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Appropriation (Parliament 2014-2015) Act 2014

No. 39 of 2014

table of provisions

Section  Page

1Purpose

2Commencement

3Issue of moneys

4Appropriation

5Application of amounts appropriated

6Application of amounts for future payments

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SCHEDULE 1

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Endnotes

Appropriation (Parliament 2014-2015) Act 2014

No. 39 of 2014

[Assented to 17 June 2014]

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 2014/2015.

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 2014/2015 the sum of $115 756 000 as set out in Schedule 1.

(2)If—

(a)in respect of the financial year 2014/2015 the amount payable in respect of salaries and related costs is increased as the result of any act 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 2014/2015, 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 2014/2015, to the appropriate item in Schedule 1 for the relevant Department.

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SCHEDULE 1

PARLIAMENT DEPARTMENT VOTES

ESTIMATES

SUMMARY

2013/2014	2014/2015
Department	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
Legislative Council	3 081	3 254
Legislative Assembly	4 525	4 636
Parliamentary Investigatory Committees	7 196	7 016
Parliamentary Services	82 130	85 446
Auditor-General	15 286	15 404
112 218	115 756

DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

2013/2014	2014/2015
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs	3 081	3 254
Total Appropriation	3 081	3 254

DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

2013/2014	2014/2015
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs	4 525	4 636
Total Appropriation	4 525	4 636

DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY INVESTIGATORY COMMITTEES

2013/2014	2014/2015
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs	7 196	7 016
Total Appropriation	7 196	7 016

DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY SERVICES

2013/2014	2014/2015
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	82 130	85 446
Total Appropriation	82 130	85 446

DEPARTMENT OF AUDITOR-GENERAL

2013/2014	2014/2015
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	15 286	15 404
Total Appropriation	15 286	15 404

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Endnotes

Minister's second reading speech—

Legislative Assembly: 6 May 2014

Legislative Council: 10 June 2014

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 2014/2015 and for other purposes."