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Appropriation (Parliament)
APPROPRIATION (PARLIAMENT) BILL
2000
EXPLANATORY NOTES
GENERAL OUTLINE
Policy Objectives of the Bill
This Bill provides for:
· Appropriation for 2000-01 to fund the cost of providing the
services of the Legislative Assembly and the Parliamentary
Service in that year and some services delivered in the previous
year; and
· Initial supply for 2001-02 to allow the normal operations of the
Legislative Assembly and the Parliamentary Service to continue
until the Appropriation (Parliament) Bill to be presented to
Parliament in 2001 receives assent.
The Bill is in accordance with established practice under which funds for
the annual budget of the Legislative Assembly and the Parliamentary
Service are requested in a separate annual Appropriation (Parliament) Bill
tabled by the Treasurer with the main annual Appropriation Bill.
The usual consultation has been undertaken with the Speaker in finalising
the appropriation requested for the Legislative Assembly and the
Parliamentary Service.
Consistency with Fundamental Legislative Principles
Under the Financial Administration and Audit Act 1977, section 22,
words used in this Bill that are defined in the Financial Administration and
Audit Act 1977 have the same meaning the words have in that Act, subject
to a contrary intention in this Bill. Words which are defined in the Financial
Administration and Audit Act 1977 which have the same meaning in this
Bill are "administered items", "Annual Appropriation Act", "consolidated
fund", "departmental outputs", "equity adjustment", "financial year" and
"vote".
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Appropriation (Parliament)
NOTES ON PROVISIONS
Clause 1 provides for the short title of the Act.
Clause 2 (1) authorises the Treasurer to pay $49,952,000 from the
Consolidated Fund for services of the Legislative Assembly and the
Parliamentary Service for the financial year 2000-01.
Clause 2 (2) provides that the amount of $49,952,000 is appropriated for
the financial year for the Legislative Assembly and the Parliamentary
Service for application to their departmental outputs and equity adjustment
for 2000-01 as set out in the Schedule.
It also provides that part of that amount may be applied for some
payments necessary in respect of departmental outputs, equity adjustments
and administered items delivered in 1999-2000 for which they were not
paid by the end of that financial year because the quantum of the payments
could not be finalised by then.
Clause 2 (3) provides that the amount of $49,952,000 includes the
amount already authorised by the Appropriation (Parliament) Act 1999,
section 4, to be issued for the financial year 2000-01.
Clause 3 provides initial supply for 2001-02 and authorises the Treasurer
to pay $29,225,000 from the Consolidated Fund for services of the
Legislative Assembly and the Parliamentary Service for that financial year
to allow the normal operations of the Parliament to continue until the
Appropriation (Parliament) Bill to be presented to Parliament in 2001
receives assent.
Clause 4 provides that the Act is an Annual Appropriation Act for the
purposes of the Financial Administration and Audit Act 1977. This will
facilitate the format of the Bill which provides for the presentation of
departmental outputs and equity adjustment at an aggregate level rather than
detailing their composition which is included separately in the Budget
Papers.
Clause 5 repeals the Appropriation (Parliament) Act 1997 and the
Appropriation (Parliament) Act (No.2) 1997 which have had their effect.
The Schedule details the total amount appropriated, or Vote, for the
Legislative Assembly and Parliamentary Service and the amounts for
application to their departmental outputs and equity adjustment in 2000-01.
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Appropriation (Parliament)
LEGISLATIVE STANDARDS
The other matters outlined in section 23 (1) of the Legislative Standards
Act 1992 are not applicable to Appropriation Bills.
© State of Queensland 2000