Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1988-89
No. 45 of 1988
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 1989, and for other purposes
[Assented to 3 June 1988]
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 1988-89.
Commencement
2. This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
Issue, application and appropriation of $42,171,000
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 30 June 1989 the sum of $42,171,000.
(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 1988, issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1989 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 20 April 1988 in accordance with a 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 20 April 1988, in accordance with a 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 20 April 1988, in accordance with a 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 1989, 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 1989, 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 1989, 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 Section 3
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Division 101.—SENATE |
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1. Recurrent expenditure........................................ | 5 618 000 |
2. Capital expenditure.......................................... | 92 000 |
3. Payments pursuant to subsection 34a (1) of the Audit Act 1901............ | 1 000 |
TOTAL: SENATE.......................................... | 5 711 000 |
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 money available for expenditure: (a) that the President of the Senate is satisfied is expenditure that is urgently required and: (i) 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; or (ii) was erroneously omitted from, or understated in, the Bill for this Act; and (b) particulars of which will afterwards be submitted to the Parliament; being expenditure for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1989 in relation to the Senate | 150 000 |
Division 103.—HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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1. Recurrent expenditure........................................ | 4 313 100 |
2. Capital expenditure.......................................... | 56 900 |
TOTAL: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 4 370 000 |
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 money available for expenditure: (a) that the Speaker of the House of Representatives is satisfied is expenditure that is urgently required and: (i) 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; or (ii) was erroneously omitted from, or understated in, the Bill for this Act; and (b) particulars of which will afterwards be submitted to the Parliament; being expenditure for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1989 in relation to the House of Representatives | 300 000 |
Division 105.—PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF |
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1. Recurrent expenditure........................................ | 3 131 000 |
TOTAL: PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF | 3 131 000 |
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Division 106.—PARLIAMENTARY LIBRARY |
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1. Recurrent expenditure...................................... | 9 814 000 |
TOTAL: PARLIAMENTARY LIBRARY......................... | 9 814 000 |
Division 107.—JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT |
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1. Recurrent expenditure...................................... | 17 078 000 |
2. Capital expenditure........................................ | 1 417 000 |
TOTAL: JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT......................... | 18 495 000 |
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 money available for expenditure: (a) that both the President and the Speaker are satisfied is expenditure that is urgently required and: (i) 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; or (ii) was erroneously omitted from, or understated in, the Bill for this Act; and (b) particulars of which will afterwards be submitted to the Parliament; being expenditure for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1989 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 20 April 1988
Senate on 10 May 1988]