Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) | Hansard source

The Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

Portfolio Budget Statements, program component 1.1.4 Water Information, is a departmental component. The program component's primary functions are:

The Government provided departmental funding for this program component as part of the "Water for the Future" initiative. Estimated expenditure from this funding for the 2011-12 financial year and the forward estimate period is: