Supply (Parliamentary
Departments) Act 1987-88
No.
31 of 1987
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 1988
[Assented to 2 June 1987]
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 1987-88.
Commencement
2. This Act shall come
into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
Issue,
application and appropriation of $23,716,000
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 1988 the sum of $23,716,000.
(2) The Consolidated Revenue
Fund is appropriated to the extent necessary for the purposes of subsection (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 1987, issue out of the
Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1988
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 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 subdivision 1 of Division
101 in the Schedule as have become payable or become payable, or have commenced
or commence to be paid, after 6 May 1987, 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 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 subdivision 1 of Division 103
in the Schedule as have become payable or become payable, or have commenced or
commence to be paid, after 6 May 1987, 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 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 subdivision
1 of Division 105 in the Schedule, subdivision 1 of Division 106 in the
Schedule or subdivision 1 of Division 107 in the Schedule as have become
payable or become payable, or have commenced or commence to be paid, after 6
May 1987, 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 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 subdivision 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 1988, 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 subdivision 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 1988, 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
subdivision 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 1988, 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”.
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THE
SCHEDULE
Division 101.—SENATE | $ |
1.Recurrent
expenditure....................................................................................... | 4 727 000 |
2.Capital
expenditure............................................................................................ | 80 000 |
TOTAL: SENATE
| 4 807 000 |
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 1988 in relation to
the Senate
| 150 000 |
Division 103.—HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
1.Recurrent
expenditure. .................................................................................... | 4 731 000 |
2.Capital
expenditure............................................................................................ | 5 000 |
TOTAL: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
| 4 736 000 |
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 1988 in relation to
the house of Representatives.............................................................................................................................
| 300 000 |
Division 105.—PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING
STAFF |
1.Recurrent
expenditure....................................................................................... | 3 279 000 |
TOTAL: PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF
| 3 279 000 |
Division
106.—PARLIAMENTARY LIBRARY |
1.Recurrent
expenditure....................................................................................... | 3 257 000 |
TOTAL: PARLIAMENTARY LIBRARY
| 3 257 000 |
Division 107.—JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT |
1.Recurrent
expenditure....................................................................................... | 6 874 000 |
2.Capital
expenditure............................................................................................ | 113 000 |
TOTAL: JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT
| 6 987 000 |
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 1988 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 6 May 1987
Senate
on 26 May 1987