Appropriation (Parliament) (Interim) Act 2020 (Vic)

Appropriation (Parliament) (Interim) Act 2020

No. 13 of 2020

table of provisions

Section  Page

1Purpose

2Commencement

3Definition

4Issue of moneys

5Appropriation

6Application of amounts appropriated

7Application of amounts for future payments

Schedule 1

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Endnotes

1      General information

Appropriation (Parliament) (Interim) Act 2020

No. 13 of 2020

[Assented to 28 April 2020]

The Parliament of Victoria enacts:

1Purpose

The purpose of this Act is to make interim appropriation of certain sums out of the Consolidated Fund for the Parliament for the period commencing on 1 July 2020 and ending on 31 December 2020.

2Commencement

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

3Definition

In this Act—

relevant period means the period commencing on 1 July 2020 and ending on 31 December 2020.

4Issue of moneys

(1)The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Fund in respect of the relevant period the sum of $116 058 000 as set out in Schedule 1.

(2)If—

(a)during the relevant period 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.

5Appropriation

The Consolidated Fund is appropriated to the extent necessary for the purposes of section 4.

6Application of amounts appropriated

(1)The amounts to be applied to an item specified in Schedule 1 shall not, except as provided in this section, 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.

7Application of amounts for future payments

If, during the relevant period, 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 that period, to the appropriate item in Schedule 1 for the relevant Department.

Schedule 1

DEPARTMENT VOTES

ESTIMATES

SUMMARY

Department	Estimate in respect of relevant period
$'000
Legislative Council	3 007
Legislative Assembly	3 498
Parliamentary Investigatory Committees	2 945
Parliamentary Services	62 157
Parliamentary Budget Office	1 691
Victorian Inspectorate	2 159
Auditor-General	9 077
Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission	22 678
Victorian Ombudsman	8 846
Total Appropriation	116 058

DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Item	Estimate in respect of relevant period
$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	3 007
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	0
Total Appropriation	3 007

DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Item	Estimate in respect of relevant period
$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	3 498
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	0
Total Appropriation	3 498

DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY INVESTIGATORY COMMITTEES

Item	Estimate in respect of relevant period
$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	2 945
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	0
Total Appropriation	2 945

DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY SERVICES

Item	Estimate in respect of relevant period
$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	62 157
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	0
Total Appropriation	62 157

DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY BUDGET OFFICE

Item	Estimate in respect of relevant period
$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	1 691
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	0
Total Appropriation	1 691

DEPARTMENT OF VICTORIAN INSPECTORATE

Item	Estimate in respect of relevant period
$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	2 159
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	0
Total Appropriation	2 159

DEPARTMENT OF AUDITOR-GENERAL

Item	Estimate in respect of relevant period
$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	9 077
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	0
Total Appropriation	9 077

DEPARTMENT OF INDEPENDENT BROAD-BASED ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION

Item	Estimate in respect of relevant period
$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	22 678
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	0
Total Appropriation	22 678

DEPARTMENT OF VICTORIAN OMBUDSMAN

Item	Estimate in respect of relevant period
$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	8 846
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	0
Total Appropriation	8 846

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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: 23 April 2020

Legislative Council: 23 April 2020

The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act to make interim appropriation of certain sums out of the Consolidated Fund for the Parliament for the period commencing on 1 July 2020 and ending on 31 December 2020."