Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1984-85

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Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1984-85

No. 172 of 1984

 

 

 

 

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 1985

[Assented to 25 October 1984]

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 1984–85.

Commencement

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

Issue and application of $26 458 000

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 1985, the sum of $26 458 000.


Appropriation of $43 680 000

4. The sums authorized by section 3 of the Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1984-85 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 $43 680 000, are appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from 1 July 1984, 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 1985 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 1985, 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 1985, 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 1985, 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 1984-85 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 1985, 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 1985, 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 1985, 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

$

By the Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Act

1984-85............................17 222 000

By this Act..........................26 458 000

Total..........................43 680 000


SCHEDULE 2 Section 4

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1984–85, Heavy figures

Expenditure—1983–84, Light figures

Division

Recurrent

Capital

Total

 

$

$

$

101 Senate...............................

7 632 000

113 000

7 745 000

 

5 611 391

164 431

5 775 822

102 Advance to the President of the Senate..........

. .

. .

150 000

 

. .

. .

. .

103 House of Representatives...................

9 448 000

. .

9 448 000

 

7 182 488

. .

7 182 488

104 Advance to the Speaker of the House of Representatives 

. .

. .

300 000

 

. .

. .

. .

105 Parliamentary Reporting Staff...............

6 863 000

. .

6 863 000

 

5 576 716

. .

5 576 716

106 Parliamentary Library.....................

6 972 000

. .

6 972 000

 

6 444 099

. .

6 444 099

107 Joint House Department...................

11 281 000

721 000

12 002 000

 

8 487 539

574 498

9 062 037

108 Joint Advance to the President and the Speaker....

. .

. .

200 000

 

. .

. .

. .

Total............................

42 196 000

834 000

43 680 000

 

33 302 233

738 929

34 041 162


 

1984-85

1983-84

 

Appropriation

Expenditure

Division 101.—SENATE

$

$

$

1. Recurrent expenditure ............

7 632 000

6 229 000

5 611 391

2. Capital expenditure ...............

113 000

210 000

164 431

TOTAL: SENATE..................

7 745 000

6 439 000

5 775 822

 

ADVANCE TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE

Division 102.—ADVANCE TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE

To enable the President of the Senate to make moneys available for expenditure—

(i) that the President of the Senate is satisfied is expenditure that—

(a) is urgently required; and

(b) was unforeseen until after the last day on which it was practicable to include appropriation for that expenditure in the Bill for this Act before the introduction of that Bill into the House of Representatives; and

(ii) particulars of which will afterwards be submitted to the Parliament,

being expenditure for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1985 in relation to the Senate             

150 000

100 000

*

* Expenditure in 1983-84 from the Advance to the President of the Senate is shown under the appropriation to which it has been charged.

 

Division 103.—HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 

 

 

1. Recurrent expenditure.............

9 448 000

7 944 000

7 182 488

TOTAL: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

9 448 000

7 944 000

7 182 488

 


 

1984-85

1983-84

 

Appropriation

Expenditure

 

$

$

$

ADVANCE TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 

300 000

300 000

*

Division 104.—ADVANCE TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

To enable the Speaker of the House of Representatives to make moneys available for expenditure—

(i) that the Speaker of the House of Representatives is satisfied is expenditure that—

(a) is urgently required; and

(b) was unforeseen until after the last day on which it was practicable to include appropriation for that expenditure in the Bill for this Act before the introduction of that Bill into the House of Representatives; and

(ii) particulars of which will afterwards be submitted to the Parliament, being expenditure for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1985 in relation to the House of Representatives             

* Expenditure in 1983-84 from the Advance to the Speaker of the House of Representatives is shown under the appropriation to which it has been charged.

 

Division 105.—PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF

 

1. Recurrent expenditure .............

6 863 000

5 644 000

5 576 716

TOTAL: PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF

6 863 000

5 644 000

5 576 716

 

Division 106.—PARLIAMENTARY LIBRARY

 

 

 

1. Recurrent expenditure .............

6 972 000

6 573 000

6 444 099

TOTAL: PARLIAMENTARY LIBRARY

6 972 000

6 573 000

6 444 099

 

Division 107.—JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT

 

 

 

1. Recurrent expenditure .............

11 281 000

8 764 000

8 487 539

2. Capital expenditure ...............

721 000

845 000

574 498

TOTAL: JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT

12 002 000

9 609 000

9 062 037

 


 

1984-85

1983-84

 

Appropriation

Expenditure

 

$

$

$

JOINT ADVANCE TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE SPEAKER

200 000

200 000

*

Division 108.—JOINT ADVANCE TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE SPEAKER

To enable the President and the Speaker to make moneys available for expenditure—

(i) that both are satisfied is expenditure that—

(a) is urgently required; and

(b) was unforeseen until after the last day on which it was practicable to include appropriation for that expenditure in the Bill for this Act before the introduction of that Bill into the House of Representatives; and

(ii) particulars of which will afterwards be submitted to the Parliament,

being expenditure for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1985 in relation to the Parliamentary Reporting Staff, the Parliamentary Library or the Joint House Department             

* Expenditure in 1983-84 from the Advance to the President and the Speaker is shown under the appropriation to which it has been charged.

 

Overview

The Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1984-85 was enacted by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, to address the need for financial allocation to specific parliamentary departments for the fiscal year ending 30 June 1985. The Act serves to authorize the appropriation of certain sums out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the services of parliamentary departments. The Minister for Finance is granted the authority to issue these funds for the specified services. This Act also facilitates additional appropriations for unforeseen salary increases in accordance with the law or awards, orders, or determinations made under a law. The policy objective is to ensure that parliamentary departments have the necessary funding to carry out their services effectively for the financial year.

Scope and Application

The Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1984-85 is an Australian Commonwealth Act that authorises the appropriation of funds from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the services specified in Schedule 2 for the financial year ending on 30 June 1985. The Act applies to the expenditure of funds by the Parliamentary Departments, including the Senate, the House of Representatives, the Parliamentary Reporting Staff, the Parliamentary Library, and the Joint House Department. The Act is applicable nationally within Australia and is effective from the date of Royal Assent. The Act allocates specific sums for recurrent and capital expenditure across various divisions, including a provision for additional appropriations to cover unforeseen increases in salaries and payments in the nature of salary. It also allows for advances to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, as well as a joint advance for certain departments. The Act does not explicitly state any exclusions, exemptions, or thresholds, but it is likely that such conditions would be detailed in subordinate instruments or related legislation.

Key Provisions

The Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1984-85 (section 3) authorises the Minister for Finance to issue from the Consolidated Revenue Fund a sum of $26,458,000 for specified services for the year ending on 30 June 1985. This Act, together with the Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1984-85, appropriates a total of $43,680,000 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the services outlined in Schedule 2, deemed to have been appropriated as from 1 July 1984. Additionally, section 5 of the Act allows for further appropriations to cover salary increases and payments in the nature of salary, determined by the President, the Speaker, or both, as necessary for the year ending on 30 June 1985. The Act imposes several obligations on the Minister for Finance and other relevant parties. The Minister for Finance is required to issue funds from the Consolidated Revenue Fund as authorised and to report any additional amounts issued for salary increases to Parliament. The President and the Speaker have specific roles in determining the amounts necessary for salary increases and other payments. They must ensure that any expenditure in excess of specific appropriations for their respective departments does not exceed the amounts appropriated under their respective headings. There are no explicit offences, penalties, or civil/criminal consequences mentioned in the text for breaches of the Act. However, it is implied that any misuse of the appropriated funds or failure to comply with the reporting requirements could lead to accountability and oversight actions by Parliament. The Act's primary focus is on the appropriation and issuance of funds for specified services and the management of salary-related expenditures within the prescribed limits.

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