Appropriation (Parliament 1997/98) Act 1997 (Vic)

Appropriation (Parliament 1997/98) Act 1997

Act No. 33/1997

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Section Page

1.	Purpose	1
2.	Commencement	1
3.	Application of moneys	2
4.	Total amount to be issued and applied	3
5.	Appropriation	3
6.	Alteration to Parliamentary appropriation	3

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SCHEDULE 1 4

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Victoria

No. 33 of 1997

Appropriation (Parliament 1997/98) Act

1997†

[Assented to 3 June 1997]

The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:

1. Purpose

The purpose of this Act is to appropriate certain
sums out of the Consolidated Fund for the

Parliament for the financial year 1997/98.

2. Commencement

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

Appropriation (Parliament 1997/98) Act 1997

Act No. 33/1997 s. 3

3. Application of moneys

(1) The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Fund in respect of the financial year 1997/98 the sum of one million three hundred and forty eight thousand dollars as set out in Schedule 1 for

capital purposes and the sum of thirty five million
nine hundred and forty one thousand dollars for

current purposes as set out in Schedule 1.

(2) If—

(a)	during the financial year 1997/98 the amount payable in respect of salaries is increased as the result of any act or determination; and
(b)	the relevant amounts specified in Schedule 1 under the heading "Current Purposes" are insufficient to provide for the payment of the increased amount payable in respect of

salaries 

the Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Fund and apply such amounts not exceeding in total the increased amount payable in respect of salaries and any such amounts shall be and be

deemed to be appropriated in and towards the
service of the financial year 1997/98 in addition to

any other appropriation made by this Act.

(3) In sub-section (2)—

"salaries" includes wages or other payments in

the nature of salary, payments by way of
overtime or penalty rates or in lieu of long
service leave or for retiring gratuities;

"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 Certified Agreement or Australian

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Workplace Agreement approved in accordance with the Workplace Relations Act 1996 of the Commonwealth, or an agreement entered into by or on the behalf of the State.

4. Total amount to be issued and applied

The total amount that may be issued and applied not exceed the amounts specified in that Schedule.

for or towards the service of the financial year
1997/98 pursuant to this Act shall not exceed the
sum of thirty seven million two hundred and
eighty nine thousand dollars and the amounts to
be applied for current purposes and capital
purposes, except as provided in section 6, in

5. Appropriation

The sums issued and applied by this Act
amounting to thirty seven million two hundred
and eighty nine thousand dollars are appropriated
and shall be deemed to have been appropriated for
current purposes and capital purposes in and

towards the service of the financial year 1997/98.

6. Alteration to Parliamentary appropriation

The Presiding Officers with the consent of the
Treasurer may determine that part of an amount
appropriated by this Act for capital purposes or
for current purposes may be issued and applied for

the other of those purposes.

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SCHEDULE 1

PARLIAMENT VOTES

Estimates for 1997/98.

Output Group No. Current Capital

Output Group Purposes Purposes Total

$ $ $

801	Legislative	2 098 000	..	2 098 000
Council
802	Legislative	3 659 000	..	3 659 000
Assembly
803	Parliamentary	1 482 000	..	1 482 000
Library
804	Parliamentary	2 137 000	..	2 137 000
Debates
805	Parliamentary	22 465 000	1 348 000	23 813 000
and Electorate Support Services
806	Performance	4 100 000	..	4 100 000
Audits

35 941 000 1 348 000 37 289 000

Appropriation (Parliament 1997/98) Act 1997

Sch. 1 Act No. 33/1997

OUTPUT GROUP NAMELEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OUTPUT GROUP No. 801

1997/98

Estimate

$

1 Current Purposes

Subsidiary expenses associated with the

employment of personnel .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	554 000
Expenses of Select Committees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	25 000
To supplement the Special Appropriation under the Constitution Act 1975, Part V., Clerk and expenses of the Legislative Council.. .. .. .. .. .. ..	883 000
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association—
Victoria Branch—Grant.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	411 000
Advance to the President of the Legislative
Council to meet unforeseen expenditure of the
Legislative Council .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	25 000
Parliamentary Printing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	200 000

Total 2 098 000

2 Capital Purposes

Capital Purposes.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

Total Current and Capital 2 098 000

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OUTPUT GROUP NAMELEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

OUTPUT GROUP No. 802

1997/98

Estimate

$

1 Current Purposes

Subsidiary expenses associated with the

employment of personnel .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	1 070 000
Expenses of Select Committees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	25 000
To supplement the Special Appropriation under the Constitution Act 1975, Part V., Clerk and expenses of the Legislative Assembly .. .. .. .. .. ..	1 494 000
Advance to the Speaker of the Legislative
Assembly to meet unforeseen expenditure of the
Legislative Assembly .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	25 000
Parliamentary Printing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	1 045 000

Total 3 659 000

2 Capital Purposes

Capital Purposes.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

Total Current and Capital 3 659 000

OUTPUT GROUP NAME—PARLIAMENTARY LIBRARY

Appropriation (Parliament 1997/98) Act 1997

Sch. 1 Act No. 33/1997

OUTPUT GROUP No. 803

1997/98

Estimate

$

1 Current Purposes

Salaries, wages, allowances, overtime and penalty

rates .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	839 000
Subsidiary expenses associated with the
employment of personnel .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	169 000
Operating Expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	334 000
Parliamentary Historical Collection—Expenses ..	10 000
Parliamentary Printing.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	130 000

Total 1 482 000

2 Capital Purposes

Capital Purposes.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

Total Current and Capital 1 482 000

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OUTPUT GROUP NAME—PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES

OUTPUT GROUP No. 804

1997/98

Estimate

$

1 Current Purposes

Salaries, wages, allowances, overtime and penalty

rates .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	1 276 000
Subsidiary expenses associated with the
employment of personnel .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	310 000
Operating Expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	51 000
Parliamentary Printing.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	500 000

Total 2 137 000

2 Capital Purposes

Capital Purposes.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

Total Current and Capital 2 137 000

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Sch. 1 Act No. 33/1997

OUTPUT GROUP NAME—PARLIAMENTARY AND

ELECTORATE SUPPORT SERVICES

OUTPUT GROUP No. 805

1997/98

Estimate

$

1 Current Purposes

Salaries, wages, allowances, overtime and penalty

rates .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	1 426 000
Subsidiary expenses associated with the employment
of personnel.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	532 000
Operating Expenses.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	2 181 000
Advance to the Presiding Officers to meet urgent and
unforeseen expenditure of the Joint Service
Departments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	30 000
Electorate Offices—Provision and maintenance of
facilities etc.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	6 075 000
Electorate Offices—Staffing and Service
Entitlements .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	12 218 000
Parliamentary Printing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	3 000

Total 22 465 000

2 Capital Purposes

Parliamentary and Electorate Support Services—

Capital Purposes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 348 000

Total 1 348 000

Total Current and Capital 23 813 000

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OUTPUT GROUP NAME—PERFORMANCE AUDITS

OUTPUT GROUP No. 806

1997/98

Estimate

$

1 Current Purposes

Payments for Performance Audits conducted by
the Auditor-General pursuant to section 16 of the

Audit Act 1994 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 100 000

Total 4 100 000

2 Capital Purposes

Capital Purposes.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

Total Current and Capital 4 100 000

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NOTES

†

Minister's second reading speech—

Legislative Assembly: 29 April 1997

Legislative Council: 20 May 1997

The long title for the Bill for this Act was "to appropriate certain sums out
of the Consolidated Fund for the Parliament for the financial year
1997/98 and for other purposes."