Better health and ageing for all Australians

1996-1997

Introduction

The 1996-97 Portfolio Budget Statements, informs Senators and Members of Parliament of the proposed allocation of resources to portfolios outcomes and their objectives and targets including the agencies within the Health and Family Services portfolio.

In this section:

Purpose of this document

Prior to the introduction of the Budget Bills into the Senate, Committees of Senators examine and report on expenditure proposed in the Bills. The estimates review gives the Senate a basis for forming a judgement on the Government's Budget legislation.

The estimates review process is also a primary forum for information gathering by Senators, often on areas not covered by the Budget documentation.

Structure of this document

This document is divided into three main Sections:

  • the Portfolio Overview Section provides a description of the programme structure (including changes from the previous financial year and relationship to the Department's organisational structure) and details of legislation administered;
  • the Programme Analysis Section, which provides details of the Objectives of each Programme and Sub-Programme, together with Goals, Strategies, Performance Indicators and Targets, and details of budget measures and appropriations at the sub-programme level; and
  • Reconciliation Tables, which reconcile proposed programme expenditures with the source of cash appropriation and with the concept of outlays used (these terms are explained in the Glossary).

Notes on Conventions Used in this Publication

The amounts in the document have been rounded to the nearest $'000. All "totals" are the rounded additions of unrounded figures.

Each annual appropriation item is cross-referenced to the Appropriation Bills by using a code which identifies the address of the item. The Division, Sub-Division and Line-Item Number have separate codes in the Appropriation Bills.

For example:
Division Sub-Division Line-Item Number
340 4 01

The notation (p) following an appropriation item indicates that only part of the item is shown.

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