Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act (No. 2) 1990-91

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Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments)

Act (No. 2) 1990-91

No. 63 of 1991

 

An Act to appropriate certain sums out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the sums appropriated by the Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1990-91, for certain expenditure, in relation to the Parliamentary Departments, in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1991, and for related purposes

[Assented to 6 June 1991]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act (No. 2) 1990-91.

Commencement

2. This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Issue and application of $1 933 000

3. The Minister for Finance may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply for the services specified in the Schedule, in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1991, the sum of       $1 933 000.

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Appropriation of $1 933 000

4. The sum authorised by this Act to be issued out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from 1 July 1990, for the services specified in the Schedule in respect of the financial year that commenced on that day.

Additional appropriation in respect of increases in salaries

5. Section 5 of the Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1990-91 has effect, on and from the commencement of this Act as if the reference to Schedule 2 to that Act included a reference to the Schedule to this Act.

Net annotated appropriations

6. Where the description of the purpose of an appropriation set out in an item, subdivision or Division of the Schedule concludes with the words "(net appropriation — see section 6)", that Schedule is taken, for the purposes of this Act and the Audit Act 1901, to provide that all money received:

(a)    from the sale, leasing or hiring out of or other dealing with, goods or personal property; or

(b)    from the sale of real property used for the purpose of providing staff residential accommodation or from the leasing of real property for that purpose; or

(c)    from the provision of services;

may be credited to that item, subdivision or Division, to such extent as is, and on such conditions as are, agreed between the Presiding Officer or Presiding Officers responsible for the Department for which the appropriation is made and the Minister for Finance.
SCHEDULE Sections 3 and 4

ABSTRACT

 

Page Reference

Departments and Services

Total

 

 

$

4

Senate........................................

239 000

4

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

241 000

4

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

1 084 000

4

Parliamentary Library..............................

98 000

4

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

271 000

 

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

1 933 000

SUMMARY

Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 2) 1990-91, Heavy figures

Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1090-91, Light figures *

 

Division

 

Operating Expenses

Capital Expenditure

Total

 

 

$

$

$

101

Senate..............................

239 000

239 000

 

 

18 009 000

1 8 009 000

103

Mouse of Representatives.................

241 000

241 000

 

 

20 092 000

20 092 000

105

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

1 084 000

1 084 000

 

 

28 744 000

700 000

29 444 000

106

Parliamentary Library....................

98 000

98 000

 

 

11 105 000

11 105 000

107

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

271 000

271 000

 

 

33 701 000

3 890 000

37 591 000

 

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

1 933 000

1 933 000

 

 

111 651 000

4 590 000

116 241 000

* Excludes appropriation Division 102 — Advance to the President of the Senate, $300 000, Division 104 — Advance to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, $300 000 and Division 108 — Joint Advance to the President and the Speaker, $1 000 000 in Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1990-91.


 

Additional appropriation for 1990-91

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

 

Appropriation made by Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Art 1990-91

Expenditure for 1989-90

 

$

$

$

Division 101.—SENATE

 

 

 

1. Operating expenses (net appropriation — see section 6) .

239 000

18 006 000

16 332 133

Total: Senate.........................

239 000

 

 

Division 103—HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 

 

 

1. Operating expenses (net appropriation — see section 6)  

241 000

19 644 000

18 009 477

Total: House of Representatives............

241 000

 

 

Division 105.—PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF

 

 

 

1. Operating expenses (net appropriation — see section 6)  

1 084 000

28 744 000

21 161 978

Total: Parliamentary Reporting Staff........

1 084 000

 

 

Division 106.—PARLIAMENTARY LIBRARY

 

 

 

1. Operating expenses (net appropriation — see section 6)  

98 000

11 105 000

17 021 236

Total: Parliamentary Library.............

98 000

 

 

Division 107.—JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT

 

 

 

1. Operating expenses (net appropriation — see section 6)  

271 000

33 701 000

34 020 526

Total: Joint House Department............

271 000

 

 

[Minister's second reading speech made in

House of Representatives on 14 March 1991

Senate on 8 May 1991]

Printed by Authority by the Commonwealth Government Printer (37/91)

 

Overview

The Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act (No. 2) 1990-91 was enacted by the Parliament of Australia to provide additional funding for certain parliamentary departments and services for the financial year ending on 30 June 1991. This legislation was necessary to supplement the sums already appropriated by the Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1990-91. The Act authorises the Minister for Finance to issue and apply a total sum of $1,933,000 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for specified services, including operating expenses for the Senate, the House of Representatives, Parliamentary Reporting Staff, the Parliamentary Library, and the Joint House Department. This appropriation is deemed to have been in effect from 1 July 1990, thereby addressing any financial shortfalls or additional requirements that arose during that period.

Scope and Application

The Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act (No. 2) 1990-91 is a Commonwealth legislative instrument designed to supplement the appropriations made by the Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1990-91 for the financial year ending 30 June 1991. The Act authorises the Minister for Finance to issue an additional sum of $1,933,000 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for specified services of the Senate, the House of Representatives, the Parliamentary Reporting Staff, the Parliamentary Library, and the Joint House Department. The appropriation is deemed to have been made as from 1 July 1990, and this Act also modifies the earlier Act to include references to the Schedule of this Act. Furthermore, section 6 of the Act allows for the crediting of money received from certain sales and services to the specified appropriations, subject to agreements between the Presiding Officers and the Minister for Finance. This Act applies to the appropriation of funds for the specified parliamentary departments and services within the Commonwealth jurisdiction.

Key Provisions

The Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act (No. 2) 1990-91 (the Act) primarily focuses on the appropriation of funds from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the financial year ending on 30 June 1991. This Act provides an additional appropriation to that specified in the Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1990-91. Section 3 of the Act allows the Minister for Finance to issue and apply a total sum of $1,933,000 for specified services as outlined in the Schedule. Section 4 of the Act appropriates this sum for the services specified in the Schedule, deeming it to have been appropriated as from 1 July 1990. Section 5 modifies the earlier Act to include references to the Schedule of the current Act, ensuring consistency in the appropriation of funds. Finally, Section 6 outlines the treatment of net appropriations, allowing for credits to be made in respect of certain transactions such as sales, leasing, or hiring out of goods or property, or from the sale or leasing of real property used for staff residential accommodation. The Act imposes obligations on the Minister for Finance to ensure that the appropriated funds are used strictly for the services specified in the Schedule, which includes operating expenses and, in some cases, capital expenditures for departments such as the Senate, House of Representatives, Parliamentary Reporting Staff, Parliamentary Library, and the Joint House Department. The Presiding Officers responsible for these departments must agree on the conditions under which credits from sales, leasing, or provision of services can be applied to the appropriations as outlined in Section 6. Additionally, the Act necessitates that the funds are to be used for the specified purposes and within the limits set out in the Schedule. Failure to comply with the provisions of the Act may result in various consequences, though the Act does not explicitly detail offences, penalties, or consequences for breach. However, given the nature of the Act and its relation to the Consolidated Revenue Fund, breaches could potentially lead to scrutiny under the Audit Act 1901 or other relevant financial legislation. The consequences might include financial audits, recovery of misappropriated funds, or administrative actions to rectify non-compliance with the appropriation provisions.

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