DPS receives departmental and administered operating and capital funding as well as funds through third-party drawing rights.

Details of the DPS appropriations, programs and an explanation of the results are provided below:

Table 1: Resource Statement, 2018–19

Department of Parliamentary Services		Actual Available Appropriation for 2018–19	Payments made 2018–19	Balance Remaining 2018–19
		$’000	$’000	$’000
		(a)	(b)	(a) - (b)
Ordinary Annual Services1
Departmental Appropriation2
Ordinary annual services		190,218	161,089	29,129
Total		190,218	161,089	29,129
Administered expenses
Outcome 1		9,490	4,815	4,675
Total		9,490	4,815	4,675
Total ordinary annual services (A)		199,708	165,904	33,804
Other services
Departmental non-operating
Non-operating		-	-	-
Total		-	-	-
Administered operating
Administered assets and liabilities3		123,959	73,317	50,642
Total		123,959	73,317	50,642
Total other services (B)		123,959	73,317	50,642
Total resourcing and payments (A+B)		323,667	239,221	84,446

Table 2: Expenses by Outcome, 2018–19

Outcome 1: Support the functions of Parliament and parliamentarians through the provision of professional services, advice and facilities and maintain Australian Parliament House		Budget4 2018–19	Actual expenses 2018–19	2018–19
		$’000	$’000	$’000
		(a)	(b)	(a) - (b)
Program 1.1: Parliamentary Services
Departmental Expenses
Departmental annual appropriations5		163,774	161,089	2,685
Total for Program 1.1		163,774	161,089	2,685
Program 1.2: Parliament House Works Program
Administered expenses
Administered annual appropriations		6,249	4,815	1,434
Administered assets and liabilities		45,426	73,317	-27,891
Total for Program 1.2		51,675	78,132	-26,457
Total expenses for Outcome 1		215,449	239,221	-23,772

Departmental operating and capital results

DPS’ operating result for 2018–19 was a deficit of $1.9 million. This result excludes the impacts of depreciation and amortisation ($20.2 million) for which the department is not funded. The operating result includes the impact of bond rate reductions on the value of the department’s leave provisions (approximately $1.8 million) for which the department cannot reliably budget.

The total departmental expenses excluding depreciation and amortisation were $141.9 million. This consisted of $94.0 million in employee expenses, $47.8 million in supplier costs and $0.09 million in write downs and loss on sale of assets. This was funded by $126.3 million in revenue from government and $13.7 million in own source revenue.

Figure 1: Departmental Operating Expenses by Functional Area

Departmental capital is used to deliver a program of work in support of the work of parliamentarians, occupants of the building and visitors to Parliament House. It incorporates activities relating to technology, the Parliamentary Library and parliamentary experience.

The departmental capital spend for 2018–19 was $17.6 million. This is $2.0 million less than the $19.6 million in departmental capital appropriated for 2018–19.

Administered operating and capital results

The administered activities of the department deliver a building works program that maintains Parliament House as a safe and accessible workplace and public building. It incorporates activities relating to the building or art within the building. The administered program also includes the Australian Parliament House Security Upgrade project budget measure which was originally appropriated in 2014–15.

DPS spent $77.5 million in administered capital and $9.7 million in administered operating in 2018–19 (excluding depreciation and amortisation). The administered capital expenditure was $32.1 million higher than estimates at 2018–19 budget. A movement of funds was sought and approved during the 2018–19 financial year.

Third party drawing rights

DPS has access to the Department of Finance’s appropriation for the purposes of providing infrastructure and communications technology services to electorate offices and former Prime Ministers, and photographic services to Parliament. DPS drew down $22.2 million from the Department of Finance’s appropriation to deliver these services. This access is in accordance with the Parliamentary Business Resource Act 2017 (PBR Act).