APPROPRIATION ACT 2003 - As at 8 June 2005 - Act 31 of 2003 TABLE OF PROVISIONS TABLE OF PROVISIONS PART 1 - PRELIMINARY 1. Name of Act 2. Commencement 3. Interpretation PART 2 - APPROPRIATIONS OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED FUND 4. General appropriation from Consolidated Fund 2003–04 for recurrent services 5. General appropriation from Consolidated Fund 2003–04 for capital works and services 6. Premier, Minister for the Arts and Minister for Citizenship 7. Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries 8. Attorney General and Minister for the Environment 9. Minister for Community Services, Minister for Ageing, Minister for Disability Services and Minister for Youth 10. Minister for Education and Training and Minister for Aboriginal Affairs 11. Minister for Energy and Utilities and Minister for Science and Medical Research 12. Minister for Gaming and Racing 13. Minister for Health 14. Minister for Infrastructure and Planning and Minister for Natural Resources 15. Minister for Justice 16. Minister for Juvenile Justice and Minister for Western Sydney 17. Minister for Mineral Resources 18. Minister for Police 19. Minister for Roads and Minister for Housing 20. Minister for Rural Affairs, Minister for Local Government and Minister for Emergency Services 21. Special Minister of State, Minister for Commerce, Minister for Industrial Relations and Minister for the Central Coast 22. Minister for Tourism and Sport and Recreation and Minister for Women 23. Minister for Transport Services and Minister for the Hunter 24. Treasurer and Minister for State Development PART 3 - GENERAL 25. Variation of authorised payments from Consolidated Fund 26. Appointment of person to carry out the functions of the Treasurer under section 25 27. Delayed restructures APPROPRIATION ACT 2003 - LONG TITLE An Act to appropriate out of the Consolidated Fund sums for the recurrent services and capital works and services of the Government for the year 2003–04. APPROPRIATION ACT 2003 - SECT 1 Name of Act 1 Name of Act This Act is the Appropriation Act 2003. APPROPRIATION ACT 2003 - SECT 2 Commencement 2 Commencement This Act commences or is taken to have commenced on 1 July 2003. APPROPRIATION ACT 2003 - SECT 3 Interpretation 3 Interpretation In this Act, a reference to the year 2003–04 is a reference to the year from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004. APPROPRIATION ACT 2003 - SECT 4 General appropriation from Consolidated Fund 2003–04 for recurrent services 4 General appropriation from Consolidated Fund 2003–04 for recurrent services (1) Out of the Consolidated Fund there are hereby appropriated the sums identified in sections 6 to 24, inclusive, as the sums appropriated by this Act for recurrent services, which sums may be issued and applied for or towards the several uses and purposes expressed in those sections for the recurrent services of the Government for the year 2003–04. (2) The total sum appropriated out of the Consolidated Fund for the recurrent services of the Government for the year 2003–04, in accordance with the provisions of sections 6 to 24, inclusive, is the sum of $28,676,477,000. (3) Any amounts expended for recurrent services under section 25 of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 or any Supply Act on or after 1 July 2003 and before the date of assent to this Act are taken to have been expended out of such of the sums for recurrent services set out in sections 6 to 24, inclusive, as may be determined by the Treasurer. APPROPRIATION ACT 2003 - SECT 5 General appropriation from Consolidated Fund 2003–04 for capital works and services 5 General appropriation from Consolidated Fund 2003–04 for capital works and services (1) Out of the Consolidated Fund there are hereby appropriated the sums identified in sections 6 to 24, inclusive, as the sums appropriated by this Act for capital works and services, which sums may be issued and applied for or towards the several uses and purposes expressed in those sections for capital works and services for the year 2003–04. (2) The total sum appropriated out of the Consolidated Fund for capital works and services for the year 2003–04, in accordance with the provisions of sections 6 to 24, inclusive, is the sum of $3,589,079,000. (3) Any amounts expended for capital works and services under section 25 of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 or any Supply Act on or after 1 July 2003 and before the date of assent to this Act are taken to have been expended out of such of the sums for capital works and services set out in sections 6 to 24, inclusive, as may be determined by the Treasurer. APPROPRIATION ACT 2003 - SECT 6 Premier, Minister for the Arts and Minister for Citizenship 6 Premier, Minister for the Arts and Minister for Citizenship (1) RECURRENT SERVICES: The sum of $400,970,000 is hereby appropriated to the Premier, Minister for the Arts and Minister for Citizenship for the recurrent services of the following: _______________________________________________________ |_______________________________________________________| |_______________________________________________________| |_______________________________________________________| |_______________________________________________________| |_______________________________________________________| |_______________________________________________________| |_______________________________________________________| |_______________________________________________________| |_______________________________________________________| |_______________________________________________________| |_______________________________________________________| |_______________________________________________________| |_______________________________________________________| |_______________________________________________________| |_______________________________________________________| |_______________________________________________________| (2) CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES: The sum of $49,972,000 is hereby appropriated to the Premier, Minister for the Arts and Minister for Citizenship for the capital works and services of the following: ______________________________________________________ |______________________________________________________| |______________________________________________________| |______________________________________________________| |______________________________________________________| |______________________________________________________| |______________________________________________________| |______________________________________________________| |______________________________________________________| |______________________________________________________| |______________________________________________________| |______________________________________________________| |______________________________________________________| |______________________________________________________| |______________________________________________________| |______________________________________________________| |______________________________________________________| APPROPRIATION ACT 2003 - SECT 7 Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries 7 Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries (1) RECURRENT SERVICES: The sum of $244,044,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries for the recurrent services of the following: ______________________________________ |______________________________________| |______________________________________| |______________________________________| |______________________________________| |______________________________________| (2) CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES: The sum of $11,042,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries for the capital works and services of the following: ____________________________________________ |____________________________________________| |____________________________________________| |____________________________________________| |____________________________________________| |____________________________________________| APPROPRIATION ACT 2003 - SECT 8 Attorney General and Minister for the Environment 8 Attorney General and Minister for the Environment (1) RECURRENT SERVICES: The sum of $734,102,000 is hereby appropriated to the Attorney General and Minister for the Environment for the recurrent services of the following: ___________________________________________________ |___________________________________________________| |___________________________________________________| |___________________________________________________| |___________________________________________________| |___________________________________________________| |___________________________________________________| |___________________________________________________| |___________________________________________________| |___________________________________________________| (2) CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES: The sum of $93,694,000 is hereby appropriated to the Attorney General and Minister for the Environment for the capital works and services of the following: __________________________________________________ |__________________________________________________| |__________________________________________________| |__________________________________________________| |__________________________________________________| |__________________________________________________| |__________________________________________________| |__________________________________________________| |__________________________________________________| APPROPRIATION ACT 2003 - SECT 9 Minister for Community Services, Minister for Ageing, Minister for Disability Services and Minister for Youth 9 Minister for Community Services, Minister for Ageing, Minister for Disability Services and Minister for Youth (1) RECURRENT SERVICES: The sum of $1,951,500,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Community Services, Minister for Ageing, Minister for Disability Services and Minister for Youth for the recurrent services of the following: ____________________________________________________________ |____________________________________________________________| |____________________________________________________________| |____________________________________________________________| |____________________________________________________________| |____________________________________________________________| |____________________________________________________________| (2) CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES: The sum of $29,210,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Community Services, Minister for Ageing, Minister for Disability Services and Minister for Youth for the capital works and services of the following: _________________________________________________________ |_________________________________________________________| |_________________________________________________________| |_________________________________________________________| |_________________________________________________________| |_________________________________________________________| |_________________________________________________________| APPROPRIATION ACT 2003 - SECT 10 Minister for Education and Training and Minister for Aboriginal Affairs 10 Minister for Education and Training and Minister for Aboriginal Affairs (1) RECURRENT SERVICES: The sum of $6,934,467,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Education and Training and Minister for Aboriginal Affairs for the recurrent services of the following: __________________________________________________ |__________________________________________________| |__________________________________________________| |__________________________________________________| |__________________________________________________| |__________________________________________________| (2) CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES: The sum of $357,887,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Education and Training and Minister for Aboriginal Affairs for the capital works and services of the following: ________________________________________________ |________________________________________________| |________________________________________________| |________________________________________________| |________________________________________________| |________________________________________________| APPROPRIATION ACT 2003 - SECT 11 Minister for Energy and Utilities and Minister for Science and Medical Research 11 Minister for Energy and Utilities and Minister for Science and Medical Research (1) RECURRENT SERVICES: The sum of $256,541,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Energy and Utilities and Minister for Science and Medical Research for the recurrent services of the following: ______________________________________________________ |______________________________________________________| |______________________________________________________| |______________________________________________________| |______________________________________________________| (2) CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES: The sum of $17,522,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Energy and Utilities and Minister for Science and Medical Research for the capital works and services of the following: ____________________________________________ |____________________________________________| |____________________________________________| |____________________________________________| APPROPRIATION ACT 2003 - SECT 12 Minister for Gaming and Racing 12 Minister for Gaming and Racing (1) RECURRENT SERVICES: The sum of $34,887,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Gaming and Racing for the recurrent services of the following: __________________________________________ |__________________________________________| |__________________________________________| |__________________________________________| |__________________________________________| (2) CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES: The sum of $472,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Gaming and Racing for the capital works and services of the following: ___________________________________________ |___________________________________________| |___________________________________________| |___________________________________________| |___________________________________________| APPROPRIATION ACT 2003 - SECT 13 Minister for Health 13 Minister for Health (1) RECURRENT SERVICES: The sum of $7,363,354,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Health for the recurrent services of the following: _______________________________________________ |_______________________________________________| |_______________________________________________| |_______________________________________________| |_______________________________________________| (2) CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES: The sum of $371,335,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Health for the capital works and services of the following: _____________________________________________ |_____________________________________________| |_____________________________________________| |_____________________________________________| APPROPRIATION ACT 2003 - SECT 14 Minister for Infrastructure and Planning and Minister for Natural Resources 14 Minister for Infrastructure and Planning and Minister for Natural Resources (1) RECURRENT SERVICES: The sum of $507,234,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Infrastructure and Planning and Minister for Natural Resources for the recurrent services of the following: ______________________________________________________________ |______________________________________________________________| |______________________________________________________________| |02.|Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural|461,435| |______________________________________________________________| |______________________________________________________________| |______________________________________________________________| (2) CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES: The sum of $17,115,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Infrastructure and Planning and Minister for Natural Resources for the capital works and services of the following: _____________________________________________________________ |_____________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________| |02.|Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural|16,096| |_____________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________| APPROPRIATION ACT 2003 - SECT 15 Minister for Justice 15 Minister for Justice (1) RECURRENT SERVICES: The sum of $553,368,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Justice for the recurrent services of the following: _____________________________________________ |_____________________________________________| |_____________________________________________| |_____________________________________________| (2) CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES: The sum of $107,270,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Justice for the capital works and services of the following: _____________________________________________ |_____________________________________________| |_____________________________________________| |_____________________________________________| APPROPRIATION ACT 2003 - SECT 16 Minister for Juvenile Justice and Minister for Western Sydney 16 Minister for Juvenile Justice and Minister for Western Sydney (1) RECURRENT SERVICES: The sum of $108,249,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Juvenile Justice and Minister for Western Sydney for the recurrent services of the following: __________________________________________ |__________________________________________| |__________________________________________| |__________________________________________| (2) CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES: The sum of $42,349,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Juvenile Justice and Minister for Western Sydney for the capital works and services of the following: ____________________________________________ |____________________________________________| |____________________________________________| |____________________________________________| APPROPRIATION ACT 2003 - SECT 17 Minister for Mineral Resources 17 Minister for Mineral Resources (1) RECURRENT SERVICES: The sum of $84,351,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Mineral Resources for the recurrent services of the following: __________________________________________ |__________________________________________| |__________________________________________| |__________________________________________| |__________________________________________| (2) CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES: The sum of $13,745,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Mineral Resources for the capital works and services of the following: ____________________________________________ |____________________________________________| |____________________________________________| |____________________________________________| |____________________________________________| APPROPRIATION ACT 2003 - SECT 18 Minister for Police 18 Minister for Police (1) RECURRENT SERVICES: The sum of $1,531,462,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Police for the recurrent services of the following: ______________________________________________ |______________________________________________| |______________________________________________| |______________________________________________| |______________________________________________| |______________________________________________| |______________________________________________| (2) CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES: The sum of $70,388,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Police for the capital works and services of the following: ____________________________________________ |____________________________________________| |____________________________________________| |____________________________________________| |____________________________________________| |____________________________________________| |____________________________________________| APPROPRIATION ACT 2003 - SECT 19 Minister for Roads and Minister for Housing 19 Minister for Roads and Minister for Housing (1) RECURRENT SERVICES: The sum of $1,726,296,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Roads and Minister for Housing for the recurrent services of the following: ___________________________________________________________________ |___________________________________________________________________| |___________________________________________________________________| |02.|Payments to Other Government Bodies Under the Control|467,558 | |___________________________________________________________________| |___________________________________________________________________| (2) CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES: The sum of $1,044,593,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Roads and Minister for Housing for the capital works and services of the following: _______________________________________________ |_______________________________________________| |_______________________________________________| |_______________________________________________| APPROPRIATION ACT 2003 - SECT 20 Minister for Rural Affairs, Minister for Local Government and Minister for Emergency Services 20 Minister for Rural Affairs, Minister for Local Government and Minister for Emergency Services (1) RECURRENT SERVICES: The sum of $509,218,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Rural Affairs, Minister for Local Government and Minister for Emergency Services for the recurrent services of the following: ____________________________________________ |____________________________________________| |____________________________________________| |____________________________________________| |____________________________________________| |____________________________________________| |____________________________________________| (2) CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES: The sum of $18,927,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Rural Affairs, Minister for Local Government and Minister for Emergency Services for the capital works and services of the following: ____________________________________________ |____________________________________________| |____________________________________________| |____________________________________________| |____________________________________________| |____________________________________________| |____________________________________________| APPROPRIATION ACT 2003 - SECT 21 Special Minister of State, Minister for Commerce, Minister for Industrial Relations and Minister for the Central Coast 21 Special Minister of State, Minister for Commerce, Minister for Industrial Relations and Minister for the Central Coast (1) RECURRENT SERVICES: The sum of $148,705,000 is hereby appropriated to the Special Minister of State, Minister for Commerce, Minister for Industrial Relations and Minister for the Central Coast for the recurrent services of the following: _____________________________________ |_____________________________________| |_____________________________________| |_____________________________________| (2) CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES: The sum of $16,377,000 is hereby appropriated to the Special Minister of State, Minister for Commerce, Minister for Industrial Relations and Minister for the Central Coast for the capital works and services of the following: ____________________________________________ |____________________________________________| |____________________________________________| |____________________________________________| APPROPRIATION ACT 2003 - SECT 22 Minister for Tourism and Sport and Recreation and Minister for Women 22 Minister for Tourism and Sport and Recreation and Minister for Women (1) RECURRENT SERVICES: The sum of $140,005,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Tourism and Sport and Recreation and Minister for Women for the recurrent services of the following: ________________________________________________ |________________________________________________| |________________________________________________| |________________________________________________| |________________________________________________| |________________________________________________| |________________________________________________| |________________________________________________| (2) CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES: The sum of $28,866,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Tourism and Sport and Recreation and Minister for Women for the capital works and services of the following: _______________________________________________ |_______________________________________________| |_______________________________________________| |_______________________________________________| |_______________________________________________| |_______________________________________________| |_______________________________________________| |_______________________________________________| APPROPRIATION ACT 2003 - SECT 23 Minister for Transport Services and Minister for the Hunter 23 Minister for Transport Services and Minister for the Hunter (1) RECURRENT SERVICES: The sum of $2,405,289,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Transport Services and Minister for the Hunter for the recurrent services of the following: ____________________________________________________ |____________________________________________________| |____________________________________________________| |____________________________________________________| |____________________________________________________| (2) CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES: The sum of $41,286,000 is hereby appropriated to the Minister for Transport Services and Minister for the Hunter for the capital works and services of the following: ____________________________________________ |____________________________________________| |____________________________________________| |____________________________________________| |____________________________________________| APPROPRIATION ACT 2003 - SECT 24 Treasurer and Minister for State Development 24 Treasurer and Minister for State Development (1) RECURRENT SERVICES: The sum of $3,042,435,000 is hereby appropriated to the Treasurer and Minister for State Development for the recurrent services of the following: __________________________________________________________ |__________________________________________________________| |__________________________________________________________| |__________________________________________________________| |__________________________________________________________| |__________________________________________________________| |__________________________________________________________| (2) CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES: The sum of $1,257,029,000 is hereby appropriated to the Treasurer and Minister for State Development for the capital works and services of the following: __________________________________________________________ |__________________________________________________________| |__________________________________________________________| |__________________________________________________________| |__________________________________________________________| |__________________________________________________________| |__________________________________________________________| APPROPRIATION ACT 2003 - SECT 25 Variation of authorised payments from Consolidated Fund 25 Variation of authorised payments from Consolidated Fund (1) In this section, "purpose" means a purpose specified in Part 2 in relation to a Minister to which a sum is appropriated for recurrent services or for capital works and services. (2) Payment of a sum appropriated under Part 2 for a purpose may not be made in excess of the sum specified for the purpose, except as provided by this section or Division 4 of Part 2 of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983. (3) If the exigencies of government so require, the Treasurer may authorise the payment of a sum in excess of the amount specified for a purpose, but only if an equivalent sum is not paid out for another purpose, whether the other purpose is specified in relation to the same or a different Minister, subject to subsection (4). (4) A sum appropriated for recurrent services may only be paid out for recurrent services and a sum appropriated for capital works and services may only be paid out for capital works and services. (5) This section does not apply to sums appropriated by another Act. (6) This section does not enable the Treasurer to authorise the payment of a sum in augmentation of, or as an addition to, any salary or wages the amount of which has been fixed by law. (7) The Treasurer is to inform the Auditor-General of every authorisation given under this section. APPROPRIATION ACT 2003 - SECT 26 Appointment of person to carry out the functions of the Treasurer under section 25 26 Appointment of person to carry out the functions of the Treasurer under section 25 (1) The Treasurer may appoint a person to carry out the Treasurer’s functions under section 25. (2) Any such appointment is subject to such conditions (if any) as the Treasurer determines. (3) The Treasurer may revoke any such appointment at any time. (4) A person appointed under this section has, in place of the Treasurer, the Treasurer’s function under section 25 (7) of informing the Auditor-General of every authorisation given by the person under section 25. APPROPRIATION ACT 2003 - SECT 27 Delayed restructures 27 Delayed restructures (1) Without limiting section 25, if the responsibility for a service or function for which an appropriation is made in this Act is transferred after 1 July 2003 because of the determination made before that date by the Premier to create new ministries, or to change or abolish existing ministries, and consequently to create, restructure or abolish any authority, the appropriation does not lapse and may be issued and applied, in accordance with such determination as may be made by the Treasurer, for or towards the service or function the responsibility for which is transferred. (2) Section 24 of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 does not apply to or in respect of an appropriation, service or function to which this section applies. APPROPRIATION ACT 2003 - NOTES See also: Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005 APPROPRIATION ACT 2003 - NOTES Historical notes The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes: _____________________________________________________________ |_____________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________| See also Appropriation (Parliament) Act 2003, Appropriation (Special Offices) Act 2003, State Revenue Legislation Amendment Act 2003. Table of amending instrumentsAppropriation Act 2003 No 31. Second reading speech made: Legislative Assembly, 24.6.2003; Legislative Council, 3.7.2003. Assented to 22.7.2003. Date of commencement, 1.7.2003, sec 2.