Appropriation (2023-2024) Act 2023 (Vic)

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Appropriation (2023-2024) Act 2023

No. 15 of 2023

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 (2023-2024) Act 2023

No. 15 of 2023

[Assented to 27 June 2023]

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 2023/2024.

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 2023/2024 the sum of $93 180 389 000 as set out in Schedule 1.

(2)If—

(a)in respect of the financial year 2023/2024 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 2023/2024, 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 2023/2024, 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 (2021-2022) Act 2021 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 2022/2023
Budget
2023/2024
Estimate
$'000 $'000
Courts 641 479 761 372
Education 15 820 624 17 166 913
Energy, Environment and Climate Action 3 167 222 2 760 730
Families, Fairness and Housing 7 773 386 7 818 054
Government Services 494 546 460 273
Health 12 368 669 12 989 224
Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions 3 752 037 2 811 324
Justice and Community Safety 9 482 705 9 254 414
Premier and Cabinet 343 425 345 537
Transport and Planning 13 225 716 14 511 827
Treasury and Finance 18 045 851 24 300 721
85 115 660 93 180 389

DEPARTMENT OF COURTS

2022/2023 2023/2024
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 500 940 493 642
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 140 539 267 730
  Total Appropriation 641 479 761 372

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

2022/2023 2023/2024
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 13 891 344 15 194 766
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 1 929 280 1 972 147
  Total Appropriation 15 820 624 17 166 913

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE ACTION

2022/2023 2023/2024
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 2 178 603 1 790 430
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 276 690 234 976
3.     Payments made on behalf of the State 679 660 703 939
4. Contributions by the State under agreements pursuant to section 25 of the Murray-Darling Basin Act 1993 32 269 31 385
               Total Appropriation 3 167 222 2 760 730

DEPARTMENT OF FAMILIES, FAIRNESS AND HOUSING

2022/2023 2023/2024
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 4 247 602 4 355 241
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 784 818 606 017
3.     Payments made on behalf of the State 2 740 966 2 856 796
               Total Appropriation 7 773 386 7 818 054

DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT SERVICES

2022/2023 2023/2024
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 481 292 460 273
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 13 254 0
               Total Appropriation 494 546 460 273

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

2022/2023 2023/2024
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 12 237 115 12 570 085
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 131 554 419 139
               Total Appropriation 12 368 669 12 989 224

DEPARTMENT OF JOBS, SKILLS, INDUSTRY AND REGIONS

2022/2023 2023/2024
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 3 528 239 2 769 493
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 223 798 41 831
3.     Payments made on behalf of the State 0 0
               Total Appropriation 3 752 037 2 811 324

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND COMMUNITY SAFETY

2022/2023 2023/2024
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 8 553 892 8 734 498
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 874 988 466 076
3.     Payments made on behalf of the State 53 001 53 001
4. Victorian Law Reform Commission – pursuant to section 17(b) of the Victorian Law Reform Commission Act 2000 824 839
               Total Appropriation 9 482 705 9 254 414

DEPARTMENT OF PREMIER AND CABINET

2022/2023 2023/2024
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 343 425 344 537
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 0 1 000
               Total Appropriation 343 425 345 537

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND PLANNING

2022/2023 2023/2024
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 4 832 771 4 987 130
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 8 294 559 9 418 485
3.Payments made on behalf of the State 98 386 106 212
               Total Appropriation 13 225 716 14 511 827

DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY AND FINANCE

2022/2023 2023/2024
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1.Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 350 583 403 019
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 13 603 10 286
3.Payments made on behalf of the State 3 655 059 10 151 154
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 14 026 606 13 736 262
               Total Appropriation 18 045 851 24 300 721

SCHEDULE 2

PAYMENTS FROM ADVANCE TO TREASURER, 2021/2022

Body Purpose Amount

$

Courts Not Attributable to COVID-19
County Court facility project (Melbourne) 228 588 250
Replacement accommodation for Court Services Victoria 58 698 100
Dandenong Specialist Children's Court 2 573 000
Subtotal 289 859 350
Total 289 859 350
Environment, Land, Water and Planning Not Attributable to COVID-19
2021-22 flood and storm events 69 615 972
Aviation resources 14 911 000
Workforce Transition 9 451 577
Bushfire preparedness 2021-22 4 500 000
Guaranteed service level payment 3 100 000
Subtotal 101 578 549
Total 101 578 549
Families, Fairness and Housing Attributable to COVID-19
COVID-19 Emergency Response for Children and Young People (CERCY), High Risk Accommodation Response (HRAR) and alternative outbreak accommodation 35 024 000
Continue and boost key pandemic-related supports for Victorian communities 17 309 791
Subtotal 52 333 791
Not Attributable to COVID-19
Workforce Transition 42 034 406
Supported independent living and short-term accommodation and assistance services to the non‑government sector 41 304 720
'Jobs that Matter' workforce recruitment campaign 990 000
LGBTIQ+ strategy 800 000
VITS LanguageLoop review 320 000
Subtotal 85 449 126
Total 137 782 917
Health Attributable to COVID-19
COVID-19 health response 883 547 448
Supporting the community and health system through the COVID-19 pandemic 739 001 029
Public health and local place‑based delivery 571 540 936
Rapid antigen tests 394 969 322
Securing and maintaining a personal protective equipment (PPE) stockpile 257 400 468
Enabling care and meeting demand for hospital services 176 500 000
Improving outbreak responses to the COVID-19 Delta variant 172 928 302
Immunising Victorians against COVID-19 – booster doses and 5 to 11 year-olds 141 100 582
COVID-19 mental health and wellbeing response 4 630 000
COVID-19 Capability and Response 1 000 000
Subtotal 3 342 618 087
Not Attributable to COVID-19
Addressing demand for hospital services 323 260 000
Additional resources for health services 109 965 324
Supplementation for the Hospital and Charities Fund 108 898 709
Elective surgery catch-up plan 20 000 000
Decriminalising public drunkenness 15 754 431
Free dental care for government school students 11 822 726
Aikenhead Centre for Medical Discovery 11 000 000
Frankston Hospital Redevelopment 10 000 000
Modernising Victoria's health system through governance reform 7 876 883
Enabling a high-quality, efficient public pathology system 5 275 274
Service delivery fund for Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations 4 200 000
Responding to drug-related harms 3 573 000
New local services for adults and older adults in their communities 1 885 631
Decriminalisation of sex work in Victoria 1 756 110
Responding to community-based healthcare demand 1 668 000
Supporting the mental health and wellbeing of rural and regional Victorians 1 000 000
Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health Hub expansion 500 000
Subtotal 638 436 088
Total 3 981 054 175
Jobs, Precincts and Regions Attributable to COVID-19
COVID-19 pandemic industry and economic support 4 264 019 791
Test isolation payments and reimbursement to the Commonwealth Government for the Pandemic leave disaster payments 482 291 910
Creative industries support 65 263 807
Supporting Victoria's creative, live music and events sectors 51 518 887
International education resilience fund 49 747 200
COVIDSafe Outdoor Activation Program 44 498 398
Supporting industries: COVID‑19 coordination and recovery 34 064 049
Melbourne CBD economic revitalisation package 19 309 998
Support for seasonal agricultural workforce 12 444 974
Sporting Trusts solvency support 8 286 000
Seasonal workforce accommodation program 3 216 508
Subtotal 5 034 661 523
Not Attributable to COVID-19
Victoria's Digital Future Now 56 734 870
Events Restart Fund 54 000 000
La Trobe University Sports Park 50 215 501
Melbourne Arts Precinct transformation 35 845 999
2026 Victorian Commonwealth Games 35 759 656
Visitor economy – recovery and reform package 32 282 000
Infrastructure upgrade to support major event delivery 25 150 000
Victorian start-up capital fund 20 000 000
Industry support and investment 17 358 654
Workforce Transition 17 047 502
Securing and scaling mRNA vaccine manufacturing capability in Victoria 13 194 757
Victorian Sick Pay Guarantee 13 140 997
Repowering and cash advance facility 11 593 214
Cultural Agencies: Solvency, Recovery and Adaptation 7 774 261
Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre 8 694 677
Suburban revitalisation and growth 8 449 292
Whitten Oval master plan stage two 8 200 000
Royal Melbourne Showgrounds redevelopment project 7 650 999
Medical Research: Generation Victoria and Living Evidence 7 000 000
Australian MedTech manufacturing centre 5 918 721
Australian Institute of Infectious Disease 5 601 072
Research development of treatments and responses 4 577 000
National agreement red imported fire ant eradication program 4 512 383
Alice Anderson Fund (previously known as the Women's founders Angel Sidecar Fund) 4 000 000
Implementation of the Victorian Forestry Plan 3 399 745
Victorian Government Trade and Investment Network 3 099 570
State Basketball Centre 2 282 000
Biosecurity responses 2 277 623
Supporting Victoria's public libraries 1 100 000
Municipal emergency resourcing program 999 845
Supporting our Olympians in Tokyo 775 000
Community sports infrastructure loans scheme 623 131
Animal welfare support 540 500
Defence capture plan 449 932
June 2021 flood and storm event – recovery package 360 000
Aboriginal economic development: Building opportunity and economic prosperity 350 000
Leadership for women in local government 250 000
Rural Women's Network 160 000
Rural roads support package 149 910
Subtotal 471 518 811
Total 5 506 180 334
Justice and Community Safety Attributable to COVID-19
COVID-19 Quarantine Victoria 387 963 448
Victoria Police's COVID-19 response 118 988 600
Responding to COVID-19 in corrections and youth justice 62 267 793
Industry engagement and enforcement operation 11 191 758
Subtotal 580 411 599
Not Attributable to COVID-19
WorkSafe sustainability measures 450 291 000
Supporting Victoria Police's operations and resources 215 021 706
Storm and flood clean-up program and recovery initiatives 149 184 430
Stolen Generations Reparations Package 123 700 000
Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority (ESTA) operations 72 054 815
Workforce Transition 50 529 191
Initiatives to fast-track Victoria's recovery from the 2019-20 bushfires 36 677 000
Additional depreciation equivalent funding following an asset revaluation 27 866 145
Hopkins Correctional Centre funding supplementation 26 737 934
Mental Health and Wellbeing Levy 17 554 433
Victoria Police Restorative Engagement and Redress Scheme funding 17 150 000
Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants 7 754 745
Victoria Police system enhancements and resources 4 516 462
Emergency service organisations infrastructure 4 435 000
Decriminalising public drunkenness 4 051 701
Crime prevention initiatives 3 823 274
Service delivery transformation program 3 790 000
Improving capacity for Traditional Owner Corporations to negotiate Recognition and Settlement Agreements with the State 2 575 000
Gambling and Liquor Regulatory Reform 2 428 540
Digital future of the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages 2 288 000
Government response to Inspector-General for Emergency Management Victoria (IGEM) inquiries into the bushfires and emergency management sector 1 955 483
Decriminalisation of sex work in Victoria 1 774 314
Responding to historical forced adoptions in Victoria 1 167 728
Technology and resources to support Victoria's fines system 1 000 000
Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths 980 000
Implementing the Legislated Spent Convictions Scheme 868 400
Mental Health led emergency responses for Victorians in crisis 745 000
Property market review 446 641
Supporting victims of crime 370 389
Sick Pay Guarantee 37 646
Subtotal 1 231 774 977
Total 1 812 186 576
Premier and Cabinet Attributable to COVID-19
Breakthrough Victoria Fund 108 644 001
Alternative quarantine accommodation hub 11 986 283
Service Victoria digital vaccination certification 9 281 513
Service Victoria enhanced fast response team capability to support COVID-19 7 677 390
COVID-19 communications campaign 7 405 983
VPS workforce hubs 6 342 830
Donation to the Good Friday Appeal 2022 2 000 000
Service Victoria streamlining and digitising businesses 1 444 649
Insights Victoria platform 750 000
Establishment of the Recovery Tracking and Analytics branch 487 000
Subtotal 156 019 649
Not Attributable to COVID-19
Digital Victoria transition plan 10 000 000
Cenitex resiliency activities 3 365 000
Hybrid cloud and data centre discovery 2 279 263
Donation for flood affected communities 2 000 000
Women in construction 1 797 959
Workforce transition fund 1 705 000
Development of the Digital Victoria marketplace 1 202 147
Digital Victoria – common corporate platforms 1 126 073
Increased funding for the Office of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel 693 000
Delivering a Victorian truth and justice process 529 240
Base review initiative implementation 500 000
Progressing social services reforms 430 922
Legal action support 391 295
Public Records Office Victoria asset maintenance and renewal program 246 755
Additional security for members of Parliament 180 000
Extension to the Administrator of Framlingham Aboriginal Trust 140 224
Service Victoria digital driver licences 128 281
Subtotal 26 715 159
Total 182 734 808
Transport Attributable to COVID-19
COVID-19 Impacts on the Transport Network 468 649 157
Metro Tunnel – COVID-19 impacts 106 238 000
Subtotal 574 887 157
Not Attributable to COVID-19
West Gate Tunnel Project 574 419 023
North East Link Primary Package 214 011 347
Suburban Rail Loop 154 989 928
Next Generation Trams 142 394 000
Switching on the Big Build 127 347 310
Car Parks for Commuters 43 654 027
Registration and Licensing Modernisation Program 41 354 862
Great Ocean Road Infrastructure and Resilience 38 522 523
City Loop Fire and Safety Upgrade (Stage 2) and Intruder Alarm 33 706 503
Workforce Transition 27 206 185
Metro Tunnel 23 559 079
High Capacity Metro Trains 15 828 743
Murray Basin Rail Project 13 000 000
Dandenong Rationalisation 12 694 908
Level Crossing Removal Program 12 168 550
Better Boating Fund 11 791 510
Shepparton Corridor Upgrade – Stage 3 11 075 059
North East Link 10 454 000
Western Roads Upgrade 10 000 000
Registration and Licensing Service Recovery 7 006 449
Metropolitan Road and Intersection Upgrades 6 241 237
Caulfield Rationalisation Works 6 151 613
St Kilda Pier Redevelopment 5 900 000
Metropolitan Bus Franchise Contract 5 500 000
Outer Metropolitan Ring Road (OMR) Public Acquisition Overlay 5 040 718
Kananook Stabling Yard 4 834 110
Ballarat Line Upgrade – Stage 1 4 077 521
Additional Train Services 3 956 923
V/Line Temporary Facilities (Including Rostering/Payroll System Upgrade) 2 879 000
Warrnambool Line Upgrade – Stage 2 1 664 380
Waurn Ponds Duplication – Stage 2 1 630 919
Target One Million 1 493 511
Commercial Passenger Vehicles Victoria (CPVV) – Central Accommodation Management (CAM) 1 235 931
Traffic Infringement Camera Trials 1 097 000
Regional Grass Slashing 488 377
Local Port Projects 487 000
Accommodation and Workplace Modernisation Strategy 474 000
New Bike Lanes to make St Kilda Road safer for everyone 439 509
CityLink Tullamarine Freeway Widening – final completion costs 399 848
Metropolitan Intermodal System 359 723
Walking and Cycling – Stage 2 356 000
Putting Passengers First: Night Network 348 514
City Road and Power Street Intersection Safety Improvements 158 000
Metropolitan Bus service Improvements 151 282
CityLink Tullamarine Freeway Widening – Section 2 61 038
Western Interstate Freight Terminal 58 861
Metropolitan Level Crossings – Development and Early Works 6 205
Western Highway – Ararat Bypass 1 364
Subtotal 1 580 676 589
Total 2 155 563 746
Treasury and Finance Attributable to COVID-19
COVID-19 Disaster Payments 233 418 935
Rapid antigen test freight costs 13 124 465
Hotel quarantine costs - interstate reimbursement 11 830 082
Supporting Victoria's creative, live music and events sectors 10 000 000
Subtotal 268 373 482
Not Attributable to COVID-19
Social Housing Growth Fund 523 827 000
Victorian Homebuyer Fund – shared equity 158 900 000
Victorian Homebuyer Fund – operating cost 12 752 264
Workforce Transition 4 966 423
Venture Growth Fund Financial Governance and Implementation Update 2 460 640
Partnerships Addressing Disadvantage (PAD) 1 643 646
Energy Brix site rehabilitation 1 279 036
Mental Health and Wellbeing Levy 865 186
Expansion of regulatory activities of the Essential Services Commission 591 248
Windfall Gains Tax implementation 550 000
Subtotal 707 835 443
Total 976 208 925
Parliament Attributable to COVID-19
COVID-19 pandemic related costs 337 561
Subtotal 337 561
Not Attributable to COVID-19
Electorate Office safety and security upgrades 1 544 155
Additional funding for Independent Broad-based Anti‑corruption Commission 609 660
Ombudsman's Parliamentary Referral Investigation 546 412
Ombudsman's legislative mandate 500 000
Electorate office maintenance cost 387 138
Parliamentary Budget Office: Funding for 2022 general election costs 350 000
Chamber technology upgrade 209 000
Parliament House historic restoration works 203 000
Performance audit of Victorian Inspectorate by Integrity and Oversight Committee 21 600
Subtotal 4 370 965
Total 4 708 526
Subtotal Payments Attributable to COVID-19 10 009 642 849
Subtotal Payments Not Attributable to COVID-19 5 138 215 057
Total Payments from Advance to the Treasurer 15 147 857 906

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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: 23 May 2023

Legislative Council: 31 May 2023

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 2023/2024 and for other purposes."

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