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APPROPRIATION ACTS REPEAL BILL (Serial 158) Bill presented and read a first time. Mr TOLLNER (Treasurer): I move that the bill be now read a second time. Each year an annual Appropriation Act is handed down, which provides the legal authority for the government’s funding decisions in each year’s budget. There are a number of Appropriation Acts listed in the statute book dating back to 1978 which should be repealed as they have lapsed and serve no ongoing purpose and can confuse readers by their presence on the government legislation website. The purpose of this bill is to repeal redundant Appropriation Acts that are currently listed on the statute book, as has been the case for the last few years, and, going forward, it is the usual practice to include any expiry provision in Appropriation Bills and, indeed, in all amending bills, which avoids a future need to repeal any future Appropriation Acts after they have served their purpose. This bill is intended to repeal the acts from prior years which hold no legal authority. Madam Speaker, I commend the bill to the House and table the explanatory statement. |