How will funds be allocated to States and Territories with the abolition of ANTA – what changes will be made to processes?
A. Funding to States and Territories previously facilitated through the ANTA agreement will be offered through a new Commonwealth-State Funding Agreement. Details of the agreement are presently under consideration by the Government and will be negotiated with State and Territory ministers in the first half of 2005 for effect from 1 July 2005. The current ANTA Agreement, which was due for renewal for a three year period from 1 January 2005, has been rolled-over for the six months.
