Scrutiny of Commonwealth expenditure
The below table shows instruments registered between 21 November 2019 and 26 March 2020 specifying Commonwealth expenditure within the portfolio of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Please note that instruments will only appear on this page once they have been considered and reported on by the committee.
| Instrument |
Grant/Program |
Amount |
Description |
Portfolio committee |
Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Amendment (Foreign Affairs and Trade Measures No. 2) Regulations 2019 [F2019L01631]
|
Pacific Secondary School Scholarships (PSSS) Program |
$66 million over four years from 2019-20. |
The PSSS program will provide scholarships for education, accommodation and related welfare support to eligible Pacific island students to undertake study in Australian secondary schools. |
Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee |