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APPROPRIATION (PARLIAMENT) BILL 2004

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                     Appropriation (Parliament) Bill 2004


Appropriation (Parliament) Bill 2004

EXPLANATORY NOTES

GENERAL OUTLINE

Policy Objectives of the Bill
Section 21(b) of the Financial Administration and Audit Act 1977 provides
that for each financial year, the Treasurer must present to the Legislative
Assembly a Bill for a parliamentary Annual Appropriation Act for the
financial year.
This Bill provides for:
     ·    Appropriation for 2004-05 to fund the cost of providing the
          outputs, equity adjustment and administered items of the
          Legislative Assembly and parliamentary service in that year and
          certain outputs, equity adjustment and administered items
          delivered in the previous year, not previously funded; and
     ·    Supply for 2005-06 to allow the normal operations of the
          Legislative Assembly and parliamentary service to continue until
          the Appropriation (Parliament) Bill for 2005-06 receives assent.




NOTES ON PROVISIONS

Clause 1 provides for the short title of the Act.
Clause 2 provides that the amount of $58 221 000 is appropriated for the
2004-05 financial year for the Legislative Assembly and parliamentary
service for application to its departmental outputs, equity adjustment and
administered items as set out in the Schedule.
It also provides that part of that amount may be applied for some payments
necessary in respect of departmental outputs, equity adjustment and
administered items delivered in 2003-04 which were not paid for by the
end of that financial year.
 
 
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Clause 2(3) provides that the amount of $58 221 000 includes the amount
already authorised by the Appropriation (Parliament) Act 2003, section 3,
to be paid for the financial year starting 1 July 2004.
Clause 3 provides that the amount of $29 100 000 is authorised to be paid
for the 2005-06 financial year for the Legislative Assembly and
parliamentary service for application to its departmental outputs, equity
adjustment and administered items until the Appropriation (Parliament)
Bill for 2005-06 receives assent.
Clause 4 repeals the Appropriation (Parliament) Act 2001 (2001 Act
No. 51).
The Schedule to the Bill details the total amount appropriated for the
Legislative Assembly and parliamentary service and the amounts for
application to its departmental outputs, equity adjustment and administered
items in 2004-05.



LEGISLATIVE STANDARDS

Consultation
Consultation has been undertaken with the Speaker in determining the
appropriation requirements of the Legislative Assembly and parliamentary
service.



                            © State of Queensland 2004

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