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Appropriation (2014-2015) Act 2014

No. 38 of 2014

table of provisions

Section  Page

1Purpose

2Commencement

3Issue of moneys

4Appropriation

5Application of amounts appropriated

6Application of amounts for future payments

7Public Account advance

8Advance to Treasurer

9Reference provision

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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1

SCHEDULE 2—Payments from advances pursuant to section 35 of the Financial Management Act 1994, 2012/2013

SCHEDULE 3—Payments from Advance to Treasurer, 2012/2013

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Endnotes

Appropriation (2014-2015) Act 2014

No. 38 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 ordinary annual services of the Government for 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 $41 070 982 000 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 section 30 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.

7Public Account advance

The sums specified in Schedule 2 which by the authority of section 35 of the Financial Management Act 1994 have been expended from the Public Account to meet urgent claims are deemed to have been appropriated from the Consolidated Fund for the provision of outputs, additions to the net asset base and payments made on behalf of the State specified in Schedule 2 and those sums shall be repaid to the Public Account.

8Advance to Treasurer

The sums specified in Schedule 3 have been expended to meet urgent claims out of the Advance appropriated in the Appropriation (2012/2013) Act 2012 under the Department of Treasury and Finance and the payments so made are deemed to have been appropriated for the purposes and services specified in Schedule 3.

9Reference provision

In this Act, Courts Services Victoria established under the Court Services Victoria Act 2014 is referred to as the Department of Courts for appropriation purposes only.

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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1

DEPARTMENTAL VOTES

ESTIMATES

SUMMARY

Department	2013/2014 Budget	2014/2015 Estimate
$'000	$'000
Courts	247 887	236 665
Education and Early Childhood Development	9 603 806	10 211 944
Environment and Primary Industries	2 228 714	2 061 438
Health	7 273 493	7 587 146
Human Services	3 618 583	3 774 908
Justice	5 307 857	5 802 530
Premier and Cabinet	577 906	602 760
State Development, Business and Innovation	897 153	900 213
Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure	6 958 951	7 204 780
Treasury and Finance	2 436 609	2 688 598
39 150 959	41 070 982

DEPARTMENT OF COURTS

2013/2014	2014/2015
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	247 887	234 137
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	0	2 528
Total Appropriation	247 887	236 665

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT

2013/2014	2014/2015
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	9 603 806	10 211 944
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	0	0
Total Appropriation	9 603 806	10 211 944

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND PRIMARY INDUSTRIES

2013/2014	2014/2015
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	1 205 001	1 253 619
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	104 386	111 169
3.     Payments made on behalf of the State	893 313	666 000
4.     Provision of outputs—Victorian Water Trust (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	14	0
5. Contributions by the State under agreements pursuant to section 25 of the Murray-Darling Basin Act 1993	26 000	30 650
Total Appropriation	2 228 714	2 061 438

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

2013/2014	2014/2015
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	6 978 374	7 498 235
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	295 119	88 911
Total Appropriation	7 273 493	7 587 146

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES

2013/2014	2014/2015
Item		Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)		3 534 576	3 711 252
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	84 007		63 656
Total Appropriation		3 618 583	3 774 908

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

2013/2014	2014/2015
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	4 543 755	5 008 233
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	708 894	739 115
3.     Payments made on behalf of the State	54 461	54 461
4. Victorian Law Reform Commission – pursuant to section 17(b) of the Victorian Law Reform Commission Act 2000	747	721
Total Appropriation	5 307 857	5 802 530

DEPARTMENT OF PREMIER AND CABINET

2013/2014	2014/2015
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	561 669	577 741
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	16 237	21 519
3.     Payments made on behalf of the State	0	3 500
Total Appropriation	577 906	602 760

DEPARTMENT OF STATE DEVELOPMENT, BUSINESS AND INNOVATION

2013/2014	2014/2015
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	615 786	616 662
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	81 367	98 486
3.     Payments made on behalf of the State	64 000	63 688
4. Payment to Regional Growth Fund pursuant to section 4 of the Regional Growth Fund Act 2011	136 000	121 377
Total Appropriation	897 153	900 213

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT, PLANNING AND LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE

2013/2014	2014/2015
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	5 025 834	5 352 831
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	1 932 267	1 851 099
3.     Payments made on behalf of the State	850	850
Total Appropriation	6 958 951	7 204 780

DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY AND FINANCE

2013/2014	2014/2015
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	239 787	229 841
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	26 587	24 427
3.Payments made on behalf of the State	1 792 074	1 753 223
4.Advance to Treasurer to enable Treasurer to meet urgent claims that may arise before Parliamentary sanction is obtained, which will afterwards be submitted for Parliamentary authority	378 161	681 107
Total Appropriation	2 436 609	2 688 598

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SCHEDULE 2

Payments from advances pursuant to section 35 of the Financial Management Act 1994, 2012/2013

Department	Purpose	Amount
$
Education and Early Childhood Development	Mt Waverley North Primary School	1 000 000
1 000 000
Environment and Primary Industries	2012-13 fire season	99 322 402
99 322 402
Health	Revision to hypothecated revenue estimates	91 000 000
91 000 000
Human Services	Concessions	9 500 000
Youth Foyer 2 costs	500 000
10 000 000
Planning and Community Development	Melbourne Park redevelopment	2 670 000
2 670 000
Total		203 992 402

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SCHEDULE 3

Payments from Advance to Treasurer, 2012/2013

Department	Purpose	Amount
$
Education and Early Childhood Development	Kindergarten enrolment based funding	11 703 000
	Salary indexation for teachers and education support staff	6 000 000
	Schools enrolment based funding	50 922 000
	Utilities maintenance funding associated with Mt Waverley North Primary School	41 000
	Vocational education and training delivery enrolment based funding	142 006 000
	Voluntary departure packages reimbursement	15 891 000
226 563 000
Environment and Primary Industries	Lake Mountain Alpine Resort debt forgiveness	650 000
	Macalister Irrigation District	200 000
Indexation — Adjustment	1 200 000
Restoring Victoria's flood damaged parks	761 000
Summer bushfire campaign	1 000 000
Stevensons Road landfill remediation	12 000 000
Valuer-General — Valuation of non-rateable assets	3 620 000
Voluntary departure packages reimbursement	13 273 000
32 704 000
Department	Purpose	Amount
$
Health	Voluntary departure packages reimbursement	8 341 286
Equal pay decision in the social and community services sector	5 298 000
13 639 286
Human Services	Equal pay decision in the social and community services sector	18 009 000
Family violence and sexual assault	3 050 000
Youth Foyer 2 costs	1 366 000
Voluntary departure packages reimbursement	19 665 000
Support for organisational reform	10 230 000
52 320 000
Justice	Fire Services Levy Monitor	1 297 264
Summer fire campaign	4 000 000
Voluntary departure packages reimbursement — Department of Justice	16 107 637
Voluntary departure packages reimbursement — Victoria Police	10 232 460
Victoria Police 2007 — Enterprise bargaining agreement	10 773 100
42 410 461
Parliament	Revaluation of Parliament House — Depreciation	8 160 000
8 160 000
Department	Purpose	Amount
$
Planning and Community Development	Bushfire Fund prior year commitments	379 000
	Voluntary departure packages reimbursement	6 116 000
6 495 000
Premier and Cabinet	2012-13 Fire Services Levy implementation costs	702 000
	Melbourne Symphony Orchestra business interruption costs	1 600 000
Royal Exhibition Building protection and promotion project	780 000
Voluntary departure packages reimbursement	684 000
3 766 000
Primary Industries	Animal Welfare Fund grants program	400 000
Fisheries cost recovery	221 000
Food and Fibre Marketing Cooperative	1 810 000
Low emissions energy technology	1 567 000
Voluntary departure packages reimbursement	7 700 000
Flood recovery coordination	571 000
12 269 000
Department	Purpose	Amount
$
State Development, Business and Innovation	Implementation of the Victorian Coal Development Strategy	1 554 000
	e-Government Innovation Fund	2 000 000
	Voluntary departure packages reimbursement	5 050 000
8 604 000
Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure	2012 Victorian flood recovery — damage to road infrastructure	2 900 000
	Avalon Airport Rail Link planning	469 000
	Bus services improvements	773 000
	East West Link — planning and development	8 063 000
Graduated licensing system	5 000 000
Metropolitan bus services procurement	1 412 000
Metropolitan rail contracts — energy costs	20 000 000
myki (operations and customer services)	12 000 000
National Heavy Vehicle Regulator Implementation Project	2 920 000
Protective Services Officers — Railway station infrastructure	244 000
Rail Contracts — Impact of CPI changes	4 428 000
Taxi services Commission — Transition and Reform Implementation	902 000
Victorian Freight Logistics Plan	1 250 000
Voluntary departure packages reimbursement	22 607 000
Warragul station precinct	600 000
83 568 000
Department	Purpose	Amount
$
Treasury and Finance	Essential Services Commission	1 205 246
	Fire Services Property Levy	5 892 118
Litigation legal costs	4 256 648
Voluntary departure packages reimbursement	1 479 228
12 833 240
Total		503 331 987

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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 ordinary annual services of the Government for the financial year 2014/2015 and for other purposes."