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APPROPRIATION BILL 2004-2005 (NO 2)
2005
THE
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL
TERRITORY
APPROPRIATION
BILL 2004-2005 (No. 2)
EXPLANATORY
MEMORANDUM
Circulated by authority of
TED QUINLAN, MLA
TREASURER
APPROPRIATION BILL 2004-2005 (No 2)
The Appropriation Bill 2004-2005 (No2) provides for an
appropriation of moneys for the financial year 2004-2005.
Section 58
of the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988, states
that public money may not be issued or spent except as authorised by law.
Section 6 of the Financial Management Act 1996 provides for the
payment of public money only where it is in accordance with an
appropriation.
The Bill provides for the following changes to
appropriations:
• Government payment for the net cost of outputs of
$0.051 million to the Legislative Assembly Secretariat;
• A payment for
expenses on behalf of the Territory of $0.170 million to the Legislative
Assembly Secretariat;
• A capital injection of $0.650 million to the
Auditor General’s Office;
• Government payment for the net cost
of outputs of $2.354 million to the Chief Minister’s
Department;
• Government payment for the net cost of outputs of $8.768
million to ACT Health;
• Government payment for the net cost of outputs
of $8.239 million to the Department of Urban Services;
• A capital
injection of $0.375 million to the Department of Urban Services;
• A
payment for expenses on behalf of the Territory of $0.005 million to the
Department of Urban Services;
• Government payment for the net cost of
outputs of $0.059 million to ACT Forests;
• Government payment for the
net cost of outputs of $3.995 million to the Department of Justice and Community
Safety;
• A payment for expenses on behalf of the Territory of $0.064
million to the Department of Justice and Community Safety;
• Government
payment for the net cost of outputs of $1.974 million to the Emergency Services
Authority;
• Government payment for the net cost of outputs of $33.530
million to the Department of Education and Training;
• A capital
injection of $0.199 million to the Department of Education and
Training;
• A payment for expenses on behalf of the Territory of $0.125
million to the Department of Education and Training;
• Government
payment for the net cost of outputs of $0.409 million to the Department of
Treasury;
• A payment for expenses on behalf of the Territory of $0.003
million to the Department of Treasury;
• Government payment for the net
cost of outputs of $0.095 million to ACT WorkCover;
• Government
payment for the net cost of outputs of $2.168 million to the Department of
Disability, Housing and Community Services;
• A payment for expenses on
behalf of the Territory of $2.021 million to the Department of Disability,
Housing and Community Services;
• Government payment for the net cost
of outputs of $8.724 million to the Office for Children, Youth and Family
Support;
• Government payment for the net cost of outputs of $0.278
million to the Department of Economic Development;
• A payment for
expenses on behalf of the Territory of $0.004 million to the Department of
Economic Development;
• Government payment for the net cost of outputs
of $0.571 million to the Planning and Land Authority; and
• A capital
injection of $0.450 million to the Planning and Land Authority.
APPROPRIATION BILL 2004-2005 (No 2)
Section 1 cites the name of the Act as being the
Appropriation Act 2004-2005 (No 2).
Section 2 provides
for the Act to commence on the day of its notification.
Section 3
provides that notes included in the Act are explanatory and not part of the
Act.
Section 4 refers to the legislative basis for making
appropriations.
Section 5 deals with interpretation for the
purposes of the Act.
Section 6 states that the year
commencing 1 July 2004 is the financial year for the purposes of this
Act.
Section 7 provides for additional appropriation
totalling $74.999 million for the
2004-2005 financial year. There are
twenty three separate appropriations that are itemised in the following
subsections.
Subsection (1) provides for the appropriation of
$0.051 million for the net cost of outputs to the Legislative Assembly
Secretariat in the 2004-2005 financial year.
Subsection (2)
provides for the appropriation of $0.170 million for payments on behalf of
the Territory to the Legislative Assembly Secretariat in the 2004-2005 financial
year.
Subsection (3) provides for the appropriation of $0.650
million capital
injection to the Auditor-General’s Office in the 2004-2005
financial year.
Subsection (4) provides for the appropriation
of $2.354 million for the net cost of outputs to the Chief Minister’s
Department in the 2004-2005 financial year.
Subsection (5)
provides for the appropriation of $8.768 million for the net cost of outputs
to ACT Health in the 2004-2005 financial year.
Subsection (6)
provides for the appropriation of $8.239 million for the net cost of outputs
to the Department of Urban Services in the 2004-2005 financial
year.
Subsection (7) provides for the appropriation of $0.375
million capital injection to the Department of Urban
Services in the 2004-2005 financial year.
Subsection
(8) provides for the appropriation of $0.005 million for payments on behalf
of the Territory to the Department of Urban Services in the 2004-2005 financial
year.
Subsection (9) provides for the appropriation of $0.059
million for the net cost of outputs to ACT Forests in the 2004-2005 financial
year.
Subsection (10) provides for the appropriation of
$3.995 million for the net cost of outputs to the Department of Justice and
Community Safety in the 2004-2005 financial year.
Subsection (11)
provides for the appropriation of $0.064 million for payments on behalf of
the Territory to the Department of Justice and Community Safety in the 2004-2005
financial year.
Subsection (12) provides for the
appropriation of $1.974 million for the net cost of outputs to the Emergency
Services Authority in the 2004-2005 financial
year.
Subsection (13) provides for the appropriation of
$33.530 million for the net cost of outputs to the Department Education and
Training in the 2004-2005 financial year.
Subsection (14)
provides for the appropriation of $0.199 million capital
injection to the Department of Education and
Training in the 2004-2005 financial year.
Subsection
(15) provides for the appropriation of $0.125 million for payments on behalf
of the Territory to the Department of Education and Training in the 2004-2005
financial year.
Subsection (16) provides for the appropriation of
$0.409 million for the net cost of outputs to the Department of Treasury in the
2004-2005 financial year.
Subsection (17) provides for the
appropriation of $0.003 million for payments on behalf of the Territory to the
Department of Treasury in the 2004-2005 financial
year.
Subsection (18) provides for the appropriation of
$0.095 million for the net cost of outputs to ACT WorkCover in the 2004-2005
financial year.
Subsection (19) provides for the
appropriation of $2.168 million for the net cost of outputs to the Department of
Disability, Housing and Community Services in the 2004-2005 financial
year.
Subsection (20) provides for the appropriation of $2.021
million for payments on behalf of the Territory to the Department of Disability,
Housing and Community Services in the 2004-2005 financial
year.
Subsection (21) provides for the appropriation of
$8.724 million for the net cost of outputs to the Office for Children, Youth and
Family Support in the 2004-2005 financial year.
Subsection (22)
provides for the appropriation of $0.571 million for the net cost of outputs
to the Planning and Land Authority in the 2004-2005 financial
year.
Subsection (23) provides for the appropriation of
$0.450 million capital injection to the Planning and Land
Authority in the 2004-2005 financial year.
Section 8
provides for additional appropriation totalling $0.282 million for the
2004-2005 financial year. Appropriations for the Department of Economic
Development are separated within the Bill from the other departments, as the
Department did not exist at the time of the original Appropriation Bill. There
are two separate appropriations that are itemised in the following
subsections.
Subsection (1) provides for the appropriation of
$0.278 million for the net cost of outputs to the Department of Economic
Development in the 2004-2005 financial year.
Subsection (2)
provides for the appropriation of $0.004 million for payments on behalf of the
Territory to the Department Economic Development in the 2004-2005 financial
year.
Section 9 identifies, in accordance with the Financial
Management Act 1996, classes of outputs for the purposes of the
Bill.
Section 10 declares that appropriation for additional
capital injection is for, or partly for, the net cost of purchasing or
developing assets.
Schedule 1 of the Bill lists the appropriation
units and output classes of each department. Schedule 1 differs from the
original Appropriation Bill to allow for changes as a result of the
Administrative Arrangements Order of 4 November 2004.
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