Appropriation
(Parliamentary Departments) Act 1985-86
No.
141 of 1985
An Act to
appropriate certain sums out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain
expenditure, in relation to the Parliamentary Departments, in respect of the
year ending on 30 June 1986
[Assented to 4 December 1985]
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 1985-86.
Commencement
2. This Act shall come
into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
Issue
and application of $25 798 000
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
1986, the sum of $25 798 000.
Appropriation
of $45 333 000
4. The sums authorized by
section 3 of the Supply (Parliamentary
Departments) Act 1985-86 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 $45 333 000, are appropriated, and shall be deemed to
have been appropriated as from 1 July 1985, 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 1986 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 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 1986, 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 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 1986, 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 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 1986, 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 in
payments in the nature of salary and the Minister for Finance shall report the amounts
so issued to the Parliament.
(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
6. Amounts issued before
the commencement of this Act, in accordance with section 4 of the Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Act
1985-86 and applied in payment of recurrent expenditure referred to in
Schedule 2 by way of payment of salaries 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 1986,
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 1986, 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 1986, 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”.
SCHEDULE
1 Section
4
SUMS
AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND
$
|
By the Supply
(Parliamentary Departments) Act 1985-86
| 19 535 000
|
By this Act............................................................................
| 25 798 000
|
Total...........................................................................
| 45 333 000
|
SCHEDULE
2 Sections 3 and 4
SUMMARY
Appropriation—1985-86, Heavy figures
Expenditure—1984-85,
Light figures
Division | Recurrent | Capital | Total |
$ | $ | $ |
101 | Senate........................................................................ | 8 570 000 7 566 285 | 118 000 93 544 | 8 688 000 7 659 829 |
102 | Advance
to the President of the Senate............... | .. .. | .. .. | 150 000 .. |
103 | House
of Representatives....................................... | 9 805 000 9 150 090 | 60 000 122 265 | 9 865 000 9 272 355 |
104 | Advance
to the Speaker of the House of Representatives | .. .. | .. .. | 300 000 .. |
105 | Parliamentary
Reporting Staff.............................. | 7 383 000 6 695 056 | .. .. | 7 383 000 6 695 056 |
106 | Parliamentary
Library............................................. | 7 470 000 6 857 864 | .. .. | 7 470 000 6 857 864 |
107 | Joint
House Department......................................... | 10 848 000 11 056 748 | 429 000 432 881 | 11 277 000 11 489 629 |
108 | Joint
Advance to the President and the Speaker | .. .. | .. .. | 200 000 .. |
Total.............................................................
| 44 076 000 41 326 043 | 607 000 648 690 | 45 333 000 41 974 733 |
1985-86 | 1984-85 |
Appropriation | Expenditure |
$ | $ | $ |
Division 101.—SENATE |
1. Recurrent expenditure.......................................... | 8 570 000 | 7 632 000 | 7 566 285 |
2. Capital expenditure............................................... | 118 000 | 113 000 | 93 544 |
TOTAL: SENATE................................................
| 8 688 000 | 7 745 000 | 7 659 829 |
ADVANCE
TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE |
Division 102—ADVANCE TO THE PRESIDENT OF
THE SENATE |
To enable the President of the
Senate to make moneys available for expenditure— (i) that the President of the
Senate is satisfied is expenditure that— (a)
is urgently required; and (b)
was unforeseen until after the last day on which it was practicable to
include appropriation for that expenditure in the Bill for this Act before
the introduction of that Bill into the House of Representatives; and
(ii) particulars of which will
afterwards be submitted to the Parliament,
being expenditure for the service of the year ending
on 30 June 1986 in relation to the Senate
| 150 000 | 150 000 | * |
* Expenditure in 1984-85 from the Advance
to the President of the Senate is shown under the appropriation to which it has
been charged.
Division 103.—HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1. | Recurrent expenditure....................................................... | 9 805 000 | 9 448 000 | 9 150 090 |
2. | Capital expenditure............................................................ | 60 000 | 122 265 | 122 265 |
TOTAL: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
| 9 865 000 | 9 570 265 | 9 272 355 |
1985-86 | 1984 85 |
Appropriation | Expenditure |
$ | $ | $ |
ADVANCE
TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Division 104.—ADVANCE TO THE SPEAKER OF
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES To enable the Speaker of the
House of Representatives to make moneys available for expenditure (i) that the Speaker of the House
of Representatives is satisfied is expenditure that (a)
is urgently required; and (b)
was unforeseen until after the last day on which it was practicable to
include appropriation for that expenditure in the Bill for this Act before
the introduction of that Bill into the House of Representatives; and
(ii) particulars of which will
afterwards be submitted to the Parliament.
being expenditure for the service of the year ending
on 30 June 1986 in relation to the House of Representatives……….
| 300 000 | 300 000 | * |
*
Expenditure in 1984 85 from the Advance to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives is shown under the appropriation to which it has been charged.
Division
105.—PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING
STAFF
1.
Recurrent expenditure......................... | 7
383 000 | 6
863 000 | 6
695 056 |
TOTAL:
PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF | 7 383 000 | 6 863 000 | 6 695 056 |
Division 106.—PARLIAMENTARY
LIBRARY |
1.
Recurrent expenditure......................... | 7
470 000 | 6
972 000 | 6
857 864 |
TOTAL: PARLIAMENTARY LIBRARY
| 7 470 000 | 6 972 000 | 6 857 864 |
Division 107.—JOINT
HOUSE DEPARTMENT 1.
Recurrent expenditure......................... | 10
848 000 | 11
281 000 | 11 056 748 |
2.
Capital expenditure.............................. | 429
000 | 598
735 | 432
881 |
TOTAL:
JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT
| 11 277 000 | 11 879 735 | 11 489 629 |
1985-86 | 1984-85 |
Appropriation | Expenditure |
$ | $ | $ |
JOINT ADVANCE TO THE
PRESIDENT AND THE SPEAKER Division
108.—JOINT ADVANCE TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE SPEAKER To enable the President and the Speaker to make
moneys available for expenditure— (i) that both are satisfied is expenditure that— (a) is urgently
required; and (b) was unforeseen until
after the last day on which it was practicable to include appropriation for
that expenditure in the Bill for this Act before the introduction of that
Bill into the House of Representatives; and
(ii) particulars of which will afterwards be
submitted to the Parliament,
being
expenditure for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1986 in relation to
the Parliamentary Reporting Staff, the Parliamentary Library or the Joint
House Department ...........
| 200 000 | 200 000 | * |
*
Expenditure in 1984-85 from the Advance to the President and the Speaker is
shown under the appropriation to which it has been charged.
[Minister’s
second reading speech made in—
House
of Representatives on 20 August 1985
Senate
on 5 November 1985