Appropriation Act 2000 (NSW)

An Act to appropriate out of the Consolidated Fund sums for the recurrent services and capital works and services of the Government for the year 2000–01.

Part 1Preliminary1Name of Act

This Act is the Appropriation Act 2000.

2Commencement

This Act commences or is taken to have commenced on 1 July 2000.

3Interpretation

In this Act, a reference to the year 2000–01 is a reference to the year from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001.

Part 2Appropriations out of the Consolidated Fund4General appropriation from Consolidated Fund 2000–01 for recurrent services(1)

Out of the Consolidated Fund there are hereby appropriated the sums identified in sections 6 to 25, inclusive, as the sums appropriated by this Act for recurrent services, which sums may be issued and applied for or towards the several uses and purposes expressed in those sections for the recurrent services of the Government for the year 2000–01.

(2)

The total sum appropriated out of the Consolidated Fund for the recurrent services of the Government for the year 2000–01, in accordance with the provisions of sections 6 to 25, inclusive, is the sum of $24,599,194,000.

(3)

Any amounts expended for recurrent services under section 25 of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 or any Supply Act on or after 1 July 2000 and before the date of assent to this Act are taken to have been expended out of such of the sums for recurrent services set out in sections 6 to 25, inclusive, as may be determined by the Treasurer.

5General appropriation from Consolidated Fund 2000–01 for capital works and services(1)

Out of the Consolidated Fund there are hereby appropriated the sums identified in sections 6 to 25, inclusive, as the sums appropriated by this Act for capital works and services, which sums may be issued and applied for or towards the several uses and purposes expressed in those sections for capital works and services for the year 2000–01.

(2)

The total sum appropriated out of the Consolidated Fund for capital works and services for the year 2000–01, in accordance with the provisions of sections 6 to 25, inclusive, is the sum of $5,666,115,000.

(3)

Any amounts expended for capital works and services under section 25 of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 or any Supply Act on or after 1 July 2000 and before the date of assent to this Act are taken to have been expended out of such of the sums for capital works and services set out in sections 6 to 25, inclusive, as may be determined by the Treasurer.

6Premier, Minister for the Arts and Minister for Citizenship(1)

RECURRENT SERVICES: The sum of $306,282,000 is hereby appropriated to the Premier, Minister for the Arts and Minister for Citizenship for the recurrent services of the following:

$,000
01.	Cabinet Office	12,351
02.	Parliamentary Counsel’s Office	4,641
03.	Premier’s Department	84,428
04.	Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal	5,478
05.	Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust	2,582
06.	Commission for Children and Young People	4,743
07.	Ministry for the Arts	57,261
08.	State Library of New South Wales	42,980
09.	Australian Museum	19,403
10.	Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences	25,987
11.	Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales	13,256
12.	Art Gallery of New South Wales	13,829
13.	State Records Authority	4,394
14.	New South Wales Film and Television Office	5,684
15.	Ethnic Affairs Commission	9,265
Total, Recurrent Services	306,282

(2)

CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES: The sum of $48,435,000 is hereby appropriated to the Premier, Minister for the Arts and Minister for Citizenship for the capital works and services of the following:

$,000
01.	Cabinet Office	245
02.	Parliamentary Counsel’s Office	700
03.	Premier’s Department	245
04.	Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal	74
05.	Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust	2,941
06.	Commission for Children and Young People	59
07.	Ministry for the Arts	18,969
08.	State Library of New South Wales	5,440
09.	Australian Museum	3,816
10.	Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences	4,520
11.	Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales	886
12.	Art Gallery of New South Wales	7,420
13.	State Records Authority	3,075
14.	New South Wales Film and Television Office	45
Total, Capital Works and Services	48,435

7Minister for Agriculture and Minister for Land and Water Conservation(1)

RECURRENT SERVICES: The sum of $513,804,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Agriculture and Minister for Land and Water Conservation for the recurrent services of the following:

$,000
01.	Department of Agriculture	145,358
02.	Rural Assistance Authority	28,435
03.	Department of Land and Water Conservation	340,011
Total, Recurrent Services	513,804

(2)

CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES: The sum of $31,097,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Agriculture and Minister for Land and Water Conservation for the capital works and services of the following:

$,000
01.	Department of Agriculture	6,556
02.	Rural Assistance Authority	50
03.	Department of Land and Water Conservation	24,491
Total, Capital Works and Services	31,097

8Attorney General and Minister for Industrial Relations(1)

RECURRENT SERVICES: The sum of $377,611,000 is hereby appropriated to the Attorney General and Minister for Industrial Relations for the recurrent services of the following:

$,000
01.	Attorney General’s Department	319,514
02.	Judicial Commission of New South Wales	2,952
03.	Legal Aid Commission of New South Wales	39,880
04.	Department of Industrial Relations	15,265
Total, Recurrent Services	377,611

(2)

CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES: The sum of $34,736,000 is hereby appropriated to the Attorney General and Minister for Industrial Relations for the capital works and services of the following:

$,000
01.	Attorney General’s Department	31,350
02.	Judicial Commission of New South Wales	50
03.	Legal Aid Commission of New South Wales	2,641
04.	Department of Industrial Relations	695
Total, Capital Works and Services	34,736

9Minister for Community Services, Minister for Ageing, Minister for Disability Services and Minister for Women(1)

RECURRENT SERVICES: The sum of $1,486,520,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Community Services, Minister for Ageing, Minister for Disability Services and Minister for Women for the recurrent services of the following:

$,000
01.	Department of Community Services	603,068
02.	Community Services Commission	3,736
03.	Ageing and Disability Department	874,876
04.	Department for Women	4,840
Total, Recurrent Services	1,486,520

(2)

CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES: The sum of $35,354,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Community Services, Minister for Ageing, Minister for Disability Services and Minister for Women for the capital works and services of the following:

$,000
01.	Department of Community Services	34,089
02.	Community Services Commission	18
03.	Ageing and Disability Department	677
04.	Department for Women	570
Total, Capital Works and Services	35,354

10Minister for Education and Training(1)

RECURRENT SERVICES: The sum of $5,797,732,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Education and Training for the recurrent services of the following:

$,000
01.	Department of Education and Training	5,733,264
02.	Office of the Board of Studies	64,468
Total, Recurrent Services	5,797,732

(2)

CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES: The sum of $296,524,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Education and Training for the capital works and services of the following:

$,000
01.	Department of Education and Training	294,688
02.	Office of the Board of Studies	1,836
Total, Capital Works and Services	296,524

11Minister for the Environment, Minister for Emergency Services and Minister for Corrective Services(1)

RECURRENT SERVICES: The sum of $1,107,324,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for the Environment, Minister for Emergency Services and Minister for Corrective Services for the recurrent services of the following:

$,000
01.	Environment Protection Authority	133,874
02.	Environmental Trust	13,993
03.	National Parks and Wildlife Service	165,135
04.	Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust	18,181
05.	Bicentennial Park Trust	3,131
06.	New South Wales Fire Brigades	299,408
07.	Department of Rural Fire Service	14,507
08.	State Emergency Service	15,998
09.	Department of Corrective Services	443,097
Total, Recurrent Services	1,107,324

(2)

CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES: The sum of $170,649,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for the Environment, Minister for Emergency Services and Minister for Corrective Services for the capital works and services of the following:

$,000
01.	Environment Protection Authority	5,729
02.	National Parks and Wildlife Service	58,063
03.	Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust	3,544
04.	Bicentennial Park Trust	4,563
05.	New South Wales Fire Brigades	13,843
06.	State Emergency Service	2,838
07.	Department of Corrective Services	82,069
Total, Capital Works and Services	170,649

12Minister for Fair Trading and Minister for Sport and Recreation(1)

RECURRENT SERVICES: The sum of $109,572,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Fair Trading and Minister for Sport and Recreation for the recurrent services of the following:

$,000
01.	Department of Fair Trading	62,453
02.	Department of Sport and Recreation	47,119
Total, Recurrent Services	109,572

(2)

CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES: The sum of $8,919,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Fair Trading and Minister for Sport and Recreation for the capital works and services of the following:

$,000
01.	Department of Fair Trading	2,447
02.	Department of Sport and Recreation	6,472
Total, Capital Works and Services	8,919

13Minister for Gaming and Racing(1)

RECURRENT SERVICES: The sum of $36,190,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Gaming and Racing for the recurrent services of the following:

$,000
01.	Department of Gaming and Racing	33,511
02.	Casino Control Authority	2,679
Total, Recurrent Services	36,190

(2)

CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES: The sum of $501,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Gaming and Racing for the capital works and services of the following:

$,000
01.	Department of Gaming and Racing	441
02.	Casino Control Authority	60
Total, Capital Works and Services	501

14Minister for Health(1)

RECURRENT SERVICES: The sum of $5,896,409,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Health for the recurrent services of the following:

$,000
01.	Department of Health	5,890,859
02.	Health Care Complaints Commission	5,550
Total, Recurrent Services	5,896,409

(2)

CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES: The sum of $351,717,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Health for the capital works and services of the following:

$,000
01.	Department of Health	351,717
Total, Capital Works and Services	351,717

15Minister for Information Technology, Minister for Energy, Minister for Forestry and Minister for Western Sydney(1)

RECURRENT SERVICES: The sum of $148,093,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Information Technology, Minister for Energy, Minister for Forestry and Minister for Western Sydney for the recurrent services of the following:

$,000
01.	Department of Information Technology and Management	57,476
02.	Ministry of Energy and Utilities	7,909
03.	Sustainable Energy Development Authority	9,606
04.	Payments for Water and Sewerage Assistance	73,102
Total, Recurrent Services	148,093

(2)

CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES: The sum of $2,926,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Information Technology, Minister for Energy, Minister for Forestry and Minister for Western Sydney for the capital works and services of the following:

$,000
01.	Department of Information Technology and Management	1,500
02.	Ministry of Energy and Utilities	76
03.	Sustainable Energy Development Authority	1,350
Total, Capital Works and Services	2,926

16Minister for Juvenile Justice(1)

RECURRENT SERVICES: The sum of $94,548,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Juvenile Justice for the recurrent services of the following:

$,000
01.	Department of Juvenile Justice	94,548
Total, Recurrent Services	94,548

(2)

CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES: The sum of $2,288,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Juvenile Justice for the capital works and services of the following:

$,000
01.	Department of Juvenile Justice	2,288
Total, Capital Works and Services	2,288

17Minister for Local Government, Minister for Regional Development and Minister for Rural Affairs(1)

RECURRENT SERVICES: The sum of $80,921,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Local Government, Minister for Regional Development and Minister for Rural Affairs for the recurrent services of the following:

$,000
01.	Department of Local Government	80,921
Total, Recurrent Services	80,921

(2)

CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES: The sum of $50,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Local Government, Minister for Regional Development and Minister for Rural Affairs for the capital works and services of the following:

$,000
01.	Department of Local Government	50
Total, Capital Works and Services	50

18Minister for Mineral Resources and Minister for Fisheries(1)

RECURRENT SERVICES: The sum of $70,925,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Mineral Resources and Minister for Fisheries for the recurrent services of the following:

$,000
01.	Department of Mineral Resources	41,598
02.	Coal Compensation Board	3,420
03.	New South Wales Fisheries	25,907
Total, Recurrent Services	70,925

(2)

CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES: The sum of $27,730,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Mineral Resources and Minister for Fisheries for the capital works and services of the following:

$,000
01.	Department of Mineral Resources	687
02.	Coal Compensation Board	25,282
03.	New South Wales Fisheries	1,761
Total, Capital Works and Services	27,730

19Minister for the Olympics(1)

RECURRENT SERVICES: The sum of $257,527,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for the Olympics for the recurrent services of the following:

$,000
01.	Olympic Co-ordination Authority	165,375
02.	Olympic Roads and Transport Authority	92,152
Total, Recurrent Services	257,527

(2)

CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES: The sum of $47,268,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for the Olympics for the capital works and services of the following:

$,000
01.	Olympic Co-ordination Authority	47,118
02.	Olympic Roads and Transport Authority	150
Total, Capital Works and Services	47,268

20Minister for Police(1)

RECURRENT SERVICES: The sum of $1,350,690,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Police for the recurrent services of the following:

$,000
01.	Ministry for Police	4,056
02.	New South Wales Police Service	1,325,332
03.	New South Wales Crime Commission	8,055
04.	Police Integrity Commission	13,247
Total, Recurrent Services	1,350,690

(2)

CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES: The sum of $62,991,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Police for the capital works and services of the following:

$,000
01.	Ministry for Police	29
02.	New South Wales Police Service	60,873
03.	New South Wales Crime Commission	1,290
04.	Police Integrity Commission	799
Total, Capital Works and Services	62,991

21Minister for Public Works and Services

RECURRENT SERVICES: The sum of $41,652,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Public Works and Services for the recurrent services of the following:

$,000
01.	Office of the Minister for Public Works and Services	41,652
Total, Recurrent Services	41,652

22Minister for Small Business and Minister for Tourism(1)

RECURRENT SERVICES: The sum of $41,388,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Small Business and Minister for Tourism for the recurrent services of the following:

$,000
01.	Tourism New South Wales	41,388
Total, Recurrent Services	41,388

(2)

CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES: The sum of $878,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Small Business and Minister for Tourism for the capital works and services of the following:

$,000
01.	Tourism New South Wales	878
Total, Capital Works and Services	878

23Minister for Transport and Minister for Roads(1)

RECURRENT SERVICES: The sum of $2,842,355,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Transport and Minister for Roads for the recurrent services of the following:

$,000
01.	Department of Transport	1,802,427
02.	Roads and Traffic Authority	1,035,756
03.	Waterways Authority	4,172
Total, Recurrent Services	2,842,355

(2)

CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES: The sum of $929,705,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Transport and Minister for Roads for the capital works and services of the following:

$,000
01.	Department of Transport	44,729
02.	Roads and Traffic Authority	884,925
03.	Waterways Authority	51
Total, Capital Works and Services	929,705

24Treasurer and Minister for State Development(1)

RECURRENT SERVICES: The sum of $3,455,451,000 is hereby appropriated to the Treasurer and Minister for State Development for the recurrent services of the following:

$,000
01.	Treasury	295,383
02.	Crown Transactions Entity	2,905,412
03.	Advance to the Treasurer	160,000
04.	Department of State and Regional Development	94,656
Total, Recurrent Services	3,455,451

(2)

CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES: The sum of $3,612,601,000 is hereby appropriated to the Treasurer and Minister for State Development for the capital works and services of the following:

$,000
01.	Treasury	6,458
02.	Crown Transactions Entity	3,566,033
03.	Advance to the Treasurer	40,000
04.	Department of State and Regional Development	110
Total, Capital Works and Services	3,612,601

25Minister for Urban Affairs and Planning, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Minister for Housing(1)

RECURRENT SERVICES: The sum of $584,200,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Urban Affairs and Planning, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Minister for Housing for the recurrent services of the following:

$,000
01.	Department of Urban Affairs and Planning	58,634
02.	Heritage Office	2,271
03.	Payments to other government bodies under the control of the Minister	481,093
04.	Department of Aboriginal Affairs	42,202
Total, Recurrent Services	584,200

(2)

CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES: The sum of $1,746,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Urban Affairs and Planning, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Minister for Housing for the capital works and services of the following:

$,000
01.	Department of Urban Affairs and Planning	1,687
02.	Heritage Office	20
03.	Department of Aboriginal Affairs	39
Total, Capital Works and Services	1,746

Part 3General26Variation of authorised payments from Consolidated Fund(1)

Payment of a sum appropriated under Part 2 may not be made by an agency in excess of the sum specified in relation to the agency, except as provided by this section and Division 4 of Part 2 of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983.

(2)

If the exigencies of the Public Service render it necessary, the Treasurer may authorise:

• (a)

  the payment of a sum in excess of the amount shown as the Consolidated Fund Recurrent Services estimate for an agency, but only on the condition that an equivalent sum is not paid out of the estimate of the Consolidated Fund Recurrent Services for another agency, and

• (b)

  the payment of a sum in excess of the amount shown as the Consolidated Fund Capital Works and Services estimate for an agency, but only on the condition that an equivalent sum is not paid out of the estimate of the Consolidated Fund Capital Works and Services for another agency.

(3)

This section does not apply to sums appropriated otherwise than by this Act.

(4)

This section does not empower the Treasurer to authorise the payment of a sum in augmentation of or as an addition to any salary or wages the amount of which has been fixed by law.

(5)

The Treasurer, or a person appointed by the Treasurer under section 27, is required to inform the Auditor-General of every authorisation given under this section.

27Appointment of person to carry out the functions of the Treasurer under section 26(1)

The Treasurer may appoint a person to carry out the Treasurer’s functions under section 26.

(2)

Any such appointment is subject to such conditions (if any) as the Treasurer determines.

(3)

The Treasurer may revoke any such appointment at any time.

28Accounting for certain expenditure(1)

If a person employed within the general government sector performs work of any kind for the purposes of, or associated with, the Olympic Games, the authority or agency that pays the person’s salary or remuneration immediately before the commencement of the work may continue to pay the person’s salary or remuneration for the period in which the work is undertaken from money appropriated by an Appropriation Act (including this Act) for the recurrent services of the authority or agency.

(2)

In this section:

general government sector has the same meaning as in the General Government Debt Elimination Act 1995.

Olympic Games means the Games of the XXVII Olympiad to be held principally in Sydney in the year 2000, and includes:

• (a)

  the Paralympic Games, being the games for athletes with a disability that are to be held principally in Sydney in the year 2000, and

• (b)

  a test event, being an event conducted at a venue or facility at which Olympic Games and Paralympic Games sporting events are to be conducted before those Games are held in order to test the capacity and operational functions of the venue or facility to provide for those sporting events.