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As at 2025-26 PEFO - Exemptions from the annual ongoing efficiency dividend (ED)
Note: Changes in percentages of partial exemption since the 2025-26 Budget response are a result of the change in proportionality of exempt funding and departmental
appropriation, rather than being driven by a change in the nature of the exemption itself.
Percentage calculation is based on financial year 2025-26 appropriation funding.
Agency
Exemption
Description
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Full
Effective from 1987-88 (except in 1996-97).
Australian Financial Security
Full
Effective from 2016-17.
Authority
Australian Signals Directorate
Full
Effective from 2018-19.
Office of National Intelligence
Full
Effective from 1 July 2015. ONI established in 2018; exemption previously associated with the Office of
National Assessment.
Office of the Inspector-General of
Full
Effective from 1 July 2015.
Intelligence and Security
Safe Work Australia
Full
Effective from 2010-11.
Special Broadcasting Service
Full
Effective from 1987-88 (except in 1996-97 to 2002-03).
Corporation
Australian Institute of Marine
Partial
88 per cent of funding is exempt.
Science
Australian Maritime Safety
Partial
77 per cent of funding is exempt in relation to funding for Search and Rescue activities and aircraft
Authority
contracts.
Australian Nuclear Science and
Partial
85 per cent of funding is exempt.
Technology Organisation
Commonwealth Scientific and
Partial
70 per cent of funding is exempt.
Industrial Research Organisation
Creative Australia
Partial
51 per cent of the funding is exempt (reflecting funding provided for the following programs:
Playing
Australia, Contemporary Touring Initiative, Contemporary Music Touring Program, Visual Arts and Craft
Strategy, NAPF and Major Festival Initiatives).
Department of Defence
Partial
Approximately 89 per cent of Defence funding is exempt, reflecting the military-in-nature
activities/programs.
Department of Foreign Affairs and
Partial
9 per cent of the total DFAT departmental funding related to overseas property lease is exempt. DFAT’s
Trade (DFAT)
overseas property lease funding is exempt from the ED base rate, starting from 2021-22.
Department of Home Affairs
Partial
8 percent of funding is exempt (reflecting funding provided for Coast Watch contractual arrangements
for surveillance aircraft and helicopters and the Import Processing Charge).
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Agency
Exemption
Description
Department of Infrastructure,
Partial
1 per cent of funding is exempt (reflecting funding provided to the
Visions of Australia and
Festivals
Transport, Regional Development,
Australia programs).
Communications and the Arts
Federal Court of Australia
Partial
25 per cent of funding is exempt (reflecting funding provided to salaries of judges). Salaries of judges
are exempt (including the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia) as remuneration cannot
decrease due to constitutional limitations.
Geoscience Australia
Partial
70 per cent of funding is exempt.
High Court of Australia
Other
Salaries of justices and allowances for High Court of Australia are funded from special appropriations
(which inherently is exempted from efficiency dividend). Accordingly, while the efficiency dividend is
not applied to this expenditure, this exemption is not expressed in percentage terms as it does not form
a proportion of the departmental annual appropriation.
Indigenous Land and Sea
Partial
94 per cent of funding is exempt in relation to the
New Real Jobs program, which is administered in
Corporation
nature.
Australian Sports Commission
Partial
74 per cent of funding is exempt (reflecting funding provided for the grants component of the
Australian Sports Commission’s funding allocation).
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