FOI REQUEST ‐ Mr Asher Hirsch
Original request: A breakdown of expenditure for Regional Cooperation as per Program 1.5 of the DHA Portfolio Budget Statement for
Financial years 2016‐17 to 2018‐19.
ANSWER
SUMMARY BREAKDOWN OF INTERNATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING ADMINISTERED PROGRAM EXPENDITURE 2016‐17 TO 2018‐19
ACTIVITIES / THEMES
FY2016‐17 ('000)
FY2017‐18 ('000)
FY2018‐19 ('000)
Conferences, Forums and Workshops
1,429
416
469
Contributions & Memberships
1,35
4
944
907
Delegations & Meetings
‐
52
484
Gifting
576
1,639
738
Humanitarian Assistance
19,69
4
11,94
4
10,722
Research & Scoping Studies
40
210
300
Return & Reintegration
1,461
737
4,308
Training & Capability Improvement
6,125
8,58
0
9,611
Other**
835
2,547
1,273
TOTAL
31,51
4
27,069
28,812
DETAILED BREAKDOWN OF INTERNATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING ADMINISTERED PROGRAM EXPENDITURE 2016‐17 TO 2018‐19
ACTIVITIES / THEMES
FY2016‐17 ('000)
FY2017‐18 ('000)
FY2018‐19 ('000)
Conferences, Forums and Workshops
1,429
416
469
Contributions & Memberships
1,35
4
944
907
Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO)
875
875
‐
World Customs Organization (WCO)
479
‐
437
Membership of Transatlantic Council on Migration
‐
69
71
Contribution to the Intergovernmental Consultations on Migrants,
175
Asylum and Refugees
2017‐18 & 2018‐19 ReCAPP pledges
‐
‐
200
Australias Contribution to the Budapest Process 2018‐19
‐
‐
24
Delegations & Meetings
‐
52
484
Turkey Customs Delegation Technical Visit to Australia
2
ASEAN‐Australia Supplementary Activities, Lombok, Indonesia
19
ASEAN‐Australia 3rd Immigration Training Committee Meeting
15
2018‐19 Border Five Workshops
2
Netherlands National Coordinator for Security and Counter‐
8
terrorism (NCTV) incoming delegation: 27‐29 November 2018
Global Counter Terrorism Forum (GCTF) Countering Violent
150
Extremism (CVE) Working Group
World Customs Organization Asia/Pacific Regional Contact Points
52
(RCP) Conference
Asia Dialogue on Forced Migration (ADFM) Annual Meeting
75
Sub‐Regional Meeting on Transnational Security
213
Gifting
576
1,639
738
Humanitarian Assistance
19,69
4
11,94
4
10,722
IOM
13,241
4,777
4,699
Emergency Response for Afghan Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)
‐
1,225
2,309
and Host Communities ‐ UNHCR
Provision of Universal Public Health Insurance for Vulnerable
2,627
1,360
‐
Afghan Refugees in the Iran ‐ Phase 5/6
Malaysian Social Research Institute (MSRI) Health and Medical
‐
263
292
Support Program ‐ Phase 2
HEI Mental Health Support for Malaysia Refugee Population
‐
‐
150
Church World Service ‐ Aspirasi Shelter for Women and Children ‐
213
Phase 3
Local Economic and Social Strengthening (LESS) ‐ Sri Lanka ‐ ADRA ‐
500
300
Phase 2
Establish a Shelter for Unaccompanied Refugee and Asylum Seeker
197
219
134
Children in Jakarta ‐ Indonesia
UNODC
1,830
1,403
‐
Lebanon Extension UNODC/INTERPOL/WCO AIRCOP Program
‐
‐
316
CARE Australia
1,089
2,197
2,309
Circle of Care for Displaced Persons in Indonesia Project (ICARE2)
710
‐
‐
Research & Scoping Studies
40
210
300
Return & Reintegration
1,461
737
4,308
Reintegration of Returning Migrants to Bangladesh
662
‐
‐
Returnees of the Urban and Rural North (RET‐URN 2) ‐ Sri Lanka
799
‐
‐
Bali Process Regional Support Office (RSO) Assisted Voluntary
‐
‐
700
Return and Reintegration (AVRR) ‐ Phase 2
Supporting Returns in Iraq (IOM)
2,87
4
Support for the Chin Refugee Community in Malaysia ‐ Phase II
70
Strengthening the Sustainability of Sri Lankan Refugee Return and
737
664
Reintegration Program (SLRRRP) ‐ Phase 2
Training & Capability Improvement
6,125
8,58
0
9,611
English Learning Training 2,139
2,448
3,52
4
International Border Cooperation Program 798
937
1,15
4
AVR and Capcity Building in Migration Management 823
1,769
1,500
Security Escort Recertification, Train the Trainer and Use of Force 1,046
‐
‐
training Project ‐ PNG
Small craft Intelligence Course for Indonesian Customs Officers 25
Semarang, Indonesia 22–26 August 2016
Small Craft Mobile Application
510
344
APEC Business Travel Card Mobile Application ‐ Development
400
Tertiary Scholarships Scheme ‐ Indomesia ‐ Flinders University ‐
181
479
Migration and Border Capability Improvement Program ‐ Vanuatu ‐
341
155
International Transport Security Capacity Building Program ‐
‐
231
Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement Cooperation (JCLEC) ‐
‐
200
Infrastructure and Enhancements Program
UN Convention on the Law of the Sea training for ASEAN Countries ‐
‐
57
Border Control Agency Management Programme (BCAMP) 245
382
409
Administration of the Regional Support Office (RSO) of the Bali 1,049
1,612
1,558
Process ‐ 2017‐2021
Other**
835
2,547
1,273
TOTAL
31,51
4 27,069
28,812
BREAKDOWN OF REGIONAL COOPERATION ARRANGEMENT (RCA) ADMINISTERED EXPENDITURE 2016‐17 TO 2018‐19
ACTIVITIES / THEMES
FY2016‐17 ('000)
FY2017‐18 ('000)
FY2018‐19 ('000)
Irregular migration services Indonesia provided by IOM
53,567
49,119
39,82
0
TOTAL ADMINISTERED EXPENDITURE PROGRAM 1.5 REGIONAL COOPERATION
TOTAL Program 1.5
FY2016‐17 ('000)
FY2017‐18 ('000)
FY2018‐19 ('000)
Support Services + RCA
85,081
76,18
8
68,632
OTHER**:
Small craft App and support services
AVR and Capacity Building in Migration Management ‐ (CBMM‐PNG) ‐ 2014‐18
Regional Biometric Data Exchange Solution (RBDES) ‐ AUD component ‐ Biometix
Local Economic and Social Strengthening (LESS) ‐ Sri Lanka ‐ ADRA ‐ Phase 2
Document Verification Fee‐for‐Service Arrangement ‐ East, South and West Africa ‐ IOM
UNHCR Secondment to the Regional Support Office (RSO) of the Bali Process
MSRI Food Aid Program and Empowerment project
Improving Protection and Resilience of Refugees and Vulnerable Jordanians Affected by the Syrian Crisis in Jordan (PEERS) ‐ 2018‐2020
HEI Mental Health Support for Malaysia Refugee Population
Provision of the Universal Public Health Insurance (UPHI) for Vulnerable Afghan Refugees in the Islamic Republic of Iran (UNHCR)
Building Resilient Livelihoods to Promote IDP Returns in Iraq ‐ CARE Project