Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1983-84

No. 85 of 1983

An Act to appropriate certain sums out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure, in relation to the Parliamentary Departments, in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1984

[Assented to 14 November 1983]

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1983–84.

Commencement

2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal. Assent.

Issue and application of $21 054 000

3. The Minister for Finance may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply for the services specified in Schedule 2, in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1984, the sum of $21 054 000.

Appropriation of $35 062 000

4. The sums authorized by section 3 of the Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1983-84 and by section 3 of this Act to be issued out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, amounting, as appears by Schedule 1, in the aggregate to the sum of $35 062 000, are appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from 1 July 1983, for the services expressed in Schedule 2 in respect of the financial year that commenced on that date.

Additional appropriation in respect of increases in salaries

5. (1) In addition to the sum referred to in section 4, the Minister for Finance may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1984 amounts not exceeding such amounts as are determined by the President, by the Speaker, or by the President and the Speaker, in accordance with sub-section (2), (3) or (4), as the case may be.

(2) The amounts determined by the President under this sub-section shall not exceed the amounts estimated to be necessary for the payment of such increases in salaries and payments in the nature of salary, for which provision is made in sub-division 1 of Division 101 in Schedule 2 as have become payable or become payable, or have commenced or commence to be paid, during the financial year ending 30 June 1984, in accordance with any law, or in accordance with an award, order or determination made under a law.

(3) The amounts determined by the Speaker under this sub-section shall not exceed the amounts estimated to be necessary for the payment of such increases in salaries and payments in the nature of salary, for which provision is made in sub-division 1 of Division 103 in Schedule 2 as have become payable or become payable, or have commenced or commence to be paid, during the financial year ending 30 June 1984, in accordance with any law, or in accordance with an award, order or determination made under a law.

(4) The amounts determined by the President and the Speaker under this sub-section shall not exceed the amounts estimated to be necessary for the payment of such increases in salaries and payments in the nature of salary, for which provision is made in sub-division 1 of Division 105 in Schedule 2, sub-division 1 of Division 106 in Schedule 2 or sub-division 1 of Division 107 in Schedule 2 as have become payable or become payable, or have commenced or commence to be paid, during the financial year ending 30 June 1984, in accordance with any law, or in accordance with an award, order or determination made under a law.

(5) Amounts issued under sub-section (1) may be applied only for the purpose of expenditure in respect of increases referred to in sub-section (2), (3) or (4) in salaries and in payments in the nature of salary and the Minister for Finance shall report the amounts so issued to the Parliament.

(6) The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated to the extent necessary for the purposes of this section.

Amounts expended under Supply Act in respect of increases in salaries

6. Amounts issued before the commencement of this Act, in accordance with section 4 of the Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1983–84 and applied in payment of recurrent expenditure referred to in Schedule 2 by way of payment of salaries or payments in the nature of salary, shall be deemed to have been issued and applied under this Act.

Advances to President and Speaker

7. (1) Expenditure in relation to the Senate in excess of specific appropriation may be charged to such sub-division of Division 101 in Schedule 2 as the President may direct provided that the total expenditure so charged in the financial year ending 30 June 1984, after deduction of amounts of repayments, shall not at any time exceed the amount appropriated for that year under the head “Advance to the President of the Senate”.

(2) Expenditure in relation to the House of Representatives in excess of specific appropriation may be charged to such sub-division of Division 103 in Schedule 2 as the Speaker may direct provided that the total expenditure so charged in the financial year ending 30 June 1984, after deduction of amounts of repayments, shall not at any time exceed the amount appropriated for that year under the head “Advance to the Speaker of the House of Representatives”.

(3) Expenditure in relation to the Parliamentary Reporting Staff, the Parliamentary Library or the Joint House Department in excess of specific appropriation may be charged to such sub-division of Division 105, 106 or 107 in Schedule 2 as the President and the Speaker both direct provided that the total expenditure so charged in the financial year ending 30 June 1984, after deduction of amounts of repayments, shall not at any time exceed the amount appropriated for that year under the head “Joint Advance to the President and the Speaker”.

SCHEDULE 1 Section 4

SUMS AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND

SCHEDULE 2 Section 4

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1983–84, Heavy figures

Expenditure—1982-83, Light figures