Appropriation (2007/2008) Act 2007 (Vic)

Appropriation (2007/2008) Act 2007

No. 23 of 2007

table of provisions

Section  Page

1Purpose

2Commencement

3Issue of moneys

4Appropriation

5Application of amounts appropriated

6Application of amounts for future payments

7Public Account advance

8Advance to Treasurer

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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1

SCHEDULE 2

SCHEDULE 3

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Endnotes

Appropriation (2007/2008) Act 2007

No. 23 of 2007

[Assented to 26 June 2007]

The Parliament of Victoria enacts:

1Purpose

The purpose of this Act is to make provision for the appropriation of certain sums out of the Consolidated Fund for the ordinary annual services of the Government for the financial year 2007/2008.

2Commencement

This Act comes into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3Issue of moneys

(1)The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Fund in respect of the financial year 2007/2008 the sum of $28 522 112 000 as set out in Schedule 1.

(2)If—

(a)in respect of the financial year 2007/2008 the amount payable in respect of salaries and related costs is increased as the result of any act or determination; and

(b)the amounts specified in the relevant items in Schedule 1 are insufficient to provide for the payment of the increased amount payable in respect of salaries and related costs—

the Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Fund an amount not exceeding the increased amount payable in respect of salaries and related costs in addition to the amount issued under subsection (1).

(3)In this section—

salaries and related costs includes wages or other amounts in the nature of salary, payments by way of overtime or penalty rates or in lieu of long service leave or for retiring gratuities, superannuation contributions, annual leave loadings, pay-roll tax payments and WorkCover insurance policy premiums;

determination includes any regulation or any award, order or determination of a person or body authorised to determine minimum salaries or wages under any law of the Commonwealth or of the State, or any agreement approved in accordance with the Workplace Relations Act 1996 of the Commonwealth, or any agreement entered into by or on behalf of the State.

4Appropriation

The Consolidated Fund is appropriated to the extent necessary for the purposes of section 3.

5Application of amounts appropriated

(1)The amounts to be applied to an item specified in Schedule 1 shall not, except as provided in this section or section 30 of the Financial Management Act 1994, exceed the amount specified for that item.

(2)If an amount in respect of depreciation of an asset is applied to an item in Schedule 1 for the provision of outputs of a Department, the amount shown for the item in Schedule 1 relating to that Department in respect of additions to the net asset base is increased, if the Treasurer so determines, by an amount not exceeding the amount in respect of depreciation.

6Application of amounts for future payments

If, during the financial year 2007/2008, an arrangement is made, or an expense or obligation is incurred, for the payment of an amount in a future financial year, a corresponding amount is applied, in respect of the financial year 2007/2008, to the appropriate item in Schedule 1 for the relevant Department.

7Public Account advance

The sums specified in Schedule 2 which by the authority of section 35 of the Financial Management Act 1994 have been expended from the Public Account to meet urgent claims are deemed to have been appropriated from the Consolidated Fund for the provision of outputs, additions to the net asset base and payments made on behalf of the State specified in Schedule 2 and those sums shall be repaid to the Public Account.

8Advance to Treasurer

The sums specified in Schedule 3 have been expended to meet urgent claims out of the Advance appropriated in the Appropriation (2005/2006) Act 2005 under the Department of Treasury and Finance and the payments so made are deemed to have been appropriated for the purposes and services specified in Schedule 3.

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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1

DEPARTMENTAL VOTES

ESTIMATES

Summary

Department	2006/2007 Budget	2007/2008 Estimate
$'000	$'000
Education	5 994 268	6 196 645
Human Services	8 814 522	9 698 893
Infrastructure	3 730 510	4 250 967
Innovation, Industry and Regional Development	1 375 240	1 406 500
Justice	2 901 305	2 949 161
Premier and Cabinet	451 803	498 022
Primary Industries	491 985	378 818
Sustainability and Environment	886 824	1 079 147
Treasury and Finance	1 777 969	1 703 646
Victorian Communities	350 336	360 313
26 774 762	28 522 112

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

2006/2007	2007/2008
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	5 894 061	6 091 977
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	100 207	104 668
Total Appropriation	5 994 268	6 196 645

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES

2006/2007	2007/2008
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	8 539 241	9 429 477
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	275 281	269 416
Total Appropriation	8 814 522	9 698 893

DEPARTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE

2006/2007	2007/2008
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	3 271 757	3 591 110
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	458 753	659 857
Total Appropriation	3 730 510	4 250 967

DEPARTMENT OF INNOVATION, INDUSTRY AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

2006/2007	2007/2008
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	1 268 599	1 312 587
2.     Additions to the net asset base	14 641	2 913
3. Payment to Regional Infrastructure Development Fund pursuant to section 4 of the Regional Infrastructure Development Fund Act 1999	92 000	91 000
Total Appropriation	1 375 240	1 406 500

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

2006/2007	2007/2008
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	2 706 187	2 858 336
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	138 391	43 415
3.     Payments made on behalf of the State	55 681	46 400
4. Victorian Law Reform Commission – pursuant to section 17(b) of the Victorian Law Reform Commission Act 2000	1 046	1 010
Total Appropriation	2 901 305	2 949 161

DEPARTMENT OF PREMIER AND CABINET

2006/2007	2007/2008
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	443 797	462 236
2.     Additions to the net asset base	8 006	35 786
Total Appropriation	451 803	498 022

DEPARTMENT OF primary industries

2006/2007	2007/2008
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	302 244	312 499
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	152 841	38 419
3.     Payments made on behalf of the State	36 900	27 900
Total Appropriation	491 985	378 818

DEPARTMENT OF SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT

2006/2007	2007/2008
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	742 410	839 524
2.Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	46 527	146 135
3.Payments made on behalf of the State	1 100	0
4.Provision of outputs—Victorian Water Trust (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	11 279	6 110
5.Additions to the net asset base—Victorian Water Trust (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	29 000	28 644
6.Provision of outputs pursuant to section 15 of the Environment Protection Act 1970 (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	31 465	32 854
7.Contribution by the State under agreements pursuant to section 25 of the Murray-Darling Basin Act 1993	25 043	25 880
Total Appropriation	886 824	1 079 147

DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY AND FINANCE

2006/2007	2007/2008
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	217 993	225 662
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	48 085	12 731
3.Payments made on behalf of the State	1 029 811	1 031 235
4.Advance to Treasurer to enable Treasurer to meet urgent claims that may arise before Parliamentary sanction is obtained, which will afterwards be submitted for Parliamentary authority	482 080	434 018
Total Appropriation	1 777 969	1 703 646

DEPARTMENT FOR VICTORIAN COMMUNITIES

2006/2007	2007/2008
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	295 971	282 603
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	53 965	77 310
3.     Payments made on behalf of the State	400	400
Total Appropriation	350 336	360 313

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SCHEDULE 2

Payments from advances pursuant to section 35 of the Financial Management Act 1994, 2005/2006

Department	Purpose	Amount
$
Infrastructure	Additional Public Transport to Mildura	1 000 000
Bayside (Beacon Cove Development)	104 000
Bonegilla Migrant Reception Centre Redevelopment	93 000
Corio Independent Goods Line	574 000
Creating New Bus and Transport Connection	1 300 000
Life Science – E Research	1 000 000
Major Projects Stakeholder Program	900 000
New Ticketing Solution	17 237 000
Regional Fast Rail*	33 273 000
Southern Cross Station – Ongoing Management	19 747 000
Station Pier	7 880 000
Telecommunications Purchasing and Management Strategy	237 000
TravelSmart	1 101 000
Tullamarine-Calder Interchange	200 000
Upgrade Central Pier	3 550 000
Vehicle Impoundment Bill	415 000
World Class Victoria Infrastructure Campaign	68 000
World Congress (Trade) Centre	12 000
88 691 000
Innovation, Industry and Regional Development	Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute	15 000 000
15 000 000

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* Of the $33.273 million approved for the Regional Fast Rail Project, $19.285 million was due to revised cash flow.

Department	Purpose	Amount
$
Justice	Victoria Police IT	300 000
Road Safety Camera	13 500 000
13 800 000
Premier and Cabinet	Office of Police Integrity – Capital Component	2 078 000
Office of the Ombudsman – Information Technology Upgrade	175 000
State Architect	22 000
2 275 000
Sustainability and Environment	Keeping the Port of Lake Entrance Open	3 000 000
3 000 000
Victorian Communities	Public Record Office of Victoria – Digital Archive	861 000
Sport and Recreation Victoria – Camps Upgrade	400 000
Sport and Recreation Victoria – Howman's Gap Camp – Emergency Upgrade Works	361 000
1 622 000
Total	124 388 000

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SCHEDULE 3

Payments from Advance to Treasurer, 2005/2006

Department		Purpose		Amount
$
Education and	School Start Bonus			19 760 000
Training	Depreciation Supplementation			5 960 000
Drought Assistance Allowance			200 000
Services for Students with Disabilities			15 600 000
School Maintenance			20 000 000
61 520 000
Human Services	Extension of Lease Commitments			1 883 000
1 883 000
Infrastructure	World Class Victoria Infrastructure Campaign			2 932 000
2 932 000
Innovation,	Smelter Expansion Project			300 000
Industry and	Austin – Burnet 'Super Institute'			12 000 000
Regional	Australian Centre for Neuroscience			10 000 000
Development	Bushfire Recovery			1 550 000
World Class Victoria Business Investment Campaign			2 991 000
Creating a new Provincial Victoria Growth Fund			1 300 000
Federation Square			3 000 000
Employee Entitlements Funding			350 000
Investment Support Program			21 397 000
Latrobe Lignite Developments			1 000 000
New Victorian Government Office in Bangalore			590 000
Renewing the Regional Infrastructure Development Fund			25 000 000
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Expansion			23 200 000
Workplace Rights Advocate			2 058 000
104 736 000

Department			Purpose		Amount
$
Justice		Crime Prevention Victoria			2 000 000
WorkCover Payment				500 000
Implementation of Hoon Legislation				630 000
IT Projects and Operational System Upgrade				4 000 000
Major Crime Resourcing Needs				3 500 000
Mobile Data Network Project				2 000 000
Partnership Victoria Prison Contract				5 100 000
Vehicle Leases				3 070 000
Victoria Police Information Technology				615 000
21 415 000
Premier and Cabinet	Additional Capacity for Ministerial and Parliamentary Services				1 212 000
Ballarat Paddle Steamer				100 000
Modernising the Arts Centre				2 000 000
Office of Police Integrity				3 244 000
St Paul's Cathedral Restoration Fund				2 000 000
Establishment of the State Architect				370 000
Youth Access – Continuation				170 000
9 096 000
Primary	Plague – Locusts Control			3 000 000
Industries
3 000 000
Sustainability	Alpine Resorts			3 000 000
and	Bushfire Recovery			2 054 000
Environment	Bushfire Suppression			12 179 000
Growth Areas Authority			1 000 000
Legal Costs – Planning and Land Valuations			3 238 000
Legal Costs – St Kilda Triangle			1 000 000
Sustainability Victoria – Funding			5 000 000
Continuation of the High Efficiency Gas Heater Rebate			760 000
28 231 000
Treasury and	First Home Bonus			32 171 000
Finance
32 171 000
Department		Purpose		Amount
$
Victorian Communities	National Sports Museum and Concourse Upgrade (MCG)			7 041 000
7 041 000
Parliament	Increase in Members of Parliament Electorate Office Budgets			53 000
Recruitment of the Auditor-General			71 000
124 000
Total			272 149 000

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Endnotes

Minister's second reading speech—

Legislative Assembly: 1 May 2007

Legislative Council: 24 May 2007

The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act for the appropriation of certain sums out of the Consolidated Fund for the ordinary annual services of the Government for the financial year 2007/2008 and for other purposes."