Appropriation (2022-2023) Act 2022 (Vic)
Appropriation (2022-2023) Act 2022
No. 24 of 2022
table of provisions
Section Page
1Purpose
2Commencement
3Issue of moneys
4Appropriation
5Application of amounts appropriated
6Application of amounts for future payments
7Advance to Treasurer
8Reference provision
9Repeal of Act
Schedule 1
Schedule 2
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Endnotes
1 General information
Appropriation (2022-2023) Act 2022
No. 24 of 2022
[Assented to 21 June 2022]
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 2022/2023.
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 2022/2023 the sum of $85 115 660 000 as set out in Schedule 1.
(2)If—
(a)in respect of the financial year 2022/2023 the amount payable in respect of salaries and related costs is increased as the result of any legislation 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—
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 Fair Work Act 2009 or Workplace Relations Act 1996 of the Commonwealth, or any agreement entered into by or on behalf of the State;
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, payroll tax payments and WorkCover insurance policy premiums.
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 or 31A 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 2022/2023, 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 2022/2023, to the appropriate item in Schedule 1 for the relevant Department.
7Advance to Treasurer
The sums specified in Schedule 2 have been expended to meet urgent claims out of the Advance appropriated in the Appropriation (2020-2021) Act 2020 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 2.
8Reference provision
In this Act, Court Services Victoria established under the Court Services Victoria Act 2014 is referred to as the Department of Courts for appropriation purposes only.
9Repeal of Act
This Act is repealed on the fourth anniversary of the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
Note
The repeal of this Act does not affect any matter or thing or the previous operation of the Act (see section 14(2) of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984).
Schedule 1
DEPARTMENTAL VOTES
ESTIMATES
SUMMARY
| Department | 2021/2022 Budget | 2022/2023 Estimate |
| $'000 | $'000 | |
| Courts | 667 070 | 641 479 |
| Education and Training | 15 883 876 | 17 128 623 |
| Environment, Land, Water and Planning | 2 802 060 | 3 062 800 |
| Families, Fairness and Housing | 6 222 587 | 7 773 386 |
| Health | 11 826 015 | 12 306 987 |
| Jobs, Precincts and Regions | 2 696 709 | 3 059 988 |
| Justice and Community Safety | 9 490 162 | 9 541 474 |
| Premier and Cabinet | 469 297 | 502 678 |
| Transport | 11 600 260 | 12 688 236 |
| Treasury and Finance | 20 752 234 | 18 410 009 |
| 82 410 270 | 85 115 660 |
DEPARTMENT OF COURTS
| 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 | |
| Item | Budget | Estimate |
| $'000 | $'000 | |
| 1. Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 455 782 | 500 940 |
| 2. Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 211 288 | 140 539 |
| Total Appropriation | 667 070 | 641 479 |
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING
| 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 | |
| Item | Budget | Estimate |
| $'000 | $'000 | |
| 1. Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 14 473 942 | 15 199 343 |
| 2. Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 1 409 934 | 1 929 280 |
| Total Appropriation | 15 883 876 | 17 128 623 |
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, LAND, WATER AND PLANNING
| 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 | |
| Item | Budget | Estimate |
| $'000 | $'000 | |
| 1. Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 1 879 359 | 2 054 587 |
| 2. Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 238 475 | 292 461 |
| 3. Payments made on behalf of the State | 662 426 | 683 483 |
| 4. Contributions by the State under agreements pursuant to section 25 of the Murray-Darling Basin Act 1993 | 21 800 | 32 269 |
| Total Appropriation | 2 802 060 | 3 062 800 |
DEPARTMENT OF FAMILIES, FAIRNESS AND HOUSING
| 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 | |
| Item | Budget | Estimate |
| $'000 | $'000 | |
| 1. Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 6 012 626 | 4 247 602 |
| 2. Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 140 854 | 784 818 |
| 3. Payments made on behalf of the State | 69 107 | 2 740 966 |
| Total Appropriation | 6 222 587 | 7 773 386 |
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
| 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 | |
| Item | Budget | Estimate |
| $'000 | $'000 | |
| 1. Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 11 670 875 | 12 175 433 |
| 2. Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 155 140 | 131 554 |
| Total Appropriation | 11 826 015 | 12 306 987 |
DEPARTMENT OF JOBS, PRECINCTS AND REGIONS
| 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 | |
| Item | Budget | Estimate |
| $'000 | $'000 | |
| 1. Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 2 433 481 | 2 752 483 |
| 2. Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 186 516 | 212 942 |
| 3. Payments made on behalf of the State | 76 712 | 94 563 |
| Total Appropriation | 2 696 709 | 3 059 988 |
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND COMMUNITY SAFETY
| 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 | |
| Item | Budget | Estimate |
| $'000 | $'000 | |
| 1. Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 8 107 456 | 8 612 661 |
| 2. Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 1 328 476 | 874 988 |
| 3. Payments made on behalf of the State | 53 000 | 53 001 |
| 4. Victorian Law Reform Commission – pursuant to section 17(b) of the Victorian Law Reform Commission Act 2000 | 1 230 | 824 |
| Total Appropriation | 9 490 162 | 9 541 474 |
DEPARTMENT OF PREMIER AND CABINET
| 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 | |
| Item | Budget | Estimate |
| $'000 | $'000 | |
| 1. Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 456 481 | 489 424 |
| 2. Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 12 816 | 13 254 |
| Total Appropriation | 469 297 | 502 678 |
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT
| 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 | |
| Item | Budget | Estimate |
| $'000 | $'000 | |
| 1. Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 4 592 951 | 4 557 392 |
| 2. Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 7 007 309 | 8 130 844 |
| Total Appropriation | 11 600 260 | 12 688 236 |
DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY AND FINANCE
| 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 | |
| Item | Budget | Estimate |
| $'000 | $'000 | |
| 1.Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 579 292 | 555 941 |
| 2. Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 147 120 | 172 403 |
| 3.Payments made on behalf of the State | 4 004 495 | 3 655 059 |
| 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 | 16 021 327 | 14 026 606 |
| Total Appropriation | 20 752 234 | 18 410 009 |
Schedule 2
Payments from Advance to Treasurer, 2020/2021
| Department | Purpose | Amount |
| $ | ||
| Courts | Attributable to COVID-19 | |
| Physical Distancing Infrastructure | 12 235 000 | |
| Justice Recovery Plan | 7 114 026 | |
| Subtotal | 19 349 026 | |
| Not Attributable to COVID-19 | ||
| Additional depreciation equivalent funding following an asset revaluation | 8 000 000 | |
| Transport of deceased persons | 1 100 000 | |
| Judicial Commission of Victoria resourcing | 971 000 | |
| Specialist Children's Court Clinic | 800 000 | |
| Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants | 700 000 | |
| Subtotal | 11 571 000 | |
| Total | 30 920 026 | |
| Environment, Land, Water and Planning | Attributable to COVID-19 | |
| Financial support for portfolio entities impacted by COVID-19 | 31 277 963 | |
| DELWP COVID-19 support | 7 960 454 | |
| Public safety on public land and waterways COVIDSafe Summer Plan | 1 400 514 | |
| Rent relief supplementation | 405 138 | |
| Subtotal | 41 044 069 | |
| Not Attributable to COVID-19 | ||
| Bushfire preparedness 2020-21 | 18 200 000 | |
| Prolonged Power Outage Payment | 14 982 000 | |
| Aviation resources | 14 535 000 | |
| Bushfire biodiversity recovery: Supporting economic growth and biodiversity | 7 000 000 | |
| Big Housing Build: Improving the planning system for urban and regional development and state infrastructure | 6 516 250 | |
| Victorian Renewable Energy Auction Scheme – Support Agreement | 3 530 000 | |
| Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements | 3 222 000 | |
| 2020-21 Flood and Storm Events | 2 620 000 | |
| Community Power Hubs Program | 2 556 000 | |
| Bushfire response | 1 906 412 | |
| Energy Innovation Fund | 1 700 000 | |
| Victorian Renewable Hydrogen Industry Development Plan | 854 833 | |
| Subtotal | 77 622 495 | |
| Total | 118 666 564 | |
| Families, Fairness and Housing | Attributable to COVID-19 | |
| Enhanced engagement approach with culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities and complex families | 19 892 295 | |
| Human Services Readiness and Response Centre | 19 510 000 | |
| Critical additional responses for people experiencing homelessness placed in hotels during the COVID-19 pandemic | 19 467 000 | |
| Service delivery fund for Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations | 10 000 000 | |
| Further Family Violence measures to respond to COVID‑19 | 8 480 000 | |
| Continue and boost key pandemic-related supports for Victorian communities | 3 000 000 | |
| LGBTIQ+ sector economic recovery grants | 2 014 000 | |
| Improved communications and engagement of multicultural communities during COVID-19 | 1 500 000 | |
| Building a Sense of Belonging in Victoria | 102 000 | |
| Subtotal | 83 965 295 | |
| Not Attributable to COVID-19 | ||
| Supported Independent Living and Short-Term Accommodation and Assistance services to the non-government sector | 64 570 000 | |
| Utility Relief Grant Scheme | 14 000 000 | |
| Ashburton and Ascot Vale Fast Start projects | 2 000 000 | |
| Victorian Pride Centre | 900 000 | |
| Victorian Interpreting and Translating Service | 800 000 | |
| Veteran community support mobile app project | 70 000 | |
| Subtotal | 82 340 000 | |
| Total | 166 305 295 | |
| Health | Attributable to COVID-19 | |
| COVID-19 Response – Support for the health system | 938 910 807 | |
| COVID-19 vaccination program | 133 142 725 | |
| COVID-19 Mandatory Quarantine | 64 704 000 | |
| Enhanced engagement approach with culturally and linguistically diverse communities and complex families | 1 600 000 | |
| Subtotal | 1 138 357 532 | |
| Not Attributable to COVID-19 | ||
| Additional resources for health services | 182 810 000 | |
| Scheduled asset replacement in the health sector | 47 340 279 | |
| Additional funding for elective surgery blitz | 41 250 000 | |
| Allied Health | 3 515 000 | |
| Mental Health – New legal foundations and supporting consumers to exercise their rights | 1 202 000 | |
| Mental Health – Safe and compassionate models of care for bed-based services | 1 186 000 | |
| Healthshare | 719 000 | |
| Subtotal | 278 022 279 | |
| Total | 1 416 379 811 | |
| Jobs, Precincts and Regions | Attributable to COVID-19 | |
| Circuit Breaker Business Support Package – May 2021 | 342 209 131 | |
| Financial Assistance for sport due to the impact of COVID-19 | 125 730 079 | |
| Test Isolation Payments and reimbursement to the Commonwealth Government for the Pandemic Leave Disaster Payments | 109 157 327 | |
| DJPR portfolio entity COVID support | 84 345 000 | |
| Jobs for Victoria: Our plan to maximise jobs and help Victorians into work | 68 440 000 | |
| Circuit Breaker Support Package – February 2021 | 39 214 783 | |
| Business Support Fund | 37 250 000 | |
| Working for Victoria | 17 300 000 | |
| Business Victoria Hotline | 13 295 854 | |
| Regional Tourism Support Package – Business Costs Assistance Program Round Two Tourism Supplement | 11 842 000 | |
| Support for seasonal agriculture workforce | 9 191 360 | |
| Supporting industries – COVID Coordination and Recovery | 7 485 000 | |
| High-Risk Industries: Engagement and Enforcement Operation | 7 365 455 | |
| Supporting National Performing Arts Partnership Companies | 5 400 000 | |
| Supporting medical research to protect Victorians and grow jobs for the future | 5 000 000 | |
| Visitor Economy: Victorian Regional Travel Voucher Scheme | 4 542 000 | |
| Visitor Economy – Recovery and Reform package | 3 506 000 | |
| Seasonal Workforce Accommodation Program | 2 776 531 | |
| Cultural Agencies: Solvency, Recovery and Adaptation | 1 625 739 | |
| Supporting Creative Industries Non-government organisations | 617 445 | |
| Abbotsford Convent Support | 300 000 | |
| Subtotal | 896 593 704 | |
| Not Attributable to COVID-19 | ||
| Victoria's Digital Future Now | 70 000 000 | |
| Implementation of the Victorian Forestry Plan | 12 000 000 | |
| Bendigo GovHub fit-out costs | 9 500 000 | |
| Suburban revitalisation and growth | 7 100 000 | |
| Screen Industry Crisis Recovery Plan | 4 000 000 | |
| National Biosecurity Control Agreements and biosecurity responses | 3 970 211 | |
| Alice Anderson Angel Sidecar Fund | 2 000 000 | |
| Organisational Investment Program | 1 891 000 | |
| Melbourne Convention Centre Development operations contribution | 1 520 961 | |
| Rural Financial Counselling Service | 1 501 110 | |
| Emergency management sector reform | 1 468 935 | |
| Community Sports Infrastructure Loans Scheme | 331 774 | |
| Subtotal | 115 283 991 | |
| Total | 1 011 877 695 | |
| Justice and Community Safety | Attributable to COVID-19 | |
| COVID-19 Mandatory Quarantine | 635 821 531 | |
| Victoria Police's COVID-19 response | 111 192 350 | |
| High-Risk Industries: Engagement and Enforcement Operation | 28 364 335 | |
| Corrections and youth justice COVID-19 response | 19 724 924 | |
| Justice recovery | 8 398 000 | |
| Residential Tenancies Dispute Resolution Scheme | 4 691 000 | |
| Youth Justice COVID-19 response | 1 399 000 | |
| Subtotal | 809 591 140 | |
| Not Attributable to COVID-19 | ||
| WorkCover Scheme Premium Order | 550 000 000 | |
| Support to Victoria Police's operations and resources | 174 677 840 | |
| Victoria State Emergency Service facilities | 66 613 000 | |
| Natural Disaster Financial Relief | 50 600 000 | |
| Local Economic recovery program | 34 300 000 | |
| Technology and resources to support Victoria's fines system | 30 361 235 | |
| Recapitalisation and reinstatement of the Hopkins Correctional Centre funding supplementation | 15 117 317 | |
| Additional funding for Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation | 7 941 999 | |
| Emergency management sector reform | 8 464 000 | |
| Restorative Engagement and Redress Scheme for Victoria Police employees | 7 155 000 | |
| Fiskville remediation | 6 750 000 | |
| Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants | 6 421 011 | |
| Working with Children Check and National Disability Insurance Scheme worker screening | 4 000 000 | |
| Making our buildings safer | 3 433 000 | |
| Royal Commission into the Casino Operator and Licence | 2 672 000 | |
| Supporting the State's forensic capability | 2 640 000 | |
| Water safety and flood awareness campaigns | 2 000 000 | |
| Rental reforms funding supplementation | 1 858 000 | |
| Emergency response funding supplementation | 1 620 053 | |
| Ensure a secure youth justice system | 1 399 000 | |
| Maintaining justice system continuity – Specialist Family Violence Court | 377 000 | |
| Decriminalising public drunkenness | 316 000 | |
| Supporting vulnerable Victorians | 87 000 | |
| Community based diversionary services and opening Cherry Creek | 38 909 | |
| Subtotal | 978 842 364 | |
| Total | 1 788 433 504 | |
| Premier and Cabinet | Attributable to COVID-19 | |
| Insights Victoria platform | 5 210 000 | |
| Alternative Quarantine Accommodation Hub | 3 009 355 | |
| Donation to the Good Friday Appeal 2021 | 2 500 000 | |
| Establishment of the Recovery Tracking and Analytics Branch | 2 000 000 | |
| VPS Workforce Hubs | 1 857 166 | |
| Breakthrough Victoria Fund | 1 356 145 | |
| Commercial Passenger Vehicles QR Code Scanning | 882 000 | |
| Subtotal | 16 814 666 | |
| Not Attributable to COVID-19 | ||
| Digital Victoria – Common Corporate Platforms | 5 052 402 | |
| Strengthening the Centre | 3 636 000 | |
| Costs associated with administration changes | 2 012 000 | |
| Hybrid cloud and Data centre discovery | 723 737 | |
| Support to Past Premiers and the Opposition | 617 000 | |
| Support to parties in a legal action | 569 220 | |
| Public Records Office of Victoria asset maintenance and renewal program | 503 245 | |
| Delivering a Victorian Truth and Justice process | 489 486 | |
| Subtotal | 13 603 089 | |
| Total | 30 417 755 | |
| Transport | Attributable to COVID-19 | |
| Support for the transport network and public transport services due to the impacts of COVID-19 | 374 277 237 | |
| Rent relief supplementation | 1 869 839 | |
| Subtotal | 376 147 076 | |
| Not Attributable to COVID-19 | ||
| Level Crossing Removal program | 1 144 665 024 | |
| Metro Tunnel | 546 058 988 | |
| Suburban Rail Loop Initial and Early Works | 146 634 624 | |
| Outer Metropolitan Ring Road / E6 corridor preservation | 130 377 299 | |
| Ballarat Line Upgrade – Stage 1 | 43 987 550 | |
| Western Roads Upgrade | 40 000 000 | |
| West Gate Tunnel | 30 439 275 | |
| Waurn Ponds Duplication – Stage 2 | 22 269 081 | |
| North East Link | 20 000 000 | |
| Road Safety Action Plan | 16 357 211 | |
| City Loop fire and safety upgrade – Stage 2 | 11 494 491 | |
| Drysdale Bypass | 5 330 000 | |
| Yan Yean Road Duplication – Stage 1 | 5 000 000 | |
| O'Herns Road upgrade | 4 500 000 | |
| Great Ocean Road Renewal | 4 194 066 | |
| Emergency management sector reform | 3 905 117 | |
| Thompsons Road Duplication – Grade Separation | 3 100 000 | |
| Additional Train Services | 2 560 353 | |
| Shepparton Corridor Upgrade – Stage 2 | 2 312 000 | |
| Warrnambool Line Upgrade – Stage 2 | 2 072 661 | |
| Princes Highway East Duplication – Stage 3 | 2 007 068 | |
| Rolling stock maintenance and disposal programs | 1 675 795 | |
| Transport and Amenity Program | 1 549 304 | |
| Shepparton Corridor Upgrade – Stage 3 | 872 922 | |
| Metropolitan Road and Intersection Upgrades | 808 530 | |
| Traffic Camera Trials | 414 082 | |
| Hurstbridge Line Upgrade – Stage 2 | 387 289 | |
| St Kilda Road works | 362 951 | |
| Caulfield rationalisation works | 269 000 | |
| VicRoads Modernisation | 177 646 | |
| Subtotal | 2 193 782 326 | |
| Total | 2 569 929 402 | |
| Treasury and Finance | Attributable to COVID-19 | |
| Hotel quarantine costs – interstate reimbursement | 53 167 648 | |
| Additional facilities management and accommodation costs due to COVID-19 | 6 000 000 | |
| Subtotal | 59 167 648 | |
| Not Attributable to COVID-19 | ||
| Big Housing Build: Expanded Social Housing Growth Fund | 845 949 000 | |
| Business unit reform advisory services and scoping study | 6 504 395 | |
| Demolition works at the former Energy Brix Australia Corporation site, Morwell | 3 896 753 | |
| Implementation of the Big Housing Build: Victorian Homebuyer Fund | 2 335 007 | |
| Operational funding for the independent review of social housing regulation | 2 000 000 | |
| Demolition works at 80‑90 Champion Road, Newport | 971 048 | |
| Recovery Tracking and Analytics – Establishment | 761 000 | |
| Suburban Rail Loop | 650 000 | |
| Support for the expansion of the Victorian Energy Upgrades program | 237 099 | |
| Centralised Accommodation Management | 163 655 | |
| Implementation costs for the zero emission vehicle initiative | 125 000 | |
| Subtotal | 863 592 958 | |
| Total | 922 760 606 | |
| Total Payments from Advance to the Treasurer | 8 055 690 658 |
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Endnotes
1 General information
See for Victorian Bills, Acts and current authorised versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.
Minister's second reading speech—
Legislative Assembly: 3 May 2022
Legislative Council: 26 May 2022
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 2022/2023 and for other purposes."
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