1998-1999-2000
   The Parliament of the
   Commonwealth of Australia
   HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
   Presented and read a first time
   Appropriation (Dr Carmen Lawrence's Legal Costs) Bill 1999-2000
   No. , 2000
   (Finance and Administration)
   A Bill for an Act to appropriate money out of the Consolidated Revenue
   Fund to meet the Commonwealth's liability relating to legal costs of Dr
   Carmen Lawrence in connection with the Marks Royal Commission, and for
   related purposes

   ISBN: 0642 430659

   Contents

   A Bill for an Act to appropriate money out of the Consolidated Revenue
   Fund to meet the Commonwealth's liability relating to legal costs of Dr
   Carmen Lawrence in connection with the Marks Royal Commission, and for
   related purposes

   The Parliament of Australia enacts:

      1 Short title

   This Act may be cited as the Appropriation (Dr Carmen Lawrence's Legal
   Costs) Act 1999-2000.

      2 Commencement

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

      3 Appropriation for Attorney-General's Department

   The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated for the purpose of
   meeting the Commonwealth's liability under orders made on 25 February
   2000 by the Federal Court of Australia in the case of Vass & Ors v The
   Commonwealth of Australia, and for the purpose of meeting any
   associated liability of the Commonwealth to pay interest under section
   52 of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976.

      4 Appropriation made by this Act is in addition to other appropriations

   The appropriation made by this Act is in addition to appropriations
   made by any other Act.