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Appropriation (Parliament 2006/2007) Act 2006

Act No. 37/2006

table of provisions

Section  Page

1.Purpose

2.Commencement

3.Issue of moneys

4.Appropriation

5.Application of amounts appropriated

6.Application of amounts for future payments

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SCHEDULE 1

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Endnotes

Appropriation (Parliament 2006/2007) Act 2006

[Assented to 20 June 2006]

The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:

1.Purpose

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 2006/2007.

2.Commencement

This Act comes into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3.Issue of moneys

(1)The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Fund in respect of the financial year 2006/2007 the sum of $87 989 000 as set out in Schedule 1.

(2)If—

(a)in respect of the financial year 2006/2007 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 sub-section (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, pay-roll 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.

4.Appropriation

The Consolidated Fund is appropriated to the extent necessary for the purposes of section 3.

5.Application 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.

6.Application of amounts for future payments

If, during the financial year 2006/2007, 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 2006/2007, to the appropriate item in Schedule 1 for the relevant Department.

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SCHEDULE 1

PARLIAMENT DEPARTMENT VOTES

ESTIMATES

SUMMARY

2005/2006	2006/2007
Department	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
Legislative Council	2 578	2 651
Legislative Assembly	3 976	4 114
Parliamentary Investigatory Committees	5 490	5 710
Parliamentary Services	54 947	64 234
Auditor-General	10 801	11 280
77 792	87 989

DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

2005/2006	2006/2007
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
Provision of outputs	2 578	2 651
Total Appropriation	2 578	2 651

DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

2005/2006	2006/2007
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
Provision of outputs	3 976	4 114
Total Appropriation	3 976	4 114

DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY INVESTIGATORY COMMITTEES

2005/2006	2006/2007
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
Provision of outputs	5 490	5 710
Total Appropriation	5 490	5 710

DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY SERVICES

2005/2006	2006/2007
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs	50 847	57 564
2.     Additions to the net asset base	4 100	6 670
Total Appropriation	54 947	64 234

DEPARTMENT OF AUDITOR-GENERAL

2005/2006	2006/2007
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	10 801	11 280
Total Appropriation	10 801	11 280

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Endnotes

Minister's second reading speech—

Legislative Assembly: 30 May 2006

Legislative Council: 8 June 2006

The long title for the Bill for this Act was "for the appropriation of certain sums out of the Consolidated Fund for the Parliament in respect of the financial year 2006/2007 and for other purposes."