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Appropriation (2013-2014) Act 2013
No. 38 of 2013
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
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SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1
SCHEDULE 2
SCHEDULE 3
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ENDNOTES
Appropriation (2013-2014) Act 2013
No. 38 of 2013
[Assented to 28 June 2013]
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 2013/2014.
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 2013/2014 the sum of $39 150 959 000 as set out in Schedule 1.
(2)If—
(a)in respect of the financial year 2013/2014 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—
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;
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.
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 2013/2014, 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 2013/2014, 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 (2011/2012) Act 2011 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.
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SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1
DEPARTMENTAL VOTES
ESTIMATES
SUMMARY
| Department | 2012/2013 Budget | 2013/2014 Estimate |
| $'000 | $'000 | |
| Education and Early Childhood Development | 9 545 978 | 9 603 806 |
| Environment and Primary Industries | 1 566 543 | 2 228 714 |
| Health | 6 867 147 | 7 273 493 |
| Human Services | 3 450 192 | 3 618 583 |
| Justice | 4 280 657 | 5 555 744 |
| Premier and Cabinet | 588 122 | 577 906 |
| State Development, Business and Innovation | 1 027 060 | 897 153 |
| Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure | 7 329 853 | 6 958 951 |
| Treasury and Finance | 3 002 500 | 2 436 609 |
| 37 658 052 | 39 150 959 |
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
| 2012/2013 | 2013/2014 | |
| Item | Budget | Estimate |
| $'000 | $'000 | |
| 1. Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 9 545 978 | 9 603 806 |
| 2. Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 0 | 0 |
| Total Appropriation | 9 545 978 | 9 603 806 |
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND PRIMARY INDUSTRIES
| 2012/2013 | 2013/2014 | |
| Item | Budget | Estimate |
| $'000 | $'000 | |
| 1. Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 1 025 124 | 1 205 001 |
| 2. Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 69 724 | 104 386 |
| 3. Payments made on behalf of the State | 426 079 | 893 313 |
| 4. Provision of outputs—Victorian Water Trust (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 14 703 | 14 |
| 5. Contributions by the State under agreements pursuant to section 25 of the Murray-Darling Basin Act 1993 | 30 913 | 26 000 |
| Total Appropriation | 1 566 543 | 2 228 714 |
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
| 2012/2013 | 2013/2014 | |
| Item | Budget | Estimate |
| $'000 | $'000 | |
| 1. Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 6 796 019 | 6 978 374 |
| 2. Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 71 128 | 295 119 |
| Total Appropriation | 6 867 147 | 7 273 493 |
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
| 2012/2013 | 2013/2014 | ||
| Item | Budget | Estimate | |
| $'000 | $'000 | ||
| 1. Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 3 379 397 | 3 534 576 | |
| 2. Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 70 795 | 84 007 | |
| Total Appropriation | 3 450 192 | 3 618 583 | |
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
| 2012/2013 | 2013/2014 | |
| Item | Budget | Estimate |
| $'000 | $'000 | |
| 1. Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 3 982 759 | 4 791 642 |
| 2. Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 242 488 | 708 894 |
| 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 | 949 | 747 |
| Total Appropriation | 4 280 657 | 5 555 744 |
DEPARTMENT OF PREMIER AND CABINET
| 2012/2013 | 2013/2014 | |
| Item | Budget | Estimate |
| $'000 | $'000 | |
| 1. Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 560 568 | 561 669 |
| 2. Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 27 554 | 16 237 |
| Total Appropriation | 588 122 | 577 906 |
DEPARTMENT OF STATE DEVELOPMENT, BUSINESS AND INNOVATION
| 2012/2013 | 2013/2014 | |
| Item | Budget | Estimate |
| $'000 | $'000 | |
| 1. Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 653 697 | 615 786 |
| 2. Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 194 363 | 81 367 |
| 3. Payments made on behalf of the State | 54 000 | 64 000 |
| 4. Payment to Regional Growth Fund pursuant to section 4 of the Regional Growth Fund Act 2011 | 125 000 | 136 000 |
| Total Appropriation | 1 027 060 | 897 153 |
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT, PLANNING AND LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE
| 2012/2013 | 2013/2014 | |
| Item | Budget | Estimate |
| $'000 | $'000 | |
| 1. Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 4 921 819 | 5 025 834 |
| 2. Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 2 407 184 | 1 932 267 |
| 3. Payments made on behalf of the State | 850 | 850 |
| Total Appropriation | 7 329 853 | 6 958 951 |
DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY AND FINANCE
| 2012/2013 | 2013/2014 | |
| Item | Budget | Estimate |
| $'000 | $'000 | |
| 1.Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 221 606 | 239 787 |
| 2. Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) | 32 764 | 26 587 |
| 3.Payments made on behalf of the State | 2 223 997 | 1 792 074 |
| 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 | 524 133 | 378 161 |
| Total Appropriation | 3 002 500 | 2 436 609 |
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SCHEDULE 2
PAYMENTS FROM ADVANCES PURSUANT TO SECTION 35 OF THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ACT 1994, 2011/2012
| Department | Purpose | Amount |
| $ | ||
| Business and Innovation | Melbourne markets relocation | 131 000 000 |
| 131 000 000 | ||
| Human Services | Additional support for the Department of Human Services' capital program | 9 700 000 |
| 9 700 000 | ||
| Planning and Community Development | Shrine of Remembrance — Capital Asset Replacement | 437 800 |
| 437 800 | ||
| Sustainability and Environment | Electronic conveyancing | 5 250 000 |
| September 2010 floods | 129 202 | |
| 5 379 202 | ||
| Treasury and Finance | Medical Indemnity Transfer from Department of Health to VMIA | 25 000 000 |
| Domestic Building Insurance Scheme | 8 871 000 | |
| Reimbursement of overpayment of interest charges | 30 000 000 | |
| 63 871 000 | ||
| Total | 210 388 002 | |
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SCHEDULE 3
PAYMENTS FROM ADVANCE TO TREASURER, 2011/2012
| Department | Purpose | Amount |
| $ | ||
| Business and Innovation | Carbon markets | 1 675 000 |
| Melbourne Convention Centre | 3 500 000 | |
| 5 175 000 | ||
| Education and Early Childhood Development | Fair funding for non-government schools | 52 290 000 |
| Skills income contingent loan | 5 600 000 | |
| Kinder enrolment based funding | 10 514 000 | |
| Schools enrolment based funding | 51 706 000 | |
| Skills and Adult, Community and Further Education enrolment based funding | 459 800 000 | |
| 579 910 000 | ||
| Health | Additional support for public holiday costs | 39 800 000 |
| Ambulance services | 4 100 000 | |
| Supplementation for hospital long service leave | 18 000 000 | |
| Supplementation for the Hospitals and Charities Fund | 36 554 000 | |
| 98 454 000 | ||
| Department | Purpose | Amount |
| $ | ||
| Human Services | Demand for ChildFIRST and integrated family services | 1 626 000 |
| Child protection workforce reform | 1 000 000 | |
| Victorian bushfire recovery | 169 000 | |
| Bushfire Community Support program | 780 000 | |
| Additional support for public holiday costs | 4 150 000 | |
| 7 725 000 | ||
| Justice | Victoria Police — 2007 Enterprise Bargaining Agreement | 7 351 000 |
| 7 351 000 | ||
| Planning and Community Development | Olympic and Paralympic teams support | 775 000 |
| ex gratia payment | 1 500 000 | |
| 2 275 000 | ||
| Premier and Cabinet | Contemporary and Live Music Development program (Victoria Rocks) | 850 000 |
| Museum of Victoria depreciation | 8 208 000 | |
| National Gallery of Victoria depreciation | 2 814 000 | |
| State Library of Victoria depreciation | 266 000 | |
| 12 138 000 | ||
| Department | Purpose | Amount |
| $ | ||
| Primary Industries | Funding for Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) | 1 475 000 |
| Safer Electricity Asset Fund (SEAF) | 500 000 | |
| Queensland fruit fly | 6 000 000 | |
| Red imported fire ants | 1 206 000 | |
| Electric ants | 124 000 | |
| Chestnut blight | 580 000 | |
| Low pathogenic avian influenza | 100 000 | |
| Pigeon paramyxovirus | 250 000 | |
| Myrtle rust | 200 000 | |
| Green snail | 100 000 | |
| Aquatic pests | 750 000 | |
| Whole of government — flood recovery | 123 000 | |
| 11 408 000 | ||
| Sustainability and Environment | Improved bushfire prevention, preparedness, response and recovery | 4 567 919 |
| Incident management teams | 400 000 | |
| Native vegetation and hazard mapping | 4 154 000 | |
| State aircraft unit — dispatch and additional aircraft | 1 254 000 | |
| Solar hot rebates | 4 000 000 | |
| Spatial imagery services | 1 853 000 | |
| Remediation costs of the Stevenson Road landfill | 12 000 000 | |
| 28 228 919 | ||
| Department | Purpose | Amount |
| $ | ||
| Transport | Competitive tendering of metropolitan bus services procurement | 2 438 000 |
| East West Link — planning and development | 6 937 000 | |
| Metcard continuation | 11 834 000 | |
| 21 209 000 | ||
| Treasury and Finance | Establishment of the Construction Code of Practice Compliance Unit | 359 379 |
| Transport ticketing review | 1 150 251 | |
| Reimbursement of overpayment of interest charges | 750 751 | |
| 2 260 381 | ||
| Total | 776 134 300 | |
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ENDNOTES
Minister's second reading speech—
Legislative Assembly: 7 May 2013
Legislative Council: 13 June 2013
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 2013/2014 and for other purposes."
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