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New South Wales
Appropriation Bill 2017
Contents
Page
Part 1 Preliminary
1 Name of Act 2
2 Commencement 2
3 Interpretation 2
Part 2 Appropriation (Departments)
Division 1 Education
4 Department of Education 3
Division 2 Family and Community Services
5 Department of Family and Community Services 3
Division 3 Finance, Services and Innovation
6 Department of Finance, Services and Innovation 4
Division 4 Health
7 Ministry of Health 4
Division 5 Industry
8 Department of Industry 5
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Division 6 Justice
9 Department of Justice 5
Division 7 Planning and Environment
10 Department of Planning and Environment 6
Division 8 Premier and Cabinet
11 Department of Premier and Cabinet 6
Division 9 Transport
12 Transport for NSW 7
Division 10 Treasury
13 The Treasury 7
14 Crown Finance Entity 7
15 Advance to the Treasurer 8
Part 3 Additional appropriation for health related services
16 Special appropriation to Minister for Health--additional revenue from
gaming machine taxes 9
Part 4 Appropriation (Special Offices)
17 Judicial Commission of New South Wales 10
18 Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions 10
19 Office of the Children's Guardian 10
20 Independent Commission Against Corruption 10
21 Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal 11
22 Law Enforcement Conduct Commission 11
23 New South Wales Electoral Commission 11
24 Ombudsman's Office 11
25 Public Service Commission 12
Part 5 Commonwealth transfer payments
26 Appropriation for Commonwealth transfer payments 13
Part 6 General
27 Variation of authorised payments from Consolidated Fund 14
28 Appointment of person to carry out functions of Treasurer under
section 27 14
29 Delayed restructures 14
30 Budget related information 15
31 Payments authorised on lapse of appropriation 15
Part 7 Budget variations for the year 2015-16
32 Adjustment of "Advance to the Treasurer", 2015-16 16
33 Operation of budget variations and validation of expenditure 16
Schedule 1 Payments during 2015-16 17
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I certify that this public bill, which originated in the Legislative Assembly, has finally passed
the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales.
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly.
Legislative Assembly,
Sydney, , 2017
New South Wales
Appropriation Bill 2017
Act No , 2017
An Act to appropriate out of the Consolidated Fund sums for the services of the Government for
the year 2017-18 and to make additional appropriations to give effect to budget variations for the
year 2015-16.
See also the Appropriation (Parliament) Act 2017, the State Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment
(Budget Measures) Act 2017 and the Emergency Services Levy Act 2017.
I have examined this bill and find it to correspond in all respects with the bill as finally
passed by both Houses.
Assistant Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
Appropriation Bill 2017 [NSW]
Part 1 Preliminary
The Legislature of New South Wales enacts:
Part 1 Preliminary
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Appropriation Act 2017.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on the date of assent to this Act.
3 Interpretation
In this Act:
(a) a reference to services for which this Act makes an appropriation includes a
reference to the following:
(i) recurrent services,
(ii) capital works and services,
(iii) repayment of debt, and
(b) a reference to the year 2015-16 is a reference to the year from 1 July 2015 to
30 June 2016, and
(c) a reference to the year 2017-18 is a reference to the year from 1 July 2017 to
30 June 2018.
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Part 2 Appropriation (Departments)
Part 2 Appropriation (Departments)
Note. The total amount appropriated out of the Consolidated Fund for services for the year 2017-18 in
accordance with this Part is $74,067,860,000.
Division 1 Education
4 Department of Education
This Act appropriates the sum of $13,905,309,000 to the Minister for Education out
of the Consolidated Fund for the services of the Department of Education for the year
2017-18.
Note: The appropriation will fund services, disaggregated as follows:
Expenses Capital expenditure
$,000 $,000
01 Early childhood education 435,353 --
02 Government schools 13,010,659 809,088
03 Non-government schools 1,245,230 --
04 Aboriginal affairs 48,618 --
05 Cluster grants 115,169 --
Division 2 Family and Community Services
5 Department of Family and Community Services
This Act appropriates the sum of $6,295,054,000 to the Minister for Family and
Community Services out of the Consolidated Fund for the services of the Department
of Family and Community Services for the year 2017-18.
Note: The appropriation will fund services, disaggregated as follows:
Expenses Capital expenditure
$,000 $,000
01 Targeted support to improve 1,107,534 54,255
lives and realise potential
02 Ongoing support to break 1,871,401 18,661
disadvantage
03 Empowerment for independent 311,943 721
living
04 Accommodation supports for 1,972,738 44,862
people with disability
05 Social and economic supports 1,352,238 4,671
for people with disability
06 Cluster grants and other 17,120 --
adjustments
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Part 2 Appropriation (Departments)
Division 3 Finance, Services and Innovation
6 Department of Finance, Services and Innovation
This Act appropriates the sum of $1,119,502,000 to the Minister for Finance,
Services and Property out of the Consolidated Fund for the services of the
Department of Finance, Services and Innovation for the year 2017-18.
Note: The appropriation will fund services, disaggregated as follows:
Expenses Capital expenditure
$,000 $,000
01 Property and advisory 168,876 19,747
02 Customer services 2 --
03 Revenue administration 469,758 21,563
04 Regulation 360,273 31,041
05 ICT, digital and innovation 163,699 17,404
06 Government services 187,719 9,606
07 Personnel services 140,960 --
08 Cluster grants and other 434,626 --
adjustments
Division 4 Health
7 Ministry of Health
This Act appropriates the sum of $11,821,392,000 to the Minister for Health out of
the Consolidated Fund for the services of the Ministry of Health for the year 2017-
18.
Note: The appropriations under this section and section 16 will fund services, disaggregated
as follows:
Expenses Capital expenditure
$,000 $,000
01 Acute health services 15,273,470 1,182,311
02 Sub-acute health services 1,245,923 125,324
03 Mental health 1,898,457 22,486
04 Small rural hospitals and specialist 625,868 89,291
hospitals
05 Community health care services 792,224 7,046
06 Public health 814,672 312
07 Health and medical research 82,102 10,000
08 Ambulance emergency services 892,237 109,429
09 Cluster grants and other adjustments 25,904 --
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Part 2 Appropriation (Departments)
Division 5 Industry
8 Department of Industry
This Act appropriates the sum of $2,956,988,000 to the Minister for Primary
Industries out of the Consolidated Fund for the services of the Department of
Industry for the year 2017-18.
Note: The appropriation will fund services, disaggregated as follows:
Expenses Capital expenditure
$,000 $,000
01 Sustaining the conditions for economic 935,001 47,131
development
02 Support for new and expanding businesses 98,645 500
to create jobs in NSW
03 Skills development for employment 1,438,371 --
04 Sustainable use of and access to natural 176,103 15,806
resources
05 Risks managed for natural resources, 185,103 24,023
farming and food
06 Cluster grants 551,343 --
Division 6 Justice
9 Department of Justice
This Act appropriates the sum of $8,603,412,000 to the Attorney General out of the
Consolidated Fund for the services of the Department of Justice for the year 2017-
18.
Note: The appropriation will fund services, disaggregated as follows:
Expenses Capital expenditure
$,000 $,000
01 Courts 622,661 34,713
02 Emergency services 159,579 164
03 Justice services 432,123 67,873
04 Offender management and rehabilitation 1,817,727 1,477,552
05 Cluster grants 4,643,598 --
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Part 2 Appropriation (Departments)
Division 7 Planning and Environment
10 Department of Planning and Environment
This Act appropriates the sum of $2,449,562,000 to the Minister for Planning out of
the Consolidated Fund for the services of the Department of Planning and
Environment for the year 2017-18.
Note: The appropriation will fund services, disaggregated as follows:
Expenses Capital expenditure
$,000 $,000
01 Creating prosperous and sustainable 351,676 8,486
regions
02 Arts and culture 242,610 111,175
03 Driving economic, social, environment 87,908 487
outcomes through balanced decision
making
04 Supporting a contemporary planning 77,252 17,999
system
05 Sustainable and regulated use and access 101,361 901
to mineral resources
06 Sustainable use, security and access to 461,739 --
diverse and reliable energy and water
resource
07 Cluster grants and other adjustments 1,435,813 --
Division 8 Premier and Cabinet
11 Department of Premier and Cabinet
This Act appropriates the sum of $395,846,000 to the Premier out of the
Consolidated Fund for the services of the Department of Premier and Cabinet for the
year 2017-18.
Note: The appropriation will fund services, disaggregated as follows:
Expenses Capital expenditure
$,000 $,000
01 Policy, coordination and advice 81,723 3,225
02 Enabling effective government 103,021 3,713
03 Economy, infrastructure and community 40,641 --
04 Accountability, efficiency and 2,488 --
effectiveness
05 Supporting major projects and initiatives 29,728 4,000
06 Cluster grants and other adjustments 154,924 --
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Part 2 Appropriation (Departments)
Division 9 Transport
12 Transport for NSW
(1) This Act appropriates the sum of $12,761,708,000 to the Minister for Transport and
Infrastructure out of the Consolidated Fund for the services of Transport for NSW for
the year 2017-18.
Note: The appropriation will fund services, disaggregated as follows:
Expenses Capital expenditure
$,000 $,000
01 Transport--Cluster grants and personnel 5,862,728 --
services
02 Public transport asset maintenance 89,868 134,114
03 Public transport growth and improvement -- 2,534,258
04 Public transport services 2,907,312 35,617
05 Roads, maritime and freight growth and -- 8,300
improvement
06 Roads, maritime and freight asset 106,678 85,741
maintenance
07 Transport access and coordination 197,817 27,751
08 Transport safety 89,712 --
09 Cluster grants and other adjustments 7,745,017 --
(2) A reference in this section to Transport for NSW includes a reference to the
Department of Transport.
Division 10 Treasury
13 The Treasury
This Act appropriates the sum of $117,919,000 to the Treasurer out of the
Consolidated Fund for the services of The Treasury for the year 2017-18.
Note: The appropriation will fund services, as follows:
Expenses Capital expenditure
$,000 $,000
01 Analysis, advice and delivery 135,614 14,650
14 Crown Finance Entity
This Act appropriates the sum of $13,521,168,000 to the Treasurer out of the
Consolidated Fund for the services of the Crown Finance Entity for the year 2017-
18.
Note: The appropriation will fund services, as follows:
Expenses Capital expenditure
$,000 $,000
01 Optimise State's balance sheet 8,875,739 500
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Part 2 Appropriation (Departments)
15 Advance to the Treasurer
This Act appropriates the sum of $120,000,000 to the Treasurer out of the
Consolidated Fund for the services of the Advance to the Treasurer for the year
2017-18.
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Part 3 Additional appropriation for health related services
Part 3 Additional appropriation for health related services
16 Special appropriation to Minister for Health--additional revenue from gaming
machine taxes
(1) This Act appropriates the sum of $358,072,252 to the Minister for Health out of the
Consolidated Fund for the services of the Ministry of Health for the year 2017-18.
(2) The sum appropriated is in addition to any other sum appropriated by this Act.
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Part 4 Appropriation (Special Offices)
Part 4 Appropriation (Special Offices)
Note. The total amount appropriated out of the Consolidated Fund for services for the year 2017-18 in
accordance with this Part is $376,451,000.
17 Judicial Commission of New South Wales
This Act appropriates the sum of $5,486,000 to the Attorney General out of the
Consolidated Fund for the services of the Judicial Commission of New South Wales
for the year 2017-18.
Note: The appropriation will fund services, as follows:
Expenses Capital expenditure
$,000 $,000
01 Courts 6,785 150
18 Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
This Act appropriates the sum of $126,983,000 to the Attorney General out of the
Consolidated Fund for the services of the Office of the Director of Public
Prosecutions for the year 2017-18.
Note: The appropriation will fund services, as follows:
Expenses Capital expenditure
$,000 $,000
01 Courts 148,425 4,618
19 Office of the Children's Guardian
This Act appropriates the sum of $17,750,000 to the Minister for Family and
Community Services out of the Consolidated Fund for the services of the Office of
the Children's Guardian for the year 2017-18.
Note: The appropriation will fund services, as follows:
Expenses Capital expenditure
$,000 $,000
01 Other cluster entities 33,777 189
20 Independent Commission Against Corruption
This Act appropriates the sum of $21,357,000 to the Premier out of the Consolidated
Fund for the services of the Independent Commission Against Corruption for the
year 2017-18.
Note: The appropriation will fund services, as follows:
Expenses Capital expenditure
$,000 $,000
01 Accountability, efficiency and 23,297 1,260
effectiveness
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Part 4 Appropriation (Special Offices)
21 Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal
This Act appropriates the sum of $31,987,000 to the Premier out of the Consolidated
Fund for the services of the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal for the year
2017-18.
Note: The appropriation will fund services, as follows:
Expenses Capital expenditure
$,000 $,000
01 Accountability, efficiency and 33,200 1,530
effectiveness
22 Law Enforcement Conduct Commission
This Act appropriates the sum of $21,195,000 to the Minister for Police out of the
Consolidated Fund for the services of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission
for the year 2017-18.
Note: The appropriation will fund services, as follows:
Expenses Capital expenditure
$,000 $,000
01 Law enforcement--Police 22,085 1,200
23 New South Wales Electoral Commission
This Act appropriates the sum of $81,772,000 to the Premier out of the Consolidated
Fund for the services of the New South Wales Electoral Commission for the year
2017-18.
Note: The appropriation will fund services, as follows:
Expenses Capital expenditure
$,000 $,000
01 Accountability, efficiency and 73,193 12,884
effectiveness
24 Ombudsman's Office
This Act appropriates the sum of $34,255,000 to the Premier out of the Consolidated
Fund for the services of the Ombudsman's Office for the year 2017-18.
Note: The appropriation will fund services, as follows:
Expenses Capital expenditure
$,000 $,000
01 Accountability, efficiency and 37,325 3,152
effectiveness
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Part 4 Appropriation (Special Offices)
25 Public Service Commission
This Act appropriates the sum of $35,666,000 to the Premier out of the Consolidated
Fund for the services of the Public Service Commission for the year 2017-18.
Note: The appropriation will fund services, as follows:
Expenses Capital expenditure
$,000 $,000
01 Accountability, efficiency and 38,784 3,044
effectiveness
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Part 5 Commonwealth transfer payments
Part 5 Commonwealth transfer payments
26 Appropriation for Commonwealth transfer payments
(1) This Act appropriates the sum of $4,018,190,000 to the Treasurer out of the
Consolidated Fund, for Commonwealth transfer payments to non-Government
schools and local government for services for the year 2017-18.
(2) The sum appropriated is in addition to any other sum appropriated by this Act.
(3) The sum appropriated is subject to section 26 of the Public Finance and Audit Act
1983.
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Part 6 General
Part 6 General
27 Variation of authorised payments from Consolidated Fund
(1) Payment of a sum appropriated by this Act for a purpose may not be made in excess
of the sum specified for the purpose, except as provided by this section or Division 4
of Part 2 of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983.
(2) If the exigencies of government so require, the Treasurer may authorise the payment
of a sum in excess of the sum specified for a purpose, but only if an equivalent sum
is not paid out for another purpose, whether the other purpose is specified in relation
to the same or a different Minister, subject to subsections (3)-(5).
(3) The sum appropriated under Part 3 may only be paid out for the purpose specified in
Part 3.
(4) The sums appropriated under Part 4 may only be paid out for the purposes specified
in Part 4.
(5) The sum appropriated under Part 5 may only be paid out for the purpose specified in
Part 5.
(6) This section does not apply to sums appropriated by another Act.
(7) This section does not enable the Treasurer to authorise the payment of a sum in
augmentation of, or as an addition to, any salary or wages the amount of which has
been fixed by law.
(8) The Treasurer is to inform the Auditor-General of every authorisation given under
this section.
(9) An authorisation under this section may be given before or after the relevant payment
is made.
28 Appointment of person to carry out functions of Treasurer under section 27
(1) The Treasurer may appoint a person to carry out the Treasurer's functions under
section 27.
(2) Any such appointment is subject to such conditions (if any) as the Treasurer
determines.
(3) The Treasurer may revoke any such appointment at any time.
(4) A person appointed under this section has, in place of the Treasurer, the Treasurer's
function under section 27 (8) of informing the Auditor-General of every
authorisation given by the person under section 27.
29 Delayed restructures
(1) Without limiting section 27, if the responsibility for a service for which an
appropriation is made in this Act is transferred on or after the date the Bill for this
Act is introduced in the Legislative Assembly because of the determination made
before 1 July 2017 by the Premier to create new ministries, or to change or abolish
existing ministries, and consequently to create, restructure or abolish any authority,
the appropriation does not lapse and may be applied, in accordance with such
determination as may be made by the Treasurer, for or towards the service the
responsibility for which is transferred.
(2) Section 24 of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 does not apply to or in respect
of an appropriation or service to which this section applies.
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Part 6 General
30 Budget related information
(1) In this section:
budget related information means:
(a) notes included in this Act relating to expenses and capital expenditure, and
(b) Budget Papers of the Government tabled in Parliament in connection with the
Bill for this Act.
this Act includes the Appropriation (Parliament) Act 2017.
(2) Budget related information:
(a) does not form part of this Act, and
(b) does not affect the application of any amount appropriated by this Act.
31 Payments authorised on lapse of appropriation
(1) This section applies only if this Act is assented to after 1 July 2017.
(2) Any amounts expended for services under section 25 of the Public Finance and Audit
Act 1983 or any Supply Act on or after 1 July 2017 and before the date of assent to
this Act for a purpose for which a sum is appropriated by this Act are taken to have
been expended out of such of the sums for services set out in this Act, as may be
determined by the Treasurer.
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Part 7 Budget variations for the year 2015-16
Part 7 Budget variations for the year 2015-16
32 Adjustment of "Advance to the Treasurer", 2015-16
(1) This Act appropriates the sum of $47,209,000 out of the Consolidated Fund in
adjustment of the amount appropriated for the services of the "Advance to the
Treasurer", 2015-16, for supplementary charges made during the year 2015-16 in
the amounts specified in Column 1 of Schedule 1 for the recurrent services specified
opposite those amounts in Schedule 1. Accordingly, the amount so appropriated is
reduced by the amount appropriated by this section.
(2) The sum appropriated is in addition to any other sums that may have been
appropriated, subject to the adjustment of the amount appropriated for the services of
the "Advance to the Treasurer", 2015-16.
33 Operation of budget variations and validation of expenditure
(1) This Act, to the extent that it appropriates an amount for, and otherwise gives effect
to, the budget variations for the year 2015-16, is to be construed as if it formed part
of the annual Appropriation Act for the year 2015-16 and to have effect as if it had
commenced at the start of that year.
(2) The payment before the date of assent to this Act out of the Consolidated Fund of the
whole or any part of the sum appropriated under section 32 is validated. This
subsection applies despite this Act being assented to after the year 2015-16.
(3) To the extent (if any) to which it may be necessary to do so, the expenditure of the
whole or any part of the sum appropriated under section 32 before the date of assent
to this Act:
(a) is taken to have been validly approved at the time it was approved, or was
purported to have been approved, and
(b) is taken to have been validly made at the time it was made, or purported to
have been made,
and is taken thereafter to be, and to have been at all relevant times, validly approved
and made.
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Schedule 1 Payments during 2015-16
Schedule 1 Payments during 2015-16
(Section 32)
Column 1
Treasurer's
Advance
Amount
$,000
TREASURER
RECURRENT SERVICES
Department of Education
Additional Funding for the National Art School 2,825
Total Department of Education 2,825
Department of Family and Community Services
Funding for the procurement and ongoing commissioning costs for the Social and 13,784
Affordable Housing Fund
Total Department of Family and Community Services 13,784
Department of Finance, Services and Innovation
Funding for the Jobs Action Plan 30,000
Total Department of Finance, Services and Innovation 30,000
Department of Premier and Cabinet
Funding for the Safe Shooting Program 600
Total Department of Premier and Cabinet 600
TOTAL--RECURRENT SERVICES 47,209
TREASURER'S ADVANCE FOR RECURRENT SERVICES 47,209
TOTAL--TREASURER'S ADVANCE 47,209
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