Appropriation
(Parliamentary Departments) Act 1986-87
No. 116 of 1986
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 1987
[Assented to 1 December 1986]
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 1986-87.
Commencement
2. This Act shall come
into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
Issue
and application of $29 360 000
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
1987, the sum of $29 360 000.
Appropriation
of $50 694 000
4. The sums authorized by
section 3 of the Supply (Parliamentary
Departments) Act 1986-87 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 $50 694 000 are appropriated, and shall be deemed to
have been appropriated as from 1 July 1986, 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 1987 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 1987, 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 1987, 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 1987, 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
1986-87 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 1987, 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 1987, 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 1987, 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 (Parliamentary Departments)
Act 1986-87
| 21 334 000
|
By
this Act......................................................................
| 29 360 000
|
Total..........................................................................
| 50 694 000
|
SCHEDULE 2 Sections 3 and 4
SUMMARY
Appropriation—1986-87, Heavy figures
Expenditure—1985-86,
Light figures
Division | Recurrent | Capital | Total |
$ | $ | $ |
101 | Senate............................................................................. | 9 282 000 | 60 000 | 9 342 000 |
8 730 985 | 94 267 | 8 825 252 |
102 | Advance
to the President of the Senate.................... | .. | .. | 150 000 |
.. | .. | .. |
103 | House
of Representatives........................................... | 10 352 000 | 50 000 | 10 402 000 |
9 759 313 | 119 239 | 9 878 552 |
104 | Advance
to the Speaker of the House of Representatives
| .. | .. | 300 000 |
.. | .. | .. |
105 | Parliamentary
Reporting Staff...................................
| 7 320 000 | .. | 7 320 000 |
7 308 510 | .. | 7 308 510 |
106 | Parliamentary
Library.................................................
| 7 941 000 | .. | 7 941 000 |
7 371 034 | .. | 7 371 034 |
107 | Joint
House Department.............................................
| 14 597 000 | 442 000 | 15 039 000 |
11 379 606 | 325 563 | 11 705 168 |
108 | Joint
Advance to the President and the Speaker.....
| .. | .. | 200 000 |
.. | .. | .. |
Total...............................................................
| 49 492 000 | 552 000 | 50 694 000 |
44 549 448 | 539 069 | 45 088 517 |
1986-87 | 1985-86 |
Appropriation | Expenditure |
$ | $ | $ |
Division
101.—SENATE |
1. Recurrent
expenditure.................................... | 9 282 000 | 8 919 000 | 8 730 985 |
2. Capital
expenditure......................................... | 60 000 | 118 000 | 94 267 |
TOTAL:
SENATE..........................................
| 9
342 000 | 9
037 000 | 8
825 252 |
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 money 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 1987 in relation to
the Senate............................................................ | 150 000 | 150 000 | * |
Division
103.—HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
1.
Recurrent expenditure........................................................ | 10
352 000 | 9 805
000 | 9759
313 |
2.
Capital expenditure............................................................. | 50
000 | 145
000 | 119
239 |
TOTAL: HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES..............
| 10 402 000 | 9 950 000 | 9 878 552 |
* Expenditure in 1985-86 from the Advance
to the President of the Senate is shown under the appropriation to which it has
been charged.
1986-87 | 1985-86 |
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 money 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 1987 in relation to
the House of Representatives.................................................
| 300 000
| 300 000
| *
|
Division
105.—PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF
1.
Recurrent expenditure.......................................... | 7 320
000 | 7 383
000 | 7 308
510 |
TOTAL:
PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF
| 7 320 000 | 7 383 000 | 7 308 510 |
Division 106—PARLIAMENTARY LIBRARY |
1.
Recurrent expenditure.................................................... | 7 941
000 | 7 540
000 | 7 371
034 |
TOTAL:
PARLIAMENTARY LIBRARY
| 7 941 000 | 7 540 000 | 7 371 034 |
Division 107.—JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT |
1.
Recurrent expenditure.................................................... | 14
597 000 | 11
394 000 | 11
379 606 |
2.
Capital expenditure......................................................... | 442
000 | 429
000 | 325
563 |
TOTAL:
JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT..............
| 15 039 000 | 11 823 000 | 11 705 168 |
* Expenditure in 1985-86 from the Advance
to the Speaker of the House of Representatives is shown under the appropriation
to which it has been charged.
1986-87
| 1985-86
|
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 money available for expenditure— (i) that both the President and
the Speaker 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 1987 in relation to the Parliamentary ,
Reporting Staff, the Parliamentary Library or the Joint House Department..............
| 200 000 | 200 000 | * |
* Expenditure in
1985-86 from the Joint 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 19 August 1986
Senate
on 21 October 1986