The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:

(1) The Department's outcome and program structure for 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12, as reported in the Portfolio Budget Statements for the Immigration and Citizenship Portfolio, has not changed across the financial years and is as follows:

Outcome 1 – 1 program

Outcome 2 – 1 program

Outcome 3 – 1 program

Outcome 4 – 4 programs

Outcome 5 – 1 program

Outcome 6 – 1 program

For further information on the Department's outcome and program structure, please refer to the Immigration and Citizenship Portfolio's 2011-12 Portfolio Budget Statements.

(2) (a) and (b) The 2009-10 and 2010-11 expenses are the actual departmental expenses incurred and are reported in the Department's annual financial statements. The

2009-10 and 2010-11 average staffing levels are the actual staffing levels for those years. Both the expenses and average staffing levels are published in the Department's annual report. For 2011-12, the estimated expenses and average staffing levels are as reported in the Immigration and Citizenship Portfolio's 2011-12 Portfolio Budget Statements.

2009-10

2010-11

In reviewing the financial information provided in the above tables in response to question 3 (a) to (h), the following notes need to be considered:

For 2011-12, the internal budget is not allocated at the disaggregated level sought and therefore estimates cannot be provided.