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Appropriation (Parliament 2012/2013) Act 2012

No. 37 of 2012

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 2012/2013) Act 2012

No. 37 of 2012

[Assented to 27 June 2012]

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 2012/2013.

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 2012/2013 the sum of $101 175 000 as set out in Schedule 1.

(2)If—

(a)in respect of the financial year 2012/2013 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 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 2012/2013, 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 2012/2013, to the appropriate item in Schedule 1 for the relevant Department.

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SCHEDULE 1

PARLIAMENT DEPARTMENT VOTES

ESTIMATES

SUMMARY

2011/2012	2012/2013
Department	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
Legislative Council	2 934	2 861
Legislative Assembly	4 559	4 444
Parliamentary Investigatory Committees	6 899	6 678
Parliamentary Services	77 854	72 531
Auditor-General	14 303	14 661
106 549	101 175

DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

2011/2012	2012/2013
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs	2 934	2 861
Total Appropriation	2 934	2 861

DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

2011/2012	2012/2013
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs	4 559	4 444
Total Appropriation	4 559	4 444

DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY INVESTIGATORY COMMITTEES

2011/2012	2012/2013
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs	6 899	6 678
Total Appropriation	6 899	6 678

DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY SERVICES

2011/2012	2012/2013
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	73 854	72 531
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	4 000	0
Total Appropriation	77 854	72 531

DEPARTMENT OF AUDITOR-GENERAL

2011/2012	2012/2013
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	14 303	14 661
Total Appropriation	14 303	14 661

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Endnotes

Minister's second reading speech—

Legislative Assembly: 1 May 2012

Legislative Council: 24 May 2012

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 2012/2013 and for other purposes."