Australians informed about and provided access to consular and passport services in Australia and overseas
Output 2.1
Consular and passport services
 Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Alexander Downer (right), and Minister for Justice and Customs, Senator Chris Ellison (centre), briefed the media from the Presidential Palace in Jakarta after the Bali bombings in October 2002. |
 The Australian Consular Desk at the Sanglah Hospital in Bali in October 2002. From left: departmental staff member Tom Sinkovits, an Australian Army Officer (centre) and Chaplain Peter Harvey (right), Royal Australian Air Force. |
 The department’s Crisis Centre in operation. |
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PERFORMANCE INFORMATION FOR OUTCOME 2
Effectiveness indicators—overall achievement of the outcome
Indicators to assist in assessing the success of the department's contribution to the achievement of this outcome are:
- Delivery of comprehensive, responsive, high-quality consular and passport services
- Effectiveness of activities to improve awareness among Australian travellers of potential trouble spots and an understanding of the extent of assistance that the Australian Government can provide
- Responsiveness to international crises or natural disasters to help Australians affected by them.
| Australians informed about and provided access to consular and passport services in Australia and overseas. | ||||
| Budget* 2002–2003 ($'000) |
Actual expenses 2002–2003 ($'000) |
Variation (expenses less budget) ($'000) |
Budget** 2003–2004 ($'000) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administered expenses | ||||
| Emergency advances to Australian travellers | 3 337 | 1 140 | (2 197) | 200 |
| Total administered expenses | 3 337 | 1 140 | (2 197) | 200 |
| Price of departmental outputs | ||||
| Output 2.1—Consular and passport services | 132 854 | 132 857 | 3 | 139 944 |
| Revenue from government (appropriation) for departmental outputs | 132 854 | 132 857 | 3 | 139 944 |
| Revenue from other sources | 3 725 | 4 177 | 452 | 3 856 |
| Total price of departmental outputs | 136 579 | 137 034 | 455 | 143 800 |
| Total resourcing for Outcome 2 (Price of departmental outputs plus administered expenses) |
139 916 | 138 174 | (1 742) | 144 000 |
| * Full-year budget, including additional estimates. ** Budget prior to additional estimates. |
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| 2002–2003 Budget |
2002–2003 (Actual) |
2003–2004 (Estimate) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Average staffing level (number) * | 610 | 630 | 629 |
| * Includes overseas locally engaged staff. | |||
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