Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act (No. 1) 2014-2015 (Cth)

Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act (No. 1) 2014‑2015

No. 65, 2014

An Act to appropriate money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for expenditure in relation to the Parliamentary Departments, and for related purposes

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Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act (No. 1) 2014-2015

No. 65, 2014

An Act to appropriate money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for expenditure in relation to the Parliamentary Departments, and for related purposes

[Assented to 30 June 2014]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

Part 1Preliminary 1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act (No. 1) 2014‑2015.

2Commencement

This Act commences on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent.

3Definitions

In this Act:

administered assets and liabilities item means an amount set out in Schedule 1 in relation to a Parliamentary Department opposite the heading “Administered Assets and Liabilities”.

administered item means an amount set out in Schedule 1 opposite an outcome for a Parliamentary Department under the heading “Administered”.

Agency has the same meaning as in the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.

Note: Each Parliamentary Department is an Agency for the purposes of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.

current year means the financial year ending on 30 June 2015.

departmental item means the total amount set out in Schedule 1 in relation to a Parliamentary Department under the heading “Departmental”.

Note: The amounts set out opposite outcomes, under the heading “Departmental”, are “notional”. They are not part of the item, and do not in any way restrict the scope of the expenditure authorised by the item.

expenditure means payments for expenses, acquiring assets, making loans or paying liabilities.

Finance Minister means the Minister administering this Act.

item means any of the following:

1. (a)

   a departmental item;

2. (b)

   an administered item;

3. (c)

   an administered assets and liabilities item;

4. (d)

   an other departmental item.

other departmental item means an amount set out in Schedule 1 in relation to a Parliamentary Department opposite the heading “Equity Injections”.

Parliamentary Department means any of the following:

1. (a)

   the Department of the Senate;

2. (b)

   the Department of the House of Representatives;

3. (c)

   the Department of Parliamentary Services;

4. (d)

   the Parliamentary Budget Office.

Portfolio Budget Statements means the Portfolio Budget Statements that were tabled in the Senate or the House of Representatives in relation to the Bill for this Act.

Portfolio Statements means the Portfolio Budget Statements.

President means the President of the Senate.

responsible Presiding Officer means:

1. (a)

   in relation to the Department of the Senate—the President; or

2. (b)

   in relation to the Department of the House of Representatives—the Speaker; or

3. (c)

   in relation to the Department of Parliamentary Services—the President and the Speaker together; or

4. (d)

   in relation to the Parliamentary Budget Office—the President and the Speaker together.

Speaker means the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Special Account has the same meaning as in the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.

4Portfolio Statements

The Portfolio Statements are hereby declared to be relevant documents for the purposes of section 15AB of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

Note: See paragraph 15AB(2)(g) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

5Notional payments, receipts etc.

For the purposes of this Act, notional transactions between Agencies are to be treated as if they were real transactions.

Note: This section applies, for example, to a “payment” between Agencies that are both part of the Commonwealth. One of the effects of this section is that the payment will be debited from an appropriation for the paying Agency, even though no payment is actually made from the Consolidated Revenue Fund.

Part 2Appropriation items 6Summary of appropriations

The total of the items specified in Schedule 1 is $206,319,000.

Note 1: Items in Schedule 1 can be adjusted under Part 3 of this Act.

Note 2: Sections 30 to 32 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 also provide for adjustments of amounts appropriated by this Act.

7Departmental items

The amount specified in a departmental item for a Parliamentary Department may be applied for the departmental expenditure of the Parliamentary Department.

Note: The Finance Minister manages the expenditure of public money through the issue of drawing rights under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.

8Administered items

1. (1)

   The amount specified in an administered item for an outcome for a Parliamentary Department may be applied for expenditure for the purpose of contributing to achieving that outcome.

   Note: The Finance Minister manages the expenditure of public money through the issue of drawing rights under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.

2. (2)

   If the Portfolio Statements indicate that activities of a particular kind were intended to be treated as activities in respect of a particular outcome, then expenditure for the purpose of carrying out those activities is taken to be expenditure for the purpose of contributing to achieving the outcome.

9Administered assets and liabilities items

1. (1)

   The amount specified in an administered assets and liabilities item for a Parliamentary Department may be applied for expenditure for the purpose of contributing to achieving any outcome specified in Schedule 1 for the Parliamentary Department.

   Note: The Finance Minister manages the expenditure of public money through the issue of drawing rights under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.

2. (2)

   If the Portfolio Statements indicate that activities of a particular kind were intended to be treated as activities in respect of a particular outcome, then expenditure for the purpose of carrying out those activities is taken to be expenditure for the purpose of contributing to achieving the outcome.

10Other departmental items

The amount specified in an other departmental item for a Parliamentary Department may be applied for the departmental expenditure of the Parliamentary Department.

Note: The Finance Minister manages the expenditure of public money through the issue of drawing rights under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.

Part 3Advance to the responsible Presiding Officer 11Advance to the responsible Presiding Officer

1. (1)

   This section applies if the responsible Presiding Officer is satisfied that there is an urgent need for expenditure in relation to a Parliamentary Department, in the current year, that is not provided for, or is insufficiently provided for, in Schedule 1:

   1. (a)

      because of an erroneous omission or understatement; or

   2. (b)

      because the expenditure was unforeseen until after the last day on which it was practicable to provide for it in the Bill for this Act before that Bill was introduced into the House of Representatives.

2. (2)

   This Act has effect as if Schedule 1 were amended, in accordance with a determination of the responsible Presiding Officer, to make provision for so much (if any) of the additional expenditure as the responsible Presiding Officer determines.

3. (3)

   The total of the amounts determined under subsection (2) for the Department of the Senate cannot be more than $300,000.

4. (4)

   The total of the amounts determined under subsection (2) for the Department of the House of Representatives cannot be more than $300,000.

5. (5)

   The total of the amounts determined under subsection (2) for the Department of Parliamentary Services cannot be more than $1 million.

6. (6)

   The total of the amounts determined under subsection (2) for the Parliamentary Budget Office cannot be more than $300,000.

7. (7)

   A determination made under subsection (2) is a legislative instrument, but neither section 42 (disallowance) nor Part 6 (sunsetting) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 applies to the determination.

Part 4Miscellaneous 12Crediting amounts to Special Accounts

If any of the purposes of a Special Account is a purpose that is covered by an item (whether or not the item expressly refers to the Special Account), then amounts may be debited against the appropriation for that item and credited to that Special Account.

13Appropriation of the Consolidated Revenue Fund

The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated as necessary for the purposes of this Act, including the operation of this Act as affected by the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.

14Act ceases to be in force

This Act ceases to be in force at the start of 1 July 2017.

Schedule 1Services for which money is appropriated

Note: See sections 6 and 13.

Abstract
Department		Total
$'000
Department of the Senate								20,627
Department of the House of Representatives								21,146
Department of Parliamentary Services								157,533
Parliamentary Budget Office								7,013
Total						206,319
APPROPRIATIONS
Summary Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)—2014‑2015 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2013‑2014
Entity		Departmental		Administered		Non‑ operating			Total
$'000		$'000		$'000			$'000
Department of the Senate		20,627		‑		‑			20,627
		21,567		‑		‑			21,567
Department of the House of Representatives		20,821		325		‑			21,146
		22,406		325		‑			22,731
Department of Parliamentary Services		142,051		1,670		13,812			157,533
		116,872		‑		20,437			137,309
Parliamentary Budget Office		7,013		‑		‑			7,013
		7,702		‑		‑			7,702
Total: Parliamentary Departments		190,512		1,995		13,812			206,319
168,547		325		20,437			189,309
Parliament Appropriation (plain figures)—2014‑2015 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2013‑2014
Departmental		Administered			Total
$'000		$'000			$'000
DEPARTMENT OF THE SENATE
Operating
Outcome 1‑ Advisory and administrative support services to enable the Senate and Senators to fulfil their representative and legislative duties
			20,627		‑			20,627
			21,567		‑			21,567
Total: Department of the Senate			20,627		‑			20,627
			21,567		‑			21,567
Parliament Appropriation (plain figures)—2014‑2015 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2013‑2014
Departmental		Administered			Total
$'000		$'000			$'000
DEPARTMENT OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Operating
Outcome 1‑ Advisory and administrative services support the House of Representatives to fulfil its representative and legislative role
			20,821		325			21,146
			22,406		325			22,731
Total: Department of the House of Representatives			20,821		325			21,146
			22,406		325			22,731
Parliament Appropriation (plain figures)—2014‑2015 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2013‑2014
Departmental		Administered			Total
$'000		$'000			$'000
DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY SERVICES
Operating
Outcome 1‑ Occupants of Parliament House are supported by integrated services and facilities, Parliament functions effectively and its work and building are accessible to the public
			142,051		1,670			143,721
			116,872		‑			116,872
Total: Operating			142,051		1,670			143,721
116,872		‑			116,872
Non‑operating
Administered Assets and Liabilities			13,812
			20,437
Total: Non‑operating			13,812
20,437
Total: Department of Parliamentary Services			142,051		1,670			157,533
			116,872		‑			137,309
Parliament Appropriation (plain figures)—2014‑2015 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2013‑2014
Departmental		Administered			Total
$'000		$'000			$'000
PARLIAMENTARY BUDGET OFFICE
Operating
Outcome 1‑ Inform the Parliament by providing independent and non‑partisan analysis of the budget cycle, fiscal policy and the financial implications of proposals
			7,013		‑			7,013
			7,702		‑			7,702
Total: Parliamentary Budget Office			7,013		‑			7,013
			7,702		‑			7,702

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 13 May 2014

Senate on 24 June 2014]

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