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Appropriation (2004/2005) Act 2004

Act No. 50/2004

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 (2004/2005) Act 2004

[Assented to 22 June 2004]

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 2004/2005.

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 2004/2005 the sum of $23 351 718 000 as set out in Schedule 1.

(2)If—

(a)in respect of the financial year 2004/2005 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 2004/2005, 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 2004/2005, 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 re-paid 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 (2002/2003) Act 2002 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	2003/2004 Budget	2004/2005 Estimate
$'000	$'000
Education and Training	5 631 805	5 995 560
Human Services	6 491 506	7 714 598
Infrastructure	2 827 997	3 017 025
Innovation, Industry and Regional Development	333 647	365 267
Justice	2 099 459	2 495 434
Premier and Cabinet	399 757	419 654
Primary Industries	273 784	246 392
Sustainability and Environment	754 919	734 496
Treasury and Finance	1 642 096	1 881 721
Victorian Communities	345 300	481 571
20 800 270	23 351 718

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING

2003/2004	2004/2005
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	5 631 805	5 995 560
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	0	0
Total Appropriation	5 631 805	5 995 560

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES

2003/2004	2004/2005
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	6 384 941	7 432 536
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	106 535	282 032
3.     Cemeteries—Grants towards maintenance and improvement pursuant to the Cemeteries Act 1958	30	30
Total Appropriation	6 491 506	7 714 598

DEPARTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE

2003/2004	2004/2005
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	2 241 724	2 713 528
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	537 270	303 497
3.     Payments made on behalf of the State	49 003	0
Total Appropriation	2 827 997	3 017 025

DEPARTMENT OF INNOVATION, INDUSTRY AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

2003/2004	2004/2005
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	262 700	249 733
2.     Additions to the net asset base	50 947	90 534
3.     Payment to Regional        Infrastructure Development        Fund pursuant to section 4        of the Regional        Infrastructure Development        Fund Act 1999	20 000	25 000
Total Appropriation	333 647	365 267

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

2003/2004	2004/2005
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	1 937 360	2 176 705
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	111 092	263 780
3.     Payments made on behalf of the State	50 045	54 000
4. Victorian Law Reform Commission – pursuant to section 17(b) of the Victorian Law Reform Commission Act 2000	962	949
Total Appropriation	2 099 459	2 495 434

DEPARTMENT OF PREMIER AND CABINET

2003/2004	2004/2005
Item		Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)		346 902	382 227
2.     Additions to the net asset base		33 119	37 427
3.     Payments made on behalf of the State	19 736		0
Total Appropriation		399 757	419 654

DEPARTMENT OF primary industries

2003/2004	2004/2005
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	212 119	233 055
2.     Additions to the net asset base	61 665	13 337
Total Appropriation	273 784	246 392

DEPARTMENT OF SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT

2003/2004	2004/2005
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.1Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	645 225	641 454
1.2Additions to the net asset base	45 435	13 835
1.3Payments made on behalf of the State	1 200	1 100
2.1Provision of outputs—Victorian Water Trust (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	7 500	9 714
2.2Additions to the net asset base—Victorian Water Trust (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	7 500	15 000
3.1Provision of outputs pursuant to section 15 of the Environment Protection Act 1970 (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	26 259	27 573
3.2Additions to the net asset base pursuant to section 15 of the Environment Protection Act 1970	0	0
4.Contribution by the State under        agreements pursuant to section 25 of        the Murray-Darling Basin Act        1993	21 800	25 820
Total Appropriation	754 919	734 496

DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY AND FINANCE

2003/2004	2004/2005
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	173 447	180 259
2.     Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	1 960	39 795
3.Payments made on behalf of the State	834 689	1 187 439
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	632 000	474 228
Total Appropriation	1 642 096	1 881 721

DEPARTMENT fOR victorian communitIES

2003/2004	2004/2005
Item	Budget	Estimate
$'000	$'000
1.     Provision of outputs (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies)	292 105	412 424
2.     Additions to the net asset base	35 995	51 323
3.     Payments made on behalf of the State	17 200	17 824
Total Appropriation	345 300	481 571

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SCHEDULE 2

Payments from advances pursuant to section 35 of the Financial Management Act 1994, 2002/2003

Department	Purpose	Amount
$
Education and Training	Adult multicultural education services Leopold Primary School – Leopold indoor neighbourhood centre	1 199 000 180 000
1 379 000
Human Services	Alpine Valley Health – Replacement of generator	100 000
100 000
Infrastructure	Regional fast rail insurance Re-phasing of regional fast rail cash flows Bushfire recovery	11 300 000 6 721 000 3 420 000
21 441 000
Innovation, Industry and Regional Development	Investment support program	19 241 000
19 241 000
Justice	Emergency Communication Victoria – end of computer aided dispatch contract strategy	6 661 000
6 661 000
Premier and Cabinet	National Gallery of Victoria Information Technology infrastructure	1 750 000
1 750 000
Treasury and Finance	City Office accommodation – Refit (Southern Cross site) Latrobe Regional Hospital Pty Ltd – Bond payout	245 000 44 200 000
44 445 000
Department	Purpose	Amount
$
Victorian Communities	Office of Commonwealth Games Enhancement of policy and risk management capacity Departmental establishment	635 000 277 000 3 666 000
1 278 000
Total	96 294 000

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SCHEDULE 3

Payments from Advance to Treasurer, 2002/2003

Department		Purpose			Amount
$
Education and Training		Approved wage increases (including on‑costs)			25 749 000
Grants to local government and community organisations			62 000
Disabilities Program			26 000 000
Additional depreciation due to asset revaluations			960 000
School fire reinstatement and asset write-off costs			10 864 000
Reform and demand strategy			82 436 000
Centralised Governance model initiative			450 000
Supplementation for prior year budget adjustment			2 700 000
149 221 000
Human Services		Approved wage increases (including on‑costs)			12 579 000
Completion of Commonwealth funded programs			5 954 000
Ambulance Services 27th pay cycle funding			3 026 000
Counter terrorism preparedness			1 499 000
Essendon Hospital sale proceeds			3 962 000
Supported Residential Services – Fire sprinkler grants			249 000
Specific Purpose Payments – State matching requirements			120 000
Transmission of business – Mental Health Services			1 320 000
28 708 000
Infrastructure		Warrnambool and Shepparton and other rail services insurance			1 200 000
Interstate train services – Express Passage Train operating subsidy and Great Southern Rail Concession			2 800 000
Multi-purpose taxi program			2 000 000
Transfer of development rights – Docklands			11 000 000
Department		Purpose			Amount
$
Bus contracts – Indexation of costs			14 500 000
Public transport ticketing – Planning and development			270 000
Implementation of Metropolitan strategy – Grants to councils			930 000
Electricity network tariff rebate			8 000 000
Marine pollution at Cape Woolamai, Phillip Island			420 000
Transfer of Ministerial responsibilities – Machinery of Government			413 000
41 533 000
Innovation, Industry and		LaTrobe Valley taskforce			573 000
Regional		Retail Industry Commissioner			650 000
Development
1 223 000
Justice		Approved wage increases (including on‑costs)			25 532 000
Emergency Communications Victoria			1 686 000
Implementation of Metropolitan Strategy – Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal			500 000
Private prisons contract review			10 314 000
Fire suppression			15 681 000
Establishment of a terrorism and multi‑jurisdictional crime unit			1 205 000
Firearms application processing costs			1 100 000
Counter terrorism			2 859 000
58 877 000
Premier and Cabinet		Approved wage increases (including on‑costs)			3 575 000
Security policy unit			211 000
Rental funding to the National Gallery of Victoria and Australian Centre for Moving Image			1 449 000
Australian Centre for Moving Image operating costs			5 100 000
Victoria bushfire appeal fund			1 000 000
Department		Purpose			Amount
$
Museum's operating costs			1 600 000
Vehicle lease and rental costs			941 000
National Gallery of Victoria Information Technology Infrastructure – Depreciation costs			160 000
Australian Red Cross to assist with victims of the Bali tragedy			600 000
National Gallery of Victoria – Operating costs at Federation Square			10 200 000
Strategic communications			1 120 000
Office of the Ombudsman operating costs			300 000
National education project – Social policy			650 000
Arts Victoria – Melbourne International Festival of the Arts			4 356 000
Knowledge management strategy – Organisation development plan			879 000
32 141 000
Primary Industries		Approved wage increases (including on‑costs)			1 510 000
Drought assistance package			51 704 000
Imported red fire ants eradication			2 285 000
Emergency feed for livestock			500 000
Drought – Exceptional circumstance Victorian matching contribution			922 000
56 921 000
Sustainability and		Approved wage increases (including on‑costs)			2 160 000
Environment		Water smart gardens and homes			534 000
Land titles registry demand management			2 491 000
Bushfire suppression and recovery strategy			106 409 000
Drought assistance package			10 000 000
Imported red fire ants eradication			2 500 000
Seal Rocks arbitration settlement			44 347 000
Donation to private farm aid			500 000
Parks Victoria management role – Ravenhall prison site			100 000
Annotated receipts replacement			4 307 000
Additional air crane helicopter for 2002-03 fire season			2 800 000
Seal Rocks arbitration legal expenses			3 471 000
Department		Purpose			Amount
$
Environment Protection Authority – Chemicals shortage costs			28 000
Environment Protection Authority – Jancassco site management costs			60 000
Environment Protection Authority – Drought related clean up costs			27 000
Melbourne Ports Corporation litigation costs			86 000
Vision for Port Phillip initiative			267 000
180 088 000
Treasury and Finance		Transport House			7 200 000
7 200 000
Victorian Communities		Approved wage increases (including on‑costs)			12 000
Tourism – Operation recovery program			1 800 000
Grants to local government and community organisations			63 000
Enhancement of policy and risk management capacity			4 443 000
Departmental establishment			2 420 000
Bushfires – Volunteer recognition			161 000
2004 Olympic Games fundraising appeal			430 000
Office of Commonwealth Games Co‑ordination			1 669 000
Commonwealth Games athletes' village			949 000
Paralympic Games team fund			175 000
Implementation of sports event ticketing (fair access)			100 000
State Netball and Hockey Centre – Completion and legal costs			4 508 000
West Bendigo basketball stadium			600 000
Howman's Gap Alpine Centre			160 000
Grand Prix infrastructure works			5 861 000
State Lawn Bowls Centre			1 330 000
Community job program			3 421 000
Victoria Multicultural Commission			605 000
28 706 000
Department		Purpose			Amount
$
Parliament	Approved wage increases (including on‑costs)	2 091 000
Motor vehicle lease supplementation	220 000
Security and library electronic news services	413 000
Cost of Legislative Council Benalla regional sitting	43 000
Members of Parliament Workcover and Payroll Tax	743 000
Election costs	992 000
4 502 000
Total	589 121 000

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Endnotes

Minister's second reading speech—

Legislative Assembly: 4 May 2004

Legislative Council: 25 May 2004

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 2004/2005 and for other purposes."