Appropriation (Office of the Legislative Assembly) Act 2023-2024 (ACT)

Appropriation (Office of the Legislative Assembly) Act 2023-2024

A2023-35

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            Appropriation of $4 336 000 for auditor-general  3

7           Appropriation of $6 686 000 for electoral commissioner  3

8            Appropriation of $8 610 000 for integrity commissioner  4

9            Appropriation of $21 545 000 for Office of the Legislative Assembly        5

Appropriation (Office of the Legislative Assembly) Act 2023-2024

A2023-35

An Act to appropriate money for expenditure in relation to the Office of the Legislative Assembly and officers of the Assembly for the financial year beginning on 1 July 2023, and for other purposes

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

1. Name of Act

   This Act is the Appropriation (Office of the Legislative Assembly) Act 2023-2024.

2. Commencement

   This Act is taken to have commenced on 1 July 2023.

3. 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.

4. Meaning of financial year

   In this Act:

   financial year means the year beginning on 1 July 2023.

5. Terms used in Financial Management Act 1996

   A term used in the Financial Management Act 1996 has the same meaning in this Act.

6. Appropriation of $4 336 000 for auditor-general

   (1)The amount mentioned in table 6, column 1 is appropriated to the auditor-general for net controlled recurrent payments by the auditor‑general in the financial year.

   (2)The amount mentioned in table 6, column 2 is appropriated to the auditor-general for capital injection for the auditor-general in the financial year, and that appropriation is for the reduction of liabilities.

   Table 6Appropriation—auditor-general

column 1 net controlled recurrent payments	column 2 capital injection	column 3 total
$	$	$
4 170 000	166 000	4 336 000

1. Appropriation of $6 686 000 for electoral commissioner

   (1)The amount mentioned in table 7, column 1 is appropriated to the electoral commissioner for net controlled recurrent payments by the commissioner in the financial year.

   (2)The amount mentioned in table 7, column 2 is appropriated to the electoral commissioner for capital injection for the commissioner in the financial year, and that appropriation is for, or partly for, the net cost of purchasing or developing assets.

   Table 7Appropriation—electoral commissioner

column 1 net controlled recurrent payments	column 2 capital injection	column 3 total
$	$	$
6 431 000	255 000	6 686 000

1. Appropriation of $8 610 000 for integrity commissioner

   (1)The amount mentioned in table 8, column 1 is appropriated to the integrity commissioner for net controlled recurrent payments by the integrity commissioner in the financial year.

   (2)The amount mentioned in table 8, column 2 is appropriated to the integrity commissioner for capital injection for the commissioner in the financial year, and that appropriation is for, or partly for, the net cost of purchasing or developing assets.

   Table 8Appropriation—integrity commissioner

column 1 net controlled recurrent payments	column 2 capital injection	column 3 total
$	$	$
7 577 000	1 033 000	8 610 000

1. Appropriation of $21 545 000 for Office of the Legislative Assembly

   (1)The amount mentioned in table 9, column 1 is appropriated to the Office of the Legislative Assembly for net controlled recurrent payments by the office in the financial year.

   (2)The amount mentioned in table 9, column 2 is appropriated to the Office of the Legislative Assembly for capital injection for the office in the financial year, and that appropriation is for, or partly for, the net cost of purchasing or developing assets.

   (3)The amount mentioned in table 9, column 3 is appropriated to the Office of the Legislative Assembly for payments to be made by the office on behalf of the Territory in the financial year.

   Table 9Appropriation—Office of the Legislative Assembly

column 1 net controlled recurrent payments	column 2 capital injection	column 3 payments on behalf of Territory	column 4 total
$	$	$	$
10 708 000	797 000	10 040 000	21 545 000

Endnotes

1. Presentation speech

   Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 27 June 2023.

2. Notification

   Notified under the Legislation Act on 25 September 2023.

3. Republications of amended laws

   For the latest republication of amended laws, see certify that the above is a true copy of the Appropriation (Office of the Legislative Assembly) Bill 2023-2024, which was passed by the Legislative Assembly on 13 September 2023.

   Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

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