Parliamentary Appropriation Act 1994 (NSW)

PARLIAMENTARY APPROPRIATION ACT 1994 No. 67

NEW SOUTH WALES

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

1.       Short title

2.      Commencement

3.      Interpretation

4. Appropriation for recurrent services

5.      Appropriation for capital works and services

6 . Variation of authorised payments from Consolidated Fund

7.    Appointment of person to carry out the functions of the Treasurer under section 6

PARLIAMENTARY APPROPRIATION ACT 1994 No. 67

NEW SOUTH WALES

Act No. 67, 1994

An Act to appropriate out of the Consolidated Fund sums for the recurrent services and capital works and services of the Legislature for the year 1994-95. [Assented to 23 November 1994]

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The Legislature of New South Wales enacts:

S hort title

1.          This Act may be cited as the Parliamentary Appropriation Act

1994.

Com m encem ent

2. This Act commences on the date of assent.

In te rp re ta tion

3. (1) In this Act:

(a)	a reference to the year 1993-94 is a reference to the year from 1 July 1993 to 30 June 1994; and
(b)	a reference to the year 1994-95 is a reference to the year from 1 July 1994 to 30 June 1995.

(2 ) A reference in the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 to an or the

Appropriation Act includes a reference to this Act.

A ppropriation fo r recu rren t services

4. (1 ) This Act appropriates the sum of $55,296,000 to the Legislature out of the Consolidated Fund for the recurrent services of the Legislature for the year 1994-95.

(2 ) Any amounts expended for recurrent services under section 25 of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 or any Parliamentary Supply Act on or after 1 July 1994 and before the date of assent to this Act are taken to have been expended out of the sum appropriated by this section.

A ppropriation fo r capital works an d services

(1) This Act appropriates the sum of $2,280,000 to the Legislature

out of the Consolidated Fund for the capital works and services of the

Legislature for the year 1994-95.

5.

(2) Any amounts expended for capital works and services under section 25 of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 or any Parliamentary Supply Act on or after 1 July 1994 and before the date of assent to this Act are taken to have been expended out of the sum appropriated by this section.

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V ariation of au tho rised paym ents from C onsolidated F und

(1 ) Payment of the sums appropriated under this Act may not be made on a program shown in the Budget Paper entitled “Budget Estimates 1994-95” in excess of the sums provided in that Budget Paper for the program, except as provided by this section and Division 4 of Part 2 of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983.

6.

(2) If the exigencies of the Public Service render it necessary, the

Treasurer may authorise:

(a)	the payment of a sum in excess of the amount shown in the Budget Paper entitled “Budget Estimates 1994-95” as the Consolidated Fund Recurrent Payments estimate for a program, but only on the condition that an equivalent sum is not paid out of the estimate of the Consolidated Fund Recurrent Payments for another program; and
(b)	the payment of a sum in excess of the amount shown in that Budget Paper as the Consolidated Fund Capital Payments estimate for a program, but only on the condition that an equivalent sum is not paid out o f the estimate of the Consolidated Fund Capital Payments for another program.

(3) This section does not apply to sums appropriated otherwise than by

this Act.

(4) This section does not empower the Treasurer to authorise the payment o f a sum in augmentation o f or as an addition to any salary or wages the amount o f which has been fixed by law.

(5) The Treasurer is required to inform the Auditor-General of every

authorisation given under this section.

A ppointm ent of	person to carry ou t the functions of th e T re a su re r
u n d e r section 6

7 .       (1) The Treasurer may appoint a person to carry out the Treasurer's

functions under section 6 .

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(2) Any such appointment is subject to such conditions (if any) as the

Treasurer determines.

(3) The Treasurer may revoke any such appointment at any time.

[Minister's second reading speech made in­

Legislative Assembly on 14 September 1994 Legislative Council on 17 November 1994]