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DEWR Section 1 - Agency overview and resources - variations and measures

Overview

The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) was created as a result of the Administrative Arrangements Order (AAO) of 3 December 2007. Functions transferred into the new Department were the majority of the functions from the former Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) and from the former Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR), plus the early childhood education and childcare and youth functions from the former Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaCSIA).

Table 1 maps components of the Outcome structures from the former FaCSIA, DEST and DEWR departments to the new Outcome structure for DEEWR.

A description of changes to the Outputs for each Outcome is provided in Section 2 of this document.

Table 1.1:  Mapping of agency outcomes and output groups

Additional estimates and variations to outcomes

The department has the following additional estimates variations:

Departmental Outputs

The major variations for departmental outputs are:

An increase of $5.4 million for new measures announced since the 2007-08 Budget.  These are outlined in Tables 1.2 and 1.4.

A decrease of $80.4 million associated with other estimates and variations since the 2007-08 Budget.  These are detailed in Table 1.3.

Departmental Equity Injections

An additional departmental equity injection of $3.3m million has been provided for new measures announced since the 2007-08 Budget.  These are outlined in Table 1.4.

Administered Expenses

The major variations for administered expenses include:

An increase of $416.1 million for new measures announced since the 2007-08 Budget.  These are outlined in Tables 1.2 and 1.4.

Decreases of $1,734.1 million associated with other estimates and variations since the 2007-08 Budget.  These are detailed in Table 1.3.

The following programs have transferred from the former DEST to the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research: Institutional Grants Scheme, Systemic Infrastructure Programme, Research Infrastructure Block Grants, Regional Protection Scheme, Higher Education Research Promotion, Research Training, Anglo-Australian Telescope Board, National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy, Cooperative Research Centres, International Science Linkages, Science Connections Programme, Australia-India Strategic Research Fund, and International Postgraduate Research Scholarship Scheme.

The following programs have transferred from the former DEST to the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism: Radioactive Waste Management, and Defence of Common Law – Atomic Tests.

The following programs have transferred from the former Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs to DEEWR: Support for Child Care, Child care for eligible parents undergoing training, Northern Territory Emergency Response - supporting families, Parenting, Child Care Benefit, Child Care Tax Rebate, Youth Engagement.

The following programs have transferred from the former DEWR to the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs: Disability Support Pension and Community Development Employment Projects.

Table 1.2: Additional estimates and variations to outcomes – measures
  2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
Outcome 1        
Changes in estimates (administered)        
Jobs, Education and Training Child Care Fee Assistance -  7,700  6,900  4,600
National Rollout of the Australian Early Development Index  3,000  4,300  4,300  4,300
Universal Access to Preschool  10,000 - - -
Total Changes in estimate (administered)  13,000  12,000  11,200  8,900
       
Changes in estimates (departmental)        
Universal Access to Preschool  3,500 - - -
Total Changes in estimate (departmental)  3,500 - - -
Total variation of appropriation for outcome 1  16,500  12,000  11,200  8,900
       
Outcome 2        
Changes in estimates (administered)        
Additional Funding for Orthodox Jewish Schools  4,000  4,000  4,000  4,000
Cape York Institute - supporting improvements in Indigenous education  1,395  2,963  2,130  2,174
Drought Package 2007 - assistance for isolated children  6,079  8,900 - -
Drought Package 2007 - assistance for rural schools  22,735  23,872 - -
Getting Remote Aboriginal Children to Enrol in School  3,800  11,600  20,000  29,000
Investing in Our Schools (26,100) - - -
Local Schools Working Together  20,000  30,000  12,500 -
National Secondary Schools Computer Fund  100,000  400,000  300,000  200,000
National Schools Chaplaincy Program - additional funding   11,500  24,250  34,250  5,000
Children with autism spectrum disorders - support for families and carers  2,718  5,309  5,176  5,275
Trades Training Centres in Schools -  233,142  242,934  253,137
Total Changes in estimate (administered)  146,127  744,036  620,990  498,586
Changes in estimates (departmental)        
Cape York Institute - supporting improvements in Indigenous education  280  287  294  298
Centrelink - Assistance for Isolated Children  764  462 - -
DEEWR National Office fitout - -  973  3,500
Drought Package 2007 - assistance for isolated children  253  179 - -
Drought Package 2007 - assistance for rural schools  1,070  1,028 - -
Children with autism spectrum disorders - support for families and carers  740  350  356  366
Efficiency dividend - increase in the rate from 1 per cent to 1.25 per cent - (483) (950) (1,410)
Election Commitment Savings: 2 per cent Efficiency Dividend (1,003) (4,179) (4,022) (3,987)
Total Changes in estimate (departmental)  2,104 (2,356) (3,349) (1,233)
Total variation of appropriation for outcome 2  148,231  741,680  617,641  497,353
       
Outcome 3        
Changes in estimates (administered)        
Reduction of Carrick Institute Funding and Learning and Teaching Performance Fund  (5,400) (10,700) (10,700) (10,700)
Cape York Institute - supporting improvements in Indigenous Education  374  713  749  786
Centre for Social Impact  12,500 - - -
Drought assistance - Exceptional Circumstances assistance for primary producers  8,529  8,662 - -
Drought assistance - Exceptional Circumstances for small business  2,456  2,744 - -
Transitioning People off CDEP Participant Payments to Income Support - ABSTUDY (372) (609) (624) -
Public Policy Institute  15,000 - - -
Veterinary Science Programme at the University of Adelaide  15,000 - - -
Total Changes in estimate (administered)  48,087  810 (10,575) (9,914)
       
Changes in estimates (departmental)        
Efficiency dividend - increase in the rate from 1 per cent to 1.25 per cent - (368) (724) (1,078)
Election Commitment Savings: 2 per cent Efficiency Dividend (543) (2,248) (2,184) (2,172)
Total Changes in estimate (departmental) (543) (2,616) (2,908) (3,250)
Total variation of appropriation for outcome 3  47,544 (1,806) (13,483) (13,164)
       
Outcome 4        
Changes in estimates (administered)        
Work Skills Vouchers - extension  92,550 (94,050) (94,050) (94,050)
Cessation of the Business Skills Vouchers - (2,436) (2,923) (3,654)
Commonwealth Trade Learning Scholarships - payments for early completion  215  391  430  444
National Skills Needs List - establishment  7,909  14,029  16,770  17,967
Establishment of Television Technical Operations College and Westrac National Skills Centre  16,240 - - -
VET FEE-HELP - extension to Vocational Graduate Certificates and Diploma courses  80  166  197 (16)
Payment of Employer Incentives for Intermediate Qualifications  79  1,022  1,108  651
Removal of the Prior Qualification Rule for Employer and Apprentice Incentives  715  7,368  8,574  9,802
Skilling Australia for the Future  33,303  232,550  412,193  620,272
Visas - cessation of the Trade Skills Training Visa (2,153) (2,207) (2,262) (2,319)
Total Changes in estimate (administered)  148,938  156,833  340,037  549,097
       
Changes in estimates (departmental)        
Work Skills Vouchers - extension  1,173 (2,014) (2,058) (2,210)
Cessation of the Business Skills Vouchers - (288) (243) (350)
National Skills Needs List - establishment  87  229  237  245
Removal of the Prior Qualification Rule for Employer and Apprentice Incentives  100 - - -
Skills Australia  2,600  3,000  4,000  5,000
Efficiency dividend - increase in the rate from 1 per cent to 1.25 per cent - (267) (520) (773)
Election Commitment Savings: 2 per cent Efficiency Dividend (523) (2,175) (2,074) (2,053)
Total Changes in estimate (departmental)  3,437 (1,515) (658) (141)
Total variation of appropriation for outcome 4  152,375  155,318  339,379  548,956
       
Outcome 5        
Changes in estimates (administered)        
Youth Engagement - Scouting Australia  1,500 - - -
Total Changes in estimate (administered)  1,500 - - -
       
Changes in estimates (departmental)        
Efficiency dividend - increase in the rate from 1 per cent to 1.25 per cent - (28) (54) (84)
Election Commitment Savings: 2 per cent Efficiency Dividend (56) (234) (222) (219)
Total Changes in estimate (departmental) (56) (262) (276) (303)
Total variation of appropriation for outcome 5  1,444 (262) (276) (303)
       
Outcome 6        
Changes in estimates (departmental)        
Partial Reversal of 2007-08 Budget Measure Australia-Japan Free Trade Agreement - commencement of negotiations - (49) - -
Savings for Labor's Better Priorities: Australia-China Free Trade Agreement - continuation of negotiations (119) (248) - -
Efficiency dividend - increase in the rate from 1 per cent to 1.25 per cent - (61) (118) (174)
Election Commitment Savings: 2 per cent Efficiency Dividend (122) (509) (478) (471)
Total Changes in estimate (departmental) (241) (867) (596) (645)
Total variation of appropriation for outcome 6 (241) (867) (596) (645)
       
Outcome 7        
Changes in estimates (administered)        
Northern Territory Emergency Response - employment and welfare reform (23,207) (36,448) (35,707) -
Utilities Allowance - increase and extend eligibility to include all recipients of Disability Support, Service Pension and Carer Payment  11,507  20,754  19,952  18,712
Veterans' Disability Pension - changes to indexation and increases to the General and Extreme Disablement Adjustment Rates (16) (66) (88) (109)
Welfare Reform - Cape York trial  5,651  13,398 - -
Work for the Dole - increased access to full-time Work for the Dole  2,185  2,185  2,185  2,185
Workforce participation requirements - exemptions for carers who are relatives  172  354  363  372
Efficiency Dividend - increase in the rate from 1 per cent to 1.25 per cent - (912) (1,835) (2,767)
Total changes in estimate (administered) (3,708) (735) (15,130)  18,393
       
Change  in estimates (departmental)         
Vocational Rehabilitation Services-  recovery of costs  1,019  789  796  802
Efficiency Dividend - increase in the rate from 1 per cent to 1.25 per cent - (3,071) (6,213) (9,384)
Election Commitment Savings: 2 percent Efficiency Dividend (5,772) (24,431) (25,044) (25,221)
Total Changes in estimate (departmental) (4,753) (26,713) (30,461) (33,803)
Total variation of appropriation for outcome 7 (8,461) (27,448) (45,591) (15,410)
       
Outcome 8        
Changes in estimates (administered)        
Northern Territory Emergency Response - communication 400 - - -
Total Changes in estimate (administered) 400 - - -
       
Change  in estimates (departmental)         
Social Inclusion Unit -  establishment (258) (468) (472) (478)
Welfare Reform - Cape York trial 1,081 541 - -
Efficiency Dividend - increase in the rate from 1 per cent to 1.25 per cent - (271) (537) (810)
Election Commitment Savings 2 percent Efficiency Dividend (449) (1,866) (1,864) (1,844)
Total Changes in estimate (departmental)  374 (2,064) (2,873) (3,132)
Total variation of appropriation for outcome 8  774 (2,064) (2,873) (3,132)
       
Outcome 9        
Changes in estimates (administered)        
Textile, Clothing and Footwear Workers Code of Practice 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000
Workplace Relations Reform - communication campaign 60,754 - - -
Total Changes in estimate (administered) 61,754 1,000 1,000 1,000
       
Change  in estimates (departmental)         
A Fairer and Flexible Workplace Relations System - (700) (3,300) (7,200)
Office of Work and Family-  establishment (327) (531) (363) (368)
Workplace Relation Reform- communication campaign  256 - - -
Workplace Relation Reform- establishment of the Workplace Authority 1,696 1,040 - -
Efficiency Dividend - increase in the rate from 1 per cent to 1.25 per cent - (222) (440) (663)
Total Changes in estimate (departmental) 1,625 (413) (4,103) (8,231)
Total variation of appropriation for outcome 9 63,379 587 (3,103) (7,231)
       
Total variation of appropriation for all outcomes 421,545 877,138 902,298 1,015,324
Table 1.2: Additional estimates and variations to outcomes – measures
  2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
Outcome 1        
Resources available at Budget - administered - - - -
Parameter adjustments  10,216  9,072  9,299  9,598
Total variations in administered appropriations  10,216  9,072  9,299  9,598
Resources available at Additional Estimates  10,216  9,072  9,299  9,598
         
Total variations in appropriations - Outcome 1  10,216  9,072  9,299  9,598
       
Outcome 2        
Resources available at Budget - administered - - - -
Change in accounting treatment (287,713) (227,992) (291,511) (315,811)
Parameter adjustments (85,761) (66,796) (75,269) (83,589)
Movement of funds between years  10,898      
Total variations in administered appropriations (362,576) (294,788) (366,780) (399,400)
Resources available at Additional Estimates (362,576) (294,788) (366,780) (399,400)
       
Resources available at Budget - departmental - - - -
Parameter adjustments -  363  343  510
Total variations in departmental appropriations -  363  343  510
Resources available at Additional Estimates -  363  343  510
         
Total variations in appropriations - Outcome 2 (362,576) (294,425) (366,437) (398,890)
       
Outcome 3        
Resources available at Budget - administered - - - -
Changes in accounting treatment (204,468) (136,878) (119,775) (140,476)
Parameter adjustments (40,486) (31,063) (37,510) (41,854)
Movement of funds between years (1,788) (369) -  1,148
Total variations in administered appropriations (246,742) (168,310) (157,285) (181,182)
Resources available at Additional Estimates (246,742) (168,310) (157,285) (181,182)
       
Resources available at Budget - departmental - - - -
Higher Education Endowment Fund  5,259  6,115  6,245  6,380
Higher Education Information Management System - Enhancements to Support 2008 Budget Measures  775  808  1,619  1,649
Parameter adjustments -  268  259  384
Total variations in departmental appropriations  6,034  7,191  8,123  8,413
Resources available at Additional Estimates  6,034  7,191  8,123  8,413
         
Total variations in appropriations - Outcome 3 (240,708) (161,119) (149,162) (172,769)
       
Outcome 4        
Resources available at Budget - administered - - - -
Changes in accounting treatment (9,621) (6,427) (11,368) (11,592)
Parameter adjustments  79,619  74,940  83,591  77,647
Total variations in administered appropriations  69,998  68,513  72,223  66,055
Resources available at Additional Estimates  69,998  68,513  72,223  66,055
       
Resources available at Budget - departmental - - - -
Parameter adjustments - 197 187 277
Total variations in departmental appropriations - 197 187 277
Resources available at Additional Estimates - 197 187 277
         
Total variations in appropriations - Outcome 4  69,998  68,710  72,410  66,332
       
Outcome 5        
Resources available at Budget - administered - - - -
Parameter adjustments - (65) (135) (214)
Total variations in administered appropriations - (65) (135) (214)
Resources available at Additional Estimates - (65) (135) (214)
       
Resources available at Budget - departmental - - - -
Parameter adjustments -  20  20  29
Total variations in departmental appropriations - 20 20 29
Resources available at Additional Estimates -  20  20  29
         
Total variations in appropriations - Outcome 5 - (45) (115) (185)
       
Outcome 6        
Resources available at Budget - administered - - - -
Parameter adjustments - 45 51 49
Total variations in administered appropriations - 45 51 49
Resources available at Additional Estimates -  45  51  49
       
Resources available at Budget - departmental - - - -
Parameter adjustments -  44  41  61
Total variations in departmental appropriations - 44 41 61
Resources available at Additional Estimates -  44  41  61
         
Total variations in appropriations - Outcome 6 -  89  92  110
       
Outcome 7        
Resources available at Budget - administered - - - -
Work for the Dole - revised estimate (2,185) (2,185) (2,185) (2,185)
Rehabilitation Services - revised estimate (25,000) - - -
Income Support Payments - revised estimate (1,196,343) (1,253,659) (1,463,693) (1,423,407)
Parameter adjustments -  252  251  259
Total variations in administered appropriations (1,223,528) (1,255,592) (1,465,627) (1,425,333)
Resources available at Additional Estimates (1,223,528) (1,255,592) (1,465,627) (1,425,333)
       
Resources available at Budget - departmental - - - -
Job Network - reduction for rolling tender arrangements (784) - - -
Parameter adjustments -  2,300  2,359  3,584
Total variations in departmental appropriations (784)  2,300  2,359  3,584
Resources available at Additional Estimates (784)  2,300  2,359  3,584
         
Total variations in appropriations - Outcome 7 (1,224,312) (1,253,292) (1,463,268) (1,421,749)
       
Outcome 8        
Resources available at Budget - administered - - - -
Parameter adjustments -  2,113  3,740  3,943
Total variations in administered appropriations -  2,113  3,740  3,943
Resources available at Additional Estimates -  2,113  3,740  3,943
       
Resources available at Budget - departmental - - - -
Parameter adjustments -  156  158  243
Total variations in departmental appropriations -  156  158  243
Resources available at Additional Estimates -  156  158  243
         
Total variations in appropriations - Outcome 8 -  2,269  3,898  4,186
       
Outcome 9        
Resources available at Budget - administered - - - -
Coal Mining Industry Corporation - revised Estimate  17,880  22,700  30,200  38,410
General Employee Entitlements and Redundancy Scheme - revised estimate - (8,000) - -
International Labour Organisation - revised estimate  684  684  684  684
Parameter adjustments - (144) (151) (149)
Total variations in administered appropriations  18,564  15,240  30,733  38,945
Resources available at Additional Estimates  18,564  15,240  30,733  38,945
       
Resources available at Budget - departmental - - - -
Transfer of appropriation to the Workplace Authority (84,400) (71,920) (72,570) (72,570)
Transfer of appropriation to the Office of the Workplace Ombudsman (1,219) (1,246) (1,256) (1,265)
Parameter adjustments -  191  193  297
Total variations in departmental appropriations (85,619) (72,975) (73,633) (73,538)
Resources available at Additional Estimates (85,619) (72,975) (73,633) (73,538)
         
Total variations in appropriations - Outcome 9 (67,055) (57,735) (42,900) (34,593)
       
Total variations in appropriations - DEEWR (1,814,437) (1,686,476) (1,936,183) (1,947,960)

Measures — Agency summary

Table 1.4:  Summary of measures since the 2007‑08 Budget
Measure Title Outcome Output
  groups
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
  affected
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
    Admin Dept   Admin Dept   Admin Dept   Admin Dept  
      items outputs Total items outputs Total items outputs Total items outputs Total
Expense Measures                            
                           
Universal Access to Preschool 1    10,000  3,500  13,500 - - - - - - - - -
National Rollout of the Australian Early Development Index 1    3,000 -  3,000  4,300 -  4,300  4,300 -  4,300  4,300 -  4,300
Jobs, Education and Training Child Care Fee Assistance 1   - - -  7,700 -  7,700  6,900 -  6,900  4,600 -  4,600
Children with autism spectrum disorders - support for families and carers 2    2,718  740  3,458  5,309  350  5,659  5,176  356  5,532  5,275  366  5,641
Drought Package 2007 - Assistance for Isolated Children 2    6,079  253  6,332  8,900  179  9,079 - - - - - -
Drought Package 2007 - assistance for rural schools 2    22,735  1,070  23,805  23,872  1,028  24,900 - - - - - -
Investing in Our Schools  2   (26,100) - (26,100) - - - - - - - - -
National Schools Chaplaincy Program - additional funding  2    11,500 -  11,500  24,250 -  24,250  34,250 -  34,250  5,000 -  5,000
National Secondary School Computer Fund 2    100,000 -  100,000  400,000 -  400,000  300,000 -  300,000  200,000 -  200,000
Additional Funding for Orthodox Jewish Schools 2    4,000 -  4,000  4,000 -  4,000  4,000 -  4,000  4,000 -  4,000
Local Schools Working Together 2    20,000 -  20,000  30,000 -  30,000  12,500 -  12,500 - - -
Trades Training Centres in Schools 2   - - -  233,142 -  233,142  242,934 -  242,934  253,137 -  253,137
Cape York Institute - supporting improvements in Indigenous Education 2    1,395  280  1,675  2,963  287  3,250  2,130  294  2,424  2,174  298  2,472
Getting Remote Aboriginal Children to Enrol in School 2    3,800 -  3,800  11,600 -  11,600  20,000 -  20,000  29,000 -  29,000
DEEWR National Office fitout 2   - - - - - - -  973  973 -  3,500  3,500
Centrelink - assistance for Isolated Children 2   -  764  764 -  462  462 - - - - - -
Centre for Social Impact 3    12,500 -  12,500 - - - - - - - - -
Veterinary Science Programme at the University of Adelaide 3    15,000 -  15,000 - - - - - - - - -
Reduction of Carrick Institute Funding and Learning and Teaching Performance Fund 3   (5,400) - (5,400) (10,700) - (10,700) (10,700) - (10,700) (10,700) - (10,700)
Centrelink - further call centre supplementation1 3   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Drought assistance - Exceptional Circumstances for small business 3    2,456 -  2,456  2,744 -  2,744 - - - - - -
Drought assistance - Exceptional Circumstances assistance for primary producers 3    8,529 -  8,529  8,662 -  8,662 - - - - - -
Transitioning People off CDEP Participant Payments to Income Support - ABSTUDY 3   (372) - (372) (609) - (609) (624) - (624) - - -
Cape York Institute - Supporting improvements in indigenous education 3    374 -  374  713 -  713  749 -  749  786 -  786
Public Policy Institute 3    15,000 -  15,000 - - - - - - - - -
Commonwealth Trade Learning Scholarships (CTLS) - payments for early completion 4    215 -  215  391 -  391  430 -  430  444 -  444
Apprenticeship Incentives for Agriculture and Horticulture1 4   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Work Skills Vouchers - extension1,2 4    92,550  1,173  93,723 (94,050) (2,014) (96,064) (94,050) (2,058) (96,108) (94,050) (2,210) (96,260)
Clinical Training for Enrolled Nurses1 4   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Living Away From Home Allowance - Extension to Australian School-Based Apprenticeships1 4   - - - - - - - - - - - -
National Skills Needs List - establishment 4    7,909  87  7,996  14,029  229  14,258  16,770  237  17,007  17,967  245  18,212
VET FEE-HELP - extension to Vocational Graduate Certificates and Diploma courses 4    289 -  289  848 -  848  1,650 -  1,650  2,359 -  2,359
Removal of the Prior Qualification Rule for Employer and Apprentice Incentives 4    715  100  815  7,368 -  7,368  8,574 -  8,574  9,802 -  9,802
Establishment of Television Technical Operators College and Westrac National Skills Training Centre of Excellence 4    16,240 -  16,240 - - - - - - - - -
Visas - cessation of the Trade Skills Training Visa 4   (2,153) - (2,153) (2,207) - (2,207) (2,262) - (2,262) (2,319) - (2,319)
Skills Australia 4   -  2,600  2,600 -  3,000  3,000 -  4,000  4,000 -  5,000  5,000
Skilling Australia for the Future 4    33,303 -  33,303  232,550 -  232,550  412,193 -  412,193  620,272 -  620,272
Cessation of the Business Skills Vouchers 4   - - - (2,436) (288) (2,724) (2,923) (243) (3,166) (3,654) (350) (4,004)
Payment of Employer Incentives for Intermediate Qualifications 4    79 -  79  1,022 -  1,022  1,108 -  1,108  651 -  651
Youth Engagement - scouting Australia 5    1,500    1,500     -     -     -
Savings for Labor's Better Priorities: Australia-China Free Trade Agreement - continuation of negotiations 6   - (119) (119) - (248) (248) - - - - - -
Partial Reversal of 2007-08 Budget Measure Australia-Japan Free Trade  Agreement - commencement of negotiations 6   - - - - (49) (49) - - - - - -
Northern Territory Emergency Responses - employment and welfare reform 7 7.1/ 7.2 (23,207) - (23,207) (36,448) - (36,448) (35,707) - (35,707) - - -
Utilities Allowance - increase and extend eligibility to include all recipients of Disability Support, Service Pension and Carer Payment 7 7.1  11,507 -  11,507  20,754 -  20,754  19,952 -  19,952  18,712 -  18,712
Veterans' disability pension - changes to indexation and increases to the General and Extreme Disablement Adjustment Rates 7 7.1 (16) - (16) (66) - (66) (88) - (88) (109) - (109)
Vocational Rehabilitation Services - recovery of costs 7 7.2 -  983  983 - 718 718 0 725  725 - 732 732
Welfare Reform - Cape York Trial 7 7.1 / 7.2   5,651    5,651  13,396    13,396 - - - - - -
Work for the Dole - increased access to full time Work for the Dole 7 7.2  2,185 -  2,185  2,185 -  2,185  2,185 -  2,185  2,185 -  2,185
Workplace participation requirements - exemptions for carers who are relatives 7 7.1  172 -  172  354 -  354  363 -  363  372 -  372
Efficiency Dividend - increase in the rate from 1 per cent to 1.25 per cent 7 7.1/ 7.3 - - - (912) - (912) (1,835) - (1,835) (2,767) - (2,767)
Northern Territory Emergency Responses - communication 8 8.2  400 -  400 - - - - - - - - -
Social Inclusion Unit - establishment 8 8.2 - (258) (258) - (468) (468) - (472) (472) - (478) (478)
Welfare Reform - Cape York Trial 8 8.2    1,081  1,081    541  541 - - - - - -
A Fairer and Flexible Workplace Relations System 9 9.2 - - - - (700) (700) - (3,300) (3,300) - (7,200) (7,200)
Office of Work and Family- establishment 9 9.2 - (327) (327) - (531) (531) - (363) (363) - (368) (368)
Textile, Clothing and Footwear Workers Code of Practice 9 9.2  1,000 -  1,000  1,000 -  1,000  1,000 -  1,000  1,000 -  1,000
Workplace Relation Reform communication campaign 9 9.2  60,754  1,696  62,450 -  1,040  1,040 - - - - - -
Workplace Relation Reform- establishment of the Workplace Authority 9 9.2 -  256  256 - - - - - - - - -
General Employee Entitlements and Redundancy Scheme funding litigators to pursue litigation 1 9 9.2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Election Commitment Savings: 2 per cent Efficiency Dividend 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 All - (8,468) (8,468) - (35,642) (35,642) - (35,888) (35,888) - (35,967) (35,967)
Efficiency dividend - increase in the rate from 1 per cent to 1.25 per cent All All - - - - (4,771) (4,771) - (9,556) (9,556) - (14,376) (14,376)
Total Expense Measures      416,307  5,411  421,718  914,624 (36,877)  877,747  948,975 (45,295)  903,680  1,068,437 (50,808)  1,017,629
                             
Capital Measures                            
Higher Education Information Management System - Enhancements to Support 2008 Budget Measures 3   -  3,123  3,123 -  2,119  2,119 - - - - - -
Vocational Rehabilitation Services-  recovery of costs 7 7.2 -  216  216 - - - - - - - - -
DEEWR National Office fitout All All - - - -  20,000  20,000 - - - - - -
Total Capital Measures     -  3,339  3,339 -  22,119  22,119 - - - - - -
Total Expense and Capital Measures      416,307  8,750  425,057  914,624 (14,758)  899,866  948,975 (45,295)  903,680  1,068,437 (50,808)  1,017,629
                           
Revenue Measures                            
Vocational Rehabilitation Services-  recovery of costs 7 7.2  1,756 -  1,756  2,461 -  2,461  3,139 -  3,139  3,968 -  3,968
Total Revenue Measures      1,756 -  1,756  2,461 -  2,461  3,139 -  3,139  3,968 -  3,968
Notes:
  1. The Government is not proceeding with the following measures announced by the previous government in the 2007-08 Mid Year

Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) and in the 2007 Pre-Election and Fiscal Outlook (PEFO):

Clinical Training for Enrolled Nurses
Centrelink - call centre supplementation
Commonwealth Trade Learning Scholarships - payments for early completion
Expansion of the Tools for Your Trade Initiative and Incentives - agriculture and horticulture qualifications
Apprenticeship Incentives for Agriculture and Horticulture 
Work Skills Vouchers
Living Away from Home Allowance - Extension to Australian School-Based Apprenticeships - Departmental costs to be absorbed
Savings for Labor's Better Priorities: Australia-China Free Trade Agreement - continuation of negotiations
General Employee Entitlements and Redundancy Scheme funding litigators to pursue litigation

  1. The Government has varied this measure announced by the previous government in the 2007-08 Mid Year Economic and Fiscal

Outlook (MYEFO) and in the 2007 Pre-Election and Fiscal Outlook (PEFO)

Work Skills Vouchers
Partial Reversal of 2007-08 Budget Measure Australia-Japan Free Trade  Agreement - commencement of negotiations

Breakdown of additional estimates by appropriation bill

Table 1.5:  Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2007‑08
  2007-08 Additional  Reduced
revised estimates estimates
$'000 $'000 $'000
ADMINISTERED ITEMS      
Outcome 1      
Families and children have      
choice and opportunities -  13,000 -
Outcome 2      
School education 386,222  151,851 -
Outcome 3      
Higher education 97,734  44,180 -
Outcome 4      
Vocational and technical education 1,365,757  218,855 -
Outcome 5      
Transitions 117,713  1,500 -
Outcome 6      
International influence 32,186 - -
Outcome 7      
Efficient and effective labour market      
assistance - - -
Outcome 8      
Increased workforce participation 400  400 -
Outcome 9      
Higher productivity, higher pay      
workplaces 62,438  62,438 -
Total 2,062,450 492,224 -
DEPARTMENTAL OUTPUTS      
Outcome 1      
Families and children have      
choices and opportunities 3,500  3,500 -
Outcome 2      
School education 134,741  2,156 -
Outcome 3      
Higher education 168,121  5,491 -
Outcome 4      
Vocational and technical education 82,357  3,437 -
Outcome 5      
Transitions  28,355 - (56)
Outcome 6      
International influence 47,111 - (241)
Outcome 7      
Efficient and effective labour market      
assistance - - (5,537)
Outcome 8      
Increased workforce participation 374  374 -
Outcome 9      
Higher productivity, higher pay      
workplaces 1,625  1,625 -
Total 466,184 10,749 -
Total administered and       
departmental 2,528,634 502,973 -
Table 1.6:  Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2007‑08
  2007-08 Additional  Reduced
revised estimates estimates
$'000 $'000 $'000
     
Non-operating      
Equity injections 3,339  3,339 -
Loans - - -
Previous year's outputs - - -
Administered assets and liabilities - - -
Total non-operating  3,339  3,339 -
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations      
Total  3,339  3,339 -

Summary of staffing changes

Table 1.7:  Average Staffing Level (ASL)
  2007-08 2007-08  
Budget Revised Variation
Outcome 1      
Early childhood education and childcare n/a n/a n/a
Outcome 2      
School education  1,018  970 (48)
Outcome 3      
Higher education  238  200 (38)
Outcome 4      
Vocational education and training  494  495  1
Outcome 5      
Transitions and youth  83  190  107
Outcome 6      
International influence  188  190  2
Outcome 7      
Efficient and effective labour market assistance  2,004  2,019  15
Outcome 8      
Increased workforce participation  577  590  13
Outcome 9      
Higher productivity, higher pay workplaces  1,121  632 (489)
Total  5,723  5,286 (437)

Other resources available to be used

Table 1.8 provides details of other resources available to be used and include FMA s.31 receipts, CAC body receipts that are available to be spent, special accounts (non‑appropriation receipts) and resources received free of charge.

Table 1.8: Other resources available to be used
  Budget Revised
estimate estimate
2007-08 2007-08
$'000 $'000
Departmental other resources    
Sales of goods and services receipted in accordance  with  section 31    
of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 - 66,202
Other (includes Special Accounts) - 11,374
Resources received free of charge - 17,475
Total departmental other resources available to be used - 95,051
   
Administered other resources    
Superannuation benefits for Aboriginal Tutor Assistance Scheme    
(special account - FMA Act s20) - 35
HELP loan fees and indexation1 - -
Indexation on ABSTUDY and AUSTUDY SFSS 1 - -
VET loan fees - 2,200
Higher Education Endowment Fund (special account, Higher Education Endowment Fund Act 2007 s12)   228,992
Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave) Payroll Levy Collection Act 1992 - 68,080
Recoveries from Ansett Administrator - 8,000
Other - 17,392
Total administered other resources available to be used - 324,699
1 HELP and SFSS loans are now recorded at fair value and as such, no loan fees or indexation are recognised

Estimates of expenses from special appropriations

Table 1.9:  Estimates of expenses from special appropriations
  Outcome No Budget estimate Revised estimate
  2007-08 2007-08
  $'000 $'000
Estimated expenses      
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999      
Child Care Tax Rebate 1 457,162  460,815
Child Care Tax Benefit 1 1,691,646  1,698,209
Schools Assistance (Learning Together - Achievement      
Through Choice and Opportunity) Act 2004 2 9,024,555  8,583,140
Australian Technical Colleges (Flexibility in Achieving      
Australia's Needs) Act 2005 2 105,440  168,570
Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Act 2000 2 311,929  313,562
Student Assistance Act 1973 2, 3 & 4 239,408  244,942
Social Security Act 1991 2, 3 & 4 1,932,489  1,920,356
Skilling Australia's Workforce Act 2005 4 1,286,372  1,286,372
Higher Education Endowment Fund 3    
Higher Education Support Act 2003 3 & 6 6,385,657  4,903,758
FEE HELP for Vocational education and Training Courses 4 2,460  2,940
Social Security Act 1991      
Mature Age Allowance 7 28,073  25,838
Mobility Allowance 7 126,146  118,339
Newstart Allowance 7 5,282,087  4,359,305
Parenting Payment (Partnered) 7 1,143,356  1,097,379
Parenting Payment (Single) 7 4,697,114  4,514,584
Partner Allowance (Benefit) 7 83,289  82,822
Partner Allowance (Pension) 7 344,511  337,525
Pensioner Education Supplement 7 70,655  70,655
Sickness Allowance 7 88,321  84,728
Widow Allowance 7 489,311  477,565
Youth Allowance 7 530,853  448,360
Utilities Allowance 7 7,897  19,404
Community Development and Employment Program transitional payment 7 -  7,794
Air Passenger Ticket Levy Collection Act 2001 9 1,800  1,800
Coal Mining (Long Service Leave Funding) Act 1992 9 50,200  68,080
Total estimated expenses   34,380,731  31,296,842

Estimates of special account flows

Table 1.10:  Estimates of special account flows
  Opening Receipts Payments Adjustments Closing
Balance       Balance
2007-08 2007-08 2007-08 2007-08 2007-08
2006-07 2006-07 2006-07 2006-07</