Commonwealth Numbered Acts Commonwealth Numbered ActsIn this Act:
"administered assets and liabilities item" means an amount set out in Schedule 1 in relation to a Parliamentary Department opposite the heading "Administered Assets and Liabilities".
"administered item" means an amount set out in Schedule 1 opposite an outcome for a Parliamentary Department under the heading "Administered".
"Agency" has the same meaning as in the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 .
Note: Each Parliamentary Department is an Agency for the purposes of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 .
"Chief Executive" has the same meaning as in the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 .
"current year" means the financial year ending on 30 June 2014.
"departmental item" means the total amount set out in Schedule 1 in relation to a Parliamentary Department under the heading "Departmental".
Note: The amounts set out opposite outcomes, under the heading "Departmental", are "notional". They are not part of the item, and do not in any way restrict the scope of the expenditure authorised by the item.
"expenditure" means payments for expenses, acquiring assets, making loans or paying liabilities.
"Finance Minister" means the Minister administering this Act.
"item" means any of the following:
(a) a departmental item;
(b) an administered item;
(c) an administered assets and liabilities item;
(d) an other departmental item.
"other departmental item" means an amount set out in Schedule 1 in relation to a Parliamentary Department opposite the heading "Equity Injections".
"Parliamentary Department" means any of the following:
(a) the Department of the Senate;
(b) the Department of the House of Representatives;
(c) the Department of Parliamentary Services;
(d) the Parliamentary Budget Office.
"Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements" means the Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements that were tabled in the Senate or the House of Representatives in relation to the Bill for this Act.
"Portfolio Budget Statements" means the Portfolio Budget Statements that were tabled in the Senate or the House of Representatives in relation to the Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act (No. 1) 2013-2014 .
(a) the Portfolio Budget Statements; and
(b) the Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements.
"President" means the President of the Senate.
"responsible Presiding Officer" means:
(a) in relation to the Department of the Senate--the President; or
(b) in relation to the Department of the House of Representatives--the Speaker; or
(c) in relation to the Department of Parliamentary Services--the President and the Speaker together; or
(d) in relation to the Parliamentary Budget Office--the President and the Speaker together.
"Speaker" means the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
"Special Account" has the same meaning as in the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 .