Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1985-86
No. 73 of 1985
An Act to make interim provision for the appropriation of money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure, in relation to the Parliamentary Departments, in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1986
[Assented to 6 June 1985]
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 Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1985-86.
Commencement
2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
Issue, application and appropriation of $19,535,000
3. (1) 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 financial year ending on 30 June 1986 the sum of $19,535,000.
(2) The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated to the extent necessary for the purposes of sub-section (1).
Additional appropriation in respect of increases in salaries
4. (1) In addition to the sum referred to in section 3, the Minister for Finance may, at any time before 1 December 1985, issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1986 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 the Schedule as have become payable or become payable, or have commenced or commence to be paid, after 8 May 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 the Schedule as have become payable or become payable, or have commenced or commence to be paid, after 8 May 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 the Schedule, sub-division 1 of Division 106 in the Schedule or sub-division 1 of Division 107 in the Schedule as have become payable or become payable, or have commenced or commence to be paid, after 8 May 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 any payments in the nature of salary and the Minister for Finance shall report to the Parliament the amounts so issued.
(6) The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated to the extent necessary for the purposes of this section.
Advances to President and Speaker
5. (1) Expenditure in relation to the Senate in excess of specific appropriation may be charged to such sub-division of Division 101 in the Schedule as the President may direct provided that the total expenditure so charged in the financial year ending 30 June 1986, 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 the Schedule as the Speaker may direct provided that the total expenditure so charged in the financial year ending 30 June 1986, 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 the Schedule as the President and the Speaker both direct provided that the total expenditure so charged in the financial year ending 30 June 1986, 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”.
THE SCHEDULE
| $ |
Division 101.—SENATE |
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1. Recurrent expenditure.................................. | 3 596 000 |
2. Capital expenditure.................................... | 80 000 |
TOTAL: SENATE..................................... | 3 676 000 |
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 (a) that the President of the Senate is satisfied is expenditure that (i) is urgently required; and (ii) 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 (b) particulars of which will afterwards be submitted to the Parliament, being expenditure for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1986 in relation to the Senate | 150 000 |
Division 103.—HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
|
1. Recurrent expenditure.................................. | 4 183 000 |
2. Capital expenditure.................................... | 25 000 |
TOTAL: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES................... | 4 208 000 |
ADVANCE TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 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— (a) that the Speaker of the House of Representatives is satisfied is expenditure that — (i) is urgently required; and (ii) 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 (b) particulars of which will afterwards be submitted to the Parliament, being expenditure for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1986 in relation to the House of Representatives | 300 000 |
Division 105.—PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF |
|
1. Recurrent expenditure.................................. | 3 124 000 |
TOTAL: PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF.............. | 3 124 000 |
Division 106.—PARLIAMENTARY LIBRARY |
|
1. Recurrent expenditure.................................. | 3 160 000 |
TOTAL: PARLIAMENTARY LIBRARY..................... | 3 160 000 |
Division 107.—JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT |
|
1. Recurrent expenditure.................................. | 4 547 000 |
2. Capital expenditure.................................... | 170 000 |
TOTAL: JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT..................... | 4 717 000 |
JOINT ADVANCE TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE SPEAKER Division 108.—JOINT ADVANCE TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE SPEAKER To enable the President and. the Speaker to make moneys available for expenditure (a) that both are satisfied is expenditure that (i) is urgently required: and (ii) 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 (b) particulars of which will afterwards be submitted to the Parliament, being expenditure for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1986 in relation to the Parliamentary Reporting Staff. the Parliamentary Library or the Joint House Department | 200 000 |
[Minister’s second reading speech made in—
House of Representatives on 8 May 1985
Senate on 21 May 1985]