Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1987-88

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Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1987-88

No. 31 of 1987

 

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 1988

[Assented to 2 June 1987]

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 1987-88.

Commencement

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

Issue, application and appropriation of $23,716,000

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 1988 the sum of $23,716,000.

(2) The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated to the extent necessary for the purposes of subsection (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 1987, issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1988 amounts not exceeding such amounts as are determined by the President, by the Speaker, or by the President and the Speaker, in accordance with subsection (2), (3) or (4), as the case may be.

(2) The amounts determined by the President under this subsection 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 subdivision 1 of Division 101 in the Schedule as have become payable or become payable, or have commenced or commence to be paid, after 6 May 1987, 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 subsection 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 subdivision 1 of Division 103 in the Schedule as have become payable or become payable, or have commenced or commence to be paid, after 6 May 1987, 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 subsection 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 subdivision 1 of Division 105 in the Schedule, subdivision 1 of Division 106 in the Schedule or subdivision 1 of Division 107 in the Schedule as have become payable or become payable, or have commenced or commence to be paid, after 6 May 1987, in accordance with any law, or in accordance with an award, order or determination made under a law.

(5) Amounts issued under subsection (1) may be applied only for the purpose of expenditure in respect of increases referred to in subsection (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 subdivision 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 1988, 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 subdivision 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 1988, 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 subdivision 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 1988, 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”.

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THE SCHEDULE

Division 101.—SENATE

$

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

4 727 000

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

80 000

TOTAL: SENATE

4 807 000

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 1988 in relation to the Senate             

150 000

Division 103.—HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 

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

4 731 000

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

5 000

TOTAL: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

4 736 000

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 1988 in relation to the house of Representatives             

300 000

Division 105.—PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF

 

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

3 279 000

TOTAL: PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF

3 279 000

Division 106.—PARLIAMENTARY LIBRARY

 

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

3 257 000

TOTAL: PARLIAMENTARY LIBRARY

3 257 000

Division 107.—JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT

 

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

6 874 000

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

113 000

TOTAL: JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT

6 987 000


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 1988 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 6 May 1987

Senate on 26 May 1987]

Overview

The Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1987-88 was enacted to provide interim financial arrangements for certain expenditures related to Parliamentary Departments for the fiscal year ending on 30 June 1988. The Act was assented to on 2 June 1987 by the Queen, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia. It authorises the Minister for Finance to issue funds from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for specified services and to make additional appropriations for salary increases as determined by the President, the Speaker, or both, before 1 December 1987. The Act also allows for advances to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives for urgent, unforeseen expenditures, subject to certain limits. The primary policy objective of the Act is to ensure that parliamentary operations can continue smoothly despite unforeseen financial requirements.

Scope and Application

The Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1987-88 applies to the appropriation of funds from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the financial year ending on 30 June 1988, specifically for services provided by the Senate, the House of Representatives, the Parliamentary Reporting Staff, the Parliamentary Library, and the Joint House Department. This Act authorises the Minister for Finance to issue funds and applies to the allocation of these funds for specified purposes within parliamentary departments. The geographic and jurisdictional reach of this Act is limited to the Commonwealth level, governing financial allocations within the federal parliamentary system. The Act allows for additional appropriations to cover increases in salaries as determined by the President, the Speaker, or both, but these are constrained by specific legislative or award-based increases post-6 May 1987. Additionally, the Act permits advances to the President and the Speaker to cover unforeseen and urgent expenditures within set limits, ensuring that total expenditure does not exceed the appropriated amount for the financial year.

Key Provisions

The Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1987-88 primarily focuses on the appropriation of funds from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the financial year ending on 30 June 1988. Under Section 3(1), the Minister for Finance is authorised to issue up to $23,716,000 for specified services, as detailed in the Schedule. This appropriation extends to additional funds for salary increases, which can be issued before 1 December 1987, as outlined in Section 4(1). These additional funds must be determined by the President, the Speaker, or both, and are limited to increases in salaries that became payable after 6 May 1987. The Act also allows for advances to the President and the Speaker, as described in Section 5, to cover expenditure that exceeds specific appropriations, provided that these do not exceed the amounts appropriated under the relevant heads. The Act imposes several obligations on the Minister for Finance and other relevant officials. The Minister must ensure that the funds issued are applied strictly for the purposes specified in the Act, particularly for the services listed in the Schedule and for salary increases as determined by the President, the Speaker, or both. Additionally, the President and the Speaker must ensure that any additional funds issued are used for urgent and unforeseen expenditure that is subsequently reported to Parliament, as stipulated in Section 4(5) and Section 5 respectively. Breaches of the Act could lead to civil or criminal consequences, although the Act itself does not explicitly state the penalties for such breaches. However, given the nature of the Act and its focus on financial appropriations and controls, any misuse of the appropriated funds could potentially lead to legal action under general principles of public law, including accountability and financial mismanagement. The precise penalties would depend on the specific nature of the breach and would be determined in the context of applicable laws governing public finance and administration.

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