Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1992-93 (Cth)

Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1992-93

No. 41 of 1992

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 1993, and for related purposes

[Assented to 5 June 1992]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1992-93.

Commencement

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

Issue and application of $53 114 000

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 1993, the sum of $53 114 000.

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(2) The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated as 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 1992, issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1993 amounts not exceeding the amounts determined by the President, by the Speaker, or by the President and the Speaker, under subsection (2), (3) or (4) (as the case may be).

(2)

For the purposes of subsection (1), the President may determine amounts not exceeding 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 17 March 1992, under a law, or an award, order or determination made under a law.

(3)

For the purposes of subsection (1), the Speaker may determine amounts not exceeding 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 17 March 1992, under a law, or an award, order or determination made under a law.

(4)

For the purposes of subsection (1), the President and the Speaker may jointly determine amounts not exceeding 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 17 March 1992, under 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 as necessary for the purposes of this section.

Net annotated appropriations

5. (1) If 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.

(2) If the Consolidated Revenue Fund is credited with an amount purported to have been paid in respect of:

1. (a)

   a sale, or other transaction, referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or (b); or

2. (b)

   the provision of services;

that amount is taken, for the purposes of subsection (1), to be money received from that sale or other transaction or from the provision of those services (as the case may be) whether or not money has in fact been received in payment of that amount.

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 any subdivision of Division 101 in the Schedule as the President directs but the total expenditure so charged in the financial year ending on 30 June 1993, 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 any subdivision of Division 103 in the Schedule as the Speaker directs but the total expenditure so charged in the financial year ending 30 June 1993, 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 any 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 1993, after deduction of amounts of repayments, must not at any time exceed the amount appropriated for mat year under the head "Joint Advance to the President and the Speaker".

SCHEDULE Section 3

ABSTRACT

Page Reference	Departments and Services	Total
$
6	Senate......................................................................................................................................	8 761 000
6	Advance to the President of the Senate.............................................................................	300 000
7	House of Representatives....................................................................................................	9 866 000
7	Advance to the Speaker of the House of Representatives..............................................	300 000
8	Parliamentary Reporting Staff............................................................................................	12 148 000
8	Parliamentary Library...........................................................................................................	4 893 000
8	Joint House Department......................................................................................................	15 846 000
9	Joint Advance to the President and the Speaker..............................................................	1 000 000
Total..................................................................................................................................	53 114 000

SUMMARY

Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Bill — 1992-93, Heavy figures

Appropriation — 1991-92 *, Light figures

Division		Operating Expenses	Capital Expenditure	Total
$	$	$
101	Senate......................................................................................	8 761 000	—	8 761 000
19 628 000	—	19 628 000
103	House of Representatives...................................................	9 866 000	—	9 866 000
21 118 000	—	21 118 000
105	Parliamentary Reporting Staff...........................................	12 148 000	—	12 148 000
31 761 000	—	31 761 000
106	Parliamentary Library..........................................................	4 893 000	—	4 893 000
11 036 000	—	11 036 000
107	Joint House Department.....................................................	14 856 000	990 000	15 846 000
36 031 000	4 027 000	40 058 000
Total........................................................................................	50 524 000	990 000	51 514 000
119 574 000	4 027 000	123 601 000

* 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 1992-93	Appropriation 1991-92 *
$	$
Division 101.— SENATE
1. Operating expenses (net appropriation —see section 5).................	8 609 000	19 299 000
2. Payments under subsection 34A(1) of the Audit Act 1901..............	2 000	4 000
3. Citizenship visits program......................................................................	150 000	325 000
Total: Senate........................................................................................	8 761 000	19 628 000

* 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 1992-93	Appropriation 1991-92
$	$
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 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 1993 in relation to the Senate.......................................................................................................	300 000	300 000

Services	Supply Appropriation 1992-93	Appropriation 1991-92 *
$	$
Division 103.— HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1.Operating expenses (net appropriation — see section 5).................	9 716 000	20 793 000
3. Citizenship visits program......................................................................	150 000	325 000
Total: House of Representatives....................................................	9 866 000	21 118 000

* 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 1992-93	Appropriation 1991-92
$	$
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 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 1993 in relation to the House of Representatives.....................................................................	300 000	300 000

Services	Supply Appropriation 1992-93	Appropriation 1991-92 *
$	$
Division 105.— PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF
1. Operating expenses (net appropriation —see section 5).................	12 148 000	31 761 000
Total: Parliamentary Reporting Staff.........................................	12 148 000	31 761 000
Division 106.— PARLIAMENTARY LIBRARY
1. Operating expenses (net appropriation — see section 5)................	4 893 000	11 036 000
Total: Parliamentary Library........................................................	4 893 000	11 036 000
Division 107.— JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT
1. Operating expenses (net appropriation — see section 5)................	14 856 000	36 031 000
2. Capital expenditure...................................................................................	990 000	4 027 000
Total: Joint House Department......................................................	15 846 000	40 058 000

* 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 1992-93	Appropriation 1991-92
$	$
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 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 1993 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 24 March 1992

Senate on 28 April 1992]

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