Commonwealth Numbered Acts

APPROPRIATION (PARLIAMENTARY DEPARTMENTS) ACT 1999-2000 - SECT 11

(a) a Parliamentary Department has incurred, or is likely to incur, an expense (the extra expense ) during the current year in relation to an item (the insufficient item ) for the Department; and

(b) the responsible Presiding Officer is satisfied that:

(i) the expense was unforeseen until after the last day on which it was practicable to provide for the extra expense in the Appropriation Bill before that Bill was introduced into the House of Representatives; or

(ii) because of an erroneous omission or understatement, provision for the extra expense was not made in the Appropriation Bill; and

(c) the responsible Presiding Officer considers that there is an urgent need to increase the insufficient item to make provision for the extra expense.

(3) The total of the amounts determined under this section for the Department of the Senate cannot be more than $300,000.

(4) The total of the amounts determined under this section for the Department of the House of Representatives cannot be more than $300,000.

(5) The total of the amounts determined under this section for all the other Parliamentary Departments together cannot be more than $1 million.

(6) The responsible Presiding Officer must give the Parliament details of amounts determined under this section.