Appropriation Act 2025-2026 (ACT)
Appropriation Act 2025-2026
A2025-25
Contents
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1 Name of Act 2
2 Commencement 2
3 Purposes of Act 2
4 Meaning of financial year 2
5 Terms used in Financial Management Act 1996 2
6 Appropriations of $9 099 488 000 2
7 Net appropriations for capital injections 3
8 Commonwealth grants 3
9 Payments to the Commonwealth 4
10 Superannuation appropriation 4
Schedule 1 Appropriations 5
Appropriation Act 2025-2026
A2025-25
An Act to appropriate money for the purposes of the Territory for the financial year beginning on 1 July 2025, and for other purposes
The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:
Name of Act
This Act is the Appropriation Act 2025-2026.
Commencement
This Act is taken to have commenced on 1 July 2025.
Purposes of Act
This Act is made for the purposes of––
(a)the Self-Government Act, section 57 and section 58; and
(b)the Financial Management Act 1996, section 6 and section 8.
Meaning of financial year
In this Act:
financial year means the year beginning on 1 July 2025.
Terms used in Financial Management Act 1996
A term used in the Financial Management Act 1996 has the same meaning in this Act.
Appropriations of $9 099 488 000
(1)If a territory entity is mentioned in a part of schedule 1, column 1—
(a)the amount mentioned in that part, column 2 is appropriated to the territory entity for net controlled recurrent payments in the financial year for the territory entity; and
(b)the amount mentioned in that part, column 3 is appropriated to the territory entity for capital injection in the financial year for the territory entity; and
(c)the amount mentioned in that part, column 4 is appropriated to the territory entity for payments to be made on behalf of the Territory in the financial year for the territory entity.
(2)The amount mentioned in schedule 1, part 1.22 (Treasurer’s advance), column 5 is appropriated to the Treasurer’s advance for the Financial Management Act 1996, section 18.
(3)The amount mentioned in schedule 1, part 1.23 (Capital works reserve), column 3 is appropriated to the capital works reserve for the Financial Management Act 1996, section 18D.
Net appropriations for capital injections
For the Financial Management Act 1996, section 9A, the appropriations for capital injections mentioned in schedule 1, column 3 (except for the appropriation for capital injection mentioned in part 1.8 (Superannuation Provision Account)) are for, or partly for—
(a)the net cost of purchasing or developing assets; and
(b)reducing liabilities.
Commonwealth grants
The Financial Management Act 1996, section 17 applies to all appropriations mentioned in schedule 1 except––
(a)the appropriations to the following territory entities:
(i)ACT Executive;
(ii)ACT Gambling and Racing Commission;
(iii)Cultural Facilities Corporation;
(iv)Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission;
(v)Public Trustee and Guardian;
(vi)Office of the Work Health and Safety Commissioner;
(vii)Superannuation Provision Account; and
(b)the appropriation to the Treasurer’s advance; and
(c)the appropriation to the capital works reserve.
Payments to the Commonwealth
The Financial Management Act 1996, section 17A applies to the appropriation mentioned in schedule 1, part 1.5 (Justice and Community Safety Directorate), column 4.
Superannuation appropriation
For the Territory Superannuation Provision Protection Act 2000, dictionary, definition of superannuation appropriation, the appropriation mentioned in schedule 1, part 1.8 (Superannuation Provision Account), column 3 is for superannuation.
Schedule 1Appropriations
(see ss 6 to 10)
| column 1 territory entity | column 2 net controlled recurrent payments | column 3 capital injection | column 4 payments on behalf of Territory | column 5 total |
| $ | $ | $ | $ | |
| Part 1.1 Education Directorate | 1 094 012 000 | 103 878 000 | 399 979 000 | 1 597 869 000 |
| Part 1.2 ACT Local Hospital Network | 1 484 949 000 | 1 484 949 000 | ||
| Part 1.3 City and Environment Directorate | 841 647 000 | 265 574 000 | 2 795 000 | 1 110 016 000 |
| Part 1.4 Infrastructure Canberra | 156 955 000 | 657 572 000 | 814 527 000 | |
| Part 1.5 Justice and Community Safety Directorate | 465 769 000 | 57 740 000 | 290 542 000 | 814 051 000 |
| Part 1.6 Health and Community Services Directorate | 608 441 000 | 32 672 000 | 206 692 000 | 847 805 000 |
| Part 1.7 Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate | 433 107 000 | 90 173 000 | 129 456 000 | 652 736 000 |
| Part 1.8 Superannuation Provision Account | 451 859 000 | 451 859 000 | ||
| Part 1.9 Digital Canberra | 272 335 000 | 34 187 000 | 306 522 000 | |
| Part 1.10 Housing ACT | 61 652 000 | 155 067 000 | 216 719 000 | |
| Part 1.11 Canberra Health Services | 182 128 000 | 182 128 000 | ||
| Part 1.12 Canberra Institute of Technology | 97 145 000 | 28 152 000 | 125 297 000 | |
| Part 1.13 City Renewal Authority | 17 310 000 | 27 312 000 | 44 622 000 | |
| Part 1.14 Legal Aid Commission (ACT) | 20 519 000 | 634 000 | 21 153 000 | |
| Part 1.15 Cultural Facilities Corporation | 10 742 000 | 8 141 000 | 18 883 000 | |
| Part 1.16 Office of the Work Health and Safety Commissioner | 16 145 000 | 526 000 | 16 671 000 | |
| Part 1.17 ACT Executive | 618 000 | 16 001 000 | 16 619 000 | |
| Part 1.18 ICON Water Limited | 14 530 000 | 14 530 000 | ||
| Part 1.19 ACT Gambling and Racing Commission | 6 124 000 | 6 124 000 | ||
| Part 1.20 Public Trustee and Guardian | 2 629 000 | 2 629 000 | ||
| Part 1.21 Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission | 824 000 | 824 000 | ||
| Total appropriated to territory entities | 5 604 835 000 | 2 096 233 000 | 1 045 465 000 | 8 746 533 000 |
| Part 1.22 Treasurer’s advance | 87 955 000 | |||
| Part 1.23 Capital works reserve | 265 000 000 | 265 000 000 | ||
| Total appropriations | 5 604 835 000 | 2 361 233 000 | 1 045 465 000 | 9 099 488 000 |
Endnotes
Presentation speech
Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 24 June 2025.
Notification
Notified under the Legislation Act on 30 September 2025.
Republications of amended laws
For the latest republication of amended laws, see certify that the above is a true copy of the Appropriation Bill 2025-2026, which was passed by the Legislative Assembly on 25 September 2025.
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly
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