Purpose of the Document

The purpose of the Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements (PAES) is to explain Appropriation Bills (Nos 3 & 4) 1999 to Senators and Members. The PAES provide information on the requests for additional funds contained in the Additional Estimates Appropriation Bills. The PAES also relate the information contained in the Additional Estimates Appropriation Bills to agencies' outcomes and outputs, and provide performance indicators against which agencies' contributions to outcomes can be assessed.

Style Conventions Used in the Document

The style convention used in this document is to round the amount in the tables to the nearest $'000. All totals are the rounded additions of unrounded figures. Figures have been rounded downward if the end digit is less than five, and rounded upward if the end digit is five or more. Technical terminology and ordinary language used technically is explained in the Glossary.

Preparation of Accrual Information

For this initial accruals-based budget (1999-2000), the budgeted level of departmental revenue from Government provided in the 1999-2000 Appropriation Bills (ie, output purchase price across all outcomes) was based on the existing cash forward estimates adjusted to cover the full accrual cost of inputs.

There is no real additional cost to the budget, but rather greater accuracy in recording when costs are incurred.