Appropriation Act (No. 6) 2017-2018 (Cth)
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The Parliament of Australia enacts:
This Act is the
Appropriation Act (No. 6) 2017‑2018 .
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
The whole of this Act | The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 27 June 2018 |
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
In this Act:
administered assets and liabilities item means an amount set out in Schedule 1 in relation to a non‑corporate entity opposite the heading “Administered Assets and Liabilities”.
administered item means an amount set out in Schedule 1 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 1 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 1 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 theAppropriation Act (No. 3) 2017‑2018 and the Bill for theAppropriation Act (No. 4) 2017‑2018 .
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) 2017‑2018 and the Bill for theAppropriation Act (No. 2) 2017‑2018 .
portfolio statements means:
(a) the Portfolio Budget Statements; and
(b) the Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements; and
(c) the Portfolio Supplementary Additional Estimates Statements.
Portfolio Supplementary Additional Estimates Statements means the Portfolio Supplementary 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. 5) 2017‑2018 .
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 1 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 1 is $6,208,830,000.
Note 1: Items in Schedule 1 can be adjusted under Part 3 of this Act.
Note 2: Sections 74 to 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 1 to this Act; or
(b) in Schedule 1 to the
Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2017‑2018 ; or(c) in Schedule 2 to the
Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2017‑2018 ; or(d) in Schedule 1 to the
Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2017‑2018 ; or(e) in Schedule 2 to the
Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2017‑2018 ; or(f) in Schedule 1 to the
Appropriation Act (No. 5) 2017‑2018 .
(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 1 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) 2017‑2018 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) 2017‑2018 , 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 determined an amount (the
advanced amount ) under section 12 of theAppropriation Act (No. 2) 2017‑2018 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.
The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated as necessary for the purposes of this Act, including the operation of this Act as affected by the
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 .
This Act is repealed at the start of 1 July 2020.
Note: See sections 6 and 14.
Portfolio Total
$'000
Attorney‑General's 241
Environment and Energy 6,113,550
Health 496
Home Affairs 94,263
Social Services 280
Payments to
New
Administered Non‑
Portfolio government Outcomes operating Total
$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
Agriculture and Water Resources
Attorney‑General's
Communications and the Arts
Defence
Education and Training
Environment and Energy
Finance
Foreign Affairs and Trade
Health
Home Affairs
Human Services
Infrastructure, Regional Development
and Cities
Jobs and Innovation
Prime Minister and Cabinet
Social Services
Treasury
Payments to
New
Administered Non‑
Entity government Outcomes operating Total
$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
Attorney‑General's Department
Australian Security Intelligence
Organisation
High Court of Australia
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2016‑2017
Payments to
States, ACT, New
NT and local Administered
government Outcomes Total
$'000 $'000 $'000
Equity Injections
1,450
Payments to
New
Administered Non‑
Entity government Outcomes operating Total
$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
Department of the Environment and
Energy
Director of National Parks
Bureau of Meteorology
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Authority
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2016‑2017
Payments to
States, ACT, New
NT and local Administered
government Outcomes Total
$'000 $'000 $'000
Administered Assets and Liabilities
‑
Payments to
New
Administered Non‑
Entity government Outcomes operating Total
$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
Department of Health
Australian Digital Health Agency
Australian Sports Commission
Australian Radiation Protection and
Nuclear Safety Agency
Australian Sports Anti‑Doping Authority
National Health and Medical Research
Council
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2016‑2017
Payments to
States, ACT, New
NT and local Administered
government Outcomes Total
$'000 $'000 $'000
Equity Injections
6,571
Payments to
New
Administered Non‑
Entity government Outcomes operating Total
$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
Department of Home Affairs
Australian Criminal Intelligence
Commission
Australian Federal Police
Australian Transaction Reports and
Analysis Centre
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2016‑2017
Payments to
States, ACT, New
NT and local Administered
government Outcomes Total
$'000 $'000 $'000
Equity Injections
183,860
Administered Assets and Liabilities
124,374
Payments to
New
Administered Non‑
Entity government Outcomes operating Total
$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
Department of Social Services
Australian Institute of Family Studies
Actual Available Appropriation (light figures)—2016‑2017
Payments to
States, ACT, New
NT and local Administered
government Outcomes Total
$'000 $'000 $'000
Equity Injections
12,627
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