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Appropriation (Parliament) Bill 2002
APPROPRIATION (PARLIAMENT) BILL
2002
EXPLANATORY NOTES
GENERAL OUTLINE
Policy Objectives of the Bill
Section 21 (b) of the Financial Administration and Audit Act 1977
provides that for each financial year, the Treasurer must present to the
Legislative Assembly a Bill for a Parliamentary Annual Appropriation Act
for the financial year.
This Bill provides for:
· Appropriation for 2002-03 to fund the cost of providing the
outputs, equity adjustment and administered items of the
Legislative Assembly and parliamentary service in that year and
certain outputs, equity adjustment and administered items
delivered in the previous year, not previously funded; and
· Appropriation for 2003-04 to allow the normal operations of the
Legislative Assembly and parliamentary service to continue until
the Appropriation (Parliament) Bill for 2003-04 receives assent.
NOTES ON PROVISIONS
Clause 1 provides for the short title of the Act.
Clause 2 provides that the amount of $54,673,000 is appropriated for the
2002-03 financial year for the Legislative Assembly and parliamentary
service for application to its departmental outputs, equity adjustment and
administered items 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 adjustment
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Appropriation (Parliament) Bill 2002
and administered items delivered in 2001-02 which were not paid for by
the end of that financial year.
Clause 2 (3) provides that the amount of $54,673,000 includes the
amount already authorised by the Appropriation (Parliament) Act 2001,
section 3, to be paid for the financial year starting 1 July 2002.
Clause 3 provides that the amount of $27,300,000 is appropriated for the
2003-04 financial year for the Legislative Assembly and parliamentary
service for application to its departmental outputs, equity adjustment and
administered items until the Appropriation (Parliament) Bill for 2003-04
receives assent.
Clause 4 repeals the Appropriation (Parliament) Act 1999 (1999 Act
No. 47).
The Schedule to the Bill details the total amount appropriated for the
Legislative Assembly and parliamentary service and the amounts for
application to its departmental outputs, equity adjustment and administered
items in 2002-03.
LEGISLATIVE STANDARDS
Consultation
Consultation has been undertaken with the Speaker in determining the
appropriation requirements of the Legislative Assembly and parliamentary
service.
© State of Queensland 2002