Appropriation
(Parliamentary Departments) Act 1982-83
No.
118 of 1982
An
Act to appropriate certain sums out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the
service, in relation to the Parliamentary Departments, of the year ending on 30
June 1983
[Assented to 23 November 1982]
BE
IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:
Short
title
1. This Act may be cited
as the Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1982-83.
Commencement
2. This Act shall come
into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
Issue
and application of $19,306,000
3. The Minister for
Finance may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply for the
services specified in Schedule 2, in respect of the year ending on 30 June
1983, the sum of $19,306,000.
Appropriation
of $30,208,000
4. The sums authorized by
section 3 of the Supply Act (No. 1) 1982-83 in relation to the
Parliament and by section 3 of this Act to be issued out of the Consolidated
Revenue Fund, amounting, as appears by Schedule 1, in the aggregate to the sum
of $30,208,000, are appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated
as from 1 July 1982, for the services expressed in Schedule 2 in respect of the
financial year that commenced on that date.
Additional
appropriation in respect of increases in salaries
5. (1) In addition to the sum referred to in section 4, the Minister
for Finance may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of
the year ending on 30 June 1983 amounts not exceeding such amounts as are
determined by the President, by the Speaker, or by the President and the
Speaker, in accordance with sub-section (2), (3) or (4), as the case may be.
(2) The amounts determined
by the President under this sub-section shall not exceed the amounts estimated
to be necessary for the payment of such increases in salaries and wages, and
payments in the nature of salary, for which provision is made in sub-division 1
of Division 101 in Schedule 2 as have become payable or become payable, or have
commenced or commence to be paid, during the financial year ending 30 June
1983, in accordance with any law, or in accordance with an award, order or
determination made under a law.
(3) The amounts determined
by the Speaker under this sub-section shall not exceed the amounts estimated to
be necessary for the payment of such increases in salaries and wages, and
payments in the nature of salary, for which provision is made in sub-division 1
of Division 103 in Schedule 2 as have become payable or become payable, or have
commenced or commence to be paid, during the financial year ending 30 June
1983, in accordance with any law, or in accordance with an award, order or
determination made under a law.
(4) The amounts determined
by the President and the Speaker under this sub-section shall not exceed the
amounts estimated to be necessary for the payment of such increases in salaries
and wages, and payments in the nature of salary, for which provision is made in
sub-division 1 of Division 105 in Schedule 2, sub-division 1 of Division 106 in
Schedule 2 or sub-division 1 of Division 107 in Schedule 2 as have become
payable or become payable, or have commenced or commence to be paid, during the
financial year ending 30 June 1983, in accordance with any law, or in
accordance with an award, order or determination made under a law.
(5) Amounts issued under
sub-section (1) may be applied only for the purpose of expenditure in respect
of increases referred to in sub-section (2), (3) or (4) in salaries and wages
and any payments in the nature of salary and the Minister for Finance shall
report to the Parliament the amounts so issued.
(6) The Consolidated
Revenue Fund is appropriated to the extent necessary for the purposes of this
section.
Amounts
expended under Supply Act in respect of increases in salaries and wages
6. Amounts issued before
the commencement of this Act, in accordance with section 4 of the Supply Act (No. 1) 1982-83 and applied in payment of recurrent expenditure
referred to in Schedule 2 by way of payment of salaries or wages, or payments
in the nature of salary, shall be deemed to have been issued and applied under
this Act.
Advances
to President and Speaker
7. (1) Expenditure in relation to the Senate in excess of specific
appropriation may be charged to such sub-division of Division 101 in Schedule 2
as the President may direct provided that the total expenditure so charged in
the financial year ending 30 June 1983, after deduction of amounts of
repayments, shall not at any time exceed the amount appropriated for that year
under the head “Advance to the President of the Senate”.
(2) Expenditure in relation
to the House of Representatives in excess of specific appropriation may be
charged to such sub-division of Division 103 in Schedule 2 as the Speaker may
direct provided that the total expenditure so charged in the financial year ending
30 June 1983, after deduction of amounts of repayments, shall not at any time
exceed the amount appropriated for that year under the head “Advance to the
Speaker of the House of Representatives”.
(3) Expenditure in relation
to the Parliamentary Reporting Staff, the Parliamentary Library or the Joint
House Department in excess of specific appropriation may be charged to such
sub-division of Division 105, 106 or 107 in Schedule 2 as the President and the
Speaker both direct provided that the total expenditure so charged in the
financial year ending 30 June 1983, after deduction of amounts of repayments,
shall not at any time exceed the amount appropriated for that year under the
head “Joint Advance to the President and the Speaker”.
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SCHEDULE 1 Section 4
SUMS
AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND
$ |
By the Supply Act (No. 1) 1982–83........................................ | 10,902,000 |
By this Act........................................................................... | 19,306,000 |
Total.................................................................. | 30,208,000 |
SUMMARY
Appropriation—1982-83,
Heavy figures
Expenditure—1981-82,
Light figures
Division | Recurrent | Capital | Total |
$ | $ | $ |
01 | Senate...............................................
| 5,768,000 | .. | 5,768,000 |
5,099,169 | .. | 5,099,169 |
02 | Advance to the President of the
Senate | .. | .. | 100,000 |
.. | .. | .. |
03 | House of Representatives................... | 5,908,000 | .. | 5,908,000 |
5,313,974 | .. | 5,313,974 |
04 | Advance to the Speaker of the
House of Representatives
| .. | .. | 300,000 |
.. | .. | .. |
05 | Parliamentary Reporting Staff............ | 4,777,000 | .. | 4,777,000 |
4,514,098 | .. | 4,514,098 |
06 | Parliamentary Library........................ | 5,234,000 | .. | 5,234,000 |
4,095,949 | .. | 4,095,949 |
07 | Joint House Department..................... | 7,921,000 | .. | 7,921,000 |
6,541,210 | .. | 6,541,210 |
08 | Joint Advance to the President
and the Speaker | .. | .. | 200,000 |
.. | .. | .. |
Total.................................................
| 29,608,000 | .. | 30,208,000 |
25,564,400 | .. | 25,564,400 |