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Appropriation (Parliament 2015-2016) Act 2015

No. 24 of 2015

table of provisions

Section  Page

1Purpose

2Commencement

3Issue of moneys

4Appropriation

5Application of amounts appropriated

6Application of amounts for future payments

7Repeal of Act

Schedule 1

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Endnotes

1      General information

Appropriation (Parliament 2015-2016) Act 2015

No. 24 of 2015

[Assented to 29 June 2015]

The Parliament of Victoria enacts:

1Purpose

The purpose of this Act is to make provision for the appropriation of certain sums out of the Consolidated Fund for the Parliament in respect of the financial year 2015/2016.

2Commencement

This Act comes into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3Issue of moneys

(1)The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Fund in respect of the financial year 2015/2016 the sum of $117 432 000 as set out in Schedule 1.

(2)If—

(a)in respect of the financial year 2015/2016 the amount payable in respect of salaries and related costs is increased as the result of any legislation or determination; and

(b)the amounts specified in the relevant items in Schedule 1 are insufficient to provide for the payment of the increased amount payable in respect of salaries and related costs—

the Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Fund an amount not exceeding the increased amount payable in respect of salaries and related costs in addition to the amount issued under subsection (1).

(3)In this section—

determination includes any regulation or any award, order or determination of a person or body authorised to determine minimum salaries or wages under any law of the Commonwealth or of the State, or any agreement approved in accordance with the Fair Work Act 2009 or Workplace Relations Act 1996 of the Commonwealth, or any agreement entered into by or on behalf of the State;

salaries and related costs includes wages or other amounts in the nature of salary, payments by way of overtime or penalty rates or in lieu of long service leave or for retiring gratuities, superannuation contributions, annual leave loadings, payroll tax payments and WorkCover insurance policy premiums.

4Appropriation

The Consolidated Fund is appropriated to the extent necessary for the purposes of section 3.

5Application of amounts appropriated

(1)The amounts to be applied to an item specified in Schedule 1 shall not, except as provided in this section or in section 31 of the Financial Management Act 1994, exceed the amount specified for that item.

(2)If an amount in respect of depreciation of an asset is applied to an item in Schedule 1 for the provision of outputs of a Department, the amount shown for the item in Schedule 1 relating to that Department in respect of additions to the net asset base is increased, if the Treasurer so determines, by an amount not exceeding the amount in respect of depreciation.

6Application of amounts for future payments

If, during the financial year 2015/2016, an arrangement is made, or an expense or obligation is incurred, for the payment of an amount in a future financial year, a corresponding amount is applied, in respect of the financial year 2015/2016, to the appropriate item in Schedule 1 for the relevant Department.

7Repeal of Act

This Act is repealed on the fourth anniversary of the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Note

The repeal of this Act does not affect any matter or thing or the previous operation of the Act (see section 14(2) of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984).

Schedule 1

PARLIAMENT DEPARTMENT VOTES

ESTIMATES

SUMMARY

2014/2015	2015/2016
Department	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
Legislative Council	3 254	3 155
Legislative Assembly	4 636	4 599
Parliamentary Investigatory Committees	7 016	6 965
Parliamentary Services	85 446	86 924
Auditor-General	15 404	15 789
115 756	117 432

DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

2014/2015	2015/2016
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs	3 254	3 155
Total Appropriation	3 254	3 155

DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

2014/2015	2015/2016
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs	4 636	4 599
Total Appropriation	4 636	4 599

DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY INVESTIGATORY COMMITTEES

2014/2015	2015/2016
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs	7 016	6 965
Total Appropriation	7 016	6 965

DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY SERVICES

2014/2015	2015/2016
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	85 446	86 924
Total Appropriation	85 446	86 924

DEPARTMENT OF AUDITOR-GENERAL

2014/2015	2015/2016
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	15 404	15 789
Total Appropriation	15 404	15 789

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Endnotes

1   General information

See for Victorian Bills, Acts and current authorised versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.

Minister's second reading speech—

Legislative Assembly: 5 May 2015

Legislative Council: 28 May 2015

The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act for the appropriation of certain sums out of the Consolidated Fund for the Parliament in respect of the financial year 2015/2016 and for other purposes."