Supply
(Parliamentary Departments) Act 1985-86
No. 73 of 1985
An
Act to make interim provision for the appropriation of money out of the
Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure, in relation to the
Parliamentary Departments, in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1986
[Assented to 6 June 1985]
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 Supply (Parliamentary Departments)
Act 1985-86.
Commencement
2. This Act shall come
into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
Issue,
application and appropriation of $19,535,000
3. (1) The Minister for Finance may issue out of the Consolidated
Revenue Fund and apply for the services specified in the Schedule in respect of
the financial year ending on 30 June 1986 the sum of $19,535,000.
(2) The Consolidated Revenue
Fund is appropriated to the extent necessary for the purposes of sub-section
(1).
Additional
appropriation in respect of increases in salaries
4. (1) In addition to the sum referred to in section 3, the Minister
for Finance may, at any time before 1 December 1985, issue out of the
Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1986
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 the Schedule as have become payable or become payable, or have commenced
or commence to be paid, after 8 May 1985, 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 the Schedule as have become payable or become payable, or have commenced or
commence to be paid, after 8 May 1985, 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 the Schedule, sub-division 1 of Division 106 in the
Schedule or sub-division 1 of Division 107 in the Schedule as have become
payable or become payable, or have commenced or commence to be paid, after 8
May 1985, 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 any
payments in the nature of salary and the Minister for Finance shall report to the
Parliament the amounts so issued.
(6) The Consolidated
Revenue Fund is appropriated to the extent necessary for the purposes of this
section.
Advances
to President and Speaker
5. (1) Expenditure in relation to the Senate in excess of specific
appropriation may be charged to such sub-division of Division 101 in the
Schedule as the President may direct provided that the total expenditure so
charged in the financial year ending 30 June 1986, 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 the Schedule as the Speaker may
direct provided that the total expenditure so charged in the financial year
ending 30 June 1986, 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 the Schedule as the President and
the Speaker both direct provided that the total expenditure so charged in the
financial year ending 30 June 1986, 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”.
THE
SCHEDULE
$ |
Division 101.—SENATE |
1. Recurrent
expenditure............................................................................................ | 3 596 000 |
2. Capital
expenditure................................................................................................. | 80 000 |
TOTAL:
SENATE...................................................................................................
| 3
676 000 |
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 moneys available for expenditure (a)
that the President of the Senate is satisfied is expenditure that (i) is
urgently required; and (ii)
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; and
(b)
particulars of which will afterwards be submitted to the Parliament,
being
expenditure for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1986 in relation to
the Senate
| 150
000 |
Division 103.—HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES |
1. Recurrent
expenditure............................................................................................ | 4 183 000 |
2. Capital
expenditure................................................................................................. | 25 000 |
TOTAL:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.....................................................
| 4
208 000 |
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 moneys available
for expenditure— (a)
that the Speaker of the House of Representatives is satisfied is expenditure
that — (i) is
urgently required; and (ii)
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; and
(b) particulars of which will afterwards be
submitted to the Parliament,
being
expenditure for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1986 in relation to
the House of Representatives ..........................................................................................
| 300
000 |
Division 105.—PARLIAMENTARY
REPORTING STAFF |
1. Recurrent
expenditure............................................................................................ | 3 124 000 |
TOTAL:
PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF......................................
| 3 124 000 |
Division 106.—PARLIAMENTARY
LIBRARY |
1. Recurrent
expenditure............................................................................................ | 3 160 000 |
TOTAL:
PARLIAMENTARY LIBRARY.........................................................
| 3 160 000 |
Division
107.—JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT |
1. Recurrent
expenditure............................................................................................ | 4 547 000 |
2. Capital
expenditure................................................................................................. | 170 000 |
TOTAL:
JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT.........................................................
| 4
717 000 |
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 moneys available for expenditure (a) that both are satisfied is
expenditure that (i) is urgently required: and (ii) 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: and
(b) particulars
of which will afterwards be submitted to the Parliament,
being
expenditure for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1986 in relation to
the Parliamentary Reporting Staff. the Parliamentary Library or the Joint
House Department
| 200 000 |
[Minister’s
second reading speech made in—
House
of Representatives on 8 May 1985
Senate
on 21 May 1985