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Table 16: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Resource Statement 2017–18
Actual
Available
Appropriation
for 2017–18
$’000
Payments
made
2017–18
$’000
Balance
remaining
2017–18
$’000
Ordinary annual services1
Departmental appropriation 2,015,958 1,641,701 (374,257)
Total 2,015,958 1,641,701 (374,257)
Administered expenses
Outcome 1 3,651,242 3,792,576
Outcome 2 750 125
Administered capital budget 443 348
Payments to corporate entities2 129,308 129,308
Total 3,781,743 3,922,357
Total ordinary annual services [A] 5,797,701 5,564,058
Other services
Departmental non-operating3
Equity injections 189,643 54,121 135,522
Total 189,643 54,121 135,522
Administered non-operating4
Administered assets and liabilities 2,429,089 135,933
Total 2,429,089 135,933
Total other services [B] 2,618,732 190,054
Total available annual appropriations [A+B] 8,416,434 5,754,112
Special appropriations
Special appropriations limited by criteria/entitlement
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 – s77 Administered 715
Total special appropriations [C] 715
Special accounts5
Opening balance 103,205
Appropriation receipts 82,859
Appropriation receipts from other entities 40,398
Non-appropriation receipts to Special Accounts 267,101
Payment made 136,240
Total special accounts [D] 493,563 136,240
Total resourcing [A+B+C+D] 8,909,997 5,891,067
Less appropriations drawn from annual or special appropriations above and credited to special accounts (123,257)
and/or payments to corporate entities through annual appropriations (129,308) (129,308)
Total net resourcing and payments for DFAT 8,657,432 5,761,759

1. Appropriation Act (No.1) 2017-18 and Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2017-18. This also includes prior year departmental appropriation and section 74 Retained Revenue Receipts

2. “Corporate entities’ are corporate Commonwealth entities and Commonwealth companies as defined under the PGPA Act 2013

3. Appropriation Act (No.2) 2017-18 and Appropriation Act (No.4) 2017-18. This also includes prior year equity injections available for use

4. Includes appropriations carried forward from previous years to extinguish multiyear agreements

5. Excludes “Special Public Money” held in accounts like ‘Consular Services Account (CSA), Services for Other Government and Non-agency Bodies (SOG) or ‘Services for Other Entities and Trust Moneys accounts’ (SOTEM).

Table 17: Expenses for Outcome 1
Outcome 1: The advancement of Australia’s international strategic, security and economic interests including through bilateral, regional and multilateral engagement on Australian Government foreign, trade and international development policy priorities Budget* Actual Expenses Variation
2017–18
$’000
2017–18
$’000
2017–18
$’000
(a) (b) (a – b)
Program 1.1: Foreign Affairs and Trade Operations
Administered expenses
Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Act Nos. 1 and 3) 6,573 5,966 607
Expenses not requiring appropriation in the Budget year 1,300 8,042 (6,742)
Special appropriations 100 16 84
Other services (Appropriation Act No. 2 and 4)
Departmental expenses
Departmental appropriation1 669,821 650,211 19,610
Expenses not requiring appropriation in the Budget year3 142,689 147,037 (4,348)
Total for program 1.1 820,483 811,272 9,211
Program 1.2: Official Development Assistance
Administered expenses
Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Act Nos. 1 and 3) 3,067,342 3,066,150 1,192
Expenses not requiring appropriation in the Budget year2 500 3,018 (2,518)
Departmental expenses
Departmental appropriation2 248,927 248,927
Total for program 1.2 3,316,769 3,318,095 (1,326)
Program 1.3: Official Development Assistance – Multilateral Replenishments
Administered expenses
Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Act Nos. 1 and 3) 23,502 22,905 597
Other services (Appropriation Act No. 2 and 4)
Expenses not requiring appropriation in the Budget year2 76,759 (76,759)
Total for Program 1.3 23,502 99,664 (76,162)
Program 1.4: Payments to International Organisations
Administered expenses
Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Act Nos. 1 and 3) 466,368 339,658 126,710
Total for Program 1.4 466,368 339,658 126,710
Program 1.5: New Colombo Plan – Transforming Regional Relationships
Administered expenses
Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Act Nos. 1 and 3) 50,933 49,826 1,107
Other services (Appropriation Act No. 2 and 4) 150 150
Total for Program 1.5 51,083 49,826 1,257
Program 1.6: Public Information Services and Public Diplomacy
Administered expenses
Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Act Nos. 1 and 3) 6,752 6,599 153
Total for Program 1.6 6,752 6,599 153
Programme 1.7: Programmes to Promote Australia’s International Tourism Interests
Administered expenses
Tourism Australia – Corporate Commonwealth Entity 129,308 129,308
Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Act Nos. 1 and 3) 19,000 19,000
Total for Program 1.7 148,308 148,308
Outcome 1 Totals by appropriation type
Administered expenses
Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Act Nos. 1 and 3) 3,640,470 3,510,104 130,366
Corporate Commonwealth Entity 129,308 129,308
Other services (Appropriation Act No. 2 and 4) 150 150
Expenses not requiring appropriation in the Budget year2 1,800 87,819 (86,019)
Special appropriations 100 16 84
Departmental expenses
Departmental appropriation1 918,748 899,138 19,610
Expenses not requiring appropriation in the Budget year2 142,689 147,037 (4,348)
Total expenses for Outcome 1 4,833,265 4,773,422 59,843
2016-17 2017-18
Average staffing level (number) 3,774 3,750

* Full year budget, including any subsequent adjustments made to the 2017-18 budget through additional estimates and estimated outcome as published in the 2018-19 Budget

1. Departmental appropriation combines ‘ordinary annual services (Appropriation Act No. 1 & Act No. 3)’ and ‘section 74 revenue receipts’.

2. Expenses not requiring appropriation in the budget year may include depreciation expenses, amortisation expenses, make good expenses, audit fees, concessional costs for loans, finance costs and impairment of financial instruments.

3. This reflects the amount of funding disbursed on a cash basis, not an expense basis.

4. Since publishing the 2017-18 Foreign Affairs and Trade Portfolio Budget Statements, Program 1.4 – Official Development Assistance – East Asia AIPRD has been completed and removed from the above program structure. As a result, the former Programs 1.5 to 1.8 have been renumbered as above.

Table 18: Expenses for Outcome 1
Outcome 2: The protection and welfare of Australians abroad and access to secure international travel documentation through timely and responsive travel advice and consular and passport services in Australia and overseas Budget* Actual Expenses Variation
2017–18
$’000
2017–18
$’000
2017–18
$’000
(a) (b) (a – b)
Program 2.1: Consular Services
Administered expenses
Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Act Nos. 1 and 3) 200 8 192
Expenses not requiring appropriation in the Budget year1 75 (75)
Special appropriations 100 9 91
Departmental expenses
Departmental appropriation2 95,722 95,722
Total for program 2.1 96,022 95,814 208
Program 2.2: Passport Services
Administered expenses
Special appropriations 810 690 120
Expenses not requiring appropriation in the Budget year1 181 (181)
Departmental expenses
Departmental appropriation1 238,214 238,214
Total for program 1.2 239,024 239,085 (61)
Outcome 2: Totals by appropriation type
Administered expenses
Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Act Nos. 1 and 3) 200 8 192
Special appropriations 910 699 211
Expenses not requiring appropriation in the Budget year1 256 (256)
Departmental expenses
Departmental appropriation2 256 (256)
Total expenses for Outcome 2
335,046 334,899 147
2016-17 2017-18
Average staffing level (number) 1,081 1,074

* Full year budget, including any subsequent adjustments made to the 2017-18 budget through additional estimates and estimated outcome as published in the 2018-19 Budget.

1. Expenses not requiring appropriation in the budget year may include depreciation expenses, amortisation expenses, make good expenses, audit fees, concessional costs for loans, finance costs and impairment of financial instruments.

2. Departmental appropriation combines ‘ordinary annual services (Appropriation Act No. 1 & Act No. 3)’.

Table 19: Expenses for Outcome 3
Outcome 3: A secure Australian presence overseas through the provision of security services and information and communications technology infrastructure, and the management of the Commonwealth’s overseas property estate Budget* Actual Expenses Variation
2017–18
$’000
2017–18
$’000
2017–18
$’000
(a) (b) (a – b)
Program 3.1: Foreign Affairs and Trade Security and IT
Departmental expenses
Departmental appropriation1 215,637 215,637
Total for program 3.1 215,637 215,637
Program 3.2: Overseas Property
Administered expenses
Special Accounts1 147,233 136,240 10,993
Expenses not requiring appropriation in the Budget year2 18,333 100,776 (82,443)
Total for program 3.2 165,566 237,016 (71,450)
Outcome 3: Totals by appropriation type
Departmental expenses
Departmental appropriation3 215,637 215,637
Special accounts1 147,233 136,240 10,993
Expenses not requiring appropriation in the Budget year22 18,333 100,776 (82,443)
Total for program 3.2 165,566 237,016 (71,450)
2016-17 2017-18
Average staffing level (number) 873 867

* Full year budget, including any subsequent adjustments made to the 2017-18 budget through additional estimates and estimated outcome as published in the 2018-19 Budget

1. This reflects the amount of funding disbursed on a cash basis, not an expense basis.

2. Expenses not requiring appropriation in the budget year may include depreciation expenses, amortisation expenses, make good expenses, audit fees, concessional costs for loans, finance costs and impairment of financial instruments.

3. Departmental appropriation combines ‘ordinary annual services (Appropriation Act No. 1 & Act No. 3)’.

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