Budget and Financial Reporting

Budget Advice and Coordination

Assistant Secretary: Jillian Moses
Phone: 02 6215 3056

Budget Estimates and Advice (BEA) is responsible for the overall coordination of the Budget process, including advising the Government on the timetable for the Budget and other economic updates. BEA supports government decision-making on expenditure, in particular through the ERC, and coordinates Finance’s input into Budget Paper 2. BEA is the key liaison point for working with the Parliamentary Budget Office. BEA also provides analysis on the Final Budget Outcome (FBO) report.

Budget Analysis and Policy

Assistant Secretary: Elicia Rudnicki
Phone: 02 6215 3692

Budget Analysis and Policy (BAP) provides analysis and advice on the Budget outlook and on program estimates and other expenditure trends, such as trends in demand and cost-price changes. BAP coordinates and contributes to a range of key Budget documents as well as advising the Government and agencies on the strategy and framework for the Budget and other economic updates. BAP also undertakes analysis and briefing on economic conditions and forecasts to monitor the effect on payments growth and the overall budget position. 

Education and Employment

Assistant Secretary: Elizabeth Hickey
Phone: 02 6215 2153

Education and Employment Branch provides policy and financial advice to the Government on early childhood and child care, early learning, schools, higher education, skills and training and financial assistance for students. This branch also provides policy and financial advice for the Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business portfolio, including small business, employment services, youth employment and seasonal workers.

Environment, Agriculture and Industry

Assistant Secretary: Stephen Sorbello
Phone: 02 6215 3220

Environment, Agriculture and Industry Branch provides policy and financial advice to Government across three portfolio agencies including, the Department of the Environment and Energy for policy related to environmental protection and conservation, energy and climate change, the Department of Agriculture  for water policy, rural assistance, biosecurity, forestry, fisheries and agricultural trade policy, and the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science for policy related to industry development, business capability and competitiveness, and scientific and research collaboration.

Infrastructure and Communications

Assistant Secretary: Louise Sasaki
Phone: 02 6215 3930

Infrastructure and Communications Branch provides policy and financial advice on infrastructure and other proposals for rail, land transport, maritime, aviation, airports, cities and regional development. This branch also provides policy and financial advice for the Communications and the Arts portfolio, including proposals related to Australia’s creative sector, the classification of content, copyright and communication services such as the NBN, phone services, spectrum, postal services, radio and television.

Central Agencies and Attorney General's

Assistant Secretary: Paul Pfitzner
Phone: 02 6215 3412

Central Agencies and Attorney General's Branch provides policy and financial advice on the operations of agencies performing central functions, primarily the Treasury, Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Finance portfolios as well as Parliamentary services. This covers advice on economics, finance and statistics, asset management and procurement, information technology, market regulation, deregulation, taxation and superannuation, Commonwealth-State relation issues and electoral services. The branch also provides policy and financial advice on the Attorney General’s portfolio including law enforcement, federal courts and tribunals, legal aid, workplace relations, and work health and safety as well as disaster relief and resilience issues covered by the Home Affairs portfolio.

Defence

Assistant Secretary: Marlena Davis
Phone: 02 6215 2585

Defence Branch provides policy and financial advice on defence strategy, operations and capability, and on defence security and intelligence matters. This includes supporting work on the Defence Integrated Investment Program, including advising on proposals relating to major defence equipment acquisitions, ICT and the Defence Estate and the associated analysis of costs, risks, priority and affordability.

Home and Foreign Affairs

Assistant Secretary: Scott Austin
Phone:

Home and Foreign Affairs Branch provides policy and financial advice on immigration, border protection, citizenship, settlement services, social cohesion and multicultural affairs, foreign affairs, customs, tourism, trade policy and assistance to exporters, the overseas aid program, including official development assistance, law enforcement, and national security.

Aged Care, Preventative Health and Sport

Assistant Secretary: Christine.Duke@finance.gov.au
Phone: 02 6215 3821

Health

Assistant Secretary: Chris Schweizer
Phone: 02 6215 3532

Health Branch provides policy and financial advice and analysis in the areas of health and ageing, including preventative health care programs, primary health care services, pharmaceutical and medical benefits schemes, funding for the hospital system, aged care services, sport, and Indigenous health issues.

Social Services and Indigenous Australians

Assistant Secretary: Donna Valenti
Phone: 02 6215 2043

Social Services and Indigenous Australians Branch provides policy and financial advice and analysis on service delivery through Services Australia, Centrelink, Medicare Australia and the NDIS. The branch also provides analysis and advice on veterans' affairs policy delivery through the Department of Veterans’ Affair, and programs relating to Indigenous education, training, employment, families, community services, housing and land.

Veterans and Service Delivery

A/g Assistant Secretary: Jeremy Fields
Phone: 02 6215 3806