Facial Biometric Matching Capability—capital(5) / 1.2 / (5,550) / 3,510 / (100) / (100)
Changes in wage and price indices / All / – / (205) / (189) / (189)
Net impact on estimates
for Outcome 1 (departmental) / (2,122) / 4,604 / 1,181 / 579

Table 1.4: Additional estimates and variations to outcomes from other variations (continued)

Programme / 2014–15 / 2015–16 / 2016–17 / 2017–18
impacted / $’000 / $’000 / $’000 / $’000
OUTCOME 2
Decrease in estimates (administered)
Changes in wage and price indices / 2.1 / – / (102) / (99) / (96)
Transfer of Indigenous Broadcasting Programme to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet / 2.1 / (5,331) / (5,211) / (5,316) / (5,422)
Net impact on estimates
for Outcome 2 (administered) / (5,331) / (5,313) / (5,415) / (5,518)
Increase in estimates (departmental)
Arts and Cultural Development / 2.1 / 536 / – / – / –
Decrease in estimates (departmental)
Changes in wage and price indices / 2.1 / – / (53) / (53) / (81)
Transfer of Indigenous Broadcasting Programme to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet / 2.1 / (646) / (643) / (640) / (646)
Net impact on estimates
for Outcome 2 (departmental) / (110) / (696) / (693) / (727)

(1) Movement of administered funds from 2013–14 to 2014–15.

(2) Movement of administered funds from 2016–17 to 2015–16.

(3) Movement of administered and departmental funds from 2014–15 to 2015–16 for the extension of the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption to 31 December 2015.

(4) Transfer of funding to the Department of Health.

(5) Since the release of the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook 2014–15, funding for the establishment of the National Facial Biometric Capability has been redistributedacross the four-year period from 2014–15 to 2017–18.

(6) Movement of $2.526m from 2013–14 to 2014–15 and $1.500m from 2015–16 to 2014–15.

1.5Breakdown of additional estimates by appropriation bill

The following tables detail the additional estimates sought for the Department through Appropriation Bills Nos. 3 and 4.

Table 1.5: Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2014–15

2013–14 / 2014–15 / 2014–15 / Additional / Reduced
Available(1) / Budget / Revised / Estimates / Estimates
$’000 / $’000 / $’000 / $’000 / $’000
ADMINISTERED ITEMS
Outcome 1
A just and secure society through the maintenance and improvement of Australia’s law and justice framework and its national security and emergency management system / 493,659 / 470,030 / 472,804 / 17,303 / (14,492)
Outcome 2
Participation in, and access to, Australia’s arts and culture through developing and supporting cultural expression / 134,467 / 211,205 / 205,874 / – / (5,368)
Total administered / 628,126 / 681,235 / 678,678 / 17,303 / (19,860)
DEPARTMENTAL PROGRAMMES
Outcome 1
A just and secure society through the maintenance and improvement of Australia’s law and justice framework and its national security and emergency management system / 217,835 / 215,206 / 214,629 / 16,105 / (16,682)
Outcome 2
Participation in, and access to, Australia’s arts and culture through developing and supporting cultural expression / 21,534 / 26,185 / 26,067 / 536 / (654)
Total departmental(2) / 239,369 / 241,391 / 240,696 / 16,641 / (17,336)
Total administered and
departmental / 867,495 / 922,626 / 919,374 / 33,944 / (37,196)

(1) 2013–14 available appropriation is included to allow a comparison of this year’s appropriation with what was made available for use in the previous year.

(2) No departmental appropriation is provided in Appropriation Bill No. 3 for the entity where the total funding change across outcomes for departmental programmes is negative.

Table 1.6: Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2014–15

2013–14 / 2014–15 / 2014–15 / Additional / Reduced
Available(1) / Budget / Revised / Estimates / Estimates
$’000 / $’000 / $’000 / $’000 / $’000
Non-operating
Equity injections / 6,920 / 590 / 590 / – / –
Administered assets and liabilities / 129,447 / 28,660 / 40,897 / 12,237 / –
Payments to states, ACT, NT and local government / 5,000 / 5,712 / 5,712 / – / –
Total non-operating / 141,367 / 34,962 / 47,199 / 12,237 / –

(1) 2013–14 available appropriation is included to allow a comparison of this year’s appropriation with what was made available for use in the previous year.

Section 2: Outcomes and planned performance

2.1Outcome and performance information

There are no changes to the Department’s outcome and performance information as reported in the 2014–15 Portfolio Budget Statements.

Outcome 1

Outcome 1 strategy

There are no changes to the strategy for Outcome 1 as reported in the 2014–15 Portfolio Budget Statements.

Table 2.1.1: Budgeted expenses for Outcome 1

Outcome 1: A just and secure society through the maintenance and improvement of Australia’s law and justice framework and its national security and emergency management system / 2014–15
2013–14 / Revised
Actual / estimated
expenses / expenses
$’000 / $’000
Programme 1.1: Attorney-General’s Department Operating Expenses—Civil Justice and Legal Services
Departmental expenses
Departmental appropriation(1) / 151,752 / 175,021
Expenses not requiring appropriation in the budget year(2) / 11,688 / 10,502
Total for Programme 1.1 / 163,440 / 185,523
Programme 1.2: Attorney-General’s Department Operating Expenses—National Security and Criminal Justice
Departmental expenses
Departmental appropriation(1) / 147,214 / 149,738
Expenses not requiring appropriation in the budget year(3) / 10,730 / 12,807
Total for Programme 1.2 / 157,944 / 162,545
Programme 1.3: Justice Services
Administered expenses
Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Act No. 1 and Bill No. 3) / 97,375 / 85,634
Special appropriations / 306 / 467
Total for Programme 1.3 / 97,681 / 86,101
Programme 1.4: Family Relationships
Administered expenses
Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Act No. 1 and Bill No. 3) / 161,225 / 162,962
Total for Programme 1.4 / 161,225 / 162,962
Programme 1.5: Indigenous Law and Justice
Administered expenses
Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Act No. 1 and Bill No. 3) / 106,815 / 74,893
Total for Programme 1.5 / 106,815 / 74,893

Table 2.1.1: Budgeted expenses for Outcome 1 (continued)

Outcome 1: A just and secure society through the maintenance and improvement of Australia’s law and justice framework and its national security and emergency management system / 2014–15
2013–14 / Revised
Actual / estimated
expenses / expenses
$’000 / $’000
Programme 1.6: National Security and Criminal Justice
Administered expenses
Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Act No. 1 and Bill No. 3) / 41,445 / 45,571
Other services (Appropriation Act No. 2 and Bill No. 4) / 4,814 / 5,712
Special appropriations / 27,234 / 7,060
Special accounts / 11,593 / 46,295
Expenses not requiring appropriation in the budget year(4) / 1,796 / 1,470
Total for Programme 1.6 / 86,882 / 106,108
Programme 1.7: Australian Government Disaster Financial Support Payments
Administered expenses
Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Act No. 1 and Bill No. 3) / 507 / 234
Special appropriations / 2,507 / 4,215
Expenses not requiring appropriation in the budget year(5) / 8,471 / 3,944
Total for Programme 1.7 / 11,485 / 8,393
Programme 1.8: Royal Commissions
Administered expenses
Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Act No. 1 and Bill No. 3) / 77,285 / 101,261
Expenses not requiring appropriation in the budget year(4) / 2,584 / 6,927
Total for Programme 1.8 / 79,869 / 108,188
Outcome 1 totals by appropriation type
Administered expenses
Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Act No. 1 and Bill No. 3) / 484,652 / 470,555
Other services (Appropriation Act No. 2 and Bill No. 4) / 4,814 / 5,712
Special appropriations / 30,047 / 11,742
Special accounts / 11,593 / 46,295
Expenses not requiring appropriation in the budget year / 35,269 / 35,650
Departmental expenses
Departmental appropriation / 298,966 / 324,759
Expenses not requiring appropriation in the budget year / 22,418 / 23,309
Total expenses for Outcome 1 / 887,759 / 918,022
2013–14 / 2014–15
Average staffing level (number)(6) / 1,381 / 1,555

(1) Departmental appropriation combines ‘Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Act No. 1 & Bill No. 3)’ and ‘s 74 retained revenue receipts’.

(2) Expenses not requiring appropriation in the budget year are made up of resources received free of charge of $0.203m and depreciation and amortisation expenses of $10.299m.

(3) Expenses not requiring appropriation in the budget year are made up of resources received free of charge of $0.219m and depreciation and amortisation expenses of $12.588m.

(4) Expenses not requiring appropriation in the budget year are made up of depreciation and amortisation expenses.

(5) Expenses not requiring appropriation in the budget year are made up of concessions on loan advances.

(6)The estimated average staffing level for 2014–15 includes 367 (254 in 2013–14) for the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption, the Royal Commission into the Home Insulation Programme and the Defence Abuse Response Taskforce. The estimated average staffing level for 2014–15 includes the national security measures and the establishment of a shared services centre within the Department.

Expenses forProgramme 1.1: Attorney-General’s Department Operating Expenses—Civil Justice and Legal Services

2014–15 / 2015–16 / 2016–17 / 2017–18
2013–14 / Revised / Forward / Forward / Forward
Actual / budget / year 1 / year 2 / year 3
$’000 / $’000 / $’000 / $’000 / $’000
Annual departmental expenses(1) / 151,752 / 175,021 / 100,697 / 81,914 / 78,729
Expenses not requiring appropriation in the budget year(2) / 11,688 / 10,502 / 9,837 / 9,995 / 8,916
Total programme expenses / 163,440 / 185,523 / 110,534 / 91,909 / 87,645

(1)Includes expenses for the Defence Abuse Response Taskforce of $79.139m in 2014–15 and $16.169m in 2015–16.

(2) Expenses not requiring appropriation in the budget year are made up of resources received free of charge of $0.203m and depreciation and amortisation expenses of $10.299m.

Expenses for Programme 1.2: Attorney-General’s Department Operating Expenses—National Security and Criminal Justice

2014–15 / 2015–16 / 2016–17 / 2017–18
2013–14 / Revised / Forward / Forward / Forward
Actual / budget / year 1 / year 2 / year 3
$’000 / $’000 / $’000 / $’000 / $’000
Annual departmental expenses / 147,214 / 149,738 / 140,326 / 133,274 / 135,606
Expenses not requiring appropriation in the budget year(1) / 10,730 / 12,807 / 12,063 / 12,250 / 10,936
Total programme expenses / 157,944 / 162,545 / 152,389 / 145,525 / 146,542

(1) Expenses not requiring appropriation in the budget year are made up of resources received free of charge of $0.219m and depreciation and amortisation expenses of $12.588m.