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2013-2014
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Appropriation (Parliamentary
Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2014-2015
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(Finance)
A Bill for an Act to appropriate money out of the
Consolidated Revenue Fund for expenditure in
relation to the Parliamentary Departments, and for
related purposes
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Contents
Part 1--Preliminary
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Short title ........................................................................................... 1
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Commencement ................................................................................. 2
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Definitions ......................................................................................... 2
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Portfolio Statements ........................................................................... 3
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Notional payments, receipts etc. ........................................................ 4
Part 2--Appropriation items
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Summary of appropriations ............................................................... 5
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Departmental items ............................................................................ 5
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Administered items ............................................................................ 5
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Administered assets and liabilities items ........................................... 5
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Other departmental items ................................................................... 6
Part 3--Advance to the responsible Presiding Officer
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Advance to the responsible Presiding Officer .................................... 7
Part 4--Miscellaneous
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Crediting amounts to Special Accounts ............................................. 8
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Appropriation of the Consolidated Revenue Fund ............................. 8
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Act ceases to be in force .................................................................... 8
Schedule 1--Services for which money is
appropriated
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A Bill for an Act to appropriate money out of the
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Consolidated Revenue Fund for expenditure in
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relation to the Parliamentary Departments, and for
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related purposes
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The Parliament of Australia enacts:
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Part 1--Preliminary
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1 Short title
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This Act may be cited as the Appropriation (Parliamentary
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Departments) Act (No. 1) 2014-2015.
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Part 1 Preliminary
Section 2
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This Act commences on the day this Act receives the Royal
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Assent.
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3 Definitions
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In this Act:
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administered assets and liabilities item means an amount set out in
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Schedule 1 in relation to a Parliamentary Department opposite the
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heading "Administered Assets and Liabilities".
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administered item means an amount set out in Schedule 1 opposite
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an outcome for a Parliamentary Department under the heading
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"Administered".
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Agency has the same meaning as in the Financial Management and
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Accountability Act 1997.
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Note:
Each Parliamentary Department is an Agency for the purposes of the
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Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.
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current year means the financial year ending on 30 June 2015.
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departmental item means the total amount set out in Schedule 1 in
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relation to a Parliamentary Department under the heading
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"Departmental".
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Note:
The amounts set out opposite outcomes, under the heading
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"Departmental", are "notional". They are not part of the item, and do
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not in any way restrict the scope of the expenditure authorised by the
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item.
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expenditure means payments for expenses, acquiring assets,
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making loans or paying liabilities.
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Finance Minister means the Minister administering this Act.
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item means any of the following:
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(a) a departmental item;
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(b) an administered item;
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(c) an administered assets and liabilities item;
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(d) an other departmental item.
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Preliminary Part 1
Section 4
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other departmental item means an amount set out in Schedule 1 in
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relation to a Parliamentary Department opposite the heading
2
"Equity Injections".
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Parliamentary Department means any of the following:
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(a) the Department of the Senate;
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(b) the Department of the House of Representatives;
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(c) the Department of Parliamentary Services;
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(d) the Parliamentary Budget Office.
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Portfolio Budget Statements means the Portfolio Budget
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Statements that were tabled in the Senate or the House of
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Representatives in relation to the Bill for this Act.
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Portfolio Statements means the Portfolio Budget Statements.
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President means the President of the Senate.
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responsible Presiding Officer means:
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(a) in relation to the Department of the Senate--the President; or
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(b) in relation to the Department of the House of
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Representatives--the Speaker; or
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(c) in relation to the Department of Parliamentary Services--the
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President and the Speaker together; or
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(d) in relation to the Parliamentary Budget Office--the President
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and the Speaker together.
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Speaker means the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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Special Account has the same meaning as in the Financial
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Management and Accountability Act 1997.
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4 Portfolio Statements
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The Portfolio Statements are hereby declared to be relevant
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documents for the purposes of section 15AB of the Acts
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Interpretation Act 1901.
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Note:
See paragraph 15AB(2)(g) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
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Part 1 Preliminary
Section 5
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5 Notional payments, receipts etc.
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For the purposes of this Act, notional transactions between
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Agencies are to be treated as if they were real transactions.
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Note:
This section applies, for example, to a "payment" between Agencies
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that are both part of the Commonwealth. One of the effects of this
5
section is that the payment will be debited from an appropriation for
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the paying Agency, even though no payment is actually made from the
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Consolidated Revenue Fund.
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Appropriation items Part 2
Section 6
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Part 2--Appropriation items
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2
6 Summary of appropriations
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The total of the items specified in Schedule 1 is $206,319,000.
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Note 1:
Items in Schedule 1 can be adjusted under Part 3 of this Act.
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Note 2:
Sections 30 to 32 of the Financial Management and Accountability
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Act 1997 also provide for adjustments of amounts appropriated by this
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Act.
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7 Departmental items
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The amount specified in a departmental item for a Parliamentary
10
Department may be applied for the departmental expenditure of the
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Parliamentary Department.
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Note:
The Finance Minister manages the expenditure of public money
13
through the issue of drawing rights under the Financial Management
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and Accountability Act 1997.
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8 Administered items
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(1) The amount specified in an administered item for an outcome for a
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Parliamentary Department may be applied for expenditure for the
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purpose of contributing to achieving that outcome.
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Note:
The Finance Minister manages the expenditure of public money
20
through the issue of drawing rights under the Financial Management
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and Accountability Act 1997.
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(2) If the Portfolio Statements indicate that activities of a particular
23
kind were intended to be treated as activities in respect of a
24
particular outcome, then expenditure for the purpose of carrying
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out those activities is taken to be expenditure for the purpose of
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contributing to achieving the outcome.
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9 Administered assets and liabilities items
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(1) The amount specified in an administered assets and liabilities item
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for a Parliamentary Department may be applied for expenditure for
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Part 2 Appropriation items
Section 10
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the purpose of contributing to achieving any outcome specified in
1
Schedule 1 for the Parliamentary Department.
2
Note:
The Finance Minister manages the expenditure of public money
3
through the issue of drawing rights under the Financial Management
4
and Accountability Act 1997.
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(2) If the Portfolio Statements indicate that activities of a particular
6
kind were intended to be treated as activities in respect of a
7
particular outcome, then expenditure for the purpose of carrying
8
out those activities is taken to be expenditure for the purpose of
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contributing to achieving the outcome.
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10 Other departmental items
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The amount specified in an other departmental item for a
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Parliamentary Department may be applied for the departmental
13
expenditure of the Parliamentary Department.
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Note:
The Finance Minister manages the expenditure of public money
15
through the issue of drawing rights under the Financial Management
16
and Accountability Act 1997.
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Advance to the responsible Presiding Officer Part 3
Section 11
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Part 3--Advance to the responsible Presiding
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Officer
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11 Advance to the responsible Presiding Officer
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(1) This section applies if the responsible Presiding Officer is satisfied
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that there is an urgent need for expenditure in relation to a
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Parliamentary Department, in the current year, that is not provided
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for, or is insufficiently provided for, in Schedule 1:
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(a) because of an erroneous omission or understatement; or
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(b) because the expenditure was unforeseen until after the last
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day on which it was practicable to provide for it in the Bill
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for this Act before that Bill was introduced into the House of
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Representatives.
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(2) This Act has effect as if Schedule 1 were amended, in accordance
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with a determination of the responsible Presiding Officer, to make
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provision for so much (if any) of the additional expenditure as the
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responsible Presiding Officer determines.
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(3) The total of the amounts determined under subsection (2) for the
18
Department of the Senate cannot be more than $300,000.
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(4) The total of the amounts determined under subsection (2) for the
20
Department of the House of Representatives cannot be more than
21
$300,000.
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(5) The total of the amounts determined under subsection (2) for the
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Department of Parliamentary Services cannot be more than $1
24
million.
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(6) The total of the amounts determined under subsection (2) for the
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Parliamentary Budget Office cannot be more than $300,000.
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(7) A determination made under subsection (2) is a legislative
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instrument, but neither section 42 (disallowance) nor Part 6
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(sunsetting) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 applies to the
30
determination.
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Part 4 Miscellaneous
Section 12
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Part 4--Miscellaneous
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12 Crediting amounts to Special Accounts
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If any of the purposes of a Special Account is a purpose that is
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covered by an item (whether or not the item expressly refers to the
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Special Account), then amounts may be debited against the
6
appropriation for that item and credited to that Special Account.
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13 Appropriation of the Consolidated Revenue Fund
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The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated as necessary for
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the purposes of this Act, including the operation of this Act as
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affected by the Financial Management and Accountability Act
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1997.
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14 Act ceases to be in force
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This Act ceases to be in force at the start of 1 July 2017.
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Services for which money is appropriated Schedule 1
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Schedule 1--Services for which money is
appropriated
Note:
See sections 6 and 13.
Abstract
Department
Total
$'000
Department of the Senate
20,627
Department of the House of Representatives
21,146
Department of Parliamentary Services
157,533
Parliamentary Budget Office
7,013
Total
206,319
Schedule 1 Services for which money is appropriated
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APPROPRIATIONS
Services for which money is appropriated Schedule 1
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SUMMARY
Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)
--2014-2015
Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)
--2013-2014
Entity
Departmental
Administered
Non-
operating
Total
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
Department of the Senate
20,627
-
-
20,627
21,567
-
-
21,567
Department of the House of
Representatives
20,821
325
-
21,146
22,406
325
-
22,731
Department of Parliamentary Services
142,051
1,670
13,812
157,533
116,872
-
20,437
137,309
Parliamentary Budget Office
7,013
-
-
7,013
7,702
-
-
7,702
Total: Parliamentary Departments
190,512
1,995
13,812
206,319
168,547
325
20,437
189,309
Schedule 1 Services for which money is appropriated
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PARLIAMENT
Appropriation (plain figures)
--2014-2015
Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)
--2013-2014
Departmental
Administered
Total
$'000
$'000
$'000
DEPARTMENT OF THE SENATE
Operating
Outcome 1-
Advisory and administrative support services to
enable the Senate and Senators to fulfil their
representative and legislative duties
20,627
-
20,627
21,567
-
21,567
Total: Department of the Senate
20,627
-
20,627
21,567
-
21,567
Services for which money is appropriated Schedule 1
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PARLIAMENT
Appropriation (plain figures)
--2014-2015
Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)
--2013-2014
Departmental
Administered
Total
$'000
$'000
$'000
DEPARTMENT OF THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
Operating
Outcome 1-
Advisory and administrative services support
the House of Representatives to fulfil its
representative and legislative role
20,821
325
21,146
22,406
325
22,731
Total: Department of the House of
Representatives
20,821
325
21,146
22,406
325
22,731
Schedule 1 Services for which money is appropriated
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PARLIAMENT
Appropriation (plain figures)
--2014-2015
Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)
--2013-2014
Departmental
Administered
Total
$'000
$'000
$'000
DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY
SERVICES
Operating
Outcome 1-
Occupants of Parliament House are supported
by integrated services and facilities, Parliament
functions effectively and its work and building
are accessible to the public
142,051
1,670
143,721
116,872
-
116,872
Total: Operating
142,051
1,670
143,721
116,872
-
116,872
Non-operating
Administered Assets and Liabilities
13,812
20,437
Total: Non-operating
13,812
20,437
Total: Department of Parliamentary Services
142,051
1,670
157,533
116,872
-
137,309
Services for which money is appropriated Schedule 1
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PARLIAMENT
Appropriation (plain figures)
--2014-2015
Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)
--2013-2014
Departmental
Administered
Total
$'000
$'000
$'000
PARLIAMENTARY BUDGET OFFICE
Operating
Outcome 1-
Inform the Parliament by providing independent
and non-partisan analysis of the budget cycle,
fiscal policy and the financial implications of
proposals
7,013
-
7,013
7,702
-
7,702
Total: Parliamentary Budget Office
7,013
-
7,013
7,702
-
7,702