Appropriation
(Parliamentary Departments) Act 1987-88
No.
111 of 1987
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 1988
[Assented to 30 November 1987]
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 1987-88.
Commencement
2. This Act shall come
into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
Issue
and application of $48 143 000
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 1988, the sum
of $48 143 000.
Appropriation
of $71 859 000
4. The sums authorized by
section 3 of the Supply (Parliamentary
Departments) Act 1987-88 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 $71 859 000 are appropriated, and shall be deemed to
have been appropriated as from 1 July 1987, 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 1988
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 1988, 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 1988, 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 1988, 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
1987-88 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 1988,
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 1988, 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 1988, 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”.
—————