Letter to the Presiding Officers

President of the Senate
Australian Senate
Parliament House
CANBERRA ACT 2600


Speaker
House of Representatives
Parliament House
CANBERRA ACT 2600


Dear Mr President
Dear Mr Speaker

I hereby submit Portfolio Budget Statements in support of the 2003-04 Budget for the Veterans' Affairs portfolio.

The Portfolio Budget Statements set out:

• The outcomes and outputs developed for the portfolio;
• The portfolio's administered items;
• Information on budget measures affecting these portfolio outcomes; and
• The performance indicators and evaluations to be used to assess performance against portfolio outcomes.

I present these statements by virtue of my ministerial responsibility for accountability to the Parliament and, through it, the people of Australia.

Yours sincerely




DANNA VALE MP