Appropriation (Parliament 2025-2026) Act 2025 (Vic)
Appropriation (Parliament 2025-2026) Act 2025
No. 22 of 2025
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section Page
1Purpose
2Commencement
3Issue of moneys
4Appropriation
5Application of amounts appropriated
6Application of amounts for future payments
7Repeal of Act
Schedule 1
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Endnotes
1 General information
Appropriation (Parliament 2025-2026) Act 2025
No. 22 of 2025
[Assented to 24 June 2025]
The Parliament of Victoria enacts:
1Purpose
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 2025/2026.
2Commencement
This Act comes into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
3Issue of moneys
(1)The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Fund in respect of the financial year 2025/2026 the sum of $297 204 000 as set out in Schedule 1.
(2)If—
(a)in respect of the financial year 2025/2026 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.
4Appropriation
The Consolidated Fund is appropriated to the extent necessary for the purposes of section 3.
5Application 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.
6Application of amounts for future payments
If, during the financial year 2025/2026, 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 2025/2026, to the appropriate item in Schedule 1 for the relevant Department.
7Repeal of Act
This Act is repealed on the fourth anniversary of the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
Note
The repeal of this Act does not affect any matter or thing or the previous operation of the Act (see section 14(2) of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984).
SCHEDULE 1
PARLIAMENT DEPARTMENT VOTES
ESTIMATES
SUMMARY
| 2024/2025 | 2025/2026 | |
| Department | Budget | Estimate |
| $'000 | $'000 | |
| Legislative Council | 7 047 | 8 978 |
| Legislative Assembly | 8 002 | 12 415 |
| Parliamentary Investigatory Committees | 6 172 | 6 326 |
| Parliamentary Services | 146 905 | 148 490 |
| Parliamentary Budget Office | 3 468 | 3 880 |
| Integrity Oversight Victoria | 8 450 | 8 667 |
| Auditor-General | 19 697 | 20 419 |
| Independent Broad-based Anti‑corruption Commission | 63 575 | 65 577 |
| Victorian Ombudsman | 21 692 | 22 452 |
| 285 008 | 297 204 |
DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
| 2024/2025 | 2025/2026 | |
| Item | Budget | Estimate |
| $'000 | $'000 | |
| 1. Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 7 047 | 8 978 |
| 2. Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 0 | 0 |
| Total Appropriation | 7 047 | 8 978 |
DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
| 2024/2025 | 2025/2026 | |
| Item | Budget | Estimate |
| $'000 | $'000 | |
| 1. Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 8 002 | 12 415 |
| 2. Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 0 | 0 |
| Total Appropriation | 8 002 | 12 415 |
DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY INVESTIGATORY COMMITTEES
| 2024/2025 | 2025/2026 | |
| Item | Budget | Estimate |
| $'000 | $'000 | |
| 1. Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 6 172 | 6 326 |
| 2. Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 0 | 0 |
| Total Appropriation | 6 172 | 6 326 |
DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY SERVICES
| 2024/2025 | 2025/2026 | |
| Item | Budget | Estimate |
| $'000 | $'000 | |
| 1. Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 143 345 | 147 297 |
| 2. Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 3 560 | 1 193 |
| Total Appropriation | 146 905 | 148 490 |
DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY BUDGET OFFICE
| 2024/2025 | 2025/2026 | |
| Item | Budget | Estimate |
| $'000 | $'000 | |
| 1. Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 3 468 | 3 880 |
| 2. Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 0 | 0 |
| Total Appropriation | 3 468 | 3 880 |
DEPARTMENT OF INTEGRITY OVERSIGHT VICTORIA
| 2024/2025 | 2025/2026 | |
| Item | Budget | Estimate |
| $'000 | $'000 | |
| 1. Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 8 450 | 8 667 |
| 2. Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 0 | 0 |
| Total Appropriation | 8 450 | 8 667 |
DEPARTMENT OF AUDITOR-GENERAL
| 2024/2025 | 2025/2026 | |
| Item | Budget | Estimate |
| $'000 | $'000 | |
| 1. Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 19 697 | 20 419 |
| 2. Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 0 | 0 |
| Total Appropriation | 19 697 | 20 419 |
DEPARTMENT OF INDEPENDENT BROAD-BASED ANTI‑CORRUPTION COMMISSION
| 2024/2025 | 2025/2026 | |
| Item | Budget | Estimate |
| $'000 | $'000 | |
| 1. Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 63 575 | 65 577 |
| 2. Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 0 | 0 |
| Total Appropriation | 63 575 | 65 577 |
DEPARTMENT OF VICTORIAN OMBUDSMAN
| 2024/2025 | 2025/2026 | |
| Item | Budget | Estimate |
| $'000 | $'000 | |
| 1. Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 21 692 | 22 452 |
| 2. Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 0 | 0 |
| Total Appropriation | 21 692 | 22 452 |
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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: 20 May 2025
Legislative Council: 28 May 2025
The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act for the appropriation of certain sums out of the Consolidated Fund for the Parliament in respect of the financial year 2025/2026 and for other purposes."
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