Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1991-92 (Cth)

Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1991-92

No. 92 of 1991

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 1992, and for related purposes

[Assented to 26 June 1991]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1991-92.

Commencement

2. This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Issue and application of $51 587 000

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 year ending on 30 June 1992, the sum of $51 587 000.

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(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 1991, issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1992 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 must 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 5 April 1991, in accordance with a law, or an award, order or determination made under a law.

(3) The amounts determined by the Speaker under this subsection must 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 5 April 1991, in accordance with a law, or an award, order or determination made under a law.

(4)

The amounts determined by the President and the Speaker under this subsection must 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, subdivision 1 of Division 106, 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.5 April 1991, in accordance with a law, or 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 in payments in the nature of salary and the Minister for Finance must report the amounts so issued to the Parliament.

(6) The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated to the extent necessary for the purposes of this section.

Net annotated appropriations

5. Where the description of the purpose of an appropriation set out in an item, subdivision or Division of the Schedule concludes with the words "(net appropriation — see section 5)", the Schedule is taken, for the purposes of this Act and the Audit Act 1901, to provide that all money received:

1. (a)

   from the sale, leasing or hiring out of, or other dealing with, goods or personal property; or

2. (b)

   from the sale of real property used for the purpose of providing staff residential accommodation or from the leasing of real property for that purpose; or

3. (c)

   from the provision of services;

may be credited to that item, subdivision or Division, to such extent as is, and on such conditions as are, agreed between the Minister for Finance and the Presiding Officer or Presiding Officers responsible for the Department for which the appropriation is made.

Advances to President, Speaker or President and Speaker

6. (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 but the total expenditure so charged in the financial year ending on 30 June 1992, after deduction of amounts of repayments, must 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 but the total expenditure so charged in the financial year ending 30 June 1992, after deduction of amounts of repayments, must 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 but the total expenditure so charged in the financial year ending 30 June 1992, after deduction of amounts of repayments, must not at any time exceed the amount appropriated for that year under the head "Joint Advance to the President and the Speaker".

SCHEDULE Section 3

ABSTRACT

Page Reference	Departments and Services	Total
$
6	Senate...................................................................................................	8 178 000
6	Advance to the President of the Senate....................................................	300 000
7	House of Representatives.......................................................................	8 811 000
7	Advance to the Speaker of the House of Representatives..........................	300 000
8	Parliamentary Reporting Staff.................................................................	12 435 000
8	Parliamentary Library............................................................................	4 500 000
8	Joint House Department.........................................................................	16 063 000
9	Joint Advance to the President and the Speaker........................................	1 000 000
Total..................................................................................................	51 587 000

SUMMARY

Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Bill — 1991-92, Heavy figures

Appropriation —1990-91 *, Light figures

Division	Operating Expenses	Capital Expenditure	Total
$	$	$
101 Senate........................................................	8 178 000	—	8 178 000
18 248 000	—	18 248 000
103 House of Representatives............................	8 811 000	—	8 811 000
20 333 000	—	20 333 000
105 Parliamentary Reporting Staff......................	12 435 000	—	12 435 000
29 828 000	700 000	30 528 000
106 Parliamentary Library.................................	4 500 000	—	4 500 000
11 203 000	—	11 203 000
107 Joint House Department..............................	14 148 000	1 915 000	16 063 000
33 972 000	3 890 000	37 862 000
Total...................................................................	48 072 000	1 915 000	49 987 000
11 3 584 000	4 590 000	118 174 000

* Does not include amounts appropriated under Division 102 — Advance to the President of the Senate ($300 000), Division 104 — Advance to the Speaker of the House of Representatives ($300 000) and Division 108 — Joint Advance to the President and the Speaker ($1 000 000).

Services	Supply Appropriation 1991-92	Appropriation 1990-91*
$	$
Division 101.—SENATE
1. Operating expenses (net appropriation —see section 5)	8 009 000	18 245 000
2. Payments under subsection 34A(1) of the Audit Act 1901.	2 000	3 000
3. Citizenship visits program.............................................	167 000	—
Total: Senate...........................................................	8 178 000	18 248 000

* Does not include amounts appropriated under Division 102 — Advance to the President of the Senate, Division 104 — Advance to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and Division 108 — Joint Advance to the President and the Speaker.

Services	Supply Appropriation 1991-92	Appropriation 1990-91
$	$
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 1992 in relation to the Senate........................................................	300 000	300 000

Services	Supply Appropriation 1991-92	Appropriation 1990-91 *
S	$
Division 103.—HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1. Operating expenses (net appropriation — see section 5)	8 644 000	19 885 000
Citizenship visits program.............................................	167 000	—
Training Assistance for Parliaments of Developing Countries (including payments to the training assistance for Parliaments of Developing Countries Trust Account)..........................	—	448 000
Total: House of Representatives..............................	8 811 000	20 333 000

* Does not include amounts appropriated under Division 102 — Advance to the President of the Senate, Division 104 — Advance to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and Division 108 — Joint Advance to the President and the Speaker.

Services	Supply Appropriation 1991-92	Appropriation 1990-91
$	$
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 1992 in relation to the House of Representatives............................	300 000	300 000

Services	Supply Appropriation 1991-92	Appropriation 1990-91 *
$	$
Division 105.—PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF
1. Operating expenses (net appropriation — see section 5)	12 435 000	29 828 000
Capital expenditure......................................................	700 00
Total: Parliamentary Reporting Staff......................	12 435 000	30 528 000
Division 106.—PARLIAMENTARY LIBRARY
1. Operating expenses (net appropriation — see section 5)	4 500 000	11 203 000
Total: Parliamentary Library.................................	4 500 000	11 203 000
Division 107.—JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT
1. Operating expenses (net appropriation — sec section 5)	14 148 000	33 972 000
2. Capital expenditure.......................................................	1 915 000	3 890 000
Total: Joint House Department...............................	16 063 000	37 862 000

* Does not include amounts appropriated under Division 102 — Advance to the President of the Senate, Division 104 — Advance to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and Division 108 — Joint Advance to the President and the Speaker.

Services	Supply Appropriation 1991-92	Appropriation 1990-91
$	$
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 1992 in relation to the Parliamentary Reporting Staff, the Parliamentary Library or the Joint House Department..........................................	1 000 000	1 000 000

[Minister's second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 16 April 1991

Senate on 14 May 1991]

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