We are currently experiencing some system issues.
Some users may have trouble accessing ABS web pages, their ABS survey account or completing their ABS survey while upgrades are being made.
We are working to fully restore the service as soon as possible.
Thank you for your patience.

Public order and safety not elsewhere classified (COFOG-A 039)

Latest release
Australian System of Government Finance Statistics: Concepts, Sources and Methods
Cite
Reference period
2015
A1C.59.

Public order and safety not elsewhere classified (COFOG-A 039) consists of government expenditure on public order and safety not elsewhere classified. This category is further classified into:

  • control of domestic animals and livestock (COFOG-A 0391); and
  • public order and safety not elsewhere classified (COFOG-A 0399).

Control of domestic animals and livestock (COFOG-A 0391)

A1C.60.

Control of domestic animals and livestock (COFOG-A 0391) consists of:

  • the administration, operation or support of programs relating to the control of domestic animals and stray cattle.

Includes: Animal registration; animal pounds; control of stray cattle; associated veterinary costs.

Excludes: Veterinary medicine and animal husbandry costs connected to agricultural research (classified to research and development - agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (COFOG-A 0472)).

Public order and safety not elsewhere classified (COFOG-A 0399)

A1C.61.

Public order and safety not elsewhere classified (COFOG-A 0399) consists of:

  • the administration, operation or support of activities such as formulation, administration, coordination and monitoring of overall policies, plans, programs and budgets relating to public order and safety; preparation and enforcement of legislation and standards for the provision of public order and safety; production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on public order and safety.

Includes: Control of explosives; human rights organisations; community relations; community policing; programs to improve or promote public order and safety such as domestic violence prevention programs, community justice programs and night patrol programs; public order and safety affairs and services that cannot be classified to police services (COFOG-A 031), civil and fire protection services (COFOG-A 032), law courts and associated activities (COFOG-A 033), prisons (COFOG-A 034), research and development - public order and safety (COFOG-A 035) or control of domestic animals and livestock (COFOG-A 0391).

Excludes: Road safety (classified to road transport not elsewhere classified (COFOG-A 1119)); operations of state emergency services that can be allocated to natural disaster relief (classified to natural disaster relief (COFOG-A 1091)).