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Appropriation (2006/2007) Act 2006

Act No. 36/2006

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

7.Public Account advance

8.Advance to Treasurer

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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1

SCHEDULE 2

SCHEDULE 3

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Endnotes

Appropriation (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 ordinary annual services of the Government for 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 $26 774 762 000 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 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.

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.

7.Public 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 hereby 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.

8.Advance to Treasurer

The sums specified in Schedule 3 have been expended to meet urgent claims out of the Advance appropriated in the Appropriation (2004/2005) Act 2004 under the Department of Treasury and Finance and the payments so made shall be 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	2005/2006 Budget	2006/2007 Estimate
$'000	$'000
Education and Training	6 522 409	6 936 902
Human Services	8 355 073	8 819 908
Infrastructure	3 440 180	3 802 419
Innovation, Industry and Regional Development	414 822	437 701
Justice	2 531 034	2 896 444
Premier and Cabinet	501 286	475 315
Primary Industries	307 920	417 706
Sustainability and Environment	814 854	886 799
Treasury and Finance	1 523 511	1 738 953
Victorian Communities	595 917	362 615
25 007 006	26 774 762

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING

2005/2006	2006/2007
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	6 417 384	6 836 695
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	105 025	100 207
Total Appropriation	6 522 409	6 936 902

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES

2005/2006	2006/2007
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	7 933 757	8 544 577
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	421 316	275 331
Total Appropriation	8 355 073	8 819 908

DEPARTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE

2005/2006	2006/2007
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	3 054 627	3 305 871
2.     Additions to the net asset base	349 653	459 648
3.     Payments made on behalf of the State	35 900	36 900
Total Appropriation	3 440 180	3 802 419

DEPARTMENT OF INNOVATION, INDUSTRY AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

2005/2006	2006/2007
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	239 085	331 138
2.     Additions to the net asset base	140 737	14 563
3.     Payment to Regional        Infrastructure Development        Fund pursuant to section 4        of the Regional        Infrastructure Development        Fund Act 1999	35 000	92 000
Total Appropriation	414 822	437 701

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

2005/2006	2006/2007
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	2 371 939	2 701 556
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	104 785	138 161
3.     Payments made on behalf of the State	53 300	55 681
4. Victorian Law Reform Commission – pursuant to section 17(b) of the Victorian Law Reform Commission Act 2000	1 010	1 046
Total Appropriation	2 531 034	2 896 444

DEPARTMENT OF PREMIER AND CABINET

2005/2006	2006/2007
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	430 113	459 609
2.     Additions to the net asset base	71 173	15 706
Total Appropriation	501 286	475 315

DEPARTMENT OF primary industries

2005/2006	2006/2007
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	235 611	264 895
2.     Additions to the net asset base	72 309	152 811
Total Appropriation	307 920	417 706

DEPARTMENT OF SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT

2005/2006	2006/2007
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	676 168	742 385
2.Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	41 980	46 527
3.Payments made on behalf of the State	1 100	1 100
4.Provision of outputs—Victorian Water Trust (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	13 101	11 279
5.Additions to the net asset base—Victorian Water Trust (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	29 500	29 000
6.Provision of outputs pursuant to section 15 of the Environment Protection Act 1970 (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	28 415	31 465
7.Contribution by the State under        agreements pursuant to section 25 of        the Murray-Darling Basin Act        1993	24 590	25 043
Total Appropriation	814 854	886 799

DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY AND FINANCE

2005/2006	2006/2007
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	179 223	188 842
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	22 960	38 220
3.Payments made on behalf of the State	1 040 125	1 029 811
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	281 203	482 080
Total Appropriation	1 523 511	1 738 953

DEPARTMENT fOR victorian communitIES

2005/2006	2006/2007
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	554 017	306 692
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	23 905	55 523
3.     Payments made on behalf of the State	17 995	400
Total Appropriation	595 917	362 615

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SCHEDULE 2

Payments from advances pursuant to section 35 of the Financial Management Act 1994, 2004/2005

Department	Purpose	Amount
$
Education and Training	Equipped for the Future: Computers for Students	3 000 000
3 000 000
Human Services	Medical Equipment	10 000 000
Hospital services	7 600 000
17 600 000
Infrastructure	Tullamarine-Calder Freeway Interchange	2 100 000
Country Train Safety System	16 100 000
Dandenong Transit City	2 570 000
New Ticketing System	6 755 000
Station Pier Safety and Security Upgrade	100 000
Regional Fast Rail	826 000
28 451 000
Primary Industries	Melbourne Wholesale Market Redevelopment	14 900 000
14 900 000
Sustainability and	Our Water Our Future	13 500 000
Environment	Alpine Resorts Reform Package	4 590 000
18 090 000
Treasury and	Health Superannuation	11 000 000
Finance
11 000 000
Total	93 041 000

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SCHEDULE 3

Payments from Advance to Treasurer, 2004/2005

Department			Purpose		Amount
$
Education and Training		Adjustment for depreciation due to revaluations			4 650 000
High Quality School Learning Environments			5 000 000
Approved wage increases (including on‑costs)			125 398 000
135 048 000
Human Services		Ambulance Services			1 400 000
Concessions to pensioners and beneficiaries			15 829 000
Drinking Water Regulatory Unit			560 000
Drought Social Recovery Program			1 529 000
Hospital Futures			15 000 000
Approved wage increases (including on‑costs)			91 300 000
Our Water Our Future			3 400 000
Award conditions – staffing costs			25 265 000
154 283 000
Innovation,		Adventure Tourism			100 000
Industry and		Coode Island redevelopment			176 000
Regional Development		Drought Assistance – establishment of Rural Community Infrastructure Development Grants			3 200 000
Investment Support Program			34 766 000
Co-operative airline program			1 000 000
Latrobe Valley Taskforce Fund			342 000
Enabling works for future expansion of Burnet Institute			4 000 000
Wind Energy Support Package			5 000 000
48 584 000
Department			Purpose		Amount
$
Justice		Impact of the Judicial Salaries Act 2004 on Non-Judicial Officers			528 000
Justice System Major Crime Resourcing Needs				3 798 000
Administered Refund and Compensation Scheme for Traffic Cameras				15 424 000
Office of Public Prosecutions				3 500 000
Patriotic Funds Council				104 000
Sustaining the Victorian State Emergency Service				1 000 000
24 354 000
Premier and	Eureka 150th Celebrations				570 000
Cabinet	Sandridge Bridge Sculptural Figures: The Travellers				800 000
Vehicle Fleet				456 000
Office of Police Integrity				9 000 000
State Library of Victoria Storage Facility				880 000
Victoria's Contribution to the Relief Effort for the Tsunami Disaster				1 500 000
Approved wage increases (including on‑costs)			4 454 000
17 660 000
Primary	Catchment and Agricultural Services			491 000
Industries
491 000
Sustainability and	Alpine National Park – Cessation of Cattle Grazing			750 000
Environment	Fire Suppression 2003–04 and 2004–05			9 020 000
Legal Costs – Land Valuation			1 555 000
Legal Costs – Seal Rocks			3 414 000
Sustainable Energy Authority Victoria Funding			5 000 000
Unfunded Long Service Leave transferred to VicForests			687 000
Department		Purpose		Amount
$
Sustainability and	Approved wage increases (including on‑costs)			1 548 000
Environment	Our Water Our Future			31 100 000
(continued)
53 074 000
Treasury and	First Home Bonus			30 000 000
Finance
30 000 000
Parliament	Performance Audit of the Auditor-General's Office			212 000
Approved wage increases  (including on‑costs)			630 000
842 000
Total			464 336 000

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Endnotes

Minister's second reading speech—

Legislative Assembly: 30 May 2006

Legislative Council: 13 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 ordinary annual services of the Government for the financial year 2006/2007 and for other purposes."