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2003-2004

Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing 2003-04 Portfolio Budget Statements

The purpose of the 2003-04 Portfolio Budget Statements (PBS), is to inform Senators and Members of Parliament of the proposed allocation of resources to portfolio's outcomes and their objectives and targets including the agencies within the Health and Ageing portfolio.

2003-04 Portfolio Budget Statements and Corrigendum

Senator the Hon Paul Calvert
President of the Senate
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

The Hon Neil Andrew MP
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Dear Mr President and Mr Speaker,

2003-04 PORTFOLIO BUDGET STATEMENTS

We hereby submit to Parliament the 2003-04 Portfolio Budget Statements for the Health and Ageing portfolio.

The Portfolio Budget Statements set out:

• the outcomes and outputs developed for the portfolio;
• information on Budget measures affecting portfolio outcomes; and
• the performance indicators and evaluations to be used to assess performance against portfolio outcomes.

These Portfolio Budget Statements are submitted as part of our obligations in terms of accountability to the Parliament.

Yours sincerely


Kay Patterson
Minister for Health and Ageing

Kevin Andrews
Minister for Ageing

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Structure of this report

The Health and Ageing 2003-04 Portfolio Budget Statements have been broken up into PDFs and are structured as follows:

Cover page, Letter of Transmittal and Contents (PDF 28 KB)

Cover page, Letter of Transmittal and Contents page of the Health and Ageing 2003-04 Portfolio Budget Statements.

Part A - User Guide (PDF 13 KB)

Part A provides an overview of the structure and purpose of the Health and Ageing 2003-04 Portfolio Budget Statements.

Part B - Portfolio Overview (PDF 78 KB)

Part B provides a general overview of the Health and Ageing portfolio, as well as the portfolio's vision and mission, outcome structure and the Portfolio Summary.

Part C - Agency Budget Statements

This section provides information on portfolio appropriations and Budget measures; performance information for budgeted financial statements and purchaser/provider and cost recovery arrangements.

Section 1 - Appropriations and Budget measures summary (PDF 182 KB)

Section 2 - Overview of Outcomes and Outputs (PDF 37 KB)

Outcome 1: Population Health and Safety (PDF 213 KB)
Outcome 2: Access to Medicare (PDF 196 KB)
Outcome 3: Enhanced Quality of Life for Older Australians (PDF 97 KB)
Outcome 4: Quality Health Care (PDF 143 KB)
Outcome 5: Rural Health (PDF 79 KB)
Outcome 6: Hearing Services (PDF 57 KB)
Outcome 7: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (PDF 81 KB)
Outcome 8: Choice Through Private Health (PDF 92 KB)
Outcome 9: Health Investment (PDF 133 KB)

Section 3 - Budgeted Financial Statements (PDF 357 KB)

The Budgeted Financial Statements for the portfolio of Health and Ageing are presented in this section. The Budgeted Financial Statements will form the basis of the financial statements that appear in the Annual Reports of the portfolio agencies, and form the basis for the input into the Whole of Government Accounts.

Section 4 - Purchaser/Provider, Cost Recovery Arrangements (PDF 21 KB)

This Section provides information on the portfolio's Purchaser/Provider and Cost Recovery Arrangements.

Glossary of Technical Terms (PDF 51 KB)

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Corrigendum - 2003-04 Portfolio Budget Statements for the Department of Health and Ageing Portfolio

Page 77

The administered appropriations in Table C.1.: Resource Summary for Outcome 1 should read as follows:

	Estimated Actual 2002-03 ($'000)	Budget Estimate 2003-04 ($'000)
Administered Appropriations
Administered Item 1: Population Health
National Health Act 1953 - Essential Vaccines	192,656	143,193
Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Account Act 2001	24,000	40,000
Total Special Appropriations	216,656	183,193
Appropriation Bill 1	87,775 111,775	129,814169,814
to Services for Other Govts and Non-Depts Bodies (Special Account) FMA Act 1997, s20	453	720
to Australian Childhood Immunisation Register, FMA Act 1997, s20	6,742	6,737
to Alcohol Education & Rehabilitation Special Account, FMA Act.1997, s21and the Alcohol & Rehabilitation Account Act 2001	24,000	40,000
Total Bill 1	118,970	177,271
Appropriation Bill 2	197,383	159,681
Total Administered Expenses	533,009	520,145
from Special Accounts (estimated payments from Special Account balances) 1(foot note)
Services for Other Governments and non-Depts Bodies Special Account, FMA Act 1997, s20	677	2,025
Strategic Intergovernmental Nutrition Alliance Special Account, FMA Act 1997, s20	46	36
Australian Childhood Immunisation Register, FMA Act 1997, s20	10,497	10,300
Human Pituitary Hormones Special Account, FMA Act 1997, s20	44	78
Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Special Account, FMA Act.1997, s21 and the Alcohol and Rehabilitation Account Act 2001	24,000	40,000
Total Special Account Outflows	35,264	52,439

Page 207

Delete the words under Performance Assessment and Evaluations and Reviews:

'No major evaluation or reviews are planned for Outcome 7 for 2003-04'

and replace with:

'A Review of the Government's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Program will be undertaken during 2003-04'.