Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2014-2015 (Cth)
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The Parliament of Australia enacts:
This Act may be cited as the
Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2014‑2015 .
This Act commences on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent.
In this Act:
administered assets and liabilities item means an amount set out in Schedule 2 in relation to a non‑corporate entity opposite the heading “Administered Assets and Liabilities”.
administered item means an amount set out in Schedule 2 opposite an outcome for a non‑corporate entity under the heading “New Administered Outcomes”.
corporate entity means:
(a) a corporate Commonwealth entity within the meaning of the
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 ; or(b) a Commonwealth company within the meaning of that Act.
corporate entity item means the amount set out in Schedule 2 in relation to a corporate entity under the heading “Non‑operating”.
expenditure means payments for expenses, acquiring assets, making loans or paying liabilities.
Finance Minister means the Minister administering this Act.
item means any of the following:
(a) a State, ACT, NT and local government item;
(b) an administered item;
(c) an administered assets and liabilities item;
(d) an other departmental item;
(e) a corporate entity item.
non‑corporate entity means:
(a) a non‑corporate Commonwealth entity within the meaning of the
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 ; or(b) the High Court.
other departmental item means an amount set out in Schedule 2 in relation to a non‑corporate entity opposite the heading “Equity Injections”.
Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements means the Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements that were tabled in the Senate or the House of Representatives in relation to the Bill for this Act and the Bill for theAppropriation Act (No. 3) 2014‑2015 .
Portfolio Budget Statements means the Portfolio Budget Statements that were tabled in the Senate or the House of Representatives in relation to the Bill for theAppropriation Act (No. 1) 2014‑2015 and the Bill for theAppropriation Act (No. 2) 2014‑2015 .
portfolio statements means:
(a) the Portfolio Budget Statements; and
(b) the Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements.
special account has the same meaning as in thePublic Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 .
State, ACT, NT and local government item means an amount set out in Schedule 2 opposite an outcome for a non‑corporate entity under the heading “Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government”.
The portfolio statements are declared to be relevant documents for the purposes of section 15AB of the
Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .Note: See paragraph 15AB(2)(g) of the
Acts Interpretation Act 1901 which provides that the material that may be considered in the interpretation of a provision of an Act includes any document that is declared by the Act to be a relevant document.
For the purposes of this Act, notional transactions between non‑corporate entities are to be treated as if they were real transactions.
Note: This section applies, for example, to a “payment” between non‑corporate entities that are both part of the Commonwealth. One of the effects of this section is that the payment will be debited from an appropriation for the paying non‑corporate entity, even though no payment is actually made from the Consolidated Revenue Fund. This is consistent with section 76 of the
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 .
The total of the items specified in Schedule 2 is $240,789,000.
Note 1: Items in Schedule 2 can be adjusted under Part 3 of this Act.
Note 2: Sections 30A and 31 of the
Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 also provide for adjustments of amounts appropriated by this Act. Those sections continue to apply because of Part 2 of Schedule 2 to thePublic Governance, Performance and Accountability (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2014 .Note 3: Sections 74 and 75 of the
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 also provide for the adjustment of amounts appropriated by this Act.
(1) The amount specified in a State, ACT, NT and local government item for an outcome for a non‑corporate entity may be applied for the purpose of making payments to or for the States, the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory and local government authorities for the purpose of contributing to achieving that outcome.
(2) If the portfolio statements indicate that activities of a particular kind were intended to be treated as activities in respect of a particular outcome, then expenditure for the purpose of carrying out those activities is taken to be expenditure for the purpose of contributing to achieving the outcome.
(1) The amount specified in an administered item for an outcome for a non‑corporate entity may be applied for expenditure for the purpose of contributing to achieving that outcome.
(2) If the portfolio statements indicate that activities of a particular kind were intended to be treated as activities in respect of a particular outcome, then expenditure for the purpose of carrying out those activities is taken to be expenditure for the purpose of contributing to achieving the outcome.
(1) The amount specified in an administered assets and liabilities item for a non‑corporate entity may be applied for expenditure for the purpose of contributing to achieving any outcome specified for the entity:
(a) in Schedule 2 to this Act; or
(b) in Schedule 1 to the
Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2014‑2015 ; or(c) in Schedule 2 to the
Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2014‑2015 ; or(d) in Schedule 1 to the
Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2014‑2015 .
(2) If the portfolio statements indicate that activities of a particular kind were intended to be treated as activities in respect of a particular outcome, then expenditure for the purpose of carrying out those activities is taken to be expenditure for the purpose of contributing to achieving the outcome.
The amount specified in an other departmental item for a non‑corporate entity may be applied for the departmental expenditure of the entity.
(1) The amount specified in a corporate entity item for a corporate entity may be paid to the entity to be applied for the purposes of the entity.
(2) If:
(a) an Act provides that a corporate entity must be paid amounts that are appropriated by the Parliament for the purposes of the entity; and
(b) Schedule 2 contains a corporate entity item for that entity;
then the entity must be paid the full amount specified in the item.
(1) If the Finance Minister determined an amount under subsection 12(2) of the
Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2014‑2015 before the commencement of this Act, the amount is to be disregarded for the purposes of subsection 12(3) of that Act.Note: This means that, after the commencement of this Act, the Finance Minister has access to $380 million under section 12 of the
Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2014‑2015 , regardless of amounts that have already been determined under that section.(2) If:
(a) this Act appropriates an amount for particular expenditure; and
(b) before the commencement of this Act, the Finance Minister determines an amount (the
advanced amount ) under section 12 of theAppropriation Act (No. 2) 2014‑2015 for the expenditure;
the amount appropriated by this Act for the expenditure is taken to be reduced (but not below nil) by the advanced amount.
If any of the purposes of a special account is a purpose that is covered by an item (whether or not the item expressly refers to the special account), then amounts may be debited against the appropriation for that item and credited to that special account.
(1) This section applies to any payment made out of money appropriated by a State, ACT, NT and local government item for an outcome specified in column 2 of the table in Schedule 1.
(2) The payment:
(a) must be made on the terms and conditions (if any) from time to time determined, in the way described in subsection (3), as applying to payments made:
(i) in relation to the outcome; and
(ii) to or for a State, the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory or a local government authority; and
(iii) out of money appropriated by an annual Appropriation Act; and
(b) must be made in accordance with any determination in writing made by the Minister specified, in column 4 of the table in Schedule 1, for the outcome as to amounts and times of payments.
(3) The way of determining the terms and conditions applying to payments described in paragraph (2)(a) is for the Minister specified, in column 3 of the table in Schedule 1, for the outcome to make the determination in writing before or after the commencement of this Act.
(4) Determinations mentioned in paragraph (2)(a) and determinations made under paragraph (2)(b) are not legislative instruments.
(5) This section does not limit the Commonwealth’s power to:
(a) apply terms and conditions to payments made out of money that is not appropriated by a State, ACT, NT and local government item; or
(b) determine the amounts and times of those payments.
The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated as necessary for the purposes of this Act, including the operation of this Act as affected by:
(a) the
Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 , as that Act continues to apply because of Schedule 2 to thePublic Governance, Performance and Accountability (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2014 ; and(b) the
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 .
This Act ceases to be in force at the start of 1 July 2017.
Schedule 1 — Payments to or for the States, ACT, NT and local government
Note: See section 14.
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
Minister | Minister | ||
determining | determining | ||
Entity | Outcome | conditions | payments |
Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development | Strengthening the sustainability, capacity and diversity of regional economies including through facilitating local partnerships between all levels of government and local communities; and providing grants and financial assistance | Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development | Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development |
Note: See sections 6 and 15.
Page Reference | Portfolio | Total | |||||||
$'000 | |||||||||
14 | Agriculture | 90,000 | |||||||
16 | Attorney‑General’s | 31,370 | |||||||
21 | Communications | 6,000 | |||||||
24 | Education and Training | 1,097 | |||||||
27 | Employment | 18,061 | |||||||
29 | Finance | 14,213 | |||||||
31 | Foreign Affairs and Trade | 46,085 | |||||||
34 | Health | 380 | |||||||
36 | Immigration and Border Protection | 23,917 | |||||||
39 | Industry and Science | 2,749 | |||||||
41 | Infrastructure and Regional Development | 250 | |||||||
43 | Prime Minister and Cabinet | 318 | |||||||
45 | Social Services | 2,340 | |||||||
47 | Treasury | 4,009 | |||||||
Portfolio | Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government | New Administered Outcomes | Non‑ operating | Total | |||||
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | ||||||
Agriculture | |||||||||
Attorney‑General’s | |||||||||
Communications | |||||||||
Defence | |||||||||
Education and Training | |||||||||
Employment | |||||||||
Environment | |||||||||
Finance | |||||||||
Foreign Affairs and Trade | |||||||||
Health | |||||||||
Immigration and Border Protection | |||||||||
Industry and Science | |||||||||
Infrastructure and Regional Development | |||||||||
Prime Minister and Cabinet | |||||||||
Social Services | |||||||||
Treasury | |||||||||
Entity | Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government | New Administered Outcomes | Non‑ operating | Total | |||||
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | ||||||
Department of Agriculture | |||||||||
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2013‑2014 | |||||||||
Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government | New Administered Outcomes | Total | |||||||
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |||||||
Administered Assets and Liabilities | |||||||||
250,000 | |||||||||
Entity | Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government | New Administered Outcomes | Non‑ operating | Total | |||||
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | ||||||
Attorney‑General’s Department | |||||||||
Australian National Maritime Museum | |||||||||
National Film and Sound Archive of Australia | |||||||||
National Gallery of Australia | |||||||||
National Library of Australia | |||||||||
National Museum of Australia | |||||||||
National Portrait Gallery of Australia | |||||||||
Australian Human Rights Commission | |||||||||
Australian Crime Commission | |||||||||
Australian Federal Police | |||||||||
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation | |||||||||
Old Parliament House | |||||||||
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2013‑2014 | |||||||||
Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government | New Administered Outcomes | Total | |||||||
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |||||||
Administered Assets and Liabilities | |||||||||
129,447 | |||||||||
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2013‑2014 | |||||||||
Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government | New Administered Outcomes | Total | |||||||
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |||||||
Equity Injections | |||||||||
‑ | |||||||||
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2013‑2014 | |||||||||
Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government | New Administered Outcomes | Total | |||||||
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |||||||
Equity Injections | |||||||||
573 | |||||||||
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2013‑2014 | |||||||||
Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government | New Administered Outcomes | Total | |||||||
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |||||||
Equity Injections | |||||||||
165 | |||||||||
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Entity | Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government | New Administered Outcomes | Non‑ operating | Total | |||||
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | ||||||
Department of Communications | |||||||||
Australian Broadcasting Corporation | |||||||||
Australian Communications and Media Authority | |||||||||
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2013‑2014 | |||||||||
Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government | New Administered Outcomes | Total | |||||||
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |||||||
Equity Injections | |||||||||
1,141 | |||||||||
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2013‑2014 | |||||||||
Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government | New Administered Outcomes | Total | |||||||
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |||||||
Equity Injections | |||||||||
5,841 | |||||||||
| |||||||||
Entity | Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government | New Administered Outcomes | Non‑ operating | Total | |||||
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | ||||||
Department of Education and Training | |||||||||
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies | |||||||||
Australian Research Council | |||||||||
Australian Skills Quality Authority | |||||||||
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2013‑2014 | |||||||||
Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government | New Administered Outcomes | Total | |||||||
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |||||||
Equity Injections | |||||||||
15,111 | |||||||||
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2013‑2014 | |||||||||
Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government | New Administered Outcomes | Total | |||||||
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |||||||
Equity Injections | |||||||||
2,236 | |||||||||
Entity | Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government | New Administered Outcomes | Non‑ operating | Total | |||||
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | ||||||
Department of Employment | |||||||||
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2013‑2014 | |||||||||
Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government | New Administered Outcomes | Total | |||||||
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |||||||
Equity Injections | |||||||||
2,127 | |||||||||
Entity | Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government | New Administered Outcomes | Non‑ operating | Total | |||||
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | ||||||
Department of Finance | |||||||||
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2013‑2014 | |||||||||
Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government | New Administered Outcomes | Total | |||||||
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |||||||
Equity Injections | |||||||||
213,554 | |||||||||
Administered Assets and Liabilities | |||||||||
8,967 | |||||||||
Entity | Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government | New Administered Outcomes | Non‑ operating | Total | |||||
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | ||||||
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |||||||||
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research | |||||||||
Australian Secret Intelligence Service | |||||||||
Australian Trade Commission | |||||||||
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2013‑2014 | |||||||||
Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government | New Administered Outcomes | Total | |||||||
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |||||||
Equity Injections | |||||||||
72,015 | |||||||||
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2013‑2014 | |||||||||
Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government | New Administered Outcomes | Total | |||||||
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |||||||
Equity Injections | |||||||||
2,916 | |||||||||
Entity | Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government | New Administered Outcomes | Non‑ operating | Total | |||||
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | ||||||
Department of Health | |||||||||
Australian Sports Commission | |||||||||
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2013‑2014 | |||||||||
Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government | New Administered Outcomes | Total | |||||||
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |||||||
Equity Injections | |||||||||
15,130 | |||||||||
Entity | Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government | New Administered Outcomes | Non‑ operating | Total | |||||
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | ||||||
Department of Immigration and Border Protection | |||||||||
Australian Customs and Border Protection Service | |||||||||
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2013‑2014 | |||||||||
Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government | New Administered Outcomes | Total | |||||||
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |||||||
Equity Injections | |||||||||
25,506 | |||||||||
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Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2013‑2014 | |||||||||
Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government | New Administered Outcomes | Total | |||||||
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |||||||
Equity Injections | |||||||||
68,534 | |||||||||
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Entity | Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government | New Administered Outcomes | Non‑ operating | Total | |||||
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | ||||||
Department of Industry and Science | |||||||||
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation | |||||||||
Geoscience Australia | |||||||||
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2013‑2014 | |||||||||
Non Operating | |||||||||
$'000 | |||||||||
45,125 | |||||||||
Entity | Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government | New Administered Outcomes | Non‑ operating | Total | |||||
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | ||||||
Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development | |||||||||
Australian Transport Safety Bureau | |||||||||
National Capital Authority | |||||||||
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2013‑2014 | |||||||||
Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government | New Administered Outcomes | Total | |||||||
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |||||||
Strengthening the sustainability, capacity and diversity of regional economies including through facilitating local partnerships between all levels of government and local communities; and providing grants and financial assistance | |||||||||
14,361 | ‑ | 14,361 | |||||||
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Entity | Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government | New Administered Outcomes | Non‑ operating | Total | |||||
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | ||||||
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | |||||||||
Aboriginal Hostels Limited | |||||||||
Indigenous Business Australia | |||||||||
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2013‑2014 | |||||||||
Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government | New Administered Outcomes | Total | |||||||
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |||||||
Equity Injections | |||||||||
8,528 | |||||||||
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Entity | Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government | New Administered Outcomes | Non‑ operating | Total | |||||
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | ||||||
Department of Social Services | |||||||||
National Disability Insurance Scheme Launch Transition Agency | |||||||||
Department of Human Services | |||||||||
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2013‑2014 | |||||||||
Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government | New Administered Outcomes | Total | |||||||
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |||||||
Equity Injections | |||||||||
43,440 | |||||||||
Entity | Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government | New Administered Outcomes | Non‑ operating | Total | |||||
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | ||||||
Department of the Treasury | |||||||||
Australian Bureau of Statistics | |||||||||
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission | |||||||||
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority | |||||||||
Australian Securities and Investments Commission | |||||||||
Australian Taxation Office | |||||||||
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2013‑2014 | |||||||||
Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government | New Administered Outcomes | Total | |||||||
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |||||||
Equity Injections | |||||||||
11,791 | |||||||||
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Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2013‑2014 | |||||||||
Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government | New Administered Outcomes | Total | |||||||
$'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |||||||
Equity Injections | |||||||||
38,962 | |||||||||
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