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291 Appendix 1: Agency resource statement and resources for outcomes

303 Appendix 2: Staffing overview

308 Appendix 3: Commonwealth Disability Strategy performance report

312 Appendix 4: Advertising and market research

317 Appendix 5: Consultancy contract details

339 Appendix 6: Grant programs

342 Appendix 7: Freedom of information

347 Appendix 8: Legislation

350 Appendix 9: Age Pension supplementary information

357 Appendix 10: Family Tax Benefit reconciliation data

363 Appendix 11: Statement of material error 2007–08

364 Appendix 12: Aboriginals Benefit Account Annual Report 2008–09

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Appendix 1: Agency resource statement and resources for outcomesThe following tables outline financial details of FaHCSIA’s total resources from all origins.

The Agency Resource Statement provides information about the various funding sources that FaHCSIA has drawn upon during 2008–09.

Table 4.1 below has been designed to allow agencies to reconcile the final usage of all resources in cash terms, by declaring the actual available appropriation for 2008–09, and comparing this to the actual payments made.

Tables 4.2–4.5 within this appendix have been developed to provide detailed financial information on total resources by outcome. These tables correspond to our total resources for outcome tables found in the Department’s 2008–09 Portfolio Budget Statements.

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Table 4.1 Agency resource statement 2008–09

Actual Available

Appropriations for 2008–09

$’000

Payments Made4

2008–09 $’000

Balance Remaining

(a) (b) (a–b)Ordinary Annual Services1

Departmental appropriationDepartmental appropriation 1,659,988 1,637,548 22,440S.31 Relevant agency receipts3 32,548 32,548Total 1,692,536 1,637,548 54,988

Administered expenses Outcome 1 860,124 743,992 Outcome 2 529,456 486,645 Outcome 3 207,627 173,836 Outcome 4 209,867 193,058 Payments to CAC Act Bodies 124,060 124,060 Total 1,931,134 1,721,591

Total ordinary annual services 3,623,670 3,359,139 Other services2 Administered expenses

Specific payments to States, ACT, NT and local government Outcome 1 389,732 153,381 Outcome 2 1,024,534 541,585 Outcome 3 18,099 9,629 Outcome 4 1,202,218 591,734 Total 2,634,583 1,296,329

Departmental non-operatingEquity injections 18,289 18,289 –Total 18,289 18,289 –

Total other services 2,652,872 1,314,618

Special appropriations Special appropriations limited

by criteria/entitlement Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 218,880

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 45,494,850 A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 23,472,155

Total special appropriations 69,185,885

Special Accounts Opening balance 1,872,084 Appropriation receipts 494,649 Non‑appropriation receipts to Special Accounts 145,538 Payments made 408,337 Closing Balance 2,103,934

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Actual Available

Appropriations for 2008–09

$’000

Payments Made4

2008–09 $’000

Balance Remaining

Total Special Accounts 2,512,271 408,337 Total Resourcing and Payments 8,788,813 74,267,979

1 Appropriation Bill (No.1) 2008–09, Appropriation Bill (No.3) 2008–09, Appropriation Bill (No.5) 2008–09, S30 refunds, prior year appropriations and retention and other relevant sources as per note 25 of FaHCSIA’s annual financial statements

2 Appropriation Bill (No.2) 2008–09, and Appropriation Bill (No.4) 2008–09 and other relevant sources as per note 25 of FaHCSIA’s annual financial statements

3 Relevant agency receipts (FMA Act s31)

4 Cash payments

Table 4.2 Outcome resource statement for Outcome 1Outcome 1: Greater self-reliance and economic, social and community engagement for Indigenous Australians

Budget * 2008-09

$’000

ActualExpenses2008-09

$’000Variation

$’000

(a) (b) (b) ‑ (a)

Output Group 1.1:

Departmental Outputs

Ordinary Annual Services (Appropriation Bill No. 1) 67,028 70,785 3,757

Subtotal Departmental Outputs 67,028 70,785 3,757

Subtotal for Output Group 1.1 67,028 70,785 3,757

Output Group 1.2:

Administered Expenses

Ordinary Annual Services (Appropriation Bill No. 1) Australian Remote Indigenous Housing Programme 127,932 122,637 ‑5,295Community Development and Employment Program 430,192 372,331 ‑57,861Indigenous Boarding Hostels Partnerships Initiative (IBHP) 4,722 4,454 ‑268

Indigenous Communities Strategic Investment 31,008 30,755 ‑253

Indigenous Leadership 10,098 10,098 –

Native Title and Land Rights 65,949 68,874 2,925

Northern Territory Emergency Response 111,022 110,528 ‑494

Payments to universities and other organisations for special studies and research 1,288 1,279 ‑9

Public Awareness 2,916 2,916 –

Repatriation 554 554 –

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Budget * 2008-09

$’000


$’000Variation

$’000

Subtotal Bill 1 785,681 724,426 -61,255

Other Services (Appropriation Bill No. 2)

Australian Remote Indigenous Housing SPP 144,334 144,333 ‑1

Improving Policing in Very Remote Areas SPP 9,047 9,047 –

Subtotal Bill 2 153,381 153,380 -1

Special Appropriations

Aboriginal Land Rights (NT) Act 1976 Aboriginal Benefits Account Special Appropriation 226,347 218,515 ‑7,832

Northern Territory Emergency Response ‑ Land Reform 4,439 – ‑4,439

Ranger Agreement 200 200 –

Subtotal Special Appropriations 230,986 218,715 -12,271

Special Accounts

Aboriginal Benefits Account Special Account

Opening balance 200,512 197,022 ‑3,490

Appropriation receipts 226,347 218,515 ‑7,832Non‑Appropriation receipts to Special Accounts 9,659 12,302 2,643

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Account

Opening balance 1,635,675 1,635,676 1

Appropriation receipts – – –Non‑Appropriation receipts to Special Accounts 103,412 122,663 19,251

Indigenous Communities Strategic Investment Special Account

Opening balance – – –

Appropriation receipts 16 220 204Non‑Appropriation receipts to Special Accounts 3,263 3,533 270

Income Management Special Account

Opening balance 3,235 3,235 –

Appropriation receipts – 165,519 165,519Non‑Appropriation receipts to Special Accounts 182,194 1,351 ‑180,843

Northern Territory Flexible Funding Pool Special Account

Opening balance 28,735 28,735 –

Appropriation receipts 108,799 105,387 ‑3,412Non‑Appropriation receipts to Special Accounts – 2,840 2,840

Table 4.2 Outcome resource statement for Outcome 1 continued

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Budget * 2008-09

$’000


$’000Variation

$’000

Other Services ‑ Services for other Government and Non‑Government Bodies

Opening balance 0 0 0

Appropriation receipts 0 0 0Non‑Appropriation receipts to Special Accounts 1,640 1,771 131

Other Trust Monies –

Opening balance 141 141 –

Appropriation receipts – – –Non‑Appropriation receipts to Special Accounts 0 13 13

Subtotal Special Accounts 2,503,628 2,498,923 -4,705



Revenues from independent Sources (s31) 25,634 26,894 1,260

Subtotal Departmental Outputs 247,295 260,979 13,684

Subtotal for Output Group 1.2 3,920,971 3,856,423 -64,548

Output Group 1.3:


Ordinary Annual Services (Appropriation Bill No. 1) 8,589 9,070 481

Subtotal Departmental Outputs 8,589 9,070 481

Subtotal for Output Group 1.3 8,589 9,070 481

Total for Outcome 1

Departmental 322,912 340,834 17,922

Administered 3,673,676 3,595,444 ‑78,232

Less: Appropriations credited to Special Accounts 335,162 489,641 154,479

Total 3,661,426 3,446,637 -214,789

Average Staffing Level (number) 1,277

* Full‑year budget, including any subsequent adjustment made to the 2008‑09 Budget.



Table 4.3 Outcome resource statement for Outcome 2Outcome 2: Seniors, people with disabilities, carers, youth and women are supported, recognised and encouraged to participate in the community

Budget * 2008-09

$’000


$’000Variation

$’000 (a) (b) (b) ‑ (a)Output Group 2.0:


Ordinary Annual Services (Appropriation Bill No. 1) Economic Security Strategy ‑ public information campaign 2,726 1,894 ‑ 832 Payments under s33 of FMA Act 170 410 240 Subtotal Bill 1 2,896 2,304 - 592

Special Appropriations Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 Education Entry Payment 25,534 25,534

Bereavement Allowance 2,959 2,885 ‑ 74 Farmers Hardship Bonus 21,400 20,669 ‑ 731 Special Benefit 65,448 65,251 ‑ 197 Training and Learning Bonus 56,872 43,238 ‑ 13,634 Subtotal Special Appropriations 146,679 157,577 10,898

Departmental Outputs Ordinary Annual Services (Appropriation Bill No. 1) 3,351 3,538 187 Revenues from independent Sources (s31) 7,327 7,687 360 Subtotal Departmental Outputs 10,678 11,225 547

Subtotal for Output Group 2.0 160,253 171,106 10,853

Output Group 2.1:


Ordinary Annual Services (Appropriation Bill No. 1) Broadband for Seniors 5,000 5,000 ‑ Reimbursement to Great Southern Rail for concessional fares 7,878 6,914 ‑ 964 Subtotal Bill 1 12,878 11,914 - 964

Other Services (Appropriation Bill No. 2) Compensation for Extension of Fringe Benefits to pensioners and older long‑term allowees and beneficiaries 109,869 109,869 ‑ Subtotal Bill 2 109,869 109,869 -

Special Appropriations Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

Age Pension 28,080,203 28,098,263 18,060 Seniors Concession Allowance 466,559 465,352 ‑ 1,207 Telephone Allowance for Commonwealth Seniors Health Card Holders 18,244 18,185 ‑ 59 Utilities Allowance 1,123,673 1,146,530 22,857 Subtotal Special Appropriations 29,688,679 29,728,330 39,651

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Budget * 2008-09

$’000


$’000Variation

$’000Departmental Outputs

Ordinary Annual Services (Appropriation Bill No. 1) 332,157 350,774 18,617 Subtotal Departmental Outputs 332,157 350,774 18,617

Subtotal for Output Group 2.1 30,143,583 30,200,887 57,304

Output Group 2.2: Administered Expenses

Ordinary Annual Services (Appropriation Bill No. 1) Mental Health 143,602 143,262 ‑ 340 Services for People with Disability 276,904 275,667 ‑ 1,237 Subtotal Bill 1 420,506 418,929 - 1,577

Other Services (Appropriation Bill No. 2) Commonwealth State Territory Disability Agreement SPP 415,128 415,128 ‑ Subtotal Bill 2 415,128 415,128 -


Disability Support Pension 10,991,355 10,918,088 ‑ 73,267 Subtotal Special Appropriations 10,991,355 10,918,088 - 73,267

Special Accounts Commonwealth State and Territory Disability Agreement Account

Opening balance 221 221 ‑ Appropriation receipts ‑ 2,700 2,700 Non‑Appropriation receipts to Special Accounts 780 438 ‑ 342

Subtotal Special Accounts 1,001 3,359 2,358 Departmental Outputs


Subtotal for Output Group 2.2 11,995,670 11,932,582 - 63,088


Ordinary Annual Services (Appropriation Bill No. 1) Ex‑Gratia Payments to Unsuccessful Applicants of Carer Payment (Child) 3,300 2,452 ‑ 848 Support for Carers 10,476 10,476 ‑ Subtotal Bill 1 13,776 12,928 - 848


Carer Allowance (Adult) 1,267,266 1,270,309 3,043 Carer Allowance (Child) 532,348 530,703 ‑ 1,645 Carer Payment 1,941,847 1,938,825 ‑ 3,022 Carer Supplement 373,072 408,025 34,953 Child Disability Assistance Payment 142,139 142,786 647 Subtotal Special Appropriations 4,256,672 4,290,648 33,976



Budget * 2008-09

$’000


$’000Variation

$’000Departmental Outputs


Subtotal for Output Group 2.3 4,356,993 4,394,972 37,979


Ordinary Annual Services (Appropriation Bill No. 1) Youth Homelessness 23,646 23,646 ‑ Subtotal Bill 1 23,646 23,646 -

Other Services (Appropriation Bill No. 2) COAG Health Services ‑ Younger People with Disability in Residential Aged Care SPP 16,547 16,547 ‑ Subtotal Bill 2 16,547 16,547 -

Departmental Outputs Ordinary Annual Services (Appropriation Bill No. 1) 6,716 7,092 376 Subtotal Departmental Expenses 6,716 7,092 376

Subtotal for Output Group 2.4 46,909 47,285 376 Output Group 2.5:

Administered Expenses Ordinary Annual Services (Appropriation Bill No. 1)

Support for Victims of Trafficking 755 721 ‑ 34 Women’s Leadership and Development 3,841 3,810 ‑ 31 Women’s Safety Agenda 11,509 11,393 ‑ 116 Subtotal Bill 1 16,105 15,924 - 181


Widow B Pension 7,998 7,204 ‑ 794 Wife Pension (Age) 157,217 157,611 394 Wife Pension (DSP) 208,965 209,135 170 Subtotal Special Appropriations 374,180 373,950 - 230

Special Accounts Other Services ‑ Services for other Government and Non‑Government Bodies

Opening balance 72 72 ‑ Appropriation receipts ‑ 22 22 Non‑Appropriation receipts to Special Accounts 44 23 ‑ 21

Subtotal Special Accounts 116 117 1 Departmental Outputs


Subtotal for Output Group 2.5 414,295 415,225 930

Total for Outcome 2

Departmental 627,670 662,799 35,129


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Budget * 2008-09

$’000


$’000Variation

$’000Administered 46,490,033 46,499,258 9,225

Less: Appropriations credited to Special Accounts ‑ 2,722 2,722 Total 47,117,703 47,159,335 41,632

Average Staffing Level (number) 791


Table 4.4 Outcome resource statement for Outcome 3

Outcome 3: Families and children have choices and opportunities

Budget * 2008-09

$’000


$’000Variation

$’000 (a) (b) (b) ‑ (a)

Output Group 3.1:


Ordinary Annual Services (Appropriation Bill No. 1)

Child Protection Pilot ‑ WA 345 181 - 164 Economic Security Strategy ‑ public information campaign

2,394 1,842 ‑ 552

Family Relationships 94,115 93,504 ‑ 611

Parenting 78,566 78,596 30

Subtotal Bill 1 175,420 174,123 ‑ 1,297


Northern Territory Emergency Response ‑ supporting families SPP

9,500 9,500 ‑

Services for Families LGA 167 ‑ ‑ 167

Services for Families with children SPP 387 ‑ ‑ 387

Subtotal Bill 2 10,054 9,500 - 554 Special Appropriations

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

Baby Bonus 1,410,811 1,399,861 ‑ 10,950

Back to School Bonus 2,662,071 2,660,389 ‑ 1,682

Economic Security Strategy 3,945,523 3,943,028 ‑ 2,495

Family Tax Benefit A 12,575,746 12,704,252 128,506

Family Tax Benefit B 4,359,110 4,554,245 195,135

Maternity Immunisation Allowance 50,696 50,411 ‑ 285

Single Income Family Bonus 1,345,237 1,362,277 17,040

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

Double Orphan Pension 3,226 3,225 ‑ 1

Subtotal Special Appropriations 26,352,420 26,677,688 325,268



Budget * 2008-09

$’000


$’000Variation

$’000Special Accounts

Social Security ‑ Services for other Government and Non‑Government Bodies

Opening balance 223 223 ‑

Appropriation receipts ‑ ‑ ‑

Non‑Appropriation receipts to Special Accounts

‑ ‑ ‑

Subtotal Special Accounts 223 223 - Departmental Outputs


Revenues from independent Sources (s31) 6,723 7,054 331

Subtotal Departmental Expenses 524,655 554,018 29,363 Subtotal for Output Group 3.1 27,062,772 27,415,552 352,780

Output Group 3.2:



Subtotal Departmental Expenses 12,285 12,973 688 Subtotal for Output Group 3.2 12,285 12,973 688

Total for Outcome 3

Departmental 536,940 566,991 30,051

Administered 26,538,117 26,861,534 323,417

Less: Appropriations credited to Special Accounts ‑ ‑ ‑ Total 27,075,057 27,428,525 353,468



Table 4.5 Outcome resource statement for Outcome 4Outcome 4: Strong and resilient communities

Budget * 2008-09

$’000


$’000Variation

$’000

(a) (b) (b) ‑ (a)

Output 4.1:



Economic Security Strategy ‑ public information campaign 6,430 4,787 ‑ 1,643

Homelessness and Housing 55,254 55,236 ‑ 18

National Rental Affordability Scheme 11,654 1,757 ‑ 9,897

Subtotal Bill 1 73,338 61,780 - 11,558


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Budget * 2008-09

$’000


$’000Variation

$’000


A Place to Call Home SPP 2,427 2,427 ‑

Commonwealth State Housing Agreement SPP 492,455 492,455 ‑

Social Housing Subsidy SPP 964 963 ‑ 1

Supported Accommodation Assistance Programme SPP 90,469 90,468 ‑ 1

Subtotal Bill 2 586,315 586,313 - 2

Special Accounts

SAAP Data and Program Evaluation Fund Special Account

Opening balance 2,859 2,859 ‑

Appropriation receipts 10 2,286 2,276 Non‑Appropriation receipts to Special Accounts 2,825 604 ‑ 2,221

Subtotal Special Accounts 5,694 5,749 55



Revenues from independent Sources (s31) 1,419 1,489 70

Subtotal Departmental Expenses 86,714 91,565 4,851 Subtotal for Output 4.1 752,061 745,407 - 6,654

Output 4.2:



Financial Management 65,253 65,146 ‑ 107

Subtotal Bill 1 65,253 65,146 - 107



Subtotal Departmental Expenses 13,421 14,174 753 Subtotal for Output 4.2 78,674 79,320 646

Output 4.3:



Ex‑Gratia Payments ‑ Funeral/Memorial Assistance Queensland Floods 2009 25 11 ‑ 14

Ex‑Gratia Payments ‑ Funeral/Memorial Assistance Victorian Fires 2009 781 879 98

Ex‑Gratia Payments ‑ Income Support North Western Queensland Floods 2009 541 ‑ 541

Ex‑Gratia Payments ‑ Income Support North Queensland Floods 2009 8,815 4,040 ‑ 4,775

Ex‑Gratia Payments ‑ Income Support Victorian Fires 2009 16,728 10,016 ‑ 6,712



Budget * 2008-09

$’000


$’000Variation

$’000

Ex‑Gratia Payments ‑ Victims and Family Members of the Bali Terrorist Attacks 510 17 ‑ 493

Pandemic Influenza Preparedness 220 220 ‑

Subtotal Bill 1 27,620 15,183 - 12,437

Special Appropriations

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment 137,838 130,793 ‑ 7,045

Subtotal Special Appropriations 137,838 130,793 - 7,045



Subtotal Departmental Expenses 5,408 5,711 303 Subtotal for Output 4.3 170,866 151,687 - 19,179

Output 4.4:



Community Engagement 62,502 62,502 ‑

Payments under Special Circumstances 5 3 ‑ 2

Reconnecting People Assistance Package 485 414 ‑ 71

Subtotal Bill 1 62,992 62,919 - 73


Innovation and Investment Fund SPP 5,422 5,423 1

Subtotal Bill 2 5,422 5,423 1



Subtotal Departmental Expenses 17,802 18,800 998 Subtotal for Output 4.4 86,216 87,142 926

Total for Outcome 4

Departmental 123,345 130,250 6,905

Administered 964,472 933,306 ‑ 31,166

Less: Appropriations credited to Special Accounts 10 2,286 2,276

Total 1,087,807 1,061,270 - 26,537




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Appendix 2: Staffing overviewThe following tables provide details of Australian Public Service (APS) employees (ongoing and non‑ongoing) employed under the Public Service Act 1999 in 2008–09. The tables include aggregated information on salary, performance pay and non‑salary benefits to which staff were entitled under the certified or collective agreements and individual industrial instruments of the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA).

The financial and staff resources summary tables that appear against each outcome and output group provide details of staffing years in terms of full‑time equivalent numbers. Due to the impact of part‑time employees and employees on leave without pay during the reporting period, the ‘staffing years’ numbers are lower than the staff numbers in the tables below.

FaHCSIA classification streams

Table 4.6 Staffing overview—explanation of different classification streams

Australian Public Service (APS) Classification FaHCSIA

Senior Executive Service (SES) SES

Executive Officer Level 2 Executive Level 2 (EL 2)

Executive Officer Level 1 Executive Level 1 (EL 1)

APS Level 6 APS Level 6






EL 2 (Top Salary Point) Senior Public Affairs Officer 2

EL 2 Senior Public Affairs Officer 1

EL 1 Public Affairs Officer 3

APS Level 6 Public Affairs Officer 2

APS Level 4 to APS Level 5 Public Affairs Officer 1

EL 2 (Top Salary Point) Special Counsel/Deputy Branch Manager

EL 2 Principal Legal Officer


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Australian Public Service (APS) Classification FaHCSIA

EL 1 Senior Legal Officer

APS Level 3 to APS Level 6 Legal Officer

Staffing overview

Table 4.7 Staffing overview—FaHCSIA by employment type at 30 June 2009

Total Staff by Gender—FaHCSIA

GenderOngoing Full-time

OngoingPart-time

Non-ongoing Full-time

Non-ongoingPart-time Casual Total

Female 1,741 327 111 21 1 2,201

Male 1,007 36 87 9 0 1,139

Total 2,748 363 198 30 1 3,340

Table 4.8 Staffing overview—staff by classification at 30 June 2009

Total FaHCSIA staff

Classification ACT Qld NSW Vic SA WA NT Tas Total

Cadets/Trainees 6 – – – – – – – 6

APS Level 1 6 – 2 – – – – – 8

APS Level 2 24 5 3 2 2 1 3 – 40

APS Level 3 115 11 3 1 1 4 6 5 146

APS Level 4 197 16 21 7 8 11 18 3 281

APS Level 5 276 20 19 5 12 23 35 4 394

APS Level 6 533 56 51 35 32 47 50 7 811

Legal Officer 13 – – – – – – – 13

Senior Legal Officer 26 – – – – – – – 26

Principal Legal Officer

19 – – – – – – – 19

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Total FaHCSIA staff

Classification ACT Qld NSW Vic SA WA NT Tas Total

Public Affairs Officer Grade 1

7 – – – – – – – 7


16 – 1 – – – – – 17


9 – – – – – – – 9

Senior Public Affairs Officer Grade 1

1 – –– – – – – – 1

Senior Public Affairs Officer Grade 2

4 – – – – – – – 4

EL 1 and Equivalents 783 37 35 10 15 26 66 3 975

EL 2 and Equivalents 351 17 17 4 6 9 54 1 459

Land Commissioner 1 – – – – – – – 1

SES Band 1 70 2 2 1 3 3 7 1 89

SES Band 2 23 1 – – – 1 2 – 27

SES Band 3 6 – – – – – – – 6

Secretary 1 – – – – – – – 1

Total staff 2,487 165 154 65 79 125 241 24 3,340


Table 4.9 FaHCSIA salary ranges by classification at 30 June 2009

Classification Pay point—lowest ($) Pay point—highest ($)

SES Band 3 219,000 240,000

SES Band 2 170,000 205,325

SES Band 1 127,000 168,200

FaHCSIA EL 2 90,000 150,000

FaHCSIA EL 1 74,953 112,891

FaHCSIA APS Level 6 62,000 89,659





FaHCSIA APS Level 1 (adult) 22,545 39,524

Graduate APS 47,117 51,165

Performance pay

Table 4.10 Staffing overview—Performance payments during 2008–09

FaHCSIA

Classification NumberAggregated amount ($) Average ($) Minimum ($) Maximum ($)

SES 3andSES 2*

24 313,355 13,056 5,000 25,000

SES 1 34 355,504 10,456 5,000 30,000

FaHCSIA EL 2 96 759,062 7,907 2,000 19,500

FaHCSIA EL 1 94 570,262 6,067 1,200 16,500

FaHCSIA APS Levels 1–6

53 223,809 4,222 750 8,596

Total 301 2,221,992 7,382 750 30,000

* Figures have been aggregated to protect employee privacy.

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Non-salary benefits—FaHCSIA

Table 4.11 Staffing overview—non-salary benefits at 30 June 2009

Non-SES staff—Collective Agreement

Access to employee assistance program

Mobile phone for official and incidental personal use

Airline club lounge membership

Child and elder care information and referral service

Family care rooms, extra family care costs, school holiday family care subsidy

Study assistance

Time off for long business travel

Business class travel for long‑haul flights

Flexible remuneration packaging

Assistance with public transport and parking costs

Influenza vaccination

Promoting good health payment

Voluntary cash out of annual leave

Payment of professional association memberships

Non-SES staff—Australian Workplace Agreements and other individual industrial instruments

All of the above benefits

Home office equipment

Support for professional and personal development

SES staff—Australian Workplace Agreements and other individual industrial agreements

All the above benefits

Executive vehicle allowance

Additional recreation leave

Non-salary benefits—Certified Agreement

Access to child care information and referral and school holiday subsidies

Flextime

Leave purchase provisions

Carers, parental and adoption leave

Studies assistance scheme

Influenza vaccinations

Healthy lifestyle program


Appendix 3: Commonwealth Disability Strategy performance reportIn this appendix, FaHCSIA reports on its performance under the Commonwealth Disability Strategy. The strategy was introduced to assist Australian Government agencies meet their obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992. Under the strategy, Commonwealth Government agencies are obliged to remove barriers which prevent people with disability from having access to policies, programs and services.

FaHCSIA’s performance is reported in two categories reflecting the Department’s role as a Policy Adviser and Purchaser.

The Department does not have the role of Regulator or Provider under this strategy. From 1 July 2007, reporting requirements under the Employer Role were transferred from the Commonwealth Disability Strategy to the Australian Public Service Commission’s State of the Service agency survey.

Disability Action PlanA revised version of FaHCSIA’s Disability Action Plan is currently being finalised. The plan will provide strong support for significant initiatives, including the strategic recruitment and retention policy for staff with disability.

The Department’s core business policy of advising and program management includes improving outcomes for people with disability. FaHCSIA continues to improve access to its policies, programs and facilities for people with disability.

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Table 4.12 FaHCSIA—Performance report against the Commonwealth Disability Strategy reporting framework: Policy Adviser Role

Performance Requirements of the Policy Adviser Role

Performance indicator Current level of performance

New or revised policies/programs impact on the lives of people with disability prior to decision.

Where possible, the impact of new policy and program proposals on people with disability is completed prior to implementation.

Examples of performance:

The work conducted by the Women’s Safety Section, Safety Taskforce Branch, focuses on reducing violence against women, including domestic and family violence and sexual assault.

Considerable consultation is undertaken with women, including women with disability, as well as other women with special needs, prior to making decisions about developing or revising policy and/or programs.

The primary piece of new policy development undertaken by the Safety Taskforce in 2008–09 was the development of a National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women.

Extensive consultation of over 2,000 Australians, including women with disability, advised the National Council’s recommendations in their plan Time for Action.

The Disability Policy and Coordination Branch conducted nationwide consultations on the development of the National Disability Strategy. Analysis of the feedback from the consultation process takes into account the impact on people with disability prior to the development of the strategy, which is due to be released in mid‑2010.

The Office of Housing’s National Affordable Housing Agreement and National Partnership Agreement on Social Housing gives consideration to the over‑representation of people with disability in low and moderate income groups, including people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.


Table 4.12 FaHCSIA—Performance report against the Commonwealth Disability Strategy reporting framework: Policy Adviser Role continued

Performance Requirements of the Policy Adviser Role continued


People with disability are included in consultations about new or revised policy/program proposals.

People with disability and peak disability groups are consulted as part of the Department’s holistic consultation process when policies are implemented or revised.

The role of the council is to provide expert advice to Government on the development and implementation of the National Disability Strategy.

Examples of performance:

The National People with Disabilities and Carer Council was established in September 2008. The council is made up of 28 members and includes people with disability and their families, carers, industry and union representatives and academics. The role of the council is to provide expert advice to the Government on the development and implementation of the National Disability Strategy.

The Women’s Safety Section, Safety Taskforce Branch, engaged intensively with the peak body, Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA), during the development of the National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women.

WWDA was also a critical reader in drafting of the plan, with approximately 13% representation on this group.

The Pension Review Taskforce conducted public meetings in each capital city and three regional centres. People with disability attended each of these meetings.

Focus groups were held to further explore issues raised in the public meetings. People with disability participated in these groups.

Public announcements of new, revised or proposed policy/program initiatives are available in accessible formats for people with disability in a timely manner.

The Department has a standard for provision of documents in accessible formats.

Example of performance:

The Disability Policy and Coordination Branch produced a discussion paper on the development of the National Disability Strategy that was released in multiple versions. These included hardcopy—standard and easy english, web—standard and easy english in pdf and html, CD—audio, standard and easy English in pdf and html. Braille versions and 10 community language translations were available on request.

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Table 4.13 FaHCSIA—Performance report against the Commonwealth Disability Strategy reporting framework: Purchaser Role

Performance Requirements of the Purchaser Role


Publicly available information on agreed purchasing specifications is available in accessible formats for people with disability.

All documents are available in accessible formats.

Processes for purchasing goods or services with a direct impact on the lives of people with disability are developed in consultation with people with disability.

The Department’s procurement policy necessitates consultation with all stakeholders and the concerns and interests of people with disability are included as part of this process.

Purchasing specifications and contract requirements for the purchase of goods and services are consistent with the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992.

The Department’s standard contract form requires all contractors to comply with provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992.

Publicly available performance reporting against the purchase contract specifications requested in accessible formats for people with disability is provided.

All performance reporting is available in accessible formats for people with disability.

Complaints/grievance mechanisms, including access to external mechanisms, in place to address concerns raised about provider’s performance.

Complaints and grievances are managed under the FaHCSIA service charter. External complaints mechanisms are available. All providers operating under a funded service agreement are required to have a complaints and grievance mechanism and access to an external appeal mechanism.


Appendix 4: Advertising and market researchTable 4.14 FaHCSIA—expenditure on advertising agencies, 2008–09

Name of organisation Service providedTotal cost ($) GST inclusive

Universal McCann Economic Security Strategy First Home Owners Boost Campaign

8,261,536

Red Agency International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) National Disability Awards

45,000

Digital Dogma Develop and produce Community Service Announcements for IDPwD and the 2009 National Disability Awards

80,380

Goolarri Media Pty Ltd Production and distribution of 2 x 30 second television and radio messages promoting the benefits of money management services and income management in Kimberley region

61,424

Table 4.15 FaHCSIA—expenditure on direct mail organisations, 2008–09

Name of organisation Service provided Total cost ($)

National Mailing and Marketing

Distribution of publications and products 119,254

Table 4.16 FaHCSIA—expenditure on media advertising agencies, 2008–09


HMA Blaze New Mother Bag—Keys to Living Together 108,790

HMA Blaze Promoting consultations for developing new Indigenous representative body

52,200

HMA Blaze Applications for the Personal Helpers and Mentors Program 206,965

HMA Blaze Calls for NTER reviews 44,968

HMA Blaze Advertising National Rental Affordability Scheme 82,506

HMA Blaze Helping Children with Autism package early intervention funding for children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder

125, 113

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HMA Blaze Helping Children with Autism package The National Workshops Program

125,114

HMA Blaze Helping Children with Autism package information about the panel of multidisciplinary service providers to aid early intervention

164,137

HMA Blaze Extension of time for public submissions to National Council to Reduce Violence Against Women and Children—31 July 2008

37,441


HMA Blaze Notice of intention to advertise for service providers to deliver Autism Specific Child Care Centres

28,142

HMA Blaze National Indigenous Representative Body Consultation Workshops

52,183


HMA Blaze NTER—Ad production and 20 spots a day Radio Northern Territory Radio only. One ad in English; 8 ads in Indigenous languages

27,880

HMA Blaze Inviting written submissions for developing a new national Indigenous representative body

27,117

HMA Blaze Advertising for Pension Review public consultations 50,775

HMA Blaze Social Security Agreement—Korea 38,000

HMA Blaze Social Security Agreement—Greece 37,007

HMA Blaze Applications open for the establishment and operation of six Autism Specific Early Learning and Care Centres throughout Australia

18,884

HMA Blaze Advertising for Broadband for Seniors 25,595

HMA Blaze Invitation for non‑profit community organisations to apply for funding under the Volunteer Grants Program 2008

53,578

HMA Blaze Call for Expressions of Interest for round one of Housing Affordability Fund

56,552

HMA Blaze Invitation for non‑profit community organisations to apply for funding under the Volunteer Grants Program 2008

84,909

HMA Blaze National Disability Strategy Discussion Paper feedback consultation process

48,463




HMA Blaze IDPwD advertisement 28,166

HMA Blaze Invitation to apply for funding for Commonwealth Financial Counselling Services and Financial Management Resource Support Units

26,869

HMA Blaze Nominations for national NAIDOC Committee Membership Radio Advertising

14,868

HMA Blaze Australia Japan Social Security Agreement 35,144

HMA Blaze Request for tender—Organisation to operate the Complaints Resolution and Referral Service and the National Disability Abuse and Neglect Hotline

39,647

HMA Blaze National Rental Affordability Scheme Round Two 80,902

HMA Blaze Advertising of a funding round to support community projects. The funding round will seek service providers in regional and urban areas (not remote areas) that are engaged in Indigenous communities, to provide linking and referral services, as well as community meeting places

41,338

HMA Blaze CDEP Reform eSub Funding Round 72,116

HMA Blaze Extension of Indigenous program funding for Victorian organisations due to Victorian bushfires

11,764

HMA Blaze Remote advertising for CDEP providers for the CDEP Reform

25,929

HMA Blaze Remote advertising for CDEP providers for the CDEP Reform

17,524

HMA Blaze CDEP Radio—NT & National 59,708

HMA Blaze Disability Conference Funding 2009–2010 31,008

HMA Blaze National Disability Advocacy Program funding 16,885

HMA Blaze IDPwD Awards ads 22,413

HMA Blaze Grants for National Women’s Non‑Government Organisations

26,484

HMA Blaze Community Support Service—for Indigenous people and their families

50,145

HMA Blaze National Disability Awards extended timeframe 20,000

HMA Blaze Protecting Australia’s Children; Funding Assistance 51,248

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HMA Blaze Leadership programs and opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

20,295

HMA Blaze Indigenous Leadership Programs 18,368

HMA Blaze Placement of IDPwD advertisement in October 2008 27,897

HMA Blaze National Disability Parking Scheme—have your say 17,045

HMA Blaze International agreements—Finland 23,728

HMA Blaze Recruitment advertising 443,153

Adcorp Recruitment advertising 15,339

Publications 2010 Graduate recruitment advertising 31,681

SEEK Graduate recruitment advertising 33,006

HMA Blaze Advertising for Footprints In Time 16,420

Table 4.17 FaHCSIA—expenditure on market research, 2008–09


Taylor Nelson Sofres Australia Pty Ltd

Research for the Keys to Living Together DVD targeted to men

66,000

Orima Research Pty Ltd Research for Economic Security Strategy First Home Owners Boost Communication Campaign

763,634

Orima Research Pty Ltd FaHCSIA Staff Survey 430,206

Taylor Nelson Sofres Australia Pty Ltd

Concept testing for development of two new Keys to Living Together DVDs

22,000

Colmar Brunton Pty Ltd Financial Management Information Research 249,785

CIRCA—Cultural & Indigenous Research Centre Australia

Market testing of Closing the Gap design concepts 64,730

Blue Moon Research Social marketing campaign—preventing violence against women and children

475,200

The Ipsos‑Eureka Social Research Institute

Developmental market research to explore the communication needs of pensioners who may be affected by the changes announced in the 2009–2010 budget

149,204


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Youth Diversion Consultancy 75,000


Evaluation of Family Income Management and business services under the Financial Management Program in Qld, NT and WA

66,000

Colmar Brunton Pty Ltd*

Market research to identify how Emergency Relief and Commonwealth Financial Counselling providers can help in the early identification of problem gamblers and refer to gambling support services

58,543

Allen Consulting Pty Ltd*

Impact of the global financial crisis on corporate community investment

49,200

Allen Consulting Pty Ltd*

Impact of the global financial crisis on non‑profit organisations’ management operations

52,951

Open Mind Research Group

Market testing seniors publications 102,482

Planning and Change Consulting—Centrelink

Pension Review research to explore pension customer views and opinions about the appropriateness and structure of income support payments, concessions and allowances

47,285

Planning and Change Consulting—Centrelink

Pension Review research to explore pension customer views on supplementary payments

11,042

Urbis JHD* Conduct research for the development of a model for the national online and 1800 counselling service

33,698

Orima Research Pty Ltd Homelessness White Paper 25,000

* These consultants are also listed in Appendix 5—Consultancy and contract details.

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Appendix 5: Consultancy contract detailsFaHCSIA’s responsibility for both policy matters and the delivery of government services often requires the use of consultant expertise. Consultants are generally engaged when particular specialist expertise is necessary, sufficiently skilled expertise is not immediately available in‑house, or independent advice on an issue is required.

The services provided by consultants include information gathering, research, data analysis, customer surveys, different types of financial activities and the provision of technical expertise.

The engagement of consultants is carried out in the same manner as the Department’s other procurement activities and is consistent with the Commonwealth Procurement Guidelines and the Department’s Chief Executive’s Instructions. The priority is to obtain value for money. Competitive processes are, as far as possible, used for the selection of consultants, and the Chief Executive’s Instructions contain guidelines for the approval of expenditure.

Unless specifically exempt from reporting requirements, the Department must list, on AusTender, all new contracts valued at $10,000 or over. The Department did not have any contracts exempt from this requirement during 2008–09.

Information on Australian Government consultancies and contracts can be found on the AusTender website: www.tenders.gov.au.

Categories of purposeBased on the categories reported on AusTender, the main purposes (by value) for which new consultancies were let in 2008–09 were:

Business administration services (approximately 15 per cent) ◗

Community and social services (approximately 1 per cent) ◗

Education and training services (approximately 0.5 per cent) ◗

Management advisory services (approximately 31 per cent) ◗

Management and business professionals and administrative services ◗

(approximately 51 per cent)

Other (approximately 1.5 per cent) ◗


New consultancies of $10,000 or moreTable 4.18 below sets out details of new consultancies let to the value of $10,000 or more during 2008–09.

Table 4.18 FaHCSIA (including SSAT) consultancy services let during 2008–09 of $10,000 or more

Consultant name DescriptionSelection process

Contract price ($)

Justification (1)

99 Consulting Preparation of a draft National Compact between the not‑for‑profit sector and the Australian Government

Direct 13,200.00 D

A.C.E. National Network

Industry Partnerships Project Select 22,000.00 D

Access Economics Pty Ltd

Scoping the feasibility of conducting a major study on the economic value of positive family functioning

Direct 79,233.00 D

Access Economics Pty Ltd

Women in Community Leadership research services

Open 46,431.00 C

ACP Solutions Pty Ltd

General consulting and on‑site visit Direct 13,200.00 A

Acumen Alliance ACT Pty Ltd

Internal Audit Services 2008–09 Open 18,400.00 A


Internal Audit Services 2008–09—grants management

Open 44,255.00 A


Community Development Employment Program audit

Open 44,255.00 A


National Rental Affordability Scheme probity advice

Open 29,900.00 C


Probity advice for the Request for Tender for an Australia‑wide register of consultants for the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations

Open 14,850.00 D


Probity advice for the Request for Tender for an Australia‑wide register of consultants for the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations

Open 16,500.00 C

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Contract price ($)

Justification (1)

AJ Dever Pty Ltd Engagement of counsel for Administrative Appeals Tribunal Freedom of Information case

Open 13,304.00 D

Allen Consulting Group Pty Ltd*

Research project on the Impact of the global financial crisis on corporate‑community investment

Open 49,500.00 D

Allen Consulting Group Pty Ltd*

Research project on the impact of the global finance crisis on non‑profit management operations

Open 53,350.00 D

Allen Consulting Group Pty Ltd

Desktop study on interactive gambling in Australia

Open 88,230.00 D

Anne Markiewicz & Associates Pty Ltd

Review of the Social Policy Research Services Program (2005–2009)

Open 50,700.00 C

APP Corporation Pty Limited

Nation Building – Economic Stimulus Plan—Social Housing Initiative—Housing Advisor

Select 72,000.00 D

ARTD Management and Research Pty Ltd

Evaluation of Helping Children with Autism package

Open 715,000.00 C


Developing and testing a methodology for collecting client outcomes data to support the revised Family Relationship Services Program performance framework

Open 49,600.00 A


Provision of assistance to agencies represented on the Cross Agency Working Group on Indigenous Funding and Governance Reform (CAWG) to implement the next phase of the CAWG project performance indicator framework

Open 81,250.00 A


Update and consolidate FaHCSIA’s Disability Maintenance Instrument Guidelines

Open 33,375.00 D


FaHCSIA Program Frameworks and Accountability Reform

Open 119,360.00 A




Contract price ($)

Justification (1)


Analysis of Reconnect and Newly Arrived Youth Support Service Action Research reports for 2007–08

Open 33,860.00 D


Helping Children with Autism specialist advice

Direct 17,355.00 D


Evaluation of the PlayConnect Playgroup Program

Open 42,325.62 C


National Disability Advocacy Program Quality Improvement Toolkit

Open 22,000.00 D


Consultancy services to undertake a sector engagement process for the revised FRSP performance framework

Open 39,625.00 A


Consultancy services to support the development of FaHCSIA program frameworks

Open 78,000.00 A

Ascent Governance Pty Ltd

Conduct a review and restructure of Chief Executive Instructions and Financial Rules

Open 49,500.00 D

Ascent Governance Pty Ltd

Conduct a Review and Restructure of Chief Executive Instructions and Financial Rules—contract variation

Direct 11,622.05 D

Australian Council for Educational Research Limited

Specialist educational analysis of Indigenous educational outcomes

Direct 39,638.00 D

Australian Financial Counselling & Credit Reform Association Inc

Compendium of Australian Financial Counselling Training and Accreditation/Financial Counselling Learning and Assessment Strategy for the Diploma of Community Services (Financial Counselling)

Direct 49,500.00 D

Australian Government Solicitor

10 week secondment to work on the NTER Review

Select 71,280.00 D

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Contract price ($)

Justification (1)

Australian Institute of Family

Development of a survey of adolescents whose parents are participants in the longitudinal study of separated parents

Open 77,000 A, D

Australian National University

Baseline Community Profile for Groote and Bickerton Islands—supplementary demographic component

Open 11,000.00 D


Social policy research Direct 187,000.00 D


Analysis of data extracts of the Child Disability Assessment Tool sampling to identify specific biases or influences

Open 33,000.00 D


Conduct a literature review on measuring social norms and develop a survey instrument

Select 37,539.65 D


Conduct a research project investigating the policy implications of Indigenous mobility

Open 110,500.00 D


Contribute to the design and implementation of a comprehensive evaluation of the Cape York Welfare Reform Trials

Open 35,200.00 D


Consultancy services related to the 2009 Aboriginal Policy Research Conference

Select 12,200.00 D


Provision of research services Open 576,070.00 D


Provision of research services Open 328,453.00 D


Projection of Households for Australia 2006–2016

Open 77,000.00 A


Provision of demographic analysis on the 73 NTER communities and prescribed areas for the NTER Review Board

Direct 60,000.00 D




Contract price ($)

Justification (1)


Identifying the Social and Community Impacts of Disasters for Indigenous and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations

Open 82,500.00 D

Australian Catholic University

Project to assist in the development of collaboration models between the Commonwealth‑funded FRSP providers and relevant state services

Open 78,413.77 C


Research into children’s experience of separation and child support

Open 54,931.80 D


Clearing House Evaluation Stage II Open 88,000.00 C


Families’ Experiences of Support Services

Open 165,000.00 D

Australian Council of Social Services

Consultation with the not‑for‑profit sector about a National Compact

Direct 11,000.00 A

Australian Council of Social Services

Initial consultations on the development of a National Compact between the Not‑for‑Profit Sector and the Commonwealth Government

Direct 87,670.00 A

Australian Government Actuary

Conduct a review of the costings and policy issues of the Report on the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Select 21,350.00 D

Australian Government Solicitor

Legal Advice—Registrar’s coercive powers

Open 13,200.00 D

Australian Health & Safety Services

Roof fall arrest system investigation and report

Direct 10,312.50 D

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies

Research into the impact of inconsistent legislation relating to petrol sniffing across states and territories

Open 57,925.00 C

Australian Institute of Family Studies

Report on child safety and well being within an Aboriginal context

Direct 20,680.00 D

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Justification (1)

Australian Institute of Health & Welfare

Data analysis and report on the characteristics of clients presenting to the SAAP for assistance with problem gambling/financial assistance

Open 54,879.00 D


Evaluation of the Child Protection Scheme of Income Management and Voluntary Income Management programs in Western Australia

Open 66,042.00 C


Development of a framework and methodology for the evaluation of Income Management in NT and the conduct of in‑depth client interviews/surveys

Open 73,552.00 C


Younger people with disability in residential aged care program data collection

Select 111,904.10 A


Clearing House Management Open 2,211,000.00 C

Australian Rural Accounting

Regional Transitional Workshop with Indigenous corporations in Townsville, Queensland

Open 11,395.00 D

Avanade Australia Pty Ltd

Sharepoint development for COAG Remote Service Delivery reporting initiatives

Open 23,100.00 D

Beames & Associates Pty Ltd

Review of FaHCSIA’s Electronic Travel Management System

Direct 14,333.00 A

Beethoven Computer Services Pty Ltd

Resolve hourly consulting services Select 17,325.00 D

Bill Gray Membership of the NTER Review Board Direct 89,950.00 C

Bill Gray Membership of the NTER Review Board Direct 110,250.00 C

Blackink Writing and Consultancy

Analysis of the public submissions to the Green Paper

Select 12,360.00 A

Bob Searle Consultancy to provide overview of inter‑government fiscal arrangements for Indigenous service programs

Direct 37,400.00 C




Contract price ($)

Justification (1)

Burdon Torzillo Post administrative corporate governance training

Open 11,163.00 D

Campbell Research & Consulting Pty Ltd

Evaluation of the Family Support Drought Response

Open 109,520.00 C

Chalgrove Projects Pty Ltd

S453‑1 Examination Open 14,300.00 D

Chalgrove Projects Pty Ltd


Change Management Group

Provision of Risk Review Audit support to the Indigenous Programs Investigations Branch

Direct 27,867.34 A

Charles Darwin University

Contract services for the design and delivery of an Indigenous community engagement training package

Open 189,594.70 A

Charles Darwin University

Baseline community profile for the Tiwi Islands communities

Select 79,200.00 D

Civica Pty Ltd Upgrade of library system software, including relocating data and service support to a hosted and managed service

Direct 131,450.00 D

Clifford Walsh Overview on inter‑government fiscal arrangement

Direct 37,000.00 C

Clifford Walsh Overview on inter‑government fiscal arrangement—contract variation

Direct 30,171.50 C

CMC Community Services Planning and Development

The provision of consultancy services in relation facilitating the 2008 Reconnect Good Practice Fora

Select 59,574.24 D

Coffey Environment Specialist

Completion of energy audits Select 18,150.00 D

Colmar Brunton Social Research*

Consultations on proposed early intervention and prevention strategy with Emergency Relief and Communities‑for‑Children providers

Open 58,543.00 D

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Contract price ($)

Justification (1)

Colmar Brunton Social Research

Analyse submissions from the Pension Review and write a report against the terms of reference

Open 321,068.00 C


Income Management communications research

Open 25,764.75 C


Analysis of public submissions regarding violence against women and children

Open 66,000.00 C


Attitudinal research for Australia’s Future Tax System

Open 165,912.00 D


Facilitate public consultations to inform the Pension Review component of the Inquiry into Australia’s Future Tax System

Open 79,218.00 C

Courage Partners Pty Ltd

Community Mental Health Program evaluation

Open 357,120.00 D


Conduct an independent evaluation of Family Relationship Services Australia on behalf of the Family Relationship Services Program

Open 77,000.00 C


Professional advice to develop and design a Petrol Sniffing Strategy evaluation framework

Open 17,600.00 C

Create Foundation Consultation with young people for a National Child Protection Framework

Select 16,159.00 D

Cultural & Indigenous Research Centre Australia

Assist in the evaluation of Income Management by undertaking face to face interviews with income managed clients in the Northern Territory

Open 39,820.00 C


Assist in the evaluation of Income Management by undertaking face to face interviews with clients participating in the Child Protection Scheme of Income Management and Voluntary Income Management in Western Australia

Open 30,910.00 C




Contract price ($)

Justification (1)


Identification of culturally appropriate and best practice support for Indigenous Australians with gambling problems

Open 68,750.00 D


Community feedback on the Northern Territory Emergency Response

Direct 76,440.00 C

Cultural Perspectives Pty Ltd

Evaluation of the Financial Management Program—FIM and MoneyBusiness

Open 66,990.00 D

David Allen Consulting Pty Ltd

Coordinating writer of the draft report for the Northern Territory Emergency Response Review

Direct 165,000.00 C

David Allen Consulting Pty Ltd

Coordinating writer of the draft report for the Northern Territory Emergency Response Review—contract variation

Direct 46,750.00 C

Deacons Projects Provision of probity advisory services Open 60,720.00 D

Deborah Durnan Refresh Regional Introduction to Corporate Governance Workshop

Select 36,000.00 D

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

Internal Audit Services 2008–09— contracting of Longitudinal Studies

Open 15,025.00 A

DFK Kidsons S453‑1 Examination Open 26,180.00 D

DFK Kidsons S453‑1 Examination Select 12,946.00 A

Dr Jacqueline Roberts

Advice—Autism Early Learning Childcare Centres

Select 17,600.00 D


Specialist advice on Autism Spectrum Disorder requirements

Select 12,000.00 D


Development of a clinical evaluation strategy across the Autism Specific Early Learning and Care Centres

Select 152,288.00 D


Advice on Autism Spectrum Disorder requirements with the development and implementation of the Autism specific Early Learning and Child Care Centres

Select 11,000.00 D

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Contract price ($)

Justification (1)

Drake Workwise Pty Ltd

Facilitated change management program

Direct 56,375.00 D

DSI Consulting Pty Ltd

Statistical modelling—contribution on the role of socio‑economic influences on Indigenous health & life expectancy gap

Select 30,000.00 D

Dyson Consulting Group

Provision of technical advice on National Lifelong Care for the Catastrophically Injured

Direct 59,800.00 D

eBlueprint Pty Ltd Portal programming Select 20,000.00 A, D

Echelon Consultancy and Training

Development of remedial works and maintenance budget plan—Tuggeranong Office Park

Direct 18,150.00 D

Enmark Business Advisors Pty Ltd



Funds Control—financial and administration services to Kamilaroi Employment Aboriginal Corporation

Open 55,267.30 D






Funds Control to Coen Regional Aboriginal Corporation

Open 46,050.78 D

Ernst & Young Implementation of 2008 Reforms for Aboriginal Hostels Limited

Open 715,000.00 D

Ernst & Young Consultancy and training services in relation to FaHCSIA’s strategic procurement processes

Direct 15,000.00 D

Esmond Management

Consultancy to develop project based project management plans and tools for the discrete Indigenous communities located in the Central, North and North West Region of Queensland

Select 74,090.00 D

Fellows Medlock & Associates Pty Ltd

Job analysis of SSAT positions Select 30,000.00 A, D, E




Contract price ($)

Justification (1)

Firecash Pty Ltd Specialist advice on Autism Spectrum Disorder in relation to the development and implementation of Autism specific Early Learning and Child Care Centres

Select 12,396.00 D

Firecash Pty Ltd Specialist advice on construction aspects of Autism specific Early Learning and Care Centres

Select 25,000.00 D

Forensic Digital Services Pty Ltd

Provide computer forensic support Direct 23,326.99 D

Fyre Consulting Pty Ltd

Provision of assistance and advice on implementation of the new Common Business Model

Select 70,400.00 D

Fyre Consulting Pty Ltd

Development of the Office for Women’s strategy for women on boards

Direct 40,000.00 D

Gemtil Pty Ltd Development and implementation of a stakeholder management strategy for the Nation Building and Jobs Package—Social Housing Initiative

Select 39,600.00 D

Grant Thornton (WA) Pty Ltd






Hacketts Chartered Accountants


HannahFyre Enterprises

Business process review of the Harm Prevention Charities Register

Direct 11,000.00 C


Development of Indigenous mainstream framework

Select 20,900.00 D


Development of FaHCSIA’s 2007–08 Reconciliation Action Plan

Select 17,050.00 D

Holocentric Pty Ltd Provision of mentoring and coaching services for staff following training in the use of the Holocentric Modeller software

Select 10,000.00 D

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Contract price ($)

Justification (1)

Horizons Education & Development

Prepare, deliver and evaluate four blocks of Certificate IV Business (Governance) training

Select 12,587.00 D


Introduction to Corporate Governance training and evaluation workshop

Open 10,447.00 D


Introduction to Corporate Governance—Pilbara

Open 11,931.00 D


Prepare, deliver and evaluate four blocks of Certificate IV Business (Governance) training

Select 53,260.00 D

Hyperware Consulting Pty Ltd

Electronic lodgement project Select 50,000.00 A, D

IBM Australia Ltd Services for the Security Services Gateway Certification Readiness Assessment

Direct 35,478.05 C

Institute for Aboriginal Development

Delivery of Building Strong Stores training in Alice Springs

Select 14,394.82 D

IntentMC Pty Ltd S453‑1 Examination Open 10,650.00 D

IntentMC Pty Ltd S487‑1 Special Administration Select 99,000.00 D

IntentMC Pty Ltd S453‑1 Examination Open 14,700.00 D

Interaction Consulting Group Pty Ltd

Delivery of the 2009 FaHCSIA Graduate Development Workshops

Open 130,513.24 A

Jenny Pearson & Associates Pty Ltd

Social Policy program evaluation—advocacy processes

Open 73,000.00 D

Jenny Pearson & Associates Pty Ltd

Consultancy services on the cost effective future direction of the customer training and support program

Direct 55,161.00 D

Josi Australia Pty Ltd

Research and data collection for Strategic Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure Project

Direct 55,000.00 A

Julia Wolfson Conduct Team Building and Conflict Awareness Workshops

Direct 14,300.00 A




Contract price ($)

Justification (1)

Kimberley TAFE Planning phase Certificate IV in Business (Governance) Remote. Skills audit and consultative process of course promotion to seek expressions of interest for potential participants

Open 16,224.00 D

Korda Mentha S487‑1 Special Administration Select 198,000.00 D

Korda Mentha S453‑1 Examination Direct 21,406.00 D

Korda Mentha S453‑1 Examination Select 23,210.00 D

Korda Mentha S453‑1 Examination Open 32,213.50 D

Korda Mentha S453‑1 Examination Open 24,000.00 D

KPMG Australia Financial viability assessments—Personal Helpers and Mentors Program, Round 3 Funding

Open 88,660.00 A

KPMG Australia Financial viability assessment of an Australian Disability Enterprise

Open 35,739.00 C

KPMG Australia Review of the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999

Open 314,872.00 D

KPMG Australia Financial viability assessments of short‑list applicants in Mental Health Programs

Open 20,000.00 D

KPMG Australia Financial viability assessments of an Australian Disability Enterprise

Open 35,145.00 D

KPMG Australia Develop a report on initiatives to achieve a viable and sustainable community housing sector

Open 270,497.00 D

KPMG Australia Economic modelling of the National Plan of Action to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children

Open 20,110.00 D

KPMG Australia National Housing Affordability Scheme—assessment of applications

Open 62,000.00 D

KPMG Australia Financial viability assessment of a Disability Employment Assistance organisation

Open 27,645.00 C

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Contract price ($)

Justification (1)

KPMG Australia National Disability Strategy—analysis of submissions

Open 120,967.00 D

KPMG Australia National Rental Affordability Scheme Round 1 assessment process—technical expert

Open 103,384.00 D

KPMG Australia National Rental Affordability Scheme Round 1 assessment process—technical expert—contract variation

Direct 70,000.00 D

KPMG Australia Mentoring program and bookkeeping services

Direct 54,450.00 D

KPMG Australia S453‑1 Examination Open 11,000.00 D

KPMG Australia S453‑1 Examination Open 20,721.00 D

Langford Consultancy

S453‑1 Examinations Open 24,636.00 D





Lanier Voice Provision of voice recording system for Child Support Agency appeals

Open 60,000.00 A, D, E

Lee Green & Co Pty Ltd


Lindsay J. Roberts S453‑1 Examination Open 22,825.00 D

Lindsay J. Roberts S453‑1 Examinations Open 17,890.00 D

Lindsay J. Roberts S453‑1 Examination Open 15,510.00 D

Lindsay J. Roberts S453‑1 Examination Direct 13,519.00 D

Linkurra Services Pty Ltd

Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC) interviews in the Broome and Derby region of Western Australia

Select 196,738.00 C

Marcia Ella Duncan Membership of the NTER Review Board Direct 134,400.00 C

Marcia Ella Duncan Membership of the NTER Review Board Direct 75,600.00 C




Contract price ($)

Justification (1)

Meertens Administration Pty Ltd


Michael Lennon Professional Services

Provision of expert advice on mechanisms to further develop the not‑for‑profit housing sector in Australia

Direct 77,499.40 D

Microsoft Events Information Management Branch—Team Foundation Server Review

Direct 27,502.76 D

Milliken Berson Madden Pty Ltd

Project advice and management services in support of Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure Programs

Open 110,000.00 D

Monash University Gender mainstreamig policy in developed countries

Direct 21,350 E

Morison Consulting Pty Ltd

Consultancy to the FaHCSIA Risk Assessment & Audit Committee

Select 66,000.00 D

MW Group Consulting Pty Ltd

Victorian Community Linkage Project Select 78,540.00 D

Neill Buck & Associates Pty Ltd

Facilitation services for lessons learned workshop

Select 10,000.00 D

Net Balance Management Group Pty Ltd

Independent assurance for the 2007–2008 FaHCSIA Sustainability Report

Select 28,600.00 C

Oakton Services Pty Ltd

Probity advice for the Mental Health Personal Helpers & Mentors Program

Open 50,000.00 C


Probity advice for Helping Children with Autism package

Open 10,000.00 D


Probity advice for Helping Children with Autism Package

Open 20,000.00 D


Probity reviews of processes on the development of the National Rental Affordability Scheme

Open 10,000.00 D


Internal audit services 2008–09 Open 92,000.00 A

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Contract price ($)

Justification (1)


Independent expert to examine the new Centrelink Service Delivery Agreement

Open 19,620.00 C


Probity advice for the Social Housing Initiative

Open 11,000.00 D

Objective Corporation Ltd.

Consultancy service for provision of Electronic Data and Records Management Services

Open 20,000.00 A, D, E

Orima Research Pty Ltd

Focus group research to support the evaluation of the Income Management program in the Northern Territory

Open 48,796.00 C

Orima Research Pty Ltd

Undertake focus group research on the Child Protection Scheme in WA

Open 60,049.00 C

Ozelearn On‑line bullying and harassment program delivery

Select 33,000.00 D

Paul Fitzgerald An Employment and Workforce Development Study For Indigenous Remote Housing Property and Tenancy Management Workers

Select 26,400.00 D

Peter Butt Review and rewrite FaHCSIA Funding Agreements and related documents

Select 30,492.00 D

Peter Butt Review and rewrite FaHCSIA Funding Agreements and related documents

Select 33,000.00 D

Peter Yu Membership of the NTER Review Board Direct 330,750.00 C

Phillip Aggs Practice Pty Ltd


Powers & Associates Australia Pty Ltd

Consultancy services on the delivery of CDEP in the three Welfare Reform Communities of Aurukun, Hope Vale and Coen

Open 15,962.00 D

PriceWaterHouse Coopers

Accounting advice in relation to onerous rental contract

Open 12,500.00 D

PriceWaterHouse Coopers

Summary of taxes, tax concessions, deductions and rebates

Direct 22,000.00 D




Contract price ($)

Justification (1)

PriceWaterhouse Coopers

Investigation of jurisdictional interest in National Lifelong Care for the Catastrophically Injured

Direct 79,200.00 D

PriceWaterhouse Coopers

Undertake a consultancy to develop a new methodology for the allocation of future Network resources

Open 81,620.00 D

Pro‑Safety Consultants Pty Ltd

Provision of specialist Security Advisory Services

Direct 29,040.00 A

Queensland University of Technology

Academic and administrative support for the Reconnect Action Research Committee

Select 38,500.00 D

Raelene Joyce Webb

Independent investigator—Yirrkala Assets Dispute

Select 45,000.00 C

Reid Campbell Project management services for minor refurbishment of SSAT National Office, Victorian Office and South Australian Office

Select 40,000.00 A, D

RPM Solutions Pty Ltd

Performance testing of FaHCSIA Online Funding Management System (FOFMS) and Child Care Management Systems (CCMS) Enhancement Release 8

Direct 18,480.00 A

RPM Solutions Pty Ltd

Performance testing of the FOFMS/CCMS System

Direct 33,990.00 A

RPR Consulting Pty Ltd

Development of program logic for the White Paper on Homelessness National Action Plan and review of the draft White Paper

Open 55,630.01 D

RPR Consulting Pty Ltd

Evaluation of the out‑posting trials in the Kimberley and Ceduna

Open 29,230.00 C

Rural Solutions Transitional clinics for Western Arrernte Health Services and Utju Health Services

Open 14,470.00 D

Rural Solutions Amalgamation of Carnarvon corporations

Direct 51,128.00 D

SA Centre for Economic Studies

Literature review and consultations about reducing access to specific finances to fund problem gambling

Open 50,873.00 D

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Justification (1)

SAC Pty Ltd Evaluation of the Centrelink Service Delivery Agreement

Select 33,000.00 D

Scolari Comerford Chartered Accountants


Scotswood Pty Ltd Provision of services to develop and deliver training on the National Disability Advocacy Program

Select 31,500.00 D

Scott & Associates Consulting

Assisting Wodonga TAFE in developing Home Ownership on Indigenous Land (HOIL) training materials

Select 35,700.00 D

Seisma Pty Ltd Provision of IT consulting services to ITAC

Select 30,000.00 A, D, E

Serco Australia Pty Ltd

Website review Select 29,393.00 D

SGS Economics and Planning Pty Ltd

Provision of high‑level advice on housing economics, housing supply, urban development, planning and infrastructure

Direct 70,000.00 D

SGS Economics and Planning Pty Ltd

Consultancy services to undertake a baseline community profile of the Groote and Bickerton Islands communities of Angurugu, Umbakumba, Milyakburra

Select 83,780.00 A

Social Policy Research Centre

Research consultancy on Rent Assistance to retirement village, residential park and caravan park residents

Open 146,000.00 C


Review of trends in the incomes and living standards of the older Australians

Open 92,125.00 D


Objective and subjective indicators of living standards among older Australians

Open 54,450.00 D


Provision of social research services Open 729,329.00 D




Contract price ($)

Justification (1)

Stantons International Pty Ltd

Development of a risk framework and key indicators

Open 19,804.20 D

Strategia Advising Pty Ltd

Revision of the Personal Helpers and Mentors Program guidelines

Select 20,625.00 A

Tactics Consulting Pty Ltd

Map key business processes managed by the Regional Property Network Section

Select 13,200.00 D

Tanner James Management Consultants

Provision of project management assistance for the coordination of the Remote Service Delivery Project

Direct 78,111.00 D

Tanner James Management Consultants

Provision of project management assistance for the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 Legislation project

Select 77,440.00 D

Teamic Pty Ltd Consultancy to the Risk Assessment & Audit Committee

Select 35,244.00 D

The Nous Group Analysis of Disability Support Pension earnings and employment

Direct 110,000.00 D

The Nous Group Consultancy services for the Pension Review

Select 170,280.00 D

The Nous Group Design, consultation and delivery of workshops for customer service to the Corporate Support Group

Select 33,550.00 D

Thinkplace Management consultancy services to the Program Support Branch

Direct 20,420.00 A

TNR Financial Services Pty Ltd


TNS Social Research

Review and test online survey for the Indigenous Community Profile project

Open 31,817.50 C

Tony Blunn AO Consultancy services—acquisition of NTER staff accommodation containers and the management of certain asbestos‑related issues on prescribed communities

Direct 72,000.00 D

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Justification (1)

University of Canberra

Research project—The Impact of a Sustained Gender Pay Gap on the Economy

Open 150,316.10 D


Develop and deliver an FRSP training package

Select 33,292.00 D


Research on Indigenous corporations entering external administration

Select 19,206.00 D

University of Queensland

‘Women in Community Leadership’ research services

Open 30,720.80 C

University of Queensland

Casemix Scoping Study Open 46,593.00 C

University of Sydney

Development of a National Population Benchmarking Framework

Direct 119,907.08 D

University of Wollongong

Development and testing of a carer questionnaire and treating health professional questionnaire for the Carer Payment (child)

Select 197,065.00 D

Urbis JHD Conduct COAG Initiative Program mid‑term evaluation

Open 56,355.20 D

Urbis JHD Legislation and accreditation scoping study

Open 130,744.00 C

Urbis JHD* National Online and 1800 Counselling Service—Service Delivery Model

Open 134,791.25 C

Urbis JHD Development of land assessment report

Open 30,800.00 D

UXC Getronics Australia Pty Ltd

Cisco router maintenance Select 60,000.00 A, D

Veritas Advisory Pty Ltd

Internal budgeting review—development of business requirements and business case

Direct 15,000.00 A

Vincent Quiggen Pty Ltd

Information toolkit for Indigenous women in business or who want to start a business

Select 23,232.00 D

Vision Australia Expert accessibility review and audit of new www.fahcsia.gov.au website

Direct 13,255.00 D




Contract price ($)

Justification (1)

Walker Reid S453‑1 Examinations Open 17,200.00 D

Wallis Consulting Group Pty Ltd

National representative survey of families on the impact of the global financial crisis

Open 98,787.00 C

WalterTurnbull Financial viability assessments—Autism Specific Early Learning and Care Centres

Open 34,452.00 D

WalterTurnbull Financial viability assessments of Community Support applicants

Open 46,200.00 D

WalterTurnbull Consultation and report writing on the NDAP Funding Model

Open 14,000.00 D

WalterTurnbull Validation of the National Disability Advocacy Program Funding Model

Open 50,000.00 D

WalterTurnbull Financial viability assessments Open 14,520.00 D

WalterTurnbull Provision of governance and management assistance to Indigenous Children Program organisations

Select 20,460.00 D

WalterTurnbull Conduct review of the Association of Employees with Disability Legal Centre

Open 19,800.00 D

Westwood Spice Consultancy to design and facilitate Indigenous Remote Service Delivery Group Planning Day

Open 15,000.00 D

Wise Lord and Ferguson


Wise Lord and Ferguson


Total 19,644,852.72

* These consultants also appear in Appendix 4—Advertising and market research.

(1) Justification for decision to use consultancy:A. skills currently unavailable within FaHCSIAB. requirements for collection of quantitative/qualitative statistical informationC. requirement for independent or impartial research/assessment by an independent organisationD. requirement for specialist/professional expertiseE. consultant is recognised as an expert in the field and uniquely able to provide the required services.

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Appendix 6: Grant programsTable 4.19 below, contains details of FaHCSIA Discretionary Grants for the period 1 July 2008 to 31 December 2008.

Information on grants awarded by FaHCSIA since 1 January 2009 is available at www.fahcsia.gov.au.

Table 4.19 FaHCSIA Discretionary Grants programs 2008–09

Program name Program descriptionOutput group

Aboriginals Benefit Account (ABA)—Payments under section 64(4) of the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976

Funding for projects that provide benefits to Aboriginal people living in the Northern Territory in the areas of economic development, land and sea management, community enhancement, scholarship and sponsorship in education and leadership, and ceremonial and funeral support.

1.2

Australian Remote Indigenous Accommodation (ARIA)

Funding was provided to state and territory governments and Indigenous organisations for the period of 1 July to 31 December 2008. ARIA funded community housing, infrastructure and essential services largely in rural and remote areas to reduce overcrowding in remote Indigenous communities. ARIA also provided some assistance for Indigenous people to directly purchase new homes or to lease‑purchase homes and fund a range of national projects.

1.2

Broadband for Seniors Funding to establish a network of internet kiosks in locations frequented by seniors to address barriers that limit seniors’ capacity to access the information and community resources needed to remain involved in social and community activities.

2.1

Combating Petrol Sniffing Funding to reduce the incidence of substance abuse in declared petrol sniffing strategy zones, funding for prevention, early intervention and treatment issues, and tailored support packages to communities experiencing the impact of substance abuse.

1.2

Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP)

Funding for unemployed Indigenous people to provide participation opportunities through activities that develop their skills and improve their employability in order to achieve economic independence.

1.2


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Community Engagement Funding to support volunteering, developing leadership, mentoring and life skills, strengthening ties between business and the community to improve outcomes for individual, families and to strengthen communities.

4.4

Family Relationships Funding to support Australian families to have healthy, resilient relationships, through times of family change and stress.

3.1

Financial Management Funding to improve the financial self‑reliance and wellbeing of individuals and families.

4.2

Homelessness and Housing Funding to support initiatives aimed at improving responses to the causes and outcomes of homelessness and to improve housing affordability.

4.1

Indigenous Communities Strategic Investment

Funding to support Indigenous communities to implement identified priorities and enable tailored responses to local community needs, particularly where there is a clear commitment to share responsibility between government and community.

1.2

Indigenous Leadership Funding to enhance Indigenous women’s leadership, representation, safety, wellbeing and economic status.

1.2

Mental Health Funding to deliver community based projects to assist families, carers, children and young people affected by mental illness, with a particular focus on Indigenous families and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

2.2

Native Title and Land Rights Funding to assist Indigenous Australians to exercise their legal rights in respect to land, sea and Native Title.

1.2

Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER)

Funding for a whole‑of‑government response to coordinate welfare reform, employment, law and order, supporting families and housing and land reform in Indigenous communities.

1.2

National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS)

Aims to increase the supply of affordable rental dwellings in Australia. Funding for a National Rental Incentive is allocated to providers of new dwellings on the condition that they are rented to low and moderate income households at 20 per cent below market rents.

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Table 4.19 FaHCSIA Discretionary Grants programs 2008–09 continued


Parenting Funding to promote and support the positive development and wellbeing of children in the early years, with a focus on vulnerable children. This is achieved through the provision of early intervention, prevention and capacity building initiatives to support and strengthen families.

3.1

Payments to universities and other organisations for special studies and research

Funding for Indigenous research to enable FaHCSIA and the Australian Government to develop sound evidence‑based policy and programs across a broad realm of social and economic areas.

1.2

Public Awareness Funds initiatives that raise public awareness in the wider community of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander issues and culture. Includes funding to conduct the annual National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) community celebrations.

1.2

Services for People with Disability

Funding to improve the economic and social participation of people with disability by providing supported employment, improving access to information, and assisting with access to services. Funding also for assisting children with autism.

2.2

Support for Carers Funding to assist carers to continue in their caring role and to prepare for life after caring through respite and information services for young carers and peer support groups for parents of young children with disability.

2.3

Women’s Leadership and Development

Funds initiatives to build women’s capacity to take on greater leadership responsibilities, communication and consultation activities with women’s groups. Also funds research relevant to women and activities that recognise the achievement of women in all sectors of society.

2.5

Women’s Safety Agenda Funding to address violence against women in four broad themes—prevention, health, justice and services. Together they aim to decrease the impacts of domestic violence and sexual assault upon the community.

2.5

Youth Homelessness Funding to improve the level of engagement in family, work, education and the community of young people (including newly arrived young people) who are homeless, or at risk of homelessness, and their families.

2.4


Appendix 7: Freedom of InformationFreedom of Information (FOI) requests are administered by FaHCSIA in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 1982. Supplementary material, such as the FOI Guidelines, published by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet on its website, is used to support the handling of FOI requests where necessary.

Table 4.20 FaHCSIA—Freedom of Information: number of requests 2008–09

Requests carried over from2007–08

Requests received 2008–09

Requests finalised in

2008–09 (including withdrawn)

Requests transferred to other agency

Requests outstanding2008–09

6 32 25 2 11

Procedures for gaining access to documents are outlined in Part 3 of this report. See page 282 for details.

Functional StatementThis Functional Statement is published to meet the requirements of section 8 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982. The statement lists bodies which assist the Department in its policy‑making functions or administration of its schemes and enactments.

FunctionsThe broad functions of the Department are described in the departmental overview of this report. Portfolio legislation is listed in the Administrative Arrangements Order and set out in Appendix 8. The Administrative Arrangements Order is available at www.pmc.gov.au.

Arrangements of outside participation in policy developmentBodies or persons outside the Commonwealth administration may participate in the formulation of policy by the Department or in the administration of its enactments or schemes. These bodies include:

Aboriginals Benefit Account Advisory Committee ◗

Australian Families and Children’s Council ◗

Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Limited ◗

Carer Adjustment Advisory Panel ◗

Child Support National Stakeholder Engagement Group ◗

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Commonwealth Advisory Committee on Homelessness ◗

Commonwealth–State Territories and New Zealand Ministers’ Conference on the Status ◗

of Women

Community and Disability Services Ministers’ Conference ◗

Community and Disability Services Ministers’ Advisory Council ◗

Consultative Forum for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Fund ◗

Disability Investment Group ◗

Disability Standards Review Panel ◗

Emergency Relief State Advisory Committees ◗

Health, Ageing, Community and Disability Services Ministers’ Councils ◗

Housing Ministers’ Advisory Committee ◗

Housing Ministers’ Conference ◗

Ministerial Council for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs ◗

Ministerial Council on Gambling ◗

National Council to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children ◗

National Housing Supply Council ◗

National People with Disabilities and Carer Council ◗

National Policy Commission on Indigenous Housing ◗

Repatriation Reference Committee ◗

Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) National Coordination and ◗

Development Committee

Standing Committee of Commonwealth, States, Territories and New Zealand ◗

Women’s Advisers

Standing Committee of Officials for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs ◗


Table 4.21 FaHCSIA Freedom of Information contact officers and details

FaHCSIA National Office FOI CoordinatorBox 7576Canberra Business Centre ACT 2610Phone: (02) 6244 7421 or (02) 6244 1449Fax: (02) 6244 7955

New South Wales State Office FOI Contact OfficerGPO Box 9820Sydney NSW 2001Phone: 1300 653 227Fax: (02) 8255 7799

Victorian State Office FOI Contact OfficerGPO Box 9820Melbourne VIC 3001Phone: 1300 653 227Fax: (03) 8626 1220

Queensland State Office FOI Contact OfficerGPO Box 9820Brisbane QLD 4001Phone: 1300 653 227Fax: (07) 3004 4780

South Australian State Office FOI Contact OfficerGPO Box 9820Adelaide SA 5001Phone: 1300 653 227Fax: (08) 8400 2199

Western Australian State Office FOI Contact OfficerGPO Box 9820Perth WA 6848Phone: 1300 653 227Fax: (08) 9229 1566

Tasmanian State Office FOI Contact OfficerGPO Box 9820Hobart TAS 7001Phone: 1300 653 227Fax: (03) 6211 9304

Northern Territory Office FOI Contact OfficerGPO Box 9820Darwin NT 0801Phone: 1300 653 227Fax: (08) 8936 6357

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Table 4.22 FaHCSIA Freedom of Information: Categories of documents held by the Department

ministerial, interdepartmental and general correspondence ◗

briefing papers, and submissions prepared for the Minister* ◗

Cabinet documents, Cabinet submissions and associated briefs ◗

documents in relation to questions in Parliament and related replies ◗

documents prepared for the Executive Council ◗

records of speeches, public addresses, discussion papers and other statements made ◗

by the Minister*

media releases by the Minister* or the Department ◗

papers and records relating to internal administration, including working drafts, ◗

statistical records, facsimiles, as well as records relating to human and financial resource management

policy documents ◗

requests for legal advice, including advice given and other related legal documents ◗

documents relating to new and amending legislation, drafting instructions and draft ◗

legislation

documents relating to program administration ◗

papers relating to meetings (agenda, minutes and reports) ◗

research and investigation papers ◗

tender documents ◗

funding agreements, contracts and Deeds of Standing Offers. ◗

* Where the term Minister appears in the list, it includes a reference to the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, the Hon. Jenny Macklin, MP; the Minister for Housing and Minister for the Status of Women, the Hon. Tanya Plibersek, MP; the Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children’s Services and Parliamentary Secretary for Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction, the Hon. Bill Shorten, MP; and the Parliamentary Secretary for the Voluntary Sector, the Hon. Ursula Stephens.


Access to documentsForms and leaflets relating to FaHCSIA payments delivered by Centrelink are freely available from Centrelink or the Family Assistance Office.

The Department holds publicly available documents, which are either provided free of charge upon request or available for purchase. The Department, in accordance with the provisions of section 9 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982, has lodged a statement with the National Archives of Australia, listing the documents that are available from the Department. The statement is available at www.naa.gov.au.

Enquiries and requests to obtain access to publicly available FaHCSIA documents should be directed to 1800 050 009 (free call).

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Appendix 8: LegislationAt 30 June 2009, FaHCSIA’s programs were administered under the provisions of the following Acts and parts of Acts for which the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs is responsible for under the Administrative Arrangements Order:

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 ◗ , except to the extent administered by the Minister for Education, the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations or the Minister for Social Inclusion

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 ◗ , except to the extent administered by the Minister for Education, the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations or the Minister for Social Inclusion

Aboriginal Affairs (Arrangements with the States) Act 1973 ◗

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005 ◗ , except to the extent administered by the Minister for Finance and Deregulation

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (Queensland Discriminatory Laws) Act 1975 ◗

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (Queensland Reserves and Communities ◗

Self-management) Act 1978

Aboriginal Land Grant (Jervis Bay Territory) Act 1986 ◗

Aboriginal Land (Lake Condah and Framlingham Forest) Act 1987 ◗

Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 ◗

Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) (Amendment) Act 2006 ◗

Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 ◗ , except to the extent administered by the Minister for Human Services

Child Support Legislation Amendment (Reform of the Child Support Scheme— ◗

Initial Measures) Act 2006, except to the extent administered by the Minister for Human Services

Child Support Legislation Amendment (Reform of the Child Support Scheme— ◗

New Formula and Other Measures) Act 2006, except to the extent administered by the Minister for Human Services, the Minister for Education, the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations or the Minister for Social Inclusion

Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 ◗ , except to the extent administered by the Minister for Human Services

Commonwealth and State Housing Agreement Act 1945 ◗

Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 ◗


Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Consequential, Transitional and ◗

Other Measures Act 2006

Data-matching Program (Assistance and Tax) Act 1990 ◗

Disability Services Act 1986 ◗ , except to the extent administered by the Minister for Education, the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations or the Minister for Social Inclusion

Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999 ◗

Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation (2006 Budget ◗

and Other Measures) Act 2006, except to the extent administered by the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs

Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Veterans’ Affairs Legislation ◗

Amendment (2006 Budget Measures) Act 2006, except to the extent administered by the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs

Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Legislation Amendment ◗

(Further 2008 Budget and Other Measures) Act 2008

Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (More Help for Families—One-off Payments) ◗

Act 2004

Household Stimulus Package Act (No. 2) 2009 ◗ , except to the extent administered by the Minister for Education, the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, the Minister for Social Inclusion, the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs or the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Housing Agreements Acts ◗

Housing Assistance Acts ◗

Marriage Act 1961 ◗ , Part IA

National Rental Affordability Scheme Act 2008 ◗

Native Title Act 1993 ◗ , Divisions 6 and 7 of Part 2 and Part 11

Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007 ◗

Social Security Act 1991 ◗ , except to the extent administered by the Minister for Education, the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations or the Minister for Social Inclusion

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 ◗ , except to the extent administered by the Minister for Education, the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations or the Minister for Social Inclusion

Social Security (International Agreements) Act 1999 ◗

Social Security Legislation Amendment (One-off Payments for Carers) Act 2005 ◗

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Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Economic Security Strategy) Act ◗

2008, except to the extent administered by the Minister for Education, the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, the Minister for Social Inclusion or the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs

Social Security and Veterans’ Entitlements Legislation Amendment (One-off Payments ◗

to Increase Assistance for Older Australians and Carers and Other Measures) Act 2006, except to the extent administered by the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs

Social Security and Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (One-off Payments and ◗

Other 2007 Budget Measures) Act 2007, except to the extent administered by the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs

Social Security and Veterans’ Entitlements Legislation Amendment (One-off Payments ◗

and Other Budget Measures) Act 2008, except to the extent administered by the Minister for Education, the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, the Minister for Social Inclusion or the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs

Social Welfare Commission (Repeal) Act 1976 ◗

Supported Accommodation Assistance Act 1994 ◗

Tax Laws Amendment (Simplified Superannuation) Act 2007 ◗ , item 20 of Schedule 8 insofar as it relates to legislation administered by the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.


Appendix 9: Age Pension supplementary informationThe following tables and commentary provide supplementary information about the Age Pension.

Figure 4.1 Take-up of Age Pension, June 1999 – June 2009

There are more women than men receiving the Age Pension (57.2 per cent in June 2009), due to their longer life expectancy and lower qualifying age for the Age Pension. More women than men receive the full rate of the Age Pension—a total of 65.3 per cent of female age pensioners are paid at full rate, compared with 61.7 per cent of males. This reflects that on average women accumulate lower income and assets to provide for retirement.

Some 42.8 per cent of age pensioners are single. Singles tend to be older than partnered pensioners and are more likely to receive the full rate of pension than partnered pensioners (70.9 per cent compared with 58.4 per cent). As at June 2009, 39.3 per cent of age pensioners assisted by Centrelink were born overseas.

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Figure 4.2 Percentage of age pensioners born overseas, 1999–2009

Number of Age Pensions paid under international social security agreementsIn June 2009, there were 33,615 Age Pensions paid under agreements (excluding New Zealand and the United Kingdom), averaging $4,740 per year per person. An additional 9,851 Age Pensions were paid under the agreement with New Zealand, at an average of $5,087 per year per person. Under the former agreement with the United Kingdom, 151 Age Pensions were paid, averaging $8,406 per year per person.

Table 4.23 Maximum payments to recipients of pension: index of real pension rates, June 2004 to June 2009

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Age Pension—single 100.0 100.0 102.1 103.9 105.1 105.6

With Rent Assistance 100.0 100.0 101.7 103.2 104.2 104.7

Age Pension—couple 100.0 100.0 102.1 103.9 105.1 105.6

With Rent Assistance 100.0 100.0 101.8 103.5 104.6 105.0

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Figure 4.3 Maximum payments to recipients of pension: index of real pension rates, June 2004 to June 2009 (for data, please refer to Table 4.23)1,2

1 Index of real value results are identical for Single—pension only and Couple—pension only.

2 While there were pension increases in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from 2004 to 2005, there was no increase in line with Male Total Average Weekly Earnings, and therefore no real increase is represented in the graph.

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Figure 4.4 Increases to the single pension rate under actual and alternative scenarios, March 2004 to March 2009

CPI = Consumer Price Index; MTAWE = Male Total Average Weekly Earnings.

Note: From July 2000, to compensate pensioners for the impact of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), the maximum rate of pension increased by 4 per cent (half of which was a payment in advance of the normal March 2001 indexation increase). This increase was known as the Pension Supplement. It increased in line with the CPI and was paid in addition to the base rate of pension that is set to at least 25 per cent of MTAWE.

The value of the GST Pension Supplement is incorporated into the new Pension Supplement from 20 September 2009.

Table 4.24 Income and asset value limits for full pension as at 30 June 2009

Single ($) Couple combined ($)

Income free area (per fortnight) 138 240

Asset value limit for home owners (home not included)

171,750 243,500

Asset value limit for non‑home owners 296,250 368,000

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The global financial crisis reduced the private income and assets of many seniors. The Age Pension system responded as intended to provide additional assistance to seniors where it is needed. Figure 4.5 reflects this, showing that in 2008–09 there was a decrease in the proportion of age pensioners receiving a part‑rate pension. This is mainly due to people moving from part‑rate pension to full‑rate pension as a result of reductions in their assessed income and assets. The assessed income of many pensioners decreased as a result of a series of reductions in the social security deeming rates, in response to lower returns on financial investments. Reductions in asset values for managed investments and shares as a result of the global financial crisis also contributed to higher pension payments. The decrease in the proportion of age pensioners receiving a part‑rate pension is contrary to the longer term trend increase.

However, in 2008–09 it continued to be the case that new entrants to the Age Pension had significantly higher average private income and assets than those of the full Age Pension population. This means that the proportion of Age Pension entrants who receive a part‑rate pension is much higher than the proportion of part‑rate pensioners in the entire Age Pension population. In the year to June 2009, 58.8 per cent of Age Pension entrants were granted at part‑rate, while 36.3 per cent of the full Age Pension population received a part‑rate pension.

There is increasing diversity in income and asset holdings of age pensioners. Some pensioners have little private income or assets. They may have spent considerable parts of their working life out of the workforce, and/or much of their working life pre‑dated Superannuation Guarantee arrangements. These factors restrict capacity to accumulate

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savings. On the other hand, new entrants have much higher average assessable assets than the average for the full age pensioner population. This in part reflects that new entrants have over their working lives more greatly benefited from superannuation arrangements. Also, in 2008–09, the global financial crisis resulted in many new entrants because their income and assets had dipped in value to below the income test and assets test cut‑out points.

Table 4.25 Average assessed income ($) of age pensioners, 2005–06 to 2008–09

2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09

Single age pensioners 3,484 3,850 4,504 3,652

Partnered age pensioners 4,166 4,537 5,327 4,369

Ratio of assessed income to total income (including Age Pension):

$26.30 of assessed income to every $100 of total income in 2005–06 ◗



$24.70 of assessed income to every $100 of total income in 2008–09. ◗

Pension Bonus SchemeThe Pension Bonus Scheme is intended to encourage older Australians to defer the Age Pension and continue working beyond Age Pension age. It provides a one‑off tax‑free lump sum to eligible people and is paid when a person registered in the scheme finally claims and receives the Age Pension.

At June 2009, 12 per cent of people over Age Pension age were working. Of these, 26 per cent received the Age Pension while they worked and another 22 per cent were registered in the Pension Bonus Scheme. As at 30 June 2009, 180,274 people had registered in the scheme since it commenced on 1 July 1998.

Since 20 September 2009, the Pension Bonus Scheme has been closed to new entrants, with registrations limited to those who met the age and residence requirements for the Age Pension before 20 September 2009.

Provision of financial informationFaHCSIA’s seniors’ publications promote independence and self‑reliance to retirees and pre‑retirees and provide information on planning, saving and preparing for retirement, investment options and the effective use of savings for self‑support. We distributed around 26,650 copies of these publications during 2008–09.


The Financial Information Service is a free information and education service available to all Australians through Centrelink. The service aims to ensure that people have sufficient information to help them make effective use of their financial resources for self‑support, make informed decisions about retirement issues and have adequate financial preparation for a retirement that allows participation in their community. FaHCSIA works with Centrelink in regard to the Financial Information Service’s scope and themes.

At 30 June 2009, there were some 147 full‑time equivalent Financial Information Service officers throughout Australia. Between July 2008 and June 2009, officers processed approximately 183,000 phone calls and conducted approximately 85,000 face‑to‑face interviews. Over the same period 74,000 people attended seminars. The seminars have a strong focus on encouraging pre‑retirees to plan for retirement. Forty‑four per cent of attendees were under age 55.

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Appendix 10: Family Tax Benefit reconciliation dataTable 4.26 below shows reconciliation outcomes for Family Tax Benefit recipients in the relevant entitlement year as at 26 June 2009.

Table 4.26: Reconciliation outcomes

Entitlement Year

2006–07 2007–08

Top‑ups Number of customers 1,812,698 1,722,130

Per cent of total customer number 82% 84%

Total amount $3,629m $3,612m

Average amount $2,002 $2,097

Nil change Number of customers 173,668 167,685


Overpayments Number of customers 175,417 162,039


Total amount $236m $216m

Average amount $1,348 $1,330

Total Number of customers 2,206,484 2,051,854


Table 4.27 shows the following information for customers who had been reconciled as at 26 June 2009:

number of Family Tax Benefit recipients with outstanding reconciliation debts in each ◗

entitlement year

total amount of outstanding Family Tax Benefit reconciliation debts for each ◗

entitlement year

number of Family Tax Benefit recipients who had part or all of their tax refund withheld to ◗

offset a debt from the same entitlement year.

Table 4.27: Outstanding debts

State 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08

ACT Number of customers 104 127 241 400 858

Total outstanding debt $193,702 $227,969 $407,292 $620,693 $1,387,742

Customers with tax refund withheld

1,016 1,551 1,277 1,233 1,232

NSW Number of customers 2,098 2,599 5,417 9,845 19,037

Total outstanding debt $4,502,340 $5,691,399 $10,150,289 $15,830,217 $30,340,300


19,369 25,590 23,459 21,958 22,306

NT Number of customers 83 104 221 380 702



468 830 744 701 722

Qld Number of customers 1,379 1,808 3,943 7,220 13,897



11,007 14,423 14,595 15,018 15,732

SA Number of customers 361 435 1,058 2,044 4,467

Total outstanding debt $713,859 $890,203 $1,823,429 $3,087,876 $6,920,339


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Table 4.27: Outstanding debts continued

State 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08

Tas Number of customers 130 161 352 649 1296



891 1,427 1,416 1,384 1,465

Vic Number of customers 1,420 1,808 3,926 7,088 15,665



14,284 18,980 17,653 17,685 18,102

WA Number of customers 777 989 2,047 3,964 7,963



5,827 8,257 7,665 8,446 9,069

N/R* Number of customers 799 754 868 719 587

Total outstanding debt $1,279,502 $1,244,797 $1,339,976 $1,133,050 $955,315


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Total Number of customers 7,151 8,785 18,073 32,309 64,472



57,687 77,471 72,637 72,038 74,415

* The N/R (not recorded) category covers customers with overseas addresses, addresses that are post office boxes (rather than street addresses), and invalid addresses (e.g. for people who are no longer customers).

State is the state in which the customer resided as at end of June 2009, which may differ from when the debt was incurred.


Table 4.28 shows the average Adjusted Taxable Income (ATI*), by state** / territory, for all Family Tax Benefit customers and their primary partner, who had been reconciled as at 26 June 2009 and had a debt in the relevant entitlement year.

Table 4.28: Average income by state/territory for customers with a debt

2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08

ACT $82,522 $90,358 $95,031 $100,381 $103,610

NSW $77,989 $84,081 $89,218 $95,674 $97,864

NT $67,835 $76,984 $83,014 $87,994 $90,346

Qld $72,984 $79,579 $86,428 $93,107 $95,519

SA $71,686 $78,888 $83,763 $89,836 $92,528

Tas $67,760 $74,894 $81,032 $86,018 $88,069

Vic $75,811 $82,266 $88,023 $94,450 $96,006

WA $75,382 $83,772 $93,214 $101,693 $104,100

N/R*** $78,964 $86,525 $93,940 $99,929 $109,404

Total $75,539 $82,248 $88,391 $95,056 $97,228

* Customers with zero actual ATI are excluded in the calculation of average actual ATI.

** State is the state in which the customer resided as at end of June 2008, which may differ from when the debt was incurred.

*** The N/R (not recorded) category covers customers with overseas addresses, addresses that are post office boxes (rather than street addresses), and invalid addresses (e.g. for people who are no longer customers).

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Table 4.29 shows the average actual ATI* by payment type, of customers and their primary partner who were entitled to Family Tax Benefit Part A (FTB Part A) at any stage in the relevant financial year and who had been reconciled as at 26 June 2009.

Table 4.29: Average incomes by payment type

Average Actual Adjusted

2006–07 2007–08

ATO Lump Sum $72,041 $75,049

Centrelink Lump Sum $58,233 $51,443

Instalments $46,373 $47,064

Fortnightly/lump sum combination $59,814 $53,472

* Customers with zero actual ATI are excluded in the calculation of average actual ATI.

Table 4.30 shows the distribution of actual adjusted taxable income (ATI) for customers and their primary partner who were entitled to FTB Part A or FTB Part B at any stage during the relevant financial year, and who had been reconciled as at 26 June 2009.

Table 4.30: Ranged income

2006–07 2007–08

Actual ATI ($)

Customers entitled to FTB Part A

Customers entitled to FTB Part B



0 to less than 20,000 460,610 456,010 458,832 455,111

20,000 to less than 40,000 472,394 461,128 388,331 379,708

40,000 to less than 60,000 368,217 302,614 341,447 289,667

60,000 to less than 80,000 355,978 205,766 333,028 202,164

80,000 to less than 100,000 259,876 106,754 272,135 114,143

100,000 to less than 120,000 51,640 46,666 72,692 52,059

120,000 to less than 140,000 4,045 22,551 5,071 25,610

140,000 to less than 160,000 1,052 12,051 1,143 13,555

160,000 to less than 180,000 410 6,866 396 7,499

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200,000 to less than 300,000 281 8,408 267 8,769

300,000 to less than 400,000 62 2,231 63 2,162

400,000 to less than 500,000 24 973 21 902

500,000 to less than 600,000 <20 410 <20 432

600,000 to less than 700,000 <20 244 <20 255

700,000 to less than 800,000 <20 161 <20 125

800,000 to less than 900,000 <20 122 <20 115

900,000 to less than 1,000,000 <20 88 <20 66

1,000,000 or more 40 314 39 252

Total 1,974,877 1,637,658 1,873,682 1,557,265

Please note: For the above table, Centrelink and ATO customers who were entitled to lump sum grants and were not subsequently reconciled are not included. Analysis shows this group of customers is too small to significantly alter the income distribution.

For privacy reasons, cells containing fewer than 20 observations have been reported as ‘<20’.

There are many reasons why families with high incomes can legitimately receive FTB Part A. These include:

customers with large families ◗

customers who were entitled to an income support payment for part of the year ◗

customers whose personal circumstances have changed during the year. For example, customers who were partnered for ◗

part of the year, and had their FTB Part A entitlements cancelled for the period when they were partnered and had income above the threshold, but were entitled to FTB Part A for the period when they were not partnered

certain groups of customers who are free of the FTB Part A income test—blind Disability Support Pensioners receive their ◗

income support payments and FTB Part A free of income testing in accordance with existing legislation.

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Appendix 11: Statement of material error 2007–08This statement refers to the FaHCSIA 2007–08 Annual Report.

Families (page 23)

The wording of the explanation in the last paragraph reads:

In 2007–08, around 80 per cent of families with children under 16 received Family Tax Benefit and almost 30 per cent also received income support.

The explanation should read:

In 2007–08, around 80 per cent of families with children under 16 received Family Tax Benefit (FTB). Around 30 per cent of FTB families also received income support.


Appendix 12: Aboriginals Benefit Account Annual Report 2008–09

IntroductionThe Aboriginals Benefit Account (ABA) is established under Part VI of the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (the ALRA) and is a Special Account for the purposes of the FMA Act.

The ABA is established for the receipt of statutory royalty equivalent monies, the level of which is calculated by reference to the payment of royalties generated from mining on Aboriginal land in the Northern Territory, and for the distribution of these monies. The major functions of the account are outlined in Table 4.32 of this report on page 367.

In 2008–09, the responsible Minister for the account was the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, the Hon. Jenny Macklin, MP.

The ABA is administered by the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) in accordance with the requirements of the ALRA and the FMA Act.

In relation to FaHCSIA’s 2008–09 Outcome and Output reporting structure, the ABA is part of Outcome 1: Greater self‑reliance and economic, social and community engagement for Indigenous Australians and falls under Output 1.2: Services for Indigenous Australians. In 2008–09, Closing the Gap on Indigenous disadvantage was a major new policy measure under Outcome 1.

As part of the Closing the Gap measure, the targeting of jobs and economic participation has been identified as one of the key strategies for reducing Indigenous disadvantage. With a focus on delivering employment, community and economic development opportunities for Indigenous Territorians, the ABA potentially has a valuable role to play in contributing to the Government’s Closing the Gap objectives for the Northern Territory. Community and economic development is most successfully achieved by working in consultation and partnership, and the ABA Advisory Committee plays an important role in advising the Minister on beneficial payments from the account.

Year in reviewIn the wake of the recent mining boom, the ABA experienced a substantial increase in mining royalty equivalent income in 2008–09, increasing to $218.5 million from $83.3 million in 2007–08. This in turn resulted in a significant increase in payments to incorporated Aboriginal associations, communities and groups (royalty associations) compared to 2007–08 (see Table 4.33 on page 368). These payments are made from the

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ABA to the Northern Territory Land Councils for distribution to royalty associations for the benefit of those people who are affected by mining operations on Aboriginal land. Royalty associations receive 30 per cent of the royalty equivalent monies paid into the ABA each year, in accordance with section 64(3) of the ALRA.

Funding highlightsThe high level of royalty equivalent income also enabled the ABA to fund an increased number of beneficial projects under section 64(4) of the ALRA. In 2008–09, the Minister approved funding for 67 beneficial projects and initiatives at a total of $58.4 million, including:

$33.3 million for major economic development ◗

$0.7 million for small business initiatives ◗

$12.4 million for land and sea management initiatives ◗

$8.2 million for community enhancement projects ◗

$1.7 million for scholarship and sponsorship in education and leadership ◗

$2.1 million to land councils to support ceremonial and funeral activities. ◗

Beneficial projects are designed to deliver benefits that ultimately improve the lives of Indigenous people in the Northern Territory through better employment opportunities, education, infrastructure and health. Some key projects during this period include:

$3.58 million over two years to establish one of the largest watermelon farms in ◗

Australia. There will be two bore fields, consisting of four bores each at the farm which when completed, will be leased to private investors, creating ongoing economic and employment opportunities for the traditional owners of the Warrabi Aboriginal Land Trust and nearby community of Ali Curung.

$12.2 million to fund smaller local projects across several remote communities such as ◗

the establishment of local market gardens to produce fresh vegetables, refurbishment of community stores, purchase of community and school buses, and funding for ceremonial and funeral activities in communities.

$4.04 million for the construction of quality accommodation with comfortable sleeping ◗

facilities, recreation spaces and food preparation areas for the Tiwi College. The facility is for use by 72 students and staff, providing accommodation in six family group homes. This was designed to assist in the long‑term attendance of students at the Tiwi College from across both Melville and Bathurst Islands, which form Tiwi Islands.

$1.7 million over four years for the establishment and operation of the Machado Joseph ◗

Disease (MJD) Foundation. The foundation will provide research and health services to sufferers of the disease which is an hereditary neuro‑degenerative condition that has affected Indigenous people for some 40 years.


$6.86 million for a purpose built office complex for the Central Land Council (CLC). ◗

The CLC activities had expanded beyond the capacity of the previous accommodation facilities which had staff operating from six different locations in Alice Springs. The new facility, which was officially opened in June 2009, was purpose built to accommodate the core functions of the CLC at the one location, which will provide benefits to numerous Indigenous people within the region.

Information on individual funding initiatives approved in 2008–09 can be found on FaHCSIA’s website at www.fahcsia.gov.au.

OEA performance audit of the ABAIn 2008, the Office of Evaluation and Audit (OEA) completed a performance audit of the ABA, which examined and reported on the efficiency, effectiveness, and economy of the account, and its overall management. The OEA report was publicly released in March 2009.

The performance audit provided relevant and useful recommendations on ways to improve the administration of the ABA. Good progress has been made in implementing the recommendations, which is contributing to improved governance, administration and reporting.

ABA performance 2008–09Reporting frameworkThe reporting framework for 2008–09 (Table 4.31) is aligned with the major functions of the ABA described in Table 4.37. A performance monitoring and reporting framework which will enable improved reporting against a set of high level performance indicators is currently under development.

Table 4.31: ABA activity reporting framework

Administration of the ABA

1 Credits into the ABA

2 Debits out of the ABA

3 ABA—Secretariat

4 Management of the ABA and its investment portfolio

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Table 4.32 Major functions of the ABA

Function according to Section of the ALRA Description

Credits into the ABASections 62–63

To receive the equivalent of mining royalty monies derived from mining operations on Aboriginal land in the Northern Territory, and such other income as outlined in section 63 of the ALRA.

Payments to land councilsSection 64(1), in accordance with section 34(1)

To make payments to Aboriginal land councils in the Northern Territory in proportions determined by the Minister to meet their administrative expenditure. The ALRA requires the administrative expenditure of the land councils is to be in accordance with proposed estimates of expenditure approved by the Minister.

Payments to royalty associationsSection 64(3)

To make payments to the above mentioned land councils for distribution to incorporated Aboriginal associations, communities or groups in order to benefit those Aboriginal people who are affected by mining operations. These payments are directly linked to the amount of royalty equivalent monies received in respect of mining in the areas concerned. Royalty associations receive 30 per cent of the royalty equivalents paid into the ABA.

Beneficial paymentsSection 64(4)

For the Minister to make payments for the benefit of Aboriginal people living in the Northern Territory. The ABA Advisory Committee provides advice to the Minister on these payments.

Administration payments Section 64(6)

To make payments to meet the expenses of administering the ABA.

Office of Township Leasing paymentsSection 64(4A)

To make payments for the acquiring and administration of township leases approved under section 19A of the ALRA.

ABA activities 2008–09Credits into the ABASection 63 of the ALRA requires the Commonwealth Government to credit the ABA from time to time, amounts equal to the amounts of any royalties received by the Commonwealth or the Northern Territory in respect of a mining interest in Aboriginal land in the Northern Territory.

Section 62(3) of the ALRA requires interest received from investment of an amount standing to the credit of the ABA to be credited into the ABA. The ABA earns interest from investments of funds that are surplus to immediate needs. Interest earned is receipted directly into the ABA’s official bank account and used to make payments as required. Table 4.33 details interest earned for the year.


Resources required for the administration of the ABA account is provided free of charge by FaHCSIA. Resources provided free of charge represent FaHCSIA’s staffing costs associated with the management of the ABA account not reimbursed to the Department by the ABA. Resources provided free of charge are included as revenue in Table 4.33 and expenses in Table 4.39.

Financial statement audit services are also provided free of charge to the Department by the Australian National Audit Office.

Table 4.33: Summary of ABA income for 2008–09

2007–08 $’000

2008–09 $’000

Royalty equivalents 83,257 218,515

Interest 12,253 17,224

Resources received free of charge 1,382 1,712

Total ABA income 96,892 237,451

Royalty equivalent creditsUnder the Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978, all Commonwealth interests in minerals in the Northern Territory, other than a prescribed substance within the meaning of the Atomic Energy Act 1953, are vested in the Northern Territory.

Title to those substances to which the Atomic Energy Act 1953 refers, principally uranium, remains vested in the Commonwealth.

Royalties in respect of uranium and non‑uranium mining on Aboriginal land are paid to the Australian Government Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism (DRET) and to the Royalty Branch of the Northern Territory Treasury respectively.

Following advice from these bodies and any necessary determinations made by the Minister, special appropriations are made from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to enable funds equivalent to the amount of royalties received from mining interests on Aboriginal land be credited to the ABA. Advice is provided weekly by the Northern Territory Treasury and twice yearly from DRET.

Table 4.34 provides a break‑up of uranium and non‑uranium royalty equivalents credited to the ABA for 2007–08 and 2008–09.

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Table 4.34: Royalty equivalent receipts

2007–08 $’000

2008–09 $’000

Uranium royalties 14,139 19,306

Non‑uranium royalties 69,118 199,209

Total royalty equivalents 83,257 218,515

Refer: 2008–09 Financial Statements.

ABA royalty equivalent income is subject to profits recorded by individual mines and world market resources prices and as such is volatile. The following chart shows section 63 receipts from royalty equivalents transferred into the ABA during the past six years.

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Table 4.35: Summary ABA expenditure for 2008–09

Payments from the ABA2008–09($’000)

Beneficial payments to Aboriginal people in the NT—64(4) 26,031

Administration [suppliers—64(6) and employees—64(6)] 1,890

Payments township leases—64(4A) 1,773

Payments to land councils for administrative purposes—64(1) 28,711

Payments to land council for distribution to royalty associations—64(3) 65,554

Total expenditure 123,959

Refer: Income Statement in the 2008–09 Financial Statements.

Payments to land councils for administrative expensesTable 4.36 lists ABA monies paid to the four Northern Territory land councils to meet their administrative costs.

Table 4.36: Section 64(1) payments to land councils 2008–09 (net of mining withholding tax (MWT)—administrative costs

Section 64(1) payments to land councils—administration costs2007–08

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Northern Land Council 11,601 13,028

Central Land Council 7,783 11,967

Tiwi Land Council 1,928 1,768

Anindilyakwa Land Council 640 850

Total 21,952 27,613

Refer: Note 4E Payments to land councils for administrative purposes as reported in the Financial Statements.

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Payments to royalty associationsUnder section 64(3) of the ALRA, 30 per cent of the royalty equivalent monies must be paid to each land council in the area of which a mining interest is situated or mining operations are being carried on. These monies are distributed to Aboriginal organisations (royalty associations) in those areas affected by mining operations. Payments to royalty associations have increased this year in line with the increase in royalty equivalent income received.

Table 4.37: Section 64(3) payments to land councils for distribution to royalty associations (net of MWT)

Section 64(3) payments to land councils for distribution to royalty associations

2007–08 $’000

2008–09 $’000

Northern Land Council 6,508 9,629

Central Land Council 7,265 7,272

Anindilyakwa Land Council 10,206 46,031

Total 23,979 62,932

Refer: Note 4F Distribution to land councils as reported in the Financial Statements. NB: Tiwi Land Council did not receive any payment as there were no profitable mining operations in any of its areas.

Beneficial paymentsUnder section 64(4) the Minister can make payments to or for the benefit of Aboriginal people living in the Northern Territory. The Minister is advised by the ABA Advisory Committee in relation to these payments.

Table 4.38 lists expenditure under section 64(4) for 2008–09 and 2007–08.

Table 4.38: Section 64(4) expenditure—beneficial payments

2007–08Actual ($’000)

2007–08Accrual ($’000)

2008–09($’000)

Total beneficial payments 20,311 403* 26,031

* Relates to an accounting adjustment in prior years; a number of grants were incorrectly recorded in the Financial Statements as expenses rather than commitments.


Sections 64(6) and 64(4A) administrative paymentsAdministration costs associated with the running of the ABA are captured under section 64(6) and 64(4A) of the ALRA. Table 4.39 provides a breakdown of administration and Office for Township Leasing (OTL) expenses for the ABA for 2008–09 and 2007–08, including consultancy services and services provided free of charge to the ABA.

Table 4.39: Sections 64(6) and 64(4A) expenditure

Expenditure under sections 64(6) and 64(4A)2007–08

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64(6) payments

Resources free of charge 1,382 1,712

Committee members’ sitting fees/superannuation 17 29

Consultancy services 215 92

Committee meeting expenses 51 58

64(4A) payments

Office for Executive Director Township Leasing administrative expenses 457 1,088

Payments for township leases 278 499

Total administrative costs of the ABA 2,400 3,478

Refer: Notes 4A employee benefits, 4B suppliers and 4D payments for township leases in the 2008–09 Financial Statements.

Consultancy servicesConsultancy expenditure under section 64(6) for 2008–09 was $91,719 (net of GST). Table 4.40 lists consultancy services used by the ABA for 2008–09.

Table 4.40: Consultancy services to the ABA 2008–09

Consultancy2008–09 ($’000)

Financial services:

KPMG Darwin 83

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu 9

Total consultancy costs 92

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Mining Withholding TaxUnder the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, payments made from royalty equivalents credited to the ABA, are subject to Mining Withholding Tax (MWT) at a rate specified in the Income Tax (Mining Withholding Tax) Act 1979. In accordance with the Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 3) 1994, the current rate of tax applied to payments of MWT is four per cent.

From 1 July 2003, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) determined the ABA to be a large Pay as You Go (PAYG) Withholder. MWT liabilities on payments made are paid on or before due dates in accordance with the Large withholders guide to PAYG Withholding issued by the ATO. Table 4.41 shows the total MWT for 2008–09.

Table 4.41: Mining Withholding Tax 2008–09

2007–08 $’000

2008–09 $’000

MWT expenditure for the year 2,296 4,460

Refer: 2008–09 Financial Statements.

Total Equity

Table 4.42 lists the ABA closing balance as at 30 June 2009 as disclosed in the Financial Statements on an accrual basis, excluding future commitments.

Table 4.42: Total Equity 2008–09

2007–08 $’000

2008–09 $’000

Balance carried forward from previous year 146,794 192,880

Income minus Expenses (Surplus) 46,086 113,492

Closing balance as at 30 June 192,880 306,372

Refer: 2008–09 Financial Statements. Total Equity excludes future commitments.


ABA secretariatAs part of its administrative responsibilities for the ABA, FaHCSIA provides secretariat support to the ABA Advisory Committee. The ABA Advisory Committee is established under subsection 65(1) of the ALRA to advise the Minister in connection with debiting the Account for the purposes of making beneficial payments under section 64(4) of the ALRA.

2008–09 was a busy year for the advisory committee as it dealt with an increased number of applications for funding under the ABA. The committee met three times to consider applications and formulate advice to the Minister in relation to beneficial payments. The outcomes of each meeting held in 2008–09 are listed below.

During this period, FaHCSIA and the ABA Advisory Committee worked together on developing new funding guidelines, application forms and a new ABA Advisory Committee Members Handbook. The handbook is intended to support the governance of the committee by outlining roles and responsibilities and the operations of the committee. The new guidelines and application forms will further support the work of the advisory committee and provide applicants with improved information on applying for funding under the ABA.

Meeting outcomesAugust 2008 meeting (Groote Eylandt)The committee considered 49 applications for funding:

19 applications were supported ◗

17 were deferred to a later meeting ◗

13 were not supported. ◗

December 2008 meeting (Darwin)The committee considered 47 applications for funding:




April 2009 meeting (Darwin)The committee considered 43 applications for funding:




MembershipThe ABA Advisory Committee has 14 members elected by the four Northern Territory Land Councils, and one Chairperson appointed by the Minister. Land council representatives are

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elected from within the land council’s own membership. The membership of the committee in 2008–09 is listed in Table 4.43 below.

At the end of June 2009, Dr Miriam‑Rose Baumann’s period of appointment as Chair expired. During her term, Dr Baumann provided strong and committed leadership to the Committee and has made a valuable contribution to improving opportunities and conditions for Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory in her many areas of public service.

In the second half of 2008–09, an open expression of interest process was held for the position of Chair of the ABA Advisory Committee. The appointment of the new Chair is anticipated at the beginning of 2009–10.

Table 4.43: ABA Advisory Committee members 2008–09

Chairperson

Dr Miriam-Rose BaumannDaly River

Northern Land Council

Mr Samuel Bush-BlanasiKatherine

Ms Margaret DaiyiDarwin/Daly/WagaitMr Bunug Galaminda

West Arnhem

Mr Wali WunungmurraEast Arnhem

Mr Jacob LansenNgukurr

Mr Jeffrey DixonBorroloola/BarklyMr Roy Harrington

Victoria River District

Central Land Council

Mr Lindsay BookieEastern Plenty RegionMs Veronica Lynch

Alice Springs Region

Mr Harry NelsonTanami RegionMs Gina Smith

Tennant Creek Region

Mr Phillip WilyukaSouth West Region

Anindilyakwa Land Council

Mr Tony WurramarrbaGroote Eylandt

Tiwi Land Council

Mr Matthew WonaemirriMilikapiti


Management of the ABA and its investment portfolioFaHCSIA is responsible for ensuring that the ABA complies with the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 and relevant financial legislation and meets its financial accountability responsibilities to the Government and the Parliament. Section 64B of the ALRA requires FaHCSIA to keep accounts and prepare financial statements in respect of the ABA, as determined by the Minister for Finance. Section 64B also requires the Auditor‑General to report on the financial statements to the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.

Each year FaHCSIA seeks information from relevant mining companies in relation to the estimates and timing of royalties payable in respect of mining on Aboriginal land in the Northern Territory. The information is sought to facilitate the preparation of annual projections of receipts and payments for the ABA and to meet Budget obligations.

Investment portfolioThe ABA investment strategy is focused on cash flow requirements, preservation of the fund and management of risk. Monies which are surplus to immediate requirements are invested under section 39 of the FMA Act.

In order to minimise the risk of any loss, section 39 of the FMA Act restrict the investment of public money to a limited number of specified low‑risk investments like government bonds, state and territory bonds, term deposits and negotiable cash deposits (NCDs) with a bank.

The ABA had the following term deposits and NCDs with Australian banks as at the 30 June 2009.

Table 4.44: ABA Investment portfolio as at 30 June 2009

2007–08$’000

2008–09$’000

Interest bearing deposits 131,540 217,309

Negotiable certificates of deposit 59,217 69,220

Total ABA investment portfolio 190,757 286,529

Refer: Notes 5C Investments as reported in the 2008–09 Financial Statements.

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