Appropriation (Parliament) Act 1997 (NSW)
New South Wales
Appropriation (Parliament) Act 1997
No 33
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Name of Act 2 Commencement 2 Interpretation 2 Appropriation for recurrent services 2 Appropriation for capital works and services 2 Variation of authorised payments from Consolidated Fund 3 Appointment of person to carry out the functions of
the Treasurer under section 6 3
New South Wales
Appropriation (Parliament) Act 1997
No 33
Act No 33, 1997
An Act to appropriate out of the Consolidated Fund sums for the recurrent services and capital works and services of the Legislature for the year 1997–98. [Assented to 25 June 1997]
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The Legislature of New South Wales enacts:
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Appropriation (Parliament) Act 1997.
Commencement
This Act commences on 1 July 1997.
Interpretation
(1) In this Act, a reference to the year 1997–98 is a reference to the
year from 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998.(2) A reference in the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 to an or
the Appropriation Act includes a reference to this Act.
Appropriation for recurrent services
(1) This Act appropriates the sum of $60,651,000 to the Legislature out of the Consolidated Fund for the recurrent services of the Legislature for the year 1997–98. (2) Any amounts expended for recurrent services under section 25 of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 or any Parliamentary Supply Act on or after 1 July 1997 and before the date of assent to this Act are taken to have been expended out of the sum appropriated by this section.
Appropriation for capital works and services
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Appropriation (Parliament) Act 1997 No 33 Section 6 6 Variation of authorised payments from Consolidated Fund
(1)
Payment of the sums appropriated under this Act may not be made on a program shown in the Budget Paper entitled “Budget Estimates 1997–98” in excess of the sums provided in that Budget Paper for the program, except as provided by this section and Division 4 of Part 2 of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983.
(2) If the exigencies of the Public Service render it necessary, the
Treasurer may authorise:
(a)
the payment of a sum in excess of the amount shown in the Budget Paper entitled “Budget Estimates 1997–98” as the Consolidated Fund Recurrent Payments estimate for a program, but only on the condition that an equivalent sum is not paid out of the estimate of the Consolidated Fund Recurrent Payments for another program, and
(b)
the payment of a sum in excess of the amount shown in that Budget Paper as the Consolidated Fund Capital Payments estimate for a program, but only on the condition that an equivalent sum is not paid out of the estimate of the Consolidated Fund Capital Payments for another program.
(3) This section does not apply to sums appropriated otherwise than
by this Act.(4) This section does not empower the Treasurer to authorise the payment of a sum in augmentation of or as an addition to any salary or wages the amount of which has been fixed by law. (5) The Treasurer, or a person appointed by the Treasurer under section 7, is required to inform the Auditor-General of every authorisation given under this section. 7 Appointment of person to carry out the functions of the Treasurer under section 6
( 1 ) The Treasurer may appoint a person to carry out the Treasurer’s
functions under section 6.
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(2) Any such appointment is subject to such conditions (if any) as
the Treasurer determines.(3)
Treasurer may revoke any such appointment at any time. The
[Minister’s second reading speech made in—
Legislative Assembly on 6 May 1997 Legislative Council on 17 June 1997]
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