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MONDAY, 22 SEPTEMBER 1997
THIRTY-EIGHTH PARLIAMENT
FIRST SESSIONFIFTH PERIOD
CONTENTS
MONDAY, 22 SEPTEMBER
Representation of New South Wales and South Australia
Senators: Swearing In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Broadcasting Services Legislation Amendment Bill 1997
Television Licence Fees Amendment Bill 1997
Radio Licence Fees Amendment Bill 1997
Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
In Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Third Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Bill 1996
Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ministerial Arrangements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Questions Without Notice
Superannuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rural Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs
Overseas Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Public Service Redundancies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
M2 Motorway, Sydney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Workplace Relations Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Remote Aboriginal Communities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Restricted Government Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black Hawk Board of Inquiry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Literacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Coastal Surveillance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interest Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Restricted Government Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Landmines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ministerial Responsibility: Tariffs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Answers to Questions Without Notice
Superannuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs
Public Service Redundancies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Workplace Relations Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Restricted Government Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Literacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ministerial Responsibility: Tariffs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Condolences
Mother Teresa of Calcutta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Petitions
Repatriation Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Notices of Motion
Pensioners and Superannuants Federation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hazardous Chemicals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South Pacific Cruise Lines Pty Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North West Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Greenhouse Gases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ACIL Economics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Newcastle and Hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Landmines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee . . . . . .
South Pacific Cruise Lines Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Genetically Modified Foods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Greenhouse Gases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Sirenuw Pty Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Environment, Recreation, Communications and the Arts Legislation
Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Victoria: Local Councils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Order of Business
First Speech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Extradition (Hong Kong) Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adjournment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Leave of Absence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Legal and Constitutional References Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adult Learners Week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Environment, Recreation, Communications and the Arts References
Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Committees
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee
Extension of time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Order of Business
Environment, Recreation, Communications and the Arts References
Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee . . . .
Committees
Legal and Constitutional Legislation CommitteeExtension of Time .
Order of Business
Corporations and Securities Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Socio-Economic Consequences of the National Competition Policy
Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Committees
Privileges Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
National Red Nose Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
First Speech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Matters of Urgency
Greenhouse Gases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Assent to Laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Documents
Industry Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Committees
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee Report .
Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Public Accounts CommitteeExtension of Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Title and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Fund
CommitteeReference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native Title Amendment (Tribunal Appointments) Bill 1997
Migration Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 4) 1997
First Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South Pacific Cruise Lines Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Bill 1996
Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
In Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Third Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Telecommunications (Interception) and Listening Device Amendment
Bill 1997
Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adjournment
Redbank Power Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Senator Foreman: Retirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Senator Foreman: Retirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Senator Foreman: Retirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Senator Foreman: Retirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Senator Foreman: Retirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Senator Foreman: Retirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Senator Foreman: Retirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Senator Foreman: Retirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Senator Foreman: Retirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Senator Foreman: Retirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Senator Foreman: Retirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Senator Foreman: Retirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Senator Foreman: Retirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Senator Foreman: Retirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Senator Foreman: Retirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Documents
Tabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indexed Lists of Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Proclamations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Questions on Notice
Students with Disabilities(Question No. 572) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Schools and Literacy(Question No. 650) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Department of the Parliamentary Library(Question No. 665) . . . . .
Minister for Finance: Media Monitoring Services(Question No. 718)
Minister for Science and Technology: Media Monitoring Services
(Question No. 725) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Logging and Woodchipping(Question No. 739) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SENATE
Monday, 22 September 1997
The PRESIDENT (Senator the Hon.
Margaret Reid) took the chair at 12.30 p.m.,
and read prayers.
REPRESENTATION OF NEW SOUTH
WALES AND SOUTH AUSTRALIA
The PRESIDENTI inform the Senate
that on 10 September 1997 the GovernorGeneral received a letter from Senator Childs
resigning his place as a senator for the state
of New South Wales, and on 15 September
1997 the Governor-General received a letter
from Senator Foreman resigning his place as
a senator for the state of South Australia.
Pursuant to the provisions of section 21 of the
Constitution, the Governor-General notified
the governors of New South Wales and South
Australia of the respective vacancies in the
representations of those states caused by the
resignations.
I have now received through His Excellency
the Governor-General facsimile copies of a
certificate of the choice by the houses of
parliament of New South Wales of George
Campbell to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Senator Bruce Childs, and a
certificate of the appointment by the Governor
of South Australia of John Andrew Quirke to
fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Senator Dominic Foreman. I table the documents.
SENATORS: SWEARING IN
The following senators made and subscribed
the oath or affirmation of allegiance:
George Campbell
John Andrew Quirke
BROADCASTING SERVICES
LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL
1997
TELEVISION LICENCE FEES
AMENDMENT BILL 1997
RADIO LICENCE FEES AMENDMENT
BILL 1997
Second Reading
Debate resumed from 28 August, on motion
by Senator Campbell:
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Allison, L.
Bolkus, N.
Brown, B.
Carr, K.
Collins, R. L.
Cook, P. F. S.
Evans, C. V.
Forshaw, M. G.
Kernot, C.
Lundy, K.
Margetts, D.
Murphy, S. M.
Neal, B. J.
Quirke, J. A.
Schacht, C. C.
Woodley, J.
Abetz, E.
Brownhill, D. G. C.
Campbell, I. G.
Eggleston, A.
Ferguson, A. B.
Gibson, B. F.
Herron, J.
Kemp, R.
Lightfoot, P. R.
MacGibbon, D. J.
Minchin, N. H.
OChee, W. G.
Payne, M. A.
Synon, K. M.
Tierney, J.
Watson, J. O. W.
Denman, K. J.
Cooney, B.
Gibbs, B.
Reynolds, M.
Sherry, N.
AYES
Bishop, M.
Bourne, V.
Campbell, G.
Collins, J. M. A.
Conroy, S. *
Crowley, R. A.
Faulkner, J. P.
Hogg, J.
Lees, M. H.
Mackay, S.
McKiernan, J. P.
Murray, A.
OBrien, K. W. K.
Ray, R. F.
Stott Despoja, N.
NOES
Boswell, R. L. D.
Calvert, P. H.
Coonan, H.
Ellison, C.
Ferris, J.
Heffernan, W. *
Hill, R. M.
Knowles, S. C.
Macdonald, I.
McGauran, J. J. J.
Newman, J. M.
Parer, W. R.
Reid, M. E.
Tambling, G. E. J.
Troeth, J.
PAIRS
Vanstone, A. E.
Crane, W.
Chapman, H. G. P.
Patterson, K. C. L.
Alston, R. K. R.
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PAIRS
Macdonald, S.
* denotes teller
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Allison, L.
Bolkus, N.
Brown, B.
Carr, K.
Collins, R. L.
Cook, P. F. S.
Evans, C. V.
Forshaw, M. G.
Kernot, C.
Lundy, K.
Margetts, D.
Murphy, S. M.
Neal, B. J.
Quirke, J. A.
Schacht, C. C.
Woodley, J.
Abetz, E.
Brownhill, D. G. C.
Campbell, I. G.
Eggleston, A.
Ferguson, A. B.
Gibson, B. F.
Herron, J.
Kemp, R.
Lightfoot, P. R.
MacGibbon, D. J.
Minchin, N. H.
OChee, W. G.
Payne, M. A.
Synon, K. M.
Tierney, J.
Watson, J. O. W.
Cooney, B.
Denman, K. J.
Gibbs, B.
Reynolds, M.
Sherry, N.
AYES
Bishop, M.
Bourne, V.
Campbell, G.
Collins, J. M. A.
Conroy, S. *
Crowley, R. A.
Faulkner, J. P.
Hogg, J.
Lees, M. H.
Mackay, S.
McKiernan, J. P.
Murray, A.
OBrien, K. W. K.
Ray, R. F.
Stott Despoja, N.
NOES
Boswell, R. L. D.
Calvert, P. H.
Coonan, H.
Ellison, C.
Ferris, J.
Heffernan, W. *
Hill, R. M.
Knowles, S. C.
Macdonald, I.
McGauran, J. J. J.
Newman, J. M.
Parer, W. R.
Reid, M. E.
Tambling, G. E. J.
Troeth, J.
PAIRS
Crane, W.
Alston, R. K. R.
Chapman, H. G. P.
Patterson, K. C. L.
Macdonald, S.
West, S. M.
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Vanstone, A. E.
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The Labor Party has discussed this amendment at some length through all its internal
processesthat is, the caucus committee, the
shadow cabinet, the full caucus and now here.
So we reject completely Senator Margettss
claim that there is silence on our part.
The simple case of why we believe this is
a sensible technical amendment is that there
is no increase in concentration of media
ownership taking place as a result. It means
that because Australian Provincial Newspapers
own a radio station in Brisbane and they own
a newspaper in Ipswich, and because the
definition of a metropolitan radio market
means Brisbane takes in Ipswich, which is
geographically close by, under the existing
rules they cannot own a newspaper unless that
newspaper has 50 per cent of its circulation
outside that radio defined market.
So what would the Ipswich newspaper have
to do? It would have to print extra copies of
newspapers to the level that they would give
them away for free in Toowoomba and
elsewhere in Queensland, outside the defined
market, so that their actual sales come below
50 per cent. It is a wasteful arrangement. I
have to say to the Greens, who are always in
favour of saving trees, that this idea might
have actually saved some newsprint, but that
is a minor point.
The point is that the radio station they own
in Brisbane is not the sole radio station. The
metropolitan radio market now is extremely
diverse. Many stations are going broke and
are being resold. It is not a closed market.
Anybody who wants to make a reasonable bid
to get hold of a radio station in metropolitan
Brisbane will get one soon. There are community licences; there is the ABC. So it is not
as though Mr OReilly is locking up all the
radio stations in Brisbane and the only newspaper. It is an Ipswich newspaper that has
some circulation outside of Ipswich into
Brisbane, but very little.
We believe this is a sensible amendment. I
have to say to you, Senator Brown, if it turns
out that, because of the way the amendment
had to be written, another example comes up
where there is a loophole and someone says,
This does mean that Mr Packer can get hold
of Fairfax, I would be the first person in here
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Allison, L.
Campbell, I. G.
Crowley, R. A.
Ellison, C.
Harradine, B.
Kernot, C.
Lundy, K.
Murray, A.
Parer, W. R.
Reid, M. E.
Stott Despoja, N.
AYES
Bourne, V.
Conroy, S.
Eggleston, A.
Forshaw, M. G.
Kemp, R.
Lightfoot, P. R.
Murphy, S. M.
OChee, W. G. *
Payne, M. A.
Schacht, C. C.
Troeth, J.
Watson, J. O. W.
Woodley, J.
Brown, B.
AYES
West, S. M.
NOES
Margetts, D. *
* denotes teller
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attempt to defend its rejection of a comprehensive privacy scheme for all Australians.
This bill is directed towards breaking down
barriers to trade and employment, but requires
privacy provisions so that it conforms with
New Zealands privacy scheme. So, if
Australias privacy laws are so adequateI
ask this of the governmenthow is it that
there is a need for these particular provisions
in this bill?
I think most people know the answer, and
that is that the existing privacy laws in this
country are far from adequate, and these
provisions are evidence of this inadequacy. So
this governments failure to do as it promisedthat is, to extend privacy laws to the
private sectorhas left us in a position where
we may find trade and employment opportunities affected, especially with countries like the
European Union, Hong Kong and, of course,
New Zealand, because they are among the
countries that are actually doing something to
address the issue of privacy. I would be
curious to know what the governments
response is to the idea that this bill needs to
set out privacy considerations if its laws in
this country are so adequate.
Finally, I welcome the governments recognition that products banned from sale under
the Trade Practices Act would be excluded
from the operation of this bill using the
Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations.
This concession recognises that there are
omissions in this bill and that there is place
for a review of this legislation by the Senate.
From my perspective, I think the recognition
should go further. The amendments I propose
should be accepted as full recognition that
these amendments plug a hole in this bill.
Senator MARGETTS (Western Australia)
(1.46 p.m.)The Trans-Tasman Mutual
Recognition Bill 1996 is, I believe, a disaster
from a consumer standpoint. Australian
standards do not need to be met; New Zealand standards mostly do, under their customs
prohibited import regulations. The New
Zealand Minister for Consumer Affairs acknowledges this and called this a win for New
Zealand.
The areas that are not covered are: safety
standards; quality standards; performance
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lower. Senators would be aware that labellingboth food and country of origin informationis a highly contentious issue. There
is no reason for setting up a situation where
there are exceptions to our labelling laws, nor
a situation where changes to our legislation
are reflected in labelling.
I will be arguing these issues when we put
our amendments. There is a stronger case in
my belief for our amendments and those of
the Democrats, but I will certainly be looking
at the ALP amendments when they are put in
the committee stage.
Debate interrupted.
MINISTERIAL ARRANGEMENTS
Senator HILL (South AustraliaLeader of
the Government in the Senate) (2.00 p.m.)
by leaveI inform the Senate that Senator
Amanda Vanstone, Minister for Employment,
Education, Training and Youth Affairs, will
be absent from the Senate chamber, including
question time, from today, 22 September,
until 25 September inclusive. Senator
Vanstone is currently travelling to Seoul,
where she will attending an APEC meeting.
En route she will attend meetings in Hong
Kong with the Hong Kong Science and
Technology University and the Australian
Education Centre.
During Senator Vanstones absence, Senator
Kemp will take questions relating to employment. I will take questions relating to education, training and youth affairs and to the
portfolio of immigration and multicultural
affairs.
I also inform the Senate that Senator Richard Alston will be absent from the Senate
chamber for question time today. During
Senator Alstons absence, Senator Ellison will
take questions relating to the portfolios of
communications and the arts, workplace
relations and small business, and to the Public
Service and the Sydney 2000 games. Senator
Parer will take questions relating to the
portfolio of transport and regional development.
Senator FAULKNER (New South Wales
Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) (2.01
p.m.)by leaveSenators would be aware
that it has not been the oppositions practice
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Mr Latham
frustrated. Disengaged. Hes battling incipient
boredom and impatience.
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Senator BOB COLLINSI ask a supplementary question. Minister, can you confirm
that this statement was made by none other
than the Minister for Employment, Education,
Training and Youth Affairs, Senator
Vanstonein other words, the most senior
cabinet minister responsible for government
policy in this area? Can you confirm that she
said, You have to haveit might be described as lessened job security. It is not a
message everyone wants to hear? Is it not a
fact that the very evident lessened job security
that Senator Vanstone is under at the moment
has done nothing to improve the performance
of Senator Vanstone? In fact, the more job
pressure she is under, the more mistakes she
appears to make.
Senator HILLIt is true that we believe
a more flexible labour market gives a greater
opportunity for employment and we have
strongly advocated freeing up of the labour
market. The introduction of Australian workplace agreements is a positive step in that
direction. What it gives is the opportunity for
employers and employees to work out workplace relations that best suit their mutual
circumstances. With that we have the best
chance of increasing job employment in this
country.
Rural Package
Senator BOSWELLMy question is addressed to the Minister representing the
Minister for Primary Industries and Energy.
Senator SchachtSugar, sugar!
Senator BOSWELLI would just consider the 1,300 workers that work in Golden
Circle that you are costing jobs on sugar. So
just watch that one1,300 workers and
$750,000. I refer to the rural policy package,
AgricultureAdvancing Australia, released
jointly last Sunday week by the Minister for
Primary Industries and Energy, John Anderson, and the Prime Minister. Senator Parer,
this package has brought a great deal of joy
and lifted the spirits of rural Australia. Could
you inform the opposition and the Democrats,
because they do not take much interest in this,
on the finer details of the integrated package
and how it has been received by rural and
regional Australia?
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rates have fallen, which will have very positive effects on employment. (Time expired)
Restricted Government Documents
Senator FAULKNERMy question is
directed to the Minister representing the
Minister for Defence. Minister, is it a fact that
a Mr Jim Bonner, a staff member of the
Minister for Defence, faxed to journalists
covering the recent South Pacific Forum
meeting in the Cook Islands a copy of a
Defence cable that was marked restricted?
Who provided this cable to Mr Bonner? On
what basis was the cable provided to Mr
Bonner? Was the minister, Mr McLachlan,
consulted about access to this file and document? Does the government support the
publication of such classified material?
Senator NEWMANI think the Leader of
the Opposition in the Senate has a problem
with the difference between secret and
restricted. Perhaps it would be an idea if he
went and had a briefing from the former
Minister for Defence, Senator Ray, who was
presumably responsible
Senator Robert RayI wasnt.
Senator NEWMANHe wasnt. It was
your predecessor, Mr Beazley, was it? I do
not have any detailed information on the
questions you have asked, but I will be happy
to get anything that the minister is able to
provide for you.
Senator FAULKNERMadam President,
I ask a supplementary question. Given the
seriousness of this issue, and given that these
are questions of fact and ought to be able to
be responded to very quickly, I would have
thought, could the minister respond to these
issues today?
Senator NEWMANI will refer the
question to the Minister for Defence, as I
said, and I will see how he wishes to respond.
Landmines
Senator BOURNEMy question is directed to the Minister representing the Minister
for Foreign Affairs, Senator Hill. As the
minister would be aware, almost 100 countries attending the Oslo conference on landmines have formally adopted a text of a treaty
banning anti-personnel landmines to be signed
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Senator SherryNon-answers.
Senator MACKAYYes, non-answers.
The DEPUTY PRESIDENTOrder!
Senator Mackay, would you like to address
the chair and ignore the interjections.
Senator MACKAYThank you, I will.
Let us just remind senators opposite exactly
what the unemployment situation is at the
moment. We have heard members of the
government say, Wait for the drought to
break, and, Things are going to happen very
soon. The issues Senator Sherry raised are
very subtlesubtle as a brick, I think, in
relation to unemployment figures, growth
figures and so on.
Let us remind the chamber exactly what the
unemployment situation is at the moment. At
the moment, we have 8.7 per cent national
unemployment. Somebody in this chamber
who is actually not here at the momentsaid,
In order to get re-elected, you wouldnt have
a show unless you got unemployment down
below eight per cent. Who said that? She is
not here at the moment, is she? It was Senator
Vanstone, the Minister for Employment,
Education, Training and Youth Affairs.
Senator SherryAnd Dr Kemp.
Senator MACKAYDr Kemp as well?
Senator Vanstone and Dr Kemp said that this
government would not have a chance of being
re-elected unless they got unemployment
below eight per cent. But now she says, Oh,
no. Were not doing that now. What you have
to do in order to get re-elected is get a big
tick for effort. Through you, Madam Deputy
President, I suggest that this government go
out and talk to the 38,000 people who have
lost their full-time jobs recently. Go and say,
We tried. Give us a big tick and re-elect us.
Why dont they go and talk about youth
unemployment? The number of unemployed
youth, based on the trend figure, is 82,500.
The governments own forecast of 8.25 per
cent unemployment by the middle of next
year is completely unachievable. So you do
not get a big tick for effort; you get a big
cross for effort. And you are also not going
to get unemployment below eight per cent, on
the words of your own employment minister.
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1993, I am sure that, in your role in Tasmania, you were heavily involved in the union
organisation. I cannot remember you ever
making any major complaints to the then
government, when in fact that government
was responsible for the highest unemployment
levels this country had seen for 60 years.
Were you as outspoken in your position then
as you are today about levels that are somewhat lower than they were in 1990-93? I
think close to 11 per cent was the highest
it got to.
During that time when we were having the
recession that we were told we had to have
the Labor government said we had to have a
recessioninterest rates were almost the
highest they had been in history, to my
knowledge. So many people that I know were
forced out of small business. Many people on
the land were forced out of business because
they found themselves paying 24-27 per cent
interest rates.
We now have a situation where this government has low inflation and low interest rates.
It is trying to remedy the position that we
found ourselves in upon taking office in 1996
and being left with the 13-year legacy of
those opposite. (Time expired)
Senator HOGG (Queensland) (3.35
p.m.)I do not believe that I have heard
some of the things that have come out of the
mouths of government senators today, particularly the last comment about the wonderful
deal that is being done on interest rates for
people on the land. If Senator Ferguson really
wants to know what that is about, he should
go and talk to some people on the land. The
other day I spoke to people who complained
loudly and clearly to me that, whilst this
government goes around touting that it has
lowered interest rates, they have to pay high
interest rates on their overdrafts and so on.
That is the very thing that they are complaining about. You go out and tell them that you
are a low interest rate government. They do
not believe you.
Senator FergusonWhat rate are they
paying?
Senator HOGGI thank the dear senator
for that interjection. I have been told that they
are paying in the order of 16-17 per cent. The
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hands-on at schools and hospitals, administering her order and praying. Her efforts were
rewarded many times. She received the Nobel
Peace Prize in 1979, the Nehru Award for
International Understanding in 1972, and an
honorary Order of Merit from the Queen in
Delhi in 1983. She was also awarded the
Companion of the Order of Australia in 1982,
which is the highest general award that can be
presented by this country.
Her efforts were felt here in Australia as
they were around the world. In recent years,
Mother Teresa had experienced ill health. She
suffered a heart attack and underwent surgery
but still continued as head of the order until
early this year. Mother Teresa worked to
provide dignity for all people through hospitals, schools and missions. She provided
education, medicine and hope. She will be
sadly missed, but her charities will survive as
a monument to her life.
We all mourn the loss of such an outstanding woman. On behalf of the National Party
in the Senate, I wish to extend our deepest
sympathy to the members of the Missionaries
of Charity and all those associated with the
work of Mother Teresa.
Senator WOODLEY (Queensland) (3.56
p.m.)I also wish to associate the Democrats
with this motion of condolence on the death
of Mother Teresa. St Paul addressed many of
his letters to the New Testament churches
with the words To all the saints who are in
this or that city. Most of those who were
addressed by St Paul were less than saints, at
least as we understand that term todaythat
is, in some way close to perfect. Rather,
Pauls saints were human beings with all the
failings for which human beings are known.
The saints in the church of Corinth, for
example, caused Paul great concern. But the
critical factor for St Paul was that they responded to the call of Jesus Christ to follow
him in caring for those who live at the edges
of life.
The call for Mother Teresa to be recognised
in a formal sense as a saint by the Roman
Catholic church is appropriate. In another
sense, the sense in which it was used by St
Paul, Mother Teresa in her earthly life was
already a saintthat is, a human being
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Repatriation Benefits
Hazardous Chemicals
Senator STOTT DESPOJA (South Australia)I give notice that, on the next day of
sitting, I shall move:
That the Senate
(a) notes:
(i) the research and announcement by
Greenpeace about the levels of hazardous
chemicals in soft PVC toys, and
(ii) the implications for Australian consumer
parents and children likely to be exposed
to these hazardous chemicals; and
(b) expresses concern there has been no action
from the Government to undertake tests or
use its powers under the Trade Practices Act
to set standards for these unsafe products.
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Greenhouse Gases
Senator BROWN (Tasmania)I give
notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall
move:
That the Senate
(a) notes that the 1995 report of the International Panel on Climate Change, the worlds
most authoritative body on climate science,
states that the balance of evidence suggests
that there is a discernible human influence
on global climate;
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ACIL Economics
Senator OBRIEN (Tasmania)I give
notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall
move:
That there be laid on the table by the Minister
representing the Minister for Transport and Regional Development (Senator Alston), no later than 5
pm on the next day of sitting:
(a) all documents relating to the tender and
awarding of the consultancy contract to
ACIL Economics on or about 15 May 1996
relating to waterfront reform;
(b) the report arising from the contract awarded
to ACIL Economics on or about 15 May
1996;
(c) the terms of reference for the contract
awarded to ACIL Economics on or about 20
June 1997 relating to the waterfront reform
and all related documents;
(d) a list of all organisations contacted by ACIL
Economics pursuant to the contracts let to
it on or about 15 May 1996 and 20 June
1997; and
(e) a list of all sites visited and travel undertaken by ACIL Economics pursuant to the
contracts let to it on or about 15 May 1996
and 20 June 1997.
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Senator MARGETTS (Western Australia)I give notice that, on the next day of
sitting, I shall move:
That the Senate
(a) notes that:
(i) negotiations for an international, comprehensive ban on landmines were recently
held at the Oslo Conference of the Ottawa Process,
(ii) in a Joint Declaration issued in Switzerland on 3 September 1997, the President
of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, and the
President of Switzerland, Arnold Koller,
reminded states gathered at the Oslo
Conference that a historic opportunity is
offered to them to take a substantial step
towards solving the problems and human
suffering which antipersonnel mines cause
in many countries around the world,
(iii) they called upon the states participating
in the Oslo Conference to make use of
this opportunity and to commit themselves with all determination at these
negotiations to a comprehensive prohibition of the use, stockpiling, production
and transfer of antipersonnel mines without exception as well as an obligation to
clear antipersonnel mines which have
been laid and to destroy antipersonnel
mines which are stockpiled,
(iv) the United States of America sought:
(A) a permanent exception for its use,
production, stockpiling and trade of
certain types of antipersonnel mines,
(B) a permanent exception for Korea, and
(C) a lengthy delay of entry-into-force of a
treaty, and
(v) the Ottawa Process was intended to be an
urgent response to a global crisis, with no
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Senator BROWN (Tasmania)I give
notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall
move:
That the Senate
(a) recognises that the consequences of global
warming are likely to be horrific for people
and for the environment;
(b) deplores the Australian Governments
campaign to undermine international agreement on uniform and binding greenhouse
gas reduction targets for industrialised
countries, and its plan to increase, not
decrease, Australias greenhouse gas emissions;
(c) notes, in particular, that rising sea levels and
the increased incidence of storms resulting
from global warming may result in millions
of people being forced from their land and
homes;
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Environment, Recreation,
Communications and the Arts Legislation
Committee
Senator CHRIS EVANS (Western Australia)On behalf of Senator Schacht I give
notice that, on the next day of sitting, he will
move:
That the time for the presentation of the report
of the Environment, Recreation, Communications
and the Arts Legislation Committee on the examination of annual reports be extended to 2 October
1997.
First Speech
Motion (by Senator Ellison)by leave
agreed to:
That consideration of the business before the
Senate today be interrupted at approximately 5 pm,
but not so as to interrupt a senator speaking, to
enable Senator George Campbell to make his first
speech, for a period not exceeding 20 minutes,
without any question before the chair.
Adjournment
Motion (by Senator Ellison)by leave
agreed to:
That the time limit of 40 minutes for the adjournment debate, as specified in standing order 54
(5), not apply to the adjournment debate today and
that the Senate adjourn at the conclusion of the
debate.
Leave of Absence
Motion (by Senator Harradine)by
leaveagreed to:
That leave of absence be granted to Senator
Colston for the period 22 September to 27 November 1997, on account of illness.
Environment, Recreation,
Communications and the Arts References
Committee
Motion (by Senator Brown, at the request
of Senator Margetts) agreed to:
That business of the Senate notice of motion No.
5 standing in the name of Senator Margetts for
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COMMITTEES
Rural and Regional Affairs and
Transport Legislation Committee
Extension of time
ORDER OF BUSINESS
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Environment, Recreation,
Communications and the Arts References
Committee
Motion (by Senator Stott Despoja) agreed
to:
Privileges Committee
Motion (by Senator Robert Ray) agreed
to:
COMMITTEES
Legal and Constitutional Legislation
Committee
Extension of Time
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Corporations and Securities Committee
Motion (by Senator Murphy) agreed to:
That the Senate endorse the findings of the Committee of Privileges at page 25 of the 67th report.
FIRST SPEECH
The PRESIDENTOrder! Before I call
Senator Campbell, I remind honourable
senators that this is his first speech and,
therefore, I would ask that the usual courtesies be extended to him.
Senator CAMPBELL (New South Wales)
(4.35 p.m.)It is a great privilege for me to
stand here today as a new senator representing
the great Labor state of New South Wales,
and to follow in the footsteps of Senator
Bruce Childs, who represented the Labor
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movement of New South Wales in this chamber for many years, with great passion, humility and commitment. Having worked
closely with Bruce over many years, I sincerely hope I can make as significant a
contribution in this chamber on behalf of the
working people of New South Wales as he
did. I take this opportunity to wish him well
and every success in his new role as President
of the Evatt Foundation.
I come to this chamber as a representative
of the Australian Labor Party, one of the
oldest and greatest social parties, a party
forged out of the great union struggles of the
late 1800s to give workers a parliamentary
voice, a party charged with the responsibility
to represent their class interests and a party
whose foundations have been built on values
that I have always been committed to: fairness, equality of opportunity and social justice
for all.
I also come here after spending virtually the
whole of myy working life as a full-time
official of the trade union movement. I have
been active on both the industrial and political
sides of the labour movement since I arrived
in this wonderful country in 1965.
I am particularly proud to have been afforded the opportunity to have worked as a fulltime official of the trade union movement for
some 26 years and to have played a part in
the achievements of the movement over that
period of time. Its list of achievements on
behalf of ordinary working people have been
many. For example, to name but a few, there
has been maternity leave, adoption leave,
parental leave, family leave, standard working
hours, redundancy provisions and superannuation, as well as continuous improvements in
many others such as occupational health and
safety, annual and sick leave, wages, and
other general working conditions.
These are conditions of employment many
in the work force today take for granted but
for which their forebears fought and sacrificed
to achieve, and which now, in the new industrial environment, are continuously under
threat. Amongst those who were at the leading edge of those struggles were unions such
as the metals, building, mining and maritime
workers. It should be understood that when
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There would need to be negotiated recognition of such movements by way of greenhouse gas credit.
The opposition also believes there is a need
to draw in developing countries. It may well
be that, whilst the industrialised world must
lead on this issue, a comprehensive strategy
could involve voluntary and/or lesser commitments by developing countries and a time
frame which differs from that that applies to
the industrialised world.
I have to say that overshadowing all this is
the science of greenhouse. I have got to say
that the Prime Minister (Mr Howard) and this
government really appear to have no idea at
all of how to go about articulating the case
for Australia. There has been a lot of huffing
and puffing from the government on this
issue, but the government is yet to tell us
what Australia will be taking to Kyoto. We
do not know even whether this government
will be proposing at Kyoto reductions or
increases in gas emissions. The only clear
statement on this matter has come from the
Minister for Foreign Affairs (Mr Downer)
pretty unusual for him, I grant youwho said
that the only acceptable outcome would be
one which allowed Australia to increase
greenhouse gas emissions. We said that that
sort of proposal is entirely unacceptable. Our
resolution is clear: we demand an appropriate
and a far-reaching reduction strategy.
We have also got the Prime Minister, in the
fiasco of his visit to the Pacific islands for the
South Pacific Forum, questioning the science
on greenhouse. This puts the Prime Minister
completely on his ownabsolutely isolated
amongst international leaders. His position has
placed Australia at an all-time low in terms of
our relations with our neighbours. But, worse,
it risks completely isolating Australia in the
lead-up to Kyoto and this will be of enormous
detriment to Australia. For Australia to benefit
we need most of all to be in there arguing the
case, and we have to be able to argue the case
credibly.
Of course, we have totally lost credibility
on a number of frontsgreat credit is due to
Senator Hill for that. You have got the Prime
Minister desperately trying to have us believe
that his efforts in the Pacific islands were a
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his stand on greenhouse. It is worth comparing and contrasting it with Senator Hills.
This is what Mr Clinton said about the science of greenhouse:
The overwhelming balance of evidence and scientific opinion is that it is no longer a theory but now
a fact that global warming is for real. The worlds
scientists believe that if we do not cut our emissions of greenhouse gases we will disrupt the
global climate. In fact, there is ample evidence that
human activities are already disrupting the global
climate and that if we stay on our current course
the average global temperatures may rise two to six
degrees fahrenheit during the next century. To put
that in some context, the difference in average
temperature between the last ice age, which was
10,000 to 12,000 years ago, and today is about nine
degrees fahrenheit. So we could have two-thirds of
that change in 100 years unless we do something.
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Allison, L.
Brown, B.
Lees, M. H.
Murray, A.
Woodley, J.
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Bourne, V. *
Kernot, C.
Margetts, D.
Stott Despoja, N.
NOES
Bishop, M.
Calvert, P. H. *
Campbell, G.
Carr, K.
Collins, J. M. A.
Collins, R. L.
Conroy, S.
Cook, P. F. S.
Cooney, B.
Crowley, R. A.
Denman, K. J.
Ellison, C.
Evans, C. V.
Ferris, J.
Forshaw, M. G.
Gibbs, B.
Heffernan, W.
Hogg, J.
Knowles, S. C.
Lightfoot, P. R.
Lundy, K.
Macdonald, I.
Mackay, S.
McGauran, J. J. J.
McKiernan, J. P.
Minchin, N. H.
Murphy, S. M.
Neal, B. J.
OBrien, K. W. K.
Parer, W. R.
Payne, M. A.
Quirke, J. A.
Reid, M. E.
Schacht, C. C.
Synon, K. M.
Tambling, G. E. J.
Tierney, J.
Troeth, J.
Watson, J. O. W.
West, S. M.
* denotes teller
DOCUMENTS
Industry Commission
The PRESIDENTPursuant to standing
order 166 I present report No. 59 of the
Industry Commission which was presented to
Senator Ferguson, a Temporary Chairman of
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I wish to take note of the Industry Commission report, primarily because I was reminded
this weekend by a somewhat quixotic remarkif that is the right descriptionthat the
Industry Commission was really a creature of
the Laberals. What the person who said that
meant was that throughout the period in
which the Industry Commission has been
operating the Labor and Liberal partiesthe
Laberals as this person referred to them
had been consistent in their support for the
Industry Commission. It was as a result of
that consistency that we have seen a series of
reports and actions which, by and large, have
not been in the interests and to the net public
benefit of Australian industry or the Australian community.
However, one thing should always be said
about the Industry Commission, and that is
that it has consistently been true to itself. In
other words, it has followed a coherent and
consistent line, even if that has been a line
that I disagreed with. In contrast, in recent
times the Labor and Liberal partiesthe
Laberalshave turned a corner in terms of
their decisions on, firstly, the car industry
and, secondly, the TCF industries.
The Australian Democrats have welcomed
that, but we have been under no illusions as
to what that has meant, because primarily it
has meant a change in timing and not direction. Until such time as both those parties
adopt the doctrine of reciprocitywhich is
that you only cut tariffs and non-tariff barriers
when you have an equivalent agreement
bilaterally and multilaterallythey really are
continuing along the lines of Labors Industry
Commission and continuing to support their
views. It was disappointing for us to see yet
again with the TCF report that economic
rationalism and its terribly narrow view that
society is there to serve economics continues
to prevail. However, I have conceded and will
continue to concede that at least the Industry
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At present, the end result is that we continue with the unilateral approach, with
unilateral reductions and with a situation in
which we are making ourselves more and
more defenceless in the face of countries and
regional agreements in which our competitors
continue to maintain exceptionally aggressive
industry policies and protection devices for
their own industries and jobs.
It is profoundly foolish for a country of our
size to continue with that policy. For instance,
TCF tariffs in developed countries are generally higher than for industrial products overall. Prior to the Uruguay Round, the developed country average bound tariff on textiles
and clothing was 15 per cent. The USA has
an average textile and clothing tariff rate of
14 per cent and a maximum rate of 48 per
cent for footwear. The European Union has a
maximum rate of 13.4 per cent on textile and
clothing products. (Time expired)
Senator MARGETTS (Western Australia)
(6.13 p.m.)There has been an expectation
over time that the Industry Commission
produces reports which tend to project the
interests of large industries and corporations.
We have to understand that these days large
corporations are rarely simply based in one
country. Even Australias largest corporations
generally have interests overseas, or are
controlled or owned to a substantial extent by
overseas operators.
The interesting thing is that almost none of
the assessments have been very thorough in
relation to such things as the impact of free
trade. It is a real pity that, this far down the
track since the agreements in 1994, we as a
country have not done a thorough assessment
of the impact of the free trade agreement we
signed up to back then. I would love to see a
systematic approacheven in footwear,
clothing and textilesto look at the impacts
on consumers. We cannot just look at the
price, although that is important; we have to
look at the range and choice that people have.
From the consumers point of view, we
have also got to look at whether or not the
things that they could get before, the kinds of
outlets that they could access before, are still
able to be accessed. We have also, in my
opinion, got to look at such things as whether
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Membership
Messages from the House of Representatives were reported acquainting the Senate
with the appointment of members of the
House of Representatives joint committees as
follows:
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public
Works, Mr Tuckey in place of Mr J N Andrew,
resigned.
Joint Standing Committee on Migration, Mr E H
Cameron and Dr Theophanous in place of Ms
Gambaro and mr Martin, respectively.
Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs,
Defence and Trade, Dr Southcott in place of ms
Worth, resigned.
A message from the House of Representatives was reported acquainting the Senate with
the resolution of that House relating to an
extension of time for the Joint Committee on
Public Accounts to present its advisory report
on the Public Service Bill 1997 and related
bill to 23 September 1997.
Native Title and the Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander Land Fund
Committee
Reference
A message from the House of Representatives was reported acquainting the Senate with
the resolution of that House referring proposed changes to the Native Title Act 1993
and other acts contained in the native Title
Amendment Bill 1997 to the Parliamentary
Joint Committee on Native Title and the
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land
Fund for consideration and report by 27
October 1997.
NATIVE TITLE AMENDMENT
(TRIBUNAL APPOINTMENTS)
BILL 1997
MIGRATION LEGISLATION
AMENDMENT BILL (No. 4) 1997
First Reading
Bills received from the House of Representatives.
Senator ELLISON (Western Australia
Minister for Customs and Consumer Affairs
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In Committee
The bill.
Senator MARGETTS (Western Australia)
(7.46 p.m.)Madam Deputy President, I
notice that the running sheet shows that
Greens (WA) amendments 1 to 4 are to be
moved by leave together. If I had my druthers, I would have thought that Greens (WA)
1 and Democrats 1 go as a pigeon pair, and
then Democrats 2. The next one is a little way
later. I will move Greens (WA) amendment
1, and then perhaps move 2 to 4 separately.
I do not mind which order.
The DEPUTY PRESIDENTThey are
your amendments.
Senator MARGETTSFine. I move:
(1) Clause 11, page 8 (lines 27 to 30), omit
paragraph (b).
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This amendment is a more general amendment to the same section which would create
a permanent exemption for laws and regulations requiring consumer product information.
If people are able to make reasonable decisions, they have to do that with full information. I am not sure why, after a certain time,
they will not require that any more. Once
again, if we had any sort of indication that
New Zealand is likely to harmonise with
Australian standards in providing information
that currently is not provided on packaging,
then we might have some sort of indication
that at any interim time it would be reasonable to assume that everything will come out
in the wash.
It does not seem to be a reasonable thing to,
in the future, go to a standard which might,
in fact, not provide information. It could be
things like Made in Australia or Manufactured in Australia and so on. It could be a
whole lot of issues which we have had a fair
amount of debate on in Australia in relation
to consumer information.
A lot of people do want to make wise
choices. They want to make choices about
ecological sustainability. They want to make
choices about providing jobs within their
region. They want to make all sorts of choices. It is not unreasonable to give consumers
access to that information so they can make
those choices. Funnily enough, the dollar is
not the only reason people make consumer
choices. I do not think it is reasonable to
suggest that consumers will be without that
ability to make more varied choices or have
less ability than they have at the moment.
Amendment negatived.
Senator MARGETTS (Western Australia)
(8.04 p.m.)I move:
(4) Schedule 2, clause 3, page 44 (after line 5), at
the end of the clause, add:
Tobacco Health Warnings
Trade Practices (Consumer Product Information Standards) (Tobacco) Regulations
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(b) those laws are directed at matters
affecting health and safety of persons
in the jurisdiction or at preventing,
minimising or regulating environmental
pollution (including air, water, noise or
soil pollution) in the jurisdiction.
First of all, the first amendment omits paragraph (a) of clause 11, which contains requirements for goods that do not need to be
complied with such as standards for the production, composition, quality or performance.
This arguably includes product safety standards, which are set out in the Trade Practices
Act. The Democrats and I think it is essential
to remove this paragraph.
Clause 10 of this bill is the operative
provision while clause 11 adds further requirements. These requirements should not
include standards with the effect of ignoring
goods standards about safety, production,
composition, quality or performance, et cetera.
Excluding paragraph (a) will not change the
effectiveness of the operative clauses of this
bill but will require those laws which are to
be repealed by the operation of this bill to be
identified.
I have actually sought from the government,
in particular from Minister Moore, a list of all
the laws which are affected by this particular
paragraph. I have been informed that there is
no such list and that there is no certainty as
to which laws will be overwritten by this
particular paragraph. So, to get around this
problem, I have proposed an amendment to
clause 12 which would maintain the goods
model proposed by the bill. Clause 12 sets out
criteria that need to be complied with unless
specifically excluded from the operation of
this bill.
Finally, the Australian standards are a
minimum requirement. Any goods that meet
this lower standard will not be affected by
this particular amendment. However, this
amendment will make sure that all those laws
which are affected by this provision which
have not been identified will not be done
away with. I have undertaken a cursory
review of the Commonwealth laws that will
be affected and the amendments proposed by
both the Democrats and the Greens show that
there are laws which would have been overridden by this bill.
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Senator BOLKUS (South Australia) (8.53
p.m.)The Telecommunications (Interception) and Listening Device Amendment Bill
1997 has two primary purposes. These purposes are, firstly, to allow telecommunications
interception information to be provided to the
newly established New South Wales Police
Integrity Commission and, secondly, to permit
deputy presidents and senior members of the
AAT to issue telecommunications interception
warrants.
I will start with the provisions of the bill
which relate to the New South Wales Police
Integrity Commission. The commission has
been established by the New South Wales
government as a permanent authority to
continue the anti-corruption work undertaken
by the highly successful Wood royal commission into that states police services. It goes
without saying that the commissionthe
establishment of which was recommended by
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with the law which are expressed with efficiency and promptness in a stated conclusion.
Because of the necessity of ensuring that appropriate safeguards of privacy are maintained, along
with the integrity of innocent conversations transmitted by telephone, the Law Society has long
expressed the view that any warrant to intercept
these communications should only be granted by a
judicial officer. Accordingly, the Criminal Law
Committee
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Telecom interception warrants. The AttorneyGeneral said in his second reading speech that
the High Court had recently expressed concerns in this regard. Either the AttorneyGeneral has not bothered to read the High
Court cases or he is deliberately misrepresenting them. The concerns expressed by the
Attorney-General are simply unfounded. In
the most recent High Court authority on the
subject, the Grollo case, the High Court held
six to one that the exercise of the power to
issue Telecom warrants by a judge, provided
certain basic conditions were met, was not
inconsistent with the exercise of judicial
power.
The more general issue of the constitutionality of federal judges exercising the admin
power of the Commonwealth was discussed
again by the High Court in last years Wilson
case. The case concerned the appointment of
Justice Mathews in respect of the Hindmarsh
Island bridge. In that particular case, all the
judges noted that the issuing of Telecom
interception warrants was not an issue before
the court and specifically accepted the previous authority on the subjectnamely, the
Grollo case.
I do not think there is any cause at all for
the concern expressed by the AttorneyGeneral in respect of this particular counsel.
I note this view is also supported by the Chief
General Counsels legal advice provided in
May last year in relation to the Crimes
Amendment (Controlled Operations) Bill.
Whilst I sometimes disagree with Mr
Burmester, I note that on this issue he said:
. . . the majority
Once again I do not known why the AttorneyGeneral has proffered this particular argument, but it is not supported in any sense at
all by the law.
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have access to this useful investigative technique, subject to adequate privacy safeguards
and controls. His comments ignore the fact
that it is this government, not the Labor Party,
which has cut close to $40 million from the
Australian Federal Police budget over the last
two years. It is his government that has cut
$7 million from last years budget of the
National Crime Authority. It is his government that has cut funding to other law enforcement agencies such as Austrac, the
Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions and the customs office.
In short, the suggestion made by the
Attorney-General is scandalous and can very
easily be rebutted. If anything, it is this
governments history in this area which
demonstrates the reason for the position it has
taken in relation to this issue. It wants to
fudge. It wants to blame someone else for the
fact the heroin is prevalently available on the
streets of Australia at the moment and young
kids are dying day after day from it. It wants
to blame the other side of parliament for its
inefficiency and inadequacy.
You cannot rip the guts out of our federal
policing networks as this government has
done and then claim that, because we are not
going to accept one measure in this parliament, we are not dinkum about law enforcement. We are. It is this Attorney-General and
this government that slashed law enforcement
agencies funding over the last two budgets.
It does not matter how much power you
give the agency, if they have not got the
resources to exercise that power, then they are
not going to be able to do their job. This
government stands condemned of ripping
away those critical and vital resources. It also
stands condemned of trying to fudge and
scam its way out of having responsibility for
that. It will not be allowed to do that.
Senator MURRAY (Western Australia)
(9.13 p.m.)Since 1979 Australian law
enforcement agencies have had the power in
specified and controlled circumstances to
intercept telecommunications in this country.
At the time this legislation came into being,
the Australian Democrats voiced their concern
about possible incursions on the privacy and,
therefore, the civil liberties of the Australian
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serious fraud, four; and serious loss of revenue, zerothe same pattern.
Clearly, the area of law enforcement which
has the greatest demand for telecommunications interception warrants is drug law enforcement and I expect it will continue to be
so. Villains do not have concern for civil
liberties, nor do they care much for issues of
privacy, the rule of law, or for that matter, the
value of human life. They care for profits
built on the misery of other human beings.
They are people totally devoid of conscience
or morality. That is not to say that all victims
who use drugs are criminals, or indeed should
be considered as such. Users and dealers, and
especially the big-time dealers, are different
categories.
Indeed, the Australian Democrats have been
at the forefront of the debate in trying to seek
a rational, enlightened approach to the issue
of heroin addiction, such as the now scuttled
ACT heroin trial. The government does not
have the answers, we do not think Labor has
the answers and we doubt that we have the
answers. But we certainly do believe that we
should continue to explore methods of finding
the answers.
The response of the Prime Minister (Mr
Howard) to the ACT heroin trial is the classic
reactionary position of putting your head in
the sand. It stands as a testament to the lack
of any attempt to find new solutions to this
problem. As I have clearly outlined in my
quotes from former Senator Chipp, this is a
longstanding problem, and we have to deal
with it.
Just a month ago, on 25 August, Senator
Lees asked the following supplementary
question on the heroin trial:
I thank the minister for his answer. I am aware that
some of the states are now tackling this issue in a
variety of ways, but what specifically is the
Commonwealth now going to do in particular to
support those people, particularly young people and
their families, where heroin addiction is already a
problem?
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many occasions, would understand the proposition I am makingthat is, things like the
Telecommunications (Interception) Act and
the extensions of it that have taken place over
the years should not be a substitute for the
proper judicial processing of cases that come
before the courts.
As I say and repeat, it is a tragedy and a
blight upon this nation that people have been
convicted who should not have been. I hope
that, when this legislation becomes an act, it
will be used to ensure that only those who are
guilty of offences are so found and that the
evidence and the intelligence that come from
this legislation are not used in some way to
enable an innocent person to be convicted.
The issue has been raised as to who should
issue the warrants. The big thing is that
warrants should be issued. The matter is one
of great seriousness and, therefore, the people
who process it should be at the highest level
and should make sure that any warrant that is
issued is issued correctly. One of the problems is that there is no check, or not sufficient checks, on warrants. This is an issue I
have raised over the years and which I raise
here again. The judges who issue warrants do
not really have a sufficient ability to check to
see whether those warrants were correctly
issued or not.
There are some provisions; I think we are
going to go into the committee stage now,
and I may raise some other ones. When an
attempt is made to increase the powers under
this act, I hope that I will be here listening to
people like Senator Bolkus, Senator Murray
and, no doubt, the minister himself in bygone
days who will get up and raise these issues of
civil liberties which I think are of great merit.
I see that you are instructed by some very
eminent people too, Minister, so no doubt
they will help you in the committee stage.
Senator BROWN (Tasmania) (9.43 p.m.)
Very briefly, I want to flag the Greens
opposition to the matter of warrants in the
Telecommunications (Interception) and Listening Device Amendment Bill being taken
out of the hands of judicial officers. We
believe that, when it comes to telephone
interception, it is a very grave invasion of
civil liberties. It must not be done lightly. The
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cleans up the ash dams which generate methane gas on a consistent basis, it will help
reduce greenhouse gases as a result of this
new technology. It is world leading technology and has the potential to export this
Australian design back to power stations in
the United States and Asia.
Finally, I quote the President of National
Power, Roy Alper, when he said on the
federal governments role in facilitating this
new venture:
We are delighted by the Commonwealth
Governments decision . . . The Prime Ministers
guarantee is a major boost to enable us to begin
construction immediately . . . we are grateful that
Mr Howard found the time to list our case when he
visited the Hunter.
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PROCLAMATIONS
Proclamations by His Excellency the Governor-General were tabled, notifying that he had
proclaimed the following provisions of Acts
to come into operation on the dates specified:
Aged Care Act 1997Act, except for Division
11 October 1997 (Gazette No. GN 37, 17
September 1997).
Primary Industries and Energy Legislation
Amendment Act (No. 2) 1997Amendments
made by the Act to the Petroleum (Submerged
Lands) Act 1967 [Schedule 6]4 September
1997 (Gazette No. S 347, 4 September 1997).
Primary Industries and Energy Legislation
Amendment Act (No. 2) 1997Item 1 of Schedule 84 September 1997 (Gazette No. S 347, 4
September 1997).
SENATE
6641
QUESTIONS ON NOTICE
Senator Allison asked the Minister representing the Minister for Schools, Vocational
Education and Training, upon notice on 6
May 1997:
(1) What is the budget for integration of students
with disabilities in kindergartens, primary and
secondary schools in the 1997 calendar year: (a) by
State and Territories; and (b) by government,
catholic and independent sectors.
(2) With reference to: (a) the statement made by
the minister in the Senate, on 27 November 1996,
that the legislation will provide $92 million in
1997 specifically to assist students with
disabilities; and (b) the answer to a question on
notice no. 44 relating to the committees inquiry
into the States Grants (Primary and Secondary
Education Assistance) Bill 1996, in which the
department advised that the Commonwealth
provides approximately $10.6 million through per
capital grants for special education programs for all
eligible students with disabilities and provides a
further $90 million in capped grants for special
education: do these figures ($10.6 and $90 million)
represent actual spending in 1996.
(3) Does this mean that the total of columns 2,
3 and 4 of Schedule 8 of the bill, for capped
special education support, which adds up to
$80,383,000 represents a $9,162,000 decrease in
capped special education funding in 1997, compared with 1996.
(4) How are the discrepancies in the above
figures explained.
(5) Can details be provided of Commonwealth
funding for education of students with disabilities
for each of the 1984 to 1997 calendar years,
compared with 1996, including: (a) the number of
students with disabilities by State/Territory and by
education sectors, including the split between
special schools and regular schools, actual reported,
or where reasonable estimated or projected; (b) the
numbers expressed as a percentage of the total
number of students; (c) the actual dollar funding in
each State/Territory and education sector and under
which program, element or sub-element the amount
was authorised, including any part which was
quarantined or otherwise set aside for a particular
purpose or for particular bodies receiving funding
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Sector
NSW
Govt
Catholic
Independent
NSO
Total
Vic
Govt
Catholic
Independent
NSO
Total
WA
Total
$5,850,400
$5,850,400
$9,943,300
$6,114,700
$4,356,800
$5,850,400
$26,265,200
$3,888,900
$3,888,900
$9,668,500
$4,695,500
$2,756,100
$3,888,900
$21,009,000
$4,251,000
$4,251,000
$7,199,800
$1,712,500
$689,100
$4,251,000
$13,852,400
$427,100
$427,100
$4,082,500
$2,234,900
$750,100
$427,100
$7,494,600
$7,199,800
$1,712,500
$689,100
$9,601,400
Govt
Catholic
Independent
NSO
Total
$9,668,500
$4,695,500
$2,756,100
$17,120,100
Govt
Catholic
Independent
NSO
Non-Gov
Centre Support
$9,943,300
$6,114,700
$4,356,800
$20,414,800
Total
Qld
School Supp
$4,082,500
$2,234,900
$750,100
$7,067,500
State
Sector
SA
Govt
Catholic
Independent
NSO
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Total
$2,458,400
$2,458,400
$2,630,600
$609,900
$358,400
$2,458,400
$6,057,300
$74,400
$74,400
$1,460,200
$363,000
$170,700
$74,400
$2,068,300
$24,400
$24,400
$570,600
$223,100
$73,800
$24,400
$891,900
$1,121,700
$337,600
$337,600
$598,300
$511,200
$12,200
$337,600
$1,459,300
$36,153,800
$16,464,800
$9,167,200
$0
$61,785,800
$0
$0
$0
$17,312,200
$17,312,200
$36,153,800
$16,464,800
$9,167,200
$17,312,200
$79,098,000
$2,630,600
$609,900
$358,400
$3,598,900
Govt
Catholic
Independent
NSO
$1,460,200
$363,000
$170,700
Total
NT
Non-Gov
Centre Support
School Supp
Total
Tas
$1,993,900
Govt
Catholic
Independent
NSO
$570,600
$223,100
$73,800
Total
ACT
$867,500
Govt
Catholic
Independent
NSO
$598,300
$511,200
$12,200
Total
Aus
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Govt
Catholic
Independent
NSO
Total
(A) The Non-Government Centre Support total does not include the allocation of $1,740,000 of national
pool funds (from the former Capital SupportNon-Government Sub-Component of the National
Equity Programme for Schools).
(B) Per capital funding (Estimated at $11 million in 1997) are not inlcuded in the above table.
Special Education Funding1984
State
Program
NSW
Government
Special EducationRecurrent
7,018,000
Special EducationIntegration
479,000
Early Special Education
Special Education
Special EducationSchools Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportNational
Total (Government)
7,497,000
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
Aus
5,248,000
358,000
3,300,000
225,000
1,871,000
127,000
1,866,000
127,000
621,000
43,000
214,000
15,000
0 20,138,000
0 1,374,000
5,606,000
3,525,000
1,998,000
1,993,000
664,000
229,000
0 21,512,000
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Program
Systemic
Special EducationRecurrent
(1)
Special EducationIntegration
(2) (3)
Special EducationSupport
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
Aus
211,018
29,000
63,235
34,000
337,253
128,176
265,605
77,043
14,000
101,360
21,127
6,675
613,986
339,194
294,605
77,043
77,235
135,360
21,127
6,675
951,239
9,540
24,690
21,708
81,901
0
9,000
72,486
12,800
9,000
22,000
0
25,163
0
2,745
0
0
112,734
178,299
34,230
103,609
9,000
85,286
31,000
25,163
2,745
291,033
46,678
132,443
123,977
134,196
0
21,957
0
17,803
0
31,054
0
4,710
0
2,580
0
0
170,655
344,743
179,121
258,173
21,957
17,803
31,054
4,710
2,580
515,398
1,348,784
9,680
1,093,449
95,990
741,000
0
221,476
16,200
171,540
5,000
0
0
0
0
0
0
3,576,249
126,870
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationCapital
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportSpecial
Schools
Total (Systemic)
Non-Systemic
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools Support
Special EducationCapital Support
Special Education
Intervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportSpecial
Schools
Total (Non-Systemic)
Non-School Organisations
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationCapital
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Non-Government Centre
Support
Total (Non-School
Organisations)
Special
Special
Special
Special
Schools
EducationRecurrent
EducationIntegration
EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationIntervention
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State
Program
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
Aus
1,358,464
1,189,439
741,000
237,676
176,540
3,703,119
785,000
1,240,000
621,000
967,000
362,000
610,000
199,000
335,000
194,000
309,000
64,000
107,000
22,000
38,000
0
0
2,247,000
3,606,000
2,025,000
1,588,000
972,000
534,000
503,000
171,000
60,000
5,853,000
11,433,009
9,039,826
5,346,000
2,950,000
2,869,954
886,000
301,000
0 32,825,789
Note:
(a) In 1984, the non-government sector split was: systemic, non-systemic regular schools and special
schools. Non-systemic Catholic schools received funding under the non-systemic regular schools
allocation.
(b) Although joint funds were paid to government and non-government clients, it is not possible to
provide an accurate split of funding between sectors in the time available. Further, in some cases,
sectors accounted for more funds than were paid by the Commonwealth. To keep consistency in
data, information that may have been available on the split of funding for joint programmes has
not been included.
(c) The information contained within this table is from the States Grants (Schools Assistance) Act
1983Report on financial assistance granted to each State in respect of 1984.
(d) Funds contained within this table are those targeted to special education and do not include general
capital funding or General Recurrent Grants.
(e) Funding to the ACT for special education were paid to NSW.
(1) $18,000 of the amount paid to WA under this programme went directly to the WA Catholic
Education Commission.
(2) $2,000 of the amount paid to WA under this programme went directly to the WA Catholic
Education Commission.
(3) $10,450 of the amount paid to SA under this programme went to the SA Lutheran System.
Special Education Funding1985
State
Program
Government
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Early Special Education
Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportNational
Total (Government)
Systemic
Special EducationRecurrent
(1)
Special EducationIntegration
(2)
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
Aus
6,689,000
497,000
592,000
5,002,000
372,000
443,000
3,206,000
238,000
285,000
1,798,000
133,000
159,000
1,766,000
130,000
156,000
587,000
44,000
51,000
210,000
16,000
18,000
0 19,258,000
0 1,430,000
0 1,704,000
7,778,000
5,817,000
3,729,000
2,090,000
2,052,000
682,000
244,000
0 22,392,000
231,782
33,448
89,972
355,202
115,700
210,474
81,602
13,639
211,129
15,229
11,000
658,773
6646
SENATE
Program
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationCapital
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportSpecial
Schools
Total (Systemic)
Non-Systemic
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationCapital
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportSpecial
Schools
Total (Non-Systemic)
Non-School Organisations
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education (3)
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationCapital
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Non-Government Centre Support
Total (Non-School Organisations)
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
Aus
27,000
6,000
33,000
347,482
243,922
108,602
103,611
217,129
15,229
11,000
1,046,975
39,513
27,300
33,687
103,366
0
17,100
89,985
17,001
0
32,000
0
33,076
0
0
0
0
163,185
229,843
6,684
3,000
9,684
66,813
143,737
17,100
106,986
35,000
33,076
402,712
83,470
0
67,037
13,150
22,685
0
0
0
70,911
0
0
1,695
0
0
0
0
244,103
14,845
156,000
139,316
39,000
33,000
16,000
3,000
1,000
387,316
239,470
219,503
61,685
33,000
86,911
4,695
1,000
646,264
1,640,017
0
1,272,838
41,000
696,613
0
196,403
0
51,960
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3,857,831
41,000
Special Schools
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportSpecial
Schools
Total (Special Schools)
5,000
5,000
1,640,017
1,313,838
696,613
196,403
56,960
3,903,831
Joint
Residential Institutions
Severely Handicapped
814,000
1,287,000
645,000
1,001,000
381,000
644,000
208,000
351,000
201,000
318,000
66,000
111,000
24,000
41,000
0
0
2,339,000
3,753,000
SENATE
6647
State
Program
Children with Severe
Disabilities
Early Special Education
Special EducationJoint
Intervention
Total (Joint)
Total
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
Aus
608,361
423,728
202,157
97,573
346,887
46,706
31,790
1,757,202
2,709,361
2,069,728
1,227,157
656,573
865,887
223,706
96,790
7,849,202
12,781,143
9,807,728
5,840,157
3,186,573
3,313,887
958,706
352,790
0 36,240,984
Note:
(a) In 1985, the non-government sector split was: systemic, non-systemic regular schools and special
schools. Non-systemic Catholic schools received funding under the non-systemic regular schools
allocation.
(b) Although joint funds were paid to government and non-government clients, it is not possible to
provide an accurate split of funding between sectors in the time available. Further, in some cases,
sectors accounted for more funds than were paid by the Commonwealth. To keep consistency in
data, information that may have been available on the split of funding for joint programmes has
not been included.
(c) The information contained within this table is from the States Grants (Schools Assistance) Act
1984Report on financial assistance granted to each State in respect of 1985.
(d) Funds contained within this table are those targeted to special education and do not include general
capital funding or General Recurrent Grants.
(e) Funding to the ACT for special education were paid to NSW.
(1) $19,080 allocated under this programme to WA was paid directly to the WA Catholic Education
Commission.
(2) $2,496 allocated under this programme to WA was paid directly to the WA Catholic Education
Commissio.
(3) There is no breakdown of funding available for the $33,000 paid to the WA under the Early
Special Education Programme.
Special Education Funding1986
State
Program
Government
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Early Special Education
Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportNational
Total (Government)
Systemic
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services (C) (D)
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationCapital
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
Aus
6,853,746
500,000
624,000
5,026,000
372,000
464,000
3,285,000
243,000
303,000
1,835,000
136,000
169,000
1,766,000
131,000
163,000
595,000
44,000
55,000
221,000
16,000
21,000
0 19,581,746
0 1,442,000
0 1,799,000
7,977,746
5,862,000
3,831,000
2,140,000
2,060,000
694,000
258,000
0 22,822,746
0
0
0
33,581
241,195
4,931,320
7,356
88,500
0
150,662
11,359
83,331
0
185,371
0
0
17,640
86,088
0
11,181
102,874
0
0
0
191,599
555,246
5,203,613
8,489
1,150
5,000
14,639
6648
SENATE
Program
Transition SupportSpecial
Schools
Total (Systemic)
Non-Systemic
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationCapital
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportSpecial
Schools
Total (Non-Systemic)
Non-School Organisations
Special EducationRecurrent
(1)
Special EducationIntegration
(2)
Special EducationSupport
Services (3)
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationCapital
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Non-Government Centre Support
Total (Non-School Organisations)
Special Schools
Special EducationRecurrent
(4)
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportSpecial
Schools
Total (Special Schools)
Joint
Residential Institutions (5)
Severely Handicapped
Children with Severe
Disabilities
Early Special Education
Special EducationJoint
Intervention
Total (Joint)
Total
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
Aus
5,206,096
104,345
246,502
190,371
103,728
114,055
5,965,097
0
0
0
0
61,205
0
0
15,500
0
235,338
19,641
0
86,758
94,871
0
0
32,360
0
0
819
0
0
0
0
322,096
224,396
0
61,205
15,500
254,979
181,629
32,360
819
546,492
1,683,254
1,683,254
144,000
144,000
2,949,906
931,550
505,464
2,182,023
6,568,943
163,000
149,788
62,511
34,850
26,000
3,000
1,000
440,149
4,940,160
149,788
994,061
540,314
2,208,023
3,000
1,000
8,836,346
1,468,019
717,644
2,185,663
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
595,444
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
595,444
1,468,019
717,644
595,444
2,781,107
857,000
1,359,000
680,000
1,052,000
406,000
684,000
221,000
372,000
209,000
333,000
70,000
117,000
26,000
44,000
0
0
2,469,000
3,961,000
641,956
447,124
210,091
102,960
366,038
49,285
33,546
1,851,000
2,857,956
2,179,124
1,300,091
695,960
908,038
236,285
103,546
8,281,000
15,775,862 14,926,232
6,962,641
3,877,755
6,143,505
1,069,373
477,420
0 49,232,788
SENATE
6649
Note:
(a) In 1986, the non-government sector split was: systemic, non-systemic regular schools and special
schools. Non-systemic Catholic schools received funding under the non-systemic regular schools
allocation.
(b) Although joint funds were paid to government and non-government clients, it is not possible to
provide an accurate split of funding between sectors in the time available. Further, in some cases,
sectors accounted for more funds than were paid by the Commonwealth. To keep consistency in
data, information that may have been available on the split of funding for joint programmes has
not been included.
(c) The information contained within this table is from the States Grants (Schools Assistance) Act
1984Report on financial assistance granted to each State in respect of 1986.
(d) Funds contained within this table are those targeted to special education and do not include general
capital funding or General Recurrent Grants.
(e) Funding to the ACT for special education were paid to NSW.
(f) Capital funding under the Grants for Capital Projects for Children and Students with Disabilities
splits are not available to due time constraints.
(1) There is no breakdown of funding available for the NSW portion of funds paid under this
programme. An amount of $88,746 was transferred to the NSW State Department of Education
for schools which transferred to the government sector.
(2) There is no breakdown of funding available for the NSW portion of funds paid under this
programme.
(3) There is no breakdown of funding available for the NSW portion of funds paid under this
programme.
(4) An amount of $40,170 was transferred to the Vic Ministry of Education for schools which
transferred to the government sectorthere is no breakdown available and therefore, the amount
has not been included in the government total.
(5) $5,906 was refunded in Qldthere is no breakdown available. An amount of $1,000 was also
refunded in the NT.
Special Education Funding1987
State
Program
Government
Special EducationRecurrent
(1)
Special EducationIntegration
Early Special Education
Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportNational
Total (Government)
Systemic
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationCapital
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
6,184,000
4,653,764
3,373,495
1,694,889
1,594,000
543,000
210,000
520,000
382,000
256,000
141,000
134,000
46,000
18,000
6,704,000
5,035,764
3,629,495
1,835,889
1,728,000
589,000
228,000
369,907
148,000
230,839
43,531
434,470
10,000
7,790
83,687
365,526
137,515
21,810
140,114
0
194,810
0
0
34,424
2,000
0
24,500
0
ACT
Aus
0 18,253,148
0
1,497,000
0 19,750,148
0
0
0
558,743
941,701
748,479
6650
SENATE
Program
Transition SupportSpecial
Schools
Total (Systemic)
Non-Systemic
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationCapital
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportSpecial
Schools
Total (Non-Systemic)
Non-School Organisations
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationCapital
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Non-Government Centre
Support
Total (Non-School Organisations)
Special Schools
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportSpecial
Schools
Total (Special Schools)
Joint
Residential Institutions
Severely Handicapped
Children with Severe
Disabilities
Early Special Education
Special EducationJoint
Intervention
Total (Joint)
Total
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
Aus
748,746
488,001
457,003
299,439
194,810
36,424
24,500
2,248,923
122,942
107,023
75,567
943,196
139,395
55,764
22,304
8,800
0
103,005
116,670
291,941
75,934
42,186
0
0
51,813
500
0
8,500
4,052
0
0
0
1,267,381
474,387
427,824
305,532
1,138,355
31,104
511,616
118,120
52,313
12,552
2,169,592
149,434
0
798,243
0
0
2,450,705
49,924
0
792,490
0
0
338,056
0
24,070
2,109,257
0
25,763
98,730
0
0
108,948
0
0
0
199,358
49,833
6,696,429
947,677
2,450,705
842,414
338,056
2,133,327
124,493
108,948
6,945,620
632,729
118,865
1,756,625
0
0
2,133,175
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
671,743
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
632,729
118,865
4,561,543
2,508,219
2,133,175
671,743
5,313,137
884,000
1,418,000
674,000
1,081,000
443,000
711,000
243,000
389,000
214,000
344,000
75,000
121,000
30,000
48,000
0
0
2,563,000
4,112,000
1,515,000
1,120,000
571,000
355,000
523,000
119,000
59,000
4,262,000
3,817,000
2,875,000
1,725,000
987,000
1,081,000
315,000
137,000
0 10,937,000
15,031,174 14,121,000
6,685,016
3,972,000
5,927,000
1,117,230
511,000
0 47,364,420
SENATE
6651
Note:
(a) In 1987, the non-government sector split was: systemic, non-systemic regular schools and special
schools. Non-systemic Catholic schools received funding under the non-systemic regular schools
allocation.
(b) Although joint funds were paid to government and non-government clients, it is not possible to
provide an accurate split of funding between sectors in the time available. Further, in some cases,
sectors accounted for more funds than were paid by the Commonwealth. To keep consistency in
data, information that may have been available on the split of funding for joint programmes has
not been included.
(c) The information contained within this table is from the States Grants (Schools Assistance) Act
1984Report on financial assistance granted to each State in respect of 1987.
(d) Funds contained within this table are those targeted to special education and do not include general
capital funding or General Recurrent Grants.
(e) Funding to the ACT for special education were paid to NSW.
(f) Capital funding under the Grants for Capital Projects for Children and Students with Disabilities
splits are not available to due time constraints.
(1) An amount of $113,764 was transferred to the Vic Ministry of Education for schools which
transferred to the government sector.
Two amounts of $568,023 and $18,472 were also transferred to the Qld Department of Education
from the Qld non-government sector.
$6,889 was transferred to the WA Department of Education from the non-government sector.
Special Education Funding1988
State
Program
Government
Special EducationRecurrent
(1)
Special EducationIntegration
Early Special Education
Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special Education
Intervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportNational
Total (Government)
Systemic
Special EducationRecurrent
(2)
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationCapital
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportSpecial
Schools
Total (Systemic)
Non-Systemic
Special EducationRecurrent
(2)
Special EducationIntegration
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
Aus
6,424,903
4,803,564
3,822,484
1,792,357
1,635,000
571,340
241,600
539,000
390,000
267,000
148,000
137,000
47,000
19,000
6,963,903
5,193,564
4,089,484
1,940,357
1,772,000
618,340
260,600
520,863
78,800
8,083
270,466
134,097
61,939
1,074,248
347,230
297,059
531,730
15,000
90,035
207,429
9,196
185,562
80,000
0
0
5,900
30,040
23,000
0
0
1,088,231
733,950
1,165,152
625,530
305,547
465,224
214,097
67,839
53,040
2,896,429
201,872
64,801
79,271
57,984
52,061
455,989
59,169
163,124
3,200
30,903
4,480
260,876
0 19,291,248
0
1,547,000
0 20,838,248
6652
SENATE
Program
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationCapital
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportSpecial
Schools
Total (Non-Systemic)
Non-School Organisations
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationCapital
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Non-Government Centre
Support
Total (Non-School
Organisations)
Special Schools
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportSpecial
Schools
Total (Special Schools)
Joint
Residential Institutions
Severely Handicapped
Children with Severe
Disabilities
Early Special Education
Special EducationJoint
Intervention
Total (Joint)
Total
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
Aus
57,502
306,259
796
364,557
261,041
285,427
3,200
416,433
62,464
52,061
796
1,081,422
69,880
0
926,619
332,699
8,250
2,912,765
69,788
0
1,161,350
0
0
215,580
36,838
0
1,795,699
0
0
185,132
0
0
85,564
0
0
0
509,205
8,250
7,282,709
996,499
3,253,714
1,231,138
215,580
1,832,537
185,132
85,564
7,800,164
602,861
0
2,185,716
460,246
1,500
1,743,169
0
0
119,631
0
0
164,956
38,601
0
1,080,301
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,101,708
1,500
5,293,773
2,788,577
2,204,915
119,631
164,956
1,118,902
6,396,981
915,000
1,466,000
697,000
1,118,000
458,000
734,000
251,000
403,000
221,000
356,000
78,000
126,000
31,000
50,000
0
0
2,651,000
4,253,000
1,553,000
1,143,000
675,000
394,000
454,000
129,000
58,000
4,406,000
3,934,000
2,958,000
1,867,000
1,048,000
1,031,000
333,000
139,000
0 11,310,000
16,109,172 14,521,150
7,616,000
4,250,550
6,031,000
1,256,372
539,000
0 50,323,244
Note:
(a) In 1988, the non-government sector split was: systemic, non-systemic regular schools and special
schools. Non-systemic Catholic schools received funding under the non-systemic regular schools
allocation.
SENATE
6653
(b) Although joint funds were paid to government and non-government clients, it is not possible to
provide an accurate split of funding between sectors in the time available. Further, in some cases,
sectors accounted for more funds than were paid by the Commonwealth. To keep consistency in
data, information that may have been available on the split of funding for joint programmes has
not been included.
(c) The information contained within this table is from the States Grants (Schools Assistance) Act
1984Report on financial assistance granted to each State in respect of 1988.
(d) Funds contained within this table are those targeted to special education and do not include general
capital funding or General Recurrent Grants.
(e) Funding to the ACT for special education were paid to NSW.
(f) Capital funding under the Grants for Capital Projects for Children and Students with Disabilities
splits are not available to due time constraints.
(1)
NSWThis includes an amount of $9,778 which was transferred from the non-government Special
Education Services Programme and $125 from the non-government Special EducationRecurrent
Programme.
VicThis includes an amount of $141,564 which was transferred from the non-government Special
Education Services Programme and $25,000 from the non-government Special Education
Recurrent Programme.
QldThis includes amounts of $587,374 and $18,520 which were transferred from the nongovernment Special Education Services Programme and $36,590 from the non-government Special
EducationRecurrent Programme.
WAThis includes an amount of $21,643 which was transferred from the non-government Special
Education Services Programme and $9,714 from the non-government Special EducationRecurrent
Programme.
TasThis includes an amount of $10,340 which was transferred from the non-government Special
Education Services Programme.
NTThis includes an amount of $14,640 which was transferred from the non-government Special
Education Services Programme and $3,960 from the non-government Special EducationRecurrent
Programme.
(2) There are no splits for recurrent and integration funding in Tasmania for the systemic and nonsystemic sectors.
Special Education Funding1989
State
Program
Government
Special EducationRecurrent
(1)
Special EducationIntegration
Early Special Education
Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special Education
Intervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportNational
Total (Government)
Systemic
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services (3, 5)
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
6,977,078
5,111,910
3,519,240
1,954,000
1,728,000
612,880
266,160
585,000
416,000
291,000
161,000
145,000
51,000
21,000
7,562,078
5,527,910
3,810,240
2,115,000
1,873,000
663,880
287,160
661,753
257,793
340,733
106,567
587,694
73,555
27,274
237,817
230,336
251,761
18,783
324,925
163,379
79,217
0
0
53,762
17,834
0
32,160
67,878
ACT
Aus
386,200 20,555,468
31,000
1,701,000
417,200 22,256,468
0
8,223
0
1,210,734
1,275,449
1,055,261
6654
SENATE
Program
Special EducationCapital
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportSpecial
Schools
Total (Systemic)
Non-Systemic
Special EducationRecurrent
(7)
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationCapital
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportSpecial
Schools
Total (Non-Systemic)
Non-School Organisations
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services (4) (8)
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationCapital
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Non-Government Centre
Support
Total (Non-School Organisations)
Special Schools
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special Education
Intervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportSpecial
Schools
Total (Special Schools)
Joint
Residential Institutions (9)
Severely Handicapped
Children with Severe
Disabilities
Early Special Education (2)
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
Aus
1,260,279
767,816
495,427
595,469
242,596
71,596
100,038
8,223
3,541,444
43,202
80,876
140,258
264,336
256,051
0
0
60,153
0
0
13,920
395,961
0
0
69,398
0
0
0
2,777
0
342,146
456,114
299,253
141,029
550,139
69,398
2,777
1,062,596
27,113
413
1,196,982
337,779
9,057
2,968,957
0
0
1,519,821
0
105
190,521
64,062
74,342
1,951,093
0
0
257,569
0
0
59,802
0
0
240,984
428,954
83,917
8,385,729
1,224,508
3,315,793
1,519,821
190,626
2,089,497
257,569
59,802
240,984
8,898,600
681,136
8,756
2,545,955
448,825
184,956
1,892,950
540,917
17,335
111,453
0
3,630
145,636
0
0
1,153,907
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,670,878
214,677
5,849,901
3,235,847
2,526,731
669,705
149,266
1,153,907
7,735,456
987,000
744,000
500,000
278,000
237,000
84,000
34,000
52,000
2,916,000
1,582,000
1,193,000
801,000
446,000
380,000
134,000
55,000
84,500
4,675,500
1,668,424
1,207,000
821,000
473,000
394,000
141,000
63,000
85,000
4,852,424
SENATE
6655
State
Program
Special EducationJoint
Intervention
Total (Joint)
Total
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
Aus
4,237,424
3,144,000
2,122,000
1,197,000
1,011,000
359,000
152,000
221,500 12,443,924
17,819,389 15,423,279
8,617,193
(6)
4,797,500
6,370,000
1,421,443
599,000
890,684 55,938,488
Note:
(a) In 1989, the non-government sector split was: systemic, non-systemic regular schools and special
schools. Non-systemic Catholic schools received funding under the non-systemic regular schools
allocation.
(b) Although joint funds were paid to government and non-government clients, it is not possible to
provide an accurate split of funding between sectors in the time available. Further, in some cases,
sectors accounted for more funds than were paid by the Commonwealth. To keep consistency in
data, information that may have been available on the split of funding for joint programmes has
not been included.
(c) The information contained within this table is from the States Grants (Schools Assistance) Act
1988Report on financial assistance granted to each State in respect of 1989.
(d) Funds contained within this table are those targeted to special education and do not include general
capital funding or General Recurrent Grants.
(e) Capital funding under the Grants for Capital Projects for Children and Students with Disabilities
splits are not available to due time constraints.
(1) This includes an amount of $2,355 which was transferred from the non-government Recurrent
element and an amount of $13,723 from Special Education Support Services element from Anowah
School which was transferred to the NSW Department of School Education during 1989.
(2) $8,424 was transferred from grants for special education in non-government schools in NSW.
(3) This includes Catholic non-systemic schools in Victoria.
(4) In Vic, an amount of $136,566 was refunded by the Spastic Society of Victoria.
(5) In Qld, an amount of $17 was refunded by from St Johns Lutheran School to the integration
element.
(6) In Qld, a total of $3,790 was refunded from three clients.
(7) In WA, $1,833 from Kingsway Church College and $1,235 from Strathalbyn Christian College
were refunded to the recurrent element.
(8) An amount of $432 was refunded by the Uniting Church Frontier Services Kindergarten.
(9) An amount of $7,454 was refunded by the ACT Department of Education.
Special Education Funding1990
State
Program
Government
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Early Special Education
Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportNational
Total (Government)
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
Aus
7,372,000
619,000
5,360,668
435,000
3,772,875
311,000
2,085,375
172,000
1,798,000
150,000
637,000
53,000
278,640
22,000
414,456 21,719,014
33,000 1,795,000
7,991,000
5,795,668
4,083,875
2,257,375
1,948,000
690,000
300,640
447,456 23,514,014
6656
SENATE
Program
Systemic
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
(1)
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationCapital
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportSpecial
Schools
Total (Systemic)
Non-Systemic
Special EducationRecurrent
(4)
Special EducationIntegration
(3)
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationCapital
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportSpecial
Schools
Total (Non-Systemic)
Non-School Organisations
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
(5)
Special EducationSupport
Services (2)
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationCapital
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Non-Government Centre
Support
Total (Non-School
Organisations)
Special Schools
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationIntervention
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
Aus
150,351
1,292,371
92,322
836,330
18,552
228,114
248,826
52,676
0
250,334
0
54,779
0
11,320
0
9,090
510,051
2,735,014
1,832,996
1,061,257
496,103
909,983
250,334
62,656
92,409
50,795
4,756,533
49,945
77,269
100,325
227,539
241,959
350,018
29,552
6,700
87,545
70,685
11,321
3,000
800,780
324,860
490,914
29,552
501,923
87,545
70,685
27,736
3,000
1,536,215
109,028
0
284,097
0
0
0
0
0
0
65,121
0
4,536
0
12,519
0
0
393,125
82,176
1,260,162
3,404,097
1,845,767
179,782
2,504,813
358,510
73,292
212,745
9,839,168
1,540,033
4,415
383,299
0
597,657
0
56,716
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2,577,705
4,415
SENATE
6657
State
Program
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportSpecial
Schools
Total (Special Schools)
Joint
Residential Institutions
Severely Handicapped
Children with Severe
Disabilities
Early Special Education
Special EducationJoint
Intervention
Total (Joint)
Total
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
Aus
3,318,423
2,273,995
708,493
111,349
162,308
6,574,568
1,045,000
780,000
530,000
298,000
248,000
86,000
35,000
56,000
3,078,000
1,674,000
1,244,000
856,000
484,000
394,000
124,500
56,000
88,000
4,920,500
1,767,767
1,273,000
867,950
513,000
411,000
157,500
48,763
88,000
5,126,980
4,486,767
3,297,000
2,253,950
1,295,000
1,053,000
368,000
139,763
232,000 13,125,480
19,214,208 16,322,931
9,417,740
5,255,412
6,006,000
1,549,851
633,840
945,996 59,345,978
Note:
(a) In 1990, the non-government sector split was: systemic, non-systemic regular schools and special
schools. Non-systemic Catholic schools received funding under the non-systemic regular schools
allocation.
(b) Although joint funds were paid to government and non-government clients, it is not possible to
provide an accurate split of funding between sectors in the time available. Further, in some cases,
sectors accounted for more funds than were paid by the Commonwealth. To keep consistency in
data, information that may have been available on the split of funding for joint programmes has
not been included.
(c) The information contained within this table is from the States Grants (Schools Assistance) Act
1988Report on financial assistance granted to each State in respect of 1990.
(d) Funds contained within this table are those targeted to special education and do not include general
capital funding or General Recurrent Grants.
(e) Capital funding under the Grants for Capital Projects for Children and Students with Disabilities
splits are not available to due time constraints.
(1) An amount of $19 was refunded from Red Bend Catholic College under the Integration element.
(2) Refunds were received from:
NSWOrange Early Intervention Programme ($2,994), Quirindi Special School ($589) and the
Autistic Association of Special Education Inc. ($190);
Vic$7,069 from the Daughters of Charity, Marillac House;
Qld$20,210 from 13 organisations; and
Tas$4,119 from the Visually Impaired Youth.
(3) In Vic, An amount of $1,000 was refunded by Billanook College under the Integration element.
(4) In WA, an amount of $182 was refunded by Strathalbyn Christian College under the Recurrent
element.
(5) In NT, an amount of $160 was refunded from Carpentaria Community Services.
Special Education Funding1991
State
Program
Government
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Early Special Education
Special Education
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
8,187,000
5,972,580
4,407,940
2,369,950
2,030,000
710,000
319,200
ACT
Aus
464,390 24,461,060
6658
SENATE
Program
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities (1)
Transition SupportNational
Total (Government)
Systemic
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support (4)
Special EducationCapital
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportSpecial
Schools
Total (Systemic)
Non-Systemic
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support (2)
Special EducationCapital
Support
Special Education
Intervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportSpecial
Schools
Total (Non-Systemic)
Non-School Organisations
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support (3)
Special EducationCapital
Support
Special Education
Intervention
Students with Disabilities
Non-Government Centre
Support
Total (Non-School
Organisations)
Special Schools
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
Aus
8,187,000
5,972,580
4,407,940
2,369,950
2,030,000
710,000
319,200
1,924,287
1,237,274
614,913
1,154,599
256,940
72,095
106,550
77,646
5,444,304
287,244
145,100
89,875
51,546
46,582
5,050
7,477
12,979
645,853
2,211,531
1,382,374
704,788
1,206,145
303,522
77,145
114,027
90,625
6,090,157
388,585
617,366
42,832
409,461
89,443
70,116
45,357
2,029
1,665,189
125,869
280,772
91,836
133,845
148,087
33,844
15,109
6,518
835,880
514,454
898,138
134,668
543,306
237,530
103,960
60,466
8,547
2,501,069
1,273,254
3,246,191
2,011,069
227,781
1,940,042
440,789
35,893
195,935
9,370,954
1,273,254
3,246,191
2,011,069
227,781
1,940,042
440,789
35,893
195,935
9,370,954
464,390 24,461,060
SENATE
6659
State
Program
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportSpecial
Schools
Total (Special Schools)
Joint
Residential Institutions
Severely Handicapped
Children with Severe
Disabilities
Early Special Education
Special EducationJoint
Intervention
Total (Joint)
Total
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
Aus
3,666,162
2,348,589
721,755
105,209
126,173
6,967,888
248,365
149,866
21,856
18,102
46,088
484,277
3,914,527
2,498,455
743,611
123,311
172,261
7,452,165
4,627,000
3,406,000
2,337,000
1,344,000
1,087,000
381,000
160,000
238,000 13,580,000
4,627,000
3,406,000
2,337,000
1,344,000
1,087,000
381,000
160,000
238,000 13,580,000
5,814,493
5,770,355
1,712,894
689,586
997,497 63,455,405
Note:
(a) In 1991, the non-government sector split was: systemic, non-systemic regular schools and special
schools. Non-systemic Catholic schools received funding under the non-systemic regular schools
allocation.
(b) Although joint funds were paid to government and non-government clients, it is not possible to
provide an accurate split of funding between sectors in the time available. Further, in some cases,
sectors accounted for more funds than were paid by the Commonwealth. To keep consistency in
data, information that may have been available on the split of funding for joint programmes has
not been included.
(c) The information contained within this table is from the States Grants (Schools Assistance) Act
1988Report on financial assistance granted to each State in respect of 1991.
(d) Funds contained within this table are those targeted to special education and do not include general
capital funding or General Recurrent Grants.
(e) Capital funding under the Grants for Capital Projects for Children and Students with Disabilities
splits are not available to due time constraints.
(1) Students with Disabilities pre capita funding is not available for the government sectors due to
time constraints.
(2) A refund of $712 was received from Bankstown Grammar School.
(3) Refunds were received from six organisations totalling $7,491.19.
(4) A refund of $402 was received from Loreto College.
Special Education Funding1992
State
Program
Government
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Early Special Education
Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special Education
Intervention
Students with Disabilities (1)
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
8,568,000
6,279,580
4,572,000
2,530,000
2,152,231
784,500
331,127
ACT
Aus
498,942 25,716,380
6660
SENATE
Program
Transition SupportNational
Total (Government)
Systemic
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationCapital
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportSpecial
Schools
Total (Systemic)
Non-Systemic
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationCapital
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportSpecial
Schools
Total (Non-Systemic)
Non-School Organisations
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support (3)
Special EducationCapital
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Non-Government Centre
Support
Total (Non-School
Organisations)
Special Schools
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support (2)
Special Education
Intervention
Students with Disabilities
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
Aus
8,568,000
6,279,580
4,572,000
2,530,000
2,152,231
784,500
331,127
498,942 25,716,380
2,077,267
1,462,782
764,094
1,363,727
248,662
98,943
136,500
209,189
6,361,164
351,350
163,864
113,211
70,025
67,507
5,405
34,538
18,811
824,711
2,428,617
1,626,646
877,305
1,433,752
316,169
104,348
171,038
228,000
7,185,875
506,221
735,711
90,402
378,950
101,176
107,263
20,373
17,625
1,957,721
165,651
342,217
130,524
133,021
154,449
34,129
13,074
7,468
980,533
671,872
1,077,928
220,926
511,971
255,625
141,392
33,447
25,093
2,938,254
1,193,582
2,674,118
1,784,800
128,754
1,161,707
275,294
211,090
7,429,345
1,193,582
2,674,118
1,784,800
128,754
1,161,707
275,294
211,090
7,429,345
3,753,930
2,335,150
471,976
87,569
43,224
6,691,849
248,267
151,570
25,566
19,084
48,593
493,080
SENATE
6661
State
Program
Transition SupportSpecial
Schools
Total (Special Schools)
Joint
Residential Institutions
Severely Handicapped
Children with Severe
Disabilities
Early Special Education
Special EducationJoint
Intervention
Total (Joint)
Total
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
Aus
4,002,197
2,486,720
497,542
106,653
91,817
7,184,929
5,019,000
4,156,000
3,120,000
1,465,000
1,303,000
485,000
196,000
264,000 16,008,000
5,019,000
4,156,000
3,120,000
1,465,000
1,303,000
485,000
196,000
264,000 16,008,000
6,176,130
5,280,549
1,790,534
731,612
1,227,125 66,462,783
Note:
(a) In 1992, the non-government sector split was: systemic, non-systemic regular schools and special
schools. Non-systemic Catholic schools received funding under the non-systemic regular schools
allocation.
(b) Although joint funds were paid to government and non-government clients, it is not possible to
provide an accurate split of funding between sectors in the time available. Further, in some cases,
sectors accounted for more funds than were paid by the Commonwealth. To keep consistency in
data, information that may have been available on the split of funding for joint programmes has
not been included.
(c) The information contained within this table is from the States Grants (Schools Assistance) Act
1988Report on financial assistance granted to each State in respect of 1992.
(d) Funds contained within this table are those targeted to special education and do not include general
capital funding or General Recurrent Grants.
(e) Capital funding under the Grants for Capital Projects for Children and Students with Disabilities
splits are not available to due time constraints.
(1) Students with Disabilities per capita funding is not available for the government sectors due to
time constraints.
(2) An amount of $108 was not distributed.
(3)
In QldA refund of $12,728 was received from two organisations.
In NTrefunds were received from two organisations totalling $2,154.
Special Education Funding1993
State
Program
Government
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Early Special Education
Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportNational
Total (Government)
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
Aus
8,855,000
6,550,000
4,783,000
2,650,000
2,445,000
797,000
354,000
518,000 26,952,000
1,184,945
748,260
939,479
353,465
91,667
178,309
118,717
103,878
10,039,945
7,298,260
5,722,479
3,003,465
2,536,667
975,309
472,717
621,878 30,670,720
3,718,720
6662
SENATE
Program
Systemic
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationCapital
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportSpecial
Schools
Total (Systemic)
Non-Systemic
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationCapital
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportSpecial
Schools
Total (Non-Systemic)
Non-School Organisations
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationCapital
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Non-Government Centre
Support
Total (Non-School
Organisations)
Special Schools
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportSpecial
Schools
Total (Special Schools)
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
Aus
2,673,335
1,661,675
845,842
1,522,797
239,569
116,535
129,704
332,031
7,521,488
592,503
260,383
213,691
88,777
102,765
9,803
42,901
31,805
1,342,628
3,265,838
1,922,058
1,059,533
1,611,574
342,334
126,338
172,605
363,836
8,864,116
631,864
865,490
169,345
364,151
123,063
141,863
36,296
18,419
2,350,491
233,841
457,811
167,332
168,345
226,982
40,534
28,993
16,699
1,340,537
865,705
1,323,301
336,677
532,496
350,045
182,397
65,289
35,118
3,691,028
963,970
2,580,413
1,887,960
80,138
998,384
262,602
97,550
6,871,017
963,970
2,580,413
1,887,960
80,138
998,384
262,602
97,550
6,871,017
3,507,888
2,299,552
374,745
112,221
62,163
6,356,569
364,465
221,968
19,514
30,519
68,767
705,233
3,872,353
2,521,520
394,259
142,740
130,930
7,061,802
SENATE
6663
State
Program
Joint
Residential Institutions
Severely Handicapped
Children with Severe
Disabilities
Early Special Education
Special EducationJoint
Intervention
Total (Joint)
Total
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
Aus
5,223,000
4,335,000
3,286,000
1,535,000
1,360,000
507,000
206,000
284,000 16,736,000
5,223,000
4,335,000
3,286,000
1,535,000
1,360,000
507,000
206,000
284,000 16,736,000
6,905,413
5,718,360
2,053,646
916,611
1,402,382 73,894,683
Note:
(a) In 1993, the non-government sector split was: systemic, non-systemic regular schools and special
schools. Non-systemic Catholic schools received funding under the non-systemic regular schools
allocation.
(b) Although joint funds were paid to government and non-government clients, it is not possible to
provide an accurate split of funding between sectors in the time available. Further, in some cases,
sectors accounted for more funds than were paid by the Commonwealth. To keep consistency in
data, information that may have been available on the split of funding for joint programmes has
not been included.
(c) The information contained within this table is from the States Grants (Primary and Secondary
Education Assistance) Act 1992Report on financial assistance granted to each State in respect
of 1993.
(d) Funds contained within this table are those targeted to special education and do not include general
capital funding or General Recurrent Grants.
(e) Capital funding under the Grants for Capital Projects for Children and Students with Disabilities
splits are not available to due time constraints.
Special Education Funding1994
State
Program
Government
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Early Special Education
Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportNational
Total (Government)
Catholic
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationCapital
Support
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
Aus
9,418,000
7,131,000
6,716,000
3,840,000
2,321,000
867,000
332,000
285,000
1,496,924
474,695
11,389,619
811,082
420,400
8,362,482
902,916
392,223
8,011,139
373,144
209,834
4,422,978
760,695
210,200
3,576,895
181,552
138,316
1,186,868
140,932
210,200
683,132
116,504 4,783,749
122,132 2,178,000
821,336 38,454,449
4,882,712
3,527,800
1,132,100
1,924,600
466,900
270,800
222,100
444,000 12,871,012
289,588
70,000
582,700 31,207,700
0
285,000
359,588
6664
SENATE
Program
Special Education
Intervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportSpecial
Schools
Total (Catholic)
Independent
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationCapital
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportSpecial
Schools
Total (Independent)
Non-School Organisations
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationCapital
Support (1)
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Non-Government Centre
Support
Total (Non-School
Organisations)
Non-Systemic Special
Schools
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special Education
Intervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportSpecial
Schools
Total (Non-Systemic Special
Schools)
Joint
Residential Institutions
Severely Handicapped
Children with Severe
Disabilities
Early Special Education
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
Aus
789,834
329,277
258,854
87,423
118,284
16,259
53,423
32,300
1,685,654
5,962,134
3,857,077
1,460,954
2,012,023
585,184
287,059
275,523
3,722,700
2,129,595
649,100
648,700
252,000
122,700
66,700
6,100
7,597,595
87,105
87,105
342,628
535,276
215,983
180,884
351,949
54,954
42,389
47,892
1,771,955
4,065,328
2,751,976
865,083
829,584
603,949
177,654
109,089
53,992
9,456,655
31,000
2,948,000
91,000
213,000
3,283,000
725,269
431,307
145,297
47,926
103,204
5,832
9,991
1,468,826
5,607,000
3,787,000
3,709,000
313,000
2,372,000
470,000
223,000
332,000 16,813,000
6,363,269
7,166,307
3,854,297
451,926
2,475,204
683,000
228,832
341,991 21,564,826
412,760
247,462
46,070
39,712
79,485
825,489
412,760
247,462
46,070
39,712
79,485
825,489
476,300 14,916,254
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State
Program
Special EducationJoint
Intervention
Total (Joint)
Total
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
Aus
7,756,223
7,320,717
2,334,581
1,296,576
1,693,619 85,217,673
Note:
(a) In 1994, the non-government sector split was: Catholic and independent. Funding provided for
special education under the National Equity Programme for Schools was paid to the Catholic and
independent sectors which then administered this funding (on the Commonwealths behalf) to
Catholic and independent schools. Special schools would apply for funding through the Catholic
and independent sectors.
(b) Although joint funds were paid to government and non-government clients, it is not possible to
provide an accurate split of funding between sectors in the time available. Further, in some cases,
sectors accounted for more funds than were paid by the Commonwealth. To keep consistency in
data, information that may have been available on the split of funding for joint programmes has
not been included.
(c) The information contained within this table is from programme records and the States Grants
(Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Act 1992Report on financial assistance granted
to each State in respect of 1994.
(d) Funds contained within this table are those targeted to special education and do not include general
capital funding or General Recurrent Grants.
(1) There remains a total of $197,174 unallocated.
Special Education Funding1995
State
Program
Government
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Early Special Education
Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportNational
Total (Government)
Catholic
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationCapital
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportSpecial
Schools
Total (Catholic)
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
Aus
9,592,000
6,665,000
5,114,000
2,814,000
2,338,000
874,000
339,000
56,100
531,400
1,807,600
1,126,900
289,600
403,100
1,625,900
501,436
11,775,436
866,392
417,800
8,480,592
738,276
475,211
8,135,087
406,615
184,640
4,532,155
938,993
208,900
3,775,493
229,306
87,978
1,594,384
152,186
208,900
700,086
124,068 5,081,736
137,135 2,222,000
848,403 39,841,636
4,914,744
3,574,000
1,220,200
1,716,100
474,800
278,500
227,800
440,800 12,846,944
350,156
100,000
450,156
56,100
152,000
25,500
147,900
9,200
390,700
929,114
429,613
302,992
89,989
166,311
18,968
61,499
32,122
2,030,608
6,250,114
4,155,613
1,548,692
2,053,989
641,111
306,668
289,299
510,700 28,246,700
76,500
4,291,200
472,922 15,718,408
6666
SENATE
Program
Independent
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationCapital
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportSpecial
Schools
Total (Independent)
Non-School Organisations
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationCapital
Support (2)
Special EducationIntervention (1)
Students with Disabilities
Non-Government Centre Support
Total (Non-School Organisations)
Non-Systemic Special Schools
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportSpecial
Schools
Total (Non-Systemic Special
Schools)
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
Aus
3,706,400
2,139,518
460,500
613,600
270,600
126,900
59,500
10,300
7,387,318
81,982
81,982
56,100
76,500
37,700
50,000
6,100
226,400
457,612
682,761
255,010
203,095
317,244
61,784
31,569
62,795
2,071,870
4,220,112
2,980,761
753,210
866,695
587,844
194,784
91,069
73,095
9,767,570
361,100
2,745,900
2,299,800
92,800
1,256,800
148,800
114,200
7,019,400
622,609
204,838
290,583
16,911
105,346
112,504
19,583
1,372,374
5,395,700
3,833,100
1,742,200
320,200
1,155,400
125,600
228,000
196,150 12,996,350
6,379,409
6,783,838
4,332,583
429,911
2,517,546
386,904
247,583
310,350 21,388,124
472,206
273,223
49,456
28,634
26,141
2,916
852,576
472,206
273,223
49,456
28,634
26,141
2,916
852,576
7,911,384
7,548,135
2,485,656
1,328,037
Joint
Residential Institutions
Severely Handicapped
Children with Severe Disabilities
Early Special Education
Special EducationJoint Intervention
Total (Joint)
Total
1,704,770 87,568,314
Note:
(a) In 1995, the non-government sector split was: Catholic and independent. Funding provided for
special education under the National Equity Programme for Schools was paid to the Catholic and
(b)
(c)
(d)
(1)
(2)
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6667
independent sectors which then administered this funding (on the Commonwealths behalf) to
Catholic and independent schools. Special schools would apply for funding through the Catholic
and independent sectors.
Although joint funds were paid to government and non-government clients, it is not possible to
provide an accurate split of funding between sectors in the time available. Further, in some cases,
sectors accounted for more funds than were paid by the Commonwealth. To keep consistency in
data, information that may have been available on the split of funding for joint programmes has
not been included.
The information contained within this table is from programme records and the States Grants
(Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Act 1992Report on financial assistance granted
to each State in respect of 1995.
Funds contained within this table are those targeted to special education and do not include general
capital funding or General Recurrent Grants.
$26,350 was unspent under this element in the ACT.
An amount of $330,626 is unallocated.
Special Education Funding1996
State
Program
Government
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Early Special Education
Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportNational
Total (Government)
Catholic
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationCapital
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportSpecial
Schools
Total (Catholic)
Independent
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationCapital
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
Aus
9,861,000
6,790,000
5,261,000
2,911,000
2,370,000
890,100
352,000
57,300
541,700
1,874,200
1,159,800
296,800
410,500
212,700
1,731,291
236,200
11,885,791
1,160,268
202,800
8,694,768
716,082
209,100
8,060,382
472,782
95,400
4,638,982
985,865
101,100
3,753,765
256,935
54,300
1,611,835
150,000
101,400
816,100
131,256 5,604,479
62,700 1,063,000
788,556 40,250,179
6,399,300
3,656,700
1,266,800
1,849,400
478,900
280,200
250,000
440,800 14,622,100
57,300
155,000
26,400
152,200
9,300
400,200
1,197,507
488,530
559,440
539,284
403,147
120,936
177,870
27,848
35,763
31,460
2,553,971
8,142,637
4,910,424
1,696,347
2,122,536
656,770
317,348
285,763
3,785,300
2,275,400
478,300
622,700
264,600
132,400
63,500
12,300
7,634,500
57,300
78,000
39,000
51,400
6,300
232,000
589,973
836,594
336,158
223,656
396,274
72,566
21,782
73,653
2,550,656
517,600 28,952,700
77,000
4,630,000
472,260 18,604,085
6668
SENATE
Program
Transition SupportSpecial
Schools
Total (Independent)
Non-School Organisations
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationCapital
Support (1)
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Non-Government Centre Support
Total (Non-School Organisations)
Non-Systemic Special Schools
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportSpecial
Schools
Total (Non-Systemic Special
Schools)
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
1,156,336
205,000
5,588,909
3,394,994
853,458
897,756
660,874
211,266
85,282
368,900
2,799,300
2,393,300
96,100
1,288,000
151,900
116,200
7,213,700
590,642
486,586
185,150
39,586
21,773
223,471
14,250
1,561,458
5,513,100
3,907,300
1,806,400
329,600
1,184,200
127,900
24,300
224,000 13,116,800
6,472,642
7,193,186
4,384,850
465,286
2,493,973
503,271
38,550
340,200 21,891,958
503,182
300,561
52,630
9,794
31,878
7,252
905,297
503,182
300,561
52,630
9,794
31,878
7,252
905,297
8,134,354
7,597,260
2,650,972
1,225,695
Joint
Residential Institutions
Severely Handicapped
Children with Severe Disabilities
Early Special Education
Special EducationJoint Intervention
Total (Joint)
Total
ACT
Aus
85,953 11,778,492
1,686,969 93,430,011
Note:
(a) In 1996, the non-government sector split was: Catholic and independent. Funding provided for
special education under the National Equity Programme for Schools was paid to the Catholic and
independent sectors which then administered this funding (on the Commonwealths behalf) to
Catholic and independent schools. Special schools would apply for funding through the Catholic
and independent sectors.
(b) Although joint funds were paid to government and non-government clients, it is not possible to
provide an accurate split of funding between sectors in the time available further, in some cases,
sectors accounted for more funds than were paid by the Commonwealth. To keep consistency in
data, information that may have been available on the split of funding for joint programmes has
not been included.
(c) The information contained within this table is from programme records.
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6669
(d) Funds contained within this table are those targeted to special education and do not include general
capital funding or General Recurrent Grants.
(1) An amount of $178,542 remains unallocated.
Special Education Funding1997
State
Program
Government
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Early Special Education
Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support (2)
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportNational
Total (Government)
Catholic
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support (1)
Special EducationCapital
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportSpecial
Schools
Total (Catholic)
Independent
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support (1)
Special EducationCapital
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportSpecial
Schools
Total (Independent)
Non-School Organisations
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport
Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools
Support
Special EducationCapital
Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
Aus
11,374,300 10,589,500
7,805,800
4,479,500
3,452,600
1,678,200
701,600
706,300 40,787,800
11,374,300 10,589,500
7,805,800
4,479,500
3,452,600
1,678,200
701,600
706,300 40,787,800
6,114,700
4,695,500
1,712,500
2,234,900
609,900
363,000
223,100
511,200 16,464,800
6,114,700
4,695,500
1,712,500
2,234,900
609,900
363,000
223,100
511,200 16,464,800
4,356,800
2,756,100
689,100
750,100
358,400
170,700
73,800
12,200
9,167,200
4,356,800
2,756,100
689,100
750,100
358,400
170,700
73,800
12,200
9,167,200
1,021,066
172,022
355,540
13,553
35,000
137,000
35,500
1,769,681
6670
SENATE
Program
Non-Government Centre Support
Total (Non-School Organisations)
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
5,850,400
3,888,900
4,251,000
427,100
2,458,400
74,400
24,400
337,600 17,312,200
6,871,466
4,060,922
4,606,540
440,653
2,493,400
211,400
59,900
337,600 19,081,881
7,905,153
6,914,300
2,423,300
1,058,400
ACT
Aus
1,567,300 85,501,681
Note:
(a) In 1997, the non-government sector split was: Catholic and independent.
(b) Although joint funds were paid to government and non-government clients, it is not possible to
provide an accurate split of funding between sectors in the time available. Further, in some cases,
sectors accounted for more funds than were paid by the Commonwealth. To keep consistency in
data, information that may have been available on the split of funding for joint programmes has
not been included.
(c) The information contained within this table is from programme records.
(d) Funds contained within this table are those targeted to special education and do not include general
capital funding or General Recurrent Grants.
(e) Students with disabilities per capita funding is estimated (approximately $5.892 million in 1997).
There is no available split between education authorities within the non-government sector due
to time constraints.
(f) Students with disabilities per capita funding provided to the government sector is included in the
amounts for Schools Support. This is approximately $5.185 million in 1997.
(1) Non-Government students with disabilities per capita funding is not included in the nongovernment totals as there is no split available due to time constraints. An estimate of nongovernment per capita funding for 1997 is $5.892 million.
(2) $213,600 allocated to the NT Government under this programme is a joint allocation to all sectors.
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6671
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
Aus
47,518,727
35,205,906
24,279,094
13,030,621
12,153,000
4,167,220
1,641,400
800,656
138,796,624
3,739,000
2,725,000
1,831,000
1,018,000
954,000
328,000
127,000
64,000
10,786,000
1,216,000
907,000
588,000
328,000
319,000
106,000
39,000
3,503,000
16,755,000
49,100,300
12,252,160
37,725,500
8,979,940
29,679,800
4,899,950
16,694,500
4,182,231
12,926,600
1,494,500
5,106,300
650,327
2,078,600
963,332
2,835,300
50,177,440
156,146,900
113,400
1,073,100
3,681,800
2,286,700
871,400
813,600
212,700
153,500
9,206,200
6,039,060
3,586,002
3,296,753
1,606,006
2,777,220
846,102
561,835
475,706
19,188,684
1,212,331
1,041,000
1,076,534
489,874
520,200
280,594
520,500
321,967
5,463,000
125,693,818
94,515,668
73,412,921
40,353,651
34,703,651
13,142,316
5,831,362
5,614,461
393,267,848
2,145,674
417,249
69,055
1,212,437
331,476
61,939
4,237,830
2,289,270
3,107,498
886,798
141,463
1,102,221
196,961
126,876
17,313
7,868,400
868,631
5,029,875
803,291
733,932
111,822
193,752
7,741,303
35,489
1,150
11,000
47,639
28,986,345
19,815,731
7,556,449
11,766,123
2,775,671
1,480,073
1,295,754
2,455,666
76,131,812
639,744
70,000
100,000
809,744
113,400
307,000
51,900
300,100
18,500
790,900
4,147,552
1,887,677
1,381,770
508,696
679,319
83,333
235,601
159,477
9,083,425
488,530
539,284
40,069,420
31,236,919
11,104,189
15,372,382
4,899,687
1,960,505
1,933,072
2,674,161
109,250,335
467,014
1,221,537
22,304
820,668
229,676
52,061
2,813,260
716,192
899,009
83,152
217,635
283,082
282,495
23,385
5,777
2,510,727
75,567
173,419
994,161
500
4,848
1,248,495
6,684
3,000
9,684
17,097,870
11,519,180
2,579,579
3,787,662
1,459,282
871,942
365,526
78,973
37,760,014
169,087
169,087
113,400
154,500
76,700
101,400
12,400
458,400
6672
SENATE
State
Program
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportSpecial
Schools
Total (Independent/Non-Systemic)
Non-School Organisations
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools Support
Special EducationCapital Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Non-Government
Centre Support
Total (Non-School
Organisations)
Special Schools
Special EducationRecurrent
Special EducationIntegration
Special EducationSupport Services
Early Special Education
Special EducationSchools Support
Special EducationIntervention
Students with Disabilities
Transition SupportSpecial
Schools
Total (Special
Schools)
Joint
Residential Institutions
Severely Handicapped
Children with Severe Disabilities
Early Special Education
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
Aus
1,915,574
3,135,431
1,196,843
1,042,846
1,594,985
297,811
152,916
215,025
9,551,431
1,156,336
205,000
21,574,909
17,547,474
3,958,578
7,359,270
3,570,025
1,517,209
563,090
299,775
56,390,330
2,168,857
1,145,589
142,397
171,811
3,628,654
276,856
164,653
21,957
17,908
194,587
36,704
15,099
727,764
5,871,750
8,332,427
4,405,211
1,249,621
8,038,072
541,431
254,314
240,984
28,933,810
319,000
289,104
101,511
67,850
42,000
6,000
2,000
827,465
4,191,806
16,993,922
10,376,929
716,573
6,644,933
1,492,385
35,893
734,975
41,187,416
2,959,586
1,294,753
976,570
117,976
265,323
472,975
75,165
9,991
6,172,339
16,515,800
11,527,400
7,257,600
962,800
4,711,600
723,500
475,300
752,150
42,926,150
5,850,400
3,888,900
4,251,000
427,100
2,458,400
74,400
24,400
337,600
17,312,200
39,305,189
46,756,748
29,378,942
3,739,610
24,966,418
3,701,369
942,944
2,288,445
151,079,665
6,445,560
5,126,676
3,293,831
474,595
262,101
15,602,763
141,716
323,446
17,335
19,830
5,000
507,327
6,488,296
5,769,294
231,084
310,592
3,501,395
16,300,661
5,000
5,000
10,927,980
6,983,291
1,568,476
304,999
231,560
20,016,306
2,249,245
1,344,650
215,092
145,845
300,952
10,168
4,265,952
28,026,772
21,438,053
5,436,654
1,310,494
4,468,316
10,168
60,690,457
6,287,000
4,841,000
3,080,000
1,698,000
1,524,000
523,000
202,000
108,000
18,263,000
6,770,000
5,219,000
3,383,000
1,850,000
1,660,000
582,000
221,000
19,685,000
3,256,000
2,437,000
1,657,000
930,000
774,000
258,500
111,000
172,500
9,596,000
7,754,508
5,613,852
3,347,198
1,935,533
2,494,925
642,491
294,099
173,000
22,255,606
SENATE
6673
State
Program
Special EducationJoint Intervention
Total (Joint)
Total
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
Aus
14,869,000
11,897,000
8,743,000
4,344,000
3,750,000
1,373,000
562,000
786,000
46,324,000
38,936,508
30,007,852
20,210,198
10,757,533
10,202,925
3,378,991
1,390,099
1,239,500
116,123,606
78,892,940
82,811,022
23,710,558
10,660,567
12,116,342
886,802,241
Total
Non-Gov
Total
Special
Total
Independ-
NSW
Vic
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
Govern-
Total
Catholic
State
Sector
6674
7,497,000
5,606,000
3,525,000
1,998,000
1,993,000
664,000
229,000
0
21,512,000
339,194
294,605
77,043
77,235
135,360
21,127
6,675
0
951,239
34,230
103,609
9,000
85,286
31,000
25,163
2,745
0
291,033
1,358,464
1,189,439
741,000
237,676
176,540
0
0
0
3,703,119
179,121
258,173
1984
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
NA
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
NA
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
NA
0
0
0
0
0
0
NA
NA
NA
0
0
0
7,778,000
5,817,000
3,729,000
2,090,000
2,052,000
682,000
244,000
0
22,392,000
347,482
243,922
108,602
103,611
217,129
15,229
11,000
0
1,046,975
66,813
143,737
17,100
106,986
35,000
33,076
0
0
402,712
1,640,017
1,313,838
696,613
196,403
56,960
0
0
0
3,903,831
239,470
219,503
1985
4
4
6
5
3
3
7
NA
4
2
-17
41
34
60
-28
65
NA
10
95
39
90
25
13
31
-100
NA
38
21
10
-6
-17
-68
NA
NA
NA
5
34
-15
%
7,977,746
5,862,000
3,831,000
2,140,000
2,060,000
694,000
258,000
0
22,822,746
0
5,206,096
104,345
246,502
190,371
103,728
114,055
0
5,965,097
0
61,205
15,500
254,979
181,629
32,360
819
0
546,492
0
1,468,019
717,644
0
595,444
0
0
0
2,781,107
4,940,160
149,788
1986
SENATE
6
5
9
7
3
5
13
NA
6
-100
1667
35
219
41
391
1609
NA
527
-100
-41
72
199
486
29
-70
NA
88
-100
23
-3
-100
237
NA
NA
NA
-25
2658
-42
%
6,704,000
5,035,764
3,629,495
1,835,889
1,728,000
589,000
228,000
0
19,750,148
748,746
488,001
457,003
299,439
194,810
36,424
24,500
0
2,248,923
305,532
1,138,355
31,104
511,616
118,120
52,313
12,552
0
2,169,592
2,508,219
2,133,175
0
0
671,743
0
0
0
5,313,137
947,677
2,450,705
1987
-11
-10
3
-8
-13
-11
0
NA
-8
121
66
493
288
44
72
267
NA
136
793
999
246
500
281
108
357
NA
645
85
79
-100
-100
281
NA
NA
NA
43
429
849
%
6,963,903
5,193,564
4,089,484
1,940,357
1,772,000
618,340
260,600
0
20,838,248
1,165,152
625,530
305,547
465,224
214,097
67,839
53,040
0
2,896,429
261,041
285,427
3,200
416,433
62,464
52,061
796
0
1,081,422
2,788,577
2,204,915
119,631
164,956
1,118,902
0
0
0
6,396,981
996,499
3,253,714
1988
-7
-7
16
-3
-11
-7
14
NA
-3
244
112
297
502
58
221
695
NA
204
663
175
-64
388
101
107
-71
NA
272
105
85
-84
-31
534
NA
NA
NA
73
456
1160
1989
7,562,078
5,527,910
3,810,240
2,115,000
1,873,000
663,880
287,160
417,200
22,256,468
1,260,279
767,816
495,427
595,469
242,596
71,596
100,038
8,223
3,541,444
299,253
141,029
0
550,139
0
69,398
0
2,777
1,062,596
3,235,847
2,526,731
669,705
149,266
1,153,907
0
0
0
7,735,456
1,224,508
3,315,793
1
-1
8
6
-6
0
25
NA
3
272
161
543
671
79
239
1399
NA
272
774
36
-100
545
-100
176
-100
NA
265
138
112
-10
-37
554
NA
NA
NA
109
584
1184
%
1990
7,991,000
5,795,668
4,083,875
2,257,375
1,948,000
690,000
300,640
447,456
23,514,014
1,832,996
1,061,257
496,103
909,983
250,334
62,656
92,409
50,795
4,756,533
324,860
490,914
29,552
501,923
87,545
70,685
27,736
3,000
1,536,215
3,318,423
2,273,995
708,493
111,349
162,308
0
0
0
6,574,568
1,260,162
3,404,097
7
3
16
13
-2
4
31
NA
9
440
260
544
1078
85
197
1284
NA
400
849
374
228
489
182
181
910
NA
428
144
91
-4
-53
-8
NA
NA
NA
78
604
1219
%
9
7
25
19
2
7
39
NA
14
552
369
815
1462
124
265
1608
NA
540
1403
767
1396
537
666
313
2103
NA
759
188
110
0
-48
-2
NA
NA
NA
101
611
1157
1991 % Change
8,187,000
5,972,580
4,407,940
2,369,950
2,030,000
710,000
319,200
464,390
24,461,060
2,211,531
1,382,374
704,788
1,206,145
303,522
77,145
114,027
90,625
6,090,157
514,454
898,138
134,668
543,306
237,530
103,960
60,466
8,547
2,501,069
3,914,527
2,498,455
743,611
123,311
172,261
0
0
0
7,452,165
1,273,254
3,246,191
Total
Total
Total
Non-
Total
Joint
Sector
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
State
11,433,009
9,039,826
5,346,000
2,950,000
2,869,954
886,000
301,000
0
32,825,789
21,957
17,803
31,054
4,710
2,580
0
515,398
2,025,000
1,588,000
972,000
534,000
503,000
171,000
60,000
0
5,853,000
3,936,009
3,433,826
1,821,000
952,000
876,954
222,000
72,000
0
11,313,789
1984
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
NA
0
0
0
0
0
0
NA
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
NA
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
NA
0
12,781,143
9,807,728
5,840,157
3,186,573
3,313,887
958,706
352,790
0
36,240,984
61,685
33,000
86,911
4,695
1,000
0
646,264
2,709,361
2,069,728
1,227,157
656,573
865,887
223,706
96,790
0
7,849,202
5,003,143
3,990,728
2,111,157
1,096,573
1,261,887
276,706
108,790
0
13,848,984
1985
12
8
9
8
15
8
17
NA
10
181
85
180
0
-61
NA
25
34
30
26
23
72
31
61
NA
34
27
16
16
15
44
25
51
NA
22
15,775,862
14,926,232
6,962,641
3,877,755
6,143,505
1,069,373
477,420
0
49,232,788
994,061
540,314
2,208,023
3,000
1,000
0
8,836,346
2,857,956
2,179,124
1,300,091
695,960
908,038
236,285
103,546
0
8,281,000
7,798,116
9,064,232
3,131,641
1,737,755
4,083,505
375,373
219,420
0
26,410,042
1986
SENATE
38
65
30
31
114
21
59
NA
50
4427
2935
7010
-36
-61
NA
1614
41
37
34
30
81
38
73
NA
41
98
164
72
83
366
69
205
NA
133
1987
15,031,174
14,121,000
6,685,016
3,972,000
5,927,000
1,117,230
511,000
0
47,364,420
842,414
338,056
2,133,327
124,493
108,948
0
6,945,620
3,817,000
2,875,000
1,725,000
987,000
1,081,000
315,000
137,000
0
10,937,000
8,327,174
9,085,236
3,055,521
2,136,111
4,199,000
528,230
283,000
0
27,614,272
31
56
25
35
107
26
70
NA
44
3737
1799
6770
2543
4123
NA
1248
88
81
77
85
115
84
128
NA
87
112
165
68
124
379
138
293
NA
144
1988
16,109,172
14,521,150
7,616,000
4,250,550
6,031,000
1,256,372
539,000
0
50,323,244
1,231,138
215,580
1,832,537
185,132
85,564
0
7,800,164
3,934,000
2,958,000
1,867,000
1,048,000
1,031,000
333,000
139,000
0
11,310,000
9,145,269
9,327,586
3,526,516
2,310,193
4,259,000
638,032
278,400
0
29,484,996
41
61
42
44
110
42
79
NA
53
5507
1111
5801
3831
3216
NA
1413
94
86
92
96
105
95
132
NA
93
132
172
94
143
386
187
287
NA
161
6675
1989
17,819,389
15,423,279
8,617,193
4,797,500
6,370,000
1,421,443
599,000
890,684
55,938,488
1,519,821
190,626
2,089,497
257,569
59,802
240,984
8,898,600
4,237,424
3,144,000
2,122,000
1,197,000
1,011,000
359,000
152,000
221,500
12,443,924
10,257,311
9,895,369
4,806,953
2,682,500
4,497,000
757,563
311,840
473,484
33,682,020
56
71
61
63
122
60
99
NA
70
6822
971
6629
5369
2218
NA
1627
109
98
118
124
101
110
153
NA
113
161
188
164
182
413
241
333
NA
198
1990
19,214,208
16,322,931
9,417,740
5,255,412
6,006,000
1,549,851
633,840
945,996
59,345,978
1,845,767
179,782
2,504,813
358,510
73,292
212,745
9,839,168
4,486,767
3,297,000
2,253,950
1,295,000
1,053,000
368,000
139,763
232,000
13,125,480
11,223,208
10,527,263
5,333,865
2,998,037
4,058,000
859,851
333,200
498,540
35,831,964
68
81
76
78
109
75
111
NA
81
8306
910
7966
7512
2741
NA
1809
122
108
132
143
109
115
133
NA
124
185
207
193
215
363
287
363
NA
217
20,727,766
17,403,738
10,339,076
5,814,493
5,770,355
1,712,894
689,586
997,497
63,455,405
81
93
93
97
101
93
129
NA
93
9059
1179
6147
9259
1291
NA
1718
128
114
140
152
116
123
167
NA
132
219
233
226
262
327
352
414
NA
245
1991 % Change
2,011,069
227,781
1,940,042
440,789
35,893
195,935
9,370,954
4,627,000
3,406,000
2,337,000
1,344,000
1,087,000
381,000
160,000
238,000
13,580,000
12,540,766
11,431,158
5,931,136
3,444,543
3,740,355
1,002,894
370,386
533,107
38,994,345
Total
Non-Gov Cen-
Total
Special Schools
Total
Independent
NSW
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
Government
Total
Catholic
State
Sector
6676
8,568,000
6,279,580
4,572,000
2,530,000
2,152,231
784,500
331,127
498,942
25,716,380
2,428,617
1,626,646
877,305
1,433,752
316,169
104,348
171,038
228,000
7,185,875
671,872
1,077,928
220,926
511,971
255,625
141,392
33,447
25,093
2,938,254
4,002,197
2,486,720
497,542
106,653
91,817
0
0
0
7,184,929
1,193,582
1992
14
12
30
27
8
18
45
NA
20
616
452
1039
1756
134
394
2462
NA
655
1863
940
2355
500
725
462
1118
NA
910
195
109
-33
-55
-48
NA
NA
NA
94
566
% Change
10,039,945
7,298,260
5,722,479
3,003,465
2,536,667
975,309
472,717
621,878
30,670,720
3,265,838
1,922,058
1,059,533
1,611,574
342,334
126,338
172,605
363,836
8,864,116
865,705
1,323,301
336,677
532,496
350,045
182,397
65,289
35,118
3,691,028
3,872,353
2,521,520
394,259
142,740
130,930
0
0
0
7,061,802
963,970
1993
SENATE
34
30
62
50
27
47
106
NA
43
863
552
1275
1987
153
498
2486
NA
832
2429
1177
3641
524
1029
625
2278
NA
1168
185
112
-47
-40
-26
NA
NA
NA
91
438
% Change
11,389,619
8,362,482
8,011,139
4,422,978
3,576,895
1,186,868
683,132
821,336
38,454,449
5,962,134
3,857,077
1,460,954
2,012,023
585,184
287,059
275,523
476,300
14,916,254
4,065,328
2,751,976
865,083
829,584
603,949
177,654
109,089
53,992
9,456,655
412,760
247,462
46,070
39,712
79,485
0
0
0
825,489
6,363,269
1994
52
49
127
121
79
79
198
NA
79
1658
1209
1796
2505
332
1259
4028
NA
1468
11777
2556
9512
873
1848
606
3874
NA
3149
-70
-79
-94
-83
-55
NA
NA
NA
-78
3452
% Change
11,775,436
8,480,592
8,135,087
4,532,155
3,775,493
1,594,384
700,086
848,403
39,841,636
6,250,114
4,155,613
1,548,692
2,053,989
641,111
306,668
289,299
472,922
15,718,408
4,220,112
2,980,761
753,210
866,695
587,844
194,784
91,069
73,095
9,767,570
472,206
273,223
49,456
28,634
26,141
2,916
0
0
852,576
6,379,409
1995
57
51
131
127
89
140
206
NA
85
1743
1311
1910
2559
374
1352
4234
NA
1552
12229
2777
8269
916
1796
674
3218
NA
3256
-65
-77
-93
-88
-85
NA
NA
NA
-77
3462
% Change
1996
11,885,791
8,694,768
8,060,382
4,638,982
3,753,765
1,611,835
816,100
788,556
40,250,179
8,142,637
4,910,424
1,696,347
2,122,536
656,770
317,348
285,763
472,260
18,604,085
5,588,909
3,394,994
853,458
897,756
660,874
211,266
85,282
85,953
11,778,492
503,182
300,561
52,630
9,794
31,878
7,252
0
0
905,297
6,472,642
59
55
129
132
88
143
256
NA
87
2301
1567
2102
2648
385
1402
4181
NA
1856
16228
3177
9383
953
2032
740
3007
NA
3947
-63
-75
-93
-96
-82
NA
NA
NA
-76
3514
% Change
1997
11,374,300
10,589,500
7,805,800
4,479,500
3,452,600
1,678,200
701,600
706,300
40,787,800
6,114,700
4,695,500
1,712,500
2,234,900
609,900
363,000
223,100
511,200
16,464,800
4,356,800
2,756,100
689,100
750,100
358,400
170,700
73,800
12,200
9,167,200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6,871,466
52
89
121
124
73
153
206
NA
90
1703
1494
2123
2794
351
1618
3242
NA
1631
12628
2560
7557
780
1056
578
2589
NA
3050
-100
-100
-100
-100
-100
NA
NA
NA
-100
3736
% Change
Total
Total
Total
Non-Govern-
Total
Joint
Sector
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
State
SENATE
21,883,268
18,300,992
11,072,573
6,176,130
5,280,549
1,790,534
731,612
1,227,125
66,462,783
2,674,118
1,784,800
128,754
1,161,707
275,294
0
211,090
7,429,345
5,019,000
4,156,000
3,120,000
1,465,000
1,303,000
485,000
196,000
264,000
16,008,000
13,315,268
12,021,412
6,500,573
3,646,130
3,128,318
1,006,034
400,485
728,183
40,746,403
1992
91
102
107
109
84
102
143
NA
102
936
8029
623
3641
5745
-100
NA
1341
148
162
221
174
159
184
227
NA
174
238
250
257
283
257
353
456
NA
260
% Change
24,230,811
19,980,552
12,686,908
6,905,413
5,718,360
2,053,646
916,611
1,402,382
73,894,683
2,580,413
1,887,960
80,138
998,384
262,602
0
97,550
6,871,017
5,223,000
4,335,000
3,286,000
1,535,000
1,360,000
507,000
206,000
284,000
16,736,000
14,190,866
12,682,292
6,964,429
3,901,948
3,181,693
1,078,337
443,894
780,504
43,223,963
1993
112
121
137
134
99
132
205
NA
125
899
8498
350
3115
5475
-100
NA
1233
158
173
238
187
170
196
243
NA
186
261
269
282
310
263
386
517
NA
282
% Change
28,193,110
22,385,304
14,237,543
7,756,223
7,320,717
2,334,581
1,296,576
1,693,619
85,217,673
7,166,307
3,854,297
451,926
2,475,204
683,000
228,832
341,991
21,564,826
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16,803,491
14,022,822
6,226,404
3,333,245
3,743,822
1,147,713
613,444
872,283
46,763,224
1994
147
148
166
163
155
163
331
NA
160
2676
17454
2438
7871
14401
8769
NA
4084
-100
-100
-100
-100
-100
-100
-100
NA
-100
327
308
242
250
327
417
752
NA
313
% Change
29,097,277
22,674,027
14,819,028
7,911,384
7,548,135
2,485,656
1,328,037
1,704,770
87,568,314
6,783,838
4,332,583
429,911
2,517,546
386,904
247,583
310,350
21,388,124
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17,321,841
14,193,435
6,683,941
3,379,229
3,772,642
891,272
627,951
856,367
47,726,678
1995
155
151
177
168
163
181
341
NA
167
2528
19632
2315
8007
8115
9496
NA
4050
-100
-100
-100
-100
-100
-100
-100
NA
-100
340
313
267
255
330
301
772
NA
322
% Change
6677
32,593,161
24,493,933
15,047,667
8,134,354
7,597,260
2,650,972
1,225,695
1,686,969
93,430,011
7,193,186
4,384,850
465,286
2,493,973
503,271
38,550
340,200
21,891,958
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20,707,370
15,799,165
6,987,285
3,495,372
3,843,495
1,039,137
409,595
898,413
53,179,832
1996
185
171
181
176
165
199
307
NA
185
2686
19870
2514
7931
10585
1394
NA
4148
-100
-100
-100
-100
-100
-100
-100
NA
-100
426
360
284
267
338
368
469
NA
370
% Change
28,717,266
22,102,022
14,813,940
7,905,153
6,914,300
2,423,300
1,058,400
1,567,300
85,501,681
4,060,922
4,606,540
440,653
2,493,400
211,400
59,900
337,600
19,081,881
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17,342,966
11,512,522
7,008,140
3,425,653
3,461,700
745,100
356,800
861,000
44,713,881
1997
151
144
177
168
141
174
252
NA
160
1473
20880
2375
7929
4388
2222
NA
3602
-100
-100
-100
-100
-100
-100
-100
NA
-100
341
235
285
260
295
236
396
NA
295
% Change
6678
SENATE
1986 Data
Students with Disabilities
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
AUST
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Prim
Sec
Spec
Total
N/A
384.2
N/A
128.5
N/A
0.0
0.0
384.2
N/A
407.6
0.0
128.5
N/A
73.2
995.5
995.5
N/A
0.0
0.0
407.6
N/A
146.2
0.0
73.2
N/A
20.0
1875.2
1875.2
N/A
0.0
0.0
146.2
N/A
66.7
0.0
20.0
N/A
0.0
80.8
80.8
N/A
0.0
0.0
66.7
N/A
145.8
0.0
0.0
N/A
19.0
108.1
108.1
N/A
0.0
0.0
145.8
N/A
5.4
0.0
19.0
N/A
0.0
148.5
148.5
N/A
0.0
0.0
5.4
N/A
11.0
0.0
0.0
N/A
0.0
0.0
0.0
N/A
0.0
0.0
11.0
N/A
4.0
0.0
0.0
N/A
0.0
0.0
0.0
N/A
0.0
0.0
4.0
N/A
1170.9
0.0
0.0
N/A
240.7
0.0
0.0
N/A
0.0
0.0
1170.9
0.0
240.7
3208.1
3208.1
N/A
512.7
104.0
995.5
1508.2
N/A
480.8
255.8
1875.2
2356.0
N/A
166.2
149.0
80.8
247.0
N/A
66.7
81.6
108.1
174.8
N/A
164.8
160.6
148.5
313.3
N/A
5.4
20.9
0.0
5.4
N/A
11.0
5.0
0.0
11.0
N/A
4.0
64.0
0.0
4.0
N/A
1411.6
840.9
3208.1
4619.7
All Students
179282.3
90509.9
995.5
270787.7
0.29%
0.11%
100.00%
0.56%
147644.5
101445.5
1875.2
250965.2
0.33%
0.25%
100.00%
0.94%
58480.2
58474.4
80.8
117035.4
0.28%
0.25%
100.00%
0.21%
24839.4
36699.6
108.1
61647.1
0.27%
0.22%
100.00%
0.28%
24766.1
27975.6
148.5
52890.2
0.67%
0.57%
100.00%
0.59%
5870.4
11521.2
0.0
17391.6
0.09%
0.18%
0.00%
0.03%
3236.0
741.0
0.0
3977.0
0.34%
0.67%
0.00%
0.28%
11743.0
8446.2
0.0
20189.2
0.03%
0.76%
0.00%
0.02%
455861.9
335813.4
3208.1
794883.4
0.31%
0.25%
100.00%
0.58%
(a) Figures are full-time equivalents and hence enrolled student numbers are higher.
1987 Data
Students with Disabilities
NSW
Vic
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Prim
Sec
Spec
Total
All Students
N/A
441.3
N/A
239.0
N/A
0.0
0.0
441.3
N/A
447.5
0.0
239.0
N/A
99.0
930.8
930.8
N/A
0.0
N/A
680.3
104.0
930.8
1611.1
N/A
546.5
0.0
179748.7
94676.7
930.8
275356.2
0.38%
0.11%
100.00%
0.59%
147907.7
0.37%
SENATE
6679
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
AUST
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Prim
Sec
Spec
0.0
447.5
N/A
123.1
0.0
99.0
N/A
89.0
1839.3
1839.3
N/A
0.0
0.0
123.1
N/A
125.0
0.0
89.0
N/A
0.0
75.3
75.3
N/A
0.0
0.0
125.0
N/A
159.2
0.0
0.0
N/A
34.0
41.0
41.0
N/A
0.0
0.0
159.2
N/A
12.4
0.0
34.0
N/A
0.0
32.5
32.5
N/A
0.0
0.0
12.4
N/A
12.0
0.0
0.0
N/A
0.0
0.0
0.0
N/A
0.0
0.0
12.0
N/A
9.5
0.0
0.0
N/A
0.0
0.0
0.0
N/A
0.0
0.0
9.5
N/A
1330.0
0.0
0.0
N/A
461.0
0.0
0.0
N/A
0.0
0.0
1330.0
0.0
461.0
2918.9
2918.9
Total
All Students
221.3
1839.3
2385.8
N/A
212.1
85.1
75.3
287.4
N/A
125.0
118.1
85.8
166.0
N/A
193.2
145.5
150.1
225.7
N/A
12.4
16.1
0.0
12.4
N/A
12.0
0.0
0.0
12.0
N/A
9.5
0.0
0.0
9.5
N/A
1791.0
690.1
3081.3
4709.9
104509.3
1839.3
254256.3
0.21%
100.00%
0.94%
58809.8
60592.6
75.3
119477.7
0.36%
0.14%
100.00%
0.24%
25828.4
38025.1
85.8
63939.3
0.48%
0.31%
100.00%
0.26%
25283.5
28672.2
150.1
54105.8
0.76%
0.51%
100.00%
0.42%
5631.0
11934.4
0.0
17565.4
0.22%
0.13%
0.00%
0.07%
3156.0
1174.5
0.0
4330.5
0.38%
0.00%
0.00%
0.28%
11733.5
8771.0
0.0
20504.5
0.08%
0.00%
0.00%
0.05%
458098.6
348355.8
3081.3
809535.7
0.39%
0.20%
100.00%
0.58%
(a) Figures are full-time equivalents and hence enrolled student numbers are higher.
1988 Data
Students with Disabilities
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Prim
Sec
Spec
Total
N/A
426.4
N/A
238.0
N/A
0.0
0.0
426.4
N/A
614.0
0.0
238.0
N/A
106.6
876.0
876.0
N/A
0.0
0.0
614.0
N/A
169.0
0.0
106.6
N/A
51.0
1590.4
1590.4
N/A
0.0
0.0
169.0
N/A
129.3
0.0
51.0
N/A
14.0
62.1
62.1
N/A
0.0
N/A
664.4
125.0
876.0
1540.4
N/A
720.6
236.4
1590.4
2311.0
N/A
220.0
115.0
62.1
282.1
N/A
143.3
All Students
181559.6
98096.9
876.0
280532.5
0.37%
0.13%
100.00%
0.55%
151269.9
103022.8
1590.4
255883.1
0.48%
0.23%
100.00%
0.90%
60263.7
62656.8
62.1
122982.6
0.37%
0.18%
100.00%
0.23%
30697.6
0.47%
6680
SENATE
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
AUST
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Prim
Sec
Spec
0.0
129.3
N/A
104.0
0.0
14.0
N/A
40.0
89.9
89.9
N/A
0.0
0.0
104.0
N/A
14.1
0.0
40.0
N/A
1.0
150.4
150.4
N/A
0.0
0.0
14.1
N/A
0.0
0.0
1.0
N/A
1.0
0.0
0.0
N/A
0.0
0.0
0.0
N/A
9.0
0.0
1.0
N/A
0.0
0.0
0.0
N/A
0.0
0.0
9.0
N/A
1465.8
0.0
0.0
N/A
451.6
0.0
0.0
N/A
0.0
0.0
1465.8
0.0
451.6
2768.8
2768.8
Total
All Students
175.2
89.9
233.2
N/A
144.0
173.2
150.4
294.4
N/A
15.1
15.5
0.0
15.1
N/A
1.0
3.0
0.0
1.0
N/A
9.0
0.0
0.0
9.0
N/A
1917.4
843.3
2768.8
4686.2
34965.4
89.9
65752.9
0.50%
100.00%
0.35%
26032.3
29260.6
150.4
55443.3
0.55%
0.59%
100.00%
0.53%
6052.1
11709.0
0.0
17761.1
0.25%
0.13%
0.00%
0.09%
3604.0
892.0
0.0
4496.0
0.03%
0.34%
0.00%
0.02%
11618.0
9094.0
0.0
20712.0
0.08%
0.00%
0.00%
0.04%
471097.2
349697.5
2768.8
823563.5
0.41%
0.24%
100.00%
0.57%
(a) Figures are full-time equivalents and hence enrolled student numbers are higher.
1989 Data
Students with Disabilities
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Prim
Sec
Spec
Total
N/A
537.6
N/A
335.0
N/A
0.0
0.0
537.6
N/A
503.0
0.0
335.0
N/A
99.3
852.6
852.6
N/A
0.0
0.0
503.0
N/A
198.6
0.0
99.3
N/A
59.0
1297.1
1297.1
N/A
0.0
0.0
198.6
N/A
155.0
0.0
59.0
N/A
28.6
70.7
70.7
N/A
0.0
0.0
155.0
N/A
112.0
0.0
28.6
N/A
45.0
112.6
112.6
N/A
0.0
0.0
112.0
N/A
0.0
45.0
N/A
154.2
154.2
N/A
N/A
872.6
266.0
852.6
1725.2
N/A
602.3
281.0
1297.1
1899.4
N/A
257.6
79.8
70.7
328.3
N/A
183.6
198.4
112.6
296.2
N/A
157.0
225.0
154.2
311.2
N/A
All Students
181022.2
101042.1
852.6
282916.9
0.48%
0.26%
100.00%
0.61%
154577.1
101782.7
1297.1
257656.9
0.39%
0.28%
100.00%
0.74%
61573.0
65221.0
70.7
126864.7
0.42%
0.12%
100.00%
0.26%
36730.8
32314.3
112.6
69157.7
0.50%
0.61%
100.00%
0.43%
26625.3
29789.0
154.2
56568.5
0.59%
0.76%
100.00%
0.55%
SENATE
6681
NT
ACT
AUST
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Prim
Sec
Spec
Total
All Students
12.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
12.0
N/A
3.0
0.0
0.0
N/A
0.0
0.0
0.0
N/A
0.0
6211.0
12149.0
0.0
18360.0
0.19%
0.15%
0.00%
0.07%
0.0
3.0
N/A
10.0
0.0
0.0
N/A
0.0
0.0
0.0
N/A
0.0
3584.0
1394.0
0.0
4978.0
0.08%
0.29%
0.00%
0.06%
0.0
10.0
N/A
1531.2
0.0
0.0
N/A
566.9
0.0
0.0
N/A
0.0
11515.0
9077.0
0.0
20592.0
0.09%
0.08%
0.00%
0.05%
0.0
1531.2
0.0
566.9
2487.2
2487.2
12.0
17.8
0.0
12.0
N/A
3.0
4.0
0.0
3.0
N/A
10.0
7.0
0.0
10.0
N/A
2098.1
1079.0
2487.2
4585.3
481838.4
352769.1
2487.2
837094.7
0.44%
0.31%
100.00%
0.55%
(1) Figures are full-time equivalents and hence enrolled student numbers are higher.
1990 Data
Students with Disabilities
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Prim
Sec
Spec
Total
N/A
574.6
93.0
0.0
667.6
N/A
699.8
106.6
0.0
806.4
N/A
198.3
44.7
0.0
243.0
N/A
146.7
63.8
0.0
210.5
N/A
5.0
103.2
0.0
108.2
N/A
15.0
12.1
0.0
27.1
N/A
15.0
1.0
0.0
16.0
N/A
356.0
119.0
0.0
475.0
N/A
149.3
162.0
0.0
311.3
N/A
104.0
14.0
0.0
118.0
N/A
43.0
108.0
0.0
151.0
N/A
0.0
132.6
0.0
132.6
N/A
0.0
10.0
0.0
10.0
N/A
0.0
41.0
0.0
41.0
N/A
0.0
0.0
819.4
819.4
N/A
0.0
0.0
1129.7
1129.7
N/A
0.0
0.0
79.7
79.7
N/A
0.0
0.0
75.0
75.0
N/A
0.0
0.0
155.4
155.4
N/A
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
N/A
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
N/A
930.6
212.0
819.4
1962.0
N/A
849.1
268.6
1129.7
2247.4
N/A
302.3
58.7
79.7
440.7
N/A
189.7
171.8
75.0
436.5
N/A
5.0
235.8
155.4
396.2
N/A
15.0
22.1
0.0
37.1
N/A
15.0
42.0
0.0
57.0
All Students
181214.9
103294.2
819.4
285328.5
0.51%
0.21%
100.00%
0.69%
157008.1
99478.4
1129.7
257616.2
0.54%
0.27%
100.00%
0.87%
62675.6
67691.2
79.7
130446.5
0.48%
0.09%
100.00%
0.34%
41499.3
30119.5
75.0
71693.8
0.46%
0.57%
100.00%
0.61%
27397.2
30275.8
155.4
57828.4
0.02%
0.78%
100.00%
0.69%
6380.0
12612.8
0.0
18992.8
0.24%
0.18%
0.00%
0.20%
2957.0
2187.2
0.0
5144.2
0.51%
1.92%
0.00%
1.11%
6682
SENATE
ACT
AUST
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Prim
Sec
Spec
Total
N/A
15.0
2.0
0.0
17.0
N/A
1669.4
426.4
0.0
2095.8
N/A
2.0
16.0
0.0
18.0
N/A
654.3
602.6
0.0
1256.9
N/A
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
N/A
0.0
0.0
2259.2
2259.2
N/A
17.0
18.0
0.0
35.0
N/A
2323.7
1029.0
2259.2
5611.9
All Students
11409.0
9078.0
0.0
20487.0
0.15%
0.20%
0.00%
0.17%
490541.1
354737.1
2259.2
847537.4
0.47%
0.29%
100.00%
0.66%
(1) Figures are full-time equivalents and hence enrolled student numbers are higher.
1991 Data
Students with Disabilities
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
AUST
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Prim
Sec
Spec
1387.2
141.9
0.0
1529.1
659.0
200.0
0.0
859.0
0.0
0.0
808.5
808.5
814.7
159.1
0.0
973.8
205.9
194.8
0.0
400.7
0.0
0.0
539.9
539.9
527.9
83.3
0.0
611.2
150.5
154.0
0.0
304.5
0.0
0.0
82.1
82.1
481.3
114.8
0.0
596.1
168.5
205.0
0.0
373.5
0.0
0.0
74.4
74.4
241.5
95.6
0.0
337.1
86.0
158.2
0.0
244.2
0.0
0.0
155.1
155.1
41.1
33.4
0.0
74.5
0.0
31.0
0.0
31.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
61.0
7.0
0.0
68.0
0.2
50.4
0.0
50.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
82.4
2.0
0.0
84.4
17.0
25.0
0.0
42.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3637.1
1287.1
0.0
Total
All Students
SWD as a proportion
of All Students
14344.0
2046.2
341.9
808.5
17540.6
9860.0
1020.6
353.9
539.9
11774.4
8117.5
678.4
237.3
82.1
9115.3
4328.0
649.8
319.8
74.4
5372.0
0.0
327.5
253.8
155.1
736.4
1875.4
41.1
64.4
0.0
1980.9
1238.0
61.2
57.4
0.0
1356.6
1205.0
99.4
27.0
0.0
1331.4
40967.9
4924.2
746417.0
183226.6
105835.2
808.5
1036287.3
533386.0
158340.7
97130.8
539.9
789397.4
398025.0
63576.5
70103.7
82.1
531787.3
218871.0
43248.6
30579.5
74.4
292773.5
186814.0
28884.1
30855.0
155.1
246708.2
65662.0
6733.4
13154.9
0.0
85550.3
27161.0
2865.2
2495.6
0.0
32521.8
40890.0
11678.4
9122.0
0.0
61690.4
2217226.0
498553.5
1.92%
1.12%
0.32%
100.00%
1.69%
1.85%
0.64%
0.36%
100.00%
1.49%
2.04%
1.07%
0.34%
100.00%
1.71%
1.98%
1.50%
1.05%
100.00%
1.83%
0.00%
1.13%
0.82%
100.00%
0.30%
2.86%
0.61%
0.49%
0.00%
2.32%
4.56%
2.14%
2.30%
0.00%
4.17%
2.95%
0.85%
0.30%
0.00%
2.16%
1.85%
0.99%
SENATE
6683
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Prim
Sec
Spec
Total
All Students
SWD as a proportion
of All Students
637.1
0.0
4274.2
1018.4
0.0
2305.5
0.0
1660.0
1660.0
1655.5
1660.0
49207.6
359276.7
1660.0
3076716.2
0.46%
100.00%
1.60%
(1) Figures are full-time equivalents and hence enrolled student numbers are higher.
1992 Data
Students with Disabilities
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
AUST
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Prim
Sec
Spec
Total
N/A
1584.2
174.0
0.0
1758.2
N/A
866.2
197.6
0.0
1063.8
N/A
618.2
119.9
0.0
738.1
N/A
691.4
101.7
0.0
793.1
N/A
327.4
108.4
0.0
435.8
N/A
37.5
27.5
0.0
65.0
N/A
197.5
7.0
0.0
204.5
N/A
105.4
2.0
0.0
107.4
N/A
4427.8
738.1
0.0
5165.9
N/A
768.0
314.1
0.0
1082.1
N/A
234.2
223.1
0.0
457.3
N/A
174.0
224.0
0.0
398.0
N/A
199.0
160.0
0.0
359.0
N/A
116.2
156.0
0.0
272.2
N/A
1.0
38.0
0.0
39.0
N/A
75.0
56.0
0.0
131.0
N/A
28.0
28.0
0.0
56.0
N/A
1595.4
1199.2
0.0
2794.6
N/A
0.0
0.0
772.8
772.8
N/A
0.0
0.0
458.3
458.3
N/A
0.0
0.0
91.3
91.3
N/A
0.0
0.0
78.0
78.0
N/A
0.0
0.0
151.0
151.0
N/A
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
N/A
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
N/A
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
N/A
0.0
0.0
1551.4
1551.4
N/A
2352.2
488.1
772.8
3613.1
N/A
1100.4
420.7
458.3
1979.4
N/A
792.2
343.9
91.3
1227.4
N/A
890.4
261.7
78.0
1230.1
N/A
443.6
264.4
151.0
859.0
N/A
38.5
65.5
0.0
104.0
N/A
272.5
63.0
0.0
335.5
N/A
133.4
30.0
0.0
163.4
N/A
6023.2
1937.3
1551.4
9511.9
All Students
SWD as a proportion
of All Students
183450.2
107967.8
772.8
292190.8
1.28%
0.45%
100.00%
1.24%
164373.7
88767.8
458.3
253599.8
0.67%
0.47%
100.00%
0.78%
64039.8
73229.6
91.3
137360.7
1.24%
0.47%
100.00%
0.89%
44937.9
30992.5
78.0
76008.4
1.98%
0.84%
100.00%
1.62%
30692.8
30324.6
151.0
61168.4
1.45%
0.87%
100.00%
1.40%
6807.5
13665.9
0.0
20473.4
0.57%
0.48%
0.00%
0.51%
2935.5
2833.0
0.0
5768.5
9.28%
2.22%
0.00%
5.82%
11711.4
9073.0
0.0
20784.4
1.14%
0.33%
0.00%
0.79%
508948.8
356854.2
1551.4
867354.4
1.18%
0.54%
100.00%
1.10%
(1) Figures are full-time equivalents and hence enrolled student numbers are higher.
6684
SENATE
1993 Data
Students with Disabilities
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
AUST
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Prim
Sec
Spec
1808.4
166.1
0.0
1974.5
907.0
328.7
0.0
1235.7
0.0
0.0
848.5
848.5
964.0
228.3
0.0
1192.3
266.6
245.2
0.0
511.8
0.0
0.0
471.9
471.9
754.7
133.5
0.0
888.2
233.5
230.9
0.0
464.4
0.0
0.0
99.8
99.8
600.7
114.4
0.0
715.1
157.0
141.0
0.0
298.0
0.0
0.0
83.5
83.5
350.1
140.4
0.0
490.5
120.4
174.8
0.0
295.2
0.0
0.0
152.1
152.1
41.2
26.9
0.0
68.1
3.0
50.0
0.0
53.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
183.6
81.0
0.0
264.6
30.0
68.0
0.0
98.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
114.4
29.0
0.0
143.4
38.0
37.0
0.0
75.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
4817.1
919.6
0.0
5736.7
1755.5
1275.6
0.0
3031.1
0.0
0.0
1655.8
1655.8
Total
All Students
SWD as a proporation
of All Students
15485.0
2715.4
494.8
848.5
19543.7
9426.0
1230.6
473.5
471.9
11602.0
12660.2
988.2
364.4
99.8
14112.6
4853.0
757.7
255.4
83.5
5949.6
8381.6
470.5
315.2
152.1
9319.4
2327.0
44.2
76.9
0.0
2448.1
1652.0
213.6
149.0
0.0
2014.6
1362.5
152.4
66.0
0.0
1580.9
56147.3
6572.6
2195.2
1655.8
66570.9
757975.0
183106.6
109022.5
848.5
1050952.6
526636.0
163828.2
86557.0
471.9
777493.1
404263.0
73952.8
67471.5
99.8
545787.1
222451.0
48205.7
30127.8
83.5
300868.0
184620.0
31634.4
30733.0
152.1
247139.5
64727.0
6869.2
14098.4
0.0
85694.6
26837.0
2967.6
3029.0
0.0
32833.6
40547.0
11757.4
8991.2
0.0
61295.6
2228056.0
522321.9
350030.4
1655.8
3102064.1
2.04%
1.48%
0.45%
100.00%
1.86%
1.79%
0.75%
0.55%
100.00%
1.49%
3.13%
1.34%
0.54%
100.00%
2.59%
2.18%
1.57%
0.85%
100.00%
1.98%
4.54%
1.49%
1.03%
100.00%
3.77%
3.60%
0.64%
0.55%
0.00%
2.86%
6.16%
7.20%
4.92%
0.00%
6.14%
3.36%
1.30%
0.73%
0.00%
2.58%
2.52%
1.26%
0.63%
100.00%
2.15%
(1) Figures are full-time equivalents and hence enrolled student numbers are higher.
1994 Data
Students with Disabilities
NSW
Vic
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Prim
Sec
Spec
2094.1
220.5
0.0
2314.6
1106.0
401.2
0.0
1507.2
0.0
0.0
816.8
816.8
1073.2
336.6
0.0
Total
All Students
18735.0
3200.1
621.7
816.8
23373.6
9762.7
1409.8
755771.0
182518.1
111265.7
816.8
1050371.6
520328.0
164600.8
2.48%
1.75%
0.56%
100.00%
2.23%
1.88%
0.86%
SENATE
6685
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
AUST
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Prim
Sec
Spec
Total
All Students
230.2
0.0
1303.4
272.4
0.0
609.0
0.0
453.5
453.5
845.4
156.5
0.0
1001.9
296.4
254.4
0.0
550.8
0.0
0.0
102.6
102.6
619.0
114.2
0.0
733.2
176.0
106.0
0.0
282.0
0.0
0.0
92.5
92.5
409.9
220.2
0.0
630.1
132.7
230.2
0.0
362.9
0.0
0.0
154.2
154.2
50.8
31.0
0.0
81.8
21.0
50.0
0.0
71.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
183.0
38.0
0.0
221.0
46.0
83.0
0.0
129.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
99.9
33.0
0.0
132.9
35.1
48.0
0.0
83.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
5375.3
1043.6
0.0
6418.9
2149.8
1445.2
0.0
3595.0
0.0
0.0
1619.6
1619.6
502.6
453.5
12128.6
11503.4
1141.8
410.9
102.6
13158.7
4838.0
795.0
220.2
92.5
5945.7
0.0
542.6
450.4
154.2
1147.2
2315.4
71.8
81.0
0.0
2468.2
1889.0
229.0
121.0
0.0
2239.0
1462.0
135.0
81.0
0.0
1678.0
50505.5
7525.1
2488.8
1619.6
62139.0
88046.7
453.5
773429.0
403234.0
76124.3
71688.3
102.6
551149.2
223105.0
51616.5
28765.8
92.5
303579.8
181640.0
32525.0
31634.0
154.2
245953.2
64061.0
10155.8
11042.4
0.0
85259.2
26934.0
3084.0
3162.0
0.0
33180.0
39865.0
11976.0
8976.0
0.0
60817.0
2214938.0
532600.5
354580.9
1619.6
3103739.0
0.57%
100.00%
1.57%
2.85%
1.50%
0.57%
100.00%
2.39%
2.17%
1.54%
0.77%
100.00%
1.96%
0.00%
1.67%
1.42%
100.00%
0.47%
3.61%
0.71%
0.73%
0.00%
2.89%
7.01%
7.43%
3.83%
0.00%
6.75%
3.67%
1.13%
0.90%
0.00%
2.76%
2.28%
1.41%
0.70%
100.00%
2.00%
(1) Figures are full-time equivalents and hence enrolled student numbers are higher.
1995 Data
Students with Disabilities
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Prim
Sec
Spec
2367.1
276.3
0.0
2643.4
1094.1
505.1
0.0
1599.2
0.0
0.0
849.6
849.6
1215.4
287.2
0.0
1502.6
442.4
321.6
0.0
764.0
0.0
0.0
448.6
448.6
882.1
154.0
0.0
1036.1
380.4
289.3
0.0
669.7
0.0
0.0
99.2
99.2
Total
All Students
19682.0
3461.2
781.4
849.6
24774.2
10230.2
1657.8
608.8
448.6
12945.4
8838.5
1262.5
443.3
99.2
10643.5
5119.6
755252.0
183648.9
114677.1
849.6
1054427.6
514805.0
167008.7
87876.4
448.6
770138.7
405550.0
81601.9
71758.7
99.2
559009.8
223091.0
2.61%
1.88%
0.68%
100.00%
2.35%
1.99%
0.99%
0.69%
100.00%
1.68%
2.18%
1.55%
0.62%
100.00%
1.90%
2.29%
6686
SENATE
SA
Tas
NT
ACT
AUST
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Prim
Sec
Spec
Total
All Students
504.2
107.2
0.0
611.4
200.0
120.0
0.0
320.0
0.0
0.0
76.4
76.4
388.2
202.6
0.0
590.8
160.0
216.6
0.0
376.6
207.0
0.0
49.2
256.2
56.9
34.8
0.0
91.7
19.0
45.2
0.0
64.2
0.0
0.0
14.4
14.4
198.0
32.6
0.0
230.6
44.0
26.0
0.0
70.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
83.7
31.0
0.0
114.7
36.2
52.0
0.0
88.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
5695.6
1125.7
0.0
6821.3
2376.1
1575.8
0.0
3951.9
207.0
0.0
1537.4
1744.4
704.2
227.2
76.4
6127.4
11686.6
755.2
419.2
49.2
12910.2
2901.4
75.9
80.0
14.4
3071.7
1983.0
242.0
58.6
0.0
2283.6
1526.0
119.9
83.0
0.0
1728.9
61967.3
8278.7
2701.5
1537.4
74484.9
54026.6
29080.9
76.4
306274.9
178471.0
36328.0
29677.5
49.2
244525.7
63284.0
10130.9
11134.4
14.4
84563.7
27280.0
3986.0
2662.6
0.0
33928.6
40120.0
11991.9
8936.0
0.0
61047.9
2207853.0
548722.9
355803.6
1537.4
3113916.9
1.30%
0.78%
100.00%
2.00%
6.55%
2.08%
1.41%
100.00%
5.28%
4.58%
0.75%
0.72%
100.00%
3.63%
7.27%
6.07%
2.20%
0.00%
6.73%
3.80%
1.00%
0.93%
0.00%
2.83%
2.81%
1.51%
0.76%
100.00%
2.39%
(1) Figures are full-time equivalents and hence enrolled student numbers are higher.
1996 Data
Students with Disabilities
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Prim
Sec
Spec
2773.6
388.6
0.0
3162.2
1299.5
591.7
0.0
1891.2
0.0
0.0
850.9
850.9
1351.9
326.1
0.0
1678.0
509.8
357.4
0.0
867.2
0.0
0.0
454.3
454.3
1164.1
141.8
0.0
1305.9
484.2
248.6
0.0
732.8
0.0
0.0
101.8
101.8
625.9
118.5
0.0
744.4
213.0
145.0
0.0
358.0
17.4
0.0
57.9
75.3
336.4
204.9
0.0
541.3
163.6
221.7
0.0
385.3
104.1
0.0
51.8
155.9
Total
All Students
20583.0
4073.1
980.3
850.9
26487.3
13242.0
1861.7
683.5
454.3
16241.5
8714.5
1648.3
390.4
101.8
10855.0
5715.2
856.3
263.5
57.9
6892.9
11829.5
604.1
426.6
51.8
12912.0
760078.0
184389.9
118519.4
850.9
1063838.2
517062.0
173557.5
85066.6
454.3
776140.4
411686.0
90997.8
67670.2
101.8
570455.8
224714.0
57433.4
29449.6
57.9
311654.9
177504.0
40437.2
28094.3
51.8
246087.3
2.71%
2.21%
0.83%
100.00%
2.49%
2.56%
1.07%
0.80%
100.00%
2.09%
2.12%
1.81%
0.58%
100.00%
1.90%
2.54%
1.49%
0.89%
100.00%
2.21%
6.66%
1.49%
1.52%
100.00%
5.25%
SENATE
6687
Tas
NT
ACT
AUST
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Gov
Sys
Non-Sys
Special
Total
Prim
Sec
Spec
75.6
34.0
0.0
109.6
26.0
42.2
0.0
68.2
0.0
0.0
15.0
15.0
132.0
31.0
0.0
163.0
18.0
48.0
0.0
66.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
60.6
36.0
0.0
96.6
42.2
63.0
0.0
105.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
6520.1
1280.9
0.0
7801.0
2756.3
1717.6
0.0
4473.9
121.5
0.0
1531.7
1653.2
Total
All Students
3131.3
101.6
76.2
15.0
3324.1
1889.0
150.0
79.0
0.0
2118.0
1559.0
102.8
99.0
0.0
1760.8
66663.5
9397.9
2998.5
1531.7
80591.6
62776.0
10284.2
10966.5
15.0
84041.7
27766.0
4181.0
2724.0
0.0
34671.0
39971.0
12234.8
9082.0
0.0
61287.8
2221557.0
573515.8
351572.6
1531.7
3148177.1
4.99%
0.99%
0.69%
100.00%
3.96%
6.80%
3.59%
2.90%
0.00%
6.11%
3.90%
0.84%
1.09%
0.00%
2.87%
3.00%
1.64%
0.85%
100.00%
2.56%
(1) Figures are full-time equivalents and hence enrolled student numbers are higher.
Attachment D
The following tables describe the allocative mechanisms used to determine the level of funding to be
provided to each State for the programme years 1984 to 1997. Funding to individual schools or centres
within a State was the responsibility of the relevant government/non-government sector or Special
Education Coordinating Committee in that State.
1984
Programme
Allocative mechanism
State allocations were based upon the share of the total school
enrolments in each sector. This allocative mechanism was being
phased in over three years beginning in 1982.
Allocations among States were based on overall school enrolments.
Allocations among States were based on their share of the 5-16
year old population.
Allocative mechanism
State allocations were based upon the share of the total school
enrolments in each sector.
Amounts allocated to the States are derived from the special
education recurrent grants programme.
Allocations among States were based on overall school enrolments.
Allocations among States were based on their share of the 5-16
year old population.
6688
SENATE
1986
Programme
Allocative mechanism
State allocations were based upon the share of the total school
enrolments in each sector.
Amounts allocated to the States are derived from the special
education recurrent grants programme.
Allocations among States were based on overall school enrolments.
Allocations among States were based on their share of the 5-16
year old population.
Allocative mechanism
State allocations were based upon the share of the total school
enrolments in each sector.
Allocations moved over a five year period, starting in 1987, to
be based upon the State and Territories share of the 0-18 year
old population.
Allocations moved over a three year period, starting in 1987, to
be based upon the State and Territories share of the 0-6 year
old population.
The basis for distribution of funds among the States and Territories was the number of children in the 0-18 year old population.
The basis for distribution of funds among the States and Territories was the number of children in the 0-18 year old population.
Allocative mechanism
State allocations were based upon the share of the total school
enrolments in each sector.
Allocations moved over a five year period, starting in 1987, to
be based upon the State and Territories share of the 0-18 year
old population.
Allocations moved over a three year period, starting in 1987, to
be based upon the State and Territories share of the 0-6 year
old population.
The basis for distribution of funds among the States and Territories was the number of children in the 0-18 year old population.
The basis for distribution of funds among the States and Territories was the number of children in the 0-18 year old population.
SENATE
6689
1989
Programme
Allocative mechanism
State allocations were based upon the share of the total school
enrolments in each sector.
Allocations moved over a five year period, starting in 1987. to
be based upon the State and Territories share of the 0-18 year
old population.
Allocations moved over a three year period, starting in 1987, to
be based upon the State and Territories share of the 0-6 year
old population.
The basis for distribution of funds among the States and Territories was the number of children in the 0-18 year old population.
The basis for distribution of funds among the States and Territories was the number of children in the 0-18 year old population.
Allocative mechanism
State allocations were based upon the share of the total school
enrolments in each sector.
Allocations moved over a five year period, starting in 1987, to
be based upon the State and Territories share of the 0-18 year
old population.
Allocations moved over a three year period, starting in 1987, to
be based upon the State and Territories share of the 0-6 year
old population.
The basis for distribution of funds among the States and Territories was the number of children in the 0-18 year old population.
The basis for distribution of funds among the States and Territories was the number of children in the 0-18 year old population.
Allocative mechanism
Schools supportgovernment
Schools supportnongovernment
Intervention support
Capital support
Students with Disabilities
6690
SENATE
1992
Programme
Allocative mechanism
Schools supportgovernment
Schools supportnongovernment
Intervention support
Capital support
Students with Disabilities
1993
Programme
Allocative mechanism
Schools supportgovernment
Schools supportnongovernment
Intervention support
Capital support
Students with Disabilities
1994
Programme
Allocative mechanism
Schools supportgovernment
Schools supportnongovernment
Intervention support
Capital support
Students with Disabilities
Transition Support
1995
Programme
Allocative mechanism
Schools supportgovernment
Schools supportnongovernment
Intervention support
Capital support
Students with Disabilities
Transition Support
SENATE
6691
1996
Programme
Allocative mechanism
Schools supportgovernment State allocations were based upon that States share of the government
school enrolments.
Schools supportnonState allocations were based upon the States share of a) the total
government
student enrolments and b) non-government school enrolments.
Intervention support
State allocations were based upon the 0-18 year old population.
Capital support
By submission
Students with Disabilities
Per capita
Transition Support
By submission
Transition Support for Special By submission
Schools
1997
Programme
Allocative mechanism
School Support
The State allocations are based upon the allocative mechanisms used in
1996 for each of the individual components.
The State allocations are based upon the allocative mechanisms used in
1996 for each of the individual components.
Non-government Centre
Support
6692
SENATE
A3. Budget
Total Project Budget is $ 30,500
BUDGET ITEM
AMOUNT
ResearchSpalding Training
attendance at Spalding course
write up of research
$6800
$4640
$18560
Administration Costs
stationery, computing equipment, project
test materials, photocopying, phone calls,
faxes, final report
$500
TOTAL
$30,500
SENATE
6693
6694
SENATE
SENATE
6695
6696
SENATE
SENATE
6697
6698
SENATE
SENATE
6699
6700
SENATE
SENATE
6701
6702
SENATE
Senator Brown asked the Minister representing the Minister for Primary Industries
and Energy on 6 August 1997:
With reference to the Commonwealth Government loans commenced in July 1966 under the
Softwood Forestry Agreement Acts of 1967, 1972,
1976 and 1978, provided to the State Governments
for softwood plantations establishment and maintenance, and the interest and principal repayment free
period for the first 10 years, and with reference to
the fact that the interest not paid during this period
was not capitalised and the States also enjoyed the
implicitly lower interest on borrowings from the
Commonwealth Government:
(1) What was the annual schedule of loan
payments actually made by the Commonwealth
Government to each State.
(2) What principal and interest payments have
been made by each State to the Commonwealth
Government.
(3) (a) What outstanding payments are to be
made by each State, and (b) what is the schedule
for repayment in monetary value.
(4) What is the value, in todays dollars, of the
subsidy provided by the Commonwealth through
the 10-year interest and principal free period.
(5) What is the value, in todays dollars, of the
benefit enjoyed by each State from paying the longterm Commonwealth Government bond rate relative
to the normal State borrowing rate.
(6) What is the total value, in todays dollars, of
the implicit subsidy in (4) and (5) given through
the softwood plantation loans by the Commonwealth Government for each State.
SENATE
State
6703
Principal
Interest
NSW
$10,954,021.44
$30,450,083.47
QLD
$9,057,826.36
$13,737,124.36
SA
Nil
Nil
TAS
Nil
Nil
VIC
$17,240,407.24
$6,287,451.18
WA
$8,931,693.99
$11,703,471.27
It should be noted that:
(1) Both South Australia and Tasmania have had their Repayments of Principal and Payments of
Interest waived.
(2) Victoria has repaid all loans early.
(3) Western Australia has repaid all loans relating to the 1976 and 1978 Acts and all except two
loans relating to the 1972 Act. All loans relating to the 1967 Act together with the two loans
outstanding from the 1972 Act remain to be paid.
(3) (a) Refer Attachments 3 (a, b, c, d and e).
(3) (b) Refer Attachments 3 (a, b, c, d and e).
(4) and (6) Any response to these questions will be speculative, and turn on assumptions that must be
made to inflate the dollar figures to "todays" values.
Schedule of Loan Payments
Year
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
NSW
1,500,000.00
1,200,000.00
1,800,000.00
1,401,000.00
3,236,644.00
2,000,000.00
2,100,000.00
2,900,000.00
2,426,736.53
3,175,327.00
1,839,985.00
1,891,193.00
1,735,444.00
27,260.00
27,233,589.53
QLD
SA
201,000.00
481,000.00
954,000.00
925,000.00
1,144,000.00
195,679.00
2,159,766.00
1,535,427.00
3,939,730.00
650,428.00
1,547,006.13
675,400.00
810,000.00
977,311.00
841,309.00
783,757.00
261,337.00
18,082,150.13
265,000.00
260,000.00
180,000.00
170,000.00
392,781.00
400,000.00
252,000.00
341,000.00
566,000.00
17,294.00
181,374.00
149,005.00
154,652.00
169,132.00
154,472.00
3,652,710.00
TAS
VIC
WA
520,000.00
488,000.00
400,000.00
700,000.00
44,637.67
1,127,864.25
672,674.53
941,514.90
1,375,828.55
753,000.00
300,000.00
500,000.00
480,000.00
815,000.00
109,197.56
1,432,990.00
59,340.16
1,730,072.58
750,000.00
1,008,943.87
337,629.43
275,000.00
415,417.00
521,000.00
325,016.40
500,000.00
859,000.00
424,000.00
56,241.00
1,020,000.00
440,899.00
659,477.69
1,009,229.01
629,999.83
473,531.54
844,631.01
965,315.98
739,000.00
1,007,185.33
9,059,607.00
10,078,510.39
450,000.00
1,090,380.00
658,678.00
603,000.00
334,000.00
247,947.00
9,957,524.90
1972
Repayments
Interest
Repayments
118,577.82
118,577.82
118,577.82
118,577.82
118,577.82
118,577.82
118,577.82
118,577.82
118,577.82
118,577.82
118,577.82
118,577.82
88,577.82
88,577.82
56,733.44
53,039.11
49,344.78
45,650.45
41,956.12
38,261.80
34,567.47
30,873.14
27,178.81
23,484.48
19,790.15
16,095.82
12,401.49
9,494.66
211,649.79
211,649.79
211,649.79
211,649.79
211,649.79
211,649.79
211,649.79
211,649.79
211,649.79
211,649.79
211,649.79
211,649.79
211,649.79
211,649.79
1976
Interest
234,721.94
225,594.57
216,467.19
207,339.81
198,212.43
189,085.05
179,957.69
170,830.31
161,702.93
152,575.56
143,448.18
134,320.81
125,193.42
116,066.05
1978
Repayments
Interest
Repayments
Interest
41,060.00
41,060.00
41,060.00
41,060.00
41,060.00
41,060.00
41,060.00
41,060.00
41,060.00
41,060.00
41,060.00
41,060.00
41,060.00
41,060.00
64,053.60
61,918.48
59,783.36
57,648.24
55,513.12
53,378.00
51,242.88
49,107.76
46,972.64
44,837.52
42,702.40
40,567.28
38,432.16
36,297.04
216,048.72
216,048.72
216,730.22
216,730.22
216,730.22
216,730.22
216,730.22
216,730.22
216,730.22
216,730.22
216,730.22
216,730.22
216,730.22
216,730.22
481,079.80
468,141.39
455,202.98
442,214.14
429,225.30
416,236.46
403,247.62
390,258.78
377,269.94
364,281.10
351,292.25
338,303.41
325,314.58
312,325.74
6704
SENATE
1967
Date
15.7.04
15.1.05
15.7.05
15.1.06
15.7.06
15.1.07
15.7.07
15.1.08
15.7.08
15.1.09
15.7.09
15.1.10
15.7.10
15.1.11
15.7.11
15.1.12
15.7.12
15.1.13
15.7.13
15.1.14
15.7.14
15.1.15
15.7.15
15.1.16
15.7.16
15.1.17
15.7.17
15.1.18
Total
1972
Repayments
Interest
Repayments
64,577.82
64,577.82
28,577.82
28,577.82
557.82
557.82
557.82
557.82
6,587.83
4,329.00
2,070.17
1,071.35
72.52
54.39
36.26
18.13
211,649.79
211,649.79
211,649.79
211,649.79
211,649.79
211,649.79
211,649.79
211,649.79
147,474.73
147,474.73
107,474.73
107,474.73
65,474.73
65,474.83
16,345.49
16,345.39
7,474.73
7,474.76
1,788,632.04
473,111.37
5,344,784.23
Interest
106,938.69
97,811.31
88,683.94
79,556.56
70,429.19
61,301.81
52,174.43
43,047.05
33,919.67
26,878.00
19,835.31
14,494.62
9,152.94
5,806.25
2,459.56
1,618.46
777.37
388.69
3,170,789.79
1978
Repayments
Interest
Repayments
Interest
41,060.00
41,060.00
41,060.00
41,060.00
41,060.00
41,060.00
41,060.00
41,060.00
41,060.00
41,060.00
41,060.00
41,060.00
41,060.00
41,060.00
41,060.00
41,060.00
34,161.92
32,026.80
29,891.68
27,756.56
25,621.44
23,486.32
21,351.20
19,216.08
17,080.96
14,945.84
12,810.72
10,675.60
8,540.48
6,405.36
4,270.24
2,135.12
216,730.22
216,730.22
216,730.22
216,730.22
216,730.22
216,730.22
216,730.22
216,730.22
216,730.22
216,730.22
216,730.22
216,730.22
216,730.22
216,730.22
216,730.22
216,730.22
216,730.22
216,730.22
216,730.22
216,730.42
137,347.05
137,346.85
91,347.42
91,347.62
44,067.60
44,067.60
681.50
681.50
299,336.90
286,348.05
273,359.21
260,370.36
247,381.53
234,392.69
221,403.85
208,415.00
195,426.16
182,437.33
169,448.50
156,459.65
143,470.81
130,481.96
117,493.12
104,504.29
91,515.45
78,526.61
65,537.76
52,548.92
39,560.08
30,143.49
20,726.90
14,021.97
7,317.04
3,708.95
100.86
50.43
1,231,800.00
992,830.80
7,914,352.88
9,188,811.36
1972
1976
1978
Repayments
Interest
Repayments
Interest
Repayments
Interest
Repayments
Interest
78,013.58
78,013.58
78,013.58
78,013.58
78,013.58
78,013.58
78,013.58
78,013.58
78,013.58
78,013.58
73,993.58
73,993.58
64,373.58
64,373.58
45,293.58
45,293.58
26,793.58
26,793.58
3,913.58
3,913.58
38,420.34
35,981.42
33,542.50
31,103.58
28,664.67
26,225.75
23,786.83
21,347.92
18,909.00
16,470.09
14,031.16
11,697.77
9,364.38
7,283.51
5,202.64
3,636.94
2,071.23
1,153.02
234.81
117.41
167,267.14
167,267.14
167,267.14
167,267.14
167,267.14
167,267.14
167,267.14
167,267.14
167,267.14
167,267.14
167,267.14
167,267.14
167,267.14
167,267.14
167,267.14
167,267.14
167,267.14
167,267.14
167,267.14
167,267.14
167,267.14
167,267.14
124,071.82
124,071.82
183,432.96
176,264.70
169,096.40
161,928.13
154,759.85
147,391.57
140,423.29
133,255.02
126,086.73
118,918.45
111,750.19
104,581.91
97,413.63
90,245.35
83,077.07
75,908.80
68,740.50
61,572.23
54,403.96
46,235.67
40,067.39
32,899.12
25,730.84
19,858.41
29,380.00
29,380.00
29,380.00
29,380.00
29,380.00
29,380.00
29,380.00
29,380.00
29,380.00
29,380.00
29,380.00
29,380.00
29,380.00
29,380.00
29,380.00
29,380.00
29,380.00
29,380.00
29,380.00
29,380.00
29,380.00
29,380.00
29,380.00
29,380.00
46,032.80
44,595.04
43,057.28
41,519.52
39,981.76
38,444.00
36,906.24
35,368.48
33,830.72
32,292.96
30,755.20
29,217.44
27,679.68
26,141.92
24,604.16
23,066.40
21,528.64
19,990.88
18,453.12
16,915.36
15,377.60
13,839.84
12,302.08
10,764.32
579,141.43
579,141.43
631,458.73
631,458.73
631,458.73
631,458.73
631,458.73
631,458.73
631,458.73
631,458.73
631,458.73
631,458.73
631,458.73
631,458.73
631,458.73
631,458.73
631,458.73
631,458.73
631,458.73
631,458.73
631,458.73
631,458.73
631,458.73
631,458.73
1,349,350.58
1,313,461.47
1,432,431.58
1,392,670.96
1,352,910.37
1,313,149.78
1,273,389.18
1,233,628.60
1,193,867.99
1,154,107.39
1,114,346.81
1,074,586.21
1,034,825.61
995,065.02
955,304.41
915,543.84
875,783.24
836,022.63
796,262.05
756,501.44
716,740.86
676,980.26
637,219.66
597,459.06
SENATE
1967
Date
Repayments
1972
Interest
15.7.09
15.1.10
15.7.10
15.1.11
15.7.11
15.1.12
15.7.12
15.1.13
15.7.13
15.1.14
15.7.14
15.1.15
15.7.15
15.1.16
15.7.16
15.1.17
15.7.17
15.1.18
Total
1,208,871.60
6705
329,244.97
1976
1978
Repayments
Interest
Repayments
Interest
Repayments
Interest
93,363.28
93,363.28
46,568.68
46,568.68
1,560.12
1,560.25
13,986.00
9,418.69
4,851.38
2,506.83
162.26
81.13
29,380.00
29,380.00
29,380.00
29,380.00
29,380.00
29,380.00
9,226.56
7,688.80
6,151.04
4,613.28
3,075.52
1,537.76
631,458.73
631,458.73
631,458.73
631,458.73
631,458.73
631,458.73
631,458.73
631,458.73
631,458.73
631,458.79
494,148.06
494,148.24
364,218.79
364,218.66
222,975.92
222,975.83
52,317.30
52,317.40
557,698.47
517,937.88
478,177.28
438,416.69
398,656.09
358,895.49
319,134.90
279,374.30
239,613.71
199,853.12
160,092.51
126,510.91
92,929.28
67,006.99
41,084.72
24,413.84
7,742.97
3,871.49
881,400.00
714,958.40
23,632,282.48
29,303,019.64
4,211,005.01 2,455,048.46
1972
1978
Repayments
Interest
Repayments
Interest
Repayments
Interest
25,355.62
25,355.62
25,355.62
25,355.62
25,355.62
25,355.62
25,355.62
25,355.62
25,355.62
25,355.62
23,555.62
23,555.62
19,455.62
19,455.62
14,855.62
14,855.62
7,855.62
7,855.62
1,855.62
1,855.62
11,869.27
11,109.23
10,349.19
9,589.15
8,829.11
8,069.07
7,309.04
6,549.00
5,788.96
5,028.93
4,268.88
3,556.10
2,843.31
2,238.14
1,632.98
1,150.82
668.65
396.49
124.33
62.16
29,439.31
29,439.31
29,439.31
29,439.31
29,439.31
29,439.31
29,439.31
29,439.31
29,439.31
29,439.31
29,439.31
29,439.31
29,439.31
29,439.31
29,439.31
29,439.31
29,439.31
29,439.31
29,439.31
29,439.31
29,439.31
29,439.31
21,439.31
21,439.31
16,399.31
16,399.31
9,579.31
9,579.55
32,522.77
31,256.07
29,989.38
28,722.68
27,455.99
26,189.29
24,922.60
23,655.90
22,389.21
21,122.51
19,855.82
18,589.12
17,322.43
16,055.73
14,789.04
13,522.34
12,255.65
10,988.95
9,722.26
8,455.57
7,188.87
5,922.18
4,655.48
3,628.79
2,602.09
1,789.60
977.10
488.55
16,354.08
16,354.08
20,215.88
20,215.88
20,215.88
20,215.88
20,215.88
20,215.88
20,215.88
20,215.88
20,215.88
20,215.88
20,215.88
20,215.88
20,215.88
20,215.88
20,215.88
20,215.88
20,215.88
20,215.88
20,215.88
20,215.88
20,215.88
20,215.88
20,215.88
20,215.88
20,215.88
20,215.88
20,215.88
20,215.88
46,524.68
45,582.64
44,640.60
43,427.65
42,214.70
41,001.76
39,788.80
38,575.86
37,362.91
36,149.97
34,937.01
33,724.06
32,511.13
31,298.18
30,085.23
28,872.28
27,659.34
26,446.40
25,233.44
24,020.50
22,807.55
21,594.61
20,381.65
19,168.70
17,955.76
16,742.81
15,529.86
14,316.92
13,103.98
11,891.03
6706
SENATE
1967
Date
Repayments
1972
Interest
1978
Repayments
Interest
15.7.12
15.1.13
15.7.13
15.1.14
15.7.14
15.1.15
15.7.15
15.1.16
15.7.16
15.1.17
15.7.17
15.1.18
Total
388,712.40
101,432.81
742,500.92
437,035.97
Repayments
Interest
20,215.88
20,215.88
20,215.88
20,215.88
20,215.88
20,215.68
11,956.40
11,956.40
8,090.10
8,090.10
3,861.80
3,861.80
10,678.07
9,465.14
8,252.18
7,039.24
5,826.28
4,613.35
3,400.41
2,559.14
1,717.86
1,129.84
541.81
270.91
767,864.48
939,044.24
1972
1976
1978
Repayments
Interest
Repayments
Interest
Repayments
Interest
Repayments
Interest
43,052.75
43,052.75
43,052.75
43,052.75
43,052.75
43,052.75
43,052.75
43,052.75
43,052.75
43,052.75
43,052.75
43,052.75
32,652.75
32,652.75
22,892.75
22,892.75
14,892.75
14,892.75
892.75
892.92
20,160.94
18,867.63
17,574.33
16,281.03
14,987.73
13,694.42
12,401.12
11,107.82
9,814.52
8,521.21
7,227.91
5,934.61
4,641.31
3,621.00
2,600.70
1,843.92
1,087.14
570.35
53.57
26.79
82,357.65
82,357.65
82,357.65
82,357.65
82,357.65
82,357.65
82,357.65
82,357.65
82,357.65
82,357.65
82,357.65
82,357.65
82,357.65
82,357.65
82,357.65
82,357.65
82,357.65
82,357.65
82,357.65
82,357.65
82,357.65
82,357.65
60,345.65
60,345.40
46,901.78
46,901.81
31,526.87
31,526.77
13,516.57
13,516.62
93,417.28
89,855.49
86,293.67
82,731.88
79,170.06
75,608.27
72,046.46
68,484.67
64,922.86
61,361.06
57,799.26
54,237.46
50,675.66
47,113.86
43,552.04
39,990.25
36,428.43
32,866.65
29,304.84
25,743.04
22,181.22
18,619.43
15,057.61
12,156.19
9,254.75
6,920.58
4,586.41
2,982.55
1,378.69
689.35
15,060.00
15,060.00
15,060.00
15,060.00
15,060.00
15,060.00
15,060.00
15,060.00
15,060.00
15,060.00
15,060.00
15,060.00
15,060.00
15,060.00
15,060.00
15,060.00
15,060.00
15,060.00
15,060.00
15,060.00
15,060.00
15,060.00
15,060.00
15,060.00
15,060.00
15,060.00
15,060.00
15,060.00
15,060.00
15,060.00
23,493.60
22,710.48
21,927.36
21,144.24
20,361.12
19,578.00
18,794.88
18,011.76
17,228.64
16,445.52
15,662.40
14,879.28
14,096.16
13,313.04
12,529.92
11,746.80
10,963.68
10,180.56
9,397.44
8,614.32
7,831.20
7,048.08
6,264.96
5,481.84
4,698.72
3,915.60
3,132.48
2,349.36
1,566.24
783.12
364,616.85
364,616.85
414,054.35
414,054.35
414,054.35
414,054.35
414,054.35
414,054.35
414,054.35
414,054.35
414,054.35
414,054.35
414,054.35
414,054.35
414,054.35
414,054.35
414,054.35
414,054.35
414,054.35
414,054.35
414,054.35
414,054.35
414,054.35
414,054.35
414,054.35
414,054.35
414,054.35
414,054.35
414,054.35
414,054.35
414,054.35
414,054.35
414,054.35
414,054.28
315,608.51
315,608.70
228,323.97
228,324.14
846,912.27
824,247.02
947,916.77
921,593.14
895,269.52
868,945.89
842,622.27
816,298.64
789,975.00
763,651.39
737,327.77
711,004.13
684,680.51
658,356.87
632,033.25
605,709.63
579,385.99
553,062.36
526,738.75
500,415.12
474,091.49
447,767.87
421,444.24
395,120.61
368,796.99
342,473.36
316,149.74
289,826.11
263,502.48
237,178.86
210,855.24
184,531.61
158,207.98
131,884.35
105,560.74
83,667.16
61,773.59
45,025.45
SENATE
1967
Date
Repayments
6707
1972
Interest
Repayments
1976
Interest
Repayments
1978
Interest
15.7.16
15.1.17
15.7.17
15.1.18
Total
659,295.17
171,018.05
2,116,449.77
1,285,429.97
451,800.00
364,150.80
Repayments
Interest
132,631.50
132,631.35
49,437.50
49,437.44
28,277.30
17,797.02
7,316.75
3,658.37
15,066,838.15
19,244,004.16
1972
Repayments
Interest
Repayments
Interest
45,784.82
45,784.82
45,784.82
45,784.82
45,784.82
45,784.82
45,784.82
45,784.82
45,784.82
45,784.82
45,784.82
45,784.82
36,784.82
36,784.82
26,784.82
26,784.82
9,604.82
9,604.82
1,124.82
1,124.82
20,878.69
19,526.50
18,174.30
16,822.11
15,469.91
14,117.72
12,765.52
11,413.33
10,061.14
8,708.94
7,356.75
6,004.55
4,652.36
3,536.41
2,420.47
1,574.52
728.58
398.03
67.49
33.74
20,400.00
20,400.00
20,400.00
20,400.00
20,400.00
20,400.00
20,400.00
20,400.00
20,400.00
20,400.00
20,400.00
20,400.00
20,400.00
20,400.00
20,400.00
20,400.00
20,400.00
20,400.00
20,400.00
20,400.00
20,400.00
20,400.00
13,464.00
12,852.00
12,240.00
11,628.00
11,016.00
10,404.00
9,792.00
9,180.00
8,568.00
7,956.00
7,344.00
6,732.00
6,120.00
5,508.00
4,896.00
4,284.00
3,672.00
3,060.00
2,448.00
1,836.00
1,224.00
612.00
698,016.40
174,711.06
448,800.00
154,836.00