Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Constitution Act 1975 - SECT 64

Appropriation Bills

64. Appropriation Bills



(1) A Bill shall not be taken to be a Bill for appropriating any part of the
Consolidated Fund or for imposing any duty rate tax rent return or impost by
reason only of its containing provisions for the imposition or appropriation
of fines or other pecuniary penalties or for the demand or payment or
appropriation of fees for licences or fees for services under such Bill.

(2) The Council may once at each of the undermentioned stages of a Bill which
the Council cannot alter return such Bill to the Assembly suggesting by
message the omission or amendment of any items or provisions therein, and the
Assembly may if it thinks fit make any of such omissions or amendments with or
without modifications:

Provided that the Council may not suggest any omission or amendment the effect
of which will be to increase any proposed charge or burden on the people.

(3) The stages of a Bill at which the Council may return the Bill with a
message as aforesaid shall be-

   (a)  the consideration of the Bill in Committee;

   (b)  the consideration of the report of the Committee; and

   (c)  the consideration of the question that the Bill be read a third time.