Supply (Parliamentary Departments)
Act 1988-89
No.
45 of 1988
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 1989, and
for other purposes
[Assented to 3 June 1988]
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
1988-89.
Commencement
2. This
Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
Issue,
application and appropriation of $42,171,000
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 30 June 1989 the sum of
$42,171,000.
(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 1988,
issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending
on 30 June 1989 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 20 April 1988 in
accordance with a 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 20 April 1988, in
accordance with a 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 20 April 1988, in accordance with a 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 1989, 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 1989, 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 1989, 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 Section
3
$ |
Division 101.—SENATE |
1. Recurrent expenditure...................................................................................
| 5 618 000 |
2. Capital expenditure........................................................................................
| 92 000 |
3. Payments pursuant to subsection
34a (1) of the Audit Act 1901.........................
| 1 000 |
TOTAL: SENATE..........................................................................................
| 5 711 000 |
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 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 1989 in relation to the Senate
| 150
000 |
Division
103.—HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
1. Recurrent expenditure...................................................................................
| 4 313 100 |
2. Capital expenditure........................................................................................
| 56 900 |
TOTAL:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
| 4 370
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 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 1989 in relation to the House of
Representatives.................................................................................................
| 300
000 |
Division
105.—PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF |
1. Recurrent expenditure...................................................................................
| 3 131 000 |
TOTAL:
PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF
| 3 131 000 |
$ |
Division 106.—PARLIAMENTARY
LIBRARY |
1. Recurrent expenditure..................................................................................
| 9 814 000 |
TOTAL:
PARLIAMENTARY LIBRARY.......................................................
| 9 814 000 |
Division 107.—JOINT HOUSE
DEPARTMENT |
1.
Recurrent expenditure..................................................................................
| 17 078 000 |
2.
Capital expenditure.......................................................................................
| 1 417 000 |
TOTAL:
JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT......................................................
| 18 495 000 |
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 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 1989 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 20 April 1988
Senate on 10 May 1988