Appropriation (1997–98 Budget
Variations) Act (No 2) 1998 No 135
Contents
Page
| 1 | Name of Act | 2 |
| 2 | Commencement | 2 |
| 3 | Definition | 2 |
| 4 | Adjustment of “Advance to Treasurer”, 1997–98 | 2 |
| 5 | Variation of authorised payments from Consolidated |
| Fund-across Ministerial | portfolios | 2 |
6 Variation of authorised payments from Consolidated
| Fund-within Ministerial | portfolios | 3 | |
| 7 | | Transfer of functions between Departments | 3 | |
| 8 | | Validation of the issue and payment of certain sums | 4 | |
| 9 | | Incurring of certain liabilities | 4 | |
| 10 | | Time for lodging annual reports | 4 | |
Schedules
1 Payments made during 1997–1998 from the vote
2 Variation of authorised payments from Consolidated
Appropriation (1997–98 Budget
Variations) Act (No 2) 1998 No 135
Act No 135, 1998
An Act to appropriate additional amounts out of the Consolidated Fund for the year 1997–98 for the purpose of giving effect to certain Budget variations required by the exigencies of Government; and to validate certain matters. [Assented to 30 November 1998]
See also Public Finance and Audit Amendment (State Accounts) Act 1998.
| Section 1 | Appropriation (1997-98 Budget Variations) Act (No 2 ) 1998 No 135 |
The Legislature of New South Wales enacts:
1 Name of Act
| 2 Commencement |
| This Act commences on the date of assent. |
3 Definition
In this Act, authority has the same meaning as in the Public
Finance and Audit Act 1983.
4 Adjustment of “Advance to Treasurer”, 1997–98
The sum of $85,032,000 is hereby appropriated out of the Consolidated Fund in adjustment of the vote “Advance to Treasurer“, 1997–98, for supplementary charges made during the year 1997–98 for the ordinary annual services of the Government specified in Schedule 1.
5 Variation of authorised payments from Consolidated Fund- across Ministerial portfolios
| ( 1 ) | The payment of the sum of $17,820,000 specified in Part 1 of Schedule 2, being the total of the payments of sums in excess of amounts shown in the Budget Paper entitled Budget Estimates 1997–98 as the Consolidated Fund Capital Payments estimate for the programs specified in that Part, is offset against the equivalent sum specified in Part 2 of Schedule 2, being sums not paid out of the Consolidated Fund Capital Payments for the programs specified in that Part. | | (2 ) | Each payment referred to in this section is taken always to have been validly authorised under section 28 of the Appropriation Act 1997. | |
| Appropriation (1997–98 Budget Variations) Act (No 2) 1998 No 135 | Section 6 |
6 Variation of authorised payments from Consolidated Fund- within Ministerial portfolios
The payment of a sum in excess of an amount shown in the
Budget Paper entitled Budget Estimates 1997–98 as:
| (a) | the Consolidated Fund Recurrent Payments estimate of a program for an authority that is offset against an equivalent sum for an estimate of the Consolidated Fund Recurrent Payments for another program for the same authority or another authority within the same Ministerial portfolio, or |
| (b) | the Consolidated Fund Capital Payments estimate of a program for an authority that is offset against an equivalent sum for an estimate of the Consolidated Fund Capital Payments for another program for the same authority or another authority within the same Ministerial portfolio, |
in purported compliance with section 28 of the Appropriation Act 1997 and in purported exercise of an appointment under section 29 of that Act is vaIidated and taken always to be valid.
7 Transfer of functions between Departments
Despite section 23 (1) of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983, an appropriation made by the Appropriation Act 1997 in respect of a service or function the responsibility for which was transferred during the year 1997–98 is taken not to have lapsed or ceased to have effect at the close of that year.
Such an appropriation may be issued and applied for or towards the service or function the responsibility for which is transferred in accordance with a determination made by the Treasurer during or at any time after the close of the 1997–98 year.
Section 24 (subsection ( 1) excepted) of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 applies to a determination made as referred to in subsection (2) of this section.
| A determination made as referred to in subsection (2) of this section that would have been valid if this section had been in force at the time the determination was made is validated. |
| Section 8 | Appropriation (1997-98 Budget Variations) Act (No 2) 1998 No 135 |
Validation of the issue and payment of certain sums
The issue and payment before the date of assent to this Act out of the Consolidated Fund of the whole or any part of a sum to which this Act applies is validated and taken always to be valid.
9 Incurring of certain liabilities
An officer of an authority who, before the date of assent to this Act, incurred any liability concerning a program to which this Act applies within the limits of an appropriation made in respect of the program by the Appropriation Act 1997, the Appropriation (l997–98 Budget Variations) Act 1998 or this Act is, for the purposes of section 12 (3) of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983, taken to have incurred the liability with the authorisation of the Treasurer.
10 Time for lodging annual reports
Despite the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983, the Annual Reports (Departments) Act 1985 or the Annual Reports (Statutory Bodies) Act 1984, an authority may, within 28 days after the date of assent to this Act, submit its annual report for the financial year ending 30 June 1998 to the appropriate Minister.
Appropriation (1997-98 Budget Variations) Act (No 2) 1998 No 135
| Payments made during 1997–1 998 from the vote “Advance to Treasurer” | Schedule 1 |
| Schedule 1 | Payments made during 1997–1998
from the vote “Advance to Treasurer” |
(Section 4)
| Item | Amount
$’000 |
| Recurrent Services |
| A. | THE LEGISLATURE |
THE LEGISLATURE
| 1.1.1 | Parliamentary Representation-Legislature | Council— further |
| 1.1.2 | Operation of the Legislative Council— further sum |
| 1.1.3 | | Parliamentary | Representation-Legislative Assembly— further | |
| |
| 1.1.4 | Operation of the Legislative Assembly—further sum |
250
| 1.1.6 | Parliamentary Committees— further sum |
153
| 1.2.1 | Parliamentary Library— further sum |
45
| 1.2.2 | Hansard—further sum |
131
| 1.2.3 | Building Services— further sum |
230
| 1.2.4 | Catering Services— further sum |
92
| 1.2.5 | Special Services—f urther sum |
| TOTAL-THE LEGISLATURE | 1,338 |
| B. | PREMIER, MINISTER FOR THE ARTS AND MINISTER FOR ETHNIC AFFAIRS |
CABINET OFFICE
3 12
| 2.1.1 | Services for the Premier and Cabinet— further sum |
PARLIAMENTARY COUNSEL‘S OFFICE
| 3.1. I | Drafting and Publishing of Government Legislation— further |
| |
PREMIER‘S DEPARTMENT
1,345
| ... | Office of Information Technology— further sum |
Appropriation (1997-98 Budget Variations) Act (No 2) 1998 No 135
| Schedule 1 | Payments made during 1997–1998 from the vote "Advance to Treasurer" |
| Item | Amount
$’000 |
| Recurrent Services |
| INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION |
| 5.1.1 | Investigation, Community Education and Prevention of |
| Corruption— further sum | 87 | |
OMBUDSMAN'S OFFICE
| 6.1.1 | Resolution of Complaints about Police— further sum | 42 |
| 6.1.2 | Resolution of Local Government, Public Authority and
Prison Complaints and Review of Freedom of Information |
| Complaints- | further sum | 24 |
| TOTAL-OMBUDSMAN'S OFFICE | 66 |
| INDEPENDENT PRICING AND REGULATORY TRIBUNAL |
| 8.1. 1 | Pricing Regulation— further sum | 22 |
MINISTRY FOR THE ARTS
| 9.1.1 | Policy Formulation and Review, Cultural Grants Program |
| and Other Arts Assistance— further sum | 424 | |
STATE LIBRARY
| 10.1.1 | State Library— further sum | 4,119 |
MUSEUM OF APPLIED ARTS AND SCIENCES
| 12. l . 1 | Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences— further sum | 383 |
HISTORIC HOUSES TRUST
| 13.1.1 | Historic Houses Trust— further sum | 377 |
ART GALLERY OF NEW SOUTH WALES
| 14.1.1 | Art Gallery of New South Wales— further sum | 752 |
ARCHIVES AUTHORITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES
| 15.1.1 | Archives Authority of New South Wales— further sum | 47 |
NEW SOUTH WALES FILM AND TELEVISION OFFICE
| 16.1.1 | New South Wales Film and Television Office— further sum | 12 |
Appropriation (1997–98 Budget Variations) Act (No 2) 1998 No 135
| Payments made during 1997–1998 from the vote “Advance to Treasurer” | Schedule 1 |
| Item | Amount
$’000 |
| Recurrent Services |
| ETHNIC AFFAIRS COMMISSION |
| 17.1.1 | Community Support Services- further sum | 64 |
| 17.1.2 Interpreting and Translation Services- | further sum | 25 |
| TOTAL-ETHNIC AFFAIRS COMMISSION | 89 |
TOTALPREMIER, MINISTER FOR THE ARTS AND
| MINISTER FOR ETHNIC AFFAIRS | 7,957 |
| C. | MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE AND MINISTER FOR LAND AND WATER |
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
| 18.1.2 Quality Assurance- | further sum | 255 |
| D. | ATTORNEY GENERAL, MINISTER FOR
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND MINISTER FOR
FAIR TRADING |
ATTORNEY GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT
| 20.1.1 | Justice Policy and Planning— further sum | 16 |
| 20.1.2 | Legal Services— further sum | 51 |
| 20.1.3 | Human Rights Services— further sum | 678 |
| 20.1.4 Information and Management Services—further sum | 12,510 |
| 20.2.1 Supreme Court—further sum | 154 |
| 20.2.2 | Industrial Relations Commission— further sum | 5 1 |
| 20.2.3 | Land and Environment Court— further sum | 23 |
| 20.2.4 | District Court— further sum | 184 |
| 20.2.6 | Local Courts— further sum | 430 |
| TOTAL—ATTORNEY GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT | 14,097 |
Appropriation (1997-98 Budget Variations) Act (NO 2 ) 1998 No 135
| Schedule 1 | Payments made during 1997–1998 from the vote “Advance to Treasurer” |
| Item | Amount
$’000 |
| Recurrent Services |
| JUDICIAL COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES |
| 21.1.1 | Judicial Commission of New South Wales- further sum | 444 |
LEGAL AID COMMISSION
| 22.1.2 | Legal Aid and Other Legal Services for Eligible Persons in |
| Criminal Law Matters— further sum | 5,867 | |
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS
| 23.1.1 | Crown Representation in Criminal Prosecutions— further |
| |
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
| 24.1.1 | Private Sector Industrial Relations— further sum | 5 32 |
| 24.1.2 Public Sector Appeals- | further sum | 9 |
| TOTAL—DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS | 54 1 |
| TOTAL—ATTORNEY GENERAL, MINISTER FOR |
| INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND MINISTER FOR FAIR |
| TRADING | 2 1,342 |
| E. | MINISTER FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES, MINISTER FOR AGEING, MINISTER FOR DISABILITY SERVICES AND MINISTER FOR |
WOMEN
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES
| 35.1.1 | Child and Family Support— further sum | 1,069 |
| 25.1.3 | Community Resources— further sum | 250 |
| TOTAL-DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES | 1,319 |
| COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION |
| 27.1.1 Community Services Commission—further sum | 33 |
| AGEING AND DISABILITY DEPARTMENT |
| 26. l . 1 | Ageing | and | Disability —further sum | 39 | 1 |
Appropriation (1997–98 Budget Variations) Act (No 2) 1998 No 135
| Payments made during 1997–1998 from the vote “Advance to Treasurer” | Schedule 1 |
| Item | Amount
$’000 |
| Recurrent Services |
| DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE |
| 28.1.1 | Juvenile Justice- | further sum | 4,785 |
DEPARTMENT FOR WOMEN
| 45.1.1 | Policy Development and Community Education on Issues |
| Affecting Women- further sum | 39 | |
TOTALMINISTER FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES,
MINISTER FOR AGEING, MINISTER FOR DISABILITY
| SERVICES AND MINISTER FOR WOMEN | 6,567 |
| F. | MINISTER FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING |
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING
| ... | TAFE Education Services— further sum | 1,560 |
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STUDIES
| 37. I . 1 | Office of the Board of Studies— further sum | 3,294 |
| TOTALMINISTER FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING | 4,854 |
| G . | MINISTER FOR ENERGY, MINISTER FOR AND MINISTER FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES |
TOURISM NEW SOUTH WALES
| 67.1.2 | Marketing— further sum | 2,074 |
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIVE SERVICES
| 30.1.1 | Containment and Care of Inmates— further sum | 3,456 |
| ~- |
Appropriation (1997–98 Budget Variations) Act (No 2) 1998 No 135
| Schedule 1 | Payments made during 1997–1998 from the vote “Advance to Treasurer” |
| Item | Amount
$’000 |
| Recurrent Services |
NEW SOUTH WALES RURAL FIRE SERVICE
32.3.1 Planning and Co-ordination of Rescue Services and |
| Emergency Management- | further sum | 20 |
STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE
| 33.1.1 | Provision of Emergency Services- | furlher sum | 1.969 |
TOTAG-MINISTER FOR ENERGY, MINISTER FOR
TOURISM, MINISTER FOR CORRECTIVE SERVICES AND
| MINISTER FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES | 7,519 |
| H. | MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT |
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY
| 38.1.1 | Transport and Public Infrastructure— further | 821 |
| 38.1.2 | Industrial and Extractive Activities— further | 274 |
| 38.1.4 | Household and Commercial Activities— further sum | 572 |
| 38.1.6 | Managing Regional Cumulative Impacts— further sum | 742 |
| TOTAL—ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY | 2,409 |
| NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE SERVICE |
| 39.1.1 | Conservation Policy. Assessment and Planning— further sum | 758 |
| 39.1.3 | Protection of Conservation Assets— further sum | 2,241 |
| 39.1.3 | Promotion of Conservation— further sum | 2,764 |
| 39.1.4 | Regional Park Management— further sum | 38 |
| TOTAL—NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE SERVICE | 5,801 |
| ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS AND DOMAIN TRUST |
| 30.1.1 | Research— further sum | 75 320 |
| 40.1.2 | Management of Resources— further sum |
| 40.1.3 | Interpretation, Education and Visitor Services— further sum | 7 |
| TOTAL—ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS AND DOMAIN TRUST | 403 |
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| Payments made during 1997–1998 from the vote "Advance to Treasurer" | Schedule 1 |
| Item | Amount
$’000 |
| Recurrent Services |
| CENTENNIAL PARK AND MOORE PARK TRUST |
| 41.1.1 Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust- | further sum | 60 |
| BICENTENNIAL PARK TRUST |
| 42.1.1 | Bicentennial Park Trust— further sum | 26 |
| TOTAL—MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT | 8,698 |
I. MINISTER FOR GAMING AND RACING
CASINO CONTROL AUTHORITY
| 47.1.1 | Casino Control— further sum | 672 |
| J. | MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND MINISTER FOR ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS |
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
| 43.3.2 | Overnight Acute Inpatient Services— further sum | 8.363 |
DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS
| 50.1.1 | Policy and Advisory Services on Aboriginal Affairs— further |
| |
TOTAL-MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND MINISTER FOR
| ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS | 9,792 |
| K. | MINISTER FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, PORTS |
WATERWAYS AUTHORITY
| 64.1.1 | Marine Safety and Environment— further sum | 260 |
Appropriation (1997–98 Budget Variations) Act (No 2) 1998 No 135
| Schedule 1 | Payments made during 1997–1998 from the vote “Advance to Treasurer” |
| Item | Amount
$’000 |
| Recurrent Services |
| L. | MINISTER FOR MINERAL RESOURCES AND MINISTER FOR FISHERIES |
DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES
| 53.1.1 | Resource Assessment- | further sum | 2.766 |
| 53.1.2 | Resource Allocation— further sum | 1,674 |
| 53.1.3 | Resource Management— further sum | 3,470 |
| TOTAL-DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL | RESOURCES | 7,910 |
| NEW SOUTH WALES FISHERIES |
| 55.1.1 | Fisheries Conservation and Management— further sum | 1,260 |
TOTALMINISTER FOR MINERAL RESOURCES AND
| MINISTER FOR FISHERIES | 9,170 |
| M. | MINISTER FOR THE OLYMPICS |
OLYMPIC CO-ORDINATION AUTHORITY
56.1.1 Infrastructure Development of Homebush Bay and Related
56.1.3 Co-ordination of Olympic and Paralympic Activities-
| TOTAL-MINISTER FOR THE OLYMPICS | 73 |
| N. | MINISTER FOR POLICE |
MINISTRY FOR POLICE
| 57.1.1 | Police Advice, Co-ordination and Support— further sum | 104 |
NEW SOUTH WALES CRIME COMMISSION
| 60.1.1 | Combating Crime— further sum | 32 |
| Appropriation (1997–98 Budget Variations) Act (No 2) 1998 No 135 |
| Payments made during 1997–1998 from the vote “Advance to Treasurer” | Schedule 1 |
| Item | Amount |
S’000
Recurrent Services
POLICE INTEGRITY COMMISSION
| 58.1.1 | Prevention of Serious Police Misconduct— further sum | 720 |
| TOTAL—MINISTER FOR POLICE | 856 |
| O. | MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICES |
OFFICE OF THE MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND
SERVICES
| 61.1.1 | Risk Management and Policy Development— further sum | 934 |
| P. | TREASURER AND MINISTER FOR STATE DEVELOPMENT |
TREASURY
| 68.1.1 | Budget Strategy, Allocation, Monitoring, Reporting and |
| |
| 68.1.2 | Accounting and Finance Administration, Policy and |
| Standards, Funding. Liability and Asset Management, |
| Banking and Financial Reporting— further sum | 796 | |
| 68.1.3 | Economic Advice, Taxation Policy and Advice on |
| Intergovernmental Financial Relations— further sum | 235 | |
| 68.1.4 | Government Trading Enterprises Financial Monitoring and |
| Shareholder Advice— further sum | 2.030 | |
| 68.2.1 | | Stamp Duties Collection—further sum | 300 | |
| 68.2.2 | | Pay-roll Tax Collection— f urther sum | 606 | |
| 68.2.3 | | Land Tax Collection— further sum | 295 | |
| 68.2.4 | | Business Franchise Licences— further sum | 14 | |
| 68.2.5 | | Tax Equivalents Collection— further sum | 11 | |
TOTAL—TREASURER AND MINISTER FOR STATE
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| Schedule 1 | Payments made during 1997–1998 from the vote “Advance to Treasurer” |
| Item | Amount
$’000 |
| Recurrent Services |
| Q. | MINISTER FOR URBAN AFFAIRS AND PLANNING AND MINISTER FOR HOUSING |
MINISTRY OF URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT
| 74.1.1 | Coordination of Urban Infrastructure— further sum | 235 |
HERITAGE OFFICE
| 75.1.1 | Heritage Policy and Assistance— further sum | 21 |
TOTAL-MINISTER FOR URBAN AFFAIRS AND PLANNING
| AND MINISTER FOR HOUSING | 256 |
| TOTALADVANCE TO THE TREASURER | 85,032 |
Appropriation (1997–98 Budget Variations) Act (No 2) 1998 No 135
| Variation of authorised payments from Consolidated Fund | Schedule 2 |
| Schedule 2 | Variation of authorised payments from
Consolidated Fund |
(Section 5)
| Part 1 | Additional appropriations made under
section 28 of the Appropriation Act 1997 |
| Item | Amount
$’000 |
| Capital Works and Services |
| A. | THE LEGISLATURE |
THE LEGISLATURE
| 1.1.3 | Parliamentary | Representation-Legislature Assembly— further |
| 1.2.3 | Building Services—further sum | 215 |
| 1.2.5 | Special Services— further sum | 200 |
| TOTAL-THE LEGISLATURE | 613 |
| B. | PREMIER, MINISTER FOR THE ARTS AND MINISTER FOR ETHNIC AFFAIRS |
OMBUDSMAN'S OFFICE
| 6.1.1 | Resolution of Complaints about Police— further sum | 3 |
| C. | ATTORNEY GENERAL, MINISTER FOR
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND MINISTER FOR
FAIR TRADING |
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT
| 20.1.2 Legal Services—further sum | 2,450 |
| 20.2.2 | Industrial Relations Commission— further sum | 100 |
| TOTAL—ATTORNEY GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT | 2,550 |