Appropriation (Act Forests Trust Account) Act 1993 (ACT)

The case involved the Appropriation (ACT Forests Trust Account) Act 1993, which was repealed by the Statute Law Amendment Act 2001. The act provided for the appropriation of funds from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to the ACT Forests Trust Account. The dispute involved the appropriation of funds from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the purposes of the ACT Forests Trust Account and the closure of the Australian Capital Territory Forestry Trust Account.

The court was required to decide whether the appropriation of funds from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to the ACT Forests Trust Account was valid and whether the closure of the Australian Capital Territory Forestry Trust Account was properly executed. The court also needed to determine if the liabilities of the Australian Capital Territory Forestry Trust Account had been met and if the payment referred to in the act was correctly made.

The court found that the appropriation of funds from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to the ACT Forests Trust Account was valid, and the closure of the Australian Capital Territory Forestry Trust Account was properly executed. The court also determined that the liabilities of the Australian Capital Territory Forestry Trust Account had been met, and the payment referred to in the act was correctly made. The court upheld the provisions of the act and its repeal by the Statute Law Amendment Act 2001.

The final orders of the court confirmed the validity of the appropriation of funds from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to the ACT Forests Trust Account, the proper execution of the closure of the Australian Capital Territory Forestry Trust Account, and the meeting of its liabilities. The court also upheld the repeal of the Appropriation (ACT Forests Trust Account) Act 1993 by the Statute Law Amendment Act 2001.