Appropriation (Interim) Act 2020 (Vic)

Appropriation (Interim) Act 2020

No. 12 of 2020

table of provisions

Section  Page

1Purpose

2Commencement

3Definition

4Issue of moneys

5Issue of moneys for additional advance to the Treasurer for first half of 2020 calendar year

6Issue of moneys for advance to the Treasurer for period commencing on 1 July 2020 and ending on 31 December 2020

7Appropriation

8Application of amounts appropriated

9Application of amounts for future payments

10Reference provision

Schedule 1

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Endnotes

1      General information

Appropriation (Interim) Act 2020

No. 12 of 2020

[Assented to 28 April 2020]

The Parliament of Victoria enacts:

1Purpose

The purpose of this Act is to make interim appropriation of certain sums out of the Consolidated Fund for services and supplies for the period commencing 1 January 2020 and ending on 31 December 2020.

2Commencement

This Act comes into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3Definition

In this Act—

relevant period means the period commencing on 1 July 2020 and ending on 31 December 2020.

4Issue of moneys

(1)The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Fund in respect of the relevant period the sum of $35 938 199 000 as set out in Schedule 1.

(2)If—

(a)during the relevant period the amount payable in respect of salaries and related costs is increased as the result of any legislation or determination; and

(b)the amounts specified in the relevant items in Schedule 1 are insufficient to provide for the payment of the increased amount payable in respect of salaries and related costs—

the Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Fund an amount not exceeding the increased amount payable in respect of salaries and related costs in addition to the amount issued under subsection (1).

(3)In this section—

determination includes any regulation or any award, order or determination of a person or body authorised to determine minimum salaries or wages under any law of the Commonwealth or of the State, or any agreement approved in accordance with the Fair Work Act 2009 or Workplace Relations Act 1996 of the Commonwealth, or any agreement entered into by or on behalf of the State;

salaries and related costs includes wages or other amounts in the nature of salary, payments by way of overtime or penalty rates or in lieu of long service leave or for retiring gratuities, superannuation contributions, annual leave loadings, payroll tax payments and WorkCover insurance policy premiums.

5Issue of moneys for additional advance to the Treasurer for first half of 2020 calendar year

(1)There may be issued out of the Consolidated Fund, in respect of the period commencing on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent and ending on 30 June 2020, the sum of $10 000 000 000 to provide an advance to the Treasurer to enable the Treasurer to meet, during that period, urgent claims that have arisen or may arise in the period commencing 1 January 2020 and ending on 30 June 2020 before Parliamentary sanction is obtained and which will afterwards be submitted for Parliamentary authority.

(2)The sum that may be issued under subsection (1) is in addition to the sum that may be issued under the Appropriation (2019-2020) Act 2019 for the provision of an advance to the Treasurer.

6Issue of moneys for advance to the Treasurer for period commencing on 1 July 2020 and ending on 31 December 2020

There may be issued out of the Consolidated Fund in respect of the relevant period the sum of $14 480 927 000 to provide an advance to the Treasurer to enable the Treasurer to meet, during that period, urgent claims before Parliamentary sanction is obtained and which will afterwards be submitted for Parliamentary authority.

7Appropriation

The Consolidated Fund is appropriated to the extent necessary for the purposes of sections 4, 5 and 6.

8Application of amounts appropriated

(1)The amounts to be applied to an item specified in Schedule 1 shall not, except as provided in this section, exceed the amount specified for that item.

(2)If an amount in respect of depreciation of an asset is applied to an item in Schedule 1 for the provision of outputs of a Department, the amount shown for the item in Schedule 1 relating to that Department in respect of additions to the net asset base is increased, if the Treasurer so determines, by an amount not exceeding the amount in respect of depreciation.

9Application of amounts for future payments

If, during the relevant period, an arrangement is made, or an expense or obligation is incurred, for the payment of an amount in a future financial year, a corresponding amount is applied, in respect of that period, to the appropriate item in Schedule 1 for the relevant Department.

10Reference provision

In this Act, Court Services Victoria established under the Court Services Victoria Act 2014 is referred to as the Department of Courts for appropriations only.

Schedule 1

DEPARTMENTAL VOTES

ESTIMATES

SUMMARY

Department	Estimate in respect of relevant period
$'000
Courts	319 170
Education and Training	7 907 606
Environment, Land, Water and Planning	1 308 175
Health and Human Services	8 657 931
Jobs, Precincts and Regions	1 070 850
Justice and Community Safety	4 757 613
Premier and Cabinet	278 486
Transport	8 858 102
Treasury and Finance	2 780 266
Total Appropriation	35 938 199

DEPARTMENT OF COURTS

Item	Estimate in respect of relevant period
$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	201 972
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	117 198
Total Appropriation	319 170

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Item	Estimate in respect of relevant period
$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	7 158 757
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	748 849
Total Appropriation	7 907 606

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, LAND, WATER AND PLANNING

Item	Estimate in respect of relevant period
$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	803 051
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	137 381
3.     Payments made on behalf of the State	356 570
4. Contributions by the State under agreements pursuant to section 25 of the Murray-Darling Basin Act 1993	11 173
Total Appropriation	1 308 175

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Item	Estimate in respect of relevant period
$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	7 990 145
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	635 062
3.     Payments made on behalf of the State	32 724
Total Appropriation	8 657 931

DEPARTMENT OF JOBS, PRECINCTS AND REGIONS

Item	Estimate in respect of relevant period
$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	965 822
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	66 465
3.     Payments made on behalf of the State	38 563
Total Appropriation	1 070 850

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND COMMUNITY SAFETY

Item	Estimate in respect of relevant period
$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	3 849 702
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	889 102
3.     Payments made on behalf of the State	18 451
4. Victorian Law Reform Commission – pursuant to section 17(b) of the Victorian Law Reform Commission Act 2000	358
Total Appropriation	4 757 613

DEPARTMENT OF PREMIER AND CABINET

Item	Estimate in respect of relevant period
$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	278 455
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	31
Total Appropriation	278 486

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT

Item	Estimate in respect of relevant period
$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	3 475 088
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	5 383 014
Total Appropriation	8 858 102

DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY AND FINANCE

Item	Estimate in respect of relevant period
$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	239 561
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	3 863
3.     Payments made on behalf of the State	2 536 842
Total Appropriation	2 780 266

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Endnotes

1   General information

See for Victorian Bills, Acts and current authorised versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.

Minister's second reading speech—

Legislative Assembly: 23 April 2020

Legislative Council: 23 April 2020

The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act to make interim appropriation of certain sums out of the Consolidated Fund for services and supplies for the period commencing 1 January 2020 and ending on 31 December 2020."