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2012‑13

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Budget 2012‑13

Historical Budget documents are available for reference purposes. Please note that due to the age of these documents they may not meet current web publishing requirements and may not be compatible with some software.

Budget documents
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Budget Speech 124KB
Budget Paper 1: Budget Strategy and Outlook 1.93MB
Budget Paper 2: Budget Measures 1.33MB
Budget Paper 3: Australia's Federal Relations 1.14MB
Budget Paper 4: Agency Resourcing 617KB
Additional Budget documents
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Budget at a glance 84KB
Budget overview 2.39MB
Budget overview (XLS) 6.44MB (Zip)
Appropriation Bills
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Appropriations
Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2012-2013
Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2012-2013
Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2012-2013
Appropriation (Implementation of the Report of the Expert Panel on Asylum Seekers) Bill (No. 1) 2012-2013
Appropriation (Implementation of the Report of the Expert Panel on Asylum Seekers) Bill (No. 2) 2012-2013
Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2012-2013
Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2012-2013
Explanatory Memorandums
Explanatory Memorandum - Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2012-2013
Explanatory Memorandum - Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2012-2013
Explanatory Memorandum - Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2012-2013
Explanatory Memorandum - Appropriation (Implementation of the Report of the Expert Panel on Asylum Seekers) Bill (No. 1) 2012-2013
Explanatory Memorandum - Appropriation (Implementation of the Report of the Expert Panel on Asylum Seekers) Bill (No. 2) 2012-2013
Explanatory Memorandum - Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2012-2013
Explanatory Memorandum - Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2012-2013
Ministerial Statements
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Australia's International Development Assistance Program 2012-13 1.7MB
Continuing Our Efforts to Close the Gap 4.2MB
Investing to Close the Gap Between Indigenous Securing a Clean Energy Future: Implementing the Australian Government's Climate Change Plan Non-Indigenous Australians 1MB
Stronger Regions, Stronger Nation 1.2MB

Portfolio Budget Statements

The purpose of the Portfolio Budget Statements (PBS) is to inform Senators and Members of Parliament of the proposed allocation of resources to government outcomes by agencies within the relevant portfolio. Agencies receive resources from the annual appropriations acts, special appropriations (including standing appropriations and special accounts), and revenue from other sources.

A key role of the PBS is to facilitate the understanding of proposed annual appropriations in Appropriation Bills No. 1 and No. 2. In this sense the PBS are Budget related papers and are declared by the Appropriation Bills to be 'relevant documents' to the interpretation of the Acts according to section 15AB of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

The PBS provides information, explanation and justification to enable Parliament to understand the purpose of each outcome proposed in the Bills.

As required under section 12 of the Charter of Budget Honesty Act 1998, non-general government sector entities are not consolidated into the Commonwealth general government sector fiscal estimates and accordingly, these entities are not reported in the PBS.

The following Australian Government Agencies' held their Portfolio Budget Statements on their websites at the time of release.

  • Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio
  • Attorney-General's portfolio
  • Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy portfolio
  • Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
  • Defence Portfolio
    • Department of Defence and Defence Housing Australia
    • Department of Veterans' Affairs
  • Education, Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio
  • Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs portfolio
  • Finance and Deregulation portfolio
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio
  • Health and Ageing portfolio
  • Human Services portfolio
  • Immigration and Citizenship portfolio
  • Infrastructure and Transport portfolio
  • Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education portfolio
  • Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio
  • Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sports portfolio
  • Resources, Energy and Tourism portfolio
  • Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities portfolio
  • Treasury portfolio
  • Parliamentary Departments
    • House of Representatives
    • Senate
    • Department of Parliamentary Services
    •  Parliamentary Budget Office

Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements

The purpose of the Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements (PAES) is to inform Senators and Members of Parliament and the public of the proposed allocation of resources to government outcomes by agencies within the relevant portfolio.

While the PAES include an Agency Resource Statement to inform Parliament of the revised estimate of the total resources available to an agency, the focus of the PAES is on explaining the changes in resourcing since the Budget. As such, the PAES provides information on new measures and their impact on the financial and non-financial planned performance of agencies.

The PAES facilitate understanding of the proposed appropriations in Appropriation Bills (No. 3 and No. 4). In this sense the PAES are declared by the Additional Estimates Appropriation Bills to be a 'relevant document' to the interpretation of the Bills according to section 15AB of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

Whereas the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook is a mid-year budget report which provides updated information to allow the assessment of the Government's fiscal performance against its fiscal strategy, the PAES update the most recent budget appropriations for agencies within the relevant portfolio.

The following Australian Government Agencies' held their Portfolio Aditional Estimate Statements on their websites at the time of release.

  • Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio
  • Attorney-General's portfolio Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy portfolio
  • Climate Change and Energy Efficiency portfolio
  • Defence Portfolio
    • Department of Defence
    • Department of Veterans' Affairs
  • Education, Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio
  • Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
  • Finance and Deregulation portfolio
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio
  • Health and Ageing portfolio
  • Human Services portfolio
  • Immigration and Citizenship portfolio
  • Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education portfolio
  • Infrastructure and Transport portfolio
  • Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government
  • Resources, Energy and Tourism portfolio
  • Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities portfolio
  • Treasury portfolio

Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook

The Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) updates the economic and fiscal outlook from the previous budget. Clause 14 of the Charter of Budget Honesty requires the release of a MYEFO each year by the end of January, or six months after the last budget, whichever is later.

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Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook 2012‑13 1.94MB

Final Budget Outcome

The Final Budget Outcome (FBO) encompasses Australian Government general government sector fiscal outcomes for the financial year and is based on external reporting standards. The Charter of Budget Honesty Act 1998 requires that a Final Budget Outcome be released no later than three months after the end of the relevant financial year.

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Final Budget Outcome 2012‑13 1.80MB