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Appropriation (2017-2018) Bill 2017

    Appropriation (2017-2018) Bill 2017

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               EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM


                                  General
This Bill provides appropriation authority for payments from the
Consolidated Fund for the ordinary annual services of the Government for
the 2017/2018 financial year. The amounts contained in Schedule 1 to the
Bill provide for the ongoing operations of Departments, new output
initiatives and new asset investment insofar as these are funded by way of
annual appropriation. The Schedule also includes payments made on behalf
of the State. These payments are not related to the direct provision of outputs
by Departments and are generally passed on by Departments for specific
purposes. In some cases (where stated), the annual appropriations in
Schedule 1 include line items that are specifically referenced in separate
legislation, but unlike special appropriations, require annual appropriations
by Parliament.
In addition to the annual appropriations contained in this Bill, funds are
also made available to Departments by way of special appropriation.
Special appropriations arise through provisions that are contained in
legislation. These appropriations provide for the specific purposes set out
in that legislation and they do not lapse annually like the annual
Appropriation Act. Details of these can be found in Table A.4 of Budget
Paper No. 5: Statement of Finances.
Where an item in Schedule 1 provides that section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994 applies, money received from the provision of
services or asset sales by that Department or by specific purpose payment by
the Commonwealth or by a municipal council may be credited to that item
during the financial year and is deemed to have been appropriated.
Estimates of appropriations annotated pursuant to section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994 may be found in Tables A.5 and A.6 of Budget
Paper No. 5: Statement of Finances.




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Unapplied appropriation under the Appropriation (2016-2017) Act 2016 has been estimated and is included in the Budget Papers. At the end of the 2016/2017 financial year actual unapplied appropriations are finalised, approved carryover amounts determined, and the 2017/2018 appropriations increased accordingly, pursuant to section 32 of the Financial Management Act 1994. Advances during 2016/2017 from the Treasurer's Advance and those available under section 35 of the Financial Management Act 1994 are not brought to account in this Bill. They are tabled in the Parliament as part of the Financial Report for the State of Victoria 2016/2017 and formally brought to account in the Appropriation (2018-2019) Bill. Advances relating to 2015/2016, which were published in the Financial Report for the State of Victoria 2015/2016, are brought to account in sections 7 and 8 of, and Schedules 2 and 3 to, this Bill. To enable comparison of the appropriations between years, Schedule 1 to the Bill contains both the 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 appropriated amounts. The Bill reflects a number of changes to Appropriations due to machinery of government changes relating to-- • the Government's energy function (effective 1 July 2016); and • the Melbourne and Olympic Parks Trust (effective 1 October 2016); and • the ANZAC Day Proceeds Fund (effective 1 October 2016); and • the youth justice service (effective 3 April 2017); and • the Government's gender equality and prevention of family violence function (effective 1 July 2017). To enable comparison of the 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 amounts, the following Table shows the comparative adjustments that would have been necessary if the machinery of government changes had been in effect for the 2016/2017 financial year. 2

 


 

2016/2017 2016/2017 Original Adjusted Department Estimate Adjustments Budget $'000 $'000 $'000 Courts 303 005 0 303 005 Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources 9 267 843 -122 386 9 145 457 Education and Training 11 665 985 0 11 665 985 Environment, Land, Water and Planning 1 818 468 54 433 1 872 901 Health and Human Services 13 029 763 -57 321 12 972 442 Justice and Regulation 5 962 986 141 374 6 104 360 Premier and Cabinet 462 423 -16 100 446 323 Treasury and Finance 7 066 578 0 7 066 578 49 577 051 0 49 577 051 Clause Notes Clause 1 defines the purpose of the Bill. Clause 2 specifies that the Bill comes into operation on the day it receives the Royal Assent. Clause 3 provides that the Treasurer may issue the stated amount out of the Consolidated Fund in respect of the financial year 2017/2018 as set out in Schedule 1 to the Bill. Subsections (2) and (3) provide authority for additional appropriation if necessary for increases in salaries and related costs that may be the result of any legislation or determination during the year. Clause 4 provides that the Consolidated Fund is appropriated to the extent necessary for the purposes included in clause 3. Clause 5 provides that the amounts specified for an item in Schedule 1 are to be applied subject to section 30 or 31A of the Financial Management Act 1994 and on the basis that the amounts specified for that item are not exceeded. 3

 


 

The clause also states that if depreciation is included in the provision of outputs of a Department in Schedule 1 to the Bill, then the additions to the net asset base of that Department may be increased, subject to the Treasurer's approval, by an amount up to the depreciation amount. Clause 6 provides for the application of amounts in 2017/2018 for arrangements, expenses or obligations that arise in 2017/2018 but do not require payment until a future year. Clause 7 provides appropriation authority for additional funding approved by the Treasurer during 2015/2016 pursuant to the provisions of section 35 of the Financial Management Act 1994 as detailed in Schedule 2. Clause 8 provides appropriation authority for additional funding approved by the Treasurer during 2015/2016 from funds appropriated for Advance to the Treasurer under the Department of Treasury and Finance. Details are contained in Schedule 3. Clause 9 provides that in this Bill, Court Services Victoria established under the Court Services Victoria Act 2014 is referred to as the Department of Courts for appropriation purposes only. Clause 10 provides for the automatic repeal of this Bill on the fourth anniversary of the day on which it receives the Royal Assent in accordance with the recommendation of the Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee in its Report on the Statute Law Repeals Bill 2014, February 2015. The repeal does not affect any matter or thing or the previous operation of the Act (see section 14(2) of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984). 4

 


 

 


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