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2013-2014-2015
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Appropriation (Parliamentary
Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2015-2016
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(Finance)
A Bill for an Act to appropriate money out of the
Consolidated Revenue Fund for expenditure in
relation to the Parliamentary Departments, and for
related purposes
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Contents
Part 1--Preliminary
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Short title ........................................................................................... 1
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Commencement ................................................................................. 2
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Definitions ......................................................................................... 2
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Portfolio statements ........................................................................... 3
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Notional transactions between entities that are part of the
Commonwealth .................................................................................. 4
Part 2--Appropriation items
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Summary of appropriations ............................................................... 5
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Departmental items ............................................................................ 5
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Administered items ............................................................................ 5
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Administered assets and liabilities items ........................................... 5
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Other departmental items ................................................................... 6
Part 3--Advance to the responsible Presiding Officer
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Advance to the responsible Presiding Officer .................................... 7
Part 4--Miscellaneous
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Crediting amounts to special accounts ............................................... 8
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Appropriation of the Consolidated Revenue Fund ............................. 8
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Repeal of this Act .............................................................................. 8
Schedule 1--Services for which money is
appropriated
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A Bill for an Act to appropriate money out of the
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Consolidated Revenue Fund for expenditure in
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relation to the Parliamentary Departments, and for
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related purposes
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The Parliament of Australia enacts:
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Part 1--Preliminary
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1 Short title
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This Act may be cited as the Appropriation (Parliamentary
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Departments) Act (No. 1) 2015-2016.
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Part 1 Preliminary
Section 2
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2 Commencement
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This Act commences on the day this Act receives the Royal
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Assent.
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3 Definitions
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In this Act:
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administered assets and liabilities item means an amount set out in
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Schedule 1 in relation to a Parliamentary Department opposite the
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heading "Administered Assets and Liabilities".
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administered item means an amount set out in Schedule 1 opposite
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an outcome for a Parliamentary Department under the heading
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"Administered".
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current year means the financial year ending on 30 June 2016.
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departmental item means the total amount set out in Schedule 1 in
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relation to a Parliamentary Department under the heading
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"Departmental".
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Note:
The amounts set out opposite outcomes, under the heading
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"Departmental", are "notional". They are not part of the item, and do
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not in any way restrict the scope of the expenditure authorised by the
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item.
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expenditure means payments for expenses, acquiring assets,
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making loans or paying liabilities.
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item means any of the following:
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(a) a departmental item;
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(b) an administered item;
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(c) an administered assets and liabilities item;
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(d) an other departmental item.
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non-corporate entity means:
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(a) a non-corporate Commonwealth entity within the meaning of
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the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act
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2013; or
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(b) the High Court.
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Preliminary Part 1
Section 4
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Note:
Each Parliamentary Department is a non-corporate Commonwealth
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entity for the purposes of the Public Governance, Performance and
2
Accountability Act 2013.
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other departmental item means an amount set out in Schedule 1 in
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relation to a Parliamentary Department opposite the heading
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"Equity Injections".
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Parliamentary Department means any of the following:
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(a) the Department of the Senate;
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(b) the Department of the House of Representatives;
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(c) the Department of Parliamentary Services;
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(d) the Parliamentary Budget Office.
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Portfolio Budget Statements means the Portfolio Budget
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Statements that were tabled in the Senate or the House of
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Representatives in relation to the Bill for this Act.
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portfolio statements means the Portfolio Budget Statements.
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President means the President of the Senate.
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responsible Presiding Officer means:
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(a) in relation to the Department of the Senate--the President; or
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(b) in relation to the Department of the House of
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Representatives--the Speaker; or
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(c) in relation to the Department of Parliamentary Services--the
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President and the Speaker together; or
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(d) in relation to the Parliamentary Budget Office--the President
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and the Speaker together.
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Speaker means the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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special account has the same meaning as in the Public
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Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.
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4 Portfolio statements
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The portfolio statements are declared to be relevant documents for
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the purposes of section 15AB of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
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Part 1 Preliminary
Section 5
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Note:
See paragraph 15AB(2)(g) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 which
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provides that the material that may be considered in the interpretation
2
of a provision of an Act includes any document that is declared by the
3
Act to be a relevant document.
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5 Notional transactions between entities that are part of the
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Commonwealth
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For the purposes of this Act, notional transactions between
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non-corporate entities are to be treated as if they were real
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transactions.
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Note:
This section applies, for example, to a "payment" between
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non-corporate entities that are both part of the Commonwealth. One of
11
the effects of this section is that the payment will be debited from an
12
appropriation for the paying non-corporate entity, even though no
13
payment is actually made from the Consolidated Revenue Fund. This
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is consistent with section 76 of the Public Governance, Performance
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and Accountability Act 2013.
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Appropriation items Part 2
Section 6
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Part 2--Appropriation items
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6 Summary of appropriations
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The total of the items specified in Schedule 1 is $233,415,000.
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Note 1:
Items in Schedule 1 can be adjusted under Part 3 of this Act.
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Note 2:
Sections 74 to 75 of the Public Governance, Performance and
6
Accountability Act 2013 also provide for the adjustment of amounts
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appropriated by this Act.
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7 Departmental items
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The amount specified in a departmental item for a Parliamentary
10
Department may be applied for the departmental expenditure of the
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Parliamentary Department.
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8 Administered items
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(1) The amount specified in an administered item for an outcome for a
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Parliamentary Department may be applied for expenditure for the
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purpose of contributing to achieving that outcome.
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(2) If the portfolio statements indicate that activities of a particular
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kind were intended to be treated as activities in respect of a
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particular outcome, then expenditure for the purpose of carrying
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out those activities is taken to be expenditure for the purpose of
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contributing to achieving the outcome.
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9 Administered assets and liabilities items
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(1) The amount specified in an administered assets and liabilities item
23
for a Parliamentary Department may be applied for expenditure for
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the purpose of contributing to achieving any outcome specified in
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Schedule 1 for the Parliamentary Department.
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(2) If the portfolio statements indicate that activities of a particular
27
kind were intended to be treated as activities in respect of a
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particular outcome, then expenditure for the purpose of carrying
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Part 2 Appropriation items
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out those activities is taken to be expenditure for the purpose of
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contributing to achieving the outcome.
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10 Other departmental items
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The amount specified in an other departmental item for a
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Parliamentary Department may be applied for the departmental
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expenditure of the Parliamentary Department.
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Advance to the responsible Presiding Officer Part 3
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Part 3--Advance to the responsible Presiding
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Officer
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11 Advance to the responsible Presiding Officer
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(1) This section applies if the responsible Presiding Officer is satisfied
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that there is an urgent need for expenditure in relation to a
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Parliamentary Department, in the current year, that is not provided
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for, or is insufficiently provided for, in Schedule 1:
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(a) because of an erroneous omission or understatement; or
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(b) because the expenditure was unforeseen until after the last
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day on which it was practicable to provide for it in the Bill
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for this Act before that Bill was introduced into the House of
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Representatives.
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(2) This Act has effect as if Schedule 1 were amended, in accordance
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with a determination of the responsible Presiding Officer, to make
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provision for so much (if any) of the additional expenditure as the
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responsible Presiding Officer determines.
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(3) The total of the amounts determined under subsection (2) for the
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Department of the Senate cannot be more than $300,000.
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(4) The total of the amounts determined under subsection (2) for the
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Department of the House of Representatives cannot be more than
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$300,000.
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(5) The total of the amounts determined under subsection (2) for the
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Department of Parliamentary Services cannot be more than $1
24
million.
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(6) The total of the amounts determined under subsection (2) for the
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Parliamentary Budget Office cannot be more than $300,000.
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(7) A determination made under subsection (2) is a legislative
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instrument, but neither section 42 (disallowance) nor Part 6
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(sunsetting) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 applies to the
30
determination.
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Part 4 Miscellaneous
Section 12
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Part 4--Miscellaneous
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12 Crediting amounts to special accounts
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If any of the purposes of a special account is a purpose that is
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covered by an item (whether or not the item expressly refers to the
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special account), then amounts may be debited against the
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appropriation for that item and credited to that special account.
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13 Appropriation of the Consolidated Revenue Fund
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The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated as necessary for
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the purposes of this Act, including the operation of this Act as
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affected by the Public Governance, Performance and
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Accountability Act 2013.
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14 Repeal of this Act
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This Act is repealed at the start of 1 July 2018.
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Services for which money is appropriated Schedule 1
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Schedule 1--Services for which money is
appropriated
Note:
See sections 6 and 13.
Abstract
Department
Total
$'000
Department of the Senate
21,503
Department of the House of Representatives
22,134
Department of Parliamentary Services
182,368
Parliamentary Budget Office
7,410
Total
233,415
Schedule 1 Services for which money is appropriated
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APPROPRIATIONS
Services for which money is appropriated Schedule 1
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SUMMARY
Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)
--2015-2016
Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)
--2014-2015
Entity
Departmental
Administered
Non-
operating
Total
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
Department of the Senate
21,503
-
-
21,503
20,627
-
-
20,627
Department of the House of
Representatives
21,810
324
-
22,134
20,821
325
-
21,146
Department of Parliamentary Services
141,924
6,703
33,741
182,368
144,758
4,400
122,212
271,370
Parliamentary Budget Office
7,410
-
-
7,410
7,013
-
-
7,013
Total: Parliamentary Departments
192,647
7,027
33,741
233,415
193,219
4,725
122,212
320,156
Schedule 1 Services for which money is appropriated
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PARLIAMENT
Appropriation (plain figures)
--2015-2016
Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)
--2014-2015
Departmental
Administered
Total
$'000
$'000
$'000
DEPARTMENT OF THE SENATE
Operating
Outcome 1-
Advisory and administrative support services to
enable the Senate and Senators to fulfil their
representative and legislative duties
21,503
-
21,503
20,627
-
20,627
Total: Department of the Senate
21,503
-
21,503
20,627
-
20,627
Services for which money is appropriated Schedule 1
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PARLIAMENT
Appropriation (plain figures)
--2015-2016
Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)
--2014-2015
Departmental
Administered
Total
$'000
$'000
$'000
DEPARTMENT OF THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
Operating
Outcome 1-
Advisory and administrative services support
the House of Representatives to fulfil its
representative and legislative role
21,810
324
22,134
20,821
325
21,146
Total: Department of the House of
Representatives
21,810
324
22,134
20,821
325
21,146
Schedule 1 Services for which money is appropriated
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PARLIAMENT
Appropriation (plain figures)
--2015-2016
Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)
--2014-2015
Departmental
Administered
Total
$'000
$'000
$'000
DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY
SERVICES
Operating
Outcome 1-
Support the functions of Parliament and
parliamentarians through the provision of
professional services, advice and facilities and
maintain Australian Parliament House
141,924
6,703
148,627
144,758
4,400
149,158
Total: Operating
141,924
6,703
148,627
144,758
4,400
149,158
Non-operating
Administered Assets and Liabilities
33,741
122,212
Total: Non-operating
33,741
122,212
Total: Department of Parliamentary Services
141,924
6,703
182,368
144,758
4,400
271,370
Services for which money is appropriated Schedule 1
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PARLIAMENT
Appropriation (plain figures)
--2015-2016
Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)
--2014-2015
Departmental
Administered
Total
$'000
$'000
$'000
PARLIAMENTARY BUDGET OFFICE
Operating
Outcome 1-
Inform the Parliament by providing independent
and non-partisan analysis of the budget cycle,
fiscal policy and the financial implications of
proposals
7,410
-
7,410
7,013
-
7,013
Total: Parliamentary Budget Office
7,410
-
7,410
7,013
-
7,013