Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1991-92 (Cth)

Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1991-92

No. 166 of 1991

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 1992, and for related purposes

[Assented to 13 November 1991]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1991-92.

Commencement

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

Issue and application of $ 68 367 000

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 1992, the sum of $ 68 367 000.

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Appropriation of $119 954 000

4. The following sums amounting in the aggregate, as appears in Schedule 1, to $119 954 000, are appropriated, and are taken to have been appropriated as from 1 July 1991, for the services expressed in Schedule 2 in respect of the year that commenced on that day:

(a) the sum appropriated by section 3 of the Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1991-92; and

(b) the sum specified in section 3 of this Act.

Additional appropriation in respect of increases in salaries

5.(1) In addition to the sums 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 1992 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 year ending 30 June 1992, in accordance with a law, or 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 year ending 30 June 1992, in accordance with a law, or 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, Subdivision 1 of Division 106, or Subdivision 1 of 107, in Schedule 2, as have become payable or become payable, or have commenced or commence to be paid, during the year ending 30 June 1992, in accordance with a law, or 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 1991-92, and applied in payment of operating expenses (including recurrent expenditure) for which provision is made in Schedule 2 by way of payment of salaries or payments in the nature of salary, are 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 taken, for the purposes of this Act and the Audit Act 1901, to provide that all money received:

1. (a)

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

2. (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 for Finance and the Presiding Officer or Presiding Officers responsible for the Department for which the appropriation is made.

Advances to President, Speaker or 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 year ending on 30 June 1992, after deduction of amounts of repayments, must not at any time exceed the amount appropriated for mat 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 but the total expenditure so charged in the year ending 30 June 1992, 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 year ending 30 June 1992, 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 1991-92.........	51 587 000
By this Act............................................................................................	68 367 000
Total......................................................................................................	119 954 000

SCHEDULE 2 Sections 3 and 4

ABSTRACT

Page Reference	Departments and Services	Total
$
6	Senate........................................................................................................................	19 230 000
6	Advance to the President of the Senate...............................................................	300 000
7	House of Representatives......................................................................................	21 092 000
7	Advance to the Speaker of the House of Representatives...............................	300 000
7	Parliamentary Reporting Staff..............................................................................	27 082 000
8	Parliamentary Library............................................................................................	10 892 000
8	Joint House Department........................................................................................	40 058 000
8	Joint Advance to the President and the Speaker................................................	1 000 000
Total..........................................................................................................................	119 954 000

SUMMARY

Appropriation — 1991-92, Heavy figures

Expenditure — 1990-91, Light figures

Division		Operating Expenses	Capital Expenditure	Total
$	$	$
101	Senate...............................................................	19 230 000	—	19 230 000
18 105 574	—	18 105 574
103	House of Representatives...................................	21 092 000	—	21 092 000
20 190 687	—	20 190 687
105	Parliamentary Reporting Staff............................	27 082 000	—	27 082 000
29 711 635	672 825	30 384 460
106	Parliamentary Library........................................	10 892 000	—	10 892 000
10 633 161	—	10 633 161
107	Joint House Department.....................................	36 031 000	4 027 000	40 058 000
34 518 841	2 792 067	37 310 908
Total.................................................................	114 327 000	4 027 000	118 354 000
113 159 898	3 464 892	116 624 790

1991-92	1990-91
	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
Division 101.— SENATE
1. Operating expenses (net appropriation — see section 7)	18 901 000	18 315 732	18 103 078
2. Payments under subsection 34A(1) of the Audit Act 1901.	4 000	3 000	2 496
3. Citizenship visits program.....................................	325 000	—	—
Total: Senate...................................................	19 230 000	18 318 732	18 105 574
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:
(a) that the President of the Senate is satisfied is expenditure that is urgently required and:
(i) 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
(ii) was erroneously omitted from, or understated in, the Bill for this Act; and
(b) particulars of which will afterwards be submitted to the Parliament;
being expenditure for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1992 in relation to the Senate..............................................	300 000	300 000	*

* Expenditure in 1990-91 from the Advance to the President of the Senate is shown under the appropriation to which it has been charged.

1991-92	1990-91
	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
Division 103.— HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1. Operating expenses (net appropriation — see section 7)	20 767 000	19 929 865	19 742 687
3. Citizenship visits program...................................	325 000	—	—
Training Assistance for Parliaments of Developing Countries (including payments to the training assistance for Parliaments of Developing Countries Trust Account)	—	448 000	448 000
Total: House of Representatives....................	21 092 000	20 377 865	20 190 687
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:
(a) that the Speaker of the House of Representatives is satisfied is expenditure that is urgently required and:
(i) 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
(ii) was erroneously omitted from, or understated in, the Bill for this Act; and
(b) particulars of which will afterwards be submitted to the Parliament;
being expenditure for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1992 in relation to the House of Representatives	300 000	300 000	*

* Expenditure in 1990-91 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. Operating expenses (net appropriation — see section 7)	27 082 000	29 828 000	29 711 635
Capital expenditure........................................	—	700 000	672 825
Total: Parliamentary Reporting Staff..	27 082 000	30 528 000	30 384 460

1991-92	1990-91
	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
Division 106.— PARLIAMENTARY LIBRARY
1. Operating expenses (net appropriation — see section 7)	10 892 000	11 204 489	10 633 161
Total: Parliamentary Library........................	10 892 000	11 204 489	10 633 161
Division 107.— JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT
1. Operating expenses (net appropriation — see section 7)	36 031 000	35 002 980	34 518 841
2. Capital expenditure.............................................	4 027 000	3 890 000	2 792 067
Total: Joint House Department.....................	40 058 000	38 892 980	37 310 908
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:
(a) that both the President and the Speaker are satisfied is expenditure that is urgently required and:
(i) 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
(ii) was erroneously omitted from, or understated in, the Bill for this Act; and
(b) particulars of which will afterwards be submitted to the Parliament;
being expenditure for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1992 in relation to the Parliamentary Reporting Staff, the Parliamentary Library or the Joint House Department..................................................	1 000 000	1 000 000	*

* Expenditure in 1990-91 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 20 August 1991 Senate on 14 October 1991]

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