Appropriation (Parliament 2004/2005) Act 2004 (Vic)

Appropriation (Parliament 2004/2005) Act 2004

Act No. 28/2004

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Section  Page

1.Purpose

2.Commencement

3.Issue of moneys

4.Appropriation

5.Application of amounts appropriated

6.Application of amounts for future payments

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SCHEDULE 1

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Appropriation (Parliament 2004/2005) Act 2004

[Assented to 1 June 2004]

The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:

1.Purpose

The purpose of this Act is to make provision for the appropriation of certain sums out of the Consolidated Fund for the Parliament in respect of the financial year 2004/2005.

2.Commencement

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

3.Issue of moneys

(1)The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Fund in respect of the financial year 2004/2005 the sum of $73 853 000 as set out in Schedule 1.

(2)If—

(a)in respect of the financial year 2004/2005 the amount payable in respect of salaries and related costs is increased as the result of any act 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 sub-section (1).

(3)In this section—

"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, pay-roll tax payments and WorkCover insurance policy premiums;

"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 Workplace Relations Act 1996 of the Commonwealth, or any agreement entered into by or on behalf of the State.

4.Appropriation

The Consolidated Fund is appropriated to the extent necessary for the purposes of section 3.

5.Application of amounts appropriated

(1)The amounts to be applied to an item specified in Schedule 1 shall not, except as provided in this section or section 31 of the Financial Management Act 1994, 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.

6.Application of amounts for future payments

If, during the financial year 2004/2005, 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 the financial year 2004/2005, to the appropriate item in Schedule 1 for the relevant Department.

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SCHEDULE 1

PARLIAMENT DEPARTMENT VOTES

ESTIMATES

SUMMARY

2003/2004	2004/2005
Department	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
Legislative Council	2 394	2 715
Legislative Assembly	3 971	4 297
Parliamentary Library	2 342	-
Parliamentary Debates	2 484	-
Parliamentary Investigatory Committees	4 936	5 325
Joint Services	42 959	-
Parliamentary Services	-	51 113
Auditor-General	23 069	10 403
82 155	73 853

DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

2003/2004	2004/2005
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs	2 394	2 715
2.     Additions to the net asset base	0	0
Total Appropriation	2 394	2 715

DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

2003/2004	2004/2005
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs	3 971	4 297
2.     Additions to the net asset base	0	0
Total Appropriation	3 971	4 297

DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY LIBRARY

2003/2004	2004/2005
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs	2 342	-
2.     Additions to the net asset base	0	-
Total Appropriation	2 342	-

DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES

2003/2004	2004/2005
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs	2 484	-
2.     Additions to the net asset base	0	-
Total Appropriation	2 484	-

DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY INVESTIGATORY COMMITTEES

2003/2004	2004/2005
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs	4 936	5 325
2.     Additions to the net asset base	0	0
Total Appropriation	4 936	5 325

DEPARTMENT OF JOINT SERVICES

2003/2004	2004/2005
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs	42 959	-
2.     Additions to the net asset base	0	-
Total Appropriation	42 959	-

DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY SERVICES

2003/2004	2004/2005
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs	-	47 063
2.     Additions to the net asset base	-	4 050
Total Appropriation	-	51 113

DEPARTMENT OF AUDITOR-GENERAL

2003/2004	2004/2005
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	23 069	10 403
2.     Additions to the net asset base	0	0
Total Appropriation	23 069	10 403

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Minister's second reading speech—

Legislative Assembly: 4 May 2004

Legislative Council: 26 May 2004

The long title for the Bill for this Act was "for the appropriation of certain sums out of the Consolidated Fund for the Parliament in respect of the financial year 2004/2005 and for other purposes."