Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1989-90 (Cth)

Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1989-90

No. 154 of 1989

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 5 December 1989]

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 1989-90.

Commencement

2. This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Issue and application of $57 098 000

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 1990, the sum of $57 098 000.

Appropriation of $103 372 000

4. The sums authorised by section 3 of the Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1989-90 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 $103 372 000, are appropriated, and are to be taken to have been appropriated as from 1 July 1989, for the services specified 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 1990 amounts not exceeding such amounts as are determined by the President, by the Speaker, or by the President and the Speaker, in accordance with subsection (2), (3) or (4), as the case may be.

(2) The amounts determined by the President under this subsection must 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 subdivision 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 1990, 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 subsection must 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 subdivision 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 1990, 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 subsection must 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 subdivision 1 of Division 105 in Schedule 2, subdivision 1 of Division 106 in Schedule 2 or subdivision 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 1990, in accordance with any law, or in accordance with an award, order or determination made under a law.

(5) Amounts issued under subsection (1) may be applied only for the purpose of expenditure in respect of increases referred to in subsection (2), (3) or (4) in salaries and in payments in the nature of salary and the Minister for Finance must 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 1989-90 and applied in payment of recurrent expenditure, for which provision is made in Schedule 2 by way of payment of salaries or payments in the nature of salary, are to be taken to have been issued and applied under this Act.

Net annotated appropriations

7. Where the description of the purpose of an appropriation set out in an item, subdivision or Division of Schedule 2 concludes with the words “(net appropriation—see section 7)”, that Schedule is to be taken, for the purposes of this Act and the Audit Act 1901, to provide that all money received:

(a) from the sale, leasing or hiring out of, or other dealing with, goods or other personal property; or

(b) from the sale of real property used for the purpose of providing staff residential accommodation or from the leasing of real property for that purpose; or

(c) from the provision of services;

may be credited to that item, subdivision or Division, to such extent as is, and on such conditions as are, agreed between the Minister responsible for the Department, statutory authority, or other body for which the appropriation is made and the Minister for Finance.

Advances to President and Speaker

8. (1) Expenditure in relation to the Senate in excess of specific appropriation may be charged to such subdivision of Division 101 in Schedule 2 as the President may direct but the total expenditure so charged in the financial year ending on 30 June 1990, after deduction of amounts of repayments, must 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 subdivision 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 1990, after deduction of amounts of repayments, must 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 subdivision of Division 105, 106 or 107 in Schedule 2 as the President and the Speaker both direct but the total expenditure so charged in the financial year ending 30 June 1990, after deduction of amounts of repayments, must 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 AUTHORISED TO BE ISSUED OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND

$
By the Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1989-90................................................................	46 274 000
By this Act....................................................	57 098 000
Total.......................................................	103 372 000

SCHEDULE 2 Sections 3 and 4

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1989-90, Heavy figures

Expenditure— 1988 89, Light figures

Division		Recurrent	Capital	Total
$	$	$
101	Senate...............................................	15 993 000 15 659 408	—	15 993 000 15 659 408
102	Advance to the President of the Senate	— —	— —	200 000 —
103	House of Representatives....................	17 666 000 16 990 665	—	17 666 000 16 990 665
104	Advance to the Speaker of the House of Representatives.............................	— —	— —	300 000 —
105	Parliamentary Reporting Staff.............	9 214 000 8 435 109	— —	9 214 000 8 435 109
106	Parliamentary Library.........................	27 671 000 26 008 015	— —	27 671 000 26 008 015
107	Joint House Department.....................	29 202 000 35 040 232	2 126 000 1 399 935	31 328 000 36 440 167
108	Joint Advance to the President and the Speaker	— —	— —	1 000 000 —
Total............................................	99 746 000 102 133 429	2 126 000 1 399 935	103 372 000 103 533 364

1989-90	1988-89
	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
Division 101. SENATE
1. Recurrent Expenditure..........................	15 990 000	15 849 500	15 656 823
2. Payments under subsection 34a (1) of the Audit Act 1901.......................................................	3 000	2 585	2 585
Total: Senate...................................	15 993 000	15 852 085	15 659 408

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 is urgently required and: (a) 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; or (b) was erroneously omitted from, or understated in, the Bill for this Act: and (ii) particulars of which will afterwards be submitted to the Parliament; being expenditure for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1990 in relation to the Senate.........................
	200 000	200 000	*

* Expenditure in 1988-89 from the Advance to the President of the Senate is shown under the appropriation to which it has been charged.

1989-90	1988-89
			Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 103. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1. Recurrent Expenditure................................	17 666 000	17 027 000	16 990 665
Total: House of Representatives...............	17 666 000	17 027 000	16 990 665

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 is urgently required and: (a) 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; or (b) was erroneously omitted from, or understated in, the Bill for this Act; and (ii) particulars of which will afterwards be submitted to the Parliament; being expenditure for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1990 in relation to the House of Representatives
	300 000	300 000	*

* Expenditure in 1988-89 from the Advance to the Speaker of the House of Representatives is shown under the appropriation to which it has been charged.

1989-90	1988-89
	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
Division 105. PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF
1. Recurrent Expenditure...............................	9 214 000	8 493 000	8 435 109
Total: Parliamentary Reporting Staff........	9 214 000	8 493 000	8 435 109
Division 106.—PARLIAMENTARY LIBRARY 1. Recurrent Expenditure...............................	27 671 000	26 033 000	26 008 015
Total: Parliamentary Library....................	27 671 000	26 033 000	26 008 015
Division 107.—JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT 1. Recurrent Expenditure (net appropriation—see section 7)................................................................	29 202 000	35 263 834	35 040 232
2. Capital Expenditure...................................	2 126 000	2000 000	1 399 935
Total: Joint House Department.................	31 328 000	37 263 834	36 440 167

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 is urgently required and: (a) was unforeseen until alter 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; or (b) was erroneously omitted from, or understated in, the Bill for this Act: and (ii) particulars of which will afterwards be submitted to the Parliament; being expenditure for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1990 in relation to the Parliamentary Reporting Staff, the Parliamentary Library or the Joint House Department................................
	1 000 000	1 000 000	*

* Expenditure in 1988 89 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 15 August 1989

Senate on 5 October 1989