APPROPRIATION ACT (NO. 2) 1999-2000 NO. 47, 1999 APPROPRIATION ACT (NO. 2) 1999-2000 NO. 47, 1999 - TABLE OF PROVISIONS PART 1--PRELIMINARYýÜ 1. Short title 2. Commencement 3. Definitions 4. Notional payments, receipts etc. PART 2--BASIC APPROPRIATIONS 5. Summary of basic appropriations 6. State payment items--basic appropriation 7. Administered items--basic appropriation 8. Administered capital items--basic appropriation 9. Departmental capital items--basic appropriation PART 3--ADDITIONS TO BASIC APPROPRIATIONS 10. Advance to the Finance Minister--unforeseen expenses etc. PART 4--MISCELLANEOUS 11. Crediting amounts to Special Accounts 12. Conditions etc. applying to State payment items 13. Appropriation of the Consolidated Revenue Fund SCHEDULE 2 - Services for which money is appropriated APPROPRIATION ACT (NO. 2) 1999-2000 - LONG TITLE An Act to appropriate money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June 2000, and for related purposes Contents Part 1--Preliminary 1 1 Short title 1 2 Commencement 2 3 Definitions 2 4 Notional payments, receipts etc. 3 Part 2--Basic appropriations 4 5 Summary of basic appropriations 4 6 State payment items--basic appropriation 4 7 Administered items--basic appropriation 4 8 Administered capital items--basic appropriation 5 9 Departmental capital items--basic appropriation 5 Part 3--Additions to basic appropriations 7 10 Advance to the Finance Minister--unforeseen expenses etc. 7 Part 4--Miscellaneous 8 11 Crediting amounts to Special Accounts 8 12 Conditions etc. applying to State payment items 8 13 Appropriation of the Consolidated Revenue Fund 9 Schedule 1--Payments to or for the States 11 Schedule 2--Services for which money is appropriated 15 Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1999-2000 No. 47, 1999 An Act to appropriate money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June 2000, and for related purposes [Assented to 30 June 1999] The Parliament of Australia enacts: APPROPRIATION ACT (NO. 2) 1999-2000 - SECT 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1999-2000. APPROPRIATION ACT (NO. 2) 1999-2000 - SECT 2 Commencement This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent. APPROPRIATION ACT (NO. 2) 1999-2000 - SECT 3 Definitions In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears: administered capital item means an amount set out in Schedule 2 in relation to an entity opposite the heading "Administered Capital". administered item means an amount set out in Schedule 2 opposite an outcome of an entity under the heading "Other Administered Expenses". Agency has the same meaning as in the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997. Appropriation Bill means the Bill for this Act. Commonwealth authority has the same meaning as in the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997. Commonwealth company has the same meaning as in the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997. current year means the financial year ending on 30 June 2000. departmental capital item means an amount set out in Schedule 2 in relation to an entity: (a) opposite the heading "Equity Injections"; or (b) opposite the heading "Loans"; or (c) opposite the heading "Carryover from previous years". departmental expenses includes payments for the acquisition of assets. entity means any of the following: (a) an Agency; (b) a Commonwealth authority; (c) a Commonwealth company. Finance Minister means the Minister administering this Act. item means any of the following: (a) a State payment item; (b) an administered item; (c) an administered capital item; (d) a departmental capital item. Portfolio Budget Statements means the Portfolio Budget Statements that were tabled in the Senate or the House of Representatives in relation to the Appropriation Bill and the Bill for the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 1999-2000. Special Account has the same meaning as in the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997. State includes the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory. State payment item means an amount set out in Schedule 2 opposite an outcome of an entity under the heading "Specific Payments to the States and Territories". APPROPRIATION ACT (NO. 2) 1999-2000 - SECT 4 Notional payments, receipts etc. For the purposes of this Act, notional transactions between Agencies are to be treated as if they were real transactions. Note: This section applies, for example, to a "payment" between Agencies that are both part of the Commonwealth. One of the effects of this section is that the payment will be debited from an appropriation for the paying Agency, even though no payment is actually made from the Consolidated Revenue Fund. APPROPRIATION ACT (NO. 2) 1999-2000 - SECT 5 Summary of basic appropriations The total of the items specified in Schedule 2 is $5,735,166,000. Note: Items in Schedule 2 can be increased under Part 3 of this Act and under section 11 of the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 1999-2000. APPROPRIATION ACT (NO. 2) 1999-2000 - SECT 6 State payment items--basic appropriation (1) For a State payment item for an outcome of an entity, the Finance Minister may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund amounts that do not exceed, in total, the lesser of: (a) the amount specified in the item; and (b) the amount determined by the Finance Minister to be the expenses incurred by the entity in the current year in relation to the item. (2) An amount issued out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for a State payment item for an outcome may only be applied for the purpose of making payments to or for the States for the purpose of contributing to achieving that outcome. APPROPRIATION ACT (NO. 2) 1999-2000 - SECT 7 Administered items--basic appropriation (1) For an administered item for an outcome of an entity, the Finance Minister may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund amounts that do not exceed, in total, the lesser of: (a) the amount specified in the item; and (b) the amount determined by the Finance Minister to be the administered expenses incurred by the entity in the current year in relation to the item. (2) An amount issued out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for an administered item for an outcome may only be applied for expenditure for the purpose of carrying out activities for the purpose of contributing to achieving that outcome. Note: An administered item may be used to acquire assets. However, the acquisition of new assets will usually be funded from an administered capital item. (3) If the Portfolio Budget Statements indicate that activities of a particular kind were intended to be treated as activities in respect of a particular outcome, then expenditure for the purpose of carrying out those activities is taken to be expenditure for the purpose of contributing to achieving the outcome. APPROPRIATION ACT (NO. 2) 1999-2000 - SECT 8 Administered capital items--basic appropriation (1) For an administered capital item for an entity, the Finance Minister may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund amounts that do not exceed, in total, the amount specified in the item. (2) An amount issued out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for an administered capital item for an entity may only be applied for expenditure for the purpose of carrying out activities for the purpose of contributing to achieving any outcome that is specified in relation to the entity: (a) in Schedule 2 to this Act; or (b) in the Schedule to the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 1999-2000. APPROPRIATION ACT (NO. 2) 1999-2000 - SECT 9 Departmental capital items--basic appropriation (1) For a departmental capital item for an entity, the Finance Minister may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund amounts that do not exceed, in total, the amount specified in the item. Note: Generally, the Finance Minister is permitted, but not obliged, to issue the amounts out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund. However, subsection (3) imposes an obligation on the Finance Minister to issue the amounts in certain circumstances. (2) An amount issued out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for a departmental capital item may only be applied for the departmental expenses of the entity. (3) If: (a) an Act provides that an entity must be paid amounts that are appropriated by the Parliament for the purposes of the entity; and (b) Schedule 2 contains a departmental capital item for that entity; then the Finance Minister, under subsection (1), must issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund the full amount specified in the item. APPROPRIATION ACT (NO. 2) 1999-2000 - SECT 10 Advance to the Finance Minister--unforeseen expenses etc. (1) This section applies if: (a) an entity has incurred, or is likely to incur, an expense (the extra expense) during the current year in relation to an item (the insufficient item) for the entity; and (b) the Finance Minister is satisfied that: (i) the expense was unforeseen until after the last day on which it was practicable to provide for the extra expense in the Appropriation Bill before that Bill was introduced into the House of Representatives; or (ii) because of an erroneous omission or understatement, provision for the extra expense was not made in the Appropriation Bill; and (c) the Finance Minister considers that there is an urgent need to increase the insufficient item to make provision for the extra expense. (2) The amount of the insufficient item is taken to be increased by such amount (if any) as the Finance Minister determines, up to the amount of the extra expense. (3) The total of the amounts determined under this section cannot be more than $215 million. (4) The Finance Minister must give the Parliament details of amounts determined under this section. APPROPRIATION ACT (NO. 2) 1999-2000 - SECT 11 Crediting amounts to Special Accounts If any of the purposes of a Special Account is a purpose that is covered by an item (whether or not the item expressly refers to the Special Account), then amounts may be debited against the appropriation for that item and credited to that Special Account. APPROPRIATION ACT (NO. 2) 1999-2000 - SECT 12 Conditions etc. applying to State payment items (1) This section applies to any payment made out of money appropriated by a State payment item for an outcome identified in column 2 of the table in Schedule 1. (2) The payment: (a) must be made on the applicable terms and conditions (if any) for that outcome; and (b) must be made in the amounts, and at the times, that are determined in writing by the Minister specified in column 4 of the table. (3) This section does not, by implication, limit the power of the Commonwealth to: (a) apply terms and conditions to non-State payments; or (b) determine the amounts and times of non-State payments. (4) In this section: applicable terms and conditions, in relation to an outcome identified in the table in Schedule 1, means terms and conditions from time to time determined in writing by the Minister specified in column 3 of the table, as being the terms and conditions that apply to payments that are made to or for a State in relation to that outcome out of money appropriated by an annual Appropriation Act. non-State payment means a payment made out of money that is appropriated by the Parliament (either under this Act or another Act), other than a payment out of money appropriated by a State payment item. APPROPRIATION ACT (NO. 2) 1999-2000 - SECT 13 Appropriation of the Consolidated Revenue Fund The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated as necessary for the purposes of this Act. Schedule 1- Payments to or for the States Note: See Section 12 __________________ APPROPRIATION ACT (NO. 2) 1999-2000 NO. 47, 1999 - SCHEDULE 2 - Services for which money is appropriated Note: See Sections 5 and 13 DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 COMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 COMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 COMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 COMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 COMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 COMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 DEFENCE PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 VETERANS' AFFAIRS PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 EDUCATION, TRAINING AND YOUTH AFFAIRS PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 EMPLOYMENT, WORKPLACE RELATIONS AND SMALL BUSINESS PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 EMPLOYMENT, WORKPLACE RELATIONS AND SMALL BUSINESS PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 HEALTH AND AGED CARE PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 HEALTH AND AGED CARE PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND RESOURCES PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL SERVICES PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL SERVICES PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL SERVICES PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 TREASURY PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 TREASURY PORTFOLIO Appropriation (light figures) - 1999-2000 Estimated Expenses (italic figures) - 1998-1999 [Minister's second reading speech made in-- House of Representatives on 11 May 1999 Senate on 28 June 1999] (81/99)