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Appropriation (Parliament 2009/2010) Act 2009

No. 32 of 2009

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 2009/2010) Act 2009

No. 32 of 2009

[Assented to 30 June 2009]

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 2009/2010.

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 2009/2010 the sum of $96 048 000 as set out in Schedule 1.

(2)If—

(a)in respect of the financial year 2009/2010 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 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 2009/2010, 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 2009/2010, to the appropriate item in Schedule 1 for the relevant Department.

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SCHEDULE 1

PARLIAMENT DEPARTMENT VOTES

ESTIMATES

SUMMARY

2008/2009	2009/2010
Department	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
Legislative Council	2 637	2 724
Legislative Assembly	4 076	4 234
Parliamentary Investigatory Committees	6 237	6 370
Parliamentary Services	68 449	69 054
Auditor-General	12 003	13 666
93 402	96 048

DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

2008/2009	2009/2010
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs	2 637	2 724
Total Appropriation	2 637	2 724

DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

2008/2009	2009/2010
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs	4 076	4 234
Total Appropriation	4 076	4 234

DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY INVESTIGATORY COMMITTEES

2008/2009	2009/2010
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs	6 237	6 370
Total Appropriation	6 237	6 370

DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY SERVICES

2008/2009	2009/2010
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs	67 589	69 054
2.     Additions to the net asset base	860
Total Appropriation	68 449	69 054

DEPARTMENT OF AUDITOR-GENERAL

2008/2009	2009/2010
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	12 003	13 666
Total Appropriation	12 003	13 666

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Endnotes

Minister's second reading speech—

Legislative Assembly: 5 May 2009

Legislative Council: 4 June 2009

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 2009/2010 and for other purposes."