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APPROPRIATION (NATION BUILDING AND JOBS) BILL (NO. 1) 2008-2009

2008-2009
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Appropriation (Nation Building and
Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009
No. , 2009
(Finance and Deregulation)
A Bill for an Act to appropriate money out of the
Consolidated Revenue Fund for the ordinary
annual services of the Government in relation to
nation building and jobs, and for related purposes
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Contents
Part 1--Preliminary
1
1
Short title ............................................................................................ 1
2
Commencement .................................................................................. 2
3
Definitions .......................................................................................... 2
4
Portfolio Statements............................................................................ 3
5
Notional payments, receipts etc. ......................................................... 4
Part 2--Appropriation items
5
6
Summary of appropriations ................................................................ 5
7
Departmental items ............................................................................. 5
8
Administered items ............................................................................. 5
9
CAC Act body payment items ............................................................ 6
Part 3--Adjusting appropriation items
7
10
Reducing departmental items ............................................................. 7
11
Reducing administered items .............................................................. 7
12
Reducing CAC Act body payment items............................................ 8
Part 4--Miscellaneous
10
13
Crediting amounts to Special Accounts............................................ 10
14
Appropriation of the Consolidated Revenue Fund ........................... 10
Schedule 1--Services for which money is
appropriated
11
Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009 No. , 2009 1
A Bill for an Act to appropriate money out of the
1
Consolidated Revenue Fund for the ordinary
2
annual services of the Government in relation to
3
nation building and jobs, and for related purposes
4
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
5
Part 1--Preliminary
6
7
1 Short title
8
This Act may be cited as the Appropriation (Nation Building and
9
Jobs) Act (No. 1) 2008-2009.
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Part 1 Preliminary
Section 2
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2 Commence ment
1
This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal
2
Assent.
3
3 Definitions
4
In this Act:
5
administered item means an amount set out in Schedule 1 opposite
6
an outcome for an Agency under the heading "Administered
7
Expenses".
8
Agency means:
9
(a) an Agency within the meaning of the Financial Management
10
and Accountability Act 1997; or
11
(b) the High Court of Australia.
12
CAC Act body means:
13
(a) a Commonwealth authority within the meaning of the
14
Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997; or
15
(b) a Commonwealth company within the meaning of the
16
Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997.
17
CAC Act body payment item means the total amount set out in
18
Schedule 1 in relation to a CAC Act body under the heading
19
"Administered Expenses".
20
Note:
The amounts set out opposite outcomes for CAC Act bodies, under the
21
heading "Administered Expenses", are "notional". They are not part of
22
the item, and do not in any way restrict the scope of the expenditure
23
authorised by the item.
24
Chief Executive has the same meaning as in the Financial
25
Management and Accountability Act 1997.
26
current year means the financial year ending on 30 June 2009.
27
departmental item means the total amount set out in Schedule 1 in
28
relation to an Agency under the heading "Departmental Outputs".
29
Note:
The amounts set out opposite outcomes, under the heading
30
"Departmental Outputs", are "notional". They are not part of the item,
31
Preliminary Part 1
Section 4
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and do not in any way restrict the scope of the expenditure authorised
1
by the item.
2
expenditure means payments for expenses, acquiring assets,
3
making loans or paying liabilities.
4
Finance Minister means the Minister administering this Act.
5
item means an administered item, a CAC Act body payment item
6
or a departmental item.
7
Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements means the Portfolio
8
Additional Estimates Statements that were tabled in the Senate or
9
the House of Representatives in relation to the Bill for the
10
Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2008-2009 and the Bill for the
11
Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2008-2009.
12
Portfolio Budget Statements means the Portfolio Budget
13
Statements that were tabled in the Senate or the House of
14
Representatives in relation to the Bill for the Appropriation Act
15
(No. 1) 2008-2009 and the Bill for the Appropriation Act (No. 2)
16
2008-2009.
17
Portfolio Supplementary Additional Estimates Statements means
18
the Portfolio Supplementary Additional Estimates Statements that
19
were tabled in the Senate or the House of Representatives in
20
relation to the Bill for this Act and the Bill for the Appropriation
21
(Nation Building and Jobs) Act (No. 2) 2008-2009.
22
Portfolio Supplementary Estimates Statements means the
23
Portfolio Supplementary Estimates Statements that were tabled in
24
the Senate or the House of Representatives in relation to the Bill
25
for the Appropriation (Economic Security Strategy) Act (No. 1)
26
2008-2009 and the Bill for the Appropriation (Economic Security
27
Strategy) Act (No. 2) 2008-2009.
28
Special Account has the same meaning as in the Financial
29
Management and Accountability Act 1997.
30
4 Portfolio Statements
31
The Portfolio Budget Statements, Portfolio Supplementary
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Estimates Statements, Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements
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Part 1 Preliminary
Section 5
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and Portfolio Supplementary Additional Estimates Statements are
1
hereby declared to be relevant documents for the purposes of
2
section 15AB of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
3
Note:
See paragraph 15AB(2)(g) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
4
5 Notional payments, receipts etc.
5
For the purposes of this Act, notional transactions between
6
Agencies are to be treated as if they were real transactions.
7
Note:
This section applies, for example, to a "payment" between Agencies
8
that are both part of the Commonwealth. One of the effects of this
9
section is that the payment will be debited from an appropriation for
10
the paying Agency, even though no payment is actually made from the
11
Consolidated Revenue Fund.
12
13
Appropriation items Part 2
Section 6
Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009 No. , 2009 5
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Part 2--Appropriation items
2
3
6 Summary of appropriations
4
The total of the items specified in Schedule 1 is $89,000,000.
5
Note 1:
Items in Schedule 1 can be adjusted under Part 3 of this Act.
6
Note 2:
See also sections 30 to 32 of the Financial Management and
7
Accountability Act 1997, which provide for adjustments of amounts
8
appropriated by this Act.
9
7 Departmental items
10
The amount specified in a departmental item for an Agency may be
11
applied for the departmental expenditure of the Agency.
12
Note:
The Finance Minister manages the expenditure of public money
13
through the issue of drawing rights under the Financial Management
14
and Accountability Act 1997.
15
8 Administered ite ms
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(1) The amount specified in an administered item for an outcome for
17
an Agency may be applied for expenditure for the purpose of
18
contributing to achieving that outcome.
19
Note:
The Finance Minister manages the expenditure of public money
20
through the issue of drawing rights under the Financial Management
21
and Accountability Act 1997.
22
(2) If the Portfolio Budget Statements, Portfolio Supplementary
23
Estimates Statements, Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements or
24
Portfolio Supplementary Additional Estimates Statements indicate
25
that activities of a particular kind were intended to be treated as
26
activities in respect of a particular outcome, then expenditure for
27
the purpose of carrying out those activities is taken to be
28
expenditure for the purpose of contributing to achieving the
29
outcome.
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Part 2 Appropriation items
Section 9
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9 CAC Act body payme nt items
1
(1) The amount specified in a CAC Act body payment item for a CAC
2
Act body may be paid to the body to be applied for the purposes of
3
the body.
4
Note:
The Finance Minister manages the expenditure of public money
5
through the issue of drawing rights under the Financial Management
6
and Accountability Act 1997.
7
(2) If:
8
(a) an Act provides that a CAC Act body must be paid amounts
9
that are appropriated by the Parliament for the purposes of
10
the body; and
11
(b) Schedule 1 contains a CAC Act body payment item for that
12
body;
13
then the body must be paid the full amount specified in the item.
14
15
Adjusting appropriation items Part 3
Section 10
Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009 No. , 2009 7
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Part 3--Adjusting appropriation items
2
3
10 Reducing departme ntal ite ms
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(1) A written request to reduce a departmental item for an Agency may
5
be made to the Finance Minister by:
6
(a) the Minister who is responsible for the Agency; or
7
(b) if the Finance Minister is responsible for the Agency--the
8
Chief Executive of the Agency.
9
(2) If a request is made under subsection (1), the Finance Minister
10
may, by writing, determine that the item is to be reduced by the
11
amount specified in the request.
12
(3) However, the determination has no effect to the extent that it would
13
reduce the item below nil, after subtracting amounts that have been
14
applied under Part 2 in respect of the item.
15
(4) The item is taken to be reduced in accordance with the
16
determination.
17
(5) A request made under subsection (1) is not a legislative instrument.
18
(6) A determination made under subsection (2) is a legislative
19
instrument and, despite subsection 44(2) of the Legislative
20
Instruments Act 2003, section 42 (disallowance) of that Act applies
21
to the determination. However, Part 6 (sunsetting) of that Act does
22
not apply to the determination.
23
11 Reducing administered items
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(1) If:
25
(a) an annual report for an Agency for the current year is tabled
26
in the Parliament; and
27
(b) the report specifies the amount required by the Agency in
28
respect of an administered item for the Agency; and
29
(c) the required amount is less than the amount of the item;
30
the item is taken to be reduced to the required amount.
31
Part 3 Adjusting appropriation items
Section 12
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(2) The Finance Minister may, by writing, determine that
1
subsection (1):
2
(a) does not apply in relation to the item; or
3
(b) applies as if the amount specified in the annual report were
4
the amount specified in the determination.
5
(3) A determination made under subsection (2) is a legislative
6
instrument and, despite subsection 44(2) of the Legislative
7
Instruments Act 2003, section 42 (disallowance) of that Act applies
8
to the determination. However, Part 6 (sunsetting) of that Act does
9
not apply to the determination.
10
12 Reducing CAC Act body payme nt items
11
(1) A written request to reduce a CAC Act body payment item for a
12
CAC Act body may be made to the Finance Minister by:
13
(a) the Minister who is responsible for the body; or
14
(b) if the Finance Minister is responsible for the body--the
15
Secretary of the Department.
16
Note:
For Department, see subsection 19A(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act
17
1901.
18
(2) If a request is made under subsection (1), the Finance Minister
19
may, by writing, determine that the item is to be reduced by the
20
amount specified in the request.
21
(3) However, the determination has no effect to the extent that it would
22
reduce the item below nil, after subtracting amounts that have been
23
paid to the body in respect of the item.
24
(4) The item is taken to be reduced in accordance with the
25
determination.
26
(5) Subsection 9(2) does not limit the reduction of a CAC Act body
27
payment item under this section.
28
(6) A request made under subsection (1) is not a legislative instrument.
29
(7) A determination made under subsection (2) is a legislative
30
instrument and, despite subsection 44(2) of the Legislative
31
Instruments Act 2003, section 42 (disallowance) of that Act applies
32
Adjusting appropriation items Part 3
Section 12
Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009 No. , 2009 9
to the determination. However, Part 6 (sunsetting) of that Act does
1
not apply to the determination.
2
3
Part 4 Miscellaneous
Section 13
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Part 4--Miscellaneous
2
3
13 Crediting amounts to Special Accounts
4
If any of the purposes of a Special Account is a purpose that is
5
covered by an item (whether or not the item expressly refers to the
6
Special Account), then amounts may be debited against the
7
appropriation for that item and credited to that Special Account.
8
14 Appropriation of the Consolidated Revenue Fund
9
The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated as necessary for
10
the purposes of this Act, including the operation of this Act as
11
affected by the Financial Management and Accountability Act
12
1997.
13
Services for which money is appropriated Schedule 1
Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009 No. , 2009 11
Schedule 1--Services for which money is
appropriated
Note:
See sections 6 and 14.
Abstract
Page
Reference
Portfolio
Total
$'000
14
Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
39,000
16
Treasury
50,000
Total
89,000
Schedule 1 Services for which money is appropriated
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APPROPRIATIONS
Services for which money is appropriated Schedule 1
Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009 No. , 2009 13
SUMMARY
Additional Appropriation (bold figures)
--
2008-2009
Budget and Supplementary Appropriation (italic figures)
--
2008-2009
Portfolio
Departmental
Outputs
Administered
Expenses
Total
$'000
$'000
$'000
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
-
-
-
356,378
454,952
811,330
Attorney-
General's
-
-
-
3,282,381
592,774
3,875,155
Broadband, Communications and the Digital
Economy
-
-
-
196,702
1,258,649
1,455,351
Defence
-
-
-
19,790,819
133,228
19,924,047
Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
-
-
-
2,163,107
4,786,063
6,949,170
Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
-
39,000
39,000
743,521
1,966,860
2,710,381
Families, Housing, Community Services and
Indigenous Affairs
-
-
-
1,533,195
1,765,063
3,298,258
Finance and Deregulation
-
-
-
323,379
200,086
523,465
Foreign Affairs and Trade
-
-
-
1,348,773
3,175,632
4,524,405
Health and Ageing
-
-
-
641,998
5,262,698
5,904,696
Human Services
-
-
-
1,689,621
139,184
1,828,805
Immigration and Citizenship
-
-
-
1,224,795
483,808
1,708,603
Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development
and Local Government
-
-
-
229,964
486,634
716,598
Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
-
-
-
310,608
1,624,605
1,935,213
Prime Minister and Cabinet
-
-
-
377,263
42,770
420,033
Resources, Energy and Tourism
-
-
-
207,845
432,961
640,806
Treasury
38,500
11,500
50,000
3,786,552
8,434
3,794,986
Total: Bill 1
38,500
50,500
89,000
38,206,901
22,814,401
61,021,302
Schedule 1 Services for which money is appropriated
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ENVIRONMENT, WATER, HERITAGE AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIO
SUMMARY
Additional Appropriation (bold figures)
--
2008-2009
Budget and Supplementary Appropriation (italic figures)
--
2008-2009
Entity
Departmental
Outputs
Administered
Expenses
Total
$'000
$'000
$'000
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage
and the Arts
39,000
39,000
469,866
1,562,396
2,032,262
Payments to CAC Act bodies:
Australia Council
-
-
160,640
160,640
Australian Film, Television and Radio School
-
-
23,301
23,301
Australian National Maritime Museum
-
-
23,069
23,069
National Film and Sound Archive
-
-
25,172
25,172
National Gallery of Australia
-
-
41,796
41,796
National Library of Australia
-
-
57,680
57,680
National Museum of Australia
-
-
40,275
40,275
Screen Australia
-
-
31,389
31,389
Sydney Harbour Federation Trust
-
-
24
24
Bureau of Meteorology
-
-
-
244,804
-
244,804
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
-
-
-
20,480
800
21,280
National Water Commission
-
-
-
8,371
318
8,689
Total: Environment, Water, Heritage and the
Arts
-
39,000
39,000
743,521
1,966,860
2,710,381
Services for which money is appropriated Schedule 1
Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009 No. , 2009 15
ENVIRONMENT, WATER, HERITAGE AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIO
Additional Appropriation (bold figures)
--
2008-2009
Budget and Supplementary Appropriation (italic figures)
--
2008-2009
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)
--
2007-2008
Departmental
Outputs
Administered
Expenses
Total
$'000
$'000
$'000
DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT,
WATER, HERITAGE AND THE ARTS
Outcome 1 -
The environment, especially those aspects that
are matters of national environmental
significance, is protected and conserved
-
39,000
39,000
254,069
677,782
935,025
271,269
702,841
974,110
Total: Department of the Environment, Water,
Heritage and the Arts
-
39,000
39,000
Schedule 1 Services for which money is appropriated
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TREASURY PORTFOLIO
SUMMARY
Additional Appropriation (bold figures)
--
2008-2009
Budget and Supplementary Appropriation (italic figures)
--
2008-2009
Entity
Departmental
Outputs
Administered
Expenses
Total
$'000
$'000
$'000
Department of the Treasury
-
-
-
146,446
5,000
151,446
Australian Bureau of Statistics
-
-
-
282,775
-
282,775
Australian Competition and Consumer
Commission
-
-
-
139,227
-
139,227
Australian Office of Financial Management
-
-
-
8,467
10
8,477
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
-
-
-
5,036
-
5,036
Australian Securities and Investments
Commission
-
-
-
298,963
3,424
302,387
Australian Taxation Office
38,500
11,500
50,000
2,861,097
-
2,861,097
Commonw ealth Grants Commission
-
-
-
7,809
-
7,809
Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee
-
-
-
1,031
-
1,031
Inspector General of Taxation
-
-
-
2,167
-
2,167
National Competition Council
-
-
-
2,781
-
2,781
Office of the Auditing and Assurance Standards
Board
-
-
-
-
-
-
Office of the Australian Accounting Standards
Board
-
-
-
-
-
-
Productivity Commission
-
-
-
30,753
-
30,753
Total: Treasury
38,500
11,500
50,000
3,786,552
8,434
3,794,986
Services for which money is appropriated Schedule 1
Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009 No. , 2009 17
TREASURY PORTFOLIO
Additional Appropriation (bold figures)
--
2008-2009
Budget and Supplementary Appropriation (italic figures)
--
2008-2009
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)
--
2007-2008
Departmental
Outputs
Administered
Expenses
Total
$'000
$'000
$'000
AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE
Outcome 1 -
Effectively managed and shaped systems that
support and fund services for Australians and
give effect to social and economic policy
through the tax, superannuation, excise and
other related systems
38,500
11,500
50,000
2,861,097
2,798,805
-
1,100
2,861,097
2,799,905
Total: Australian Taxation Office
38,500
11,500
50,000
Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009 No. , 2009 1

 


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