Commonwealth Numbered Acts

Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1984-85 No. 39 of 1984 - SECT 4

4. (1) In addition to the sum referred to in section 3, the Minister for
Finance may, at any time before 1 December 1984, issue out of the Consolidated
Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1985 amounts not
exceeding such amounts as are determined by the President, by the Speaker, or
by the President and the Speaker, in accordance with sub-section (2), (3) or
(4), as the case may be.

(2) The amounts determined by the President under this sub-section shall not
exceed the amounts estimated to be necessary for the payment of such increases
in salaries and payments in the nature of salary, for which provision is made
in sub-division 1 of Division 101 in the Schedule as have become payable or
become payable, or have commenced or commence to be paid, after 1 May 1984, in
accordance with any law, or in accordance with an award, order or
determination made under a law.

(3) The amounts determined by the Speaker under this sub-section shall not
exceed the amounts estimated to be necessary for the payment of such increases
in salaries and payments in the nature of salary, for which provision is made
in sub-division 1 of Division 103 in the Schedule as have become payable or
become payable, or have commenced or commence to be paid, after 1 May 1984, in
accordance with any law, or in accordance with an award, order or
determination made under a law.

(4) The amounts determined by the President and the Speaker under this
sub-section shall not exceed the amounts estimated to be necessary for the
payment of such increases in salaries and payments in the nature of salary,
for which provision is made in sub-division 1 of Division 105 in the Schedule,
sub-division 1 of Division 106 in the Schedule or sub-division 1 of Division
107 in the Schedule as have become payable or become payable, or have
commenced or commence to be paid, after 1 May 1984, in accordance with any
law, or in accordance with an award, order or determination made under a law.

(5) Amounts issued under sub-section (1) may be applied only for the purpose
of expenditure in respect of increases referred to in sub-section (2), (3) or
(4) in salaries and any payments in the nature of salary and the Minister for
Finance shall report to the Parliament the amounts so issued.

(6) The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated to the extent necessary for
the purposes of this section.