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Taxation: Bankruptcy Laws
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Taxation: Legal Profession Project
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Taxation: Outstanding Tax Debt
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Prospect Electorate: Baby Bonus
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(Mr Murphy, Mr Costello) -
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(Ms George, Mr Abbott) -
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(Mr Murphy, Mr Costello) -
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(Mrs Irwin, Mr Ruddock) -
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(Mr McClelland, Mr Ruddock) -
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Taxation: Bankruptcy Laws
(Mr Murphy, Mr Costello) -
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Immigration: Illegal Workers
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Aviation: Airport Noise Levels
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Taxation: Reef Tax
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Human Rights: China
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Transport: Rail Security
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Taxation: Bankruptcies
(Mr Murphy, Mr Costello) -
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(Mr Murphy, Mr Costello) -
Australian Taxation Office: Garnishee Orders
(Mr Murphy, Mr Costello) -
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(Mr Murphy, Mr Costello) -
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Aviation: Airport Noise Levels
(Mr Murphy, Mr Anderson) -
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(Mr Albanese, Mr Brough) -
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Telstra: Pensioner Concession Schemes
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(Ms O'Byrne, Mr Brough) -
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(Ms O'Byrne, Ms Julie Bishop) -
Taxation: Family Tax Benefit
(Mr Gibbons, Mr Costello) -
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(Mr Organ, Mr Howard) -
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(Mr Danby, Mr Ruddock) -
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(Mr Kelvin Thomson, Dr Kemp) -
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(Mr Kelvin Thomson, Dr Kemp) -
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(Mr Murphy, Mr Howard) -
Health: Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
(Mr Murphy, Mr Abbott) -
Throsby Electorate: Baby Bonus
(Ms George, Mr Costello) -
International Labour Organisation: Child Labour
(Mr Kerr, Mr Ruddock) -
Employment: Assistance Programs
(Mr Albanese, Mr Brough) -
Housing: Downturn
(Mr Latham, Mr Costello) -
Immigration: Unregistered Agents
(Mr Laurie Ferguson, Mr Hardgrave) -
Legal Aid: Funding
(Mr McClelland, Mr Ruddock) -
Trade: Live Animal Exports
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Howard Government: Advertising
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Communications: Media Ownership
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Communications: Media Ownership
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Environment: Water Quality Improvement Plan
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Environment: Water Quality Improvement Plan
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Immigration: People-Smuggling
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Office of Film and Literature Classification
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Family Court: Family and Insolvency Laws
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Education: Contributions Scheme
(Mr Jenkins, Dr Nelson) -
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(Mr Jenkins, Mr Anderson) -
Health: Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
(Mr Jenkins, Mr Abbott) -
Health: Medicare Safety Net Threshold
(Mr Jenkins, Mr Abbott) -
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(Mr Murphy, Mr Abbott) -
Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation
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(Mr Gibbons, Mr Brough) -
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International Labour Organisation: Child Labour Convention
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Customs: Duty-Free Allowance
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Environment: Migratory Birds
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President of the United States
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Australian Grand Prix: Tobacco Advertising Exemption
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Australian Flag: Logos
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Taxation: Bankruptcy Laws
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Tuesday, 10 February 2004
Page: 24225
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(Question No. 2439)
Mr McClelland
asked the Attorney-General, upon notice, on 18 September 2003:
(1) For each of the financial years 2001-2002 and 2002-2003, what funding was provided by his department under schemes to provide financial assistance towards legal costs and related expenses.
(2) For each of the financial years 2001-2002 and 2002-2003 in respect of each scheme to provide financial assistance towards legal costs and related expenses, (a) what was its name, and (b) what funding was provided.
(3) In respect of the financial assistance scheme for Royal Commissions, in each of the financial years 2001-2002 and 2002-2003, what funding was provided in relation to (a) the Royal Commission into the Building and Construction Industry, and (b) the HIH Royal Commission.
(4) In respect of the financial assistance scheme for Royal Commissions for each of the financial years 2001-2002 and 2002-2003, without disclosing the identity of the recipient, what the amount of each grant of assistance under each scheme.
Mr Ruddock
—The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:
(1) The Attorney-General's Department provided $12,932,406 under schemes of financial assistance in 2001-2002 and $14,612,195 in 2002-2003.
(2) A breakdown of this funding is given in Attachment A.
(3) In respect of the financial assistance scheme for Royal Commissions, the Department provided funding as follows:
2001-2002
(a) BCI Royal Commission: $ 20,141
(b) HIH Royal Commission: $ 113,953
2002-2003
(a) BCI Royal Commission: $1,487,735
(b) HIH Royal Commission: $1,939,825
(4) The amount paid under each grant of assistance under each of these schemes for 2001-2002 and 2002-2003 is detailed in Attachment B.
Attachment A
Breakdown of funding payments made under financial assistance schemes in 2001-2002 and 2002-2003
| Financial Assistance | 2001-2002 | 2002-2003 |
| Non Statutory Schemes | ||
| Commissions and Inquiries Scheme | 0 | 0 |
| Commonwealth Public Interest and Test Case Scheme | 177,199 | 83,937 |
| HIH Royal Commission | 113,953 | 1,939,825 |
| BCI Royal Commission | 20,141 | 1,487,735 |
| Overseas custody (child recovery) | 284,858 | 291,500 |
| Special Circumstances and Special Circumstances (Overseas) | 2,812 | 14,507 |
| Special Circumstances ( Native Title) | 0 | 0 |
| Common Law (Native Title) Scheme | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Schemes | ||
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 | 0 | 3,852 |
| Aboriginal Land Rights (NT) Act 1976 | 0 | 10,860 |
| Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1976 | 365,817 | 88,736 |
| Defence force Discipline Appeals Regulations | 25,299 | 16,832 |
| Disability Discrimination Act | 40,147 | 0** |
| Federal proceedings (Costs) Act 1981 | 352,889 | 423,445 |
| Freedom of Information Act 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 | 1,188 | 0 |
| Judiciary Act 1903 | 0 | 0 |
| Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-Vesting) Act 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 | 13,770 | 3,663 |
| Native Title Act 1993 | 11,234,720 | 10,178,764 |
| Privacy Act 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| Proceeds of Crime Act | 0 | 2,419 |
| Royal Commissions and Inquiries | 0 | 0 |
| Sex Discrimination Act | 76,810 | 0* |
| Trade Practices Act 1974 | 0 | 0 |
| War Crimes Act 1945 | 0 | 0 |
| Workplace Relations Act 1996 | 222,803 | 66,120 |
| TOTAL | 12,932,406 | 14,612,195 |
* Since April 2002, payments that would previously have been made to the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 are made under the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Act 1986.
Attachment B
| BCI 2001-2002 | |
| Grant | Payment amount |
| 1 | 983 |
| 2 | 1,362 |
| 3 | 2,470 |
| 4 | 750 |
| 5 | 3,863 |
| 6 | 4,693 |
| 7 | 740 |
| 8 | 5,280 |
| TOTAL | 20,141 |
| BCI 2002-2003 | |
| Grant | Payment amount |
| 1 | 58,217 |
| 2 | 151,291 |
| 3 | 5,070 |
| 4 | 4,706 |
| 5 | 9,213 |
| 6 | 3,525 |
| 7 | 3,318 |
| 8 | 12,274 |
| 9 | 29,584 |
| 10 | 82,955 |
| 11 | 96,264 |
| 12 | 80,773 |
| 13 | 51,702 |
| 14 | 24,166 |
| 15 | 28,051 |
| 16 | 51,645 |
| 17 | 3,731 |
| 18 | 13,216 |
| 19 | 13,216 |
| 20 | 13,216 |
| 21 | 5,133 |
| 22 | 209,957 |
| 23 | 5,434 |
| 24 | 13,024 |
| 25 | 83,784 |
| 26 | 28,500 |
| 27 | 5,157 |
| 28 | 21,276 |
| 29 | 19,571 |
| 30 | 12,060 |
| 31 | 37,633 |
| 32 | 12,882 |
| 33 | 117,362 |
| 34 | 31,308 |
| 35 | 6,373 |
| 36 | 1,238 |
| 37 | 112,487 |
| 38 | 704 |
| 39 | 27,719 |
| TOTAL | 1,487,735 |
| HIH 2001-2002 | |
| Grant HIH | Payment amount |
| 1 | 10,224 |
| 2 | 5,541 |
| 3 | 1,428 |
| 4 | 8,390 |
| 5 | 7,413 |
| 6 | 1,836 |
| 7 | 1,298 |
| 8 | 59 |
| 9 | 10,741 |
| 10 | 12,043 |
| 11 | 4,410 |
| 12 | 296 |
| 13 | 5,888 |
| 14 | 4,348 |
| 15 | 12,004 |
| 16 | 27,472 |
| 17 | 562 |
| TOTAL | 113,953 |
| HIH 2002-2003 | |
| Grant | Payment amount |
| 1 | 4,438 |
| 2 | 33,340 |
| 3 | 15,759 |
| 5 | 22,958 |
| 4 | 25,458 |
| 6 | 5,657 |
| 7 | 13,717 |
| 8 | 592 |
| 9 | 403 |
| 10 | 36,892 |
| 11 | 6,352 |
| 12 | 1,643 |
| 13 | 2,460 |
| 14 | 192,803 |
| 15 | 109,637 |
| 16 | 415,726 |
| 17 | 2,983 |
| 18 | 221,645 |
| 19 | 76,129 |
| 20 | 33,247 |
| 21 | 7,236 |
| 22 | 8,805 |
| 23 | 235,263 |
| 24 | 159,472 |
| 25 | 8,578 |
| 26 | 907 |
| 27 | 2,098 |
| 28 | 48,601 |
| 29 | 2,605 |
| 30 | 6,787 |
| 31 | 4,124 |
| 32 | 136,406 |
| 33 | 84,101 |
| 34 | 11,627 |
| 35 | 1,376 |
| TOTAL | 1,939,825 |